Monday, September 28, 2009
Strigoi!
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Batboy
Hey gang! If, like myself, you simply can't wait until October 15 for DEDfest: Deadmonton's Horror Fest, check out some of the cool new genre flicks at this week's Edmonton International Film Fest.Tonight, we have a quirky vampire comedy from England called Strigoi. From the EIFF website:
"STRIGOI is a Vampire movie that defies categorization. Shedding a fantastic light on a post-communist Romanian village, the film introduces us to an ancient myth: Strigoi – the souls that rise again after death to seek justice if they’ve been wronged, their appetites intensified by a hunger for blood. Vlad (Catalin Paraschiv) investigates a mysterious death in his grandfather’s village that raises questions about land ownership in the community. The trail points to ex-communist bully, Constantin Tirescu, and his wife. But when Vlad confronts them, he discovers that the richest landowners in the village have become real bloodsuckers!"
Strigoi won the gold medal for Best Independent Feature at this year's Toronto After Dark Film Fest, so don't miss it's Edmonton premiere! Also, director Faye Jackson will be in attendance!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Iggy Dead
Why am I posting an old Iggy Pop video from the '80's? It was brought to my attention my the Lascivious Lisa Ladouceur on Rue Morgue Radio that the video was directed by none other than Sam Raimi. You can definitely see his touch here. Plus, Iggy is cool as shit (although I'm not sure about the chainmail tank top).
"What's wrong with chainmail?"
Monday, September 14, 2009
Ripley's Horrible Facts! Plus Burlesque, Luchadors, and more!
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In other news, the lovely ladies of Lascivious Burlesque are joining forces with the Luchador Lothario El Superbeasto! This Thursday, September 17th, DEDfest presents a gory, sexy, bloody fine evening featuring Lascivious Burlesque live... AND included in your ticket price is a special advance screening of Rob Zombie's new animated flick "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto"! Based on his comic series, "Beasto" features the voices of Sheri Moon Zombie, Rosario Dawson, Brian Poehsn, "Faster Pussycat's" Tura Satana, Bill Moseley and Sid Haig from "The Devil's Rejects", and Paul Giamatti. Yes, Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti.
And in keeping with the Zombie theme, the girls have told me they're laying on the gore, grue and blood for a frighteningly seductive dance of the undead! This promises to be a burlesque show the likes of which Edmonton has never seen!
Tickets are $15 and are available at The Lobby DVD Shop on Whyte (780.433.0600), and through Lascivious Burlesque (LasciviousBurlesque@yahoo.ca). Doors are at 8, movie at 8:30, and Lascivious after the film.Presented by DEDfest: Hellberta's Horror Festival! Go to http://www.dedfest.com/ for more details.
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