Fantasia Celebrates its Sweet 16
It was my first summer at Fantasia International Film Festival, which means I got to help blow the candle’s out for her sixteenth birthday, and it’s safe to say she’s growing up fast. This year is a big year for Fantasia. Mark Hamill made an appearance for the screening of Sushi Girl, along with Tony Todd, James Duval, Noah Hathaway, and Michael Biehn–which may have been one of the largest events in Fantasia history. Nerds and fangirls alike were summoned from miles away. Biehn premiered his own feature, The Victim, with wife Jennifer Blanc. Prior to the screening, he announced,…
A Look at Fantasia Week 2
Mon Ami (2012) (Narrative Feature) Director: Rob Grant Screenplay: Rob Grant Cast: Mike Kovac, Scott Wallis, Justin Sproule, Chelsey Reist, Teagan Vincze Website: http://www.truehypeproductions.com/mon_ami Completed just a few days before premiering at Fantasia was Rob Grant’s Mon Ami. It’s an inventive and bloody kidnapping-gone-awry tale disguised as an outrageous buddy comedy. As the director describes, it’s “Dumb and Dumber meets Fargo”. Grant avoids outright parody in lieu of the dark humor of films like Shaun of the Dead and Severance. The director and cast were in attendance to introduce the film, one that was an obvious crowd-pleaser. I wasn’t hooked…
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Jacob Burman No way, this is coming out on blu-ray? Might have to get my mother this.
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