By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) My first film of Fantastic Fest 2016 was an erotic thriller by the incomparable, South Korean director Park Chan-wook. After making his English language debut with Stoker, the acclaimed filmmaker returns to his native language with an adaptation of the novel The Fingersmith. Though the novel… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: THE HANDMAIDEN
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Fantastic Fest 2016 Spanish Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Por Liz López Rating: B+ El director Tim Burton en Austin por la cinta Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children El cineasta Tim Burton (Beetlejuice) asistio el festival de cine, Fantastic Fest en Austin para presentar el nuevo largometraje, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, basado en el guion escrito por Jane Goldman, adaptada del… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Spanish Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Fantastic Fest 2016: THE FANTASTIC FEST AWARDS
Source: Fantastic Fest Austin, TX – Friday, September 30, 2016 – Fantastic Fest is pleased to announce this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners. It has been an outstanding year for features & shorts, making the job of honoring a select crop all the more difficult, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: THE FANTASTIC FEST AWARDS
Fantastic Fest 2016: END REPORT
By Mark Saldana Photos by Mark Saldana After eight days of film screenings, special events, parties and other fun and games, the 2016 Fantastic Fest has come to end. This end-of-the fest piece is always bittersweet for me. After spending a week at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar getting reacquainted with old friends and getting… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: END REPORT
Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) The young adult novel which inspires Tim Burton’s newest movie seems tailor-made for Burton’s creative and imaginative mind and his artistic sensibilities for creating a visually vibrant cinematic experience. The material also has the right amount of abberance for Fantastic Fest audiences. I have not read… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Fantastic Fest 2016: OVER THE HUMP REPORT
By Mark Saldana Photos by Mark Saldana As Monday comes to an end and Tuesday begins, some Fantastic Festers might be feeling the lack of sleep right about now. I know I am feeling slightly fatigued, but with so much to do and so little time to do it, it is rather difficult not to… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: OVER THE HUMP REPORT
Fantastic Fest 2016: Fantastic Market Final Wave Announcement
FANTASTIC FEST’S GENRE FILM MARKET ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH NORDIC GENRE INVASION, SPECTREVISION SECRET SCREENING, AND MUCH MORE Source: Fantastic Fest Austin, TX – September 13, 2016 – Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the final wave of programing for the 2016 edition of Fantastic Market, the festival’s industry program which runs September 22 – 25,… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: Fantastic Market Final Wave Announcement
Fantastic Fest 2016: SHORTS PROGRAMMING
Source: Fantastic Fest Austin, TX – Monday, September 12, 2016 – Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the short film line up for the 12th edition of Fantastic Fest, which runs September 22 – September 29, 2016 at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX. Once more, North America’s largest genre festival has gathered together a… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: SHORTS PROGRAMMING