Fantasy Film Fest 2004

The International Festival for Science Fiction, Horror and Thrillers is being held in Germany this year and is showcasing a ton of new films from all over the world. It starts in late July and continues for almost an entire month. This is definitely something I'd love to have been a part of, but seeing as how I won't be anywhere near Germany next month, i've found some titles that interest me and thought i'd give you a look.

haute tension
lesbians, gore and power tools...
i could probably end it with just that, but haute is being discussed as one of the best horror films in years by horror enthusiasts based on it's content and sheer amount of gore.

the last horror movie
this film pushes the boundaries in reality in horror. a serial killer movie that takes direction from Man Bites Dog (another great film about desensitization of media violence) and Henry: Serial of a Portrait Killer.

the machinist
the story of an insomnia ridden machinist involved in the strange death of a coworker. Staring Christian Bale, a fave actor who imortalizes sickness and insantity in greats such as American Psycho, Equilibrium and the upcoming Batman Begins.

madhouse and the park should deliver a well needed, yearly dose of good , clean cheese. The first of the two also stars one of my all time favorite actors, Lance Henrickson.

one po1nt o
the story of a computer programmer working from his home who begins to receive strange packages containing nothing. The film is not only a chiller, but also discusses the loss of privacy in today's world and stars Lance, again.

one missed call
looks to be a great film where people receive calls from themselves three days into the future when something bad is going to happen to them. with scares equalling those from the original version of The Ring and directed by Takashi Miike who brought us some truly fucked up films like Audition and Ichi the Killer, this looks to be one that i'll be checking out.

Of course, there is saw which is one that i've been discussing for the last month and i'm very excited about. a few new pics are available here.

finally, there is the follow up to, again, one of my faves, which came out in 2000, but i only saw last year on dvd and that is the eye 2. the original was about a blind woman who receives a cornea transplant which allows her the ability of site, but also shows the terror as seen through the eye's former owner.

These, of course, were just a few that grabbed my attention, but should you like to look over the others, the full list can be found here.