Fantastic Fest 2017

The Official Trailer For ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE Attacks The Undead With Song, Dance And Holiday Cheer!

Not to be undone by its own recent internal misgivings, Fantastic Fest is embracing its week-long run starting tomorrow with its usual diverse, wacky, bizzare and enthralling line-up of great titles from around the world. Jon McPhail’s latest comes from Scotland with Friday’s forthcoming festival premiere in tow for Anna And The Apocalypse which stars Ella Hunt in the title role with more on the film from former festival programmer Todd Brown: Teenage Anna’s life is typical enough. Chafing against the narrow horizons of her small town, she dreams of bigger things. It’s not so much that she doesn’t love her friends and family — she does — it’s just that they’re all so… familiar. So typical. So predictable. Her childhood best friend aches for a romance that she has no interest in, no matter how close they might be. The school jock that she had a fling with is […]

FANTASTIC FEST 2017: TIGER GIRL, JAILBREAK, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL And More Line Up The First Wave!

Lee B. Golden III

This year’s events at Fantastic Fest are expected to be as exciting as ever and with a number of titles in store that are sure to please across many genres. The First Wave for the 2017 has arrived ahead of this year’s thirteenth installment with a variety of themes and favorites from this year’s festival scene and already a few may stick out for folks keen on going. The official Fantastic Fest website has more on what’s going down this Fall season but check out what’s happening below with the first round of titles forthcoming. Austin, TX – Tuesday, August 8, 2017 – Fantastic Fest, Alamo Drafthouse’s annual descent into chaos and carnage, returns for its thirteenth year, screaming “Yalla!” at full throttle. Loosely translated as “Let’s go,” this year’s rally cry is informed by the Arabic theme that will permeate the festival as it once again delves deep into […]