BONE TOMAHAWK

The 11th Fantastic Fest, taking place September 24 – October 1 in Austin, TX at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, revealed the first wave of programming lineup, including the World premiere of BONE TOMAHAWK with Kurt Russell and Matthew Fox as closing night film. Other highlights include a retrospective of Turkish Genre Cinema, and a special Mondo Gallery event and programming series curated by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn to celebrate the release of his new book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing, which profiles Refn’s collection of vintage exploitation-era American movie posters. “Bringing Kurt Russell back to the Alamo is something we’ve been trying to do for a long time” said Fantastic Fest founder Tim League, “And to do it with BONE TOMAHAWK, a quintessential Fantastic Fest film, means we’re in for one hell of a closer. Huge thanks to Caliber Media for making it all happen.” Turkish genre cinema is at the heart of this year’s Fantastic Fest, inspiring both feature programming and the festival theme. This relatively unknown school of ‘70s renegade filmmaking is explored in REMIX, REMAKE, RIP-OFF, which will be receiving its U.S. Premiere with director Cem Kaya in attendance. As part of the Turkish celebration, Fantastic Fest will be screening three seminal films, DÜNYAYI KURTARAN ADAM (aka THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD, aka TURKISH STAR WARS) , YILMAYAN ŞEYTAN (aka THE DEATHLESS DEVIL) and TARKAN VİKİNG KANI (aka TARKAN VS THE VIKINGS). In keeping with the Turkish spirit, this year’s poster is comprised exclusively of elements from classic Turkish movie art, of which there will be over 60 original movie posters on display at the festival. Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn shares his unique collection of rare American exploitation movie posters in the lush new hardcover book Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing. Three of the films featured in the book – FAREWELL UNCLE TOM, THE X-RATED SUPERMARKET and MY BODY HUNGERS – were selected by Refn to screen during the opening weekend of Fantastic Fest, followed by a Q&A and book signing. First wave film lineup below: BONE TOMAHAWK United States, 2015 World Premiere, 133 min Director – S. Craig Zahler Kurt Russell stars in this character driven and at times horrific Western about a group of men (including Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox and Richard Jenkins) who set out to rescue a local woman and a young deputy who’ve been kidnapped by a tribe of cannibalistic troglodytes. DARLING United States, 2015 World Premiere, 78 min Director – Mickey Keating A young woman slowly goes crazy after taking a job as the caretaker for an ancient New York home in the new film from writer/director Mickey Keating. THE DEATHLESS DEVIL Turkey, 1972 Repertory Screening, 84 min Director – Yilmaz Atadeniz The mysterious Dr. Satan’s nefarious plans threaten the future of everyone on the planet, and the only men who can stop him are the brilliant Copperhead and his assistant Sherlock Holmes! DER BUNKER Germany, 2015 North American Premiere, 85 min Director – Nikias Chryssos A student rents a room from a family in their converted army bunker, and ends up the tutor to the child and a virtual slave to the parents. FAREWELL UNCLE TOM Italy, 1971 Repertory Screening, 123 min Directors – Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi The first movie based on historical facts about the rise and revolt of slavery in America is one of the most brilliant, misunderstood and reviled of all time. GERMAN ANGST Germany, 2015 US Premiere, 111 min Directors – Jörg Buttgereit, Michal Kosakowski & Andreas Marschall German directors Buttgereit, Kosakowski and Marschall unleash this brutal assault on the senses, a surreal three-part horror anthology touching on love and hate and everything in between. IN SEARCH OF ULTRA SEX France, 2015 North American Premiere, 60 min Directors – Nicolas Charlet and Bruno Lavaine A pandemic infects people everywhere with infinite lust, and the only ones who can save us are a group of astronauts in space, desperately looking for a solution. THE INVITATION United States, 2015 Special Screening, 97 min Director – Karyn Kusama A haunted man attends a dinner party at the house he once called home, and becomes gripped with paranoia that his ex-wife and her new husband are harboring an insidious agenda. LIZA THE FOX FAIRY Hungary, 2015 Regional Premiere, 98 min Director – Károly Ujj-Mészáros Somewhere in 1970s Budapest, nurse Liza dreams of romance. But as all her suitors die in violent and extreme ways, she begins to fear the worst: maybe she is really a fox fairy, doomed to remain alone forever! LOVE AND PEACE Japan, 2015 US Premiere, 117 min Director – Sion Sono Fantastic Fest staple Shion Sono returns once again with a deeply personal (and expectedly odd) film about a lonely businessman with dreams of punk rock stardom and his best friend, a turtle. LOVEMILLA Finland, 2015 North American Premiere, 97 min Director – Teemu Nikk LOVEMILLA is a delightful peek at life and love in Finland, filled with all the usual zombies, black holes, giant pandas and superheros you’d expect from the land that gave us Renny Harlin. THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD Turkey, 1982 Repertory Screening, 91 min Director – Çetin İnanç There has never been and will never be another film like THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD, and your only chance to discover why is at this special Fantastic Fest screening! MY BODY HUNGERS United States, 1967 Repertory Screening, 80 min Director – Joseph W. Sarno A roadhouse hostess goes undercover to investigate the murder of her sister in a little-seen sexploiter from grindhouse rebel and master of erotica Joe Sarno. OFFICE Korea, 2015 US Premiere, 111 min Director – HONG Won-Chan OFFICE is the story of Kim, the salaryman who one day brutally murders his entire family with a hammer, and Lee, the put-upon intern at his workplace. It’s dark-as-night corporate satire hiding behind a slasher veneer with scares so well timed, you’ll jump out of your seat non-stop. REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF Turkey/Germany, 2014 US Premiere, 96 min Director – Cam Kaya Welcome to Turkey. It’s home to Yesilcam, the Turkish Hollywood where, in the late ‘70s, dreams were built on nothing more than a dime. Both a loving tribute to the burgeoning cinema of this young country and a trip into history, REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF brings you the most outlandish story you’ve never heard, about filmmaking so dangerous that you need a safety harness just for watching. RUINED HEART Phillipines-Germany, 2015 Regional Premiere, 73 min Director – Khavn de la Cruz Filipino iconoclast Khavn De La Cruz teams with famed cinematographer Christopher Doyle and Japanese mega star Tadanobu Asano to create a self-described “punk noir opera.” SENSORIA Sweden, 2015 World Premiere, 82 min Director – Christian Hallman Caroline Menard is a woman in her thirties who has lost everything. As she moves into a new apartment searching for a new start, she’s unaware that something ancient is waiting for her. THE SIMILARS Mexico, 2015 World Premiere, 89 min Director – Isaac Ezban On a dark and stormy night, eight strangers are stuck in a small bus station waiting for a bus to Mexico City. When strange things start happening, they find themselves trapped in a struggle for sanity and survival. SPEED South Korea, 2015 North American Premiere, 104 min Director – Lee Sang-woo Four friends navigate sex, love and life in a heart-breaking new film from Korean director Lee Sang-woo. STAND BY FOR TAPE BACK-UP United Kingdom, 2015 US Premiere, 65 min Director – Ross Sutherland Hypnotically scanning the contents of a VHS tape, this experimental essay-film eulogizes the former custodian of the analog artifact, transforming its recordings of GHOSTBUSTERS and FRESH PRINCE (among others) through rap-infused anecdotal narration, and inscribing both profound and hilarious associations to the tracking-lined images. STAND BY FOR TAPE BACK-UP will be presented as both a traditional screening as well as a live performance by creator Ross Sutherland. TARKAN VS THE VIKINGS Turkey, 1971 Repertory Screening, 86 min Director – Mehmet Aslan Based on one of the most popular comic strips in Turkey. this rip-roaring adventure sees Tarkan and his trusty wolf companion Kurt take on the despicable Viking invaders after they leave him for dead! VICTORIA Germany, 2015 Regional Premiere, 138 min Director – Sebastian Schipper Sebastian Schipper’s fourth directorial work is a single-shot tour-de-force that follows a Spanish barista through a dance club, the streets of Berlin, a coffee shop, a bank robbery and her destiny. THE X-RATED SUPERMARKET United States, 1972 Repertory Screening, 62 min Director – Paul Roberts Want to save money on your weekly sex toy budget? Look no further than the supermarket shelves in some salacious tips and reactions from suburban horny housewives.

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