NIGHTSTREAM 2021 Wrap-Up: WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR, POSER, and ALISON’S BIRTHDAY
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
Tori wraps up our Nightstream 2021 coverage!
NIGHTSTREAM 2021: BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES, AFTER BLUE and NAME ABOVE TITLE
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
The wide array of films is so incredible that I wish the festival was longer so I could experience more of what they have to offer.
Nightstream Festival 2021 Preview
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
This year I will be covering Nightstream Film Festival and I could not be more excited.
Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell
Written and directed by Shinichi Fukazawa
Starring Shinichi Fukazawa, Asako Nosaka, Masaaki Kai, Masahiro Kai and Aki Tama Mai
Running time: 1 hour and 2 minutes
by Nikk Nelson
Sam Raimi changed the American horror genre forever with the release of The Evil Dead (1981) and Evil Dead II (1987)—the latter being essentially a remake of the original. Raimi took all of the traditional elements of horror, most notably camp, comedy and gore, and turned the volume up to eleven. In my opinion, the influence of the films transcended the horror genre, inspiring filmmakers in every corner of the artform—an influence that continued for generations. I don’t think Edgar Wright, for example, exists without Sam Raimi. Writer/director Shinichi Fukazawa and his passion project Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (2012) definitely wouldn’t exist without Sam Raimi and The Evil Dead films. Part of the Nightstream film festival’s Retro series,
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Written and directed by Chris Baugh
Starring Jack Rowan, Nigel O'Neill and Louisa Harland
Running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
by Nikk Nelson
These days, it’s difficult to bring any level of originality to werewolf, vampire and zombie movies and that stops almost no one. But this festival season, I was treated to two films that actually made a refreshing monster movie, The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) and Boys from County Hell (2020). Straight outta Ireland, this vampiric tale written and directed by Chris Baugh follows Eugene Moffat, played in a very impressive performance by Jack Rowan, a down on his luck and chronically directionless lad living in the small village of Six Mile Hill. Immediate parallels are drawn to An American Werewolf in London (1981) as the film opens in a pub, The Stoker, named for Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula. But Six Mile Hill has its own vampire legend, that of Abhartach, who, they claim was the real inspiration behind Stoker’s novel and just so happens to be buried not too far from here…
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Written by Robert Benjamin
Directed by Alister Grierson
Starring Ben O'Toole, Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig and Matthew Sunderland
Running time: 1 hour and 35 minutes
by Nikk Nelson
I don’t know what it is about Northern Europe but, between movies like Midsommar (2019) and the Nighstream featured Bloody Hell (2020), places like Finland are the new Transylvania. I’m not sure who exactly is writing synopses for festival films but Bloody Hell was the second film I came across this season where the initial synopsis really failed to capture the plot. Originally, I thought I would be following a bank robber on the lam in Helsinki after one of his robberies is recorded and goes viral. To my delight, the plot ended up being a lot more complex than that. Rex, played in an outstanding performance by Ben O’Toole, was a witness to a bank robbery.
Read MoreNightstream Film Fest 2020 Preview
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Nikk Nelson, Cinema Freak of Nature
This October, the horror film scene is alive and well.
Despite there being a global pandemic, we have not found ourselves short of spine tingling flicks. With the challenges from COVID-19, five genre festivals have banded together to create the ultimate accessible virtual event that is sure to be a real scream! Beginning Thursday, October 8 until October 11 horror fans are in for a real treat with the Nightstream Film Festival. Showcasing features, repertory films, shorts and special events, horror fans are sure to experience thrills and chills! Moviejawn’s Old Sport and Cinema Freak of Nature, highlight some of their picks and some filmmakers to watch out for!
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