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Glasgow Film Festival · 2012

Glasgow Film Festival 2012

Frightfest

Guaranteed gasps, squeals and terror in a two day festival of frighteners curated by the incomparable Frightfest crew. Alongside the films listed you can expect some surprise shorts, plus there'll be special guest appearances, Q&As and prize giveaways. Dedicated fans can get a discount by booking a ticket for the whole weekend, but don't delay as this is one of the most popular events of the festival.

Programme

11 films · 7 reviews

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Cassadaga

Review preview for Cassadaga

It's refreshing to see a young woman in a horror movie with various potential weaknesses who still emerges as a strong, upbeat individual.

David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
A deaf art teacher struggling with bereavement seeks refuge in a spiritualist community only to encounter a ghost bent on vengeance.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Anthony DiBlasi; Writer: Bruce Wood, Bruce Wood, Scott Poiley; Stars: Kelen Coleman, Kevin Alejandro, Louise Fletcher, Lucius Baston, J LaRose)

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Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel

Review preview for Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel

Captivating and informative.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood’s most prolific writer-director-producer, the godfather of independent filmmaking.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Alex Stapleton; Writer: Gregory Locklear, Alex Stapleton; Stars: Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Eli Roth, Traci Lords, William Shatner, David Carradine, Talia Shire, Catherine Hardwicke, Clint Howard, Pam Grier, Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern) , Official site

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Crawl

Review preview for Crawl

Scores high in the derivative stakes but low on satisfaction.

Neil Mitchell · 2 out of 5
When a garage owner hires a mysterious hitman to dispose of his business rival, things go from bad to worse.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2011; Director: Paul China; Writer: Paul China; Stars: George Shevtsov, Georgina Haig, Paul Holmes, Andy Barclay, Lynda Stoner)

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The Day

Review preview for The Day

Aarniokoski shows real flair for staging visceral, splattery action.

David Graham · 3 out of 5
Survivors travelling through a post-Apocalypse world take refuge in a remote farmhouse and face a showdown with mutant cannibals.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2011; Director: Doug Aarniokoski; Writer: Luke Passmore; Stars: Dominic Monaghan, Shawn Ashmore, Cory Hardrict, Ashley Bell, Shannyn Sossamon)

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Evidence

Review preview for Evidence

Throughout it all, the requisite nausea-inducing camerawork and ear-piercing shrieking will have you wishing this was one found footage flick that had stayed lost.

David Graham · 2 out of 5
A found-footage film about a group of young people making documentary in the Los Angeles canyons and encountering something primitive and terrible.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Howie Askins; Writer: Ryan McCoy; Stars: Abigail Richie, Ashley Bracken, Brett Rosenberg, Ryan McCoy, Keith Lewis)

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Penumbra

A ruthless businesswoman seeks a tenant for her family's crumbling apartment, where something sinister may be lurking.

(Country: Argentina; Year: 2011; Director: Adrian Garcia Bogliano; Stars: Cristina Brondo, Camila Bordonaba, Berta Muniz, Arnaldo Andre, Mirella Pascual)

Rites Of Spring

A group of criminals planning a kidnap inadvertently discover the terrifying secret behind annual disappearances of young women.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Padraig Reynolds; Stars: Rachel Adams, Ben Geringer, Paul Nolan, The Stranger, The Creature)

Tape 407: The Mesa Reserve Incident

When a plane crashes in a remote area, survivors find their nightmare is just beginning.

(Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: Dale Fabrigar, Evette Wallin; Stars: Abigail Schrader, Samantha Lester, James Lyons, Brendan Patrick Connor, Melanie Lyons)

Wang's Arrival (L'Arrivo Di Wang, The Arrival Of Wang)

Review preview for Wang's Arrival

The film displays a healthy awareness of its own absurdity, never sensationalising or exploiting the situation it portrays.

David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
A bored subtitler is unexpectedly asked to translate the interrogation of a Chinese-speaking visitor from another world, with dramatic consequences.

(Country: Italy; Year: 2011; Director: Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti; Writer: Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti; Stars: Ennio Fantastichini, Francesca Cuttica, Li Yong, Juliet Essy Jospeph, Antonello Moroni)

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War Of The Dead

Finnish and American forces on an elite World War Two mission must face the flesh-hungry progeny of SS anti-death experiments on captured soldiers.

(Country: Lithuania, US, Italy; Year: 2011; Director: Marko Makilaakso; Stars: Andrew Tiernan, Mikko Leppilampi, Samuel Vauramo, Jouko Ahola, Mark Wingett)