Final Grimm Doubles before GrimmFest 2013

imgresOn the build up to GRIMMFEST 2013, which takes place 3rd – 6th Oct, Grimm are hosting there final monthly double bills before they get ready for the big one. On the 20th of June is a spooky showing of  Sanitarium and Static with Sawney – Flesh of Man & Outpost 11 both screening on the 25th of July.

SANITARIUM & STATIC – 20th June, Dancehouse Theatre

Goodie bag includes: limited edition TOWER BLOCK, MANIAC, HOLLOW theatrical film posters. A selection of horror DVDs including pre-release SANITARIUM.

Sanitarium (2013): Three tales based on particular patients of a mental institution – the stories which led to their crazed states of minds.  Hallucinations, imaginary voices and alternate realities, mixed with the paranormal, the unexplainable and the mystical. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Robert Englund & Lou Diamond Phillips.

SANITARIUM

The film’s three directors are greatly aided by a bevy of impressive casting coups. First and foremost, of course, is McDowell, who brings a cultural cachet and gravitas to the proceedings that is strangely fitting: Thirty odd years after his indelible portrayal of the ultra-violence-enamored Alex in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, SANITARIUM sees the screen legend return to similar aesthetic stomping grounds—only this time out McDowell isn’t a psychopathic human guinea pig at the mercy of an even more demented social engineering bureaucrat; he is the demented social engineering bureaucrat. (Perhaps viewers are being subjected to a clever clandestine Ludovico technique?)

McDowell is hardly the only “get” here. Bryan Ramirez’ tale of talking puppets and art world intrigue, “Figuratively Speaking,” features both a gloriously on fire John Glover (SMALLVILLE, GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH) in uber-eccentric-mode and a coiled, reserved Robert Englund. A twitch-tastic Lou Diamond Phillips anchors Kerry Valderrama’s Doomsday-Preppers-meets-X-Files segment “Up to the Last Man.” And DR. S BATTLES THE SEX CRAZED REEFER ZOMBIES: THE MOVIE! director Bryan Ortiz deftly summons the harrowing kid vengeance nightmare “Monsters Are Real” into being with serious assists from twelve year-old TOUCH star David Mazouz, veteran character actor Chris Mulkey, and Lacey Chabert (MEAN GIRLS, PARTY OF FIVE)’. Fangoria

Static (2013): Starring Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes, The Divide) and Sara Paxton ( The Innkeepers, Shark Night, Last House on the Left)

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A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor. She warns them that they are in danger and sure enough, they are visited in the night by faceless, masked assailants. The question is ,what do they want?

‘The pacing of Static is it’s main plus, it is a wonderful slow-burn that keeps adding tension and supernatural twists and then mixes it with genuine sorrow as the couple are really struggling to come to terms with losing the one thing they both loved the most.

The casting of the three main characters is spot on and Milo as Jonathan gives a fantastic performance. The camera work is slow , methodical and beautiful and adds to the often slow and silent moments as the couple try to save their lives and their sanity.

Static is truly scary at times and all this without gallons of blood and gore . It is a genuinely spooky horror film that mixes elements from across the genre and adds some twists along the way… with a running time of 80 minutes Static is a perfect length and I was glued to the screen throughout. I am sure due to the slow-burn and lack of blood that this will disappoint some of the hardened horror fans but I must highly recommend Static. A truly scary film that has suspense and tension throughout and as a directorial debut from Todd Levin this is a wonderful first film and he must be applauded for the almost gentle and soft directorial way the film is paced while being bloody scary as hell at times. A great debut and a must see 8/10 !!’ UK horrorscene.

Sawney – Flesh of Man & Outpost 11, Screening 25th July

SawneySAWNEY – FLESH OF MAN.

We premiere this new Scottish horror before its official UK release in August.

Venue: Dancehouse Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester.

Start Time: 7.30pm

Starring David Hayman

The legend of Sawney Beane and his family of inbred cannibals has been told in Scotland for over 400 years. Their last descendant (David Heyman) lives on today, driving a devilish Black Cab, stalking the towns and cities, abducting unholy souls for his communion of sacrifices. His insane family wreak slaughter and havoc among their victims, who are then dragged to Sawney’s lair in the hills, where they are tortured and cannibalized before feeding the remains to a chained beast in the cellar.

As the missing persons list begins to grow, Hamish (Samuel Feeney), a crime journalist writes sensational and damming headlines against the police, due to their incompetence in handling the case. Frustrated police inspector Bill Munro (Gavin Mitchell) is under great pressure to catch the serial killers but is hindered by Hamish who constantly gives him bad press. He decides to feed Hamish with privileged information rather than fight against him, just to get results for his superiors. But Hamish decides to investigate the heinous crimes on his own, with disastrous results.

Outpost 11

OUTPOST 11.

We present the manchester premiere of OUTPOST 11 before its release in September.

synopsis: Set in an alternative past where steam power still rules the world, outpost 11 is the story of three soldiers manning a remote listening post in the Arctic Circle. One day the warning light goes off unexpectedly and their world is plunged into chaos. Albert , Mason, Graham must fight the isolation, madness and each other to survive.

‘Blends sci-fi with elements of psychology. Three soldiers at a “remote listening post” (Screen) begin to lose their grip on reality as days begin to blend into each other. Isolation does not help the matter and soon, characters are turning on each other. As well, the setting for the film takes place in an alternate world, where steam power fuels the world. Partly an homage to films such as The Thing, How I Ended this Summer and Videodrome.’ 28 days later.

Director/writer: Anthony Woodley. Cast:: Bernard Hill,Luke HealyJoshua Mayes-Cooper, and Billy Clarke.

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