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Stars: Emily van Raay, Andrew Creer, Michelle Treacy, Stephanie Moran, Bradley Hamilton | Written and Directed by Sonny Mallhi

A peaceful sky, wind in the trees, a ladybug sitting on a blade of wheat. Nothing happens in New Caney, Texas. On Halloween night, the picture-perfect Americana of this farming town is quiet, and remains undisturbed. Time moves painfully slowly. Rose sits by herself, smoking a cigarette, scaring the kids away. She wears a mask, like so many others that night. With her husband, freshly back from the war, Rose is off to the village’s annual horror show. Everything is fake – the scar, the red paper blood and the harness on the hanged woman. Only death is real. But the only way to tell you about death is to let you see it for yourself.

Sonny Mallhi is not the kind of filmmaker that has the same name recogntion as his peers,...

Every town has its traditions. For New Caney, Texas, those traditions include a Halloween-set “horror show” that encourages citizens to dress up in their most chilling holiday attire for…well, we’re guessing not just a fun, family-friendly time with neighbors. Sonny Mallhi’s newest film — and his second produced by indie horror powerhouse Blumhouse Productions — is set in New Caney during just such a time, and the film’s first teaser trailer makes it clear that this holiday will be one many will want to forget.

“Hurt” will premiere at Fantasia Fest, one of the world’s premiere genre festivals, on Thursday, July 26, and its official festival synopsis tantalizingly teases at what’s to come. “Lost in an atmosphere that is as disturbing and brutal as it is real, Mallhi’s characters evolve in a maze of confusion, anxiety and violence. The collective psychosis of American culture is an inescapable horror film,...

This week’s edition of Tuesday Blus includes the following titles:

Jamon, Jamon (1992)

Film Review: ★★★½/☆☆☆☆☆

Disc Review: ★★★/☆☆☆☆☆

After rising to acclaim through the late 1970s and 80s, which included the 1987 cult title Anguish, Spanish director Bigas Lunas scored his first bona fide international success with 1992’s Jamon, Jamon, which took home the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

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Australian actress to lead feature film based on Joshua Henkin’s book.

Silent Hill and The Shack actress Radha Mitchell will lead the cast of The World Without You, a feature adaptation of Joshua Henkin’s novel.

Marking the directing debut of Damon Shalit, the novel has been adapted by screenwriter Dan Pulick. The plot explores how a family cope with the death of a son, a journalist killed on assignment in Iraq.

Shalit produces with Bradley LaRocco and Charles Mudd for Sb Productions. Mitchell will star and serve as an executive producer. Valerie McCaffrey is casting director.

The cast is rounded out by Chris Mulkey (Captain Phillips), Perrey Reeves (Famous In Love), James Tupper (Big Little Lies), Pj Byrne (Wolf Of Wall Street), Annika Marks (Anguish), Lyndie Greenwood (Sleepy Hollow), Lynn Cohen (Hunger Games), and Suzanne C. Johnson (Empty Space).

Shooting will get underway in Chicago next week.

To celebrate the home entertainment release of Anguish, which releases on DVD from Monday 11th April, we have a copy of the DVD up for grabs courtesy of Arrow Films!

From the producers of The Strangers comes an unnerving psychological thriller inspired by true events. When Tess (Ryan Simpkins) is diagnosed with a personality disorder, she suspects she is possessed by the spirit of a dead girl. With powerful performances, a skin-crawling atmosphere, and jump-out-of-your-seat scares, Anguish promises to be one of the year’s most terrifying and emotionally affecting thrillers.

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To celebrate the home entertainment release of Anguish, which releases on DVD from Monday 11th April, we have a copy of the DVD up for grabs courtesy of Arrow Films.

From the producers of The Strangers comes an unnerving psychological thriller inspired by true events. When Tess (Ryan Simpkins) is diagnosed with a personality disorder, she suspects she is possessed by the spirit of a dead girl. With powerful performances, a skin-crawling atmosphere, and jump-out-of-your-seat scares, Anguish promises to be one of the year’s most terrifying and emotionally affecting thrillers.

To win a copy of Anguish on DVD, just answer the following question:

Which kids show did Anguish’s Ryan Simpkins provide a voice for? Was it:

a) Gravity Falls

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★★★★☆ The previous credits of Sonny Mallhi, directing for the first time with Anguish, may not have inspired much confidence. Co-producing the Oldboy remake and exec-producing The House at the End of the Street - the one Jennifer Lawrence film people are prepared to forget - will do that. Thankfully, Anguish is accomplished enough to make you excited for whatever Mallhi works on next. Having premièred in the UK at Glasgow's FrightFest in February, the film is about two disaffected Illinois teenagers with a paranormal link. Lucy (who insists on being called Lucinda) is the one tragically killed by a truck, and Tess (Ryan Simpkins) is the one moving to the same town, bearing a history of severe anxiety problems.

A mother Sarah (Karina Logue) and her teenaged daughter Lucy (Amberley Gridley) are out driving. "It's not fair!" complains Lucy, upset about the boundaries being imposed on her adolescent conduct. This leads Sarah to cite the traditional saying amongst the womenfolk in her family: "If your aunt had a moustache, she'd be your uncle." In anger, Lucy steps out of the car --- and right into the path of a passing truck. This prologue to Anguish lays out all the film's key themes: frayed mother-daughter relationships, the desire to cross forbidden boundaries, the fluid nature of identity (inscribed in that peculiar saying, repeated several times over the course of the film), and of course death. If Lucy's passing leaves a painful gap, then the subsequent...

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A mother Sarah (Karina Logue) and her teenaged daughter Lucy (Amberley Gridley) are out driving. "It's not fair!" complains Lucy, upset about the boundaries being imposed on her adolescent conduct. This leads Sarah to cite the traditional saying amongst the womenfolk in her family: "If your aunt had a moustache, she'd be your uncle." In anger, Lucy steps out of the car --- and right into the path of a passing truck. This prologue to Anguish lays out all the film's key themes: frayed mother-daughter relationships, the desire to cross forbidden boundaries, the fluid nature of identity (inscribed in that peculiar saying, repeated several times over the course of the film), and of course death. If Lucy's passing leaves a painful gap, then the subsequent...

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Stars: Ryan Simpkins, Annika Marks, Karina Logue, | Written and Directed by Sonny Mallhi

Sonny Mallhi is probably not a name on anyones horror radar, however Mallhi was the producer on films like The Strangers, House at the End of the Street and the fantastic 2014 Fightfest flick At the Devils Door (aka Home). With Anguish he turns his hand at not only writing (he previously penned the psycho-stalker films The Roommate and Crush) but directing. Now I mention all those other films because Mallhi’s work has been met with various degrees of success, both commercially and critically – so going into Anguish I had no idea what to expect. I did hope for something as stunningly scary as At the Devils Door, what we got is something akin more to The Roommate…

Apparently inspired by a true possession story (though the opening titles talk more about teenagers mental health than...

Ahead of its UK premiere at Glasgow FrightFest this coming week, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming supernatural horror Anguish; take a look here…

Teenage Tess has been suffering from anxiety ever since her mother Jessica discovered her banging her head against the wall when she was a child. On a steady diet of medication ever since, it becomes clear her dissociative identity disorder condition might not be necessarily psychological when they move to a small house in Texas and Tess begins experiencing hallucinations suggesting she’s more susceptible to spirits of the deceased. Especially ghost girl Lucy killed in a tragic accident and still being grieved for by her tormented mother. Eerie, jittery and surprisingly moving, Anguish is the creepiest and most resonant American independent horror since It Follows, showcasing a breakout performance by Ryan Simpkins (Twixt, Surveillance, Hangman) playing the withdrawn Tess.

Written and directed by Sonny Mullhi,...

Kicking off with a special screening of The Forest with star Natalie Dormer in attendance, and finishing in racy rock-fuelled style with Sean Byrne’s The Devil’s Candy, the UK’s favourite horror fantasy event returns to Glasgow Film Festival with another stellar line-up to shock, chill and thrill. A record thirteen films will screen from Thursday 25th February to Saturday 27th February, alongside a selection of unmissable shorts, guest director Q & A’s, great give-aways and a sneak preview of Paul Hyett’s Heretiks, with the popular director in attendance.

The line-up starts at 9pm on Thurs 25 Feb with the UK Premiere of The Forest starring Natalie Dormer searching for her twin sister in Japan’s most haunted location, the fabled Sea of Trees. The ‘Game of Thrones’ star is making her first appearance at Glasgow Film Festival and is thrilled to be headlining this gala event the...

Genre festival’s 11th year in Glasgow to feature eight UK premieres and the world premiere of Stephen King adaptation Cell.

Film4 FrightFest has unveiled a diverse line-up for their 11th year at Glasgow Film Festival (Feb 17 - 28).

Taking place over the final weekend of the festival, FrightFest will feature eight UK premieres, two European premieres and the world premiere of Stephen King adaptation Cell, starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.

The genre strand kicks off on Feb 25 with the UK premiere of Jason Zada’s supernatural chiller The Forest, starring Game of Thrones’ Natalie Dormer. Dormer will be making her first appearance at Glasgow Film Festival in support of the special screening.

This year’s line-up of 13 titles is FrightFest’s biggest Glasgow strand yet. The programme will close with the UK premiere of Sean Byrne’s Toronto hit The Devil’s Candy. Byrne follows up his genre title The Loved Ones with a tale...

Within a matter of hours, Anguish went from an ambiguous horror title to one of my top horror films of the year. I do my best for you people, but with twenty-something movies releasing per week, a few are destined to fall through the cracks. Lucky for me, “Horror Film Twitter” made sure this heartfelt possession thriller didn’t get buried under J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars hoopla – and with proper reasoning. Rookie director Sonny Mallhi makes a statement with this tightly restrained, yet effectively creepy flick by focusing more on emotion than cheap, unnecessary scares. A good genre movie makes you feel something more than physical chills, and Anguish has that wonderfully uncomfortable feeling about it in the best of ways.

Mallhi sets his stage by introducing us to Lucy (Amberley Gridley) and her mother Sarah (Karina Logue), as they’re driving down a quiet highway. Sarah pulls the car...

Writer/director Sonny Mallhi discusses his new film Anguish and the art of making horror movies that matter. Opening today on both VOD and limited Us theatrical is the haunting, minimalist possession film Anguish, an achingly sad, artfully realized chiller from writer/director Sonny Mallhi (his first directorial effort after producing genre films like The Strangers and…

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UK horror photography studio, Horrify Me, has created a photo tribute to George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, and we have a look at it below. Also: trailer for Intruders, two clips from Anguish, a new clip from Under the Shadows, and details on the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival 2016 lineup.

Dawn of the Dead Tribute: Press Release: "UK horror photography studio Horrify Me has created a brand new set of images to pay tribute to one of the greatest zombie flicks of all time, the original 1978 version of Dawn of the Dead. Directed by George A. Romero and with groundbreaking gore effects by Tom Savini, the film has passed effortlessly into a classic status and has a rich following today, despite its age.

Horrify Me, one of the UK's leading horror photography studios, spends a lot of time creating horrific portraits for people, and in between jobs,...

Sonny Mallhi's directorial debut Anguish opens with Lucinda and her mom driving home. The conversation is strained, as conversations with budding teenagers tend to be. Shockingly, it is a conversation that comes to a tragic and sudden end. We then join Tess and her mother moving into their new home. Tess' father is deployed overseas so all the parenting duties fall onto Tess' mom. Tess takes many prescriptions to help with her day. Even at her young age, she has had a lengthy history of mental challenges. As she settles into her new surroundings, though, she begins to sense that she is not alone. Is it all in Tess' head, a symptom of her mental challenges? Or is someone on the other side trying to come back? Mallhi's...

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Writer and producer Sonny Mallhi has worked on several modern horror movies over the last few years, ensuring that other filmmakers’ terrifying visions were ultimately fulfilled. This weekend, Mallhi sees the theatrical and VOD release of his directorial debut, Anguish, which stars Ryan Simpkins as an embattled young woman possessed by the spirit of a restless spirit who still wants to remain amongst the living.

With an approach that feels a bit unconventional amongst its possession-themed peers, Daily Dead recently chatted with Mallhi about helming Anguish, the challenges of making a possession movie stand out in this day and age, working with the film’s young star, and his experiences heading back to his hometown of Lemont, Illinois to direct his first feature. Mallhi also briefly chatted about The Strangers 2 and the pressures that come with creating the sequel.

Look for Anguish in theaters and on VOD on December 18th,...

Chicago – On Tuesday, December 1st, the Midwest Independent Film Festival gave out their 2015 “Best of the Midwest” Awards with a ceremony at Rockit Bar & Grill in Chicago. Best Film honors went to “Uncle John,” directed by Steven Piet. Best Female Actor was Carisa Barreca of “Doomsdate,” Best Male Actor was Charles Whitcomb of “Full Frame,” and Best Director was Sonny Mallhi of “Anguish,” among other categories.

Best Male Actor Charles Whitcomb (‘Full Frame’) With Presenter Rich Moskal and BMA Host Mike McNamara

Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com

The evening was hosted by Festival Director Mike McNamara, and included presenters Betsy Steinberg – the new Executive Director of Kartemquin Films, Christine Dudley – the Director of the Illinois Film Office, Rich Moskal – Director of the Chicago Film Office, Billy Dec – Rockit Entertaiment & “Windy City Live,’ and a video appearance from the director of the Best Music Video, Nick Offerman. The event...

Happy December, everyone! Hard to believe the holidays are upon us but soon enough, it’ll be 2016 and we’ll be gearing up for yet another year of horror and sci-fi fun. In the meantime, we have a few titles arriving on VOD over the final weeks of 2015, including Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, as well as several notable indie films like L.A. Slasher, Dementia, Body and The World of Kanako.

Other horror films making their VOD debut in December include Indigenious, Crying Wolf, and Anguish.

Dementia (IFC Midnight) - December 4th

A disabled war veteran is in bad hands when his family hires the live in nurse from hell in this intense psychological shocker. George (The Sacrament’s Gene Jones) is an aging ex-soldier haunted by memories of Vietnam and struggling to reconnect with his estranged son and granddaughter. But when...

Chicago – On Tuesday, December 1st, the Midwest Independent Film Festival will award their 2015 “Best of the Midwest” with a ceremony at Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W. Hubbard, in Chicago. The evening will be hosted by Festival Director Mike McNamara, and nominees include the short film “Baby Mary” (directed by Kris Swanberg), plus feature films “Full Frame” (directed by Christopher Kelley), and “Anguish” (directed by Sonny Mallhi).

Presented by the Midwest Independent Film Festival

Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com

A new category is being added this year, “Best Artistic Specialization.” This honors previously unsung production titles that are vital to the look and completion of their particular films. The Midwest Independent Film Festival is a year-round movie event in Chicago that takes place the first Tuesday of every month, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema. The festival has been recognized by Chicago Magazine in their “Best of Chicago” issue, and has become one...

Exclusive: UK distributor acquires The Benefactor, Backtrack, The Pack and Anguish.

UK distributor Arrow Films has announced a number of acquisitions for its 2016 slate as Afm kicks off.

Arrow has acquired thriller The Benefactor starring Richard Gere and Theo James; psychological horror Backtrack starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill; and horror films The Pack and Anguish.

Andrew Renzi’s The Benefactor has already set a date for Feb 29, 2016 release. Gere stars as a Philadelphia businessman who tries to make amends for a tragic accident that killed his friends years ago.

Michael Petroni’s Backtrack [pictured] stars Brody as a psychologist who discovers his patients are ghosts who died 20 years before.

Nick Robertson’s The Pack is about an Australian farmer who has to fight a feral pack of dogs.

Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish is about a girl diagnosed with an identity disorder that may actually be channelling an evil spirit.

Arrow’s acquisitions director Tom Stewart said, “We are...

Exclusive: UK distributor acquires The Benefactor, Backtrack, The Pack and Anguish.

UK distributor Arrow Films has announced a number of acquisitions for its 2016 slate as Afm kicks off.

Arrow has acquired thriller The Benefactor starring Richard Gere and Theo James; psychological horror Backtrack starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill; and horror films The Pack and Anguish.

Andrew Renzi’s The Benefactor has already set a date for Feb 29, 2016 release. Gere stars as a Philadelphia businessman who tries to make amends for a tragic accident that killed his friends years ago.

Michael Petroni’s Backtrack [pictured] stars Brody as a psychologist who discovers his patients are ghosts who died 20 years before.

Nick Robertson’s The Pack is about an Australian farmer who has to fight a feral pack of dogs.

Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish is about a girl diagnosed with an identity disorder that may actually be channelling an evil spirit.

Arrow’s acquisitions director Tom Stewart said, “We are...

Exclusive: Ryan Simpkins stars in the supernatural thriller that impressed critics and audiences when it premiered over the summer at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada.

Lightning Entertainment will introduce buyers at the market this week to Anguish, which marks the feature directorial debut of Sonny Mallhi, whose executive producer credits include The Strangers, The Roomate and House At The End Of The Street.

Simpkins plays a young girl prone to anxiety and depression who learns she may be channelling the spirit of a car crash victim.

Lightning Entertainment acquisitions and sales consultant Richard S Guardian negotiated the deal with ICM Partners and said: “Sonny has brought his extensive production, writing and story-telling experience to his directorial debut.

“Anguish is an intelligent and polished film that delivers the scares and chills that one wants from a smart ghost story.”

Lightning’s Afm sales slate include comedies The Better Half and Flock Of Dudes, horror thriller...

We tv's South of Hell marathon kicks off on Black Friday, November 27th. Also in this round-up: the Cavity Colors' Madman shirt, Anguish and 8 Films to Die For release details, and a look at two teaser clips for American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire.

South of Hell: Press Release: "New York, NY, October 15, 2015 -- We tv announced today that it will offer its next scripted series, “South of Hell,” as a true programming event – rolling out all seven episodes of the supernatural thriller in order in a Black Friday Binge, beginning at 6 pm Et/Pt on Friday, November 27th. All episodes of the series will premiere back-to-back as the suspense and drama unfolds and escalates over seven intense hours. At the conclusion of the binge, the entire series will be available on VOD, download to own and Tve platforms.

“As viewer demand rises for TV Everywhere opportunities and audiences increasingly binge watch their favorite content,...

Gravitas Ventures acquires Anguish; Academy relaunches film festival support programme; Office to open the 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival; Film Movement picks up The Seventh Fire.

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Sonny Mallhi’s thriller Anguish starring Ryan Simpkins (pictured). The film premiered in July at Fantasia and will open in limited theatrical release and on-demand on December 18. Gravitas brokered the deal with Mallhi, Jack Riccobono and Michael Rosenberg.

The Academy has relaunched its grants programme providing support to qualifying film festivals, educational institutions and film scholars. Online applications are now being accepted for the 2016 FilmWatch, FilmCraft and Academy Film Scholars programmes.

The 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival running from November 6-11 will open with the New York premiere of Hong Won-chan’s Office. The roster includes the international premiere of Bong Man-Dae’s Trap and Choi Dong-hoon’s Assassination. For further details click here.

Film Movement has acquired...

Gravitas Ventures acquires Anguish; Academy relaunches film festival support programme; Office to open the 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival; Film Movement picks up The Seventh Fire.

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights from ICM Partners and Holland and Knight to Sonny Mallhi’s thriller Anguish starring Ryan Simpkins (pictured). The film premiered in July at Fantasia and will open in limited theatrical release and on-demand on December 18.

The Academy has relaunched its grants programme providing support to qualifying film festivals, educational institutions and film scholars. Online applications are now being accepted for the 2016 FilmWatch, FilmCraft and Academy Film Scholars programmes.

The 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival running from November 6-11 will open with the New York premiere of Hong Won-chan’s Office. The roster includes the international premiere of Bong Man-Dae’s Trap and Choi Dong-hoon’s Assassination. For further details click here.

Film Movement has acquired North American rights from CAA...

Montreal’s genre film festival wraps with over 100,000 spectators attending across its 23 days of screenings.

Sion Sono’s Tag was among the winners at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, which wrapped yesterday [Aug 4] with the Canadian premiere of Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan.

This year saw over 100,000 spectators attending across the festival’s 23 days of screenings, including 195 indoor screenings, three outdoor screenings, eight virtual reality films and other special events, such as the debut international performance of Glass Eye Pix’s live horror radio show Tales from Beyond the Pale.

Over 900 international guests, including more than 400 film industry professionals, visited the festival and its Frontières Market which saw two deals close during the market. Raven Banner boarded worldwide sales on Gigi Saul Guerrero’s El Gigante, while Frank Murray of Lux Capta Films signed on as producer of Renaud Gauthier’s ‘Lude Behavior.

Guests included Jon Watts and Kevin Bacon for Cop Car, Michael Ironside, [link...

Anguish is bold. It’s not a particularly transgressive or prodding horror film, but rather one that attempts (and succeeds) to be formally patient, terribly eerie and dramatically affecting all at once. Sonny Mallhi’s feature debut is a film which follows its characters’ frights and paranoia yes, but their emotional needs as well, striding into an…

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Sonny Mallhi's directorial debut Anguish opens with Lucinda and her mom driving home. The conversation is strained, as conversations with budding teenagers tend to do be. Shockingly, it is a conversation which comes to a tragic and sudden end. We join Tess and her mother moving into their new home. Tess' father is deployed overseas so all of the parenting duties fall onto Tess' mom. Tess takes many prescriptions too help with her day. Even at her young age she has had a lengthy history of mental challenges. As she settles into her new surroundings though she begins to sense that she is not alone. Is it all in Tess' head, a symptom of her mental challenges? Or is someone on the other side trying to...

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I love when Fantasia gets weird. Featuring its fair share of bigger budget horrors, Asian epics and the occasional mainstream genre pic – it’s the little ones from far off places and no-name filmmakers that excite me the most. This year’s a goldmine for my particular tastes, and it’s been years since I’ve been so excited by their lineup. Most of the films I’m most eager to see are from filmmakers I’ve never heard of, or from countries I’ve nary seen a single film. Living up to its reputation as the world’s largest film festival, Fantasia has allowed it’s breadth to shed focus on new talents and new cinematic languages. This year’s lineup is better than ever, but I managed to choose five films I’m most excited to see. What would be on your list?

Anguish (Sonny Mallhi)

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The 19th Annual Fantasia Film Festival is only a week away, beginning July 14 and running through August 4. And as promised for today, they’ve revealed their full line-up of films screening at 2015’s festival in Montreal.

This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.

See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.

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Fantasia 2015:

36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films

- Including 22 World Premieres,...

The 19th Fantasia International Film Festival is right around the corner. Though the full lineup for the festival won't be unveiled until early next month, the second wave of Fantasia titles have been revealed and horror fans have a lot to look forward to.

Press Release: "Montreal, June 11, 2015 – The 19th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, presented by Ubisoft and Anchor Bay, will soon be stunning Montreal with three weeks of cinematic ingenuity from July 14 until August 4, 2015.

Fantasia's complete lineup of programming and special events will be revealed on July 7th. To tide you over until then, we're thrilled to announce an incredible Second Wave of titles!

The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen

Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...

The Fantasia International Film Festival reminds us every year that genre films are alive and well. While the complete 2015 lineup will not be revealed until July 7, the Montreal-based festival has announced its second wave of screenings. From what we can see from the lineup so far, it looks like Fantasia will live up to its reputation as one of the most eclectic, diverse and interesting film festivals around. The 2015 fest runs July 14 - August 4. Read More: Fantasia Fest Announces Expansion of Frontières International Co-Production Market to Brussels' Fantastic Film Festival Some highlights from the festival's second wave include a special screening of Gilles Paquet-Brenner's Gillian Flynn adaptation "Dark Places," starring Nicholas Hoult and Charlize Theron, Sonny Mallhi's directorial debut, "Anguish," and the feature debut of Irish filmmaking team Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy, entitled "Traders."  The Fantasia Film Festival...

A little over one month away, the Fantasia Film Festival announced it’s second wave of titles this morning. Fantasia Film Festival holds a special place in the hearts of Sound on Sight and we could not be more excited for their upcoming edition which promises to be bigger and better than ever. Arguably the largest genre film festival in the world, Fantasia will run from July 14th to August 4th this year and feature a large number of world and international premieres. The full-lineup, including special events, will be announced on July 7th.

From the official press release, here are some titles we can now look forward to:

The International Premiere Of Takeshi Kitano’S Ryuzo And The Seven Henchmen

Coming immediately after his Outrage saga, Takeshi Kitano’s hilarious crime story stars screen legend Tatsuya Fuji (In The Realm Of The Senses) as a retired yakuza who realizes...

Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen, Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, Ringo Lam’s Wild City and Miguel Angel Vivas’ Extinction among titles playing at Montreal’s genre film festival.

Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled the second wave of titles for its upcoming 19th edition, taking place in Montreal from July 14-Aug 4.

Takeshi Kitano’s Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen will receive its international premiere at this year’s event, while the festival will also host the world premieres of Sonny Mallhi’s Anguish, David Keating’s Cherry Tree, Jacob Gentry’s Synchronicity, Victor Zarcoff’s Slumlord and Bite from Chad Archibald and the team behind Anti-Social.

The world premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ English language debut Extinction headlines a heightened focus on Spanish cinema at this year’s Fantasia, with other titles including Marshland and Shrew’s Nest.

Other notable titles in the second wave include Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s [link...