Tag: gabrielemainetti

FREAKS VS. THE REICH Review: A Magnificent Dark Fantasy

Gabriele Mainetti ('They Call Me Jeeg') directed the historical fantasy, starring Franz Rogowski, Pietro Castellitto, and Claudio Santamaria.

FREAKS vs THE REICH: Opening Day Announced!

You've got to see (formerly known as) Freaks Out! That's all we ever heard when Gabriele Mainetti's (formerlly known as) Freaks Out hit the festival circuit. And then it straight up disappeared and we heard nary of word of its...

Arrow Video FrightFest 2022: Glasgow Film Festival Line-up Includes THE EXECUTION, WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE and YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER

Our friends at FrightFest have announced the lineup for their event at the Glasgow Film Festival. Finding themselves in the enviable position of being able to host an in person event, the weekend long program features some terrific titles from...

L'Etrange 2016: HEADSHOT and THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT Share Grand Prix

The 22nd edition of Paris’ premiere fantastic film festival L’Etrange closed today with the announcement of their ‘Palmare’ Awards and for the first time in the festival’s history, two films shared the top prize. Ahead of closing film The Marriage...

Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 Day 2 Highlights

UK genre fans are currently enjoying five days of nailbiting action with the 2016 edition of the Horror Channel FrightFest now underway in Shepherd's Bush, London, and we are chronicling the event with the official FrightFest TV daily highlights packages....

Mayhem 2016: Announces First Two Titles, THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT And THE REZORT

The Mayhem Film Festival is always a highlight of seasonal festivities in Notthingham, England every October. The festival has just announced the first two titles of this year's lineup.    Homeland hero Steve Barker, keeps dipping into the zombie genre...

Imagine 2016: What The Audiences Liked Best

Two weeks ago the Imagine Film Festival ended, and as usual it had provided me with a ridiculously high batting average: every film I saw there was either very good or excellent. It's a testament to the festival's rigorous programming,...

Imagine 2016 Review: THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT Hits All Its Beats

(In short: it's like a sad Captain America versus a sad Joker, and it's great!) This year's winner of the audience award at the Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam came from an unexpected direction: Italy. While that country has a rich...

LO CHIAMAVANO JEEG ROBOT: Watch A Clip From The Unusual Italian Superhero Film

Gabriele Mainetti's Lo Chiamavano Jeeg Robot is not your typical superhero film. Now screening as part of the Official Selection at the Rome Film Festival, Mainetti's debut begins instead by laying the groundwork for a run through the Rome underworld,...