An experimental thriller in black and white, Worm is told in one long 90-minute shot wholly bereft of zombies.
Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho, along with along with Jean-Marc Rochette & Benjamin Legrand (authors of the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige” on which the film is based) will be on hand to introduce the full, pre-Weinstein cut, Sunday, September 8th, at 8:45pm. Tickets are still available. Book your flights.
Director Ben Wheatley returns anew, this time to introduce his own film, A Field in England.
Gaspar Noé will turn up to speak about another director’s work, Edgar Neville’s Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks. I’ve been told to expect corny humor, the ghost of Napoleon and a gang of evil hunchbacks. It was unclear if that’s in the film or just in Noé’s introduction. Only one way to find out!
Dead Kennedy’s frontman Jello Biafra gives a spoken word performance, and introduces the Dr. Seuss designed phantasmagoria The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, because, why the hell not?
Last year’s festival premiered Frank Khalfoun’s stylish reimagining, but now Lustig’s original Maniac reclaims the screen as part of their Caroline Munro homage. The storied Scream Queen will be present to introduce several other films, including Starcrash, a 1979 Star Wars cash-in she starred in alongside Christopher Plummer and David Hasselhoff, and the Ray Harryhausen produced Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
Bond actress Martine Beswick will also be feted at this year’s festival. And those at the Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde and A Bullet for the General screenings might just get the chance to meet her.
The Focus on Stephen Sayadian brings out Night Dreams, Café Flesh and Dr. Caligari along with the Art-Porn Surrealist himself, and you’d better believe you’ll be hearing more about it. I mean, look at that.