December 6th - 11th 2011
Another Film Festival in LA, you could trip and fall into one here. Never been to this one, here are some picks that seemed fun and damn good, too
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Wednesday December 7th 2011
Noon - Midnight
| The Book (They Came From Inner Space) (U.S.A.) | NOON |  |
| WINNER HONORABLE MENTION (VISUAL EFFECTS) | ||
| Director Ø | ||
This festival favorite presents a surreal visual experience for lucky viewers. As a small-budget science fiction film, The Book utilizes a number of unique visual effects to create it's own specific and fantastic universe.
At The New Beverly Cinema
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| Termite: The Walls Have Eyes (U.S.A.) | 11:10 PM |  |
| WINNER BEST EMERGING ACTRESS-Jennie Marie Pacelli | ||
| Director John Walcutt | ||
This micro-budget gonzo horror-comedy was made by a group of high school students under the direction of actor/director John Walcutt, and tells the tale of a girl (Jennie Marie Pacelli) who can't tell the voices in her head from the creepy sounds coming from the walls of the Barbie French School For Modeling in this year's HRIFF midnight-movie selection.
At The New Beverly Cinema
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Thursday December 8th 2011
Noon - 11pm
| Landpartie A Day in The Country(Austria) | Horror Shorts NOON |  |
| WINNER PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST FILM HONORABLE MENTION (VISUAL EFFECTS) | ||
| Director Lucas Vossoughi | ||
In the crowed genre of zombie horror shorts brilliance using innovation was the last thing we were expecting to find, but Director Lucas Vossoughi has not only transcended the genre, he has created a short work that could revolutionize horror filmmaking. By taking the first person narrative of video games and applying it to film he has created a singularly thrilling zombie experience. Not to be missed.
At The New Beverly Cinema
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| North American Premiere | ||
| Nobody But Her (U.S.A.) | Horror Shorts NOON |  |
| Director Phillip Jordan Brooks | ||
A strange death, two detectives, and a mysterious young girl are the elements in Director Phillip Jordan Brooks beautifully filmed short that manages to make the viewer honestly spooked, and that's all you can ask from a horror film.
At The New Beverly Cinema
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Sunday December 11th 2011
4:00pm - 11:00pm
| The Last King Blood (U.S.A.) | Shorts Program 4:00 PM |  |
| Director Jonathan Vender | ||
Festival favorite The Last King Blood has some of the best make up and production design in a student film this year, was one of the few pure outer-space-oriented sci-fi films we received this season, and was defiantly one of the best of a small group.
At Bellevarado Studios
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