Beyond Fest 2015 Lineup Features Al Pacino, Fabio Frizzi, Edgar Wright, Rare ‘Phantom Of The Opera’
I can’t quite take in the full lineup for this year’s Beyond Fest, which takes place in Los Angeles from October 1 – 12. There are west coast premieres for films like Kurt Russell’sBone Tomahawk, andThe Assassinfrom Hou Hsiao-hsien. There’s a special screening of Karyn Kusama’s excellent movieThe Invitation, andEdgar WrightandBruce Campbellpaired with screenings of the first twoEvil Deadmovies on 35mm.
There’sAl Pacino— Al freaking Pacino — in person with a 35mm screening ofDog Day Afternoon, andFabio Frizziplaying a very rare US show (one of only two this year) paired with a screening ofThe Beyond, uncut, on 35mm. There’s the X-rated version ofThe Devils, also on 35mm, and a presentation of the 1925Phantom of the Opera(on 16mm!) with the original 1925 score presented live byRon Chaney.
There’s more out of Beyond Fest 2015, too, but if that’s not enough to get your attention I don’t know what would be. Check out the full lineup below.
BEYOND FEST 2015 PROGRAMEGYPTIAN THEATRETHE ASSASSIN
China, 2015
LA Premiere, 105 min
Director – Hsiao-hsien Hou
BETTER OFF DEAD – 30th Anniversary Reunion Hosted by The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
United States, 1985
Director – Savage Steve Holland
wi. Jonah Ray, Kumail Nanjiani, director Savage Steve Holland + cast in personTHE BEYONDUncut, uncensored director’s cut in scope on 35mm
Italy, 1981
35mm, 87 min
Director – Lucio Fulci
BONE TOMAHAWK
United States, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 133 min
Director - S. Craig Zahler
wi. director S. Craig Zahler and actor Matthew Fox in personDOG DAY AFTERNOON
35mm, 125 min
Director - Sidney Lumet
wi. actor Al Pacino and director Brett Ratner in personTHE DEVILSOriginal US X-rated cut on 35mm
England, 1971
35mm, 111 min
Director – Ken Russell
wi. introduction by director Bernard RoseNinja Presents ERASERHEAD: A Night of Zef Absurdia
United States, 1977
35mm, 89 min
Director – David Lynch
wi. Ninja and friends in personTHE EVIL DEAD(wi. EVIL DEAD II)Co-presented with Starz and Ash vs. The Evil Dead
United States, 1983
Director – Sam Raimi
wi. Bruce Campbelland Edgar Wrightin personEVIL DEAD II(wi. THE EVIL DEAD)Co-presented with Starz and Ash vs. The Evil Dead
United States, 1987
35mm, 84 min
wi. Bruce Campbell and Edgar Wright in personFRIZZI 2 FULCI LIVE(wi. THE BEYOND)
Italy, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 100 min
wi. Fabio Frizzi and 8-piece orchestra performing liveHE NEVER DIED
West Coast Premiere, 99 min
Director - Jason Krawczyk
wi. director Jason Krawczyk and actor Henry Rollins, moderated by Shepard Fairey in personINVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS(wi. THE INVITATION)
United States, 1978
Director – Philip Kaufman
THE INVITATION(wi. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS)
Special Screening, 97 min
Director – Karyn Kusama
wi. director Karyn Kusama, writers Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and actor Logan Marshall-Green in personLEGEND
West Coast Premiere, 131 min
Director – Brian Hegeland
wi. director / writer Brian Hegeland in personTHE MIND’S EYE
US Premiere, 87 min
Director – Joe Begos
wi. live performance by Steve Moore before screeningwi. director / writer Joe Begos, editor Josh Ethier and actors Graham Skipper, Noah Segan in personTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
United States, 1925
16mm, 101 min (1925 original release)
Director – Rupert Julian
wi. live score performance of the original 1925 compositionwi. Ron Chaney in personTOO LATE(free screening)
35mm, 107 min
Director – Dennis Hauck
wi. director / writer Dennis Hauck in personYAKUZA APOCALYPSE
Japan, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 115 min
Director – Takashi Miike
SHUDDER THEATREASSASSINATION CLASSROOM(free screening)
West Coast Premiere, 110 min
Director - Eiichiro Hasumi
DER BUNKER(free screening)
Germany, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 85 min
Director – Nikias Chryssos
FEBRUARY(free screening)
United States/Canada, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 93 min
Director – Oz Perkins
wi. director / writer Oz Perkins in personIN SEARCH OF ULTRA SEX(free screening)
France, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 60 min
Directors – Nicolas Charlet and Bruno Lavaine
MEN AND CHICKEN(free screening)
Denmark, 2015
Director – Anders Thomas Jensen
RABID DOGS(free screening)
West Coast Premiere, 99 min
Director – Eric Hannezo
SPL 2(free screening)
West Coast Premiere, 120 min
Director – Pou-Soi Cheang
ZINZANA(free screening)
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, 2015
West Coast Premiere, 91 min
Director – Majid Al Ansari
Tickets for Beyond Fest 2015 are will be made available for purchase throughFandangoand theAmerican Cinemathequeon9/3/15. EVIL DEAD tickets will be available through Brown Paper Tickets on9/5/15 at noon pt.
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