For its tenth anniversary, Beyond Fest, the biggest genre film festival in the United States, has unveiled its most extensive slate ever. The full line-up has been announced and it includesWorld premieres ofHalloween Ends,My Best Friend’s Exorcism, andChristmas Bloody Christmas. There will also be special screenings ofHellraiser,Banshees of Inisherin,Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,Smile,The Menu, andTriangle of Sadness.
Along with the slate, which includes 63 features, the event also includes in-person tributes to Park Chan-wook, William Friedkin, and William Shatner, as well as an “exclusive celebration of IMAX’s creative and technical excellence featuring a rare quartet of repertory screenings.”
“With over sixty films playing across five incredible theatres, the Beyond Fest Tenth Anniversary Edition is a true celebration of the theatrical experience uniting filmmakers with the greatest audience in the world.” said American Cinematheque Director of Programming and Creative, Grant Moninger, in a statement. “It’s a gift to the great city of Los Angeles.”
Head of programming Evrim Ersoy added, “After the rejuvenating 2021 edition reminded us of the importance of cinema and community, we knew our 10th anniversary had to be special. And here we are with a program as eclectic, electric and diverse as the community we serve with old masters mingling with new talent and a chance to discover and celebrate the whole spectrum of films including some once-in-a-lifetime dream events. Long live cinema and glory to the People’s Republic!”
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Trick ‘r Treat Will Screen at Beyond Fest
Courtesy of Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros., Beyond Fest will also host a special screening ofthe iconic horror filmTrick ‘r Treatat the Hollywood Legion Theatre, launching the movie’s first-ever theatrical release on Oct. 1. This is a free screening and will include director Michael Dougherty in attendance for a post-screening Q&A session.
All programming at the Los Feliz 3 Theatre is 100% free courtesy of Shudder as a continued “thank you” to the film community of Los Angeles. There, hotly anticipated titles will be screened, such as the social media horrorGrimcuttyfrom director John William Ross; Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper’s sci-fi epicVesper; A24’s one-take hairdressing murder mysteryMedusa Deluxe; Amanda Kramer’sGive Me Pity!; the SXSW breakoutDeadstream; Austrian shockerFamily Dinner; and many more.
The filmmaking community of L.A. will also be supported with the help of Final Draft, who will be presenting four dedicated short blocks and supplying the selected films with a copy of Final Draft 12. They’ll also be giving away a free entry for each of the selected budding screenwriters into Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest.
Beyond Fest spans 15 days from Sept. 27 through Oct. 11. You can take a look at the line-up below, and you can find out more information on the fest atBeyondFest.com.
LEGION THEATRE
TRICK ‘R’ TREAT
Special Screening
Director: Michael Doughtery
Runtime: 100 minutes
Year: 2007
GUESTS: Director Michael Doughtery in person
RSVP registration opens at 12:00pm Tuesday, September 27th
CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS
World Premiere
Director: Joe Begos
Country: United States
Runtime: 81 minutes
Year: 2022
GUESTS: Director Joe Begos and other cast+crew in person
HALLOWEEN ENDS
Director: David Gordon Green
Runtime: 120 minutes
IMAX Headquarters Playa Vista
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL
Director: Brad Bird
Runtime: 133 minutes
Year: 2011
Director: Christopher Nolan
Runtime: 106 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States, France, Netherlands
Year: 2017
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2013
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Director: George Miller
Country: Australia
Year: 2015
MUBI THEATRE at AERO THEATRE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Parker Finn
Runtime: 115 minutes
GUESTS: Director Parker Finn and other cast+crew in person
RSVP registration open at 12:00pm Tuesday, September 20th
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Director: Martin McDonagh
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
Runtime: 114 minutes
GUESTS: TBD
MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM
Director: Damon Thomas
GUESTS: Director Damon Thomas and Elsie Fisher, Cathy Ang, Rachel Ogechi, and Christopher Lowell.
RSVP registration opens at 12:00pm Thursday, September 22nd
HOLY SPIDER
Director: Ali Abbasi
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France
Runtime: 117 minutes
DARK GLASSES
Director: Dario Argento
Runtime: 87 minutes
Country: Italy, France
SYMPATHY FOR MR VENGEANCE
Director: Park Chan-wook
Runtime: 129 minutes
Country: South Korea
Year: 2002
THE HANDMAIDEN
Runtime: 144 minutes
Year: 2016
LADY VENGEANCE
Year: 2005
DECISION TO LEAVE
Runtime: 138 minutes
GUESTS: Director Park Chan-wook in person
TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
Director: Ruben Östlund
Runtime: 147 minutes
Country: France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
HELLRAISER
Director: David Bruckner
GUESTS: Director David Bruckner in person + cast TBA
SHIN ULTRAMAN
Director: Shinji Higuchi
Runtime: 112 minutes
Country: Japan
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY
US Premiere
Director: Eric Appel
Runtime: 108 minutes
GUESTS: Director Eric Appel in person
UHF- 35mm Screening
Director: Jay Levey
Runtime: 97 minutes
Year: 1989
Director: John Hyams
Runtime: 83 minutes
Year: 20222
GUESTS: Writer Kevin Williams in attendance
THE BEYOND - COMPOSER’S CUT
Director: Lucio Fulci
Country: Italy
Year: 1981
KIDS VS. ALIENS
Director: Jason Eisener
Runtime: 75 minutes
Country: Canada
GUESTS: Director Jason Eisener in person
A WOUNDED FAWN
Director: Travis Stevens
Runtime: 91
Country: USA
GUESTS: Director Travis Stevens and Josh Rubin in person
Directors: Maggie Levin, Johannes Roberts, Tyler MacIntyre, Flying Lotus, Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter
Runtime: 99 minutes
Director: William Friedkin
Runtime: 102 minutes
Year: 1980
GUESTS: Director William Friedkin in person
KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS- 35mm Screening
Director: John Cardos
Year: 1971
THE DEVIL’S RAIN- 35mm Screening
Director: Robert Fuest
Runtime: 86 minutes
County: United States, Mexico
Year: 1975
World Premiere - 4K Restoration
Director: William Grefé
Year: 1974
GUESTS: Actor William Shatner in person
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT
Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorehead
Runtime: 116 minutes
GUESTS: Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead in person
Director: Mark Mylod
Special Screening (Triple feature with BAAHUBALI + BAAHUBALI 2)
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Country: India
Telugu with English subtitles
Runtime: 145 minutes
Year: 2012
Guests: With Director S.S. Rajamouli in person
BAAHUBALI: THE BEGINNING
Special Screening (Triple feature with EEGA + BAAHUBALI 2)
Director: S.S Rajamouli
Runtime: 159 minutes
BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION
Special Screening (Triple feature with BAAHUBALI + EEGA)
Runtime: 167 minutes
MAGADHEERA -Friday 10.21
Runtime: 166 minutes
Year: 2009
MARYADA RAMANNA- Sunday 10.23
Runtime: 125 minutes
Year: 2010
YAMADONGA- Sunday 10.23
Runtime: 171 minutes
SHUDDER THEATRE at LOS FELIZ 3
Director(s): Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Country: Lithuania, France, Belgium
GUESTS: Director Bruno Samper in person
Director: Viljar Bøe
Runtime: 74 minutes
Country: Norway
SATANIC HISPANICS
Director(s): Mike Mendez, Demian Rugna, Eduardo Sanchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero , Alejandro Brugues
Runtime: 105 minutes
Country: United States, Mexico, Argentina
GUESTS: Director Mike Mendez, Director Alejandro Brugues and other cast + crew in person
