Famous Monsters' Own Imagi-Movies Film Fest

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Published on Wednesday, 06 April 2011 21:46

Written by L E Shannon

Presented by Famous Monsters of Filmland and organized by Sean Fernald, the Imagi-Movies Film Festival is showing April 8 - 10, 2011 at the Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Beverly Hills, California,

This is a banner year for Monster mavens -- first, this is a new annual festival, and second, it celebrates the legacy of Forrest J "Uncle Forry" Ackerman, America's #1 Sci-fi Fan. In addition, the Festival celebrates The Vincent Price Centennial and Dracula's 80th Anniversary.

In addition to its homage to the imagination of filmmaking, FM will be donating a portion of the weekend's proceeds to the Red Cross to aid in the relief for the victims of the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

The Vincent Price Centennial features two days of celebrity panels led by daughter Victoria Price, director and producer Roger Corman, writer William Goldstein, and filmmaker William Malone, with special screenings of two of Price's acclaimed films: The Masque of the Red Death and The Abominable Dr. Phibes.

Dracula's 80th Anniversary is celebrated with a special print screening of the 1931 film starring Bela Lugosi. A panel precedes the film with special guest speakers Bela Lugosi Jr. and Carla Laemmle. 

Special screenings include:

Downstream
dir. Phillip Kim
FM publisher Kim's post-apocalyptic thriller makes its final theatrical screening. Oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates have skyrocketed. With Jonathon Trent, Elizabeth Roberts, Jonno Roberts. 

Repo! The Genetic Opera
dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
"A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however." With Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Alexa Vega. Special guests from this cult phenom are expected.

Stephen King's Dollar Babies
In 1977, King started a policy expressing his love for cinema by granting permission to to young filmmakers to adapt his short stories for a single dollar.

This rare screening of 12 such films includes Disciples of the Crow (from Children of the Corn), Flowers for Norma (from The Man Who Loved Flowers) and Night Surf, as well as an animated adaptation of Home Delivery, which won the International Fantasy Film Award for Best Short Film at Portugal's Fantasporto.

The Lovecraft Society presents several films, including:

The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu
dir. Henry Saine
Jeff is an ordinary guy that is stuck at a dead end job with a boring life. But then a strange old man gives him an ancient relic and tells him that he is the last bloodline of H.P. Lovecraft.  With Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Sujata Day.

Late Bloomer
dir. Craig Macneil
A compelling and humorous short film about 7th grade sex ed class gone horribly wrong. With Lauren Bond, Sam Borenzweig, Torey Marks. An Official Selection at Sundance, the film won the Audience Award at the Lake Placid Film Festival.

Special guest panels include:

• Stephen King Panel – Mick Garris, Tom Woodruff, Mark Lester, Pete Von Sholly
• H.P. Lovecraft Panel – Aaron Vanek, Andrew Leman (director, Call of Cthulhu)
• The Last Lovecraft – featuring the cast and crew
• Stan Winston School

Also screening are selections of great independent horror shorts and monstrous features as well as the FM Film Festival finalists.

Famous Monsters of Filmland is the most well-known magazine devoted to fan-oriented coverage of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Features range from previews of upcoming films, to respectful looks back at film history, interviews with the principal personalities in genre, and in-depth behind-the-scenes discussions of specialized aspects of film production, including visual and makeup effects. Famous Monsters is recognized throughout fandom for its friendly, light-hearted and enthusiastic approach.

For more information, visit www.Imagimovies.com.

Imagi-Movies Film Festival
April 8 - 10, 2011

Laemmle's Music Hall 3
9036 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA

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