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Film Fests & Retrospectives

Horror, fantasy & sci-fi film festivals, retrospectives & other & special events in Los Angeles. 

28 Days Later
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Retro Review: 15th Anniversary Screening of 28 Days Later w/John Murphy

December 2, 2017May 4, 2022 Steve Biodrowski, Administrator Interviews, Zombies

Revisiting the cult “zombie” film on the big screen, with commentary from the composer Hoodihoo Productions’ recent Throwback Thursday: Zombie

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Retro Review: Watching Black Sunday & Castle of Blood at the New Beverly

October 13, 2015September 16, 2022 Steve Biodrowski, Administrator Halloween on Screen, New Beverly Archive

The venerable revival house takes film fanatics on a trip through time – back to when movies flickered in 35mm

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Horror Filmmaker Pete Walker Interview

September 11, 2015May 9, 2022 Steve Biodrowski, Administrator American Cinematheque Archive, David Del Valle, Interviews, Videos

On Wednesday, September 9, the American Cinematheque hosted a double-bill screening of two horror films directed by Pete Walker, House

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Film Review: Ring (1998)

August 4, 2015September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski, Administrator

RING (sometimes spelled “Ringu,” to distinguish it from its 2002 American remake) is a smash hit horror film from Japan, which

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Film Retrospective: House of Wax (1953)

October 3, 2014May 4, 2022 Steve Biodrowski House of Wax, Interviews

The classic horror film looks great but delivers little horror. The enduring reputation of this 3D horror film almost seems

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Film Review: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

September 6, 2014September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski

Writer-director Roman Polanski’s film adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel has earned a reputation as one of the greatest horror films

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Retro Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)

September 19, 2012September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski

This low-budget black-and-white shocker is one of the great achievements in the horror genre, although it eschews the monsters and

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Resident Evil: Afterlife (Film Review)

September 13, 2012September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski Zombies

Hard experience and profound disappointment have taught us not to expect too much from the RESIDENT EVIL films, which tend

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Film Review: Resident Evil – Extinction (2007)

September 13, 2012September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski Zombies

  This film is yet more evidence that, like the walking dead who shuffle across the screen, the zombie sub-genre

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Film Review – Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

September 12, 2012September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski Zombies

In case you missed the first Resident Evil film, the story involved a virus that gets loose in a secret

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Jason Lives
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Capsule Review – Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives

June 1, 2009September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski

After killing off Jason Voorhees in FRIDAY THE 13TH PART IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER and then having someone else don

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Cat Girl poster 1957
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Scaredy Cats: Cat Girl (1957)

April 26, 2008September 15, 2022 Steve Biodrowski Scaredy Cats

The low-budget opus belatedly attempts to cash in on Cat People, but it has little of the subtlety or style

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Talking about "Diary of the Dead" with George Romero and John Landis

February 14, 2008July 12, 2022 Steve Biodrowski American Cinematheque Archive, Diary of the Dead, George Romero, Interviews, John Landis, Zombies

Four months since the West Coast premiere of DIARY OF THE DEAD at Screamfest, I took advantage of the opportunity

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