GV's Horror Film Festival : 29 Oct
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Singapore Film Society presents
Halloween-Horror Film Festival 2005 -
Date : Sat 29 Oct
Time : 9.30pm - 7.15am
Film : Overnight Marathon Package
(not in this particular order)
- An American Werewolf In London R21, 97min
- Repulsion PG, B/W
- The Hunger (R21), 99min
- The White Reindeer PG, B/W, English subtitles
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
- Premiere Screening, PG, 103 min
Please note:
The overall rating for the Horror Marathon is R21.
Proof of age is required at the point of purchase and at the point of admission.
Persons below 21 years will be refused sale of tickets and entry into the marathon.
There will be a short interval between each film. -
The Hunger (1983)
Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie star in Tony ScottÂ’s 1983 cult classic. This chic, stylish couple teaches music by day and feeds on humans at night. The fetching Miriam (Deneuve), a 2000 year old vampire, gave John (Bowie) the gift of eternal life hundreds of years ago, choosing him as her lover and companion. Now, Miriam is drawn to Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon), a specialist in premature aging, just as John begins to age rapidly. Sarah is soon MiriamÂ’s new lover, and finds herself faced with making the choice of a lifetime.
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1984
- Nominated, Saturn Award ~ Best Costumes
- Nominated, Saturn Award ~ Best Make-Up -
The White Reindeer [Valkoinen Puera]
PG, B/W, English subtitles, Finland, 1953, 75 min
Directed/Written/Filmed by Erik Blomberg
An ancient legend of Lapland tells of a cursed woman who is transformed into a white reindeer. She wanders the snowfields of the Midnight Sun luring all hunters who cross her path to their deaths. The exotic mood of romance, magic and myth of the beautiful Lapp girl, who is both woman and witch, works beautifully on film and Finland's first international post-war success.
Cannes Film Festival 1953
- Won, International Prize ~ Fairy Tale Film
Golden Globes, USA 1957
- Won, Golden Globe ~ Best Foreign Language Foreign Film
Jussi Awards 1952
- Won, Jussi ~ Best Cinematography
- Won, Jussi ~ Best Music
- Won, Jussi ~ Best Actress -
In John Landis' (THE BLUES BROTHERS, ANIMAL HOUSE) dripping black comedy, two American students (David Naughton and Griffin Dunne) on a European vacation wander into a creepy local pub in Northern England and are quickly thrown out. Stranded and alone in the dark countryside, the pair get lost in their search for warm lodging. Little do they know that they are about to be changed forever by an ancient terror as they walk along the moors on a moonlit night. Only one of the students survives a deadly attack by a supernatural beast--at least he thinks he survived, until the next full moon rolls around. Terrific makeup effects (by Oscar winner Rick Baker), clever editing, and raunchy tongue-in-cheek humor made this suspenseful and thrilling horror effort an instant classic.
Academy Awards, USA 1982
- Won, Oscar ~ Best Make-Up
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1982
- Won, Saturn Award ~ Best Horror Film
- Won, Saturn Award ~ Best Make-Up
- Nominated, Saturn Award ~ Best Actress
- Nominated, Saturn Award ~ Best Writing -
Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust
(PG) DVD, Japan, 2000, 103 min
Directed/Written by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, directed by Tai Kit Mak
This premiere screening of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust will thrill Singapore audiences who rarely have a chance to catch horror anime on the big screen.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a bloody anime futuristic adventure, based on Hideyuki Kikuchi's fantasy novel series. The movie focuses on D, an outcast but renowned vampire hunter. The son of a vampire and a mortal, his prowess in exterminating vampires is second to none.
When the daughter of an affluent family is abducted by the fearsome vampire, Meier Link, D and a human bounty-hunting gang compete to save her.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust has a fast moving storyline, excellent action sequences. A plethora of monsters will thrill newcomers and anime fans, while gore fans will find the beheadings, impalements, disembowelments in sufficient quantities. So enjoy the no-holds-barred action sequences. -
Repulsion
PG, B/W, UK, 1963, 105 min
Directed/Written by Roman Polanski
A superb movie in the psychological horror line has been accomplish-ed by Roman Polanski in his first English-language film.
In Polanski's words, the guiding idea was "a homicidal schizophrenic running amok in her sister's Condon apartment". More than just a tale of mounting horrors, the film moves the beautiful Carol Ledoux (Catherine Deneuve) from a state of mental torture from the everyday sexual harassment she has to endure and the repulsion she feels towards men and sex, to her total disintegration into madness and retaliatory murder.
Carol's victimization and objectification by men all chip away at Carol's sanity. Carol eventually cracks and perpetrates shocking acts of murder in an almost disassociated state. Polanski pulls out all the stops in his artfully portrayal of her mental disintegration.
BAFTA Awards 1966
- Nominated, BAFTA Film Award ~ Best British Cinematography (B/W)
Berlin International Film Festival 1965
- Won, FIPRESCI Prize
- Won, Silver Berlin Bear
- Nominated, Golden Berlin Bear