STACK #133 Nov 2016

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THE EDITOR The latest offering from the Canadian filmmaking collective known as Astron-6, who brought us the deliriously demented Father’s Day , The Editor is a blood-soaked throwback to the days when beautiful Italian women were dispatched by razor- wielding killers wearing black gloves, primary colours bathed the screen, and jangling prog-rock scores assaulted the eardrums. “ The Editor is our love letter to Italian giallo films of the 1970s and ‘80s,” the Astron-6 guys explain, “the convoluted

murder mysteries of Mario Bava, the super- saturated colour palettes of Dario Argento, and the supernatural thrills of Lucio Fulci.” Writer and co-director

It’s that time of year again, when Australia’s premiere horror and cult film festival unleashes a whole new wave of features and short films, both local and independent, as well as cult classics, retro revivals, and of course a line-up of special guests and the popular trivia night. Melbourne’s Lido Cinema in Hawthorn is the new venue for four days of Monster madness, from the 26th – 29th November 2015 . The Opening Night Gala includes the premiere of Scare Campaign , the new film from Aussie siblings Colin and Cameron Cairnes ( 100 Bloody Acres ), and the Fest will close with Eli Roth’s latest, Knock Knock . Other events include a 10th Anniversary screening of Wolf Creek , with cast and crew. International special guests include Blaxploitation legend FredWilliamson , whose new film Atomic Eden is making its World Premiere, as well as “E.T.’s mom” Dee Wallace , star of horror classics The Howling and The Hills Have Eyes , who will hold an Acting Masterclass. For full program details and tickets, visit monsterfest.com.au MONSTER FEST 2015

Adam Brooks plays Rey Ciso, a renowned film editor who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an actor from his latest film. Joining Brooks and fellow Astron-6 members Matthew Kennedy and Conor Sweeney in the cast are horror

and exaggerates the trademarks of the genre while respecting it stylistically. Consequently, the film works as both a parody and an homage, and anyone familiar with the giallo cycle will absolutely love it. Harvey agrees: “They do get a lot of the stylistic tics of the giallo film down pat, and the script was written in an overwrought version of English. It is by far their best flick.” The DVD and Blu-ray features double- sided cover art and loads of bonus features including audio commentary by Astron-6, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes. The Blu-ray comes in a slipcase featuring cool artwork by Tom ‘The Dude Designs’ Hodge and also features a Laurence R. Harvey commentary and interview, plus the Australian Premiere Q&A. Out November 18 .

icons Udo Kier ( Mark of the Devil , Suspiria ) and Laurence R. Harvey ( The Human Centipede II & III ). “I first heard of Astron-6 when I did The Human Centipede II tour of Australia,” Harvey tells STACK . “The guys at Monster Pictures were showing me the Astron-6 shorts and I picked up a copy of Father’s Day and absolutely loved it. When they approached me to play a character [in The Editor ] I just jumped at the chance because I thought the project sounded really interesting. It’s similar to Berberian Sound Studio , but in a completely different way.” Unlike more dramatic giallo tributes like The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears and the aforementioned Berberian Sound Studio , The Editor is played for laughs; the skewed humour of Astron-6 satirises

HOPE LOST A young girl is lured to Rome with the promise of starring in a reality TV series, but what looks like a dream job soon turns into a nightmare of prostitution, human trafficking and snuff film making. The eclectic cast includes The O.C. ’s Mischa Barton, Michael Madsen, Daniel Baldwin, and the great Danny Trejo as a badass pimp. Bleak, rough and nasty. Out Nov 18

THE TRIBE Winner of the Critics Week Grand Prize at Cannes 2014, this Bonsai Films release – about a Kiev boarding school student who’s inducted into a gang that runs a teen prostitution racket – features a deaf cast of non-professional actors

who sign without subtitles, leaving it open to interpretation. If this sounds too highbrow for Monster Pictures, rest assured it features harrowing scenes that will test the most hardened viewers. Out Nov 18

For more monster movie madness, visit monsterpictures.com.au

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