Midnight Movies

For many years, Chiller Theater was Pittsburgh’s favorite place to see Science Fiction and Horror and  movies on television.

The first episode of Chiller Theatre premiered on WIIC, Channel 11 in Pittsburgh On September 14th, 1963. Bill Cardille (the eventual long-term Chiller Theatre host) was the off-screen booth announcer for the show. The first movie shown was The Brain From Planet Arous. The first show had a Saturday afternoon start time of 3:00 p.m.

Bill Cardille became the on-screen host of Chiller Theatre On September 19th 1964 and the show moved to Saturday night after the 11:00 p.m. news cast. Cardille’s first show as on-screen host  featured It! The Terror From Beyond Space and The Screaming Skull.

Unlike most TV Horror Movie Hosts of the time, Cardille did not wear any “scary” make-up, he appeared as himself, and would eventually come to be known as “Chilly Billy”. During the show, Cardille portrayed a variety of characters such as “Maurice The Matchmaker” and “Captain Bad.” “Chilly Billy” would be back the end of the show with his signature signoff, “Good Night and Sleep Warm”.

Chiller Theater was so popular in Pittsburgh and the Tri-state area that it kept Saturday Night Live from airing on Channel 11 (NBC’s Pittsburgh affiliate) for 4 years. Even though Chiller Theater eventually lost it’s time slot and was forced to air after  Saturday Night Live with a 1:00 a.m. start time it remained a popular show.

After more than twenty years, Chiller Theater aired it’s last episode on New Years Eve 1983. The final two movies shown were The Wolf Man and It Came From Outer Space.

Spooky Movie 2009 - The 4th Annual Washington D.C. International Horror Film Festival
October 22 - 25, 2009

The 4th Annual Washington D.C. International Horror Film Festival is accepting free submissions for short films submitted between November 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

The Spooky Movie Film Festival accepts all types of films, from shorts to features - slasher, monster, zombies, ghosts, ghouls, terror, chiller, suspense, comedy - music videos, cartoons, documentaries, experimental, foreign language and trailers. The goal is to present a festival that is as diverse as possible. The Spooky Movie Film Festival excels at challenging the concept of what a horror film festival should
screen, with a wide variety of selections from the underground.

This is currently a non-competitive festival. All filmmakers are celebrated. The goal is to get all shorts and features seen by the public.
For more information - http://www.thespookymovie.com

The 6th Annual Atlanta Underground Film Festival (AUFF) will take place August 26 - 30, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2009 AUFF is a  showcase of every genre of cinema from across the world, bringing together thousands of people for a celebration of independent artists. All interested in film are invited to experience this one of a kind film festival.

Quite different than the traditional stuffy film festival, Atlanta Underground Film Festival will showcase short and feature films, art, live music and late night parties. Special events during AUFF include Animation Attack! and DocuFest Atlanta.

2008 Atlanta Underground Film Festival Awards

Best Narrative Feature
Sex Galaxy
Dir. Mike Davis

Best Comedy Feature
Wiener Takes All
Dir. Shane MacDougall

Best Horror Feature
Blood on the Highway
Dir. Barak Epstein

Best Documentary Feature
Song Sung Blue
Dir. Greg Kohs

Best Foreign Feature
Cuba - Libre
Dir. Rai Garcia

Best Local Feature
Loaded Guns
Dir(s). Eli Banks, Julian Modugno, Jamie Gaar

Best Animated Feature
John’s Arm: Armageddon
Dir. Matty Boy Anderson

Best Director
Joshua von Brown
Altamont Now

Best Musical Score
More Shoes
Dir. Lee Kazimir

Audience Choice Award
1000 Journals
Dir. Andrea Kreuzhage

Best Short Film
God of Tears
Dir(s) Max Margulies and Naoko Masuda

Best Foreign Short
El Viaje de Said
Dir. Coke Rioboo

Best Narrative Short
The Adventure
Dir. Mike Brune

Best Experimental Short
An Indefinite Meandering of Words Left Unsaid
Dir. Lexi Lefkowitz

Best Sci-Fi Short
Attackazoids
Dir. Brian Lonano

Best Horror Short
A Break in the Monotony
Dir. Damien Slevin

Best Documentary Short
Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal’s Maoist Army
Dir. Robert Koenig

Best Comedy Short
Reeling
Dir. Jeremy Stevermer

Best Short Short
Transrexia
Dir. Voltaire

Best Local Short
Panels for the Walls of Hell
Dir. Blake Myers

2008 AUFF the Wall Award
Karaoke Show
Dir. Karl Tebbe

For more information about the 2009 Atlanta Underground Film Festival:

http://www.auff.org

2008 Chicago Horror Film Festival Award Winners

The 2008 Chicago Horror Film Festival took place on September 26, 2008 to September 28, 2008. The Chicago Horror Film Festival has become a Chicago institution since its start in 2003. The is a gathering festival is a gathering of fans and filmmakers of horror films.

What has once started ib 2003 with a simple one day festival to showcase Short Independent Horror films has now become a festival for both feature and short horror films and has become known for seeing many of the featured films picked up for distribution.

Here are the 2008 Chicago Horror Film Festival Award WinnersBest Actress

Tiffany Shepis
(Dark Reel - Cassie Blue)

Best Actor

Eric Peter-Kaiser
(Evilution - Darren)

Best Feature Film

Midnight Movie

Best Short Film

Kirksdale

Best Cinematography

Midnight Movie

Best Director

Squeal
(Tony Swansey)

Best Screenplay

Liz Adams
(Side Effect)

Best Special Effects

Evilution

For more information about the 2009 Chicago Horror Film Festival:  Chicagohorrorfest.com

The Call For Entries for the 2009 Terror Film Festival begins on January 1, 2009. The best entries will compete for the annual Terror Film Festival Claw Awards.

All projects that are selected for the 2009 Terror Film Festival  automatically receive two FESTIVAL VIP PASSES which allows the users to enjoy the entire festival as a V.I.P. Festival Guest (a $300 value).

Submission Fees and Deadlines:

FILM SUBMISSIONS
Feb 21  EARLYBIRD Wizard Deadline - $40
Apr 21  REGULAR Alien Invasion Deadline - $45
Jun 21  LATE Werewolf Deadline - $50
Jul 21  HOSPITALITY Deadline - $60
Aug 21  LAST CHANCE Zombie Deadline - $75

SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS
Feb 21  EARLYBIRD Catches The Worm Deadline - $40
Apr 21  REGULAR Orson Deadline - $45
Jun 21  LATE Mad Hatter Deadline - $50
Jul 21  HOSPITALITY Deadline - $60
Aug 21  LAST CHANCE Writer’s Block Deadline - $75

The 2008 Terror Film Festival annual Claw Awards were held on October 21 - 25 at the The Ethical Society Building at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, PA.

The Claw Award winner for Best Feature Film was:

Alien Raiders
Director, Ben Rock
Producers, Daniel Myrick, John Shiban, Steve Ecclesine, Tony Krantz

The complete list of 2008 Claw Award is available here - 2008 Terror Film Festival annual Claw Awards

The Sacramento Horror Film Festival is looking for independent horror film shorts, features, and animations for its first ever MERRY SCARY WINTER HORRORLAND which will take place on December 6th, 2008

The MERRY SCARY WINTER HORRORLAND will take place at the historic Colonial Theatre at 3522 Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, CA.

Entries must be submitted by November 12, 2008. Entries can be submitted Submit your entries through Withoutabox.com or by Printing the Application . There is NO entry fee for film submissions.

The Sacramento Horror Film Festival is not responsible for lost, stolen, or missing entries. Send a copy and not the original work. Entries and press kits will NOT be returned.

Any film sent after the deadline will be placed into consideration for the 2009 festival.

The Sacramento Horror Film Festival will be accepting item donations for the Sacramento Childrens Home on December 6th during Merry Scary Winter Horrorland. Anyone who brings an item from the wish list for donation will recieve $5.00 off the admission to MERRY SCARY WINTER HORRORLAND.

Please visit www.kidshome.org for more information on how to help the Sacramento Childrens Home or to make cash donations.

Rue Morgue, Canada’s distinguished horror magazine, will present a special screening of The Burrowers during their CineMacabre Movie Nights series on November 20, 2008 at 9:30 pm. The Burrowers director J.T. Perry will appear in person at the screening. The Burrowers screening will be shown in 35mm.

Rue Morgue CineMacabre Movie Nights screenings are held every third Thursday at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, Canada.

The Burrowers
Director: J.T. Petty
Writer: J.T. Petty
Starring: Doug Hutchison, Clancy Brown, William Mapother, Sean Patrick Thomas, Karl Geary, Jocelin Donahue, Laura Leighton, Robert Richard, Alexander Skarsgård, Brighid Fleming, Galen Hutchinson, Anthony Parker, Christopher Hagan, Stan Burd, David Busse, Jon Krist
Studio: Lionsgate
Synopsis: A family is brutally murdered in their home, a group of ranchers and infantry men embark on a mission to find the killers. When a mysterious killer attacks their ranks, they discover that carnivorous monsters are lurking beneath the surface of the earth just waiting to devour them.

The Burrowers trailer on You Tube:

 Bloor Cinema
506 Bloor St. West
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1Y3
Phone 416 516 2331 Fax 416 516 2330
Email: info@bloorcinema.com

The historic Bloor Cinema has been a Toronto landmark for over 100 years. With more than 800 seats, both modern and classic (also including the original balcony loveseats) and one huge screen graced by a magnificent curtain, the Bloor Cinema remains a great place to see movies the way they were always meant to be seen.

The Bloor Cinema is home to a wide variety of film festivals, movie premieres, gala events and classic films. For more information about this special screening and also information on future screening events, visit the Rue Morgue CineMacabre Movie Nights Web site.

Amoeba Music and The New Beverly Theatre are proud to present some of cult film favorites at Los Angeles’ last full-time revival movie theater. See movies the way they’re meant to be seen - on the big screen and with an audience! A different film is showcased most Saturdays at midnight. All seats to the midnight shows are $7.00.

November

November 1 - Alien Nation (1988)
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination.

November 8 - The Stepfather (1987)
All about a “family values” man Jerry Blake who marries widows and divorcées with children in search of the perfect family. As soon as his new family members show signs of being human and not robots who will march unquestioningly to his tune, his dreams of domestic bliss begins to crumble, and he kills them. Then he alters his appearance, assumes an new identity, and skips to another town to begin the deadly ritual all over again

November 15 - William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977)
A group of outcasts from different backgrounds/nationalities are forced by misfortune to work in a remote oil drilling operation in South America. When fire breaks out of control, the outcasts are given the opportunity to earn enough money to get out by transporting two crates of unstable nitroglycerin through miles of jungle in ancient trucks. Will they succeed and regain their honor and citizenship, or get blown up for their efforts?

November 22 Waxwork
(20 Anniversary! More fun than a barrel of mummies!)

November 29 Vanity Insanity Triple Feature!
Never Too Young To Die
Action Jackson
The Last Dragon
December

December 6 Phase IV
(Paramount archive 35mm print!)

December 27 New Year’s Evil

New Beverly Theatre
7165 West Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 938-4038

For more information - Midnights at the New Beverly Theatre