Toronto After Dark
After getting sent a link to a video featuring his high-as-a-kite best friend engaging in a succession of insane and increasingly dangerous behaviour, along with a google maps link to a remote location, Michael (Peter Cilella) leaves his pregnant wife safe at home and treks out to the middle of nowhere determined to get Chris (Vinny Curran) off meth and into rehab. Upon arriving at a half-finished cabin on the edge of an Indian reservation, Michael handcuffs Chris to a pipe and explains that he’ll stay there for 7 days while the drugs work their way out of his system....
Mark and Mary Hughes (Josh Close, Selma Blair) and their nine-year-old son Brendon (Quinn Lord) have retreated to their upscale family cottage in the wake of the death of their young daughter. One morning, Mark is woken up by a neighbouring family–also comprised of husband, wife and son–who are dropping off firewood and extremely eager to meet the Hughes. Mark is initially put off by overly effusive Bobby (James D’Arcy) and his oddly excited wife Jane (Rachel Miner), not to mention their suspiciously large for his age son Jared (Alex Ferris), but he reluctantly agrees to invite them for dinner...
It’s hard to come up with a new spin on the traditional home invasion thriller yet Jeremy Power Regimbal (along with writer and lead actor Joshua Close) has done it with his debut feature In Their Skin, a quietly intense look at class envy that’s screening at this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival and is set to open in Toronto and Vancouver on Friday, October 26, 2012. Toronto Film Scene caught up with Regimbal before his Toronto After Dark screening to talk about the film. Describe your film in 10 words or less: Obsession, Perfection, Grieving, Violence // YOURS...
Jack (Simon Pegg) is an author of children’s books who has been trying to write about Victorian serial killers. Spending every waking moment doing research has left Jack frightened of almost everything. When his agent sets up a meeting with a Hollywood executive interested in his serial killer story, Jack becomes convinced the executive is related to one of the killers he’s researching. What should be a simple meeting turns into a giant nightmare for Jack, who is forced to face all his fears. Directed by Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell, A Fantastic Fear Of Everything screens as part of...
Eric Walter is exactly the kind of guy that most audience members attending this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival could relate to — for years he’s been intrigued by the subject of the unexplained, the unsolved and the paranormal including the infamous Amityville Horror case which as he puts it, has haunted him for years. Given his predisposition to all things spooky, it’s no surprise that his documentary My Amityville Horror was well-received by the Toronto After Dark audience when it screened during the 6th night of the festival. Despite the fact that he wasn’t able to make it...
Most people, horror fan or not, have heard about The Amityville Horror. It’s become so much a part of the public consciousness that you could probably approach just about anyone on the street and they would be able to dredge up some anecdote from the much-debated story of the Lutz family’s sojourn in the alleged hell house. But what was it like to have actually lived through it? And what is it like to feel like 29 days from your childhood have defined the rest of your life entirely? My Amityville Horror delves into this questions by sitting down with...
John Poliquin has the unenviable task of taking on the sequel to The Vicious Brothers‘ well-received found footage film Grave Encounters, a hit on 2011 festival circuit and cult film in the making. The Vancouver-born music video director (his work has garnered him several awards in the field) is bringing his own twist on the series, Grave Encounters 2, to the Toronto After Dark Film Festival for its Canadian premiere. Toronto Film Scene had a chance to chat with Poliquin in advance of his Toronto After Dark debut. Describe your film in 10 words or less: It takes you on...
Film student Alex Wright (Richard Harmon) becomes convinced that the film Grave Encounters is real. Trying to find the people featured in the movie turns up nothing except missing persons reports, and nobody seems willing to talk about it. Alex and three of his friends decide to head to the old Canadian asylum where Grave Encounters was filmed, in the hopes that they can prove everything really happened. Directed by John Poliquin, Grave Encounters 2 has its Canadian premiere at the 2012 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The found footage genre is something that many people try to avoid. The...
Brothers Terry (Rasmus Hardiker) and Andy (Harry Treadaway) haven’t caught a lot of breaks in their lives. Their parents were criminals who abandoned them as children and there aren’t many options for them in their east end London suburb – a neighbourhood they love and never want to leave. Now their fiesty war vet Grandfather Ray (Alan Ford) is about to be relocated up north when a developer takes over his retirement home to build a new housing estate. Desperate to keep their Grandfather in town, Terry and Andy gather a hapless group of screw-ups (including a short-tempered Iraq war...
Calgary-bred writer/director Michael Peterson brings his hometown-shot feature Lloyd the Conqueror to this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival for its local premiere. The comedy takes a look into the world of Live-Action-Role-Playing (LARPing) and stars Mike Smith (Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys), comedian Brian Posehn (who will be in town to help introduce the film) and Harland Williams. TFS caught up with Michael Peterson for a Festival Quickie interview before his film hits the screen at Toronto After Dark. Describe your film in 10 words or less: Three lazy college kids get tricked into joining their evil professor’s Live-Action-Role-Playing...
Screening at the 2012 Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Lloyd The Conqueror is the story of three community college slackers. Lloyd (Evan Williams), Patrick (Jesse Reid), and Oswald (Scott Patey) have managed to completely fail their report on Beowulf. This threatens their financial aid because they can’t maintain a C average. Faced with no other option, they go to their teacher Derek (Mike Smith) to ask for another chance. Derek has his own problems though. He’s the reigning champion of a larping league, but his reign of terror has frightened off any newcomers. The league decides to cancel the championship...
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On their wedding day, Clara (Leticia Dolera) and Koldo (Diego MartÃn) must deal with a virus outbreak that turns most of their guests into bloodthirsty zombies. Separated when the madness begins, the newlyweds must find a way to survive while searching for each other. Directed by Paco Plaza, [REC] 3 Genesis screens as part of the 2012 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. The [REC] series started on a high note, becoming one of the best zombie films around. While the second film didn’t quite meet the expectations of fans, it was still a great entry. With the third film, almost...
