Bastards of Horror

Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo
October 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2009

Since our very first show back in September of 2000, Cinema Wasteland has guaranteed everyone through the door more films and events than any one fan can attend over the course of the weekend. 16 shows later, we still feel that way. We’ve got over 60 hours worth of programing scheduled for October’s show, so decide what you want to do most and start plotting out your weekend now.
Events and times are subject to change from what is listed below between now and show time, so check back the week of the show for any schedule changes.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

FRIDAY (October 2nd):

4:30pm – 3-Day Pass holders admitted.SATURDAY (October 3rd):

5:00pm – Doors Open to Single Day Pass holders. Show officially opens.

5:30pm - MOVIE: Indy feature, HILLBILLY-BOB ZOMBIE, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.

6:15pm – MOVIE: SUPER ARGO AND THE FACELESS GIANTS kick off the weekends 16mm film screenings in MOVIE ROOM 1.

7:00pm – Our FRIDAY NIGHT SHORT FILM BLOCK begins in MOVIE ROOM 2. We’ve got seven great shorts on tap for fans tonight, presented in the following order: TALES TO TELL AT MIDNIGHT: THE AUDITION (2008), MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (2006), MISFORTUNE SMILES (2008), JEAN CLAUDE THE GUMMING ZOMBIE (2008), NIGHT VISIT (2007), THE KILLER BRA (2008) and UNTOLD STORIES OF WORLD WAR 2. As stated, catch ‘em all in MOVIE ROOM 2.

8:00pm – GUEST: It’s time to kick off the weekend guest talks right when a couple of our favorite Hammer Film starlets and Bond Girls, Caroline Munro and Martine Beswicke, meet with fans in MOVIE ROOM 1.

9:30pm – MOVIE: It’s kind of like “Ben” with snakes! STANLEY begins in MOVIE ROOM 1, followed by a talk and fan Q&A with director William Grefe.

9:30pm – MOVIE: Count Gore De Vol’s long TV history is the subject of C.W. Prather’s documentary, EVERY OTHER DAY IS HALLOWEEN, beginning in MOVIE ROOM 2.

10:00pm – The DEALER and GUEST ROOM closes for the night but the evening is far from over. Grab yourself a cold one and a little snack and join us for a movie, find yourself a party to attend, or meet up with friends in the bar. The choice is yours, so enjoy your night.

11:00pm – Join director William Grefe following the screening of STANLEY for a Q&A with attending fans, in MOVIE ROOM 1.

11:15pm – MOVIE: A slightly schitzo Lynn Lowry hosts the cable access show “In Touch with Insanity” as the movie, SCHISM!, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2. With Lynn Lowry and director Derek Purtell in attendance, we’ll see if we can’t get them to do an introduction to the film as well.

Midnight – MOVIE: It’s a laugh a minute when the black comedy, BLOODSUCKING FREAKS, begins. Will we be able to get writer/director Joel Reed to do live commentary over the film? Pop in and see what happens for yourself in MOVIE ROOM 1.

1:00am – MOVIE: CRIMINALLY INSANE, director Nick Phillips story of compulsive “Crazy Fat Ethel”, closes out the night’s screenings in MOVIE ROOM 2.

 

9:30am – SHORT STUFF: Start your day the wasteland kid’s show way, as we screen a few episodes of THE CUZIN’ OF GHASTLEE SHOW in MOVIE ROOM 2.SUNDAY (October 4th):* All events happen in one of two Movie and Guest Rooms. See the map in our Weekend Events Schedule to find out which room the event you’re interested in will be taking place. The schedule of events is available the weekend of the show or you can print this one here and already have it available.
* Events are subject to last minute changes from the posted schedule.
* All movie screenings are free to anybody, but Cinema Wasteland pass holders reserve the right to actually sit down in a seat before anybody who just wanders in. We love our fans way more than some cheap bastard looking to watch a free movie.

10:00am – Doors Open for all pass holders.10:30am – MOVIE: Saturday morning “Hangover Theater” kicks off with the goofy caveman ‘n dinosaur adventure, DINOSAROUS, on 16mm film. Grab your coffee… or a morning beer, and head off to MOVIE ROOM 1.

 

10:30am – 42nd Street Pete’s SATURDAY MORNING HARDCORE WRESTLING HOUR begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.

11:30am – MOVIE: THE SADIST starring Arch Hall, Jr. begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.
Never seen it? Then I’d grab a seat if I were you. It’s extremely underrated. A Q&A with Arch Hall, Jr. will follow the screening at 1:30pm in Movie Room 1.

NOON – A trio of classic THREE STOOGES shorts, on reel film, follows Saturday morning’s “Hangover Theater” movie in MOVIE ROOM 1.

1:15pm – MOVIE: The uncut version of THE DARK SIDE OF EDEN, Daniel Griffith’s documentary on the making of William Grefe’s cult horror film, STANLEY, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.

1:30pm – GUEST: Arch Hall, Jr. will meet with fans after The Sadist screening to talk about this, that, and some of the other movies he made, in MOVIE ROOM 1.

2:30pm – MOVIE/GUEST: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, one of the better vampire films to come along in recent years, begins. It will be followed by a Q&A with star, Fred Williamson, in MOVIE ROOM 1.

2:30pm – MOVIE: DIRTBAGS, the latest slice of zebubbery, from Bill Zebub productions, rubs New Jersey in Kevin Smith’s face once again, in MOVIE ROOM 2.

4:30pm – MOVIE: DEMON DIVAS AND THE LANES OF DAMNATION, the latest from Happy Cloud Pictures, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.

4:45pm – GUEST: Fred “The Hammer” Williamson meets with fans for a Q&A after the screening of From Dusk Till Dawn in MOVIE ROOM 1.

5:30pm – EVENT: THE GRIND HOUSE and DRIVE-IN MOVIE PANEL with CW’s resident cult, adult, ‘n sleaze go-to-historian-kind-of-guy, 42nd Street Pete, (and the usual band of blowhards… ah, experts). Special Guests on this weekend’s panel include actress Lynn Lowly, producer/director William Grefe, and actor/adult film icon Jamie Gills. Why not pop in and see what kind of tales we tell this time around in MOVIE ROOM 1. Like always, it’s sure to be entertaining.

6:00pm – MOVIE: BLACK ICE, the SubRosa B Movie Theater pick for the weekend, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2.

7:00pm – The DEALER and GUEST ROOM closes for the night, but the shenanigans will keep you awake until way past your bedtime, we’re sure.

8:00pm – EVENT: It’s time for another GHASTLEE NITE AT THE MOVIES, with your host, A. Ghastlee Ghoul. It’s a basic night of FUN and GAMES tonight, so join us for a little music, a few laughs, and plenty of interactive games with the audience. We’ve got plenty of prizes and free stuff to give away, so how can you go wrong!? It all happens in MOVIE ROOM 1.

8:00pm – MOVIE: SEIZURE, Oliver Stone’s often times overlooked first feature film stars Martine Beswicke as the “Queen of Evil”. Check it out in MOVIE ROOM 2.

9:45pm - MOVIE: BASEMENT JACK, with Lynn Lowry, begins in MOVIE ROOM 2. Maybe we can even get Lynn to do a little intro to the movie if we ask nice?…

10:30pm – MOVIE: Big monster fun on 16mm film when GORGO begins in MOVIE ROOM 1.

11:45pm – MOVIE: Catch a preview screening of MASK HEAD, the latest from Toe Tag Pictures, to close out the night’s screenings in MOVIE ROOM 2.

12:30am – MOVIE: BIGFOOT, the campy bikers-vs-bad-monster-suits classic comes complete with original late 60’s TV commercials spliced into it. A popular CW heckler favorite from way back makes its Midnight Movie return to close out the night’s 16mm film screenings in MOVIE ROOM 1. Don’t miss it!

 

11:00am – Doors open for all pass holders.11:15am – MOVIE: We kick off a Sunday morning with “Crazy Fat Ethel” eating her way through director Nick Philips CRIMINALLY INSANE in MOVIE ROOM 2.

 

11:30am – MOVIE: SUPER ARGO AND THE FACELESS GIANTS is our Sunday 16mm Creature Feature Film Pick of the show. See it in MOVIE ROOM 1.

12:30pm – MOVIE: Catch CW guest, Cerina Vincent, in CABIN FEVER and you may never rent a cabin in the woods again. Catch it in MOVIE ROOM 2.

1:30pm – Toe Tag Pictures MASK HEAD begins. A Q&A with attending cast and crew will follow the film and close out the weekends films and events in MOVIE ROOM 1.

2:15pm – MOVIE: Arch Hall, Jr. terrorizes stranded travels in THE SADIST, beginning in MOVIE ROOM 2.

4:00pm – MOVIE: Oliver Stone’s SEIZURE, with Martine Beswicke terrorizing writer Jonathan Frid, wraps up the weekend screenings in MOVIE ROOM 2.

5:00pm – Cinema Wasteland’s 10th Annual Fall Show officially shuts its doors.
Join us next April 9th, 10th and 11th, 2010 as we officially begin to celebrate a decade of doing things the Wasteland way!

Gross Movie Reviews #158

By Tim Gross

 

Attack Girls’ Swim Team Vs. The Undead (DVD) – An Asian horror film from the filmmaker Koji Kawano. I have no clue who in the fuck that is but this horror film is one cool fucked-up horror film. The nursing staff is giving shots to all the teenagers and they all seem to be turning into weird undead things that want to kill. This affects the whole school except the swim team for some strange reason and it’s up to the girls swim team to save the day. This movie has all the girl on girl action, blood and gore, naked women, crazy kung fu fighting/ruler juggling undead teacher who rapes his student and a girl’s taco shooting lasers you could fit inside a low budget Asian horror film. The craziest horror film I have seen since “Dead Alive”! I give this crazed horror film 3 ½ stars.

 

Carny (DVD) – Lou Diamond Phillips plays a sheriff in a small town where a circus freak has gotten loose and it just happens to be the Jersey Devil! I give it 2 stars.

 

Boardinghouse (DVD) – Another great Code Red release of a much unknown 80s slasher film where the filmmaker seen ‘Slumber Party Massacre’ and said, “I could do that”. And he made this odd VHS shot movie about a man who inherits a haunted house and only rents to women who are willing to show their prime 80s boobies and get killed by a mysterious and possibly possessed killer. I give it 2 ½ stars for the cheese it is. But also check out the cool little goodies it as extras.

 

Clay (DVD) – A great independent actor Wes Reid, stars as a character named Clay who is killing people under the assumption it is for his father. Well, his so called father finds a friend in a little girl and shuns Clay which completely upsets Clay and forces himself to make his own friend. A very cool and twisted low budget horror flick that needs to be seen by the masses! I give the movie 3 stars and can be found at www.srscinema.com .

 

Sweet Sixteen (DVD) – An awesome Code Red release of a slasher film from the early 80s that stars Bo Hopkins and Dana Kimmell. The cool slasher film about people connected to a very beautiful teenager who is about to be sweet sixteen are getting killed one by one and she seems to be the one to blame. Another awesome slasher flick worth owning as I give it 3 stars.

 

King Kong (VHS) – Jeff Bridges stars as a paleontologist who wants to go to this mysterious island where a huge oil company wants investigate so they can drill there. Instead, they run into a giant ape and crazy natives who pray to him as if the ape is a god. Yes, this is the 1976 bad remake of the original 1933 film ‘King Kong’. Its horrible but fun to watch over and over as the 70s gas drought problems was used as the backdrop for the film. I give it 2 ½ stars.

 

Way of the Dragon (VHS) – Bruce Lee kicks my man’s ass, Chuck Norris in Rome, Italy! The film is horribly dubbed and the storyline has been ripped off several times (Jackie Chan?) but still a great flick to watch! I give it 3 stars.

 

Robot Wars (DVD) – It’s the future and war has come and gone and there isn’t much left! The very sexy Barbara Crampton stars as a reporter who is investigating ‘old Chicago’ and finds weapons under a school that shouldn’t be there and the new government does not want to listen. Meanwhile, Chinese government agents are busy taking over the last big robot to control whats left of the US! Bad things from the film: Albert Band directs and Charles was off working in the office, Barbara Crampton’s co-star and friend in the film is so much hotter than her if it was possible, and Barbara Crampton wasn’t naked or in S & M gear! Good things about the film: Albert Band directed, they marketed the film at first as a sequel to “Robot Jox” then quit doing it, and it was another Full Moon classic. I give the DVD 2 stars.

 

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Theater) – The film takes you from the beginning of when Logan was a child and how him and his brother stuck together for many years until Logan did not want to be apart of a death squad! The film does a pretty good job of compacting a huge storyline into two hours for the ADD crowd and getting it too the beginning of the first X-Men film. It wasn’t a great X-Men film but a fun mindless watch. To me it just seemed something was missing but a must see if you have watched the other films. I give it 3 stars. But one more thing the movie does leave you with the question, “how does Wolverine get his jacket back off of Gambit?”

 

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered Volume One (DVD) – An unbelievable collection of interviews of great Italian directors, actors, and actresses who have been in Fulci’s films or have crossed paths with him at one time. They share their uncensored thoughts about the man didn’t for the most part didn’t his due as a great horror filmmaker until after his untimely death back in 1996. Fan or no fan of Fulci this collection makes you want to watch every Fulci film ever made in a whole new light as this misunderstood man Lucio Fulci should be mentioned with the greats when talking great filmmakers! This DVD is limited to 2500 copies but a must have and it needs to be said Mike Baronas is a true fan of Fulci’s and did an absolutely a perfect job covering Fulci. I give this DVD 4 stars.

 

Any comments or questions please send to: GrossMovieReview@aol.com or www.myspace.com/slasherfilmfan . Also you can purchase any of my three horror movie review books, “Gross Movie Reviews Volume One, Two, or Three” at www.lulu.com or www.amazon.com  You can also find other shit from me at www.bastardsofhorror.com and in the movie review section of the past issues of Ultra Violent magazine (www.uvmagazine.com). Remember folks if you are renting from Blockbuster you are not renting from the best! Support your local independent video store! It will keep horror alive………

 

 

 

If interested in purchasing a copy of my books, the lulu.com links:

 

Volume Three

http://www.lulu.com/content/2497428

 

Volume Two Red Cover

http://www.lulu.com/content/738100

 

Volume Two Alternate (black) Cover

http://www.lulu.com/content/751465

 

Volume One

http://www.lulu.com/content/265208

I think one of the most important ways to remember an artist is to archive an oral history by those who worked with or knew them.  Paura:Lucio Fulci Remembered Volume 1 is a perfect example of that.  Instead of going for a straight forward documentary of Fulci’s life and work, Paura(the Italian word for fear by the way) collects short interviews with many of the people who worked with Fulci, his peers in the Italian filmmaking industry, and the actors and actresses who were unmercifully died gruesome deaths in his many films. Each of the interviews is accessible individually so you can pick and choose what you want to see.  Without a narative, a broader scope of topics are covered giving you a more rounded idea of who Lucio Fulci was.

The DVD also makes for great behind the scenes “extras” in companion to watching most of Fulci’s films.  Some of Paura I did watch in chunks, like the Peers section, but other times I would reference actors or crew members either before of after watching whatever movies I was watching.

Paura: Luci Fulci Remembered Volume 1 is a limited DVD release of 2500 copies.  You can get more information or order it at www.pauraprod.com.  As a Fulci fan, to me, the DVD was pure gold.  I highly recommend it.