El Monstro Del Mar, the Australian underground monster movie directed by Stuart Simpson that’s been making waves on the festival circuit this year, has won the Best of Fest award at NYC’s Royal Flush Festival, which was held at the world-famous Knitting Factory on Oct. 11-18.
The film, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit, is a modern-ized throwback to the classic grindhouse cinema of Russ Meyer and Roger Corman. Three female hired killers hide out in a sleepy seaside village, only to awaken a monstrous creature that rises from the ocean’s depths to feast on human blood.
The Royal Flush Festival is a nine-day music and film event held in Brooklyn at the Knitting Factory. The fest was originally conceived as the E. Vill City Film Festival in 2005, but joined forces with the magazine Royal Flush and rechristened itself just this year.
In addition to Best of Fest,...
The film, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit, is a modern-ized throwback to the classic grindhouse cinema of Russ Meyer and Roger Corman. Three female hired killers hide out in a sleepy seaside village, only to awaken a monstrous creature that rises from the ocean’s depths to feast on human blood.
The Royal Flush Festival is a nine-day music and film event held in Brooklyn at the Knitting Factory. The fest was originally conceived as the E. Vill City Film Festival in 2005, but joined forces with the magazine Royal Flush and rechristened itself just this year.
In addition to Best of Fest,...
- 10/26/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
From out of the ashes of Evil City (2005-07) rises the Royal Flush Festival, presented in conjunction with Royal Flush magazine. This is a week-long celebration of music, film, art and good times that runs Oct. 11-18 at the Knitting Factory in Manhattan.
Films run Oct. 13-17, beginning with the NYC No Wave documentary Downtown Calling by Shan Nicholson and ends with the raucous Australian underground hit El Monstro Del Mar! by Stuart Simpson, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit.
In between, they’re also screening the nunsploitation short flick Thy Kill Be Done by Greg Hanson and Casey Regan, also recently reviewed on this site. Plus, there’s more feature films, including The Vinyl Frontier documentary on killer toys, the Prayer to a Vengeful God revenge flick, and newspaper reporter Robert Patton-Spruill desperate attempt to get the Kinks to reunite in the film Do It Again.
If music’s your thing,...
Films run Oct. 13-17, beginning with the NYC No Wave documentary Downtown Calling by Shan Nicholson and ends with the raucous Australian underground hit El Monstro Del Mar! by Stuart Simpson, which was recently reviewed on Bad Lit.
In between, they’re also screening the nunsploitation short flick Thy Kill Be Done by Greg Hanson and Casey Regan, also recently reviewed on this site. Plus, there’s more feature films, including The Vinyl Frontier documentary on killer toys, the Prayer to a Vengeful God revenge flick, and newspaper reporter Robert Patton-Spruill desperate attempt to get the Kinks to reunite in the film Do It Again.
If music’s your thing,...
- 10/12/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The awards luncheon for Austin Film Festival was held today, with the following winners announced for the film, screenplay and teleplay competitions:
Film Competitions
Documentary Feature Jury Award: Grown in Detroit - Directors: Manfred Poppenk, Mascha Poppenk Documentary Feature Special Jury Mention: Downtown Calling - Director: Shan Nicholson Animated Short Jury Award: Lost and Found - Director: Philip Hunt Narrative Student Short Jury Award: Welgunzer - Writer: Bradford Schmidt Narrative Student Special Jury Mention: Adelaide - Writer: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders Narrative Short Jury Award: Nice Shootin' Cowboy - Writer: Ben Phelps Narrative Short Special Jury Mention: The Taxidermist - Writers: Bert & Bertie; Washdays - Writer: Graham Lester George Narrative Feature Jury Award: Tobruk - Writer: Vaclav Marhoul Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Myna Se Va Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Independent Filmmaking: Thor at the Bus Stop
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Film Competitions
Documentary Feature Jury Award: Grown in Detroit - Directors: Manfred Poppenk, Mascha Poppenk Documentary Feature Special Jury Mention: Downtown Calling - Director: Shan Nicholson Animated Short Jury Award: Lost and Found - Director: Philip Hunt Narrative Student Short Jury Award: Welgunzer - Writer: Bradford Schmidt Narrative Student Special Jury Mention: Adelaide - Writer: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders Narrative Short Jury Award: Nice Shootin' Cowboy - Writer: Ben Phelps Narrative Short Special Jury Mention: The Taxidermist - Writers: Bert & Bertie; Washdays - Writer: Graham Lester George Narrative Feature Jury Award: Tobruk - Writer: Vaclav Marhoul Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Myna Se Va Narrative Feature Special Jury Recognition for Independent Filmmaking: Thor at the Bus Stop
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- 10/25/2009
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
Director: Shan Nicholson In the late 1970s, New York City was devastated by economic problems. The city crumbled and burned, literally, as the plethora of vacant buildings caught fire or otherwise fell to the ground. Up from the rubble came one of the most creative (and self-sufficient) movements in the history of the United States (if not the world). Concurrently, the music scene introduced the world to punk rock, no wave, new wave, post-punk, avant-garde, and hip hop; while from the art scene arose Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and a plethora of graffiti artists; and the club culture brought us new forms of expression through dance. Most importantly, racism was all but erased during this time – as black, brown and white artists were able to interact with and learn from each other with no tension. Produced, directed and edited by Shan Nicholson, Downtown Calling brilliantly intertwines film footage and still...
- 10/21/2009
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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