Beyond Fest 2021 Line-Up Revealed: Halloween Kills, The Black Phone, Michael Mann In Person, And More
Beyond Fest, one of the best and most fun genre festivals in the United States, has announced its full lineup for the 2021 iteration of the festival, and it is packed with tons of great stuff. In addition to the U.S. premiere of “Halloween Kills” with director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum in person, the fest will be featuring a 50th anniversary screening of “A Clockwork Orange,” repertory screenings of “Collateral” and “Thief” with director Michael Mann in person, the West Coast premiere of the Palm d’Or winning movie “Titane” with filmmaker Julia Ducournau in the flesh, and director Fede Álvarez in person to present the world’s first theatrical screening of his uncut “Evil Dead” remake.
If you’re going to be in the Los Angeles area from September 29 until October 11 and you love genre movies, this should definitely be on your radar. Tickets will be on sale at 1:00 P.M. PT/10:00 A.M. ET atAmericanCinematheque.com, and physical proof of vaccination will be required to attend. The festival will take place across multiple theaters in L.A., but all of the screenings at the Los Feliz 3 “Shudder Theatre” will be free for all guests.
Beyond Fest 2021 Lineup
LEGION THEATRE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Julia Ducournau
Country: France, Belgium
Runtime: 108 minutes
Year: 2021
GUESTS: Director Julia Ducournau in person
HALLOWEEN KILLS
US Premiere
Director: David Gordon Green
Country: USA
Runtime: 106 Minutes
GUESTS: Director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum in person
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MUBI THEATRE at the Aero Theatre
Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Country: Iceland, Sweden, Poland
Runtime: 106 minutes
GUESTS: Director Valdimar Jóhannsson and actor Noomi Rapace in person
NEW YORK NINJA
World Premiere
Director: John Liu
Year: 1984
GUESTS: Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Leon Isaac and Adrienne Meltzer, Producer Kurtis Spieler and Brad Henderson in person
FREDDY VS. JASON
Repertory Screening
Director: Ronny Yu
Runtime: 97 minutes
Year: 2003
GUESTS: Writers Mark Swift and Damian Shannon in person
YOU’RE NEXT
Director: Adam Wingard
Runtime: 94 minutes
Year: 2011
GUESTS: Director Adam Wingard and Writer Simon Barrett in person
Director: Fede Álvarez
Runtime: 96 minutes
Year: 2013
GUESTS: Director/Co-Writer Fede Álvarez in person
Director: Jennifer Reeder, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows
Runtime: 101 minutes
GUESTS: Director Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Producers Brad Miska, Josh Goldbloom and composer Greg Anderson in person
Director: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence
Runtime: 116 minutes
Year: 2012
GUESTS: Director Simon Barrett in person
Director: Phil Tippett
Runtime: 83 minutes
GUESTS: Director Phil Tippett in person
STARSHIP TROOPERS
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Runtime: 129 minutes
Year: 1997
GUESTS: Phil Tippett in person
COLLATERAL
Director: Michael Mann
Runtime: 120 minutes
Year: 2004
GUESTS: Director Michael Mann in person
Runtime: 122 minutes
Year: 1981
Director: Gaspar Noé
Country: France
Runtime: 144 minutes
GUESTS: Director Gaspar Noé in virtual Q&A
POSSESSION
West Coast Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
Country: France, Germany
Runtime: 124 minutes
THE EMPTY MAN
Director: David Prior
Runtime: 137 minutes
Year: 2020
GUESTS: Director David Prior in person
THE BLACK PHONE
Director: Scott Derrickson
Runtime: 102 minutes
GUESTS: Director Scott Derrickson in person
BLOOD FOR DRACULA
Director: Paul Morrisey
Country: Italy, France
Year: 1974
GUESTS: Actor Udo Kier in person
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SHUDDER THEATRE at the Los Feliz 3
WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR
Director: Kier-La Janisse
Runtime: 194 minutes
ALLISON’S BIRTHDAY
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Ian Coughlan
Country: Australia
SOUTH OF HEAVEN
Director: Aharon Keshales
GUESTS: Director Aharon Keshales in person
THE SPINE OF NIGHT
Director: Morgan Galen King, Philip Gelatt
Runtime: 93 minutes
CODE NAME: NAGASAKI
Director: Fredrik Hana
Country: Norway
Runtime: 70 minutes
DR. CALIGARI
US Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Stephen Sayadian
Runtime: 80 minutes
Year: 1989
GUESTS: Director Stephen Sayadian, Writer Jerry Stahl, Director of Photography Ladi von Jansky
TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD
West Coast Premiere – Uncut Restoration
Director: Amando de Ossorio
Country: France, Portugal
Year: 1972
Director: Lee Haven Jones
Country: UK
Director: Jean Luc Herbulot
Country: Senegal, Congo
Runtime: 84 minutes
THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST
Director: Dasha Nekrasova
Runtime: 81 minutes
Director: Sam Walker
THE BETA TEST
Director: Jim Cummings
THE MEDIUM
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun
Country: Thailand, South Korea
Runtime: 131 minutes
Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Runtime: 114 minutes
Director: Sebastian Goodwin
Runtime: 75 minutes
SECRET SCREENING
xxxxxxxx Premiere
Director: xxxx xxxxxxxxx
Country: xx
Runtime: xxxxx minutes
THE SADNESS
Director: Rob Jabbaz
Country: Taiwan
Runtime: 99 minutes
Director: Ruth Paxton
AFTER BLUE (DIRTY PARADISE)
Director: Bertrand Mandico
Runtime: 127 minutes
TRAVELLING LIGHT
Director: Bernard Rose
Runtime: 90 minutes
GUESTS: Director Bernard Rose, Actor Danny Houston, Tony Todd, Olivia D’Abo, Stephen Dorf and Matthew Jacob in person
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IFC MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS
ANTICHRIST
Director: Lars Von Trier
Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden
Year: 2009
THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE
Director: André Øvredal
Country: USA, UK
Runtime: 86 minutes
Year: 2016
Director: Ben Wheatley
Runtime: 95 minutes
THE BABADOOK
Director: Jennifer Kent
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2014
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO
Director: Peter Strickland
Director: Franck Khalfoun
Runtime: 89 minutes
