Cinema

Would You Rather
UK Premiere
Thu 2 May, 20:30
What better way to begin the festival than with the UK
premiere of this deliciously twisted psychological thriller?
Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) gives a larger-than-life
performance as Shepard Lambrick, an eccentric aristocrat
who summons eight desperate individuals to his secluded
mansion. With the possibility of a financial reward they agree
to take part in a parlour game that quickly leads to torture,
sadism and death. The scenario may sound like a film in the
mould of Saw or Hostel, but it has more going for it, with
restrained direction, an intelligent screenplay and a fine
ensemble cast. We’ll be kicking the screening off with a
selection of vintage cinema adverts and trailers and the
chance to see short film Familiar (Canada 2012, 24m),
directed by Robert Powell.
Dir: David Guy Levy
USA 2012 / 1h33m / Digital / cert tbc
John Dies at the End
Preview
Fri 3 May, 20:30
The eagerly-awaited new film from Don Coscarelli (Bubba
Ho-Tep, the Phantasm series) is finally here! A new drug called
Soy Sauce promises an out-of-body experience with each hit,
where users drift across time and dimensions. But there is a
drawback: some who come back are no longer human and it
is not long before an otherworldly invasion is underway.
Mankind desperately needs a hero, but what it gets instead is
John (Rob Mayes) and David (Chase Williamson), a pair of
college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these
two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No,
probably not. This screening will be preceded by Game
(Canada 2012, 8m), directed by Josh MacDonald.
Dir: Don Coscarelli
USA 2012 / 1h39m / Digital / English / cert tbc
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Dundee’s very own horror film festival is back for its
third year and it’s more terrifying than ever before. If
you’re horrified at the thought of missing a screening,
you can buy a six film pass for £30: it comes with
your very own Survival Pack containing a t-shirt,
festival merchandise and more.
The Hidden Face
Preview
Fri 3 May, 18:15
Filmmaker Andrés Baiz follows his acclaimed debut, the
violent crime drama Satanás, with this tense, intriguing
thriller. Adrián (Quim Gutierrez) is a young orchestra
conductor who moves into an isolated mansion with his
fiancé Belén (Clara Lago). Their relationship begins to turn
sour when Belén believes he is having an affair: then one
morning she disappears. The police initially suspect Adrián,
but the investigation is soon dropped when they cannot find
any evidence. Moving on, Adrián becomes involved with a
young waitress (Martina García) who he invites to live with him,
but she starts to hear noises and experience strange events in
the mansion. This screening will be preceded by Human As
Animal (US 2012, 4m), directed by Kristina Klebe.
Dir: Andrés Baiz
Colombia / Spain 2011 / 1h37m / Digital / 15
Spanish with English Subtitles
Dressed To Kill
Fri 3 May, 22:45
Our late night Brian De Palma retrospective begins with one
of his most controversial pictures. Dr. Robert Elliott (Michael
Caine) is a successful psychiatrist in New York's fashionable
East Side. One of his patients is Kate Miller (Angie
Dickinson), a married woman suffering from erotic fantasies
so vivid that she has difficulty separating her dreams from
reality. Another patient is a mysterious woman who goes by
the name of Bobbi: tall, blonde and a vicious killer. Their
paths cross in a bloody and violent confrontation. By
following the visual vocabulary of Alfred Hitchcock, Dressed
To Kill cemented De Palma's reputation as a filmmaker in
league with the master.
Dir: Brian De Palma
USA 1980 / 1h40m / Digital / English / 18