Where
can you experience the terrors of vintage 1980s video games from Hell, subterranean
warfare during WWI, and dirt-biking in the mountains of Brazil? This year’s
Cinepocalypse, which will screen at least three of the year’s most distinctive
genre releases, Graham Skipper’s Sequence Break, Leo Scherman’s Trench 11,
and Vicente Amorim’s Motorrad. Plus,
you will also find Mickey Keating’s nightmarish rebound film, Psychopaths.
But
wait, there’s more. Mr. Eric Roberts and his super-human work ethic will make
two special appearances at the festival, including a screening of Larry Cohen’s
The Ambulance and a live recording of
the podcast Eric Roberts is the Fucking
Man. In the time it’s taken you to read this far, he’s already made another
three movies, so show some respect.
We’re
looking forward to covering the festival. We’re particularly psyched to have a
chance to catch up with Andy Collier & Toor Mian’s Charismata (with Collier scheduled to attend), Lukas Feigelfeld’s Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse, Jimmy
Henderson’s Jailbreak, Adolfo
Kolmerer & William James’ Snowflake (with
the filmmakers scheduled to attend), and Seth A. Smith The Crescent, so keep an eye out for that coverage.
This
year’s Cinepocalypse runs from Thursday to Thursday (11/2-11/9) at the Music
Box Theatre in Chicago. Check out their website here for films descriptions and
schedules.
