Beyond Chicago, the first offshoot of Los Angeles’ popular Beyond Fest film festival, has announced the opening and closing night selections for its inaugural edition.
Horror feature by Carrie Parker maniawhich was selected by Focus Features from the Toronto Film Festival, will open with the title Beyond Chicago, while Daniel Goldhaber’s 1973 remake will open. Faces of death The festival will conclude with the world premiere at the Music Box Theatre.
In all, 30 diverse films of mayhem and carnage will be screened at the four-day Beyond Chicago event, which runs from April 2-5. The opening program will include Bob Odenkirk hosting a center stage screening of Ben Wheatley’s film. natural, While you’re also there to view Joseph Sargent’s classic thriller Pelham took one two three.
Rapper and music producer RZA presents his fourth feature film, a revenge thriller One spoon of chocolateto Beyond Chicago, which has also booked a special 35mm screening of the Shaw Brothers classic The kid with the golden armand played on the big screen by Jorma Taccone Over your dead body, Mark Jenkin Rose nevadastarring George MacKay, Callum Turner and stunt icon Kenji Tanigaki The angry one.
There’s also a global arc for the 4K Restoration of Warner Bros. 2008 Classic speed racer, Presented by co-director Lily Wachowski, and Meiko Kaji will be at Beyond Chicago for restorative photo screenings of Female Scorpion Prisoner: Prison 41, Mrs. Snowblood and Silver Butterfly 2: Gambler Cat.
There’s also the world premiere of Creatures directed by Gene Galerano and William Pisciotta Yeti.
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