Festival season is in full swing and it just turned September, which means it’s peak genre time too, so it’s perfect timing for the fullBeyond Fest 2019lineup to drop. The highest-attended genre fest in the US, Beyond Fest returns with 39 features this year for another 14-day celebration of genre in Hollywood, California.
The fest runs from Wednesday, September 25 to Tuesday, October 8, once again setting up shop in the historic Egyptian Theatre with a lineup that includesTaika Waititi’sJojo Rabbit,Richard Stanley’sColor Out of Space,Craig Brewer’sDolemite Is My Name, andBong Joon-ho’sParasite, to name a few. Other standouts include festival hitsThe Lodge,Come to Daddy,The Vast of NightandLittle Monsters.
As usual, the fest also features a peak seasonal repertory slate, including aTom Atkinstriple feature ofThe Fog, Halloween III: Season of the WitchandNight of the Creepswith Atkins in attendance, a 10th anniversary screening forJennifer’s BodywithKaryn KusamaandMegan Foxin attendance,William Friedkinon-hand for a screening ofThe Exorcist, and a closing-night reunion screening ofNatural Born KillerswithOliver Stone, Woody Harrelson,Juliet Lewis, andDon Murphystopping by for a post-screening Q&A.
That’s just scratching the surface and this might just be the fest’s most impressive lineup yet. Check out the full lineup details below, with shorts TBA. Tickets will be on sale via Brown Paper Tickets on Saturday, September 7th at 10 AM PST, and if the sell-out rate on recent years are any indication, you’re gonna want be ready to buy when the sale goes live.
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Director: Joe Begos
Country: USA
Runtime: 80 min.
Year: 2019
GUESTS: Director Joe Begos and cast in person
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Richard Stanley
Runtime: 111 min.
GUESTS: Director Richard Stanley and Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, Josh Waller in person
COME TO DADDY
Director: Ant Timpson
Country: Canada | New Zealand | Ireland | USA
Runtime: 93 min.
GUESTS: Director Ant Timpson and Elijah Wood in person
DANIEL ISN’T REAL
Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer
Runtime: 96 min.
GUESTS: Director Adam Egypt Mortimer and Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, Josh Waller in person
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
Director: Craig Brewer
Runtime: 118 min.
GUESTS: Writers Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander in person
Director: D’Urville Martin
Runtime: 90 min.
Year: 1975
THE EVIL DEAD: REIMAGINED 4K Restoration
Director: Sam Raimi
Runtime: 85 min.
Year: 1981
GUESTS: Featuring live performance from Joe LoDuca
THE EXORCIST Director’s Cut
Director: William Friedkin
Runtime: 128 min.
Year: 1973
GUESTS: Director William Friedkin in person
Director: John Carpenter
Runtime: 89 min.
Year: 1980
GUESTS: Tom Atkins in person
GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR
Director: Travis Stevens
GUESTS: Writer/Director Travis Stevens, Phil Brooks and Elissa Dowling in person
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Runtime: 98 min.
Year: 1982
IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS
World Premiere
Director: David A. Weiner
Country: UK
Runtime: 240 minutes
GUESTS: To be announced
JENNIFER’S BODY
Director: Karyn Kusama
Runtime: 102 min.
Year: 2009
GUESTS: Director Karyn Kusama and Megan Fox in Person
JOE BOB BRIGGS’ “HOW REDNECKS SAVED HOLLYWOOD”
Special Event
Runtime: 120 min.
GUESTS: Joe Bob Briggs in Person
JOJO RABBIT
Director: Taika Waititi
Country: Germany | USA
Runtime: 108 min.
LITTLE MONSTERS
Director: Abe Forsythe
Country: Australia | UK | USA
Runtime: 94 min.
THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE 4K Restoration
Director: Jorge Grau
Country: Spain | Italy
Year: 1974
Director: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 100 min.
THE LONG GOODBYE
Director: Robert Altman
Runtime: 113 min.
GUESTS: Elliott Gould in Person
MISTER AMERICA
Director: Eric Notarnicola
GUESTS: Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington in person
NATURAL BORN KILLERS (Closing Night)
Director: Oliver Stone
Year: 1994
GUESTS: Director Oliver Stone, Juliette Lewis, Woody Harrelson and Don Murphy in person
NIGHT OF THE CREEPS
Director: Fred Dekker
Runtime: 88 min.
Year: 1986
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 132 min.
GUESTS: Director Bong Joon-ho in person
SAMURAI MARATHON 1855
Director: Bernard Rose
Country: Japan | UK
Runtime: 103 min.
GUESTS: Director Bernard Rose and actor Danny Huston in person
TAMMY AND THE T-REX
Director: Stewart Raffill
Runtime: 82 min.
GUESTS: Director Stewart Raffill, producer Diane Kirman and actor John Goff in person
Runtime: 92 min.
GUESTS: Director Joe Begos, William Sadler and Stephen Lang in person
SECOND SCREEN - SPIELBERG THEATRE
1BR (Free Screening)
US Premiere
Director: David Marmor
GUESTS: Director David Marmor and Producer Alok Mishra
BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE AND GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON (Free Screening)
Director: David Gregory
GUESTS: Director David Gregory in person, Director of Photography Jim Kunz and Producer Nicole Mikuzis in person
DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN (Free Screening)
Director: Al Adamson
Runtime: 91 min.
Year: 1971
GUESTS: Actor Zandor Vorkov, Actor/Producer/Stuntman Gary Kent, Actor/Producer/Stuntman Jon ‘Bud’ Carson, Actor/Producer Ken Osborne and Cinematographer Mike Ferris in person
