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Frightfest Glasgow 2010 - review

So, another Frightfest is over, all too soon. This was my first Glasgow event, and although it did seem very truncated compared to the London event (2 days instead of 5), I had a great time. there were plenty of friendly people, freebie (mostly leftovers from the London event last year, though I managed to get free DVDs of Death Note Death Note[/cbc] and Fragile), and some decent movies. I even had time to check out The Wolfman, which I’ll review after the jump along with all the Frightfest movies.

There were also some nice guest Q&As and special previews. Sadly, previously announced guests Christa Campbell, Vincenzo Natali and Adam Green couldn’t make it (the latter ironically prevented from promoting Frozen by snow & ice). However, some other guests made it. As well as the directors of Amer & 2001 Maniacs, there were a few previews from Frightfest regulars. Chris Smith showed a scene from his upcoming Black Death, which looked OK but not particularly spectacular. Neil Marshall showed the opening of his Roman actioner Centurion, while Jake West premiered the deleted footage from Doghouse. Both of these were pretty good, hope that there’s a director’s cut of Doghouse in the near future and Marshall may have a hit on his hands…

The atmosphere, as ever, was incredible and mostly enjoyable. There was a strange moment during Stag Night, where fight broke out (apparently due to an armrest dispute!), but other than that it was no different to the London event apart from the size of the cinema itself.

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The Blob (1988)

Director: Chuck Russell

Written by: Chuck Russell & Frank Darabont

Starring: Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Art LaFleur, Bill Moseley, Erika Eleniak

Music by: Michael Hoenig

Taglines: “Scream now, while there’s still room to breathe.”"Terror has no shape.”"If it had a mind, you could reason with it. If it had a face, you could look it in the eye. And if it had a body, you could shoot it.”"On his 30th birthday, he’s back: bigger, faster, hungrier, meaner and deadlier than before…Guess he’ll have his cake and eat it too.”

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Chopping Mall (1986) (a.k.a. Killbots)

Director: Jim Wynorski

Written by: Steve Mitchell & Jim Wynorski

Starring: Kelli Maroney, Tony O’Dell, Russell Todd, Karrie Emerson, Barbara Crampton, Nick Segal, John Terlesky, Suzee Slater, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Dick Miller, Gerrit Graham, Mel Welles, Angus Scrimm

Taglines:“Where shopping costs you an arm and a leg!”

“Chopping Mall – Where they slash their prices – and their customers!”

“Buy or Die”

“Half Off is just the beginning!”

“At Park Plaza Mall the security force isn’t just tight, it’s terrifying!”

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