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...Hinkle, co-director of the reputably ‘indie’ Brattle Theatre, and Steven Schneider, who has edited numerous books dedicated to the horror genre, are teaming up to undo what they say is a conspicuous lack of fantasy film festivals on the East Coast...
...theater’s program director about three years ago, Hinkle has the most influence of anyone on staff regarding what gets into the theater’s lineup. Armed with the desire to create a fantasy film festival modeled after the ones circulating throughout Europe, Hinkle contacted Schneider to share his idea, well aware of the film guru’s reputation as an authority on horror cinema...
...time, Schneider was touring the country publicizing the book Fear Without Frontiers, which he edited, and working on a proposal to establish a world-class, international horror film festival. The opportunity to work with the Brattle was very appealing, says Schneider, who is a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard in the Philosophy department...
...success of any film festival boils down to the selection of the films themselves. This particular festival showcases films that many might be dubiously overlooked as B-movie material, but actually possess both artistic and commercial value, its organizers say. Both Hinkle and Schneider also purposely chose movies from a wide array of countries, including Japan, France and Australia, to provide viewers with a glimpse into the ways that genres are constructed and interpreted in each region...
...think it’s pretty remarkable,” Schneider says. “It’s a film that from the outside looks like it’s gotta be horror, but really it’s an intense psycho drama which has a lot of [eXistenZ director] David Cronenberg’s influences...