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  • Beyond Fest Announces Full 2024 Line Up

    Beyond Fest runs September 25th - October 9th, 2024.
    Beyond Fest runs September 25th – October 9th, 2024.

    Preview:

    • Beyond Fest is back in Los Angeles for its 12 year later this month.
    • ‘Salem’s Lot,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and more will receive premieres.
    • Filmmakers including Sam Raimi, Shane Black and more will present retrospectives.

    Now entering its 12th year, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, Beyond Fest is back offering even more exciting screenings and talks with filmmakers.

    The event, which has brought first looks at new movies and more to fans for years, is back this month, boasting 82 features, including 16 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 1 North American Premiere, 3 US Premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres.

    Related Article: Beyond Fest’s Full 2023 Line Up Includes ‘The Creator’, ‘The Toxic Avenger’ and More

    When and where is Beyond Fest 2024 happening?

    (L to R) Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in 'Lethal Weapon'. Photo: Warner Bros.
    (L to R) Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in ‘Lethal Weapon’. Photo: Warner Bros.

    This year’s event runs between September 25th – October 9th.

    In partnership with the American Cinematheque and presented exclusively by distributor NEON, Beyond Fest will screen at the Egyptian Theatre, Aero Theatre, Los Feliz 3, and Vista Theatre.

    Here’s what Head of Programming Evrim Ersoy has to say about this year’s fest:

    “Combining a celebration of cinema whilst firmly focusing our gaze on the next generation of filmmakers has always been at the heart of the Beyond Fest. And this year we have even more opportunity to bring together the full spectrum of genre filmmaking to the community that is at the core of everything we do: from Kiyoshi Kurosawa to Brady Corbet, Jennifer Kent to Sam Raimi, we have created a program that embraces all corners of the cinematic spectrum.”

    What could I see at the 2024 Beyond Fest?

    2024's Salem's Lot. Photo: Warners Bros.
    2024’s Salem’s Lot. Photo: Warners Bros.

    In its inimitable style, Beyond Fest is blending exciting new movies with the chance to experience old favorites and listen to the people who made them.

    Among the new movies on offer are ‘Salem’s Lot,’ the Stephen King adaptation directed by ‘It’ scribe Gary Dauberman (which opens this year’s event), Brady Corbet’s latest audacious indie ‘The Brutalist,’ the 35mm debut of Palme D’or Winner ‘Anora’ with writer/director Sean Baker and Mikey Madison in person and Marielle Heller’s scathing ‘Nightbitch’ starring Amy Adams hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus of The Bechdel Cast.

    Guy Maddin launches a special retrospective with his new film, ‘Rumours,’ Jesse Eisenberg brings road trip pic ‘A Real Pain’ and there is the Los Angeles Premiere of Ali Abbasi’s cutthroat origin story ‘The Apprentice,’ starring Sebastian Stan (as Donald Trump), Jeremy Strong, and Maria Bakalova.

    (L to R) Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in 'The Apprentice'. Photo: Briarcliffe.
    (L to R) Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in ‘The Apprentice’. Photo: Briarcliffe.

    Closing the event will be Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud‘ with the legendary Japanese auteur joining in-person to launch a 7-film retrospective.

    And for those craving a look back? Get a load of the retrospective screenings boasting more great filmmakers… Sam Raimi returns with a 35mm triple feature of ‘Darkman,’ ‘The Quick and the Dead,’ and ‘Drag Me to Hell,’ Shane Black showcases his pugilistic excellence with a quadruple bill including ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ and ‘The Nice Guys’, while Australian genre expert Jennifer Kent makes a rare U.S. appearance to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ‘The Babadook,’ paired with ‘The Nightingale.’

    Walter Hill revisits the murderous swamps of ‘Southern Comfort,’ Paul W.S. Anderson attends for a rare showing of his cosmic-cult-space-horror, ‘Event Horizon,’ and Indian auteur Tarsem Singh joins to showcase two stunning restorations: the World Premiere of ‘The Cell’ and the West Coast Premiere of ‘The Fall’.

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    That’s just a small sampling of what’s on offer. Visit beyondfest.com and americancinematheque.com for more details.

    How can I get tickets for the 2024 Beyond Fest?

    Tickets will be on sale via americancinematheque.com on Friday, September 13th at 10AM PST.

    Al Pacino in 'Scarface'. Photo: Universal Pictures.
    Al Pacino in ‘Scarface’. Photo: Universal Pictures.

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  • Andy Vajna, ‘Rambo’ and ‘Terminator 3’ Producer, Dies at 74

    Andy Vajna, ‘Rambo’ and ‘Terminator 3’ Producer, Dies at 74

    Hungarian National Film Fund

    Andy Vajna, a prominent producer of blockbuster action flicks including multiple “Rambo” and “Terminator” films, has died. He was 74.

    Vajna passed away in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday, according to the Hungarian National Film Fund, which he helped found. The fund said in a Facebook post that the producer was a “dominant figure in the Hungarian and international film industry.”

    Along with producing partner Mario Kassar, Vajna created indie outlet Carolco, which produced numerous hits including the first three “Rambo” flicks, “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” and “Total Recall.” Other famous releases included “Basic Instinct,” “Nixon,” “Evita,” “Judge Dredd,” and “Die Hard With a Vengeance,” among many more.

    After a successful career in American filmmaking, Vajna returned to his native Hungary to found a film distribution company. He also served as a government commissioner in charge of the national film industry.

    In a Twitter post, Arnold Schwarzenegger paid tribute to Vajna, who he called “a dear friend and a revolutionary force in Hollywood.” The star noted that Vajna was a trailblazer when it came to film production in the ’80s and ’90s.

    No official cause of death was given, though Variety reports that Vajna passed away after “a long illness.”

    [via: Variety]

  • Debbie Lee Carrington of ‘Total Recall’ and ‘Return of the Jedi’ Dies

    Actress Debbie Lee Carrington was a little person who made a big impression in films including the original “Total Recall,” in which she played a Martian resistance fighter named Thumbelina.

    According to Deadline, Carrington, 58, died in her sleep from undetermined causes.

    Friends, family, and colleagues remembered her on Twitter, including Jennifer Tilly, who costarred with her in 1998’s “Bride of Chucky.”

    Writer-director Don Mancini also paid tribute to the actress.

    Because of her diminutive size, Carrington played characters from Ewoks to the Emperor Penguin in “Batman Returns” and an alien in “Men in Black.”

    Her non-costume roles include “Tiny Avenger” on “In Living Color,” a memorable guest turn on “Seinfeld,” Mimi’s Mini-Me on “The Drew Carey Show,” and a spandex-clad poet in a perplexing performance art piece with Rachael Leigh Cook’s artsy character in “She’s All That.”

    [Via Deadline]

  • ‘Total Recall’ Writer Accuses Disney of Copying ‘Zootopia’

    Disney’s “Zootopia” does suggest you “Try Everything,” but they probably don’t mean “file a lawsuit against us.” Disney just picked up the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar for “Zootopia” and now the studio is fighting back after the co-screenwriter of “Total Recall” and “Big Trouble in Little China” filed a lawsuit alleging they copied “Zootopia” from an idea he pitched to them — twice.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, writer Gary Goldman filed the complaint Tuesday, and the lawsuit alleges that Disney has a history of ripping off the work of uncredited writers:

    “They did it with ‘Zootopia,’ too, when they copied Gary L. Goldman’s ‘Zootopia.’ Twice — in 2000 and 2009 — Goldman, on behalf of Esplanade, pitched Defendants his ‘Zootopia’ franchise, which included a live-action component called Looney and an animated component called Zootopia. He provided a treatment, a synopsis, character descriptions, character illustrations and other materials. He even provided a title for the franchise: ‘Zootopia.’ Instead of lawfully acquiring Goldman’s work, Defendants said they were not interested in producing it and sent him on his way. Thereafter, consistent with their culture of unauthorized copying, Defendants copied Goldman’s work. They copied Goldman’s themes, settings, plot, characters, and dialogue — some virtually verbatim.”

    The complaint included artwork comparisons from Goldman’s pitch to Disney’s “Zootopia” characters (via Deadline):

    The lawsuit alleges that Goldman pitched his idea to former Disney executive and Mandeville Films’ CEO David Hoberman at Disney’s offices in 2000, and that everyone at the pitch meeting “understood that writers pitch ideas and materials to studios and producers in confidence in order to sell those ideas and materials for financial compensation.” The company passed, but Goldman tried again nine years later, allegedly pitching his “Zootopia” idea to Disney exec Brigham Taylor in February 2009. Disney then allegedly began work on its own “Zootopia” movie. The lawsuit alleges violation of plaintiff’s copyrights, breach of implied contract, breach of confidence, and unfair competition.

    A Disney spokesperson responded to the suit in a statement, saying, “Mr. Goldman’s lawsuit is riddled with patently false allegations. It is an unprincipled attempt to lay claim to a successful film he didn’t create, and we will vigorously defend against it in court.”

    Read the full complaint here. “Zootopia” has made more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

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