While the San Diego Latino Film Festival features a jam packed roster of excellent films, it's a little slim in the horror movie department. Latino community, what's up? Come on now, I know there are quite a few of us with some scary stories in them. I'm waiting for the one that can rival the "El Cucuy" stories my grandmother used to tell me.
However, if your definition of horror can stretch out to the thriller genre, than there are still a few interesting selections to see at this years festival. Journey past the break to see what's playing and when.
Cronos
Synopsis: Before his international breakthrough Pan’s Labyrinth, Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro directed this offbeat and utterly original sci-fi flick about an elderly antiques dealer who accidentally activates a device that grants eternal life.
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Showtimes
Synopsis: K-11 follows Raymond Saxx Jr., a powerful record producer who wakes from a drug-induced blackout to find himself locked up and classified "K-11." Plunged into a nightmarish world ruled by a transsexual diva named Mousey, Raymond is truly a fish out of water. His struggle to contact the outside world and regain his freedom seems impossible; but he must learn to navigate this new power structure if he's ever going to survive and be in control of his life again.
Director: Jules Stewart
Showtimes
K-11
Synopsis: K-11 follows Raymond Saxx Jr., a powerful record producer who wakes from a drug-induced blackout to find himself locked up and classified "K-11." Plunged into a nightmarish world ruled by a transsexual diva named Mousey, Raymond is truly a fish out of water. His struggle to contact the outside world and regain his freedom seems impossible; but he must learn to navigate this new power structure if he's ever going to survive and be in control of his life again.
Director: Jules Stewart
Showtimes
38. Expansiva
Synopsis: A radio disc jockey goes into an infernal, intense trip when he tries to uncover a cult of sadistic killers in the Mexican underground. One of the craziest films of legendary director Christian Gonzalez, known best as the King of Mexplototation Cinema who has a career of more than 90 films. 38. Expansiva is pure adrenaline madness. With the master surreal trademarks that includes shocking violence, strong and furious female characters, gore, vagina dentatas, revenge and plenty of bullets.
Director: Christian Gonzalez
The Body
Synopsis: In this twisty thriller from the producers of The Orphanage, a detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue. His investigation turns up some frightening skeletons.
Director: Oriol Paulo
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
Synopsis: An antiques collector inherits a house from his estranged mother, only to discover that she had been living in a shrine devoted to a mysterious cult. Soon, he comes to suspect that his mother's oppressive spirit still lingers within her home and is using items in the house to contact him with an urgent message.
Director: Rodrigo Gudino
Sam-
ReplyDeleteThere's also: http://sdlatino.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/enlasafuerasdelaciudad_patriciovalladares_sdlatino2013
And: http://sdlatino.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/makingoffsangrientomasacreenelsetdefilmac_hernnquintana_sdlatino2013
Oh wow, don't know how I missed those. Thanks!
Delete