Trail of the Screaming Forehead
 

So, here's the deal. It's a B-movie. Directed by the same guy who did the cult favorite The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, which some of you may know.

A very good friend is in charge of filling up seats at the L.A. one-night-only premiere next Thursday, September 20th at 8:00 pm. You can buy tickets through Fandango (http://www.fandango.com/trailofthesc...ate=9/20/2007), and general admission tickets are $10.00.

I'm helping her to do some shameless promotion...

www.screamingforehead.com

www.myspace.com/screamingforehead

OR

http://del.icio.us/screamingforehead

There will be a QA with cast and crew following the screening.

TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING FOREHEAD, 2007, 84 min. Dir. Larry Blamire. At long last--the eagerly-awaited follow-up to THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA! Shot in glorious color and the new screen miracle CraniaScope, it's the spine-tingling story of a small coastal town besieged by foreheads from outer space, intent on taking over our planet; imagine INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS directed by Douglas Sirk (only funny, of course) and you've got it. Presented by none other than Ray Harryhausen, it features stop-motion work by the Chiodo Brothers, some very cool cameos, and a haunting title song performed by The Manhattan Transfer! With Brian Howe, Dan Conroy, Andrew Parks, Fay Masterson. Plus: Surprise Larry Blamire Shorts (9 min.).

I'm definitely going to be there, and I believe Heidi and Russell (Boss Radio) will be in attendance as well.

I'm a'comin'!

And looking forward to it.

Presented by Harryhausen! I so wish I could go. :(

I would so be there if I were a west coaster. I thought Lost Skeleton was a major hoot.

Did you catch the Harryhausen interview over at The Animation Podcast?

Sounds great!

Downloaded - thanks!

I can't seem to get tickets on Fandango - are you sure they're already on sale (I hope it's not sold out already).

Got 'em. Apparently Fandango is smarter than me.

Theoretically, I could go. Greg can't. I have no work the next day....

Tehoretically, I think you should join us. JOIN US. JOIN US. ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

Yes, I tried to link directly to the purchase page, but it bounces you to an earlier screen. Ah, well. Ticket purchased, as well. Thanks for coming along.

Anybody else comin'? Do you have your tickets yet??

I believe CP bought a ticket.

I am so disappointed that EH couldn't make it! :(

That movie was so much fun. A perfect homage to 1950's nuclear/space scare flicks but done in super-saturated primary technicolor style (in HD with a digital projector, ahhhh). I wish imdb had some better quotes, since the writer had a fantastic way of twisting well-worn phrases into looping redundancies. The writing was hilarious, gorgeous sets and buildings of the era, great campy performances.

Variety wrote this up and it says it better than I do:There was a Q&A which made me super jealous of indi filmmakers and all the fun they have hiring friends to be a part of their projects. If only we knew someone with real cash....;)

Oh, and here is one of the shorts shown before the film. The Tales from the Pub series was created for YouTube by the same people as Forehead, including the actors.

I hung out with mousepod, the TodiMooers, and Boss Radio afterwards for a snack and shmooze. MP and BR having a go at the history of cinema at the same table is quite a thing to witness, and I am an avid student at the feet of the masters.

Great fun! :D

Almost forgot - cameo by Kevin McCarthy, whom I know best as the bad guy in UHF. :D

Oh, and in Innerspace, too! Last consecutive post, I promise.

damn that sounds awesome