IHSFF Showcase Films
Beyond the Black Rainbow
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
Directed by: Panos Cosmatos Run Time: 1 hr. 50 min. Cast: Eva Allan, Marilyn Norry, Michael Rogers, Rondel Reynoldson Screening Time: Saturday, March 31st at 3:25pm
Directed by: Joseph Green Running Time: 2 hr. Screening Time: Saturday, March 31st at 10:30pm Cast: Jason Evers, Virginia Leith, Leslie Daniels, Adele Lamont
Synopsis: Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. From the producer of Machotaildrop, RAINBOW is the outlandish feature film debut of writer and director Panos Cosmatos. Featuring a hypnotic analog synthesizer score by Jeremy Schmidt of “Sinoia Caves” and “Black Mountain,” RAINBOW is a film experience for the senses.
Synopsis: Dr. Bill Cortner has been performing experimental surgery on human guinea pigs without authorization and against the advice of his father, also a surgeon. When Bill’s fiancée Jan Compton is decapitated in an automobile accident, he manages to keep her brain alive. He now needs to find a new body for his bride-to-be and settles on Doris Powell, a glamour model with a facial disfigurement. Jan meanwhile doesn’t want to continue her body-less existence and calls upon the creature hidden in the basement, one of Bill Cortner’s unsuccessful experiments, to break loose.
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Directed by: Will Hess, Nikki Frakes, Terry Dougas Running Time: 1hr 20 min. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Seth Rogen, Stan Lee Screening Time: Sunday, April 1st at 2:00pm Synopsis: At 88 years old, Stan Lee’s name appears on over 1 billion comics in 75 countries in 25 languages. Stan has co-created over 500 legendary pop culture characters including Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk. The film explores the life of Stan Lee from his early days, his fascinating journey from Timely Comics to the dawn of Marvel Comics to his current company POW! Entertainment. Told through the words of Stan, comic book creators, actors, film producers, family and friends, the story paints a portrait of a man whose creativity knows no bounds and whose characters have grown from humble beginnings in the pages of Marvel Comics in the 1960’s to powerhouse media properties.
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12th Annual PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL March 29 – April 5, 2012