Another Hole in the Head Festival 2009

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AUDIE AND THE WOLF is a whacky horror-comedy about a werewolf who really means well, but just can’t seem to stop himself from his insatiable craving for raw meat, murder and general mayhem. He’s a definite nut ball. He pees in the house like an untrained dog, he humps legs and, well, the expression ‘doggie style’ comes to mind... AUDIE AND THE WOLF is rollicking madness with buckets of blood and gore serving up comedy by the bucket. You’ll howl at the moon! You’ll laugh out loud! This romantic comedy begins with an Indian and his wolf. There’s a magical relationship here that’s not bound to this earthly place and goes back many lifetimes ago. The Indian and The Wolf part ways and ultimately a martini sipping actress nails the wolf with her car and takes him home to her Hollywood mansion. From here things get rather bloody and messy with an increasing clutter of the living dead in the basement and a wolf that really needs to be housebroken. The Wolf’s amnesia only adds to his behavioral issues and with a haphazard Pink Dot delivery of raw meat our intrepid John Doe meets the punk rock girl of his dreams, Audie. AUDIE AND THE WOLF is a comedy/horror feature in the spirit of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, and EVIL DEAD 2 AUDIE AND THE WOLF does not disappoint! - Mike Skurko

Tak Sakaguchi’s directorial debut of SAMURAI SCHOOL offers incredibly vivid, Manga inspired violence and martial arts mayhem. Sakaguchi is unquestionably the “real deal,” getting his start in acting only after spending his youth as an actual street fighter in Japan. After a number of films, including the lead role in Ryuhei Kitamura’s cult film Versus, he still insists on doing all of his own stunts. He’s a martial arts renaissance man who has the scars to prove it! SAMURAI SCHOOL is an adaptation of Akira Miyashita’s “Sakigake!! Otokojuku” which remains a best selling comic book series. SAMURAI SCHOOL is an institution where boys learn to be men and are accordingly subjected to “character building” exercises and punishments so extreme that you’ll wince and cackle with delight. One particularly memorable scene involves a student sitting in a cauldron of boiling oil. Does he wince? Never! How about a form of water boarding involving a modified fish tank fitted over a hapless student’s head and then filled with ‘sake?’ Incredible! An expelled student returns with fighters who defeat the older students and several of the teachers. It leads to a death match where only the new students are left to defend the school’s honor. SAMURAI SCHOOL delivers sidesplitting humor along with an explosion of Manga style battle scenes and characters with super human powers that will pull you right through the screen and into the cartoon pages! - Mike Skurko

This just raised the bar in disgusting and insane film. The madness begins with Heather, our sultry protagonist, playing with a Ouija board. Meanwhile, at the stroke of midnight, a black radical is electrocuted for rape, murder and mayhem. Channels get crossed, and we now have our somewhat shocked temptress sharing “quality time” with a black radical puppet that craves white women, raunchy sex, fried chicken, murder and destruction. And then she invites her Hustler Honey girlfriends over to “party.” You need to have an appetite for the absurd, the disgusting, and the deranged for this one. You will laugh until you wet yourself. I am not kidding. BLACK DEVIL DOLL goes where no puppet has gone, with gutter humor, exploding bodily fluids, and one of the most erotic car wash scenes you’ll ever see. There’s no escape from the film’s massive breasts…or the murderous intent of a cliché-wrangling black radical puppet.--Mike Skurko

BLOOD RIVER is a savage psychological thriller about an apparently normal married couple taking a simple road trip on a remote desert highway in Nevada. She’s sweet, pretty, and pregnant and he’s just a typical guy who works in an office building. Along the way they pass a mysterious drifter wandering the road. At a glance, his piercing eyes, grizzly scowl, and black cowboy hat give the impression of pure evil, foreshadowing brutality on the path ahead. After a blowout and accident they are forced to walk in the hot desert sun, ultimately spending time at the ghost town of Blood River with the creepy drifter, who doesn’t help their comfort level with sinister quotes from scripture and dark references of redemption. As the men go off to get help, the movie takes a twist that can’t be anticipated, upping the adrenaline level and ultimately bringing the three to the point of no return. BLOOD RIVER is absolutely disturbing and ends with the unsettling dread of an unanswered question.--Mike Skurko

BRAIN DEAD ALIVE: In the small quiet town of New Town, a shy and timid Lionel must keep his friends and neighbors from learning that his mother has become a flesh eating Zombie, which is hard to do since she keeps escaping and infecting other people. Based on Peter Jackson’s cult movie, the result is a hilarious story of blood, guts, and more blood preformed live by the Primitive Screwheads Theater Company in the style of a vintage 1940’s radio parody with gallons of fake blood sprayed all over the theater. Yes, there will be blood all over the theater!

A Thai ghost story that takes an incredible psychological turn by weaving classic folklore into the modern world of digital technology and film piracy within the steamy city of Bangkok. COMING SOON has an unsettling knack for scaring you right out of your seat. There are multiple twists of plot that will keep you guessing (and questioning your sanity) all the way to the very end. The divide between what is real and what is film/fantasy is continually addressed here and leaves you with that terrifying sense that you have just woken up from a nightmare wondering if it really was “just a bad dream.” After watching COMING SOON you will absolutely need a night-light! Spectacular cinematography delivered on a fresh 35mm print make this screening an amazing visual treat. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see this on the big screen in San Francisco!--Mike Skurko

DUE TO PERMITTING ISSUES WITH THE CITY, THE JUNE 12 CONANATOR HAS BEEN POSTPONED. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE JULY SHOWS AND WE ARE CONFIDENT WE WILL HAVE EVERYTHING SQUARED AWAY WITH THE CITY BY THEN! It was a time before the Age of Aquarius, where savage warriors, horrific monsters and luscious maidens roamed a lawless land of cold steel and greed. And from this arose the legendary hero, Conanator. And now for the first time ever, the Primitive Screwheads Theater Company present the extraordinary tale of Conanator’s first adventure staged as a vintage 1940’s style radio comedy, complete with live sound effects, hair raising sword battles, and gallons of blood all over the theater. Yes, there will be blood all over the theater!

Based on a Japanese manga, CROWS: EPISODE 0 takes us into a violent sea of black-clad schoolboys. Suzuran, the school of crows, is the proving ground for the next generation of Yakuza. The stark backdrop of heavy metal and graffiti-tagged school buildings sets the tone. Genji Takaya enrolls at Suzuran to prove to his Dad, Yakuza chief Ken Katagiri, that he’s worthy to take the reins. He’s the new rival of Tamao Serizawa, and spends the bulk of the film fighting his way up the food chain to the ultimate confrontation. This final battle? Kurosawa’s “Ran” meets “Braveheart.” Along the way Genji is befriended and mentored by a gangster, who has a final shot at honor within his tribe. CROWS: EPISODE 0 is unrelenting and gripping, with spectacular cinematography.--Mike Skurko Video hosted by Nippon Cinema