Beyond Fest 2020 Lineup Includes TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL, THE ‘BURBS, FREAKY, SAINT MAUD, ARCHENEMY, and More!

Taking place at the safe confines of the socially distant drive-in, Beyond Fest will take place October 2nd–8th with a lineup of double features for films both old and new, including The Wolf of Snow Hollow and The ’Burbs, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil and Freaky, Saint Maud and Misery, Synchronic and Bad Hair, Archenemy and Psycho Goreman, and more!

 

You can check out the full lineup below, and to learn more about this year's Beyond Fest, visit:

 

http://www.beyondfest.com/

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Friday, September 18th, 2020 - Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its complete slate of 2020 programming comprising of seven nights of double-bill features including three world premieres, one North American Premiere, and two US premieres of unadulterated cinematic excess. Following a sold-out Summer residence with the American Cinematheque at the Mission Tiki Drive-In, Beyond Fest returns to the socially-distanced safety of the drive-in Friday, October 2nd - Thursday, October 8th to generate funds for the 501c3 non-profit film institution.

 

With a diverse slate celebrating all corners of genre cinema, Beyond Fest is proud to open with a double-barreled-double-bill curated by director Jim Cummings including the World Premiere of his electric werewolf tale, THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW, paired with Joe Dante’s classic, THE BURBS. Closing night honors are bestowed upon Blumhouse and Beyond Fest alumni Christopher Landon for the World Premiere of their gloriously outrageous body-swap-slasher FREAKY, billed with a special rep screening of TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL selected by the director himself.

 

Festival alumni are celebrated as agitator-extraordinaire Adam Egypt Mortimer returns to conquer Beyond Fest with the World Premiere of his newest Spectrevision mindmelt, ARCHENEMY, Steven Kostanski blasts his OTT midnight vibes with the North American Premiere of PSYCHO GOREMAN, and Bryan Bertino brings the terror, unleashing THE DARK AND THE WICKED for its US theatrical bow.

 

“We covet the theatrical experience above all and following the overwhelming success of our drive-in program we never hesitated in keeping Beyond Fest a physical experience” said Beyond Fest Co-Founder, Christian Parkes. “We specifically wanted to give COVID-19 a resilient middle finger and provide a safe, communal respite for filmmakers and film fans to celebrate the best genre cinema on the biggest screens possible.”

 

Other hotly anticipated titles making their West Coast debuts include Rose Glass’ stunning first feature SAINT MAUD,  alongside her selection of Rob Reiner’s MISERY, Moorhead and Benson’s latest genre-melting, time-bending, head trip SYNCHRONIC, Justin Simien’s satirical Sundance stunner BAD HAIR, and the US Premiere of medieval-gothic-horror, THE RECKONING, from longtime agent provocateur, Neil Marshall.

 

A timely dissolution of the American Dream is given center stage as the Maestro David Lynch is saluted with a triple bill consisting of three of his finest features: BLUE VELVET, LOST HIGHWAY, and MULHOLLAND DRIVE.

 

“In a year that has seen the world turn upside-down, it’s good to see some things never change” Head Programmer Evrim Ersoy added. “Beyond Fest stands tall with an eclectic slate of programming that will challenge audiences and transform the drive-in experience into something never before done.”

 

Finally, Beyond Fest celebrates Brandon Cronenberg with a special pre-festival event featuring the West Coast Premiere of his stunning body-horror, POSSESSOR UNCUT, paired with John Frakenheimer’s sci-fi classic SECONDS as picked by Brandon himself. This special warm-up event is scheduled the week before the festival opens on Thursday September 24th, 2020.

 

See below for the full lineup of newly announced feature film titles for Beyond Fest 2020. Tickets will be on sale via Eventbrite on September 18th at 9 AM PST. Visit BeyondFest.com and the American Cinematheque for details.

 

BEYOND FEST 2020 PROGRAM

 

9.24 SPECIAL EVENT

 

POSSESSOR UNCUT

 

West Coast Premiere

 

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 103 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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SECONDS

 

Repertory Screening

 

Director: John Frankenheimer

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 106 minutes

 

Year: 1966

 

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10.2

 

THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW

 

World Premiere

 

Director: Jim Cummings

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 83 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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THE BURBS

 

Repertory Screening

 

Director: Joe Dante

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 103 minutes

 

Year: 1989

 

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10.3

 

BLUE VELVET

 

Repertory Screening

 

Director: David Lynch

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 120 minutes

 

Year: 1986

 

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MULHOLLAND DRIVE

 

Repertory Screening

 

Director: David Lynch

 

Country: France, USA

 

Runtime: 147 minutes

 

Year: 2001

 

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LOST HIGHWAY

 

Repertory Screening

 

Director: David Lynch

 

Country:France, USA

 

Runtime: 134 minutes

 

Year: 1997

 

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10.4

 

SAINT MAUD

 

West Coast Premiere

 

Director: Rose Glass

 

Country: UK

 

Runtime: 84 minutes

 

Year: 2019

 

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MISERY

 

Repertory Screening

 

Director: Rob Reiner

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 107 minutes

 

Year: 1990

 

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10.5

 

SYNCHRONIC

 

West Coast Premiere

 

Directors: Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 96 minutes

 

Year: 2019

 

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BAD HAIR

 

West Coast Premiere

 

Director: Justin Simien

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 115 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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10.6

 

THE DARK AND THE WICKED

 

US Premiere

 

Director: Bryan Bertino

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 95 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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THE RECKONING

 

US Premiere

 

Director: Neil Marshall

 

Country: UK

 

Runtime: 110 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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10.7

 

ARCHENEMY

 

World Premiere

 

Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 90 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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PSYCHO GOREMAN

 

International Premiere

 

Director: Steven Kostanski

 

Country: Canada

 

Runtime: 92 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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10.8

 

FREAKY

 

World Premiere - Free screening

 

Director: Christopher Landon

 

Country: USA

 

Runtime: 101 minutes

 

Year: 2020

 

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TUCKER & DALE vs EVIL

 

Repertory Screening

 

Director: Eli Craig

 

Country: Canada

 

Runtime: 89 minutes

 

Year: 2010

 

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Attend Beyond Fest:

 

Tickets will be on sale via Eventbrite on September 17th at 10 AM PST. Visit BeyondFest.com and the American Cinematheque for details.

 

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Beyond Fest

 

Beyond Fest is the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S. and exists to serve the genre community of Los Angeles. Beyond Fest is built in partnership with American Cinematheque and Death Waltz Recording Co.. A not-for-profit entity, Beyond Fest raises funds for the 501C3 non-profit film institution, American Cinematheque. Its favorite film is Jaws.

 

American Cinematheque

 

Established in 1981, the American Cinematheque is a 501C3 non-profit viewer-supported film exhibition and cultural organization dedicated to the celebration of the Moving Picture in all of its forms. The American Cinematheque renovated and reopened (on Dec. 4, 1998) the historic 1922 Hollywood Egyptian Theatre. This includes a state-of-the-art 616-seat theatre housed within Sid Grauman's first grand movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard. The exotic courtyard is fully restored to its 1922 grandeur. The Egyptian was the home of the very first Hollywood movie premiere in 1922. In January 2005 the American Cinematheque expanded its programming to the 1940 Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica.

 

Death Waltz Recording Co.

 

Founded in 2011 by music industry veteran Spencer Hickman, Death Waltz Recording Co. have been at the forefront of the vinyl soundtrack resurgence. Working with directors & composers such as David Lynch, Richard Kelly, John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi & Steve Moore to produce definitive versions of classic soundtracks to films both old and new. Recently venturing into both digital and CD territory DWRC remain the leading lights of the soundtrack scene. In 2015 DWRC joined Mondo Tees and Hickman now runs both The Mondo Music Label and DWRC.