= = = = = = = = = AUG. 19, 2008 - In this latest update on = Toronto’s thrilling cinema scene: 1. SEVEN DAYS TO OUR FIRST 2008 FILM = ANNOUNCEMENTS 2. TORONTO AFTER DARK AT THIS WEEKEND’S FESTIVAL OF = FEAR 3. CLIVE BARKER’S THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN SCREENS = THIS THURS, AUG 21 4. AMERICAN MONSTERS FEATURING TOBE HOOPER, SUN, AUG = 24 5. THIS MONTH’S CONTEST = GIVEAWAYS 6. OTHER UPCOMING THRILLING CINEMA = EVENTS 7. THANKS TO OUR 2,500 FACEBOOK = MEMBERS 8. COMING SOON 9. ABOUT US = = = 1. SEVEN DAYS TO = OUR FIRST 2008 FILM ANNOUNCEMENTS! The excitement is building at = Toronto After Dark Film Festival! Behind the scenes, we’ve spent these = past few weeks watching a record-breaking close to 200 feature films and = over 500 shorts submitted for consideration for our 3rd annual event, = which takes place this Oct. 17-24 at Toronto’s legendary Bloor Cinema. = The awesome news for fans is that the wait will soon be over! Stay tuned = as half our incredible lineup of new horror, sci-fi, action and cult = feature film titles will be revealed in just 7 days time, on Tue Aug 26, right here in your email = inbox! The same day we’ll also be posting trailers for the films online, = and our Festival VIP Passes will go on advance sale at the Toronto After = Dark website. Note: our complete 2008 schedule, lineup of films and = advance single tickets will go on sale a month later, on Sep. = 24. = = 2. TORONTO AFTER DARK AT THIS WEEKEND’S FESTIVAL OF = FEAR! This weekend, Aug 22-24, Toronto’s = Metro Convention Centre plays host to the annual Rue Morgue Festival of = Fear and Fan Expo, Canada’s biggest Fan Event, with dozens of special = guests from the world of Horror, Sci-Fi and Cult Cinema as well as = anime, comic books and video games. This year’s high profile guest list = includes WES CRAVEN (Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street), TOBE HOOPER = (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), BUZZ ALDRIN (Apollo 11 Astronaut), JAMES = EDWARD OLMOS (Blade Runner, Battlestar Galactica) and BRENT SPINER (Star = Trek; TNG) to name a few. The event runs Friday, 4-9PM, Saturday, = 10AM-9PM, and Sunday, 11AM-6PM. Tickets and passes available in advance = and at the door. Complete details for the Festival of Fear and the = Sci-Fi, Anime, Comic Book and Gaming Expos, which take place in the same = hall, can be found here. SNEAK PEAK AT THE TORONTO = AFTER DARK BOOTH! If you’re planning on visiting the Expo, = be sure to pop by and say hi to Festival Director Adam Lopez and rest of = the gang at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival booth. We’ll be at = Booth #1143 in the Festival of Fear section, right near Anchor Bay = Entertainment, Warner Brothers, and the main Rue Morgue Booth itself. At = our booth we’ll also treat you to an exclusive sneak peak including the = trailers to half our 2008 feature film lineup. Plus you can enter our = prize draw giveaway contest to win a Festival VIP Pass worth over $100. = If you get lost finding us, just ask the Rue Morgue people to direct you = to our booth! = = 3. CLIVE BARKER’S = THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN SCREENS THIS THURS, AUG = 21 Rue Morgue Magazine presents The = Toronto Premiere of THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN. The event takes place = Thursday August 21 @ 9:30pm, exclusively at The Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor = Street West - Toronto, Canada). Get warmed up for this year’s = Festival of Fear with the Toronto premiere of Clive Barker’s THE = MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Godzilla: Final = Wars). The film stars Bradley Cooper as a photographer on the trail of a = mysterious monster of a man (Vinnie Jones) who’s butchering people in = the subway. The horrifying truth behind the killer’s brutal actions make = THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN one of Barker’s best-loved stories… and the = bloody appetizer to the 2008 Festival of Fear! Plus! Ghastly Prizes! And = Evangelical Satanic Faith Healing with Pastor Morgan Wilkes and Victor = Marshall of Cloven Path Ministries! More info and trailers here and here. Scroll down for your chance = to win tickets! = = 4. AMERICAN = MONSTERS FEATURING TOBE HOOPER, SUN, AUG 24 Sunday, August 24, 9:00PM Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor = Street W.) $20 at the door $15 in advance On Sunday August 24 Rue = Morgue and Daniloff Productions present AMERICAN MONSTERS An Intimate = Evening with TOBE HOOPER featuring a screening of his original The Texas = Chain Saw Massacre and a Q&A with the legendary director speaking = about his milestone film. Facebook event page here. This special presentation = is proudly sponsored by Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Scroll down = for your chance to win = tickets! 5.THIS MONTH’S = CONTEST GIVEAWAYS! = In association with Rue Morgue and the Festival of = Fear we’re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to this Thursday’s special = screening of THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN (Aug 21, 9.30 PM) and 10 pairs of = tickets to this Sunday’s AMERICAN MONSTERS special screening and Q&A = with director TOBE HOOPER (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) live and in person = (AUG 24, 9PM). But you’ll have to hurry as the contest ends 11 AM = tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug 13, so click here to enter = now! = 6. OTHER UPCOMING = THRILLING CINEMA EVENTS! Here’s a listing of some other = upcoming thrilling cinematic events in Toronto to add your schedule. = Complete details at the website and facebook links below: AUGUST = CULT FLICKS AT THE BLOOR CINEMA: Highlights for the rest of this month = include HOT SHOTS PART DEUX, SPACEBALLS, the original 1966 BATMAN MOVIE = starring Adam West, FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, and Truffault’s = THE 400 BLOWS (new 35mm print) and the ever-popular ROCKY HORROR PICTURE = SHOW night. Complete details at the Bloor Cinema Website: http://www.bloorcinema.com JUL 11 - AND = EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT - 16 MM EXPLOITATION CULT CLASSICS - TRASH PALACE = THEATRE http://www.canadapfl.com/trashpalace/new/index2.html= AUG 20 - 27 - 80′S FILM FESTIVAL AT THE FOX THEATRE - An = unbelievable collection of 35 MM film prints of 80’s cult classics = including ROBOCOP, BARON MUNCHAUSEN, THE BREAKFAST CLUB, THE LAST = STARFIGHTER, GHOSTBUSTERS, WEIRD SCIENCE, THE DARK CRYSTAL and many = more! http://www.foxtheatre.ca/ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3D30153807058<= br> AUG 22, 9PM - SINS OF A SUPERVIXEN featuring TURA SATANA - BLOOR = CINEMA A special offsite event as part of the Festival of Fear: An = Intimate Evening With TURA SATANA feat. a screening of Russ Meyer’s = Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Satana will introduce the movie and answer = questions about her legendary role in Meyer’s landmark film. Facebook = Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3D19830301593<= br> AUG 23, 9.30 PM - VAGRANCY FILMS PRESENTS WES CRAVEN’S LAST HOUSE = ON THE LEFT AT THE REVUE CINEMA: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3D32791083512<= br>http://revuecinema.civicrm.ca/now_playing http://www.vagrancyfilms.com AUG 23, = MIDNIGHT - TRASH PALACE PRESENTS A SPECIAL SCREENING OF “THINGS!” http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3D19073571589<= br> SEPT 4- 13 - MIDNIGHT MADNESS AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM = FESTIVAL - TIFF’s midnight programme highlights the weird and the = wonderful, including thrillers, chillers and rockumentaries. Check it = out here: Official Web Page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3D2583935211 OCT 17-24 - TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL - 8 THRILLING NIGHTS = OF NEW HORROR, SCI-FI, ACTION & CULT MOVIES: http://www.torontoafterdark.com/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3D7796510422 ARE WE MISSING YOUR THRILLING CINEMA EVENT? Interested in teaming = up for a cross-promo or co-presentation with Toronto After Dark Film = Festival? Contact us here: http://torontoafterdark.com/2008/contact/ = = 7. THANKS TO OUR = 2,500 FACEBOOK MEMBERS! A big thanks to our many fans on facebook for = joining and spreading the word on the Toronto After Dark Film Festival group. You’ve = help make us one of the biggest film-related groups not just in the city = but on the whole of facebook! As we’re about to start announcing some = amazing movie titles, we’d really appreciate it if you could invite your = film loving friends to the group in the next few days. The best thing = is, it’s as easy as a couple of mouse clicks. Click here to open a menu = where you can choose which friends might be interested in our festival = and send them a personal invite now! = = = 8. COMING = SOON Stay tuned for details of more = thrilling cinema announcements and giveaways coming soon from Toronto = After Dark Film Festival! WANT TO CONTINUE TO GET OUR UPDATES? = MAKE SURE WE’RE NOT ENDING UP IN YOUR SPAM OR BULK MAIL FOLDER:=A0= Add news@torontoafterdark.com to your email address book = and trusted list of e-mails.=A0 KEEP US NOTIFIED OF YOUR NEW = E-MAIL ADDRESS: If you’ve recently changed your e-mail address from the = one you recieved this update at, be sure to add your new address to our = e-mailing list by adding it to our festival mailing list here. = = = = 9. ABOUT US Toronto After Dark = Film Festival is one of the world’s leading showcases of thrilling = international cinema and runs every October, just before Halloween.=A0 = The critically acclaimed festival features new horror, sci-fi, fantasy, = action, animated and cult films from around the world, including a = number of award-winning features and shorts. Last year, the = festival was attended by over 6,500 enthusiastic film fans and over 100 = members of press and industry. In a poll of local filmgoers, Toronto = After Dark was also voted Runner-Up for Best Film Festival in the City. = This year’s much-anticipated third annual event expands to eight = thrilling nights, October 17-24, 2008.=A0 Complete details available at = the Official = Festival Website. PLEASE = TELL YOUR FRIENDS! Please help us spread the word on our = film festival and other thrilling cinema events happening in Toronto by = forwarding this e-mail on to any friends you think might be interested. = Until Next Time, See You After Dark! - Toronto After Dark Film Fest = Team = =