Fantasia 2017 Final Announcements
Late last month we brought you the first wave of announcement’s for the forthcoming Fantasia International Film Festival. It was already shaping up nicely with a special screening of Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and the likes of Replace, 68 Kill, and A Ghost Story, on the bill. But now things are even more brilliant as the full line-up is here, and there are yet another couple of stunners. Atomic Blonde, the Charlize Theron actioner from David Leitch, one of directors of John Wick, and the 3D restoration of James Cameron’s masterpiece – Terminator 2: Judgement Day, will both have very special screenings during the festival.
Kicking off the final list of films is the movie that will close the festival, A Taxi Driver. Directed by Jang Hoon, one of Korea’s most talented filmmakers, A Taxi Driver stars Song Kang-ho (The Host, Snowpiercer) in a career-defining performance in what is being touted as an unforgettable historic drama. Robert Pattinson’s Good Time continues its festival run; we’ve already seen this one and highly recommend that you watch it if you’re attending Fantasia. Other highlights include Patti Cake$, Bushwick, and Fashionista, as well as Blood Heist and Blood Ride, two ‘femme-made revisionist exploitation films’ produced by none other than James Franco.
The rest of the films announced can be found below:
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A GHOST STORY
A THOUSAND JUNKIES
ABU
ANIMALS
ANOTHER WOLFCOP
ASSHOLES
ATOMIC BLONDE
BAD BLACK
BETTER WATCH OUT
BOYKA: UNDISPUTED
BROKEN SWORD HERO
CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT
DARKLAND
DEATH LINE (New 2K Restoration of the Original Director’s Cut)
DEATH NOTE: LIGHT UP THE NEW WORLD
DELIVER US
DOUBLE BARREL
DRIB
EXTRAORDINARY MISSION
FABRICATED CITY
FASHIONISTA
FREE AND EASY
FRITZ LANG
GEEK GIRLS
GENOCIDAL ORGAN
GOD OF WAR
GOING TO BRAZIL
GURGAON
HAVE A NICE DAY
HOUSE OF THE DISAPPEARED
INDIANA
INNOCENT CURSE
JAILBREAK
JAPANESE GIRLS NEVER DIE
KILLS ON WHEELS
KING COHEN
LE MANOIR
LE PROBLÈME D’INFILTRATION
LET THERE BE LIGHT
LIBERATION DAY
LOVE AND OTHER CULTS
LU OVER THE WALL
MADE IN HONG KONG (4K Restoration)
MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND
MUMON: THE LAND OF STEALTH
NAPPING PRINCESS
NIGHT IS SHORT
NOVEMBER
OVERDRIVE
PLAN B
POOR AGNES
PREY
RAGE
S.U.M.1
SAVAGE DOG
SHOCK WAVE
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 3D
THE FINAL MASTER
THE H-MAN
THE HONOR FARM
THE LAPLACE’S DEMON
THE NIGHT WATCHMEN
THE SENIOR CLASS
THE SHERIFF IN TOWN
THE TOKYO NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS THE DENSEST SHADE OF BLUE.
TIGER GIRL
TILT
TOKYO GHOUL
TOKYO IDOLS
TOWN IN A LAKE
WALK ON GIRL.
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE
The 21st edition of Fantasia International Film Festival will take place in Montreal July 13 – August 2, with screenings at the Concordia Cinemas, Cinematheque Quebecoise, and the McCord Museum. For more information visit www.fantasiafestival.com.
