It has come to my attention that there are those living outside the Austin area who grow weary of hearing and reading about the enchanted wonders of America’s greatest movie theater, the Alamo Drafthouse. Such individuals should avoid this post, which concerns the slate of “the strangest, the most heart-pounding and the most challenging new genre films” scheduled for the 2008 Fantastic Fest, to be held at said Drafthouse from September 18-25. Here are a few highlights:
JCVD – Jean-Claude Van Damme enters the Shatner phase of his career as he “portrays an aging action star whose career in Hollywood is all but washed up. Returning to his homeland in Brussels, he lands in the middle of a bank heist and may have to actually save the day.”
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