Danger After Dark Takes Over Philadelphia Film Fest

TLA’s Danger After Dark has taken over the Philadelphia Film Festival and the schedule has never looked more appetizing. They will also be honoring “master film maker” Frank Henenlotter with the Phantasmagoria Award for his films “distinguished by their offbeat plots, cheerfully lowbrow humor, excessive gore, and pervasively sordid atmosphere.”

Below is the Danger After Dark line-up.

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Bad Biology
Ribald, frisky and souped-up genitals invade, as the director of Frankenhooker and Basket Case invites you to fasten your seat belts for one of the raunchiest, most original horror comedies of the year.

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Black House
Korean horror continues to cross new boundaries with this nail-biting thriller about an insurance agent peeling back the mysteries of a creepy house only to find terrors beyond his imagination.

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Confession of Pain
From the makers of the Hong Kong hit Infernal Affairs (remade stateside as Scorsese’s Oscar-winner The Departed), the sophisticated and violent cop drama Confession of Pain proves a worthy, dark successor — with a twist.

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Dead Fury
If decapitations, flying eyeballs and disembowelment (emphasis on “bowels”) are your cup of goo, then don’t miss this adults-only animated horror parody from the imagination of animator and illustrator, FSudol.

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Epitaph
A chill is in their air as unrequited and obsessive love is swept up in a sea of blood in this South Korean box office sensation that takes Asian horror in a whole new direction.

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Eye in the Sky
This action film from producer Johnnie To (Triad Election) follows a young woman’s dangerous mission to catch wily jewel thieves amidst the concrete jungle of Hong Kong.

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Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Monsters invade Danger After Dark, and who is left to save the day? Jack Brooks, plumber extraordinaire, in this loving, hilarious and thrilling ode to monster movies and monster slayers.

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The Last House in the Woods
In this Italian screamfest, a young couple seeks sanctuary from a group of sadistic bullies at a mysterious house, only to discover that their place of refuge harbors even darker secrets.

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Like a Shooting Star
Filled with pop-art colors, a musical number(!), and some of the best on-screen romantic pairing since Hepburn and Tracy, this jazzy action classic from Japan’s Nikkatsu studio tells the story of a Tokyo hitman who falls into a dangerous love affair while hiding out in Kobe.

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Mirageman
An unlikely superhero emerges from the streets of Santiago to fight crime in this thrill ride that’s often funny and always action-packed.

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Pistoleros
A gun-toting romp through the mean streets of…Copenhagen? Chilean-born, Danish-reared, first-time director Shaky Gonzalez scoops up the baton from Robert Rodriguez in this madcap tale of a heist gone awry and a hunt for missing millions.

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Soo
This unflinching drama of violence and revenge makes for classic DAD fare. Korean-Japanese director Yoichi Sai’s brutal film follows a policeman on a deranged crusade to avenge his twin brother’s death at the hands of a ruthless gang of thugs. You want dark? You got dark.

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The Sperm
Comical mayhem ensues when the citizens of Bangkok are invaded by mutated sperm, masturbating clone babies, busty alien babes and a 50-foot rock star in this crazy mash-up of sci-fi, fantasy and cheeky teen sex comedies.

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Storm
Gut-punching action, gory murders and Matrix-style special effects await you in the ultimate edge-of-your-seat thrill ride!

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Stuck
Based on a true story that inspired a delirious urban legend, filmmaker Stuart Gordon delivers an edge-of-your-seat thriller with his signature brand of unexpected humor, social commentary and vividly red bloodshed.

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Timecrimes
Spanish newcomer Nacho Vigalondo explodes onto the scene with this time travel thriller that boasts more twists and turns than The Usual Suspects.

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Trailer Park of Terror
Saddle up for countrified horror served with dirty double entendres, teens in jeopardy and roadkill jerky as the popular comic series from Reading, P.A.-based Imperium Comics hits the big screen!

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Triangle
Explosive comedy and action-packed adventure erupt as premier Hong Kong directors Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To collaborate to tell a story about three friends’ quest for buried treasure.

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Who is KK Downey?
Skinny jean enthusiasts beware as the hipster body count piles up in this filthy, expletive-driven and extremely dark satire about the seduction of fame and a counterculture filled with rampant sex, drugs and electro-pop terror.

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The festival takes place from April 3rd to the 15th and you can check out all the detail at http://www.phillyfests.com/pff/home.cfm.

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