THE 42ND STREET TO PARADISE FILM FESTIVAL BIRMINGHAM UK Feat. IAN MCCULLOCH/TOM HODGE/GRAHAM HUMPHREYS/NORMAN J WARREN/MARIO COVONE

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS SCREAM!!!

2 DAYS OF GRINDHOUSE MADNESS PAYING HOMAGE TO THE GLORY DAYS OF TIMES SQUARE,NEW YORK'S 42ND ST AT THE RAINBOW AND THE MOCKINBIRD THEATRE CUSTARD FACTORY BIRMINGHAM

FEAT. DRIVE IN CINEMA ,SPECIAL GUESTS + STALLS!!!!

TICKETS £25 WEEKEND PASS FOR ALL EVENTS -FIRST 50 TO RECEIVE SPECIAL GIFT PACKAGE!

OR:

FRI - DRIVE IN CINEMA RAINBOW ARENA

£10 Per person Seated or in vehicle)

SAT - CUSTARD FACTORY ALL DAYER +GUESTS /STALLS
£15 PER TICKET

TICKETLINK:

https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/the-42nd-st-to-paradise-film-festival/10035634

26/6/15 - 27/6/15
RAINBOW VENUES +
CUSTARD FACTORY
BIRMINGHAM

A multi genre filmfest feat. Italian Poliziotteschi (cop films)/ Sci-Fi/Horror/Gangsploitation/Gore and much much more!!!

FRIDAY 26TH JUNE
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FOR THIS EVENT A DRIVE IN CINEMA WILL BE BUILT IN THE RAINBOW ARENA!!!

CRUISE IN OR TAKE A SEAT....

DRIVE IN WILL SCREEN:

TERRORVISION (1986)
DEADBEAT AT DAWN (1988)
+ SHORTS + TRAILER TRASH

VHS CARNIVAL + STALLS + MERCH (FULL DETAILS TO FOLLOW SHORTLY!)

AFTERPARTY: SONIC WAVE CINEMA

Open call to choose your favourite cult film and cover the soundtrack in the genre of your choice! Application info coming soon!!!

SATURDAY 27TH JUNE
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THE MOCKINGBIRD THEATRE 3 - 10PM

Q+A With:

NORMAN J WARREN DIR. SATAN'S SLAVE/PREY/INSEMINOID

Screenings of:

VIOLENT NAPLES (1976)
THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970 Orig)

VHS FOREVER + Q+A with Dir. Mark Williams

GUESTS: TOM HODGE + GRAHAM HUMPHREYS

IAN MCCULLOCH

GRAHAM HUNPHREYS

Graham Humphreys is a British illustrator and visual artist best known for producing film posters. During the 1980s, Humphreys worked with Palace Pictures, producing ART for films including Dream Demon, Basket Case, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, the Nightmare on Elm Street series, Phenomena and Santa Sangre.

. He has been involved in films including Life is Sweet, Erik the Viking, From Dusk till Dawn, House of 1000 Corpses, and Party Monster. Other film work includes material for The Pervert's Guide to Cinema and Into the Dark.

Humphreys's graphic design for print media includes work published in New Musical Express, Vogue, Esquire, FHM, QX, Arena, Loaded, Junior and F-1

TOM HODGE

Tom Hodge is The Dude Designs, independent art director, designer, digital artist and author. He has been solely responsible for such international poster campaigns as Hobo with a Shotgun, The Innkeepers,
The Sacrament, Wolfcop and The Heat among many others.
Tom started the dude designs in 2011 and is now an industry recognised figure for his designs with his work often appearing in Screen Rant (“Best film poster of the year”), Yahoo, MTV News, Rotten
Tomatoes, Bloody Disgusting, Business Insider, Total Film, Entertainment Weekly and even Perez Hilton.
As well as being interviewed for the BBC News and Vice websites, along with numerous others. He has also had features in magazines worldwide, such as Rue Morgue (Canada), Front (UK), Virus (Germany), FHM (Spain), Imagine FX (UK). As well as guest appearances at events like Empire Magazine’s 02 Arena film expo and conventions like Weekend of Horrors - Europe’s largest horror con.
Tom has now been published, with his book “VHS: Video Cover Art”, the first book to take a comprehensive look at the spectacular forgotten artwork of UK video covers from the 80s and 90s, which will be released in March.

Website: thedudedesigns.com
Facebook: TheDudeDesigns
Instagram: @Tom DudeDesigns Hodge
Twitter: @The_DudeDesigns
vhsvideocoverart.com

MARIO COVONE
www.mariocovone.com

Former comic store owner turned writer, Mario Covone is the new Brit sensation on the independent scene. His web comics 'CIRCLES' and 'A STRANGER COMES TO TOWN' have been critical success' with 'CIRCLES' being nominated for an Irish Arcade Award after only three chapters. VIDEO NASTY is Mario's début comic book and has already been lauded as an important piece that reflects not only the political climate of the early 1980's, but also of modern Britain too.

"Mario Covone is an exciting new voice in comics with a cool new spin on a provocative subject... dare you enter the dark world of the Video Nasty?"
- Jake West, Director of 'Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape'

VHS CARNIVAL +STALLS+ MERCH!!

More guests and film TBA!!!