Later this year, Beyond Fest is going beyond Los Angeles to the Windy City for Beyond Fest Chicago. The event runs from April 2nd to the 5th for four days of all-killer-no-filler cinematic carnage. The Music Box Theater is the home for the combined forces to create Beyond Chicago. Presented by MUBI, Beyond Chicago will explode 30 features across the Music Box Theatre’s historic screens from every corner of the globe.
Tickets go on sale to Music Box members on March 5th and to the general public on March 6th. Free tickets for Screen 2 will be available to Music Box members on Wednesday, April 1st, and to the general public on Thursday, April 2nd.
For more information, visit beyondfest.com and musicboxtheatre.com.
Opening and Closing Night honors are bestowed upon two of contemporary cinema’s boldest voices: Opening Night brings Curry Barker’s instant horror classic OBSESSION, whilst Closing Night honors go to Daniel Goldhaber and the World Premiere of his audacious reinvention of the seminal Video Nasty shock doc, FACES OF DEATH, on stomach-churning 35mm.
The Full List Of Screenings
Here’s the full list of screenings being shown during the event.
Beyond Fest’s alumni return with a ferocious pair of double-trouble-fists-of-fury. The great Bob Odenkirk joins us for the Centerpiece Screening of Ben Wheatley’s blast of action fire frenzy, NORMAL, on glorious 35mm. Complementing NORMAL, Odenkirk will also host his thematically-inspired pick, Joseph Sargent’s THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE, also on 35mm. Rap legend RZA brings his slick and soulful slice of contemporary exploitation, ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE, and will also host a special 35mm screening of the Shaw Brothers classic, THE KID WITH THE GOLDEN ARM.
The best of contemporary genre filmmaking is on full display courtesy of Jorma Taccone’s blisteringly violent and brilliantly funny, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, Mark Jenkin’s magnificently haunting tale of time and terror, ROSE OF NEVADA, starring George MacKay and Callum Turner and in what is a guaranteed lights-out, barn burner of a screening, Stunt icon Kenji Tanigaki brings his instantly infamous epic-fight-fest, THE FURIOUS to Chicago.
High-profile repertory screenings include the World Premiere 4K Restoration of SPEED RACER with director Lilly Wachowski in attendance, Terror Vision/Culture Shock’s meticulous rejuvenation of the batshit insane, SMALL KILL, the incredible SHEILA AND THE BRAINSTEM in 4K from Severin Films, Factory25’s glorious remaster of the batshit brilliant BLOOD BROTHERS, and a special late-night screening of FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN in eye-popping 3D in honor of our beloved Udo Kier.
Cinema icon Meiko Kaji makes her triumphant return to the U.S. for her first-ever Chicago appearance. Kaji will attend three magically special screenings of FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 on 35mm, LADY SNOWBLOOD 2K Restoration, and the brand new 2K Restoration of WANDERING GINZA BUTTERFLY 2: SHE-CAT GAMBLER.
Director Tom Stern brings his deliriously wild BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT, and is joined by noise rock legends Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary. The fevered filmmaking process of master director John Boorman is brilliantly explored in the ultimate double feature, comprised of BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL and a special screening of the rarely seen EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC.
Surrounding these big theater screenings is a jaw-dropping 15-feature program of global, genre cinema and cult discoveries that are all FREE courtesy of our lead presenting sponsor MUBI. Crossing borders, defying convention, and exploding sensibilities, this special selection includes the MidWest Premiere of Sidharta Tata’s blistering action assault, IKATAN DARAH, produced by Iko Uwais, the World Premiere of Gene Gallerano and William Pisciotta’s brilliant American creature feature, THE YETI, Algeria’s brilliantly bone-chilling horror, ROQIA from director Yanis Koussim, SXSW’s mind melding sci-fi shocker, IMPOSTERS from director Caleb Phillips, Ben Wheatley’s unhinged lo-fi sci-fi epic BULK, and Jessica Vogt’s heartbreaking independent sci-fi PHASE, Grégory Morin’s riotous midnighter FLUSH, Avalon Fast’s thrilling coming-of-age witchcraft story CAMP, the sumptuous and enthralling 16mm nightmare CRUEL HANDS from director Al Kalyk, as well as two dedicated short blocks highlighting the best of home-grown talent as well as international newcomers.
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