Starring: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati, Chris Avram, Leopoldo Trieste, Laura Betti

One of the most influential horror films of all time, Mario Bava’s A Bay of Blood (1971, aka Twitch of the Death Nerve) is the spurting artery from which all future slasher films would flow.

When Countess Federica is murdered at her isolated mansion, a gruesome battle ensues to secure the rights to her valuable property around the bay. Everyone, from illegitimate children to shady real estate agents, stakes a claim, only to be killed in increasingly bizarre ways, from simple shootings to impalement by fishing spear. The makeup effects are by Carlo Rambaldi, who would later earn Oscars for his work in Alien (1979) and E.T. (1982).

Initially scorned upon its original release because of its graphic violence, A Bay of Blood eventually became a trendsetter, the model slasher film that Friday the 13th would emulate nearly a decade later.

Steeped in sadomasochism and lushly photographed in the vivid hues for which the director is known, Mario Bava’s THE WHIP AND THE BODY is a Gothic thriller that far surpasses the API Edgar Allan Poe films that it was intended to emulate.

Christopher Lee (Dracula: Prince of Darkness) stars as Kurt Menliff, the sadistic son of a wealthy Count, who returns to the family castle, much to the dismay of his family, their servants, and the beautiful woman with whom he shares a fondness for the lash (Daliah Lavi). When Kurt is found murdered, it brings no peace to those who had feared him, as his vengeful spirit cannot be contained by the grave, and he returns to torment those unfortunate enough to remain within Menliff Manor.

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Starring: Ingrid Jungermann, Ann Carr, Shelia Vand, Shannon O’Neill, Annette O’Toole, Grace Rex, Deborah Rush, Rodrigo Lopresti, Tami Sagher.

The FOFIF presents a ten year anniversary screening of the dark comedy Women Who Kill featuring a Q&A with writer/director Ingrid Jungermann and cast member Grace Rex. Screening before the feature is Rex’s short film The Shadow Wrangler! To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

Commitment phobic Morgan and her ex-girlfriend Jean are locally famous true crime podcasters (based in Park Slope!) obsessed with female serial killers. There’s a chance they may still have feelings for each other, but co-dependence takes a back seat when Morgan meets the mysterious Simone during her Food Coop shift. Blinded by infatuation, Morgan quickly goes all in to the relationship, ignoring red flags and prompting her ex-partner to suspect her new love interest is a murderer.

Created at the birth of the true crime podcast rise to fame, Women Who Kill premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature Film.

THE SHADOW WRANGLER by Grace Rex (2024). 14 min.
An audiobook narrator’s efforts to finish recording a western erotica novel in her closet are foiled by strange disturbances.

A law firm brings in its “fixer” to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Taliah Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City’s underworld in an increasingly desperate— and dangerous— attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance.

Starring: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Gang Hye-jung

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook’s cinematic masterpiece, Oldboy will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4K. After being mysteriously kidnapped and imprisoned with no human contact for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik) is suddenly released without any explanation. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, he has only five days to retrace his past, track down his captors, and get his revenge.

Oldboy, which remains a cult classic and has served as inspiration for auteurs for nearly two decades, will return to theaters for the first time in 20 years.

The sun died Danny Boyle style in 2007 in the mesmerizing Sunshine.

Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel.

Cronenberg does crime well. In Easter Promises, Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) is both ruthless and mysterious and he has ties to one of the most dangerous crime families in London. He crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), a midwife who has come across potentially damaging evidence against the family, which forces him to set in motion a plan of deceit, death and retribution. Best fight scene of 2007.