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The 2024 LA Skins Fest has announced its 13-section program, which includes a lineup of narrative, documentary, and animated films.

Among the films screening are “Kenji,” a short film by Billy Luther. The film follows the life and work of Japanese photographer, Kenji Kawano, explored through his extraordinary five decade long journey documenting the WWII Navajo Code Talkers through his lens.

Wes Studi will star in “The Great Cherokee Grandmother.” Anthony Sneed’s film tells the story of a pleasant date between a man of Cherokee heritage and a Caucasian woman goes downhill when the woman flagrantly fixates on the very bane of Cherokee peoples’ existence: the Cherokee Grandmother syndrome.

“Mary Margaret Road-Grader” is produced by George R.R Martin and is based on Howard Waldrop’s 1976 sci-fi short story. The film is adapted by write rand director Steven Paul Judd.

The festival will include screenings, a night of showcasing traditional performances,...

Stars: Charlee Danielson, Anthony Sneed, Remedy, Tom Kohut, James Shell, Vivian Sanchez, R.A. The Rugged Man, Ginger Starr, J-Zone | Written and Directed by Frank Henenlotter

Director Frank Henenlotter is a cult horror legend. But after making the cult classics Basket Case, Brain Damage, Basket Case 2, Frankenhooker and finally, Basket Case 3, he disappeared. After 17 years in 2008, he returned and made another film, the black comedy (kinda) body horror Bad Biology. And now, almost another 17 years later again, Bad Biology is getting a 4K Uhd release from Severin Films.

Bad Biology, like the director’s previous work, is not a movie you’ll easily forget:

Driven by biological excess, a man and a woman search for sexual fulfilment, unaware of each other’s existence. Unfortunately, they eventually meet, and the bonding of these two very unusual human beings ends in a god awful love story.

That description only scratches the...

To celebrate the release of Bad Biology, on Special Edition 4K Uhd/Blu-Ray 26 February 2024, we are giving away a Special Edition 4K Uhd/Blu-Ray to 1 lucky winner!

After a 17-year break in filmmaking, splatter maestro Frank Henenlotter – writer/director of Frankenhooker, Brain Damage and The Basket Case Trilogy – returned with the most graphic, transgressive and jaw-droppingly depraved black comedy shocker of his career… Bad Biology.

Now this wickedly warped feature gets a re-birth from Severin Films in a Special Edition Box set, that includes the film in its newly restored version, scanned in 4K from the camera negative.This dual 4K Uhd and Blu-ray release comes complete with a slew of brand-new special features and gets its UK bow on 26 February 2024, and will also be released on standard edition Blu-ray.

Jennifer, played by singer Charlee Danielson, is a homicidal nymphomaniac who spontaneously births mutant babies, while in another part of...

Creative Artists Agency announced on Tuesday that the sixth edition of their Moebius Film Festival will take place June 9-10.

The two-day virtual screening series, spotlighting diverse graduate filmmakers, will welcome talent from AFI, CalArts, UCLA, USC and Chapman University. 12 directors will be represented, from six countries.

Their live-action and animated programming will be livestreamed on the 9th and 10th beginning at 6:30 p.m. Pst. As has been the case in past years, CAA agents will be on hand for the event, to mentor the filmmakers. Professionals from various major agencies, management companies, production companies, studios, networks and streamers are expected to be in attendance, as well.

CAA Moebius was founded in 2015 by then-trainees and now CAA Motion Picture agents Christina Chou, Zach Kaplan, and Pete Stein, in concert with Lingie Park. The festival is produced through a collaboration of colleagues across CAA’s Motion Pictures department. Its notable...

Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.

In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.

The Trial of Mike Diana

Logline: Jailed for comics? “The Trial of Mike Diana” explores the untold story of the first Us artist charged with obscenity for his work — underground cartoonist Mike Diana.

Elevator Pitch:

Does Freedom of Speech mean anything when authorities see only obscenity? Does an artist’s vision matter when community standards conspire to suppress it? In a small town in Florida in 1994, Mike Diana learned that the answer was a resounding “no.”

His crime? Publishing a hand-made comic zine full of graphic, often hilarious confrontational art, meant to shock and disturb.

Aside from the obvious appeal of this smörgásbord of dirty movie delights, cult director Frank Henenlotter hosts a good history of soft-core film smut, in all its forms. Includes excellent clips and input from one of the 'greats' in this field, David F. Friedman. Remember, it's for educational purposes only. That's Sexploitation! Blu-ray Severin Films 2013 / Color / 1:37 full frame / 136 min. / Street Date April 26, 2016 / 24.95 Starring Albert Cadabra, Gal Friday, David F. Friedman, Frank Henenlotter. Cinematography Daniel Griffith, Brent Kerr, Anthony Sneed Produced by Jimmy Maslon, Mike Vraney Written and Directed and Edited by Frank Henenlotter

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Remember the beginning of the Paddy Chayefsky-Sidney Lumet film The Bachelor Party, where a group of men in a darkened room are watching a film, and we don't know what it is? That's Sexploitation! is a comprehensive documentary about a sleazy, yet strangely innocent, slice of prurient Americana. From VHS through the DVD days,...

Though the beloved cult filmmaker Frank Henenlotter is best known for his work on films like "Basket Case" and "Frankenhooker," he's turned his gaze from shock horror/comedy to art-infused thriller with his newest effort "Chasing Bansky."  Read More: Simon Says: Is Frank Henenlotter a horror genius or a sick man? Following a struggling Brooklyn-based artist, "Chasing Bansky" centers on the search to capture a rare piece from renowned street artist Bansky, even if that means destroying homes and lives in the process.  Based on a true story, the film was written by Henenlotter and Anthony Sneed. Standing as Henenlotter's first film since 2008's "Bad Biology" and his first non-genre effort, "Chasing Bansky" will have its world premiere this month at the 15th Whistler Film Festival.  Read More: The Ultimate 2015 Halloween Movie Streaming Guide...

Feb. 6

10:00 p.m.

The Silent Movie Theater

611 N Fairfax Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Hosted by: The Cinefamily

Cult horror movie directing legend Frank Henenlotter will make a special live appearance at this screening of his latest freak show, Bad Biology. This is Henenlotter’s first feature since 1992’s Basket Case 3: The Progeny.

Fans of Henenlotter’s unique brand of grotesque physical horror won’t be disappointed by this dual tale of a woman (Charlee Danielson) cursed with killing her paramours during lovemaking and giving birth to hideous deformed monstrosities after every coupling and a man (Anthony Sneed) with a killer sex organ that has a mind of its own.

Henenlotter’s first feature film, 1982’s Basket Case, is a beloved cult classic that features outrageous gore and one of horror’s most unique serial killers: A blob-like conjoined twin rudely separated from his “normal” brother’s side. The...

It has been a long wait for horror fans but Frank Henenlotter's latest film, Bad Biology, finally arrives on DVD January 26th. This is Henenlotter's first movie in over 16 years! Pre-order Bad Biology here Driven by biological excess, Bad Biology is about a young woman (Charlee Danielson) and man's (Anthony Sneed) search for their own perverse sexual fulfillment, unaware of each other's existence. One day, due to an unfortunate quirk of destiny, they cross paths! The highly volatile physical and mental bonding of these two very unusual human beings (a polite term for 'freaks') spirals toward an explosive and ultimately over-the-top sexual experience for both them and viewers alike! When the smoke clears, the end result is a truly messy, god-awful love story that will long be remembered.

Media Blasters, Inc. and Fever Dreams, LLC. will release acclaimed director Frank Henenlotter's new twisted tale of love and weirdness Bad Biology on a special edition DVD January 26th. Bad Biology marks the first new film from Henenlotter in over 16 years, who wrote and directed the Basket Case trilogy, Frankenhooker and Brain Damage . He's also been responsible for reissuing an enormous volume of vintage 60s and 70s horror and exploitation movies via the company Something Weird Video. Driven by biological excess, Bad Biology is about a young woman (Charlee Danielson) and man's (Anthony Sneed) search for their own perverse sexual fulfillment, unaware of each other's existence. One day, due to an unfortunate quirk of destiny, they cross paths! The highly volatile...

Fango got the scoop from the boys at Media Blasters that the company has picked up domestic rights to Frank Henenlotter’s Bad Biology. The movie marks the New York-based cult filmmaker’s first feature in over 15 years, since 1992’s Basket Case 3: The Progeny.

Scripted by Henenlotter and producer R.A. Thorburn, Bad Biology stars Charlee Danielson as Jennifer, a girl with a surplus of clitorides, and Anthony Sneed as Batz, a guy with an unusually large organ of his own; the FX were created by Henenlotter regular Gabe Bartalos (for more of the outrageous details, see our review here). Exact release plans—including whether the film will go theatrical before its DVD release—have yet to be confirmed, but it’ll arrive in early 2010, and we’ll bring you updates as we hear ’em. You can see Bad Biology’s MySpace page here.

See the extremely Nsfw trailer below:...

"We didn't want to make a normal movie," Frank Henenlotter said of himself and producer/co-writer/rapper R.A. "The Rugged Man" Thorburn, introducing Bad Biology at the 2008 Philadelphia Film Festival. "We wanted something that was just wrong." And to paraphrase the popular saying, if going against the usual genre grain is wrong, who wants to be right? Bad Biology marks the welcome and long-overdue return (after 16 years without a feature) of one of the most unique and committed visions in independent horror, one whose underground sensibilities clearly haven't mellowed with age. If anything, Bad Biology is even more deranged than his previous works, and where sex was just one element or an undercurrent in the likes of Frankenhooker and Brain Damage, here the carnal takes center stage.

Jennifer (Charlee Danielson) is a New York City photographer with a penchant for quite twisted and murderous imagery that nonetheless has nothing on her personal life.

I really can’t believe I’m posting this back to back with news about Wallace And Gromit [shakes head] ... only on Twitch, people, only on Twitch ...

Anyway ... cult film fans eagerly awaiting the chance to purchase Bad Biology - the latest from Frankenhooker and Basket Case director Frank Hennenlotter - don’t have long to wait. The UK is getting the film on disc first, with the Revolver Entertainment release scheduled to drop March 2nd.

Acclaimed horror director Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Brain Damage) makes a deliciously perverse return to outrageous form with Bad Biology – a bizarre and twisted story of a genitally-deformed woman’s search for sexual fulfilment.

Jennifer (Charlee Danielson) is a beautiful nymphomaniac with seven clitorises, giving her a constant craving for sexual stimulation. Just across town lies the solution to her frustration - Batz (Anthony Sneed), whose own sexual shortcomings have led him to inject steroids directly into his own penis…...

Acclaimed shlock-horror director Frank Henenlotter (the Basket Case trilogy, Frankenhooker, Brain Damage) makes a deliciously perverse and hugely welcome return to outrageously repulsive form with his first film in 16 years, Bad Biology, a bizarre and twisted story of a genitally-endowed young woman's search for sexual fulfilment.

Opening with the voice-over line, "I was born with seven clits," the film introduces us to Jennifer (Charlee Danielson), an insatiable nymphomaniac whose multi-pronged sexual organ has given her a constant craving for penile stimulation. Unfortunately, the sexual satisfaction Jennifer seeks is proving very hard to find. Worse, each disappointing sexual encounter she experiences results in a two-hour pregnancy period that produces an always-unwanted mutant baby.

Unknown to Jennifer, just across town lies the solution to her frustration in the form of a young man called Batz (Anthony Sneed), whose own sexual shortcomings have led him to inject growth steroids directly into his penis.

Year: 2008

Release date:

Director: Frank Henenlotter

Writer: Frank Henenlotter / R.A. Thorburn

IMDb: link

Trailer: link (Nsfw!!)

Review by: Bob Doto

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Frank Henenlotter: 2008 NY Horror Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.

Bad Biology: Best Feature Film, Best Special Effects.

Unlike zombie films where agreed upon laws and rules govern the plot’s trajectory (head-shot = death, bite = infection), Henenlotter’s films are seemingly lawless, and therefore completely rhizomic and anarchistic in nature. This means that Henelotter’s films obey only the laws of Henenlotter and therefore can project out in any and all directions. If Romero is a Puritan then Henenlotter is the antinomian par excellence.

Try this: Henenlotter’s latest film Bad Biology is the story of Jennifer (Charlee Danielson) who is blessed/cursed with having clitorii buried throughout her body (seven alone inside her vagina), which allows her to experience seven times the pleasure of any other woman.

Fango was on hand last night for the close of the 2008 New York City Horror Film Festival, capped by the handing out of the event’s awards (for which this writer was one of the judges). Bad Biology topped the list of winners, taking Best Feature Film and Best Special Effects (Gabe Bartalos); writer/director Frank Henenlotter and stars Anthony Sneed and Charlee Danielson (pictured) were on hand to accept.

Also taking a pair of prizes was Jennifer Lynch’s Surveillance, which marked two firsts for the fest: Its first female Best Director, and the first award given to a child performer (Ryan Simpkins, named Best Actress). The rest of the winners are:

• Best Actor: Dameon Clarke for How To Be A Serial Killer

• Best Screenplay: Nacho Vigalondo for Timecrimes

• Best Cinematography: Stephanie Martin for The Objective

• Best Short Film: Nathan Bezner’s Altar

• Audience Award, Best Feature: Timecrimes

• Audience Award,...