Two simple if nihilistic words uttered by one self-disemboweling fox in Lars von Trier’s ANTICHRIST have the cultural momentum to become THE catchphrase of the decade and, God willing, one hell of a self-fulfilling revelation.
Vulture, New York Magazine’s culture blog, picked up on the story, and once again our beloved Fantastic Fest and Mondo Tees have been inextricably tied to the phenomenon.
CHAOS REIGNS!!
If you were at Fantastic Fest this year, or even connected electronically to anyone who was at Fantastic Fest, you got a steady dose of “Chaos Reigns!” Everyone was yelling it, tweeting it, getting tattoos of it, wearing T-shirts with it emblazoned across their chests. Mondo Tees has sold over 80 million “Chaos Reigns” T-shirts already.
But what the hell does “Chaos Reigns” mean? I guess you’ll have to wait until Lars Von Trier’s devastating mind-whammy ANTICHRIST hits your screen – it hits ours on 11/20 - to find out. Suffice to say, you will not be disappointed in either the film or the bizarre context of the line itself.
What’s almost weirder than the movie is the fact that VARIETY, a fairly respected entertainment trade publication, has published a story about the “Chaos Reigns” phenomenon. It started at Fantastic Fest and it’s now projected to engulf the world like a super-tsunami – the perfect catch-phrase.
We’ve done our part. Now it’s up to you to do yours.
One of my personal highlights of the festival this year was the squadron of Japanese guests from Robo Geisha and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. From judging Samurai Calls to shooting machine guns to improvising a Michael Jackson Dirty Diana Pole Dance (above) these guys really sunk their teeth into the festival, made the most of the week and heightened everyone’s experience with their contagious enthusiasm.
Special thanks to Marc Walkow from New York Asian Film Festival for both hosting the crew and posting the videos to youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDoBkwWOb_k
Japan party pole dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deAATThKGkA
Nishimura-Iguchi karaoke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrvISOTDkZk
Cay-Asami karaoke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y17v2IOAfDY
Michael Jackson pole dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjHTkFHE5r8
Just got this release from our pals over at Paramount Pictures. I’ve been pretty intrigued by their promotional campaign for PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. It’s a very unique film and is being handled in a suitably unique way… and the buzz is spreading. If you have friends in other towns, get them to contact Paramount below to bring the film to their hometown. – Tim
PARANORMAL LEAVES NO SMALL TOWN BEHIND!
Thrilled by the growing fan demand and sold-out shows for PARANORMAL ACTIVITY across the country, Paramount is dedicated to YOU in bringing the film to its growing audience.
We are committed to releasing the film nationwide in every city, big or small, as soon as 1 MILLION demands are reached.
In addition, one lucky fan will be selected from the list of many demanding the film to receive a VIP screening of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY in their home town with the film’s director/writer/producer Oren Peli.
The 12 new markets where the film will open this weekend due to your demands so far at www.Eventful.com/ParanormalActivity are:
Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, El Paso, Hampton Roads metro area, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Toronto.
College students represented an overwhelmingly large percentage of the film’s online demands. In response, Paranormal Activity will open at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a special thank you to the college audience.
For a list of theaters playing PARANORMAL ACTIVITY visit the official site at http://www.ParanormalMovie.com
Thank YOU for the continued support – your voice is being heard!
Every demand counts in releasing PARANORMAL ACTIVITY nationwide.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY not playing in your area?
DEMAND IT! Bring it to your city by reaching the 1 MILLION demands mark.
Alas, the end of Fantastic Fest has come. Hopefully you will be attending the Daybreakers screening tonight at 9:45, starring Willem Dafoe Ethan Hawke and Isabel Lucas. It’s at the South Lamar Alamo and writers/directors Michael and Peter Spierig will be in attendance.
The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world’s population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species – forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction. It’s all up to Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher who refuses to feed on human blood, to perfect a blood substitute that might sustain vampires and spare the few remaining humans. But time and hope are running out – until Ed meets Audrey, a human survivor who leads him to a startling medical breakthrough. Armed with knowledge that both humans and vampires will kill for, Ed must battle his own kind in a deadly struggle that will decide the fate of the human race. Daybreakers opens nationwide on January 8, 2010. Special thanks to Lionsgate for arranging this event.
After you’ve had your fill of vampire slaying, come by The Highball for the Closing Night Party. It’s a vampire’s ball so come dressed as your favorite vampire, maybe even your favorite vampire slayer. We’re going to dance and drink until the sun comes up. Take that, Stephenie Meyer. (We won’t judge if you come as shimmering bloodsucker that plays high school baseball.)
