Gallery: Awesome Fantastic Fest Posters Illuminate Texas Genre Blowout
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Powerful new posters for [Fantastic Fest](http://www.fantasticfest.com/), the annual genre film festival held in Austin, Texas, transport movie advertising back to a time when it relied on striking artwork rather than 3-D gimmickry. Cranked out by artists working for [Mondo](http://www.mondotees.com/) — the art boutique of Austin theater chain The Alamo Drafthouse, which holds the annual horror and sci-fi film festival — the collectible pieces show off movies and events taking place during this year's not-to-be-missed event, which runs Sept. 23 through 30. __Above:__ Fantastic Debates: Tim League vs. Michelle Rodriguez ---------------------------------------------------- In this year's Fantastic Debates, filmmakers and members of the press engage in a formal debate followed by a single round of boxing. "Fantastic Fest is proud and a bit anxious to announce the title card in the [2010 Fantastic Debates](http://fantasticfest.bside.com/2010/films/thefantasticdebates_fantasticfest2010_fantasticfest2010). The headlining bout will feature Michelle Rodriguez (*[Avatar](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2009/12/avatar-review/)* and the upcoming *[Citizen Jane](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1415256/)*) ... debating against Fantastic Fest founder and noted film enthusiast Tim League on the topic '*Avatar* should have won the Academy Award for Best Feature Film," according to the festival.
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*Let Me In* ----------- *Art by Olly Moss* The U.S. premiere of *[Let Me In](http://www.letmein-movie.com/)* opens Fantastic Fest this Thursday. "It is incredibly exciting to be able to present the film to an audience who I know are just as passionate about John Ajvide Linqvist's story as I am," said director Matt Reeves of presenting his vampire remake at the largest genre film fest in the United States.
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*Nevermore* ----------- *Art by Alan Hynes* Jeffrey Combs' one-man show *[Nevermore ... An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe](http://fantasticfest.bside.com/2010/films/nevermorewithjeffreycombs_stuartgordon_fantasticfest2010)* uses a historical accounts, letters and Poe's own words to paint a "definitive portrait of America's most famous macabre poet."
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*Rubber* -------- *Art by Olly Moss* *[Rubber](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rubber/)* tells the tale of Robert, "a very disgruntled psychokinetic automobile tire who explodes the heads of birds, beasts and humans alike on a high-desert killing spree like no other," according to the official Fantastic Fest report.
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Roger Corman ------------ *Art by Zach Hobbs* Fantastic Fest will honor director/producer Roger Corman and producer Julie Corman with a Lifetime Achievement Award this year. A double-feature screening includes a Corman-produced film, *[Sharktopus](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1619880/)*, about a bloodthirsty hybrid shark/octopus, and *[Machete Maidens Unleashed!](http://www.machetemaidensunleashed.com/)* a documentary about exploitation movies from The Philippines that features interviews with Roger Corman.
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*X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes* -------------------------------- *Art by Rob Jones* Fantastic Fest pays further tribute to Roger Corman with a screening of his movie *[X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%281963_film%29)*. Alamo Drafthouse CEO and Fantastic Fest co-founder Tim League credits Roger and Julie Corman as the single greatest inspiration in the development of the renowned theater, according to the festival press office.
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*Red White & Blue* ------------------ *Art by Sawdust* *Red White & Blue, Heartless, Primal* and *High Lane* will premiere at the festival and be available on-demand simultaneously, thanks to Fantastic Fest's partnership with IFC Midnight. The festival's synopsis of *[Red White & Blue](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465505/)*: "Erica is a tough, troubled nymphomaniac with wound across her soul. For Erica, sleeping with multiple men forms the core of her life, until she meets the mysterious Iraq vet Nate. Despite his air of danger, Nate's the only guy who doesn't immediately want to sleep with her, and the two form a hesitant bond. But in a shocking twist, one of Erica's earlier sexual encounters with wannabe rock star Franki will have unexpected -- and devastating -- consequences on both of their lives."
