Full 2009 Toronto After Dark Line-Up Unveils Opening Gala for Black Dynamite

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Every year the Toronto After Dark Film Festival gets a little bit bigger and a little bit more variety in its line-up, and while last year’s screening of Let The Right One In is still going to be hard to top, I think the 2009 programme is looking a lot more well-rounded.

The full schedule is now online, with new additions that include Norwegian Nazi zombie flick Dead Snow, Warlords starring Jet Li, Kim Ki-Duk’s Rough Cut, and an opening night gala for the blaxploitation parody Black Dynamite, which is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Toronto After Dark runs from Aug. 14th to the 21st; for more info visit the official website. Check out the full schedule after the jump.


Friday, Aug. 14
7:00pm Black Dynamite (Opening Night Gala)

Saturday, Aug. 15
3:00pm The Dark Hour
5:30pm Franklyn
8:15pm Black Bloor
11:30pm Embodiment of Evil

Sunday, Aug. 16
1:30pm Shorts After Dark (International Short Film Showcase)
3:45pm The Warlords
6:45pm Dead Snow (Zombies Half Price!)
9:30pm The Revenant (Zombies Half Price!)

Monday, Aug. 17
7:00pm Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl
9:30pm Strigoi

Tuesday, Aug. 18
7:00pm The Children
9:30pm Someone’s Knocking At The Door

Wednesday, Aug. 19
7:00pm Must Love Death
9:45pm Rough Cut

Thursday, Aug. 20
7:00pm The Forbidden Door
9:45pm Trick ‘R’ Treat

Friday, Aug. 21
7:00pm Grace (Closing Night Gala)

Note: All screenings are at the Bloor Cinema.



  • I saw Dead Snow… big let down in my book.

    Trick R Treat would be what I was most looking forward to.

  • I’ve got high hopes for Strigoi, Rough Cut, and Grace.

    I’ve seen BLACK DYNAMITE, and it is a pretty solid opener for the fest. It’s a fuckin’ blast. You Dig. I’ve also seen the other riff on blaxploitation, BLACK, and it is also fantastic and novel and a little crazy.

  • Are any of the film junk boys coming down to the festival this year? Hope to see you guys there.

  • Im sure greg will deffinitly be there

  • Definitely hoping to catch at least a few flicks… Franklyn, Trick R Treat and Grace are the ones that I’m most interested in. I’d like to see Black Dynamite again as well.

  • This year is shaping up to be the best one yet. I’m only skipping two or three films this year.

  • Line up pretty awesome, really looking forward to another great year at Toronto After Dark – especially for Franklyn and Rough Cut.

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