Dead Channels goes POSTAL

the san francisco festival of fantastic film
 August 9 – 16, 2007
Castro Theatre and the Roxie Film Center

www.deadchannels.com

On Saturday August 11, 2007, Uwe Boll will attend Dead Channels: the San Francisco Festival of Fantastic Film to present the US premiere of the unrated director’s cut of POSTAL. www.postal-the-movie.com

The latest film from the notorious director (and internet-critic boxing sensation) defies his critic’s expectations – it’s a terrific movie. It is based on the infamous video game POSTAL created by the equally controversial developer Running With Scissors. We are delighted to be able to present this special presentation at the Festival. The Q&A following the premiere promises to be lively.

POSTAL delivers exactly what it promises: it’s a laugh-out-loud, blacker-than-pitch anarchic satire that lines up our sacred cows and slaughters them. A long-lived cult following is virtually guaranteed for this hypnotically entertaining cinematic Molotov cocktail.

Boll’s soon-to-be controversial 13th feature is an outrageously politically incorrect roller-coaster ride, with scenarios ripped screaming from the headlines – and something to offend everyone.

Uncle Dave (Foley from The Kids in the Hall and Newsradio) leads a Doomsday Cult whose fund-raising efforts run afoul of Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban – currently headquartered behind a convenience store. Both factions target an international shipment of International Superstar Verne Troyer’s Krotchy dolls. Elsewhere, Postal Dude is having a really bad day. He catches his morbidly obese wife rocking the trailer with their hillbilly landlord and all Hell breaks loose.

The veteran ensemble cast (including a brilliant cameo by the director as himself) sinks their collective teeth into the tastelessly hilarious script and go for broke. Boll expertly maintains the frantic pacing necessary to handle the vast array of jaw-dropping material onscreen. The non-stop action and creative set-pieces also serve to showcase his directorial skills, technical control and stylistic flair. And POSTAL is much smarter than it first appears – which never hurts.

- Bruce Fletcher - Dead Channels: the San Francisco Festival of Fantastic Film