Friday night “The Devil’s Carnival” came to the Colonial Theatre for a sold-out night of sin and debauchery. The Sacramento stop on the tour of the newest short feature from the creators of “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” proved to be just as musically and aesthetically pleasing as the trailers promised. The film tells the tale of three souls who get sent to the Devil’s carnival to fend for themselves. On their adventures, they each meet a collection of humorous, spooky and entertaining characters played by a range of different rock musicians and well-known B-movie actors. Hosted by Sacramento’s own Stephanie Hyden, star of many local trash films, and sponsored by The Sacramento Horror Film

The Colonial Theatre has been home to many fun and interactive events put on by the Sacramento Horror Film Festival including shadowcast performances, film festivals and even concerts. On Friday, May 11, the Sacramento Horror Film Festival will sponsor, “The Devil’s Carnival,” a traveling musical horror film that will be playing at the Colonial Theatre. “The Devil’s Carnival” is the next project from the minds of Darren Lynn Bousman, director of several of the “Saw” films and “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” and Terrance Zdunich, co-writer of “Repo! The Genetic Opera.” “The Devil’s Carnival,” which began its tour of the U.S. on April 5, tells the tale of three types of people as they tour a c

Industrial powerhouse Skinny Puppy’s vocalist Nivek Ogre was in Sacramento at the Colonial Theater on Saturday to support a local performance of “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” a film in which he played a major role. Ogre also discussed Skinny Puppy’s fourteenth album entitled “hanDover,” which is set to be released at the end of this month. Cevin Key, Nivek Ogre, Ken “Hiwatt” Marshall, and Mark Walk have all teamed up once more to bring electronic music fans another album that crosses the borders of experimental territory and moves into the surreal. As a whole, the record conveys a sense of sadness, melancholy, and hopelessness. Tracks such as “Ovirt,” “AshAs” and “Cullorblind” set a slower

Halloween arrived early this year. Saturday night at the Colonial Theatre, people showed up dressed in the their best Halloween finery for the Sacramento Sweets shadowcast production of “Repo! The Genetic Opera.” They were in for an evening of blood, gore and theater, not to mention special guest appearances by Nivek Ogre, who plays Pavi Largo in the film, as well as Joseph Bishara, who worked on the film’s score and is also well known for being the evil lipstick demon in the recent horror flick “Insidious.” The evening kicked off with a concert by a female-fronted industrial band i:Scintilla, who performed at the Colonial last June for the Sacramento Horror Film Fest’s first concert ser

This weekend was a big one for fans of sing-along theater and cinema. The Amber’s Sweets crew, best know for their shadowcast production of “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” put together a two-night extravaganza of acting, singing and audience participation. Friday night was the premiere night of “Dr. Horrible,” which was originally aired as a series of shorts starring Neil Patrick Harris as the aspiring super villain, Dr. Horrible. With his Ph.D. in horribleness, Dr. Horrible tries to gain entry into the Evil League of Evil, led by Bad Horse, who is, in fact, a horse. In between his evil video blog broadcasts, Horrible vies for the affection of Penny, a girl he meets in the laundromat. Hilarity

Saturday night the Amber’s Sweets “Repo! The Genetic Opera” shadowcast celebrated its one-year anniversary with a bang by performing in front of a very enthusiastic crowd and several special guests from the film. In attendance Saturday was Nivek Ogre, who plays the role of Pavi Largo, a character known in the film for wearing other people’s faces on his own as well as his panty-snatching antics. Ogre is also known among “Repo!” fans for his work with the industrial band Skinny Puppy and for his solo project, OhGr. Actor Bill Moseley (“House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II”) also made an appearance. In the film, Moseley plays Pavi Largo’s homici

The phenomenon of shadowcasting can best be described as live theater with the aid of a film being played in the background. However, unlike traditional theater, audience members are encouraged to interact with the actors and become involved with the production by calling out jokes, jeers and encouragement. The rule of thumb is generally the more boisterous the audience, the better the production. Although the most popular film to shadowcast to date is probably “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” another film, “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” is quickly gaining notoriety. Saturday night, Sacramento’s own “Repo!” shadowcast, Amber’s Sweets, put on its third performance this year. There were many

Repo! The Genetic Opera is a feature film released in late 2008 that is challenging to categorize, although it calls itself a “goth opera.” It features classic horror movie staples such as blood, guts, and murder, but it also holds fast to classical roots by being sung from nearly beginning to end in the style of a true opera.   The Amber’s Sweets crew is a group of artists who get together to reenact the film while it is simultaneously projected onto the wall in a theatrical event called a shadowcast . The Sweets’ third shadowcast performance of Repo! took place at the Colonial Theatre Saturday. Although it was only the third time the cast performed the entire production live at the thea

The second Amber's Sweets Repo! The Genetic Opera shadowcast performance took place Saturday at Sacramento’s historic Colonial Theater. The film was projected onto the stage while actors re-enacted the film using special effects, audience interaction and aerial acrobatics.   However, it was not for the faint of heart or stomach. The movie features scenes of disembowelment, sexual innuendo and nudity, so likewise the shadowcast performance had skimpy clothing, swearing, and blood and guts.   There was also a special performance by the film’s co-creator Darren Smith at the beginning of the set. Smith took the stage with his wife, Nancy, who plays Dead Marni in the film, and sang a medley.