Video: Bobcat Goldthwait Tells Audience Turn Off Their Mother@#$ing Cellphones!

We have all been there -- in movie theater -- totally engrossed in a film when some schmuck pulls out his/her cellphone and that tiny rectangular object's bluish illumination dominates your focus and your eyes automatically darts over to this new light source and you miss a key plot point or a cool line of dialogue. No matter how many countless warnings Midnight Madness programmer Colin Geddes has issued from the stage, no matter how many cute little bumpers prior to a film starting to turn off cellphones the inevitable ALWAYS happens and some douche pulls out their cellphone. With social graces in public spaces getting totally out of hand, Colin enlisted a Midnight Madness alumni director Bobcat Goldthwait to give a little demonstration on how to turn off a phone.

Check Out The Bloody Buzz For THE GREEN INFERNO!

At the urging of the director himself, folks were tweeting and posting like mad about Eli Roth's cannibal revival, The Green Inferno last night. As always, we're here to show you what folks are saying about this blood-soaked, curiously hunger-inducing Amazonian jaunt!

Once again, the ALMOST HUMAN team was in the house!

Midnight Madness alum and director of THE SACRAMENT, Ti West also shows the love.

Tweet us your thoughts about Midnight Madness or any of the films to the official Twitter and check out these and other tweets (as well as some pretty cool Vines of last night's Q&A) on Storify!

THE GREEN INFERNO Screening Times:
Monday, Sept 9th, 1:30 PM SCOTIABANK 13

ALMOST HUMAN Screening Times:
Tuesday, Sept 10th, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Wednesday, Sept 11th, 7:15 PM SCOTIABANK 3
Friday, Sept 13th, 2:30 PM SCOTIABANK 9

THE SACRAMENT Screening Times:
Sunday, Sept 8, 5:15 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Tuesday, Sept 10, 9:45 PM SCOTIABANK 7
Friday, Sept 13, 8:45 PM SCOTIABANK 3

Pics From The World Premiere of THE GREEN INFERNO!

If you didn't know, now you know - Eli Roth always brings the party to Midnight Madness and last night's premiere of The Green Inferno was no different.  With the cast and crew on hand, as well as horror directors and Midnight Madness alums Ti West, Alex Aja, and of course Bobcat Goldthwait in attendance, the Ryerson nearly consumed itself with excitement.

Ian Goring was there to bring you all the highlights from what would prove to be one of the most magical nights in Midnight Madness history!

The always dapper, Smilin' Eli Roth!

The lovely Lorenza Izzo, making her second appearance at MM!

The whole Green Inferno team!

You won't find a more stunning pair on any red carpet at TIFF (sit down, Cumberbatch!)

Colin Geddes and Eli Roth channel their inner Larry and Balki from Perfect Strangers

Is it just me or does this ball get bigger every year?

Colin Geddes brings up Nextwave programmer Matilda Davidson for her 18th birthday, and surely her first R-rated film *wink*

Never let it be said that Eli Roth doesn't know how to make an entrance

Eli Roth also helps celebrate a birthday, by FaceTime-ing his father on his 75th...

...While the cast and the whole audience sang happy birthday!

And of course, Mama Roth had to weigh in as well.

As if that weren't enough, a surprise run-in by Bobcat Goldthwait!

Who proceeded to demonstrate why we don't text during a movie...

...by smashing a hapless audience members' phone with a hammer.

Eli Roth takes questions from the audience

And out of nowhere, announces a sequel!

Roth describes one of the many insane stories from what sounds like a completely batshit shoot!

But hey, it's all in the name of good fun, right? I mean, what's a few ant-bites between friends?

Haha! Diarrhea!

Cast and crew alike wrap up one of the best nights in Midnight Madness history.

You have only one more chance to see The Green Inferno and it's tomorrow! Don't miss it, or you might find your eyes and tongue pulled out and eaten raw.  Just sayin'.

THE GREEN INFERNO Screening Times:
Monday, Sept 9th, 1:30 PM SCOTIABANK 13

Bobcat Goldthwait's Impromptu Midnight Madness Set

MM Blogger Robert Mitchell recorded Bobcat Goldthwait's impromptu stand up set last night. Bobcat saved the night and entertained the audience while the technical difficulties with Smuggler were fixed.

Smuggler screening times:

Sun., Sept. 18th, 12:00PM, SCOTIABANK THEATRE 4

@thesubstream - Midnight Madness '11 Ep. 09: Smuggler!

Last night's TIFF 2011 Midnight Madness screening of Katsuhito Ishii's Smuggler (a film that guest host Matt Brown of MAMO knew absolutely nothing about) was delayed by an hour due to an unspecified technical glitch! Thankfully, Bobcat Goldthwait, humanitarian and all-round decent human being volunteered to keep the crowds entertained with 15 solid minutes of his hilarious stand-up routine. And Smuggler? It's all over the place, man. thesubstream.com's Midnight Madness coverage continues! ONLY ONE MORE NIGHT - Can you believe it???

Bobcat Goldthwait Saves Midnight Madness

Thanks, Bobcat!

As Ben Kenigsberg reports at Timeout Chicago, last night there were some "technical difficulties" at the MM screening of Smuggler. "Technical difficulties" is an industry euphemism for fun-hating ninjas. I'm as surprised as anyone that (some) ninjas hate fun.

Fun hater?

But God Bless America director Bobcat Goldthwait saved the night when he took the stage for some impromptu stand-up. We hope to have some footage up later, including, ideally, close-ups of Colin Geddes leading MM bloggers, TIFF volunteers and fans against the ferocious fun-hating ninjas arrayed against them, seizing back the Smuggler film cans for the enjoyment of all.

Unidentified fan defends fun.

Smuggler screening times:

Sat., Sept. 17th, 6:45PM, SCOTIABANK THEATRE 4

Sun., Sept. 18th, 12:00PM, SCOTIABANK THEATRE 4

The Red Carpet Interviews for GOD BLESS AMERICA

Here are the Midnight Madness red carpet interviews from the World Premiere of God Bless America:

God Bless America screens one more time:
Fri., Sept. 16th, 6:30PM, AMC 7

The Intro/Q&A for Bobcat Goldthwait's GOD BLESS AMERICA

Here is footage from the Introduction and the Q&A of Bobcat Goldthwait's latest film GOD BLESS AMERICA. It was one of the funniest Q&A's in the entire history of the Midnight Madness programme, as Bobcat said on stage, "The kid's still got it!"

At the time of this posting GOD BLESS AMERICA still screens two more times:

Sunday September 11 AMC 6 1:30pm

Friday September 16 AMC 7 6:30pm

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@thesubstream - Midnight Madness '11 Ep. 02: God Bless America!

Bobcat Goldthwait directs a dark comedy about people who are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore! Plus, our buddy Tom attends his first ever Midnight Madness. thesubstream.com's coverage of the best program of films at TIFF continues...

YOU'RE NEXT Premieres Tonight + Adam Wingard Speaks!

The last time Adam Wingard had a movie at TIFF he inspired Bobcat Goldthwait to make God Bless America. What kind of madness will his new flick You're Next inspire? There's really only one way to find out and that is to be at the Ryerson tonight at midnight.

Adam also has a great five questions interview up over at filmmakermagazine.com. Here are a few highlights:

On twists in You're Next: ...we decided to make ours more of a fun ride, one that doesn’t punish its audience or take itself too seriously.

On directing directors Ti West and Joe Swanberg: It’s great; they both know what a pain in the ass making a movie can be so I felt a lot of empathy from them when the scenes were getting rough.

If you want to know more ask him yourself tonight at midnight!

YOU’RE NEXT
Sat., Sept. 10th, 11:59PM, RYERSON
Mon., Sept. 12th, 6:30PM, AMC 7
Fri., Sept. 16th, 4:00PM, TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 2

GOD BLESS AMERICA
Sun., Sept. 1tth, 1:30PM, AMC 6
Fri., Sept. 16th, 6:30PM, AMC 7