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Here are those great Neil N. time lapse capsules of the entirety of the past two Marathons:

SF/37:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVq-FNp40eo

SF/36:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQzWJ384LOQ

Great to see video from this year and last.
What ever happened to the commercial for SF36 they made?

I think it's hilarious the memory card went all Hal 9000 during Folklore. We're lucky it didn't try to kill us.

:-/

Maybe would have been luckier if it had.

Here's the better version of SF36 time lapse, it tells what films are on screen at the time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxcm8HFVf3o&list=UUcfzirTkXvcyd2sx4z0SL8Q&index=2&feature=plcp

at 1 minute 20 seconds, a metalic creature appears to be transporting into a row of seats about 6 rows back. the origin and purpose remains completely unknown.

kirok wrote on Mar 29^th, 2012 at 11:48am:

at 1 minute 20 seconds, a metalic creature appears to be transporting into a row of seats about 6 rows back. the origin and purpose remains completely unknown.

I don't see it myself.
You using glasses made from a meteorite? Or maybe have a metal plate in your head?
Wait is he behind the guy hovering over the fourth row?

New youtube video about last year's (SF/37) marathon done by long-time Marathoner Lile G's daughter. It's fast-paced and packs in lot in 4 minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x935Lr5HO0&feature=youtu.be

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 1:59pm:

Nitpick-I think it's his niece. But it's awesome so people should watch it.

She is my niece. She made this video because she missed a class in her photography program. Her prof assigned her to do a video of the 'thon.

I hope she got an A!

Thank you, and thank her. Hope she comes to the 'thon again.

Lile wrote on Jan 10^th, 2013 at 1:54am:

She is my niece. She made this video because she missed a class in her photography program. Her prof assigned her to do a video of the 'thon.

She"ll be at the "thon this year, along with her fiancé. I'm hoping she"ll do another video.

Almost forgot, Libby wanted to send a thank you to all that stopped by to be interviewed. She wished she could have included more interviews but had time constraints on how long the video could last.

Pretty cool Trailer promoting this year's Marathon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVVThalDu8o

BWAH HA HA HA HA!

I LOVE it!

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 1:59pm:

Wonderful work, puts a great spin on the 'thon and it's inhabitants.

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 9^th, 2013 at 1:59pm:

Just saw this, and while it's purpose is different from the newly released SF38 trailer (cool enough on its own!), I enjoyed it - and my son and I even made it into a shot or two in passing.
:)
Kudos.

A Boston Globe article on the Big 40th Anniversary Marathon. (adding to this thread archive):

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/01/31/hours-sci-somerville/MD8s7KG8f7vBSwUnVJygHI/story.html?fa=lowres

Of course, Metaluna is the setting of THIS ISLAND EARTH, not FORBIDDEN PLANET, silly Ed.

And, the interviewees are a bunch of WIMPS! Sleep!?? Phooey! 35 Years - not a wink!

"And, the interviewees are a bunch of WIMPS! Sleep!?? Phooey! 35 Years - not a wink!"

Hopefully you're only referring to your time at the marathon L.A. and not life in general? ;D

Not sure if this had been posted, but, this is a nice video about SF/40 - the marathon that almost wasn't because of the series of blizzards:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSpW5qH6_k

SF/40s time-lapse video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM9R4aXC_Rw

A nice piece on the event and it's history.
Extra points for a mention of EVERY theater to host it.

http://scoutsomerville.com/boston-sci-fi-film-festival/

da_Bunnyman wrote on Jan 19^th, 2017 at 1:06pm:

A nice piece on the event and it's history.
Extra points for a mention of EVERY theater to host it.

http://scoutsomerville.com/boston-sci-fi-film-festival/

Always nice to see our Marathon in the news. But, crikey, can't we ever get an article that DOESN'T use that 20 year old 3D photo???!! Things have happened at the event in the past two decades. :'(

The article is OK and any press is good but can we bring in a fresh take here. I did like the photo of the posters gracing the lobby. I wonder who supplied those? Unfortunately, the article makes no mention of it. ;)

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 19^th, 2017 at 2:35pm:

da_Bunnyman wrote on Jan 19^th, 2017 at 1:06pm:

A nice piece on the event and it's history.
Extra points for a mention of EVERY theater to host it.

http://scoutsomerville.com/boston-sci-fi-film-festival/

Always nice to see our Marathon in the news. But, crikey, can't we ever get an article that DOESN'T use that 20 year old 3D photo???!! Things have happened at the event in the past two decades. :'(

Could've been worse.

Actually that would have been better. It would give one a sense of the age of the marathon. Sort of a dawn of time and you are there kind of thing.........

The Boston Globe's article on the Fest and Marathon. I think the reference to an Outer Limits episode is mistaken, however.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2017/02/02/galaxies-far-far-away-come-somerville/5J9aMhAf2jxWJgSMgVgYaJ/story.html

Galaxies far, far away come to Somerville
By Loren King Globe Correspondent February 03, 2017

The social and political landscape might seem otherworldly right now, but probably less so to fans of science fiction and fantasy. Doomsday scenarios and surreal twists have long been hallmarks of the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Marathon. For 42 years, this 11-day cinematic event — making it the oldest genre festival in the country, according to organizers — is a feast of foreboding, creepiness, silliness, and schlock.

“It’s the genre of our generation,” says festival founder and curator Garen Daly. “Science fiction can address anything.” The stories are truly universal, with films coming from every corner of the globe: This year’s fest boasts films from China, New Zealand, Thailand, and Australia, among other countries. Daly says there is even an “Israeli robot film. In Hebrew.”

“Boston SciFi” takes place at the Somerville Theatre Feb. 10-20. The first nine days consist of a traditional film festival, with features, shorts, workshops, and post-screening talks by filmmakers. Highlights include “The Landing,” a “Blair Witch”-style “fake documentary” about an ill-fated NASA manned lunar flight, in 1973. Helmed by David Dodson and Mark Dodson, it purports to have unearthed decades-old found footage from NASA’s secret, abandoned Apollo 18 mission.

Daly is also pleased to have landed another obscure film that he’s wanted to book for years: “Energy! The Movie” (1993) will have its US premiere at the festival with director Andreas Marfori’s personal print. If the title isn’t campy enough, consider that it stars counterculture figure Timothy Leary as a scientist.

The post-apocalyptic “Last Broken Darkness” (2017) from South African director Christopher-lee dos Santos is about Sam (Sean Cameron Michael), one of the last surviving human beings left on Earth after a massive meteor shower.

The animated “Nation Awakes” (2016) is billed as the first superhero movie coming out of Pakistan and reportedly the most expensive movie ever made in that country

The festival also showcases the world premiere of “Project Eden” (2017) with the entire cast in attendance, including actor Mark Dopud of TV’s “Dark Matter.” Written and directed by Ashlee Jensen and Terrance M. Young, it’s about a woman who becomes an unwitting fugitive after she discovers that her son’s catatonic state may be at the heart of a global conspiracy.

The festival concludes with the 24-hour Marathon (a.k.a., “The ‘Thon”) featuring classic and new films, ranging from “The Creature From the Black Lagoon” (1954) to an original “Outer Limits” episode. It starts at noon on Feb. 19 and ends at noon Feb. 20. This year’s event will feature a long “in memoriam” section, says Daly, that includes nods to “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy and to the one and only Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher. “I loved her,” says Daly, who promises a special tribute to the “Star Wars” actress and renowned writer similar to when the entire audience sang “Space Oddity” last year in honor of David Bowie.

bostonscifi.com

"This year’s event will feature a long “in memoriam” section, says Daly, that includes nods to “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy".

Does this mean, like his character Spock, he was able to return from his earlier death only to pass away again?

Here's a Boston Globe piece on the Festival and Marathon. Note: The article is based on information from more than a week ago, so I wouldn't take the listings as total gospel, yet.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/specials/winter-arts/2018/02/01/scene-here-boston-sci-film-festival-returns-somerville-theatre/BN0aIIz2kGlxHzdaluCsoO/story.html

The annual rite known as the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival will bring genre fans to the Somerville Theatre to share the experience of watching science fiction films from around the world. Running Feb. 9-19, the festival turns 43 this year, which organizers say makes it the oldest genre festival in the country and one of the oldest in the world.

The longevity is due to the event’s efforts to keep the programming adventurous, fun, and decidedly weird. The opening night feature is the US premiere of “Junk Head,” a stop-motion animation film from Japanese writer-director-actor Takahide Hori. It’s followed by the East Coast premiere of the supernatural thriller “Ayla,” from the Boston-born writer-director who goes by the name Elias. It’s about a man who, haunted by the mysterious death of his 4-year-old sister, brings her back to life 30 years later as an adult woman, with dire consequences.

The sci-fi comedy “Andover” (Feb. 10) is set in the Massachusetts town because Los Angeles-based writer-director Scott Perlman liked the word play (over and over) for his tale of a genetics professor who repeatedly clones his dead wife in a desperate attempt to get her back exactly as she was. The cast includes Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Richard Kind, Beth Grant, and Angela Kinsey. Perlman and producer Steven Bauer will both be in attendance for a post-screening talk.

Local filmmakers get the spotlight on Feb. 12. Boston University grad Liam O’Donnell’s “Beyond Skyline” is about a detective’s dogged attempts to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship. It stars Frank Grillo, Betty Gabriel, Jonny Weston, and Yayan Ruhian. It’s followed by writer-director-actor Sam Vanivray’s action thriller “Brute Sanity,” about an FBI-trained neuropsychologist, a thief, and her insane ex-boss who tries to thwart their efforts to find a reality-altering device.
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Director S.A. Halewood will participate in a Women in the Filmmaking Industry panel on Feb. 15, as well as join in a discussion with the audience after the world premiere screening of her “Division 19,” a Detroit-set action thriller. It’s followed by the US premiere of “Paradoxical,” a rare sci-fi drama out of Taiwan from writer-director Mu-Ming Tsai.

The fest is known for programming campy films alongside genuine chills and thrills. That’s the allure of “House Shark” (Feb. 16), described as a “low-budget, raunchy, hilarious B-flick horror movie about a predatory land shark living in an ex-cop’s house.”

Closing out the festival is Wales native Peter Stray’s horror comedy “Canaries” (Feb. 17) about an alien invasion that coincides with a New Year’s Eve party in a Welsh valley. Stray will be on hand for a post-screening discussion.

That concludes the festival proper, but there’s plenty more on tap. The ’Thon starts at noon on Feb. 18 and runs for the next 24 hours. The many features in this movie party include “Night of the Living Dead”; “Frankenstein” (celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s book, which many consider the first science fiction novel); the 1920 German silent “Algol: Tragedy of Power,” with live musical accompaniment; “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”; “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”; the original “Superman”; “Colossal”; “Looper”; “The Time Machine”; and “World Without End.”

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