First films announced!

READY PLAYER ONE in 70mm!
ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS!
ONE MILLION YEARS BC in 35mm!
UPGRADE
and, of course, Duck Dodgers!

REACTIONS?

3 that have never played the 'Thon😁

READY PLAYER ONE in 70mm!
ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS!
ONE MILLION YEARS BC in 35mm!
UPGRADE
and, of course, Duck Dodgers!

REACTIONS? [/quote]

Not a huge fan of Ready Player One but the other three are great! Good start so far.

I like the range of movies so far, the best Thons for me are those that span a range of decades and have variety of film styles.

UncleTim wrote on Jan 4^th, 2024 at 9:48am:

Not a huge fan of Ready Player One but the other three are great! Good start so far.

As ian has told me, the number of 70mm prints is pretty limited. Still, READY PLAYER ONE is fun and there are lots of easter eggs for Marathoners to spot

Also:
Predestination (time travel)
Dred 3D (dredd played by a stalone clone)
Blast from the past and a Kong movie were teased.

Announced on the official podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jul4Z1ZGzT4

DEEP BLUE SEA
THE MATRIX
ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.
UPGRADE
BLAST FROM THE PAST
ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS
UPGRADE
PREDESTINATION
LAPSIS
TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN (aka INVASION)
MAD MAX
READY PLAYER ONE
DREDD

you mention upgrade twice.
i saw ethan hawke in the teasers. what movie is he in?

not mad max again!?!?
is it road warrior? the original? thunder road?please god not beyond the thunderdome. we don't need another hero.

kirok1 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2024 at 10:23pm:

you mention upgrade twice. i saw ethan hawke in the teasers. what movie is he in?

Ethan Hawke is in PREDESTINATION

so one more title would make it thirteen movies as promised/foretold/posted.
i'm hoping for a 50's black and white.

kirok1 wrote on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 2:57pm:

so one more title would make it thirteen movies as promised/foretold/posted. i'm hoping for a 50's black and white.

We have Crab Monsters in the 50s B&W camp.

And, yes, there will be one more unannouced title showing.

Agree that this looks like a well rounded selection of films.  Looking forward to the thon! 

On the official list page, upgrade is listed twice.  Also, could you add years or links to IMDb pages?  Several of these titles are difficult to look up because of multiple movies with the same title.

BrianInNH wrote on Jan 7^th, 2024 at 6:49am:

Agree that this looks like a well rounded selection of films.  Looking forward to the thon!  On the official list page, upgrade is listed twice.  Also, could you add years or links to IMDb pages?  Several of these titles are difficult to look up because of multiple movies with the same title.

Working on it!

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 6^th, 2024 at 3:24pm:

kirok1 wrote on Jan 6th, 2024 at 2:57pm: so one more title would make it thirteen movies as promised/foretold/posted. i'm hoping for a 50's black and white. We have Crab Monsters in the 50s B&W camp. And, yes, there will be one more unannouced title showing.

i want more 50's. they used to be a staple. what happened?

we need to have a christopher walken impersonation contest. maybe combine it with the tin foil hat contest.

kirok1 wrote on Jan 7^th, 2024 at 2:11pm:

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 6th, 2024 at 3:24pm: kirok1 wrote on Jan 6th, 2024 at 2:57pm: so one more title would make it thirteen movies as promised/foretold/posted. i'm hoping for a 50's black and white. We have Crab Monsters in the 50s B&W camp. And, yes, there will be one more unannouced title showing. i want more 50's. they used to be a staple. what happened?

Time moves on. As Ian said on the podcast, the 80s is the new 50s. You can't keep programming the Marathon for the AARP crowd

The info page has beeen updated: http://sf.theboard.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1704403689

There is an unannounced surprise entry on the schedule

Any guesses??

Outer Limits with David McCallum

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 7^th, 2024 at 6:17pm:

kirok1 wrote on Jan 7th, 2024 at 2:11pm: L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 6th, 2024 at 3:24pm: kirok1 wrote on Jan 6th, 2024 at 2:57pm: so one more title would make it thirteen movies as promised/foretold/posted. i'm hoping for a 50's black and white. We have Crab Monsters in the 50s B&W camp. And, yes, there will be one more unannouced title showing. i want more 50's. they used to be a staple. what happened? Time moves on. As Ian said on the podcast, the 80s is the new 50s. You can't keep programming the Marathon for the AARP crowd

i didn't  quit the science fiction marathon. the science fiction marathon quit me.

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 27^th, 2024 at 11:00am:

There is an unannounced surprise entry on the schedule Any guesses??

godzilla x kong

Dinsdale wrote on Jan 27^th, 2024 at 9:23pm:

Outer Limits with David McCallum

Not a bad guess

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 28^th, 2024 at 12:16am:

Dinsdale wrote on Jan 27th, 2024 at 9:23pm: Outer Limits with David McCallum Not a bad guess

so you're saying it's a twilight zone episode?

kirok1 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2024 at 1:59pm:

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 28th, 2024 at 12:16am: Dinsdale wrote on Jan 27th, 2024 at 9:23pm: Outer Limits with David McCallum Not a bad guess so you're saying it's a twilight zone episode?

Did not say that

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 28^th, 2024 at 2:35pm:

kirok1 wrote on Jan 28th, 2024 at 1:59pm: L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 28th, 2024 at 12:16am: Dinsdale wrote on Jan 27th, 2024 at 9:23pm: Outer Limits with David McCallum Not a bad guess so you're saying it's a twilight zone episode? Did not say that

is it "to serve man"?

I'm looking forward to seeing TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN again.

It basically sank without much notice after playing at SF/25 in 2000.

kirok1 wrote on Jan 28^th, 2024 at 2:49pm:

L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 28th, 2024 at 2:35pm: kirok1 wrote on Jan 28th, 2024 at 1:59pm: L.A. Connection wrote on Jan 28th, 2024 at 12:16am: Dinsdale wrote on Jan 27th, 2024 at 9:23pm: Outer Limits with David McCallum Not a bad guess so you're saying it's a twilight zone episode? Did not say that is it "to serve man"?

i think i nailed it!

I haven't watched THE MATRIX since it played at SF/29!

Ready to take the blue pill?

L.A. Connection wrote on Feb 4^th, 2024 at 8:35pm:

I haven't watched THE MATRIX since it played at SF/29! Ready to take the blue pill?

the colors were so appropriate