Believe it or not, this will be the 17th marathon that Ive projected.  Remember that when you see my tip jar!
     So here we go, once again, with the print report.

After Yang / Godzilla / Total Recall

     All DCPs.

Happy Accidents / Beyond the Time Barrier

     DVDs.

Bill & Ted Face the Music / La Jetee

     BluRays.

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     Now we get to the actual film.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

35mm - 2.35 - "colour" - mono
     Print is a British strike, on undated Agfa.  Looks nice and sharp, but the colour has warmed over the years.  Fortunately, Agfa never fades down to complete red, so theres still some colour peeping through, so it wont be too bad.  Still, theres no denying the colour has turned.
     Standard wear at the heads & tails, as well as a few scattered splices.  Overall, it's in good condition.
     The third in the original Apes series, & a lot of fun!  One of the things I like about all these movies is the misanthropic "humans suck" message that ran through them.  And it has a terrific Jerry Goldsmith score!

Stargate

35mm - 2.35 - colour - Dolby A/DTS
     1994 print in good to very good condition.  Standard wear at the heads & tails, but nothing to complain about.  And, of course, I got hold of the DTS files & thats how we'll run it, because we can.   

Alien

35mm - 2.35 - "colour" - Dolby A
     A movie that needs no introduction to this crowd.  This is a combined print, with different reels coming from different prints.
     So, reels 1/2/4/5/7 are on 1979 Kodak stock & have just about completely gone to red.  Theres some colour here & there, but not much.
     Reels 3 & 6 are on 1977 Fuji stock, which, at the time, held its colour very well.  Those reels look much better in terms of colour.
     The print is fairly beat up.  Theres wear & dirt & some scratches, as well as some splices.  Overall good condition (thats not high praise).  On the plus side: this also has a terrific Jerry Goldsmith score!
     And, just to date myself, I ran this sucker in 70mm at the Charles Theatre when it came out.  Scary, right?

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

35mm - 2.40 - colour - Dolby SR-D/DTS
     This 2003 print is in virtually new, barely-run condition.  A bit of dirt here & there, & thats it.  It looks fantastic on screen.  And (of course) we'll be running the DTS tracks, which will absolutely kick your ass.
     Because my opinions tend to run counter to everyone else's, I'll say here that this is my favourite of the Terminator movies.....something most people regard as blasphemous.  Nevertheless, there you are.  This thing moves, and it moves without ponderous messages about nuclear annihilation & clumsy attempts to be "meaningful."  The demolition derby car chase is one of the best Ive ever seen (in case you didnt know: they built the streets & blocks that get completely wrecked); the fight between the two terminators is awesome in its destruction, & the whole thing is just great fun.
     Plus, with this print, you will not see (or hear) it better!

UFOria

35mm - 1.85 - colour - mono
     1984 print in very good to excellent condition.  Theres some dirt scattered throughout, but thats pretty much it.

Future Kill

35mm - 1.85 - colour - mono
     On 1985 Fuji.  Wear throughout, though the movie is so dark youll barely notice.  Some scratches here & there, & some dirt, especially at the heads & tails.

     There are, in this strange world of ours, some superb movies that have unjustly fallen into obscurity.  These two, however, have fallen off the map because they just arent any good.
     UFOria is one of the strangest films Ive ever seen: it seems to have no idea what it's about or where it's going, which is probably why it sat on the shelf for years.  It reminds of that movie we ran at SF/38, Safety not Guaranteed, only it's even stranger than that one (and it came before).
     Future Kill I couldnt even get through.  Wow, you talk about a dated, incoherent mess.  Yeesh.
     Have fun with these, folks!   

Back to the Future Part 2

70mm

- 1.85 - colour - Six channel mag sound with Dolby A NR
     The last surviving/existing 70mm print of this in the world is in overall very good to excellent condition.  It dates from 1989.  There are some hairline scratches down the middle that come & go, as well as some minor wear.  This is nothing to fuss over.  It looks & sounds great!
     And, once more for good luck: you aint ever going to see it better!

     And thats it once again!  Prepare yourselves!
     And dont forget the tip jar!  How many other geezers do you know who can project 24 hours' worth of movies in varying formats & not screw up too much?