Scheduled to open at Kendall Square in Cambridge on 9 August.

MARK!

L.A. Connection wrote on Jul 30^th, 2013 at 11:48am:



This one does make some sense though since there is no shaky hand held type footage. The found footage is just the cameras in place to record the mission.

More from Fantasia:

HK: Forbidden Super Hero: Only barely sci-fi if you want to squint a little, but this story of a mild-mannered son of a detective and a dominatrix who gains superpowers by wearing panties on his face is as funny as it is in bad taste.  Plus, plenty of beefcake for the ladies and guys whose interests run that way.

009 Re: Cyborg:  Pretty darn good new animated version of a 1960s manga meant to play off American superhero comics.  It keeps a lot of the mythology (without requiring it) but re-imagines it as something very contemporary and action-packed; I liked it a lot.

5-25-77:  A work-in-progress cut of this movie about how director Patrick Read Johnson became the first Star Wars fan, which will apparently finally see release next year after shooting in 2005-2006.  It's sweet and often very funny, with a ton of manic energy in the first half or so before kind of running around in circles a bit in the second, but I think it will play well for the 'thon audience in 2015.

Jay,how many total films did you see over the last 2 weeks there?

Wow, lotsa stamina!

Ok, here are a few ideas for you:

First of all, I definitely have to put in a second vote for Europa Report. It's a much more intelligent sci-fi than most of what we've gotten this past summer and actually makes a real attempt to ground everything that's happening in genuine scientific principles. Plus the found-footage aspect is actually very well done and actually relates to the theme of the film.

Also, since it hasn't played the marathon in a while, how about Lifeforce for the late night/bug-nuts crazy entry? It showed at Coolidge Corner last October, though I can't verify if it was 35mm or not.

There's also Shane Carruth's Upstream Color, although that might only be available digitally given its very limited theatrical run.

Also, this might not be the most popular comment, but might it be possible to cut down on the number of festival films that are shown as part of the marathon? One is fine or possibly even two if they are really high-quality, but having three of them last year was rough, particularly when Woman in the Moon and Hands of Orlac, both of which I would have been much more interested in seeing, got bumped for Motivational Growth, which I don't think I'm alone in feeling wasn't up to par. I understand it's important to support the festival but it putting these films in a position where they're going to be judged against more established (and usually beloved) films isn't doing them any favors.

The theme of SF39 is robots.
Okay, got THAT joke out of the way.
With one of Asimov's law of robotics written on the tickets it may just be that a theme has been decided so let's try some films on that theme for a bit.

I'd like to say that Worlds End would fit in perfect. Even though they are not robots.
It's funny, and with a lot of the same tone that made Attack The Block go over so well.
Plus with it being released at this time its not going to be a blockbuster so a lot of folks will have not seen it.