Not sure if you saw the BFI trailer I posted in the YouTube Goodness section.
Looks like a major event going from October to Jan with showings in cinemas, on TV and outdoor events. A couple of films we still have not shown are on the trailer and the fest might be a source for possible prints. It is after all the British FILM Institute.
Wonder if they're showing High Treason which was the British answer to Metropolis.

L.A. Connection wrote on Sep 1^st, 2014 at 3:24pm:


Yeah it is hard to find out specific stuff for the main area screenings.
This is the closest one I've found.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/bfi-takes-giant-leap-s...

I found this page which seems to have the scheduled events for outside London.
http://www.watershed.co.uk/filmhub/bfi-sci-fi/

They have a nice video here of the opening outdoor screenings including Brian Blessed and director Mike Hodges at a Flash Gordon screening.

Unfortunately, the web page doesn't give format info. They could just be DVDS. We are aware of 35mm prints of THEM! however.

And, TARANTALA played as SF/5. It wouldn't be a 'thon virgin.

R_F_Fineman wrote on Sep 26^th, 2014 at 9:11pm:

First:  One from this year that I saw at a festival last year and which really deserves more of an audience here:  The Machine.

Second:  I didn't have time to do in-progress festival updates while out of town, but here are the sci-fi-y things I saw at Montreal's Fantasia Festival and Austin's Fantastic Fest this fall.  Some are probably more festival-oriented than marathon pictures, but it's worth mentioning that this was a pretty great year for science fiction on the festival circuit, especially in Montreal, where they had a couple of good programs that focused on this stuff specifically.

Automata - Apparently getting a limited release right now, it's a pretty decent "rebellious robots" movie with some of Antonio Banderas's best English-language work in years, mostly-practical effects for the robots, and a nifty supporting cast.  A bit slow at points, but not bad at all.

Cheatin' - The new Bill Plympton animated feature, which is all some may need to know.  A sexy comedy with a mind-control twist toward the end, although very stylized.

Closer to God - The festival should definitely look at this one, a high-aiming film about the reaction to the world's first cloned baby.  Pretty good, well worth a look.

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder - This thing is kind of adorable, featuring kids whose scientist neighbor develops a chemical that allows one to break odorless wind powerfully enough to be launched into the sky.  Jo Nesbo is 3-for-3 with fun movie adaptations (although the other two were violent caper/thrillers).

Ejecta - Kind of a rough Canadian alien-abduction movie, half found-footage/half talky indie.  A few nice performances, especially by familiar character actor Julian Richings and Lisa Houle.

Goal of the Dead - Yeah, this nearly-two-and-a-half hour French zombie soccer comedy isn't playing anywhere, but I dig it; it's genuinely funny and features a cast of characters that regularly defy expectations.

Hal - A spiffy little animated movie that runs a fairly quick hour about a robot who takes on human form to help a grieving widow.

Kite - Fairly weak action movie featuring Samuel L. Jackson as a cop aiding the daughter of his old partner, who is seeking revenge while addicted to a PTSD drug that is doing damage to her long-term memory.  In very limited release and VOD now, has some nice moments but I suspect folks are better off sticking to the original anime.

Monsterz - A Japanese remake of the excellent Korean Haunters (itself a sort of cape-less superhero movie about a showdown between a man with mind control powers and one with rapid healing) whose characters aren't as much fun and which is burdened with mythology it doesn't need.  Still think the original would be fun to have.

Predestination - Currently scheduled for a January 2015 release, but given how it will probably go in and out of theaters quickly, should still be considered for the marathon.  It's an adaptation of a Heinlein story that stays pretty close to the source (it's like the opposite of all those P.K. Dick movies that take one idea and build an action movie out of it).  The Spierig brothers of Undead & Daybreakers fame do good work, getting a nice performance out of Ethan Hawke and a great discovery in Sarah Snook.

Real - An "entering the mind of a coma patient" entry from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whom you can tell normally does horror, but has a little fun in 1970s sci-fi territory with added dinosaur.

Realiti - A very different movie from the New Zealanders who made Black Sheep, it's an okay "what you know is wrong" story.  Not really bad, but doesn't have a cool enough idea to make an impression after so many others.

The Reconstruction of William Zero - Can't fully describe this without giving some good stuff away, but it's a pretty fantastic low-budget about an amnesiac who has to re-learn everything from his twin brother using cutting-edge technology.  One of my favorites at Fantasia.

Time Lapse - A highly-recommended time-loop movie about a trio of friends and lovers who discover that the inventor across the way has built a camera that shoots pictures from 24 hours in the future and pointed it at their window.  Hijinks and extremely tight plotting ensue.

Wyrmwood - An Aussie zombie movie that throws "it is more miserable to be alive than dead now" aside pretty quickly for zombie-powered rocket cars and telepathy.  Funny and fast-paced, with some Mad Max in its DNA.

The Zero Theorem - Best thing Terry Gilliam has done in a long, long time; great-looking, good performances by Waltz, Damon, Thierry, and more, and deserving much more visibility on the big screen than it has received.

Zombeavers - Exactly the movie you'd want from the name "Zombeavers", with a good-looking young cast that also has a strong personality, a tongue firmly in cheek, and puppets.  For those who say I don't like "fun" movies, I offer this one which is a lot of fun because even the obvious puppets are well-used rather than a way for the audience to feel superior.

da_Bunnyman wrote on Oct 15^th, 2014 at 8:05pm:


I got a theatrical release and got mediocre to rotten reviews. We can do better.

To be honest, the pursuit of the bomber is a pretty minor part of the movie; I half-think the filmmakers put it in so that they could put an explosion in the trailer.  It's been a while since I've read "All You Zombies", but for a story that isn't inherently cinematic, this seems really close while still also being a fairly good movie.

For one of the obligatory 2014 film slots - SNOWPIERCER!

A. It's quite good
B. Bong's THE HOST went over well with the Marathon crowd
C. Most casual moviegoers, including a healthy percentage of Marathoners haven't seen it. And, certainly, few saw it on the big screen (if there even was a big screen option available where you lived since the distributor fuc#ed the release up royally)

once again i will ask knowing that it will fall on deaf ears for "the book of eli". it's a well done post apocalyptic action packed kung fu, gun fu, sword fu, sup prize ending, cameo that will bring the house down. it is not an overbearingly religious movie.