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Reply #45 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 1:49am

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At sf 37 they ran "Frankenstein (1931)...
At sf 26 they ran "Bride of Frankenstein"...
At sf 24 they ran "Young Frankenstein"...

I propose...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcSN3PEvtQo

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I remember seeing it in the 90's at a midnight showing at the Coolidge: vulgar, gory, but very funny, it could be a good fit for one of the graveyard spots between midnight and sunrise...if you dare!

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Reply #46 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 3:35am

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Agreed, we need more Marathon Hookers
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And, yes, I started suggesting FRANKENHOOKER since about a year after it was released.

And, then there is this, in which you will see a young L.A. Connection if you look closely during the opening bar scene!

And, yes that is Leatherface himself, Gunnar Hansen, sandwiched in between Scream Queens Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer! I was in charge of the Chainsaws.

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Reply #47 - Dec 20^th, 2014 at 12:50pm

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Waaaaaay back in October 1990, Columbus's own Patty Mullen was the Guest of Honor at the 3rd edition of the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DREXEL 24-Hour Horror Marathon. Her homecoming sold out the joint.

And yes, FRANKENHOOKER is a bucketload of offensive fun and would be great to see again. (Cue Metaluna tossing daggers my way.)

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Reply #48 - Dec 21^st, 2014 at 10:50pm

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An interview with "Frankenhooker" herself, Patty Mullen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74DchWBpskc

Youtube also has other interviews with her at various horror fests around the country. By the looks of them, she has been doing a good number of such conventions and is a natural at the Q and A sessions. Could this mean that a print is available?

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Reply #49 - Dec 23^rd, 2014 at 11:14pm

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Facebook tells us that Iron Giant is confirmed. Terrific.......... Aside for our beloved Duck Dodgers it is one of the few animated films to play the thon that grabbed the audience and refused to let them go. It is long overdue for a second viewing and a most worthy entry. A boy and his alien robot friend. 50's SF themes, 50's references, paranoia, beatniks, laughs, tears with more than a passing nod to the most famous alien in SF "Sooperman". Top shelf.

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Reply #50 - Dec 24^th, 2014 at 12:40pm

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Frank wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2014 at 11:14pm:

Facebook tells us that Iron Giant is confirmed. Terrific.......... Aside for our beloved Duck Dodgers it is one of the few animated films to play the thon that grabbed the audience and refused to let them go. It is long overdue for a second viewing and a most worthy entry. A boy and his alien robot friend. 50's SF themes, 50's references, paranoia, beatniks, laughs, tears with more than a passing nod to the most famous alien in SF "Sooperman". Top shelf.

I always say about Iron Giant's first run, greatest reaction of any marathon film, EVER.
After the Superman line, silence from a stunned audience, the only sound was the sniffing as we fought back tears.
This was before it had been discovered on video so many were seeing it for the first time.

Just added, this years overlooked classic "Edge Of Tomorrow" I still wonder why this was not a bigger hit.

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Reply #51 - Dec 31^st, 2014 at 12:28pm

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The guest for SF40. A titan of sf film. Douglas Trumbull will be the guest. Perfect for 2001. The master's fingerprints are all over this event of ours. SFX creds: 2001, Bladerunner, CE3K, Star Trek, Silent Running, Andromeda Strain. Directing credits: Silent Running and Brainstorm. This is going to be quite a celebration.

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Reply #52 - Jan 2^nd, 2015 at 5:14pm

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i can't wait to ask him what he knows about the natalie wood "accident"

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Reply #53 - Jan 9^th, 2015 at 12:05am

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The great Rod Taylor has just passed away. The Time Machine for SF40? It has been ten years (it was last seen at SF30).

One of my all-time favorite actors has passed. Rod Taylor RIP at 84. He was such a part of my childhood movie watching. As a kid, I watched him countless times at the Time Traveler H.G. Wells in The Time Machine. The Time Machine along with Forbidden Planet were the two movies most responsible for my love of science fiction. He was also in one of my favorite low budget science fiction films World Without End (basically a spin on The Time Machine). Aside from playing the Time Traveler, I watched Taylor as Mitch Brenner in The Birds many, many times. One of my favorite thriller/horror films of my childhood. Of course, there followed many films including, The Liquidator, Fate is the Hunter, Hotel, Sunday in New York, 36 Hours, Young Cassidy, Dark of the Sun, etc. However, I will always remember him as The Time Traveler and Mitch Brenner

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Reply #54 - Jan 9^th, 2015 at 1:49am

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Rod's is one of the iconic roles in the genre. There's a nice behind the scenes extra on the DVD from about a decade ago.

Here's an excerpt.

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 12:05am:

The great Rod Taylor has just passed away. The Time Machine for SF40? It has been ten years (it was last seen at SF30).

One of my all-time favorite actors has passed. Rod Taylor RIP at 84. He was such a part of my childhood movie watching. As a kid, I watched him countless times at the Time Traveler H.G. Wells in The Time Machine. The Time Machine along with Forbidden Planet were the two movies most responsible for my love of science fiction. He was also in one of my favorite low budget science fiction films World Without End (basically a spin on The Time Machine). Aside from playing the Time Traveler, I watched Taylor as Mitch Brenner in The Birds many, many times. One of my favorite thriller/horror films of my childhood. Of course, there followed many films including, The Liquidator, Fate is the Hunter, Hotel, Sunday in New York, 36 Hours, Young Cassidy, Dark of the Sun, etc. However, I will always remember him as The Time Traveler and Mitch Brenner

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Reply #55 - Jan 9^th, 2015 at 9:13am

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i have been pushing for "the birds" for a long time. it would be a terrific feature for the marathon. it is absolutely riveting and horrifying.

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Reply #56 - Jan 16^th, 2015 at 12:31am

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so… any progress on getting "the birds" for the marathon? making tribute to a great actor namely rod taylor? also a great director….alfred hitchcock?

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Reply #57 - Jan 16^th, 2015 at 2:02pm

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kirok wrote on Jan 16^th, 2015 at 12:31am:

so… any progress on getting "the birds" for the marathon? making tribute to a great actor namely rod taylor? also a great director….alfred hitchcock?

I'm afraid as of now, no word(s) on The Birds.

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Reply #58 - Jan 22^nd, 2015 at 3:37pm

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in addition to the birds i'd like to make my perennial request for being john malkovich, the adding machine, book of eli, cloud atlas, vanilla sky, and ed wood. do any of these have a chance?

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