da_Bunnyman wrote on Feb 7^th, 2018 at 1:44am:


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Yeah, I sent a note to Garen asking for an update for the Marathon so I can put in a full revised lineup Friday or Saturday
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Would love to see this at the ‘thon, I don’t know anything about it. Have a couple of friends coming for the first time and it would be great for them ( and me ) to see a silent movie on the big screen with live accompaniment.

L.A. Connection wrote on Feb 7^th, 2018 at 3:05am:







My bad.

Great line-up so far but with BRIDE, LIVING DEAD, LITTLE SHOP and ARMY OF DARKNESS maybe enough horror already?!?

Not too bad a lineup.
Lots of films that will be fun to watch on the big screen and others that will be fun with the marathon audience.

My quick thoughts on the dozen movies in the lineup--

THEY CAME FROM WITHIN aka SHIVERS: Just announced! 35mm Film Print. We get to recreate the infamous SF/3 incident where Cinema One so rebelled against Cronenberg's film that it was yanked from the schedule in Cinema Two. The replacement? NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! So, 40 years later, the experiment is reborn! Which will be more shocking to 2018 eyes? (NOTLD was 'on hand' at the Welles because it was a long-running Midnight show there)

7th VOYAGE and 20 MILLION MILES: one Harryhausen per thon is enough, but, hey, we haven't seen 20 Million in two decades.

CE3K: 40th anniversary and all, it was a no brainer. too bad we couldn't celebrate that other big '77 sci-fi film. Don't understand fully why there wasn't a re-release last year for the big 4 O. Legal squabbles with Lucas, Fox and Disney?

LOOPER: One of those movies that was saved from the Black Hole -- Big movies that don't play the year after they came out tend to be forgotten. I fought for this one

ALGOL: Always great to see a silent with, presumably, live music (Jeff Rapsis) at the 'thon. New DCP restoration

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: one of my all time faves. I know folks wanted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the book. The original only played 6 years ago so it was switched out with this. BONUS! Mary Shelley is a character in this film!

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: excited to see this on the big screen for its 50th anniversary (the only other screening of it I attended was at the old Frankenstein's bar near B.U.!). Comes at a propitious time for me since I'm writing an article on the making of it! (oh, yes, the 'thon will be mentioned!)

WORLD WITHOUT END: Got to meet the fine folks at the Warner Archive this past summer in San Diego at Comic Con. When this title came up as one of their new Blu Rays I wanted it right away! It hasn't played since SF/2!! A print was found in the early 80s but it was 16mm and pan&scan so got nixed.

TIME MACHINE: Another Warner Archive special. Hard to believe this cornerstone sci-fi classic has only played twice - the same number of times as GALAXINA!

MARJORIE PRIME: One of last year's better low budget sci-fi indies. Some nice A.I. musings; should play well with the crowd.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Silly but legendary 3 day wonder from Roger Corman. I worked with Mel Welles (Mushnick) and he claims to have helped co-direct the actors allowing Roger to concentrate on pumping this out that quickly. Ah, everybody wants a piece of the credit when something becomes a cult classic! RIP. Mel.

ARMY OF DARKNESS: Ok. Don't really see the need for this here, especially considering the top heavy horror content already. I'm also not the film's biggest fan. Sue me.

Not a bad lineup, but too much horror (plus a fantasy or two). I do look forward to seeing as many old faces as possible - and, meet some new ones. 

And, if so, ARMY lasted shorter than Anthony Scarramuci.  As a parent it's frustrating to see the inconsisent messages between this board, the Facebook group and the e-mails... I just need to know which films are coming so I know what ones I have to take my kid out for!   

Here are all the films announced on the apparently official FB group that aren't in that list: I MARRIED A MONSTER, BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, COLOSSAL, SOURCE CODE, SUPERMAN and FRANKENSTEIN.  Hope those folks are checking their e-mail!