Interior of 1996 program550 views*Can you tell that DAWN OF THE DEAD is one of my favorite films?
*My 32-year old self really admires my 19-year old self for going off all philosophical with the Argento and Cronenberg quotes. (Neff)
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Alternate, unused version of flier for 1996 Marathon.547 viewsThis is an early version of the flier, produced before I added the Cronenberg tribute to the lineup. Note the radical changes in the lineup between this version and the official copy...and the final program. (Neff)
Front cover of the 1995 program.547 viewsMy first primitive stab at program-making, created with Apple Claris Works(!) and photos, etc. from old Marathon fliers and back issues of Fangoria. Oddly, THE DARK HALF, HALLOWEEN and DR. PHIBES did not play at this Marathon. But hey, my 18-year old self thought that THE DARK HALF was mega-cool, and Vincent Price is never a bad choice for 'thon graphics. (Neff)
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Front and back cover of 1996 program545 views*Yes, Argento and Price take their bow once again.
*Note that, despite the protestations over the years to the contrary, Jessica Harper is NOT topless on the program cover, merely the victim of bad lighting and a monochrome program cover.
*De Palma's SISTERS was cut from the lineup mid-Marathon, in order to get us all the hell out of there at a reasonable hour. (48 Hours!? What was I thinking!?!?!?) (Neff)
Interior of 1996 program544 viewsNote the credits for THE ADDICTION. Boy, I wonder if that Edie Falco gal ever amounted to anything? (Neff)
Interior of 1996 program543 views*Check the awesome mixed metaphor as "complaints...have rained down like a leaky cadaver."
*On a personal note, THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES was one of my favorite childhood horror films. It's inclusion in the final 1994 Night of the Living Drexel gave it an added nostalgic dimension. (Neff)
Promotional letter for 1997 Marathon541 viewsThis letter was sent out to my small mailing list, along with the flier. I guess this was technically the first press release I ever wrote. Such was the strange, insular little Marathon world I had built for myself. (Neff)
Interior of 1996 program536 viewsBoy, now THIS is quite the double feature. I was deep into my "kill the audience" phase at this point, so I set out to program all the grim, disturbing films all in a row. Starting with Argento's DEEP RED, most of the audience actually slept through the following six hours. Ever the dutiful projectionist (er..video tech?) I would wake up, see everyone asleep, change tapes, start the next film and then go back to sleep. (Neff)
