Most viewed - The Nightmares at Studio 35 (1999-2003)
Original paste-up of teaser/poster for 2001 Marathon601 viewsThis design was produced as a limited amount of fliers, and also as a poster that hung in the Studio 35 lobby.
Flier for 2001 Marathon596 views*Joe Bob Briggs was, of course, our first guest of honor. More on him in subsequent gallery posts.
*Hmmm....we never did play PSYCHO at a Studio Marathon. Actually, the original plan that year was to play Hitchcock's classic, but the Wexner Center had already booked it for their Halloween Horror double feature (with THE BLACK CAT) so we deferred to them.
*I had worked for several years to arrange for charismatic, psychotronic, electro-mashup lounge lizards The Weird Love Makers to appear with NOSFERATU. I met the group through my good friend (and longtime Marathon ally) Steve Carter, who at the time was living with Weird Love Maker Greg Fernandez. After meeting him, I attended a screening of NOSFERATU (with a crowd of around twenty) in the back of Monkey's Retreat on Halloween 1998, at which the WLM provided their own live score. From that moment on, I knew that their act would play well in front of a larger crowd.
I had arranged with head WLM (and Evolution Control Committee mastermind) Mark Gunderson for the group to perform with NOSFERATU at the 2000 Marathon, but that fell through. One year later, though, everything came together. The result was one of my favorite Marathon memories.
*I stole the free breakfast idea from the Boston Science Fiction Marathon, which once offered a free champagne breakfast to all survivors. Our free breakfast consisted of bagels and juice, but hey... (Neff)
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Front and back cover of 2001 program594 views
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Projectionist information sheet589 viewsThis was the film schedule (with format changes) that I gave to our projectionist for the event, Dave Pynchon. Note that Dave worked the booth solo for the entire 24 hours(!), plus an hour before and an hour after. A truly Herculean feat! (Neff)
Ticket for 1999 Marathon587 views
Back of 1999 program586 viewsMEAT was a 16mm college short film that my friend Jim Turner directed. We also showed it at the 2001 Studio Marathon. Jim hooked us up with our source for the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE print. (Neff)
Interior of 2001 program586 views
Front and back cover of 2002 program585 views
Interior of 2001 program584 viewsJoe Bob originally wanted to introduce both CARRIE and ROSEMARY'S BABY. ROSEMARY'S was the opener, and I'd been planning to screen CARRIE as the closer, so some adjustment were made. This led to Joe Bob chiding me in front of the audience for closing the fest with BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, although I let the audience in on why BUFFY had to be re-slotted. (Neff)
