There's no turning back the clock now!Yep, it's finally here: the much-speculated upon Official Lineup for the
31st Annual Ohio 24-Hour Science Fiction Marathon (March 15-16 at the Drexel Theater)! Blast off into a brave new Marathon world with us as we explore filmic visions of the future! As previously announced, we're proud to present a sparkling 2K DCP version of the much-lauded 2010 Kino restoration of Fritz Lang's visionary science-fiction masterpiece
METROPOLIS! But we'll also be channeling such celluloid prognostications as:
*Kurt Russell heading an all-star cast plunged smack dab in the middle of the dystopian prison world of New York City, in a new 2K DCP of John Carpenter's Panavision classic
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK!
*The psychedelic cyberpunk world of Neo-Tokyo in Katsuhiro Otomo's ground-breaking anime landmark
AKIRA!
*Arnold Schwarzenegger trapped in Richard Dawson's kill or be killed, ultimate game show nightmare in
THE RUNNING MAN (in 35mm!)!
*A 35mm print of the post-apocalyptic New Zealand cult classic
THE QUIET EARTH!
*Karl Urban bringing cult comic icon Judge Dredd to life in the gritty, underrated
DREDD, in hallucinatory 2K DCP Panavision!
*The payoff to one of the great trailers in Marathon history! Yep, it's Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's post-apocalyptic dark comedy
DELICATESSEN!
*A 35mm print of the off the wall, day-glo, Banana Splits on acid, all-time Marathon classic
INFRA-MAN!
PLUS!
*Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton on the hunt for a '64 Chevy Malibu in a 2K DCP of Alex Cox's punk classic
REPO MAN!
*The definitive 1950's alien invasion classic
EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, in xeromorphic 2K DCP!
*Kyle MacLahlan in a 35mm print of the alien possession actioner
THE HIDDEN!
AND!
*The 31st Annual Costume Contest with $100 First Prize!
*Vintage trailers and shorts in glorious 35mm!
*The coveted Certificate of Marathoid Behavior to all who survive!
*Surprises! Hilarity! Caffeine-induced dementia!
Tickets for this cinematic starflight are:
$35 in advance
$40 at the door (if they last)
And are available at
-The Drexel Theater (2254 E. Main St.)
-Laughing Ogre Comics (4258 N. High St.)
-The PayPal link on this website (
http://www.scifimarathon.com)