It's here! The much-anticipated lineup for the 33rd Annual Ohio 24-Hour Science Fiction Marathon (March 5-6 at the Drexel Theater)! And what a treasure trove of cinematic pleasures it is! The lineup as it currently stands includes:
-The
MIDWEST PREMIERE of Ben Wheatley's gonzo adaptation of cult author J.G. Ballard's
HIGH-RISE! With Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, and Elisabeth Moss!
-The
MIDWEST PREMIERE of acclaimed Aussie sci-fi thriller ARROWHEAD!
-A NEW DCP screening of George Miller's classic symphony of car crash chaos
MAD MAX!
-And Miller's critically acclaimed follow-up, the hyper-kinetic
MAD MAD: FURY ROAD! With Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and more practical automotive insanity than you shake a rusty carburetor at!
-A tribute to the late David Bowie with a NEW DCP RESTORATION of Nicolas Roeg's cult classic
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH!
-A NEW DCP of Sean Connery in John Boorman's existentially lunatic utopian takedown, the truly singular
ZARDOZ!
-A RARE 35MM SCREENING of John Carpenter's
STARMAN! With Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen!
-The NEW 4K RESTORATION of Richard Fleischer's
FANTASTIC VOYAGE! With Donald Pleasance and Raquel Welch at the height of her va-va-voom '60s glory!
-A RARE 35MM SCREENING of the 1968 ultimate kaiju smackdown epic
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS!
-In what should be an ideal Marathon crowd experience, a screening of the Turkish film industry's definitive Lucas-ian rip-off
TURKISH STAR WARS!
-A late night screening of the much-requested (at least in certain circles) FRIDAY THE 13th in space romp
JASON X!
We're also pursuing one more premiere to round out the lineup, so keep your eyes peeled here and on our various web outlets for the latest!
PLUS!
-Mike Olenick's sci-fi tinged Wet Darlings music video "Beautiful Things"!
-The 33rd Annual Costume Contest, with $100 FIRST PRIZE (and the coveted BIG CHECK!)
-Galaxies of 35mm Trailers and Shorts!
-And much, much more!
Tickets for SF33 are ON SALE at the Drexel Theater (2254 E. Main St.), Laughing Ogre Comics (4258 N. High St.), and via the TICKETS link right here at
http://www.scifimarathon.com! $40 in advance, $45 at the door! March 5th can't come soon enough!