Rarely are the times when it's good to be a midwesterner. I mean, the area's so jacked, we're no where near the West. To be fair, we're really "middle easterners" but that term just isn't too popular. The cultural wasteland / flyover states don't get too many amazing events, especially in regard to film. But that may change September 26-28, 2008 with the Second Annual B Movie Celebration. Second annual? I didn't even know there was a first! But, there sho'nuff was. This year's festivities trot out the usual suspects -- Tom Savini, Conrad Brooks, etc (I'm sure Lloyd Kaufman will be there too). That doesn't thrill me so much as this amazing list of films of which, the press release says "many in glorious 35mm."
- SHOGUN ASSASSIN
- FORBIDDEN WORLD
- DEATH RACE 2000
- HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
- THIS ISLAND EARTH
- TARANTULA
- CARNIVAL OF SOULS
- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
- NIGHT OF THE COMET
- BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
- THE GIANT BEHEMOTH
- QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE
- WORLD WITHOUT END
- RUSS MEYER'S UP
- FROM HELL IT CAME
- ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS
- NOT OF THIS EARTH(the black and white original)
- THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS
- THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD
- EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS
- WITHOUT WARNING
- SCREWBALLS
- GALAXY OF TERROR
- HOUSE
- THE CRAWLING EYE
- ATTACK OF THE 50FOOT WOMAN
- PSYCHO
- JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET
- INVISIBLE INVADERS
- ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES
- TERMINAL ISLAND
- NIGHTHAWKS
- MYSTERIOUS ISLAND(61)
- ONE MILLION B.C.
- INVADERS FROM MARS(53)
- TO TRAP A SPY
- HOLD THAT GHOST
- ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
- TWINS OF EVIL
- THE VAMPIRE LOVERS
- LUST FOR A VAMPIRE
- THE TIME MACHINE
- WAR OF THE WORLDS
Lots of good crap, wretched crap, classic crap, and all around great films in that line-up.
All of this takes place in Franklin, Indiana -- a little south of Indianapolis. The timing may not be right for me to make it down (just scant weeks after the Toronto International Film Festival) but I'm going to try my darndest to be there and I hope that a lot of folks do, too as this kind of event is definitely a rarity!
For more info visit http://www.bmoviecelebration.com.
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