Columbus Dispatch Weekender story on 2001 Marathon386 views
Interior of 2001 program393 views*Joe Bob Briggs was elected as the fourth member of the Hall of Fame.
*Our print of ROSEMARY'S BABY was newly struck by Paramount, making us the first audience to see it. (Neff)
Flier for 2001 Marathon441 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)
Interior of 2001 program417 views
Interior of 2001 program414 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)
Interior of 2001 program416 views*Boy, what a (ahem) diverse cast for THE CONVENT. It had been playing the circuit for a few months and had been getting fairly good notices. The end result was a bit spotty, to say the least, but it was good fun nonetheless.
*SESSION 9 was well-received by the audience, and it remains one of my favorite Marathon premieres. Brad Anderson would strike again with the 2002 Sci-Fi Marathon screening of his HAPPY ACCIDENTS. (Neff)
Alternate flier for 2001 Marathon444 viewsDesigned by Todd Babbert (longtime decoration crew member and general Marathon ally...and a good guy to boot.)
