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spatch and I would be observing the conjunction of the holiday with President's Day from the balcony of the Somerville Theatre, watching as close as we can manage to twenty-four hours of science fiction film with the rest of the Boston Sci-Fi Marathon. It is our oldest shared tradition. We have been celebrating it together since 2012. Under circumstances of plague-time and considerations of technology, we are not even attending virtually this year. Instead, with recourse to our trusty handful of streaming services and a few ringers, we have programmed ourselves the Black Cat 'Thon 2021: Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), Matinee (1993), The Hands of Orlac (1924), Humanoids from the Deep (1980), The Brother from Another Planet (1984), The Silent Star (1960), Fantastic Planet (1973), Born in Flames (1983), Prospect (2018), Cherry 2000 (1987), The Atomic Submarine (1959), and Destroy All Monsters (1968), plus trailers and shorts as intervals throughout the night and last-minute substitutions as needed. We have no Atomic Fireballs, but Rob made cookies heavy on the cinnamon. For extra authenticity, we can leave the house and run around the block in the freezing dark at unwise hours of the morning to find no restaurants open. Wish us luck!
spatch and I would be observing the conjunction of the holiday with President's Day from the balcony of the Somerville Theatre, watching as close as we can manage to twenty-four hours of science fiction film with the rest of the Boston Sci-Fi Marathon. It is our oldest shared tradition. We have been celebrating it together since 2012. Under circumstances of plague-time and considerations of technology, we are not even attending virtually this year. Instead, with recourse to our trusty handful of streaming services and a few ringers, we have programmed ourselves the Black Cat 'Thon 2021: Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), Matinee (1993), The Hands of Orlac (1924), Humanoids from the Deep (1980), The Brother from Another Planet (1984), The Silent Star (1960), Fantastic Planet (1973), Born in Flames (1983), Prospect (2018), Cherry 2000 (1987), The Atomic Submarine (1959), and Destroy All Monsters (1968), plus trailers and shorts as intervals throughout the night and last-minute substitutions as needed. We have no Atomic Fireballs, but Rob made cookies heavy on the cinnamon. For extra authenticity, we can leave the house and run around the block in the freezing dark at unwise hours of the morning to find no restaurants open. Wish us luck!
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I would not have thought of Born in Flames as relating to Duck Dodgers or Escape to Witch Mountain at all.
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I would not have thought of Born in Flames as relating to Duck Dodgers or Escape to Witch Mountain at all.
It is speculative, which is the only rule of the 'Thon. There have been incredible grab-bags some years and always worth it. (Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century is also the traditional opening to the program, so we weren't going to leave it out.)