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Apply Now To The OCTOBUTT-NUMB-A-THON!!!
Hey folks, Harry here - - Giving you an update. This year's festivities will officially be titled as OCTOBUTT-NUMB-A-THON!!! Cartuna punched out the logo here:
Tim League and I sat down from 2:30pm till 6pm today having our first serious meeting about it all. Due to too much great luck - there will be a change in BNAT this year. On Friday, December 8th - we'll be having a screening of a special film - before the annual BNAT pre-party. And on Monday, December 11th - My actual Birthday - we'll have a 7pm screening of another special film. The appetizer and dessert of this feast weekend of cinema! For those that get in town early and hang out - this is just an extra thing for you folks. AND - for those that didn't get into BNAT and happen to live here or what not - this is your chance to attend something on a standby basis. Both films are spectacular and will be announced prior to BNAT on the site. Keep those Submissions coming, I already have too many, but the more I have, the more fun it is to find the perfect audience to enjoy wonderful films for charity!!!
Hey Potential BNATers, your master of geek affairs is here... That's right, Harry. It is that time again. That time where butterflies take flight in geek tummies everywhere... Will YOU be at BUTT-NUMB-A-THON 8.
I've had an amazing year and with my fiance, Yoko, attending - I've got to do everything I can to scare her away - while making me the happiest boy on Earth for this year's 24 hour celebration of cinema... because if she makes it through what I have in store for her and the rest of us... She truly deserves to be with me forever more.
The rest of the audience... well, they get to come along for the ride. This will be an astonishing BNAT.
What is Butt-Numb-A-Thon 8?
This is a 24 hour film festival unlike any other. In the past - we've had special guests like Mel Gibson, Peter Jackson, Vin Diesel and a real live munchkin from the Wizard of Oz. Famous first screenings of movies like MAGNOLIA, CHICAGO, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, OLDBOY, SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE, V FOR VENDETTA, BLOOD FEAST 2 and a great deal more. Vintage films starring greats like Buster Keaton, Dick Miller, Rita Hayworth, Bela Lugosi & a back specialist that looked just like him. Live surgury captured in 35mm, incest, zombies, all midget western, musicals, film noirs, science fiction, 3D movies, silent film with live original score. Films and Clips introduced by the likes of Robert Wise, Steven Spielberg, Frank Darabont, Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo Del Toro, Richard Linklater, Bruce Campbell and many more. Audience Members like Eli Roth, Tim McCanlies, Tom DeSanto and Jeff Mahler! An audience that includes Moriarty, Quint, Capone, Hercules (if he can make it) and others. Full menu of food, hot waitstaff, ALCOHOL and more. Gift Bags for all attendees in the past have included such amazing items as an ATARI FLASHBACK for everyone, usually 5-12 movie posters - some of which could be signed by the entire cast, free T-shirts from current and vintage films, weird things like handcuffs and duck calls - which may be used in conjunction with the events. BASICALLY - it's the most fun you'll have in a movie theater this year, that doesn't involve sex... although - I have heard stories of sexual things having took place at past events.
What's happening this year?
Wouldn't you like to fucking know...
When is it?
December 9th - 10th - from Noon to Noon at the greatest movie theater on planet Earth... THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE!
How's programming going?
Exceptionally well. In fact, I've had more films trying to get into BNAT this year than ever before. And whether or not they make it in, well, is a very tough thing to say. You see, right now - I'm narrowing down the list of those offered based on the spectacular extras and specialness of the film in question. In addition, I'm attempting to pull off my usual programming miracles of finding a film that nobody has heard of that's amazing. Be it from the United States or abroad. In addition - as I narrow these titles down and begin closing on several. Right now there's 3 locked premieres/advanced spectaculars. And about 9 others that want to get in, and at most - I'll only every schedule 3 more. Because then it's about finding and choosing the vintage films that tie it all together and remind us that cinema's past is as much a discovery as its future.
How do you get in?
Well, let's see. Beginning on October 15th and until October 25th (central standard time) I will begin to accept applications sent to hk@aintitcool.com!
What needs to be in these "applications"?
Each year - we try to pick an audience that is drunk in love with film. People that truly "geek" about all manners and periods of film. People that need a push in a direction of cinematic exploration that will lead them on the path they wish to tread. People that really really want to come to BNAT. In addition - this application will be used to help create the BNAT Yearbook - that has info about each and every single last one of you. But unlike High School Year Books - these are part of the entertainment that comes with the experience.
Here's the Application. I would suggest COPY and PASTING this into an Email. I do not want doc files. I just want this sent in an EMAIL body - with the attachments I ask for.
Each person that you want to attend with needs to answer each of the questions and have their own attachments in the same email as you. This way I know y'all want to sit together and are together.
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1) Full Name and Aliases
2) If you have a website/myspace/live journal/ blog type of thing - what is the URL?
3) Age
4) Male or Female?
5) First R rated Movie You Ever Saw?
6) Biggest Guilty Film Pleasure?
7) Occupation?
8) Where you currently live?
9) Best Film You Have Seen Thus Far This Year?
10) Weirdest Film You Have Ever Seen?
11) If you could be any film character and could explore yourself, who would you be and what would you do? (maximum of 150 words)
12) What did you think of the portrayal of the Phoenix Storyline in X3, if you saw it? (maximum of 150 words)
13) What 3 future films that you could reasonably pray to see at BNAT do you most hope you'll see?
14) What 3 vintage films do you most wish to see on the big screen at BNAT?
15) If you could live happily ever after with any film character ever - who would it be and why? (maximum of 150 words)
16) If you could possess one film prop, what prop would you possess?
17) What film most warped you?
18) Why do you want to come to Butt-Numb-A-Thon 8? (maximum of 350 words)
19) Have you ever attended a BNAT, if so, which ones?
20) If not - have you tried to get in and couldn't?
the ATTACHMENTS: Your Favorite Photo of yourself that you feel captures who you are. The Most Embarrassing Photo of Yourself.
Extra Credit: Why can Moriarty (Drew McWeeny) never be as cool as Harry Knowles? or If Harry Knowles ever reproduces what name should the child have?
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In the Subject line of the above email have the following: BNAT 8 Application
Don't be creative in the subject line. Please - it fucks things up for me. As I am the person that has to read all these and format the data for the Yearbooks. Half of the audience will be chosen from the Austin/nearby Texas vicinity. The other Half will be chosen from "the outside world". Many of the questions above are asked to help pick the audience that will get the most out of the experience that I am planning this year. So answer them as honestly as you can.
I pick the audience from all walks of life and from all around the world. Male and Female - but I do try to hit a certain Male/Female ratio... why? BATHROOM LINE ISSUES. This affects both sexes.
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And not "Numb-Butt-A-Thon?"
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Having back surgery about two weeks before the event kicks off, so it's pointless even to enter this year. Not that there's been any point to entering ANY year. I give up. Enjoy, Harry n' kids. I sure wish you'd do these things more often, Harry, and let more first-timers snag choice seats. Some of us aren't gettin any younger, you know!!!!! =(
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working up my application and crossing my fingers! please, oh please, oh please ... must go to Butt-Numb-A-Thon!
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Wow, both this and the release of my first DVD of my films and work. Good night.
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but being in the UK makes it more than a little difficult to get to.
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buttnumbathon UK! Give the people what they want!
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BNAT can't be moved, because the Alamo Drafthouse can't be moved and an integral part of the fest is that environment and experience. It's an experience that people have flown from New Zealand, India, China, France, England, Norway and Germany to attend. It's all about how far you're willing to go for a perfect 24 hour experience with the greatest audience of filmlovers you'll ever spend time with.
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Has there ever been an Irishman at the BNAT ?
They reason i ask is that i will be willing to take one for the team and let you fly me over there for free to represent the Irish nation for the first time .
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It's that time of year again!
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How do you stand with groups? There are a dozen or so members of The Zone who all want to go, two of us (including me) from the UK, would a group application be something you'd consider?
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Weresmurf here. You might have several UK'ers... but how about springing for one group of Aussies, particularly Latauro, myself and honorary aussie Dimnix, to be shipped over for a week!!!
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I live in the UK and financially just cant afford it but one year i will make it or die trying...
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I don't understnad why you'd be posting on this site if you didn't share a love of film that all of us here do. BNAT is a chance to see classics and new features together with an audience that shares your passion for movies all in 24 hours... if you don't think that's the coolest damn thing you've ever heard, I dunno what you're doing here.
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It's a blast...every single year. Talking about getting the films as rentals just shows how this isn't the event for you. It's about the group experience of watching film, no matter what the film is, in the greatest movie theater you'll ever be fortunate enough to numb your butt in.
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...the best time that any film geek could imagine having. It is. Anyone who complains about the application process needs to shut up and give it a try. It's totally worth it!! I wish I could try this year, but will be in Dublin that weekend (and am not compaining about that!). If only it could have been the next weekend, though. :/ Have a blast guys!! (And, I don't know, Harry...Mori's pretty cool.)
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us educators don't make all that much money.
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i'm saving for next years bnat, saving for that trip, and if i dont get in, i'll cry, cry, cry.
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Take your experiences, relive them in your head, then put them next to this guy's post, and see what wins.
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I take it you don't pay our airfare to TX?
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What if you end up sitting in front of a little geek who keeps on kicking the back of your chair no matter how many times you ask him to stop......for 24 hours.
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Oct 11, 2006 10:31:01 AM CDT
Jabberwookie to Drown in a "Pile" of His Own Urine...
by read and shut up
...which means numbnuts here can change the laws of physics. Actually, Harry...? Can you add Jaberwookie's drowning in a "pile" of his own urine to the program for BNAT? You could charge good money for that. Ah, but I digress - Jabberwookie? You still here? You can go now.
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Then you turn around and kick the living shit out of him. With any luck, it'll be Mirajeff. We've already seen how easily he goes down.
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That's part of the joy of the Alamo. The rows are far enough apart that you can't even reach the row in front of you. Someone trying to kick the back of seats would just end up taking out a few servers instead.
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seriously, that's a long time to be sitting down. I can do maybe 3 movies in a row during a film festival but then my mind and body begins to go.....guess I'm too old for this s**t
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I'm liking that cinema already, pity they can't all be like that.
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Oct 11, 2006 11:04:45 AM CDT
Think of the College kids, HARRY!! Final exams Dec 9-15
by george newman
I have wanted to go so bad for YEARS but BNAT has always had the worst timing!! If you keep this schedule I'll have to wait 2 more winters until I'll have the freedom to try and go. BLARGH
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1) Full Name and Aliases
Victor Ezra Randolph/GalaxyMan2k/Vezran/DoodlyDingDongTickTock
2) If you have a website/myspace/live journal/ blog type of thing - what is the URL?
Sorry.
3) Age
18
4) Male or Female?
Male
5) First R rated Movie You Ever Saw?
Alien when I was three-years old. I swear to you, I shit my pants in the chest-burst scene. My brother, who was 12, is a sadistic bastard.
6) Biggest Guilty Film Pleasure?
Big Trouble in Little China
7) Occupation?
Student
8) Where you currently live?
Santa Cruz, California
9) Best Film You Have Seen Thus Far This Year?
Jet Li's Fearless
10) Weirdest Film You Have Ever Seen?
Dead-Alive
11) If you could be any film character and could explore yourself, who would you be and what would you do? (maximum of 150 words)
I would be Snake Plisken, I would time travel back to 2001 and start anarchy. Maybe save the country.
12) What did you think of the portrayal of the Phoenix Storyline in X3, if you saw it? (maximum of 150 words)
I was disapointed that it was rushed. I think the Hellfire Club is a really important element of X-Men, and they were totally written out. The killing of Xavier like that also felt like a cheap trick. I think trying to do the entire Phoenix Saga in one film is irresponsible. There are a lot of great lines in the X-Men universe that would have fit better into that one film.
13) What 3 future films that you could reasonably pray to see at BNAT do you most hope you'll see?
Hot Fuzz, Grindhouse, 300
14) What 3 vintage films do you most wish to see on the big screen at BNAT?
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn, La Noche del Terror Ciego, Full Metal Jacket
15) If you could live happily ever after with any film character ever - who would it be and why? (maximum of 150 words)
I choose Jennifer Connelly in Mulholland Falls before she got crushed. Dude, look at her. Holy shit.
16) If you could possess one film prop, what prop would you possess?
Shaun's cricket bat.
17) What film most warped you?
A Scanner Darkly
18) Why do you want to come to Butt-Numb-A-Thon 8? (maximum of 350 words)
Because I chose my major at UCSC as Film and Digital Media. Now that I'm up here though, I have doubts. I feel like I should do something more serious. I have tons of dreams of movies. Ideas, plans, half-completed scripts, storyboards. And I hear people say follow your dreams all the time, but it's hard. Doing the film school route, it feels like these people don't love movies. They're just a bunch of old white guys wanking off to each other's trivial bullshit. I want to come to BNAT just to be surrounded by like-minded folks. Also, I want to go the Alamo Draft House so bad. I want to see Austin so bad. Thanks man.
19) Have you ever attended a BNAT, if so, which ones?
No, sir.
20) If not - have you tried to get in and couldn't?
No, sir.
EC: Moriarty can't be as cool as Harry Knowles because Knowles is large and in charge. He's also a ginger kid. That makes him pro. AND. Knowles was in the extras on the Spaced DVD, which makes him a pymp. The kid NEEDS to be called, Logan Plisken Knowles. Logan can go both ways too. See how on top of things I am?
The pic is my home-constructed Speed Racer costume. I bought that helmet for 60 bucks just to make it complete.
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Might I be (at least one of) the first to say. WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!!!
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BYAHHHHHHH
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I would have tried to get in the last few years, would have flown from Indiana if I got in, but it's always the weekend before final exams. So, I guess I will have to wait until 2008 when I will be free.
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:) Hooray! and... uh... oh man, I feel a little queasy too. That means I gotta get working on it. STUPID BUTTERFLIES!
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What better way to communicate anger and bitterness than through excessive use of the internet's favorite punctuation? There is no better way my friends.
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BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!BNAT!
YAY GEEK CHRISTMAS!
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and now he's sad.
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it didn't come out too good...
Have fun at BNAT8 peeps
Michael Regina
Editor in Chief/Segment Producer
PH: 514.947.5221
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Given your well-publicized grudge against Fox and X3, is it safe to assume that anyone who liked X3 is immediately weeded out?
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Glad we banned you..I could care less what you think of it.
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I am within driving distance from Austin. I have never been to the Drafthouse let alone Austin so I am looking forward to getting in and enjoying some great cinema with my fellow geeks. Harry, expect my application on the 15th. Thanks.
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Good job. I'm sure that makes you that more sexually desirable to the opposite sex...
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You're not going to make me watch it again are you?
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I know it seems expensive to fly to Austin for it for a lot of folks, but honeslty, it's worth it. If you're unemployed, well, yeah, I wouldn't suggest flying in from the UK or even Seattle. But if you've got a job, eat Ramen for a few months to pay off the plane tickets, because it's absolutely worth it. And once you go, you want to go back.
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... I will make BNAT this year. I will. I will sift through the family photo albums until I find that perfectly, awe-inspiringly humiliating photograph that some asshole in my family took when I was little kid. I will dedicate hours to the question of which movie character I would be, and why. All you fuckers are hereby on official notice: I will loot, pillage and plunder if I have to. I will take on all comers in Thunderdome, except Juggfuckler. Be prepared for DeadlySilentNinjaCracker to perch in the tree outside your door, ready to snatch the tickets from your cold, lifeless hand after he takes your head off with the flying guillotine. I will make it to BNAT this year, and woe be to any hapless sum'bitch who happens to stand in my way. And now, back to your regularly scheduled talkback.
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Oct 11, 2006 5:51:32 PM CDT
What are the odds of actually getting into this thing?
by richardthebloody
I'm seriously considering trying to get in, but I'm wondering how many people will get in and how many people send something in. Can anyone help me out?
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There is a realistic chance that I could go to BNAT this year. I look forward to the kickassery that it is sure to be.... provided I get in of course.
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you pick the weekend before finals. Fuck. Oh well, I happen to not have a test on the following monday so I'm still gonna try this year. One day to recharge should be enough.
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top left-hand corner animation ever !
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Last year thousands (under 10k) applied for a seat. Many of those were groups, pairs, singles. From all walks of life.
In addition, this celebration is an AICN annual get together - and triples for my birthday celebration. Each year - there are about 115 seats up for public grabs. Half of those will be chosen from local Austinites. The other half are from around the country and world. It's tough to choose and it's hard to get in, but eventually - for those that make it, they help out a great charity here in Austin, attend an amazing event and have an experience that few will ever get to partake in. -
Just goofing.
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I am getting my application ready right now. This is one affair I have wanted to attend for many years now but couldn't.
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Maybe I move to Canada next year and from there it'S easier to go to the US of A, just for a weekendtrip :D
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Went to BNAT7 and it was great. The $60 ticket price covered a dozen films... five bucks each towards a good cause. And let's not forgot the prize pack which was probably worth double the cost of admission anyway. I'd have loved to apply to go to BNAT8 this year but will be busy. Just as well... this year's application requires more writing than your average J. K. Rowling book.
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(like everyone) I hope I get in, sounds fucking awesome.
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Now i'll be spending the weekend freting over my application, and waiting by the laptop to see if I got in. Don't make us wait too long, Harry!
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I'll take one for the team and ride the 1L ALL the way downtown with the tweek kids and stinkies. I won't even make you pay for my bus ride. I'll sport the 50 cents myself. Think of how much you'll save on airfare.
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Can I get in if I bring a film star?
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appearing in a bedroom flick with me does not make your mom a "film star"
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i imagine will be there yeah?at least planet terror i am sure..fuck I would like to attend one of these things someday
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That's it. I'm filling out an application.... You can't win if you don't play. But finding an embarassing photo's gonna be tough. I've never been the 'photogenic' type.
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Thanks Harry! It's good to know you listen sometimes. Peace out, brother!
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This would really make my otherwise dull year
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pay for my airfare and hotel , I'll think about it.
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i've always wanted to go to BNAT since god know's when, and since i'm livin in austin now...maybe...just maybe, i'll have a chance *fingers crossed*
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0.014375% chance for male non-Austin residents (115/2/2/2000), more likely much less (+2k applications).
Life is all about trying/best effort, though, right?
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You've got to move the decimal two places for it to be a percent, man. So really you're looking at 1.4375%, that's 100 times more likely. Hell, you're practically guaranteed a spot.
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Oh boy oh boy! Love da bnat! Harry is the best superhost evah! Nothin like seeing a movie with the biggest movie geeks on earth! Makes every movie sparkle as they should. Some of the best parts are the little commercials in between the movies too. Whoever puts that together is friggin genious! Hugs to bnatters everywhere.
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Oh boy oh boy! Love da bnat! Harry is the best superhost evah! Nothin like seeing a movie with the biggest movie geeks on earth! Makes every movie sparkle as they should. Some of the best parts are the little commercials in between the movies too. Whoever puts that together is friggin genious! Hugs to bnatters everywhere.
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It's the Austin-vibe that makes it cool. As somebody who's been to the San Diego Comic-Con off and on since 1985 I can attest to the fact that it was in some ways cooler when it was more of a home-town event rather than the monster it is today (there are even some recent vistors who have bitched that it should be moved.) It's still cool, but it doesn't have the same "hanging with fellow kin" kind of feeling it once had. There are even some SD-geeks that don't even go anymore cuz it's just too crazy. Bringing in too many folks from the outside would kind of rob BNAT of it's identity and charm methinks. It's about being a part of their world for a couple days. A few new friends from other parts getting a chance to see how they do it down in Austin. It's the locals that are your guide and the ones that make that theater probably THE coolest place in the world to see a flick. That's what made it special for me and my buddy when we went. We damn near wanted to move there afer our trip. I'd love be invited to hang with Harry and friends again, and be a part yet another TRUE movie experience.
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I'll fill it out but I feel sorry for your girlfriend this week. You'll be reading 24-7!
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It's Saturday night. You're at home on the internet. Enough said.
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And the word you were looking for was "VICARIOUSLY" not "PRECARIOUSLY" you fucking retard. (and by they way, all the geeks are laughing at you)
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I had no idea my thoughts about X3 and the film character I'd most like to be were "personal information" Gee, I'm glad you're here to tell us these things.
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Yay!
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ooooh my toes are tingling!
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Hoping I get in.
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Good luck everyone... sounds like a blast!
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Is the address down still?
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sounds like my chances are slim though.... :(
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oh well, he had a good streak
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What do you mean exactly? Do you mean, like, being Kim Basinger in 9 1/2 Weeks and masturbating? What?
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Oct 15, 2006 11:43:05 PM CDT
Butt Numb-A-Thon 8 should have a killer line-up, but...
by dirtysouthmouth
...this is the film to see RIGHT NOW!!! Totally twisted...:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7143060291255140694&q=brandon+holeman&hl=en -
I just sent in my application today. I just want to see if anybody else on here is jonesing to go.
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but there's really no telling if I'll get in, what with the odds being near impossible. When do we find out about the results, anyway?
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and despite impossible odds I've managed to convince myself that I'm going.
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I am gelatinous goo...
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You're right, my application was sent in precariously, I was on the edge of the sofa as I typed
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Yikes! I haven't been this nervous for years!
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So, if three friends and I applied, it would be four Apps in one e-mail, with 8 pictures attached?
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that is correct
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www.ilaugh.com What do you think, Harr'?
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As far as i remember, he never actually reviewed it as it was too painful or something...
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I loved your extra credit answer and Shaun's cricket bat, fricken Brilliant!
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Last time my e-mail got lost to the e-mail gods. Now I am nervous as all hell that (though I have sent it) my e-mail never got to you. I have no nails left to bite !!!
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Octobutt a? I would say it has something to do with Casino Royale....but that comes out on Nov 17th. Well anyway, it has a nice ring to it.
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Really cool.
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Finally decided on some photos, me hopes you got it Harry.
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Well that didn't calm my fears at all. No sir, not one little bit ...
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Let me know when there is a "click here to win a trip to the butt-numb-athon, no purchase necessary" link.
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I sent that bitch at 12:00:03 AM Sunday night! /grumbles, prepares to flood mailbox...
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0H N0000000000000000000000000000000ES!
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Did you get an application for c ladusky? All this talk of nordling has me worried!
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BNAT 7 was one of the best times I've ever had in my whole life.
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panicky ants... where oh where does the honey drip drip drip... poor Nord... drip drip drip... tick tock... muahahhahahahahahahaaa
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... I can't get too upset because I would probably be the same way. I can't wait for this years Geek Christmas (what I've been calling BNAT for years) to arrive. Just thinking about it gets me all a titter.
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Why am I panicking (sPaz KiBby tWiTch...)? No big deal...its only the most eagerly awaited, impossibly magical birthday party on the face of the earth. Panicking would be ludicrous!
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I wasn't worried about my app, but now I'm getting there. Wish there was a way to know if, at the very least, Harry got the apps. Oh well, I guess that's part of the fun of wondering if you get in.
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Not even Mr. Slugworth will be able to get his hands on my BNAT8 tickets.... that's if I get them of course...
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err, SENT! But now I'm spent. Too. Much. Pressure. Hoping the hottie whom I plan to attend with pics will offset my fugly mug and generic composition. A man(child) can dream...
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yum yum
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don't inflate her ego or she'll leave me!
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Harry -- do you have a seat you sit in every year or do you change it up... what is the "best seat in the house"?
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I applied with my dad, who is about to turn 60. I wanted to bring him for his birthday present. Maybe I should have applied with a hot chick instead. FOILED AGAIN!
DAMN YOU KEEPCOOL!
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my application but I could bring a couple of prostitutes?
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my girl sally is cuddly and bouncy
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Sneak her in deflated.
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Although I don't think I included my nick here - so look for an email from 'deej' Harry!
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Sent. Good luck everyone. With the extremely great fortune of attending 6 and 7, I would love to make the trifecta. Indescribably great days, both. Leslie Banks and the best villain face EVER in The Most Dangerous Game. The Ong-Bak/Kung-Fu Hustle two-fer. The Lady Vengeance gut punch. Power and O'Hara in Black Swan. KONG. And for the record, Toys are NOT for Children. Now comes the waiting.
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Saw THE PRESTIGE over the weekend, and damn what anyone says, that's MY favorite film of 2006 so far. Not THE DEPARTED, as I put on my app. THE PRESTIGE just blew me away. I just loved it, and the screenplay. Great flick, and let's be honest, one of the best Octobers I can remember.
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I might not be able to bring a hot mamacita, but as you can see from the embarassing photo of my application (hope you got it), with low light and a couple o beers I look kinda hot as a lady....well somewhat hot......ok, no that bad........damn, now that I think about it, you better drink a keg of beer and a bottle of tequila, and then look at the picture.
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I might not be able to bring a hot mamacita, but as you can see from the embarrassing photo of my application (hope you got it), with low light and a couple o beers I look kinda hot as a lady....well somewhat hot......ok, no that bad........damn, now that I think about it, you better drink a keg of beer and a bottle of tequila, and then look at the picture.
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If I'm honest I have to say it probably is the best October you remember.
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If I'm honest this is one of the best Octobers you remember.
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The theater is relatively small, so every single seat offers a great view. I went last year, and I was assigned to the next-to-last row. In a megaplex I would hate to sit so far back, but at the Drafthouse it was awesome. One note-- sitting next to the aisles is good if you have to pee a lot, since you are in your seat for 24+ hours. Oh yeah--the last row is couches, so those are probably the best seats, comfort-wise.
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Sorry if I sent this twice--my computer froze.
The Drafthouse is relatively small, so every seat is really awesome. The last row is comprised of couches, so those are probably the best seats for BNAT because of the comfort. -
What are the best items on the Drafthouse menu for digesting during the 24hr funfair of film?
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Damn good. But don't mix with Sparks, lest you enjoy your insides twisted into goo.
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Can any of the BNAT veterans share some of their coolest BNAT experiences?
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Ask me after December 10th... (fingers crossed)hope hope
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The best thing about BNAT is just meeting all the cool, friendly people. Last year there was a pre-BNAT party at Pedazo Chunk (Harry's sister's store), and it was awesome. I seriously made a ton of friends, and everyone was super-nice and eager to socialize. It was like Freshman Orientation at Geek University.
My other memory was at about 3am I was chatting to this girl about the delicious fried pickles at the Drafthouse-- only later did I realize she was one of the stars of Hostel (I think her name is Natasha). -
Probably the end of TEENAGER MOTHER and/or the end of TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN.
TEENAGE MOTHER ends with the world's most painfully antiseptic, emotionless, faceless "birth" ever captured on film. And it is icky. And then... breakfast.
TOYS ARE NOT FOR CHILDREN ends and after the credits roll someone blurts out "Damn you Tim! Boobies are supposed to be fun!" -
But off the top of my head I have to say I loved every moment of each one I have been to. I really loved all the new friends I have made over the years.
And I can't wait to see all my friends reactions at all the weight I have lost in the last year (if I get in).
God I love BNAT. I love the Tim & Carrie, Harry, Father Geek, Quint, Rae, Eli, painful films, Masawyrm, and all the other people who make BNAT great.
But mostly I hope I am there to see the look of sheer madness on Yoko's face as it slowly dawns on her over the course of the night what she has gotten herself into ... -
Goonie talked to an actress, Smallerdemon saw "the world's most painfully antiseptic, emotionless, faceless "birth" ever captured on film" and Rodnunley wants to come to show how much weight he's lost? You better have something better than the above up your sleeve Harry or they'll be a riot!
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You'll find (if you ever attend one of these wonderfull events) that it about more than the actual movies you see. It's about the people you see the movies with. The moments inbetween the films that make it so memorable. I just hope one day you'll get the chance to see what I am talking about.
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I'm sure you're right, but I could'nt resist a little ribbing at the comments after all the build up Harry has given the BNAT. I know it will live up to the hype and if we both get to go I'll see you there.
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Too many to mention. Having a real-life Oz munchkin talk about how honored he felt being on that movie... Weeping as Sam carries Frodo and turning around and seeing damn near everyone weeping with me... the "Got to give it up for that" applause at the end of the log traffic wreck in NIGHT WARNING... Mori announcing to everyone that he's going to be a dad... watching Harry lose his composure when he's talking about how great the LOTR films are to Peter Jackson... oh, the RAIDERS remake done with kids. That was a great moment... the double whammy of kickassosity that was ONG BAK/KUNG-FU HUSTLE... Rita Hayworth in 3D... man. Don't get me started.
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Thanks for sharing those special moments and what BNAT means to you guys. I really wish everyone good luck and If I also get lucky, we´ll see eachother at OCTOBNAT.
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the breakfast after the birthing. :) It was all eggs and salsa. It was disturbingly reminding of afterbirth.
I also loved the after-the-movie murmur after OldBoy. The most common review: "Well, that was fucked up."
I also remember the monkey movie making me cry. *sniff sniff* Stupid monkey!
Also, Salome and everything about it. The use of the "transporter" to get a copy of LOTR: FOTR to the Drafthouse.
Oh, and the... buffalo wings. During THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA someone ordered buffalo wings. Let me tell you, your initial order never made it to you. It made it to the floor in the aisle right next to where we were sitting. No one bothered to clean it up. The rest of BNAT those wings were slowly ground into the carpet of the aisle and the smell of wings sauce wafted throughout the evening, but never as strong as during TPOTA. I can never seen that Phantom mask now without also smelling buffalo wings. -
Boba's email made me crack up-- Yeah, I guess talking to an actress sounds like a lame best memory, but it was still pretty funny. I was chatting with her for like 10 minutes, and then Eli Roth walked up to me and asked if I recognized her from the movie. I was like, "Huh?" But in all seriousness, I truly agree with the others-- it's about the people you meet, and sharing a 24+ hour film experience with them. The people sitting to your right and left will become your family for the weekend. You can go into the Drafthouse knowing no one and leave with a huge group of pals. It's really incredible.
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He must be in the BNAT zone given that today is the deadline... Anyone know when he announces the lucky BNATers?
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Glad you saw the funny side.
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Is the end of today the deadline? I thought it was last night at Midnight central time (i.e. when the 25th arrived). I wasn't sure, so I made sure mine was in well before.
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I gots mine in last week!!! That would suck if it was last night midnight and people were thinking it's tonight... ouch
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when you pay taxes you have until the 15th of April and it means it has to be postmarked on the 15th up until midnight... so I would think people have through the 25th... In the words of Arsenio: "Things that make you say hmmmmmm"
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If applying to BNAT is like paying taxes, does that mean we can apply for a 6 month extension?
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thus spake harry
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Oh yeah. BNAT5's standing ovation for Peter Jackson at the end of ROTK. We probably had to ditch one of the movies in the lineup to make up for time lost because we applauded so long.
Probably the actual highlight of BNAT5 was THE GENERAL with Guy Forsyth and his band playing. That was a piece of movie going magic that I will always keep in my heart like nothing else. That was nothing short of transcendent. -
That really was cool. I had forgotten about that, I guess because it was so early in the night and so much amazing shite happened right after, and after that, and after that!
Harry, I sent in my bidness just now from my juno account. Allah and Shatner be with me!
All you haters, if you are smart, MOVE TO AUSTIN! I did after a Drafthouse visit (OK so I had some encouragement, my girlfriend moved here first), and life has been amazing. Otherwise, stay away and keep on hating...unless you have a nice rack, then come visit... -
man,
I think one of my fave memories has been at like 6 am loaning my toothbrush to a very needy Mongo. I got a pic of him coming out of the men's room with such a smile on his freshly brushed teeth and while wearing hot-pink fuzzy slippers no less! It makes me laugh, and when I saw him the next year he remembered me immediately. Maybe it helped that that year my hair was hot pink, I don't know.
I loved smallerdemon's BNAT-retrospective DVD that I got in the mail a few weeks later, and having Chariot Races with the bike-rickshaw guys downtown back to our hotel while Vegas and Norlding and I yelled lines from Ben Hur to each other while urging the bikers onward. Oh yeah, I did see some kick ass movies. I bought the british dvd set of OLDBOY as soon as I could, months before it came out here just so I could make people watch it and go WOW like we did that year. And when I didn't get it back I re-bought the 3 disc set in English R1 because I think it's worth it.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED the band with The General. It's cool to say I watched a movie 'with' Peter Jackson! There's too many extra wonderful things about BNAT, and I hope to come back this year. OH! and Zee German! I loved him. WE adopted a German film student studying in America. He even stayed at my hotel with me and my brother as we didn't want him to stay in an iffy hostel. I mean, Eli Roth was there, he knows what it's like! He's not able to come this year, but I will gladly send him some swag if I get it this year.
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