Hey Folks, Harry here... Here's the list of attendees - each source email will be emailed once my email gets up and running (one of them days) - in that email will be your instructions for the evening. I only overbooked by 10 people, so it is first come first serve with a very limited chance of not getting in. Most likely we'll have a standby line to fill the screening up in case people can't help but not show. SO here we go...
1. Harry Knowles
2. Patricia Knowles
3. Jay Knowles
4. Dannie Knowles
5. Aaron Dunne
6. Giovanni Ramirez
7. Roland DeNoie
8. Marcus Owens
9. Alicia Rutledge + 2
12. Brian Satterwhite
13. Dominique Bellavia + 1
15. Neil Reese*
16. Luiz Eduardo Gomes Da Silva Pinto
17. Octavio Mendes de Oliveira Neto
18. Filipe Gontijo
19. Meredith Woods
20. Monica Barnes
21. Wesley Heidenreich
22. Elissa Pyles
23. Ryan Vaughn
24. Mark Roma
25. Candice Roma
26. Barbara Kennedy
27. Brian Behm
28. Angela Behm
29. Dshanya Reese
30. Brian Kelley
31. Aaron Morgan
32. Kaela Morgan
33. J Wade Dial
34. Tara Lee George
35. Paul Gandersman
36. Annalise Mirabella
37. John Estrada
38. Eric Vespe
39. Tony Vespe
40. Jarrette Moats
41. Luke Mullen
42. Brian Salisbury
43. Adam Charles
44. John Carpenter
45. Taro Hanrahan
46. Kristin Larsen
47. C. Robert Cargill
48. Jessica Cargill
49. Brady Dial
50. Harvey Smith
51. Neil Cook
52. Dart Nguyen
53. J. C. De Leon
54. Sarah Coulter
55. Lee Vanwallene
56. Daisy De La Torre
57. Alex Billington
58. Gordon Jones
59. Ben Bartley
60. Rick Shick
61. Richard Heim
62. Kimberly Locke
63. Simone Heim
64. Ernie Cline
65. JJ Weber
66. Morgan Faber
67. Matthew Kiernan
68. Raul Ramirez
69. Eric Resendiz
70. Mark Capers
71. Zach Hill
72. Larisa Kloske
73. Chelsy Magee
74. Jason Peeler
75. Charles Tallent
76. Sam Eidson
77. April Swartz
78. Nathan Sakulich
79. Michael Warren
80. Nikki Craig
81. Andrew Cook
82. Melissa Cook
83. Lee Simon
84. Mike Fisherman
85. Jaclyn Simon
86. Ari Lesartre
87. Rand Shuler
88. Danielle Baumgartner
89. Scott Wampler
90. David Hansen
91. April Swartz
92. Matthew Paniagua
93. Jesse Mengden
94. Allen Irwin
95. Gideon Rogers
96. Tyler Hinton
97. Brad Goode
98. Kevin Williams
99. Adele Williams
100. Samantha Spears
101. Daniel Ramirez
102. Christen Gmitter
103. Deanne Blackstone
104. Bethany Blackstone
105. Bouncer Blackstone
106. Lauren Lee
107. Emily Hagins
108. Newt Wallen
109. Kristy Richman
110. Justin Silverman
111. Sean Messinger
112. Lyndsie Lowry
113. Ed Day
114. Matt Gardner
115. Eric Schimel
116. Kirk Reimer
117. Kristen Fischer
118. Jordan Stewart
119. Andy Simon
120. Michael A Hennesy
121. Chris Blackmon
122. Eric Webb
123. Stefan Morris
124. Zach Spivey
125. Frank Gonzalez
126. Ashley Johnson
127. Tucker Cowan
128. Jessica McCoy
129. Charles Crane
130. Mike Nystul
131. Bryan Nystul
132. Jim Nystul
133. Tyler Kloss
134. Marshall Peterson
135. Matt Tice
136. Carolyn Rose Scott
137. Jon Peck
138. Hector Gonzales
139. Myranda Anderson
140. Kai Ferguson
141. Courtney Hazlett
142. Maegan Williams
143. Juliet Jones
144. David Lopez
145. Brian Neilan
146. Jessica Lickness
147. Kristopher Mackey
148. Tisha Mackey
149. Dale Allen Hibbard Hurshman
150. Elizabeth Weigle
151. Alaric Weigle
152. David Delgado
153. Ed Travis
154. Marc Sherman
155. Aaron Monroe Mutter
156. Travis Boles
157. Tyler Boles
158. Josh Umphress
159. Maxim Pozderac
160. Michael Lemons
161. Rebecca Elliott
162. Fitz Meshbane
163. Lex Lybrand
164. Kelli Horan
165. Eric Budd
166. Brit Borek
167. Nick Miller
168. Daniel Perales
169. Rhemmie Rodriguez
170. Christina Velasquez
171. Jonathan Reynolds
172. Brett Leipziger
173. Chris Kim
174. Cole Northway
175. Eric Garza
176. Caleb Castro
177. Josh Valdez
178. Justin Rightmer
179. Ryan Rightmer
180. Dana Archip
181. Mario Pena
182. Melissa Parks
183. Chelsea Parks
184. Austin Green
185. Lindsay Warner
186. Marc Steven English
187. Josh Kramer
188. Bart Kibbe
189. Craig DeBarge
190. David Dembowski
191. Simon Day
192. Stephen Bowles
193. Ryan Steans
194. Joseph Moreno
195. Deepak Chetty
196. Adriana Gerbig
197. Kevin Ford
198. Alexis Markham
199. Edward Ortiz
200. Kenneth Yost
201. Bobby Joe Warren
202. Caleb Mayo
203. Kassy Coleman
204. Hershal L Whiteman
205. James Froeschle
206. Nathan Locklear
207. Ken Yost
208. Jeff Gleason
209. Chris Randleman
210. Doug Randleman
211. Richard Kean
Hey folks, Harry here... I loved the hell out of SUPER 8, I get to run my review on June 1st, but I have to tell you that I flipped for the film. Some will criticize the nostalgic awesome that the film plays in, but not me. I love looking back, remembering and most of all celebrating the films that inspire the artists and directors of today. SUPER 8 isn't any particular film from my past, but it conjures warm blanket awesomes from that period of film, while being an entirely new story.
SO - I proposed this screening notion. Let's watch 4 of the films from JJ Abrams list of inspirations for SUPER 8...
The event will take place on Thursday, June 2nd at the Alamo Drafthouse South here in Austin, Tx at 6:30pm. The event will take us a bit into June 3rd no doubt, so... what's screening?
We're going to start with SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, which JJ was really fond of, in particular the unconventional score, but also - just a really really fun flick! A full on slasher film.
Next, we have what I'm hearing is a very special print of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. I'm very excited about seeing this.
Then we have a bit of a miracle, a 35mm print of David Cronenberg's SCANNERS! I haven't seen this theatrically since the Drive-In, where I saw it double-featured with TELEFON, but man... SCANNERS on the big screen.
Lastly, we got a 35mm print of John Carpenter's THE THING. Which is always a big deal!
The most special thing about this screening, is because SUPER 8 exists and because JJ named these 4 films among others as his inspiration, because the Alamo Drafthouse rules, because Paramount rented these prints - we now have a great event to enjoy in the company of huge film lovers that respect these sorts of events... that means if you get in, you're assured of a great film going experience. Which is why I'm putting this as one of the 15th Anniversary AICN events for this year. The first was the fun DRAGONSLAYER screening with Guillermo Del Toro at the Paramount Theater. Now you get 4 classic films for free!
So how do you get into this crazy fun event?
In the body of the email I want your full name, the full names of your guests (up to 2 besides you) and...
A brief essay about why you want to see these films with a respectful audience of your fellow awesome film geeks of Austin, what the films mean to you and what you hope to see reflected from these films in SUPER 8 which opens June 10th!
I will write the winners back as soon as I've filled the glory of Screen 2 at the Alamo Drafthouse - and folks, this is going to be one hell of a night of Geek Cinema!!!
