[ST] [SA] Boston Science Fiction Film Festival, 2/07

[Dan Kimmel]

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mentions Arisia in their ticket order gets a discount.  See the ad for
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Dan
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> From: staff-announce-bounces+daniel.kimmel=rcn.com at arisia.org
> [mailto:staff-announce-bounces+daniel.kimmel=rcn.com at arisia.org]On
> Behalf Of Buzz Harris
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:48 AM
> To: staff-announce at arisia.org
> Subject: [SA] Boston Science Fiction Film Festival, 2/07
>
>
> This is a note about the Boston Science Fiction Film
> Festival that I received today. - Buzz
>
> > UFOs spotted over the Charles River
> >
> > The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival returns to
> > Somerville Theatre on President's Day weekend!
> > Tickets now available!!
> >
> > Short film competition debuts!!!
> >
> > BOSTON - As much fun as an alien
> > abduction, but slightly less messy, the 32nd edition
> > of the annual Boston Science Fiction Film Festival
> > (BSF3) returns to The Somerville Theatre for 24
> > hours of science fiction cinematic mayhem on
> > February 18-19. Tickets are now available at the
> > theatre box office and at www.bostonsci-fi.com.
> >
> > Begun in 1975 at Cambridge's late, great Orson
> > Welles Cinema, "the sci-fi marathon" has become as
> > much of a local tradition as clam chowder, rotaries
> > and blown Red Sox leads. Some attendees of the
> > original Welles edition still faithfully turn up,
> > other fest vets now bring their kids along and new
> > generations from all over the country have long
> > filled out the ranks for the biggest sleepover in
> > New England.
> >
> > This year's theme is "Bots Over Boston." In the
> > past, the BSF3 has hosted area premieres of such
> > movies as Lawnmower Man, Lucas in Love, Trancers and
> > Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Already confirmed
> > for the robotic extravaganza is the New England
> > premiere of Puzzlehead, about a Brooklyn scientist
> > crafting an android, and a revival of the futuristic
> > anime hit Metropolis, in which humans and robots
> > live side by side.
> >
> > Taking its tradition of audience-participation
> > contests digital, this year's BSF3 debuts "SF
> > Shorts." Aspiring filmmakers can submit entries to a
> > juried competition and, if chosen, have their shorts
> > shown before an audience of sci-fi die-hards.
> > "Sci-Fi Shorts" submission details can be found
> > online at www.bostonsci-fi.com/shorts.pdf.
> >
> > "SF Shorts" joins such perennial BSF3 competitions
> > as the Aluminum Foil Hat Contest (judged on
> > originality and effectiveness at thwarting alien
> > mind probes-how this is determined is still unknown)
> > and the Alien Mating Cry Contest (the eternal quest
> > for the perfect intergalactic soul mate continues).
> >
> > WHAT: The 32nd annual Boston Science
> > Fiction Film Festival
> >
> > WHEN: Noon February 18 to Noon February 19
> >
> > WHERE: The Somerville Theatre
> >
> > 55 Davis Square (Red Line stop: Davis)
> >
> > Somerville, MA
> >
> > (617) 625-4088
> >
> > HOW MUCH: $51. Tickets available at theatre box
> > office and www.bostonsci-fi.com.
> >
> >
> >
> > ####
>
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>
> Buzz Harris
> Writer, activist, & political researcher
>
> buzz_harris [at] yahoo [dot] com
> http://civic-oracle.livejournal.com/
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