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August 2018 – June 2023 Aug 2018 – Jun 2023
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Aug
18
Sat
“It! The Terror from Beyond Space” Screening @ Pickford Film Center
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Aug 18 @ 12:00 pm
"It! The Terror from Beyond Space" Screening @ Pickford Film Center | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Introduction by Steve Meyers. One of the best of the medium-budgeted science fiction flicks of the 1950s, “It! The Terror from Beyond Space” is set in “the future” (1973, to be exact). A rescue ship travels out to Mars to retrieve the only survivor of a space probe that has experienced some sort of cataclysm. That survivor, Col Ed Carruthers (Marshall Thompson) is accused of murdering his fellow crewmen. But Ed claims that the killer was a Martian monster, and hopes to prove his assertions by signing up for a second journey to the Red Planet. As it turns out, Ed was telling the truth: there is a monster on board, the savage descendant of the once-mighty Martian civilization, who snuck on board when an irresponsible crew member left the door open. The monster stays alive by absorbing the vital body fluids of its victims-and there seems to be no way to stop this parasitic creature!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: 1950s film Pickford Film Center science fiction Space
Jan
7
Sat
Scarecrow Video Presents Flying Saucer Cinema: Forbidden Planet (1956) @ Scarecrow Video (virtual)
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Jan 7 @ 2:00 pm
Scarecrow Video Presents Flying Saucer Cinema: Forbidden Planet (1956) @ Scarecrow Video (virtual)

An online film discussion series!

When Commander Adams and his crew are sent to investigate why there were no communications from a previous mission to a planet explored 20 years earlier by scientists, he finds only two survivors, Dr. Morbius and his daughter. Unknown to Adams, Morbius has made a discovery, a discovery of great power, and has no intention of sharing it with anyone.

Participants are strongly encouraged to watch the film before the event. Rent it from Scarecrow or stream it online. This program is free but registration is required.

Registration: bit.ly/saucercinema

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: discussion film science fiction
Jun
10
Sat
Scarecrow Video Presents Flying Saucer Cinema: The Thing from Another World (1951) @ Scarecrow Video (Virtual)
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Jun 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Scarecrow Video Presents Flying Saucer Cinema: The Thing from Another World (1951) @ Scarecrow Video (Virtual)

Scientists at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. Upon closer examination, they discover the frozen pilot. All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he is accidentally thawed out! Based on the short story “Who Goes There?” by Joseph Campbell, this highly regarded classic by one of Hollywood’s greatest directors set the standard for decades. In 1982 it was remade by John Carpenter into a modern masterpiece – simply as The Thing – worthy of the original.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: film science fiction
Jun
24
Sat
Scarecrow Video Zeitgeist ‘23! – Human-Environmental Interactions in Science Fiction Films @ Scarecrow Video (virtual)
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Jun 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Scarecrow Video Zeitgeist ‘23! – Human-Environmental Interactions in Science Fiction Films @ Scarecrow Video (virtual)

A lecture-discussion hosted by board member Mark Daniels

Have you ever thought about how you interact with the environment? Even just going for a walk in your local park or driving your car to work is an example of human-environmental interaction. In this session of Scarecrow Video Zeitgeist ‘23, we will talk about the human-environmental interactions in science fiction cinema. We will look at movies from the golden age of science fiction to movies of the twenty-first century. From the awakening of prehistoric monsters due to atomic testing in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and Godzilla to the apocalyptic thriller The Day the Earth Caught Fire to the dystopic future of Silent Running and Soylent Green and the second ice age of The Day After Tomorrow and The Colony.

Admission is free. Registration is required: bit.ly/svzeitgeist

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: environmental science fiction zeitgeist
August 2018 – June 2023 Aug 2018 – Jun 2023