Once again, the curtain goes up in Franklin, IN as The 2010 B-Movie Celebration comes to town for three days of cinematic thrills and chills. The celebration takes place on September 24, 25 and 26. During that time, over 50 films will be shown spanning the whole history of the B-movie from the exploitation pioneers of the 1930s to the low-budget monster epics of the 50s, 60s and 70s on through to today’s kings of micro-cinema.
What exactly is a B-movie? A B-movie is a film produced aside from the big budget, more prestigious A-list offerings from Hollywood. Often confined to the horror and sci-fi genres, B-movies can also include westerns and film noirs as well. The B-Movie Celebration is designed to magnify the achievements of past B-movie filmmakers while heralding the breed of independent, low-budget B-mavericks. In short, the past, present and future are all present and accounted for here.
This year, we are pleased to honor three Midwestern pioneers of B-movie magic: presenter Kroger Babb, presenter/producer K. Gordon Murray and director/screenwriter William Girdler. Several of the works of these three mavericks will be shown and their memories will be honored with tributes.
But showing movies isn’t all we do. The B-Movie Celebration will also have informative seminars involving various aspects of filmmaking from screenwriting to producing and directing. A smattering of guests will be on hand to give their insight on the filmmaking process. This year, the guests will include legendary B-movie director Bert I. Gordon, Troma films president Lloyd Kaufman, prolific director Jim Wynorski, low-budget horror maverick Jim O’Rear and many others. Also, the Golden Cob Awards, which have already been announced, will be handed out and many of the recipients will be on hand to receive their trophies.
The movies themselves will be shown at several different venues, including the Artcraft Theatre, The Canary Creek Cinemas and the Starlight Drive In. This year’s B-Movie Celebration promises to be just a whole lot of fun and we hope you can join us.
Some of the movies we're showing include "Shanty Tramp" (1967), "The Manitou" (1978), "The Valley of Gwangi" (1969), "Abby" (1974), "Child Bride" (1938) and more, over 60 in all!
For further information, contact Bill Dever at 317-225-9767 or check out our website at www.bmoviecelebration.com
http://www.bmoviecelebration.com
9/24/10 at 12:00 PM -
9/26/10 at 4:00 PM
Where
Artcraft Theatre and other venues Franklin, IN Map
