The 35th 24-Hour Boston Science Fiction Movie Marathon
Sunday, February 14 – Monday, February 15
12 Noon to 12 Noon
Somerville Theater, Davis Square

It was 1987 when Suzz Cromwell (Twitter’s LowellFilmGrl) experienced her first 24-hour Boston Science Fiction Movie Marathon. I was 18, new to Boston, and still getting used to New England winters when my good friends and co-workers at the Boston Museum of Science introduced me to my first ‘Thon. If you have no clue what I’m talking about, not to worry — you’re not alone. Though sometimes I’m amazed at the number of local cinephiles who aren’t aware that this exceptional event exists. Those that do, know the experience is a wondrous sum of its parts:

• a WHOLE 24 hours of classic, modern, and truly bad science fiction
• One room, hundreds of attendees
• Marvin the Martian and tin foil hats
• Special guests, burritos, Rice Chex and Wheat Chex

I was Suzzanne Ochoa when I worked at Boston University and was interviewed by The Boston Phoenix on just what it was about the Sci-Fi Marathon that turned me on. My responses remain true today, and every year my passion and respect for The ‘Thon grows. It’s the one thing that makes the end of football season a bit more bearable and one of those special times where I can truly be myself.

So this Valentine’s Day, while my hubby & LFC partner-in-crime is home catching up on film news, I’ll be sitting in the Somerville Theater surrounded by my brothers and sisters. We’ll celebrate The ‘Thon’s glorious 35th anniversary, fire our laser guns, and pay homage to monsters, aliens, astronauts, and scientists. It may border on cultish (so I’m told!), but we’re happy to ignore what the outside world thinks.

So … is your curiosity piqued?
Come share in my 23-year tradition at www.bostonsci-fi.com. And if you choose to make the pilgrimage, I hope you seek me out!