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Blue Mars

Blue Mars, MarsCon's movie/anime venue, will be in suite 1340 (just a few doors down from the Consuite.) Stop in to catch a movie or two -- ones you probably won't find at your local google-plex, including:

Gundam Wing - - Friday, 4 PM: Five resistance fighters must use the powers of their mobile fighting suits to defeat the tyrannical forces of the United Earth Alliance Sphere.
Escaflowne - - Friday, 5 PM: A depressed Japanese high school girl escapes from reality to the alternate universe of Gaia where she must summon the power of the Escaflowne to save Gaia from the ravages of the Black Dragon Clan.
Fan Films - - Friday, 8 pm: "Broken Allegiance", "Starship Exeter", "Xena Silent Movie", more

Broken Allegiance is a short film set in the Star Wars universe. It takes place after A New Hope but before The Empire Strikes Back. It centers around two Sith apprentices who have escaped from the Empire, but are being pursued by a bounty hunter, and their search for freedom. The film started pre-production back in January 2001. The script went through 11 drafts before shooting began. Auditions were held in March to an overwhelming response. Rehearsals took place from April through to June. The film went into production in June and wrapped shooting in late July. The film was shot both in studio and on location around Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.

You've read about it in the StarTribune -- now here's a chance to see the film everyone's talking about! Starship Exeter: The Savage Empire is a fan-created movie by Jimm & Josh Johnson. Johnson, who plays Communications Officer Lieutenant B'fuselek, will be on hand to answer questions and discuss his experience in creating the film that has gotten more positive fan reaction than Paramount's latest Star Trek effort, Nemesis. On January 21, 2003 the Sci Fi Channel Website named Starship Exeter the Site of the Week, referring to the Starship Exeter movie as "an episode that's actually better than some of the 'official' Trek that's been produced." This is just the latest distinction among a number of internet and print news sources which have run extensive, positive reviews of the Starship Exeter online movie. Other recent articles have been published by the Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspaper, the Cinescape Website, Pulse 24 Online News Source, and the Sci Fi Channel's News Sevice: SciFiWire.

"The Xenaversity has put together what we hope the fans see as a new artistic perspective on our favorite warrior princess and battling bard!!" Silent Movie screened for the first time earlier this month at the Pasadena Creation Con -- this is your chance to see the midwest primiere.

Arrive early for this showing, kids. We're expecting a sellout.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - - Friday, 10 PM: A cult classic of hilarious proportions, this film follows the adventures of King Arthur and his knights with a panache that only those crazy blokes from Monty Python could muster. Presented in glorious widescreen. Bring your own shrubbery. PG, 89 minutes
Brazil - - Friday/Saturday, Midnight: Terry Gilliam proves his directorial genius in this portrait of a man whose fantasies provide him with an escape from the nightmare world in which he lives. Visually stunning and thematically brilliant, Brazil is a thought-provoking picture in which one can find new meaning on each viewing. Presented here at in the original widescreen director's cut. (If you've only seen this on TV, you missed out on a lot.) We can chat after the film about the fight that Gilliam had to release his vision as he intended it. Not recommended for younger viewers due to disturbing imagery. R, 142 minutes
Saber Marionette Marathon - - Saturday, 6 AM: Due to a accident on the colonization spacecraft, Terra II had no women until the men created android replicas of them called marionettes. They were emotionless ciphers however until Otaru Mamiya awakens three "saber marionettes" whose maiden circuits allow them to experience emotion.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth - - Saturday, 6 PM: The saga of Neon Genesis Evangelion comes to the climax of its story of mankind's battle with God at the dawn of the apocalypse. This anime sets up the groundwork for the stunning finale to the series, End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion - - Saturday, 8 PM: The apocalypse arrives in this stunning end to the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. This film served as Hideaki Anno's brutal response to critics who had complained of a lack of closure in the saga. Often compared to "Akira" or Pink Floyd's "The Wall", this anime serves up the end of the world with beautiful musical montages.
Double D Avenger - - Saturday, 10 PM: In the style of Russ Myers, this ...um... movie stars Kitten Natividad as a well-endowed crime fighting superhero. This movie is campy, silly, and raucous and features a cameo performance by Forest Ackerman. If you're into Z-Grade films, you'll have a ball with this one. (Not recommended for youngsters or anyone offended by lewd and lascivious behavior.) R, 77 minutes
ReBoot - - Sunday, 10 AM: Selections from the innovative computer-animated television program, Reboot.
Harvey - - Sunday, 11 AM: A man's friendship with an "invisible white rabbit" (a Pooka, really) causes his family to doubt his sanity. Starring Jimmy Stewart and our Featured Guest, Harvey. G, 105 minutes
The Making of "Steve the Vampire" - - Sunday, 1 PM

"No one here is exactly what he appears" G'Kar

MarsCon 2003

February 28 - March 2, 2003
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I-494 & 34th Avenue South
Bloomington, MN

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