Blue Mars

The MarsCon film room will be located in the Executive Conference room - on the second floor near the Art Show and Main Stage. Blue Mars will once again feature its mix of SF films, Anime, and quirky fan films.

Preliminary Blue Mars Schedule and Descriptions

Friday

4 pm - Fan Films: Back by popular demand, Blue Mars brings you a selection of some of the best short films created by fans, including an amusing spoof of a certain Joss Whedon show named after a nocturnal insect.
5 pm - MarsCon Retrospective Slideshow: Now that we’re all at the eighth MarsCon, it’s time to look back at the fun we’ve had over the years. Here’s your chance to reminisce on the fun of previous years or to find out what went on the years that you were unable to attend. Pictures of all seven prior conventions will be shown.
8 pm - Anime: (Titles TBA)
10 pm - Night of the Living Dead: Widely considered to be one of the best horror films ever created, George Romero’s 1968 classic is finely crafted, despite its low budget. The film centers on the conflicts amongst a group of people trapped in a farmhouse that has been surrounded by zombies. Not for the young or squeamish. Not rated, 96 minutes
Saturday

10 am - Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning: Ever wonder what would happen if the universes of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek and J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5 were to collide? Well, a group of fans in Finland has come up with one possible answer in this spectacular feature length film that has to be seen to be believed. Full of humor, action, and knock-your-socks-off special effects, Star Wreck is both homage and spoof. Not rated, 1 hour, 45 minutes, in Finnish with English subtitles.
12 pm - Anime: (Titles TBA)
2 pm - Paul Lawrence on Film: Guest of Honor Paul Lawrence presents films he created, including the following:

Questionableinfo: A 30 minute UFO movie. Is the US Government building secret flying saucers? Is the Bible really about Venusians' activity here on earth? Are beautiful women trying to steal our men? Are bug eyed aliens trying to steal our women? Did a Chinese explorer really dig through the earth just to see if you do come out in America? Well, maybe not in this case, but these are all real UFO theories and Questionableinfo is the 30 minute comedy made to send them up!

What people are saying about Questionableinfo
"Now finally I know the truth, I think." -- Rene Auberjonois
"Mind Bending" -- Avery Brooks
"More fun than a room full of humans." -- Alexander Siddig
"And I thought all aliens were from Earth." -- Nana Visitor

Journey to a Dream: Poet Doc Martin Jacques lives in three cultures, the Navajo, that of America outside the reservation and Hollywood. His poem, "Dream" explores the interrelationship of those cultures. The film, Journey to a Dream is a visual interpretation of that exploration. Running Time: 18 minutes

Dreamer: Do you ever wonder about what could have been? Wonder about a lost love or a road not taken. This multi-award-winning film explores how different generations experience these issues in a concise and wonderfully poignant story.

Street Part B: This film was presented as part of the Museum of Modern Art's "Information" show in 1970 and remains in their collection.
4 pm - Soviet Space Disasters: Guest of Honor Hugh S. Gregory presents a look back at the early era of Space Exploration by the former Soviet Union, including some of their more notable successes, and their previously secret and hidden space disasters.
10 pm - To Be Announced: Check your program book when you arrive at MarsCon
Sunday

??? - Anime: times and titles to be determined

MarsCon 2006
March 3-5, 2006
Holiday Inn Select, Bloomington, MN

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