Aliens vs Predator: Requiem This year's Starfest Balcony Theme Announced
Are you ready for a killer theme for the Starfest Balcony Challenge? How about a first-place DVD prize pack of ten titles? This is going to be one monster of a contest!
Detailed rules and discussion for this event is available on the Message board.
America’s own backyard becomes the most brutal battlefield yet for the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises ever when Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem descends onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc April 15th from Fox Home Entertainment. Capturing the magic of the Alien and Predator legacies are first time directors and long-time fans of both film series, The Brothers Strause, renowned for their visual effects wizardry in such films as 300, X-Men: The Last Stand and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Picking up immediately after the events of Aliens vs. Predator, the Predator gives birth to the crossbreed ‘PredAlien’ shortly before the ship crashes into a small Colorado town. Caught in between the invasion of the Aliens and a new ruthless and methodical Predator, a group of townspeople must join forces to stop the infestation before the military obliterates the town to contain the outbreak.
Starfest T-Shirts and Polos
March 29
Starfest Wearables
Pre-Order your shirts to guarantee sizing
We just finalized our T-Shirt and Polo design for Starfest 2008. Don't delay placing your order if you want to make sure we don't run out of your size before the convention.
The Ruins
Thursday, April 3rd at 10pm UA Pavilions, 500 16th Street, Denver
Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith, The Ruins follows a group of friends who
become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle
– where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. The Ruins stars Jonathan Tucker (The
Black Donnellys), Jena Malone (Pride and Prejudice), Shawn Ashmore (X-Men: The Last Stand),
Laura Ramsey (She’s the Man) and Joe Anderson (Across the Universe). The film is directed by
Carter Smith from a screenplay by Scott B. Smith.
This movie is rated R. You must be at least 17 years of age to get tickets.
Destination Moon Film and Lecture at Starfest 2008
March 27
Destination Moon Film and Lecture by Kevin Atkins
Of all the science fiction films of the 1950s that are today acknowledged as "classics", Destination Moon is the least known and most under-appreciated, probably because it offers so little to the casual viewer.
Ironically enough, it is the very qualities that make this film so important that doom it as entertainment: its technical accuracy; its deliberately low-key, almost documentary approach; and above all its deadly earnestness – there are no cheap thrills here.
Demption Short film to be screened at Horrorfest
One of the short films to be presented at Horrorfest this year is by a new director named Jason Neudecker. The film has been scored by one of our guests, Jonathan Tierston. We are kind of hoping that you'll take the time to check out the film. Who knows who'll be there to see it with you.
It's about a burned out Junkie (Gabriel Mann) who returns the money he stole from a twisted drug pusher (Felix Pire). But not before leaving a trail of violence, chaos and death in his wake.
A local detective (David Krumholtz) enters to pick up the pieces and uncover the hidden truth.
While we were looking for information about his movie, we stumbled on the following blog entry by the director. We found his comments enlightening and definately indicative of what film making is all about.
My name is Jason Neudecker, I am a 28 year old director (isn't everyone) I grew up in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. I have spent alot of time working with some of the best in the industry, I have learned alot of things, what to do and what not to do. I have worked in the industry as set PA, and that has allowed me to meet and work with alot of people, the one thing that I have learned in my career is that there is no book on breaking into this industry. I started out as an extra, so that I could meet the people that I needed to in order to learn the things that I know now.
I just finished a film that is like my child, I prepped for four months to shoot for two days. I worked with some great actors, and pulled alot of favors, I shot my movie on 5218 (Tungsten Balanced) film Stock, and had a great DP.
My writer writes for the Television show Numb3rs, and he is in my opinion one of the best that the show has although they are all great writers. I shot my movie very professional and had to go through alot to get it made. Before making Demption, I shot alot of short films in my living-room, backyard, alleys, friends stores, and anywhere else I could find to shoot. Demption has been to date my best work, I shot it for $10,000 which is due to the support of alot of my friends, my special effects supervisor is Tom Bellisimo who did all the effects for Tarentino up to Kill Bill 2. I learned alot during filming of Demption and had alot of working people involved to make my movie possible. I say this for one reason, if I can do this, anyone can. I was homeless for three years of my young adult life and lived in foster homes growing up.
Don't let me fool you, it takes hard work to make films and alot of patience, but it can be done, I used to just go out at three am after hearing sirens, and film the commotion to use later in movies. Once I took my camera out to get a beginning for my film "Divine." I had my friend drive, while I sat in the back of my Van with the back door open on the freeway to get a shot of a bus driving down the freeway and getting off the off ramp. I have used the hood of my car as a dolly, I have used wheel chairs and home made steady cams. I have done alot for my films, but never went to film School, except to take some film History and appreciation classes. I have learned alot.
I see alot of people trying to find their voice in film, and the one thing that I can tell you is, go for it. Don't talk about making a movie, make one, then another and another. One day you will find that voice - through trial and error.
Starfleet Academy Courses Offered
Because we ain't gonna put no dummies into space
Starfleet Academy has trained and entertained hundreds of students. The Academy courses give convention attendees an opportunity to become a Starfleet cadet for the weekend. The courses consist of multimedia presentations, audience participation, a little education and a lot of fun. Everyone is invited to attend one, two or all four classes.
Diplomas and other rewards will be given to those who complete all four courses. This years classes include: Cross-Cultural Studies 200 - Romulans at Work and Play, Humanities 103 - Fleet Fashions and Faux Pas,
History 105 - Kirk's First Five Year Mission,
Engineering 307 - Building From Blueprints Blooper Free.
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Wednesday, March 26 at 7pm
UA Pavilions, 500 16th Street, Denver
Ben Campbell is an MIT student who – needing to pay school tuition – finds answers in counting cards. As a superior math and statistics student, he is recruited to join a group of mathematically-gifted students that heads to Las Vegas every weekend with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. Unorthodox math professor Mickey Rosa leads the way.
By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos. Drawn by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and his teammate, Jill Taylor, Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn’t illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casino's menacing enforcer, Cole Williams.
Not For The Squeamish Productions At Horrorfest Screening both Doomed To Consume &
Your Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre
Doomed To Consume - In this film, a small Mid-western town is thrust into chaos after an airborne virus swiftly turns most of the locals into raving mad zombies with an insatiable hunger for the living!
Caught amidst the epidemic is an eclectic group of survivors who've been hiding out in a ram-shackled farmhouse. Now running low on food, water and vital ammunition to keep the growing number of living dead at bay, they pack up their gear and set out for a better location in hopes of salvation.
Will they live to see another day, or will they too become Doomed To Consume!
Your Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre - An innocent night of ice cream and stories for a pair of beautiful women will turn into a fight for life when a serial axe murderer shows up uninvited... Blood will be shed!
NFTS (Not For The Squeamish) Productions is an Independent Horror film group based out of Saint Paul, Minnesota that utilizes every trick in the book to deliver fun and creative digitally produced fright flicks on a shoestring budget. They are packing up the company and bringing it to Denver for Horrorfest Weekend. You'll be able to see them, along with Scarlet Salem in the Indie Filmroom.
Independent actress / model Scarlet Salem is an artist who has many original and colorful facets expressed in her versatile field of work. First & foremost, her enthusiasm and passion for the Horror Movie genre is portrayed with any role she is given. Miss Scarlet is the star of You're Next 3: Pajama Party Massacre.
Shutter INSTANT WIN
Thursday, March 20th @ 9:00pm
UA Pavilions, 500 16th Street, Denver
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected; they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
Starland Link Contest Win 2 Free Autograph Tickets
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Anne Lockhart Added To Starfest Lineup
March 12
Anne Lockhart Added To Starfest
Anne Kathleen Maloney was born to June Lockhart and Dr. John Maloney. Raised in Brentwood, California, Anne is a fourth generation performer. Her great grandfather, John Coates Lockhart, was a professional concert singer; her grandfather, Gene Lockhart and grandmother, Kathleen Lockhart both appeared together along with her mother June Lockhart in the original 1938 MGM classic, A Christmas Carol. Her mother is most well known from the television series Lassie and Lost in Space.
Her first movie was Dora in 1972. She played the daughter of Joan Crawford in the TV series The Sixth Sense.
Glen Larson created the character "Sheba" just for her for his series Battlestar Galactica. A favourite of Glen Larson, she appeared in many of his television shows including The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B.J. and the Bear, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (where she played two characters, "Jennifer/Leila Markeson"), The Fall Guy, Knight Rider and Airwolf. She did two episodes of Magnum P.I.: in one episode she plays the younger version of her moms character, in the other she plays a younger version of herself. Read More...
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day Starland Screening
March 4
College Road Trip Thurs. March 6th @ 7PM
Colorado Center Theater, I-25 & Colorado Blvd
Choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time of a young woman's life... unless your overprotective father isn't quite ready to let you go.
In College Road Trip, Melanie is eagerly looking forward to her first big step towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out prospective universities. But when her overbearing police chief father insists on escorting her instead, she soon finds her dream trip has turned into a hilarious nightmare adventure full of comical misfortune and turmoil.
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day Wednesday, March 5, 7PM
Cherry Creek 8, 1st & Steele, Denver
Can you get a life and discover love, all in one day? Two women are about to find out.
In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Without so much as severance pay, Miss Pettigrew realizes that she must - for the first time in two decades - seize the day. This she does, by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level - as "social secretary." Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
Starfest Wearables
Destination Moon
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Scarlet Salem Added To Horrorfest
Shutter 
Starland Link Contest
Anne Lockhart Added To Starfest
College Road Trip 
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day