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Updated: Episode Screening Coming Up in S.F.

Update: RiffTrax has given them permission to show the “Grasses” short, which they’ll run between the two features.

Headed to San Francisco for S.F. Sketchfest or perhaps you live in the bay area?

Then you’re going to want to know about “MST3K by the Bay,” Saturday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. the Michaan’s Theater, 2700 Saratoga St. in Alameda (where all the nuclear wessels are). For $10 plus fees you will get a screening of episode 413- MANHUNT IN SPACE followed by the movie “Attack from Space.”

Find out more here.

Cinematic Titanic Live Shows Update

The biggest news is that the Schenectady show slated for Feb. 4 has been cancelled and that tickets for the Milwaukee shows are now on sale.

• 1/20: York, PA–Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. “Rattlers.” 7:30 p.m. $30-$40. ON SALE
• 1/21: Wilmington, DE–Grand Opera House. “Doomsday Machine.” 8 p.m. $32-$41. ON SALE
• 2/3: Hartford, CT–Belding Theater at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Two shows: “War Of The Insects” (7 p.m.) and “Doomsday Machine” (9:30 p.m.) $35. ON SALE
• 2/25: Royal Oaks/Detroit, MI–Royal Oaks Music Theater. Two shows: “Astral Factor” and “Doomsday Machine.” ON SALE
• 3/16: Durham, NC–Carolina Theatre of Durham. “Audience choice.” 8 p.m. $35. ON SALE
• 3/17: Greenville, SC–Peace Center for the Performing Arts. “Astral Factor.” 8 p.m. $30-$40. ON SALE
• 3/30: Newark, NJ–Victoria Theatre. “Blood Of The Vampires.” 8 p.m. ON SALE
• 3/31: Newark, NJ–Victoria Theatre. Two shows: “Doomsday Machine” (3 p.m.) and “Astral Factor” (8 p.m.). $39.50. ON SALE
• 4/27: Milwaukee, WI–Pabst Theater. “Doomsday Machine.” ON SALE.
• 4/28: Milwaukee, WI–Pabst Theater. “Astral Factor.” ON SALE.

Update on the ‘Manos’ Restoration Project

We got a note from Ben Solovey, the guy who has been working to restore “‘Manos’ The Hands of Fate.” At his blog, he has posted the first 2K resolution image from the original camera materials.

Up till now, I’ve only been able to share images from the film that have been scanned crudely on a flatbed. This image, on the other hand, comes from the same professional grade film scanner used by the Criterion Collection to digitize their film releases, the DFT Scanity. Yesterday marked the first scanning session in the project, which is still fundraising on Kickstarter, and I’d like to share this image to give people a more accurate view of the level of quality that the restoration is working at.

For the story behind the restoration, click here.

RiffTrax Article

Charly Shelton, apropos of nothing as far as I can see, has a piece about RiffTrax in the Crescent Valley Weekly.

Weekend Discussion Thread: Favorite Actor/Actress in a MSTed Movie Who Also Did Good Work

During this week’s episode guide discussion there were a lot of folks who expressed admiration and sadness for Lon Cheney Jr., lamenting how far he had fallen from his Wolfman days.

So let’s open this topic up. Which actor or actress in a MSTed movie do you genuinely admire for the good work they did, even though they also did a MSTed movie?

My pick is easy: George Reeves, who created one of the most iconic TV characters of all time.

Your pick?