Like You Were There: Adam Whiffs on a 24-Hour Scary Movie Marathon

 by Adam Riske

I set out to watch 13 horror movies in 24 hours. Here’s how it went!

Like You Were There: Seeing AVENGERS: ENDGAME at 4 AM (Spoiler-Free)

by Adam Riske

It wasn’t how I thought it would be. Told in 22 chapters for 22 MCU films.

Like You Were There: Movie Night at Patrick's House

by Mike Pomaro

Erika and I went to high school together, and post-high school would attend some of the same parties. At one such party, Erika took me over to talk to Patrick because we both loved movies. We quickly hit it off discussing our shared love of The Evil Dead, only to end the night disagreeing about Saving Private Ryan. Some things never change. Almost 20 years later, I'm lucky enough to call Patrick one of my best friends, and thanks to him, I get to enjoy the occasional movie night in his lovely home.

Like You Were There: The Grindhouse Film Festival

by Patrick Bromley

Celebrating #Junesploitation on 35mm all weekend long!

Like You Were There: My Final Massacre

by Adam Riske

It’s been a good run but now it’s time to say goodbye.

Like You Were There: Heath Holland at Wonderfest 2014

This is the true story of how Heath Holland and JB took on the monsters of Louisville, Kentucky and lived to tell the tale…OR DID THEY?

Like You Were There: Adam Riske at Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3-D!

On Saturday, September 28th, I went to a screening of Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3-D with star Julie Adams in person at the beautiful Patio Theatre in Chicago. Julie Adams signed autographs and posed for pictures prior to the feature, which was followed by a Q&A. Care to relive the afternoon with me?

Like You Were There: Adam Riske at the Edgar Wright Double Feature

On Friday, August 2nd, Mike Pomaro and I went to see a double feature of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz at the glorious Music Box Theatre in Chicago. Edgar Wright was in attendance to introduce the movies and he brought Simon Pegg and Nick Frost along for an extremely funny Q&A. Care to relive the evening with us? 

Like You Were There: JB at Wonderfest 2013

This year’s Wonderfest was fun but strangely subdued. Was it the weather? Was it that most attendees seemed to be suffering from Spring allergies? (Some of the meeting rooms during guest presentations sounded like tuberculosis wards.) Was it that attendance was down? Did some Wonderfesters skip the convention this year because it was held on opening weekend for Star Trek Into Darkness?

Their loss.

Like You Were There: Adam Riske at the Die Hard Marathon

On Wednesday, February 13th, I went to see all five Die Hard movies at a theater in suburban Chicago. Care to relive the day with me? 

Like You Were There: JB at Wonderfest

Last weekend for the fifteenth or sixteenth year in a row, I headed down to Louisville, Kentucky. No, I am not a horse.

I am a Monster Kid.

Mike and Adam Went to San Diego Comic-Con

F This Movie! contributors Mike and Adam spent last week at the world-famous San Diego Comic-Con, hobknobbing with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Billy Zane. Check out the pictures they brought back.

Like You Were There: Ebertfest 2011 (Day Four) (JB's Take)

JB is taking over Like You Were There this week, as he reports daily from Champaign, Illinois, while attending Roger Ebert's annual film festival, Ebertfest.

It had to happen. It happens almost every year at Ebertfest -- a film so good, so well intentioned, so meaningful that it puts all of one’s petty gripes and snarkiness to shame. A film that conquers cynicism
with talent, heart and intellect. That film is A Small Act, a moving documentary by Jennifer Arnold. At its conclusion there was not a dry eye in the house.

Like You Were There: Ebertfest 2011 (Day Three) (JB's Take)

JB is taking over Like You Were There this week, as he reports daily from Champaign, Illinois, while attending Roger Ebert's annual film festival, Ebertfest.

On the advice of my therapist, I will no longer comment on the line...

Like You Were There: Ebertfest 2011 (Day Two) (JB's Take)

JB is taking over Like You Were There this week, as he reports daily from Champaign, Illinois, while attending Roger Ebert's annual film festival, Ebertfest.
 
Day Two of Ebertfest begins with much nicer weather to stand in line. It is actually sunny, and it is not raining. Here we have a little parable for people who care way way way way too much about where they sit in the theatre. Our little group got in line at about 10 o'clock; doors open at noon. This means we stand in line for about two hours. Lo and behold, they open the doors at noon on the dot, and what follows is a middle-aged buffalo stampede (pretty slow up those steps to the balcony!) in order to get THE SEATS. Avid moviegoers grab their idea of prime real estate and...

Like You Were There: Ebertfest 2011 (Day One) (JB's Take)

JB is taking over Like You Were There this week, as he reports daily from Champaign, Illinois, while attending Roger Ebert's annual film festival, Ebertfest.

I had forgotten how much fun it is to stand out in the rain, but I was able to remember this afternoon because 1) Ebertfest is traditionally held on the coldest, wettest weekend of the year in Champaign, Illinois (this year a bonus tornado warning was thrown in at no extra charge!) and 2) Ebert has long ago dismissed the possibility of reserved seats, which would eliminate this pneumonia-baiting tradition.

Like You Were There: Full Moon Roadshow Comes to Chicago

 

I'm always jealous of the people living in places like Los Angeles and Austin who are able to take advantage not just of the regular programming at theaters like the New Beverly and the Alamo Drafthouse, but also the special events (QT Fest, or Harry Knowles' Butt-Numb-a-Thon, or The Wright Stuff or Dante's Inferno) that never make their way to Chicago. I'm also frustrated that so few bloggers (of which there is a tremendous shortage) take the time to write about those experiences, so that those of us who are thousands of miles away and only dreaming about attending can live vicariously through their words. With that in mind, we at F This Movie! would like to introduce a semi-recurring (?) feature: "Like You Were There." In the first installment, Charles Band and Full Moon Entertainment hit the Windy City with a triple bill of Stuart Gordon/Jeffrey Combs/Barbara Crampton classics and the world premiere of Evil Bong 3D: The Wrath of Bong. Not all movies are created equal.