Monthly Update:
September has arrived, so we’re now only a month away from the Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo 10th Anniversary Show.
THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HAS BEEN POSTED: The three day weekend is packed with over sixty hours worth of Movies and Events, and you can find the entire WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS posted on our web site. Just head on over the the FILMS and EVENTS page on the show site, and you’ll see a button at the top of the page for the Complete Weekend Schedule of Films and Events. Print it out, and there you go. With a couple more Panels and Events wedged into the weekend than usual, you may really want to start plotting out your weekend now so you can experience as much of the show as possible. After all, no other con out there offers their fans as much bang for their buck as a Cinema Wasteland Show does.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SAVE ON ADVANCE PASSES: One last reminder that this is the last week to save $5 on Single Day passes to the October 1-3 Cinema Wasteland Show, and the last week to save $10 on a 3-Day Pass. Three Day Passes go up at the end of the week and Single Day passes will have to be purchased at the door after this weekend. Take advantage of the savings while you still have the time!
It’s true. There’s nothing we like to see more than a happy Cinema Wasteland fan. A happy Cinema Wasteland fan that saves money on our already lower than most conventions charge admission prices, is even better. And remember that everything posted on the Weekend Schedule of Events - Every Film, Every Panel, Every Guest Talk and Q&A... Everything we offer our attending fans is 100% FREE with the price of admission.
October’s 10th Anniversary Show is looking like one more unforgettable weekend for attending fans, and some of the weekend highlights will include:
Friday evening will kick off with a screening of William Girdler’s ”Exorcist” like blaxploitation classic, ABBY. We’ll follow the screening with a talk and Q&A from stars Carol Speed and Austin Stoker at 8:00pm.
Later on Friday night, we’ll be screening Jim VanBebber’s indy exploitation classic, DEADBEAT AT DAWN. We’ll follow up the screening with a panel featuring Jim VanBebber, cinematographer and producer Mike King and Marc “Bone Crusher” Pittman.
Also on Friday night, Everyone is invited to attend the wedding of Cinema Wasteland fans, Dave Young and his fiancé Melissa when the Reverend 42nd Street Pete helps them tie the knot in MOVIE ROOM 2 at 9:30pm. Why not pop in and do a shot with the newlyweds.
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the godfather of gore, has a new film completed. See his demented game show film, THE UH-OH SHOW, on Saturday afternoon, followed by a talk and Q&A session with the man himself. (Also remember that Mr. Lewis signs all fan stuff for free but doesn’t carry around photos for sale with him. Just so you know you’ll have to dig something up on your own... of course, the Cinema Wasteland merchandise pages can always help out there... hint, hint...) Please also remember that Mr. Lewis is only appearing Friday and Saturday.
42nd Street Pete’s GRINDHOUSE panel will feature adult film producer, director, and actor, Carter Stevens. Two guys from North Jersey who knew the grindhouse scene all too well has to make for an enjoyable hour, don’t you think?
Saturday night’s A GHASTLEE NITE AT THE MOVIES live event has never been about screening a movie. It’s all about comedy, music, playing games with the audience, giving away free stuff, offending the occasional person who doesn’t quite get it, and our favorite: drunken debauchery. This time around we’re celebrating ten years of Cinema Wasteland Shows with all kinds of prizes and stuff to give away. It’s also time to crown the latest Miss Wasteland ladies, so line up now for the most unofficial crown on the pageant circuit! We might even have a few of those sold out and sought after CW Show shirts from this past April’s “all zombie show” to give away come 8:00pm on Saturday night?...
With the great Guest List we have for October’s show, you can also expect a few Guest introductions or short talks after movie screenings all weekend as well. I know Robert John will be doing an intro to EL TOPO on Saturday night, and Josh Becker wanted to screen a couple of his old 8mm films he made during the early pre-Evil Dead days with Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and the gang.
Indy film regulars, Bill Zebub and Toe Tag Pictures both have new films to unleash upon the world, so expect premier screenings of ZOMBIE CHRIST and SELLA TURCICA on Saturday. (Check the weekend schedule for screening times.) And don’t forget that Muther Video will have low budget 80’s gore classics, THE ABOMINATION, and OZONE: ATTACK OF THE RED NECK MUTANTS, available on DVD for the first time at the show.
As stated, these are only some of the highlights of the weekend. Nonstop films and events are a gimme at any CW Show, so get to plotting out your weekend now and we’ll see you in your favorite seat all weekend long!
Last minute reminders:
POST CARDS and FLIERS: If you live within two hours of the convention hotel, September is still a pretty good time to advertise the October show if you can get stuff out in the next week or two. Say the word and we’ll be more than happy to send you a stack of postcards for the October Show to pass out. Bars, specialty shops, video stores, tattoo shops, college campuses, mail order businesses, music stores... All good places for Wasteland attendees to hang out. (Please note that places like grocery stores and other places that have people pay to advertise in their lobbies is not a great place to advertise the CW Show. They call and yell at us for finding our post cards in their racks. LOL!) If you frequent any place that you think may be a good place to put a stack of cards or run a mail order business and want to toss one in with orders, then by all means, get in touch ASAP and we’ll be more than happy to send you off a stack. As always, any help in spreading the word about the show is truly appreciated more than you’ll ever know.
TICKETS: As stated, this is the last week to order Single Day passes and save $5 per pass. After this week, you can just show up and buy a pass at the door. This is also the last week to save $10 on every 3-Day Pass you purchase in advance. Next week they go up five dollars, and after 9/17/10 you’ll have to purchase a 3-Day Pass on Friday at the show.
* Remember that we also dug up a batch of H.G. Lewis photos (that we have posted on the site) and Mr. Lewis doesn’t bring photos to sell at the show since he doesn’t charge for his autograph. They are great to order with your advance passes so you know you’ll have them come show time, so check them out. Limited to stock on hand, and Blood Feast shots are going super fast, so don’t wait until the last minute and hope we have any left come show time.
DIDN’T BUY A PASS INTO THE SHOW? THEN KEEP YOUR ASS AT HOME! We did a great job of running off the deadbeats who just show up to party with the real fans last show and had a ton of regular customers thankful we finally told them to get lost. It’s now become law that if you don’t have a single day wrist band, three day pass, or hotel room key, then you will be asked to leave. Give us shit and that’s what the cop in the lobby is for. It’s really that simple.
HOTEL: One thing you can always count on is that the hotel will be sold out by show time. We take over the entire hotel, so things fill up nice and steady until there’s no rooms left by the show’s weekend start time. Avoid the headache of having to stay down the road by making your room reservations today. Reserve your room through our web site, or by calling The Holiday Inn direct at (440) 238-8800. Remember you MUST ask for “The Cinema Wasteland Room Rate”, or they will tell you that they are ”sold out” and have no rooms. And PLEASE only reserve as many rooms as you plan on using. If you need to book more than one room, please call Lynn directly at 1-440-783-3006 and she will take care of your multiple room reservations.
And in closing...
September is an unusually busy month for us here and we’ve got a couple of convention road trips on our schedule to get through before October. We’ll be making a return trip to Horrorfind in Gettysburg, PA the weekend of September 3rd. It’s been a couple of years since we were there, so we’re looking forward to seeing all of our old regular customers from the Baltimore area again. We’re packing heavy, so come on out and shop away!
On the weekend of September 17th, we’ll be at Horror Realm in Pittsburgh, PA. Horror Realm has the right idea when it comes to conventions. They’re trying to run the same kind of show CW runs with plenty of programming and stuff for fans to do all weekend for the price of admission. You’ll even find me and my trusty CW panel co-host Art Ettinger hosting an interactive fan panel on Friday night. We call it CONFESSIONS OF A HORROR JUNKIE, where we’ll be discussing our misspent youth growing up at the Drive-In’s and stalking mom and pop video stories during the 80’s heyday of VHS. We’d love to hear your stories if you’ll be attending the show so stop in and share some B movie memories with us.
Just click on MEET THE WASTELAND at the top of the main web page for information on all the Conventions you’ll find us at every year. In addition to the two mentioned above, we’ve still got quite a bit of the 2010 convention season to get through and it’s always great to meet up with Wasteland friends and fans when we’re on the road.
This is my last update before Show Time. Still lots to do around here before we open the doors on October 1st, but I’m looking forward to - and can personally use - another kick ass Wasteland Weekend right now. Never once did I think I’d ever run eighteen CW shows over ten years time. I wouldn’t have done it without you regular fans, so thank you for the enthusiasm and support over the years. A CW Show is every bit your show. I just try to keep it all running as smoothly as possible for everyone attending.
I hope I do you all proud next month.
Ken
Cinema Wasteland