MK Magazine News

Ted will be signing autographs, hosting a Q & A, and will be introducing the Friday night Drive-In showing of “THE EVIL DEAD”

(along with Bruce Campbell, the Ladies of the Evil Dead, Hal Delrich, and Tom Sullivan), and the Saturday night Drive-In

Flashback Weekend TV Channel!

The channel will feature great horror-themed programming and many surprises.

Flashback attendees will receive a flyer upon check-in with the hotel channel to tune into.

Be sure to arrive on Friday July 29. Dealer/Celebrity signing room opens at 4:30PM.

At 7:45PM Ari Lehman and “FIRST JASON” in concert at a Friday Night Welcome reception (Cash Bar),

And at the Drive-In, an Incredible Double-Feature (projected 35mm!);

“THE EVIL DEAD” introduced by Bruce Campbell, the Ladies of the Evil Dead, Hal Delrich, Tom Sullivan, and Ted Raimi

and

“HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES” introduced by Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, and Matt McGrory

Don’t miss these two classic features screened under the stars on our HUGE 20’ x 40’ Drive-In screen!

We have many great DVD prizes to give away, courtesy of our sponsor Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Courtesy of our co-sponsor, 175 lucky attendees (17 or older-ID required) will receive exclusive tickets to a limited attendance advance screening of the controversial “CHAOS”. More details available at the convention!

In Honor of the release of “THE DEVIL’S REJECTS” and our “HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES” reunion, Lion’s Gate has supplied us with a mountain of “DEVIL’S REJECTS” promotional items to give away!

Be sure to visit our newly updated site www.flashbackweekend.com for event schedule information and the complete drive-in line-up,

and we’ll see you in five days!

Mike

www.flashbackweekend.com

Anchor Bay Entertainment present’s

FLASHBACK WEEKEND’s Horror Convention and Drive-In

JULY 29-31 2005

CROWNE PLAZA CHICAGO O’HARE

5554 N. RIVER ROAD ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS

RETURN OF THE DRIVE-IN!

Many generations have fond and nostalgic memories of attending a drive-in theatre. Despite their dwindling number, the drive-in theatre is neither gone nor forgotten!

Flashback Weekend will host a weekend-long tribute to the Drive-In Theatre July 29-31, 2005. Convention activities will be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL. Once again, the hotel's west parking lot will be transformed into the suburb's newest drive-in!

This nostalgic outdoor recreation of the drive-in will feature not only 35mm screenings of classic and premiere showings of horror films, but timeless, vintage trailers, live celebrity introductions, and a fantastic concession stand!

Showing at the Drive-In on our HUGE 20' x 40' screen will be:

Friday July 29, 2005

A remastered 35mm print of the original classic, Sam Raimi’s “THE EVIL DEAD". Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, The Ladies of the Evil Dead, Rich Demanicor ("SCOTTY"), and special effects master Tom Sullivan will be on hand to introduce the showing.

A 35mm retrospective screening of Rob Zombie's "HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES”. On hand to introduce the screening will be Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, and Matt McGrory

Saturday July 30, 2005

A 35mm Chicago premiere screening of “THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN”. Bruce Campbell stars and directs. The showing will be introduced by Bruce Campbell and “BRAIN” co-star Ted Raimi.
A 35mm print of John Carpenter’s 1980 classic "John Carpenter's “THE FOG". The presentation will be introduced by Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, and Nancy Loomis.
Additional film's and surprises to be announced!

The Drive-In will be a “walk-in”. Bring your lawn chair for another weekend of retro Drive-In fun!

The afternoon convention activities will include a huge dealers room, autograph sessions, a Costume contest hosted by “SVENGOOLIE”, live entertainment and more! Our guests will include:

Bruce Campbell

The star of the "EVIL DEAD" films, "THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR." and "BUBBA HO-TEP" added best-selling author to his resume with the 2001 publication of his auto-biography "IF CHINS COULD KILL: CONFESSIONS OF A B-MOVIE ACTOR". The cultural phenomenon known as Bruce Campbell will be on hand for Flashback Weekend 2005! He's got a new novel, "MAKE LOVE THE BRUCE CAMPBELL WAY" and a new movie, "MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN".

Adrienne Barbeau

A film, television, and Broadway star, concert stage and recording artist, Adrienne can be seen on HBO's hit cult series "CARNIVALE". Film horror fans know her from "THE FOG", "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK", "CREEPSHOW", "SWAMP THING", and "TWO EVIL EYES".

Ted Raimi

Ted Raimi got the acting bug when he would appear as an extra in his brother Sam’s early Super-8 and feature films (including Sam’s first hit “THE EVIL DEAD”). Ted earned his SAG card playing the possessed Henrietta in “EVIL DEAD 2”. Ted went on to appear in many film and television roles including “SHOCKER”, DARKMAN”, CANDY MAN”, “SKINNER”, and “TWIN PEAKS”.

Ted is probably best known for his recurring roles on “XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS” as Joxer The Mighty and “SEA QUEST” as Lt. Tim O’Neill. The ultimate Ted spotting flick is “ARMY OF DARKNESS" in which Ted takes on at least four roles.

Most recently, Ted can be seen in “THE GRUDGE” and “SPIDERMAN 1 + 2”.

Bill Moseley – In Rob Zombie’s “HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES” (2003) and the eagerly awaited sequel “THE DEVIL’S REJECT’S” (2005), Bill Moseley turns in a classic performance as the charismatic, yet vicious psychopath Otis B. Driftwood.

Sid Haig - As Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie’s “HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES” and “THE DEVIL’S REJECTS”, Sid delivers a larger than life performance. This scene stealing performance is however, only the latest genre film role in a career in film and television which spans 40 years.

Matt McGrory Matt McGrory portrays “Tiny” Firefly in Rob Zombie’s “HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES” and “THE DEVIL’S REJECTS”. Matt can also be seen in Tim Burton’s “GO FISH” and “THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING”. At 7’ 6’, Matt is currently listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as “The Tallest Actor”.

Tom Atkins - Veteran screen tough-guy Tom Atkins was part of the legendary ensemble cast John Carpenter and Debra Hill assembled for "THE FOG". Tom also appeared in "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK" and starred in the under-rated "HALLOWEEN 3: SEASON OF THE WITCH". His other genre appearances include "NIGHT OF THE CREEPS", "MANIAC COP", "CREEPSHOW", and "BRUISER".

Charles Cyphers - Character actor Charles Cyphers appeared in many of John Carpenter's early works including "ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13" (1976), "ELVIS", "THE FOG", and "ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK”.

Nancy Loomis - As babysitter Annie Brackett, Nancy Loomis, along with Jamie Lee Curtis and P.J. Soles, made up the teenage trio of babysitters in John Carpenter's 1978 classic "HALLOWEEN". Nancy also worked for John Carpenter in “ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13' (1976), and "HALLOWEEN 2 + 3”.

SVENGOOLIE (Appearing Saturday July 30, 2005) We are honored to have Chicago Television Legend “SVENGOOLIE” back for his second Flashback Weekend appearance! Rich Koz portrays the popular character each week on “The U!” “Svengoolie” will be signing autographs, posing for photos, and will take to the Flashback Stage for a Q & A and to MC a costume contest on Saturday. Get your costumes ready!

Tim DeKay – (HBO’s “CARNVALE”). In addition to “CARNIVALE”, actor Tim DeKay has a long acting resume including “CSI” and “FRIENDS”. Tim also portrayed the "The Bizarro Jerry" on “SEINFIELD”.
David DeFalco - The director of “CHAOS” has said "You can't write and direct the most brutal motion picture of all time and expect to walk away from it normal." "The most common question David DeFalco gets asked regarding “CHAOS” from people is "What's the purpose of making a movie like this?" David responds, “My answer to that question is because it is a very real and unfortunate part of life that is as fascinating as it is disturbing.”

SAGE STALLONE (Swan) – The son of actor Sylvester Stallone has made quite a name for himself amongst fans of classic horror and grindhouse cinema. Acting, however, is only a diversion for Sage who also appeared in Jim VanBebber's “THE MANSON FAMILY”. Sage is founder of Grindhouse Releasing, a Los Angeles based company, dedicated to the restoration and preservation of quality exploitation feature films.

Michael Berryman - Michael created such a memorable character as “Pluto” in “THE HILLS HAVE EYES” that he was featured solely in the film’s advertising. Michael will next be seen in “THE DEVIL’S REJECTS”.

Camille Keaton - The star of the controversial classic "I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE" in a rare convention appearance!

Corolina Cataldi-Tassoni – Horror film fans know Coralina from her work in the Italian film genre, working for greats like Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, and Pupi Aviti in films such as “DEMON’S 2” and “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA”.

Tom Sullivan - The "EVIL DEAD" effects and make-up artist will be bringing his "EVIL DEAD" museum to Flashback Weekend for his fourth Flashback appearance.

'THE EVIL DEAD' CAST REUNION

(Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment)

Join us for a reunion of the entire cast of Sam Raimi’s “THE EVIL DEAD” featuring Bruce Campbell, Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich (aka Rich Demanicor) as Scotty, Sarah York (aka Theresa Tilly), and Ted Raimi.

Friday night, the cast (along with special effects master Tom Sullivan) will take to the stage at the Flashback Weekend Drive-In to introduce a 35mm screening of a restored print of “THE EVIL DEAD” (courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment).

"HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES" Retrospective and Cast Reunion

Rob Zombie's "HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES" is a tribute to Drive-In Horror films of the 70's, so we thought it only appropriate to hold a special retrospective 35mm screening of "HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES" Friday evening (July 29, 2005) at the Flashback Weekend Drive-In. The screening will be introduced by Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, and Matt McGrory (“Tiny” FireFly).

25th Anniversary Celebration for "JOHN CARPENTER'S THE FOG"

Flashback Weekend celebrates the 25th anniversary of this 1980 horror classic. We are proud to present a “THE FOG” cast reunion featuring Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, and Nancy Loomis.

The cast will also be introducing a 35mm screening of the John Carpenter/Debra Hill classic at the Flashback Weekend Drive-In on Saturday, July 30, 2005.

"Carnivale" stars come to Chicago!

Fans of HBO'S "CARNIVALE" will certainly agree that the second season was the best yet! We thought it would be fun to bring "CARNIVALE" to Chicago for the last weekend of July! We will be presenting a "CARNIVALE" cast reunion which will feature "Adrienne Barbeau, Tim DeKay ("Jonesy"), and Bill Moseley ("Posseum"). A “Bring Back CARNIVALE” rally will be held Saturday July 30. Attendees will sign a petition which will be sent to HBO!

“CHAOS” - Courtesy of Dinsdale Releasing

“CHAOS” is a cautionary tale of two teens who throw themselves into harms way. Two girls, looking to score some ecstasy at a rave, follow a young man to a house where terror awaits. There, a gang of felons capture and torment the girls drawing them into a nightmare of violence. Dinsdale Releasing will also have on hand the director of “CHAOS” David DeFalco and co-star Sage Stallone.

“MANIAC COP” Reunion

We are proud to present three of the main stars of “MANIAC COP” under one roof. Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, and Robert Z’Dar (the “MANIAC COP” himself) will be appearing at Flashback 2005!

New Millennium Theatre Company presents live on stage "HACK/SLASH"

Chad Wise and the New Millennium Theatre Company will once again take to the Flashback stage in 2005 with a premiere stage presentation of their adaptation of Tim Seeley’s popular “HACK/SLASH” comic book.

FRIDAY THE 13th” 25 Anniversary Concert!

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of “FRIDAY THE 13th”, Flashback Weekend will present Ari Lehman who portrayed Jason as a child in “FRIDAY THE 13th”, and Steve Dash who played a pre-hockey mask Jason in “FRIDAY THE 13th Part 2”. Friday July 29, 2005 will feature a welcome reception with a cash bar and a concert by Ari Lehman and his new Horror Rock band “First Jason”.

COSTUME CONTEST hosted by SVENGOOLIE!

Join us Saturday July 30, 2005 in your favorite costume for our first annual costume contest and compete for fun and prizes! The contest will be hosted by Chicago Television legend “SVENGOOLIE”.