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Atomic ants, rubber-suit monsters, AIP doublebills, Roger Corman quickies, drive-in sci-fi. The Backlot imprint for Saturday-afternoon cinema that refuses to grow up. This is the lot — threads, drive-in nights, and the print hunt.
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The Concession Stand
Pinned chatter & between-feature talk
Discussion@matheson_4ever
The Incredible Shrinking Man — best existential 50s sci-fi?
58 941 16 min ago
Restoration@stop_motion_kid
Print hunt: Equinox (1970) — original Dennis Muren cut
33 488 1 hr ago
Essay@corman_disciple
AIP doublebill structure as a lost art form
24 366 4 hr ago
Watch Party@saul_bass_fan
Watch party debrief — Phase IV intended ending
18 244 6 hr ago
Discussion@matinee_dad
Creature feature starter pack for the kids
41 615 Yesterday
Discussion@kaiju_kid
Best rubber-suit monster of all time?
67 988 Yesterday
Drive-In Nights
Synchronized doublebills with the lot
Fri · Jun 27 · 9:30 PM ET
Drive-In Night — The Incredible Shrinking Man
Hosted by @matheson_4ever
71 going
Sat · Jun 28 · 10:00 PM ET
Corman Doublebill — X / Pit and the Pendulum
Hosted by @corman_disciple
102 going
Wed · Jul 2 · 9:00 PM ET
Phase IV — Saul Bass restored cut
Hosted by Planet Drive-In crew
138 going
Print Hunt
The lot votes. Top nominee each quarter goes to the Vault for fractional restoration funding.
Equinox (1970)
Original 1967 Dennis Muren student cut exists in fragments. Worth saving.
1,422 votes39%
The Mind Benders (1963)
Pre-Altered States sensory deprivation thriller. Only TV prints survive.
962 votes26%
Five Million Years to Earth (Quatermass and the Pit) (1967)
Hammer sci-fi peak. Negative needs a proper grade.
778 votes21%
Day the World Ended (1955)
Foundational Corman. Only public-domain prints in circulation.
488 votes14%