There's something incredibly exciting about the phrase "anything is possible." Waiting for something that could be anything is an exercise for your imagination. That infinite possibility, coupled with wild speculation and prediction, is ninety percent of the fun of Mondo's Mystery Movies.
Mondo, as you may know, is the ever-growing poster boutique associated with the Alamo Drafthouse. In April Mondo began a project called Mystery Movies. People buy a ticket for a movie that won't be announced until they're in the theater. That is coupled with a limited edition poster that will only ever be available at the event. So imagine buying a ticket to one of these things and speculating what it could be. You throw out suggestions with your fellow attendees, laughing at wild ones and nodding at more likely ones. Finally, you sit down for the film and all is revealed. Does it live up to your expectations?
After two events in their hometown of Austin, Texas, the Mondo Mystery Movie hit the road for the first time ever featuring six different mystery movies over one weekend at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles. What were the films? What did the posters look like? What was the experience like? And did the event live up to our wildest expectations? Find out after the jump.
Here are the posters that were released. Read about each one and their movies below.
Friday night, and every night through this past weekend, the line at the New Beverly began hours early. Poster collectors lined up early just to hang with fellow collectors and engage in some wild speculation. At that point, predicting the films was impossible. Mondo's tastes run the gamut from brand new blockbusters to 1930s classics. Same goes for the poster artists. The sky was the limit.
Once everyone was seated Justin Ishmael, Mondo's creative director, described how this weekend came about. Mondo sent an e-mail to all their artists and asked for their dream list of movies. Each person sent back about 10. After crossing off movies that are too big or too obvious (Blade Runner, Ghostbusters, etc.) the lineup started to come together. To that end, it's announced that tonight is horror night.
Mondo Mystery Movie III – Friday October 7. 7:30 p.m. 28 Days Later by Danny Bo
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