A Monster-ous Exclusive – Revisited! Last Halloween, Beyond the Marquee’s own LOCATION, LOCATION, Location? feature posted an exclusive of sorts detailing the filming location for an obscure, yet well-remembered ‘horror’ film from the 80’s – The Monster Squad. The success of that film as a cult movie classic and the continuing interest in it (which grows […]
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A Monster-ous Location Exclusive – Revisited! ~ Monster Squad


We Triple-Dog Dare You! Stick Out Your Tongue Next Time You’re in Northwest Indiana


Remember the famous triple-dog dare scene at the flagpole from the holiday classic, A Christmas Story? Well, that moment which has been immortalized on film will now get a real-life counterpart starting today. Tourism officials from the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority in Hammond, Indiana have unveiled a bronze statue of ‘Flick’ from A Christmas Story as […]
Beyond the Marquee: The Web-Series (Ep.55) -The Nightmare Before Christmas 20th Anniversary Event


Beyond the Marquee is on hand at the historic El Capitan theater in Hollywood, for the The Nightmare Before Christmas Special Opening Night 20th Anniversary Celebration. Host Jon Donahue talks to Ken Page (the voice of Oogie Boogie) and Visual Consultant for the film; Rick Heinrichs. We also check out the lower lounge, to see a special […]
Beyond the Marquee: The Web-Series (Episode 54) – THE PURGE: FEAR THE NIGHT


For most, Halloween isn’t complete without a trip thru your local towns “Haunted Maze”, whether it’s one created on a nearby college campus, in an abandoned store of a strip mall, in an old cornfield, at a major theme park or a deserted old downtown building. The themes and level of scaring range from family […]
LOCATION, LOCATION, Location #14 – Revealed ~ Wayne’s World


Did ‘ya Guess It? Our fourteenth Location, Location, Location? sent us back to a previous location we’ve visited before (on the south side of Chicago) – Sh’yeah, right!!
Steve Sansweet’s STAR WARS Collection Makes the 2014 Guiness Book of World Records!


There are Star Wars fans, then there are BIG Star Wars fans! And there’s a good chance that those big fans have a huge collection of toys, collectibles and memorabilia. But only one can make the coveted Guiness Book of World Records for the largest Star Wars memorabilia collection. Well now it’s official who the […]
Sweet! Ghirardelli Chocolate Company to Join The Walt Disney Studios’ El Capitan Theatre and the Disney Studio Store on Hollywood Boulevard


Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, America’s oldest operating chocolate manufacturer, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its newest soda fountain and chocolate shop on Friday, November 15th, joining The Walt Disney Studios’ El Capitan Theatre and Disney Studio Store on Hollywood Boulevard. The shop—the first in Los Angeles—will give moviegoers, visitors and locals a chance […]