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Outdoor Movie Coming to the Pike

Published August 17, 2011 at 11:58AM

On Saturday, Aug. 27, the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization will host its first outdoor movie. The inspirational football flick The Blind Side will be screened at the new, grassy public square at the Penrose Square development, starting at 8:00 p.m. Giant is co-sponsoring the family-friendly movie night.

CPRO Executive Director Takis Karantonis says the screening is a trial of sorts — a one-time event that will hopefully lead to a full-fledged outdoor summer film festival on the Pike next year.

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Halloween in August?

By ARLnow.com

Published August 4, 2011 at 11:15AM

De Vol (television legend Dick Dyszel) will be hosting “Spooky Shorts,” a three-hour screening of “thirteen of the wildest short films from around the world,” at Artisphere on Saturday.

The screening starts at 8:00 p.m. in the Artisphere’s Dome Theater. Tickets are $10.

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Man Struck By Car in Rosslyn During Outdoor Movie

By ARLnow.com

Published July 2, 2011 at 2:50AM

A 22-year-old man was struck by a car on N. Lynn Street as moviegoers gathered in nearby Gateway Park for Rosslyn’s outdoor film series Friday night. Police issued the following press release about the incident.

The Arlington County Police Department is investigating a pedestrian accident that occurred in the 1100 block of North Lynn Street. At approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011, a Honda Civic struck a man walking through traffic.

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Summer Movies at Westover, Shirlington Libraries

By ARLnow.com

Published June 20, 2011 at 11:18AM

The Shirlington Branch Library will be screening family-oriented movies all summer, starting this week. At 2:00 p.m., every Friday through the end of August, the library will show a different kid-friendly flick. The selections include Tangled, How to Train Your Dragon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, The Sword in the Stone, Cars, Shrek Forever After, Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland (1951 version) and The Tale of Despereaux.

For adults, the Westover Branch Library will be taking moviegoers on a cinematic tour of the world. The library will screen the “mid-week movies” every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., starting on July 6 and ending on August 10. The schedule includes Chariots of Fire, Motorcycle Diaries, Out of Africa, the Joy Luck Club, Under the Tuscan Sun and Enchanted April.

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Rosslyn Outdoor Film Fest Starts This Week With ‘SNL’ Theme

By ARLnow.com

Published April 25, 2011 at 3:11PM

Rosslyn’s outdoor film festival returns to Gateway Park on Friday, and this year’s theme is “Saturday Night Live performers.” Every Friday night from now until August 26, different movies starring different Saturday Night Live stars will be shown on a big inflatable screen.

The movies get underway just after dusk — about 8:00 p.m. After 6:00 p.m., parking is available for $3 at 1901 and 1911 N. Fort Myer Drive, across the street from the park.

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Crystal City Outdoor Movie Schedule Released

By ARLnow.com

Published April 19, 2011 at 11:00AM | Updated June 20, 2011 at 12:28PM

This year’s theme for the festival is “By The Numbers” — movies that include numbers in the title. Twelve movies will be shown on Monday nights, from June 6 to August 29.

See if you can guess all 12 (see the list after the jump). Hint: Organizers decided Se7en was too gory.

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Arlington Lawyer Moonlights as Award-Winning Filmmaker

By ARLnow.com

Published November 29, 2010 at 12:56PM

But Clarendon resident H. Paul Moon is not your average government lawyer. He’s a composer, playwright and blogger who only recently added filmmaking to his list of side-projects. Earlier this month, he became an “award-winning” filmmaker at Arlington’s Rosebud Film and Video Festival.

Moon won the festival’s “Best of Show” award for El Toro, a short experimental film that seeks to make a visual connection between Spanish bullfighting and the passion of the Christ.

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Rosebud Film Fest Kicks Off At Artisphere on Saturday

By ARLnow.com

Published November 11, 2010 at 3:31PM

The annual event will get underway at 12:30 p.m. at Artisphere’s Dome Theater. The seven-hour long, 20 film showcase features documentaries, dramas, comedies, animations and projects that defy classification.

“The twenty works in this year’s showcase are as diverse and rich as our region itself,” festival organizers said in an email. “Rosebud honors the innovative, experimental, unusual, and deeply personal in creative film and video making.”

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published September 16, 2010 at 6:38AM

Home Alone in Rosslyn — Thanks to a summer rainstorm a few weeks ago, tomorrow will be the last day of the Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival. Home Alone will be shown in the usual spot in Rosslyn’s Gateway Park. The 1990 classic family comedy (“without the family”) will play on the big screen starting at dusk.

Satellite Truck is Still Parked in Arlington — A mysterious satellite truck, which we’ve written about two times before, continues to pester residents in north Arlington. A tipster tells us the truck is parked on Fairfax Drive near Arlington Traditional School. It has been there at least a week.

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Last Day For Free Family Flick In Ballston

By ARLnow.com

Published August 25, 2010 at 8:55AM

It’s the final day for this summer’s free family movie festival at the Regal Cinema in Ballston Common Mall.

The G-rated Space Chimps and the PG-rated Hotel For Dogs will be screened at 10:00 this morning, free of charge. Seating is first come first serve. Doors will open at 9:15 for those hoping to reserve a seat.

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Crystal City Announces Next Year’s Outdoor Movie Theme

By ARLnow.com

Published August 17, 2010 at 5:32AM

Now that this year’s film festival is in the books, the Crystal City Business Improvement District has announced next summer’s theme.

“Crystal Screen: By The Numbers” will kick off on June 6, 2011. It will feature a diverse selection of movies with numbers in the title, like Apollo 13 and Oceans 11. The new theme was voted on by audiences at this year’s movies.

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To Do This Weekend

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2010 at 1:20PM

Rosslyn’s “I Love the 90s” outdoor film festival has been been plagued by rainy weather this summer. But not tonight. Expect perfect clear skies and comfortable temperatures for tonight’s screening of 1994’s “Dumb and Dumber” in Rosslyn Gateway Park (1300 Lee Highway). The movie starts around 8:00.

On Saturday, more perfect weather is expected for the Friends of the David M. Brown Planetarium fundraiser. From 4:00 to 9:30 p.m., the Friends and the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club will be holding a marathon session of planetarium shows, to be followed by a chance to look at real stars through NOVAC’s telescopes. The event is being held at the planetarium, near Washington-Lee High School (1426 North Quincy Street).