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Watch Out West

News   July 17, 2009 at 10:26 am FilmNerd

In one of the now-lost comments (thanks WordPress) on my outdoor cinema post below, commenter “West” had pointed out I missed a series: Movies on the Wall in West Seattle, at 4410 California Ave SW.

Opens tomorrow night with The Princess Bride.


  • Narrows Bridge

    Don’t forget a ferry ride away – BREMERTON, the old JC Penny’s building:

    Friday’s film is “Groundhog Day,” a Bill Murray film in which his character keeps reliving the same day until he gets it right.

    Karen True, Third Place spokeswoman, said the company launched the program last year to get people to see downtown as a fun place before the company worked out the details on its project. … “We had fun last year so we’re doing it again.”

    Carol Atkinson, executive director of the Bremerton Main Stream Association, said the movies do add to efforts to market downtown. “Anything that can bring more people downtown is good,” she said. Atkinson said the movies can be cross-marketed with Main Stream’s Concerts on the Boardwalk that take place before all but the final movie.

    Adding to the ambience of the movies will be a beer garden run by the nonprofit organization Sustainable Bremerton and food sales, as well as live music and rooftop admittance for cars from 1970 or before. New cars can park free below the roof after 8 p.m.

    Music is expected to begin around 8:30 p.m., with the movie starting roughly 40 minutes after sunset.

    Third Place hired a company to bring an inflatable screen and run the movie. The Bremerton chapter of Engineers Without Borders has agreed to help anchor the screen with four vehicles.

    True said she’s issued a challenge for people to get creative with the seats they bring. Last year, she said, some people brought blow up mattresses and chairs to sit on.

    The next two movies are “Independence Day” on July 24 and “Back to the Future” on July 31. The last movie on Aug. 7 is up to people who vote online. Last year’s fourth-week fan choice was “Grease,” which is not one of the options this time around.

  • Narrows Bridge

    Don’t forget a ferry ride away – BREMERTON, the old JC Penny’s building:

    Friday’s film is “Groundhog Day,” a Bill Murray film in which his character keeps reliving the same day until he gets it right.

    Karen True, Third Place spokeswoman, said the company launched the program last year to get people to see downtown as a fun place before the company worked out the details on its project. … “We had fun last year so we’re doing it again.”

    Carol Atkinson, executive director of the Bremerton Main Stream Association, said the movies do add to efforts to market downtown. “Anything that can bring more people downtown is good,” she said. Atkinson said the movies can be cross-marketed with Main Stream’s Concerts on the Boardwalk that take place before all but the final movie.

    Adding to the ambience of the movies will be a beer garden run by the nonprofit organization Sustainable Bremerton and food sales, as well as live music and rooftop admittance for cars from 1970 or before. New cars can park free below the roof after 8 p.m.

    Music is expected to begin around 8:30 p.m., with the movie starting roughly 40 minutes after sunset.

    Third Place hired a company to bring an inflatable screen and run the movie. The Bremerton chapter of Engineers Without Borders has agreed to help anchor the screen with four vehicles.

    True said she’s issued a challenge for people to get creative with the seats they bring. Last year, she said, some people brought blow up mattresses and chairs to sit on.

    The next two movies are “Independence Day” on July 24 and “Back to the Future” on July 31. The last movie on Aug. 7 is up to people who vote online. Last year’s fourth-week fan choice was “Grease,” which is not one of the options this time around.