We’re a little less than one month away from opening night at Red Hook Flicks and in case you missed it, the schedule is now posted.
Thanks, as always, go out to all of our incredible sponsors, without whose generous support of time, resources, and funds, this series would be impossible.
We’ll see you on Tuesday nights at Valentino Pier, starting July 8.
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At this Sunday’s fundraiser we have a couple of special shorts screening that we’re super excited about, including BREAKING NIGHT by Red Hook’s own Yolanda Ross. You might recognize Yolanda from her acting work on HBO’s TREME or on stage with New York’s Labrynth Theater Company. BREAKING NIGHT, also starring Clarke Peters (THE WIRE, TREME), is her directorial debut and won Best Short Film at last year’s San Diego Indie Film Festival.
We’re really honored that Yolanda’s sharing her work with us, so come on out to Bait and Tackle this Sunday at 5, have some great food from our sponsors, vote for Neighborhood Choice, find out what’s screening on the pier this summer, and see BREAKING NIGHT!
It was 79 degrees today –79! Summer was clearly sending a little salvo our way but that’s ok because over here at Red Hook Flicks, we’ve had Summer in our sights for quite some time. In fact, the line up for this year’s movies on the pier has been selected and we can’t wait to share them with you at our annual fundraiser! Come out and join us and our amazing sponsors this Sunday, May 18 at 5 p.m. at Red Hook Bait and Tackle. There’ll be food from our sponsors and we’ll unveil this summer’s slate of films. Plus there will be special screenings and a raffle for a prize package from Brooklyn Slate.
And perhaps MOST importantly, you get to vote on this season’s NEIGHBORHOOD CHOICE film! Last year you selected Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead. What will it be this year? Well, that’s up to you. $1 per vote. As always, ballot stuffing is highly encouraged!
$10 suggested donation … but all are welcome regardless of ability to pay.
See you this Sunday at 5 p.m.!
Tomorrow at 8:30 it’s SHAFT (2000)–and rain or shine the show will roll at 8:30 PM. Check back here for updates tomorrow afternoon but, if there are storm clouds on the horizon we’ll, as always, be setting up shop at the Bait & Tackle instead.
SHAFT is brought to us by Find Home Furnishing and our food sponsor this evening is Pok Pok Ny. So, while we all eagerly await the opening of Whisky Soda Lounge Ny–not to mention their new (and larger!) space on Columbia Street–we can chow down on some Khao Man Som Tom (Green papaya salad with coconut rice, sweet shredded pork, fried shallots, and cilantro–$10). And, hey, you know what goes really well with spicy Thai food? Beer.
So, maybe a little rain won’t be a bad thing.
The ultimate Bad M*th@ F*ck@, Samuel L. Jackson squares off against Christian Bale and Jeffrey Wright in John Singleton’s sequel to the 1971 blaxploitation classic. Richard Roundtree–the original Shaft–makes an appearance alongside Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette, and Vanessa Williams. Shut Your Mouth!
And if you’ve been dying to eat at PokPokNy but the lines have been getting you down then tuesday is your lucky night. SHAFT (2000) is brought to you by Find Home Furnishing and PokPok, who will be on site serving dinner that night. Check back here for menu updates as we have them.
Steve’s Key Lime will be open in their new space across the parking lot serving all their delicious tarts and swingles and we’ll have drinks at the concession stand.
Film rolls at 8:30 (or as soon as its dark enough). A classic Popeye short gets the whole thing started. See you at the pier!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Red Hook Flicks benefit this past Sunday. We raised nearly a $1000.00, which will go a long way toward replacing materials lost during Hurricane Sandy and helping fund the film license and projection fees. As always, Red Hook, we bow our heads in awe at the way the neighborhood bands together.
For those of you who couldn’t be with us, the schedule is now posted.
We’ll see you on Tuesday nights at Valentino Pier, starting July 9.
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us! The unofficial start of summer!! And with summer comes summer movies on the pier!!!
The Red Hook Flicks 2013 season schedule will be unveiled next Sunday (June 2nd) at 5 p.m. at Red Hook Bait and Tackle.
Come and enjoy free food from many of our sponsors and see Francesco Saviano’s new film Two Birds.
PLUS: You can vote on this season’s NEIGHBORHOOD CHOICE film. Last year you selected Young Frankenstein (that’s FRANKensteen!); the year before that, it was Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. What will it be this year? Well, that’s up to you. $1 per vote. As always, ballot stuffing encouraged!
$10 suggested donation … but all are welcome regardless of ability to pay.
See you Sunday the 2nd at 5 p.m.!
Summer is almost upon us and despite all the havoc wrought by Sandy to Red Hook in general, and our extraordinary sponsors in particular, Red Hook Flicks is rising from the floodwaters to bring you another season of summer films, sunsets on the water, and some seriously awesome local food. The film committee has been hard at work wrangling all the moving parts, so check back here in the coming weeks for information of our upcoming fundraiser on June 2nd, details on this year’s sponsors, and of course the big reveal of our 2013 schedule! See you at the pier . . .
UPDATE–SPECIAL FOOD VENDOR:
In addition to the spectacular food being provided by The Good Fork and snacks from Home/Made and Steve’s, we’re very fortunate to have John Vitko of Scout’s Honor Creamery in Vermont here on Tuesday evening to sell his handcrafted treats:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich: $4
Vanilla Ice Cream Brownie Sandwich: $5
French Macaroon Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich: $6
Popcicles (grapefruit, cucumber mint, strawberry lemon, peaches n cream): $3
Plus a special pop just for adults–Mojito!: $4
We cannot wait!
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This Tuesday join us at the pier for one of the great summer family films of all time. E.T. helped define the summer blockbuster with its wildly popular boy-meets-baby-alien-and-goes-head-to-head-against-nepharious-U.S.-government-forces-to-protect-him tale. It features Henry Thomas; Peter Coyote; Drew Barrymore, in what is surely her finest screen performance to date; and a contender for the world’s most expensive long distance call. Can you imagine if they remade E.T. today? He and Elliott would be stuck in development hell at iTunes trying to get their intergalactic telephony app approved. Ah, simpler times. But I digress…
Tuesday’s movie is brought to you by Bait & Tackle. Dinner by The Good Fork — Japanese Short Rib Curry with Farm Vegetables and Purple Rice, mmmm. Only $8! Snacks by Home/Made and Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies.
And don’t forget to come early to catch a classic Popeye cartoon courtesy of Sunny’s Bar.
As always, festivities begin circa 8:30 PM.
There can be only one!
Watch the immortals fight to the end — in kilts! Plus, it’s a great film for New York City spotting. And, there’s the Queen soundtrack.
(When I first moved to the city, I wanted to live on Hudson Street because the Highlander is an antiques dealer on Hudson Street. And he had a *sweet* pad. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out the trailer. You won’t be able to resist.)
Join us at 8:3o p.m. on September 6 for HIGHLANDER, brought to us by Pickett Furniture.
DUE TO THE RAIN WE WILL BE AT BAIT AND TACKLE, located on the corner of Pioneer and Van Brunt Streets.
And here’s Jeremy Pickett, our sponsor, doing his best highlander impression.
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