Brendan McCarthy of the Urban Fly Guide took this great shot of the crowd at Wall-E last week.
Who’s taking the pics of KARATE KID this week? Tweet ’em or email to redhookfilms@gmail.com and we’ll post them on the site.
August 9: Karate Kid
4 Aug
Daniel-san!
Don’t miss the original KARATE KID, showing on August 9 at Valentino Pier. We’ll even have Mr. Miagyi Bento Boxes from night’s sponsors, THE GOOD FORK and THE RED HOOK BAIT AND TACKLE.
Here’s Barry and Karin, from Bait and Tackle, doing their best Karate Kid impression. (Photo by Craig LaCourt) But are they Daniel and Miyagi or Cobra Kai?
Wax on, wax off!
The O’Connells are the Fast and the Furious
4 Aug
Look at this amazing new sponsor photo from Craig LaCourt Photography.
He shot the O’Connell brothers down at the pier in their sweet ride, showing off before they sponsor The Fast and The Furious on August 16.
Tonight! WALL-E
2 AugCute robot. That is all you need to know. Just watch this clip.
Movie starts at 8:30 p.m.; the evening’s sponsor, Brooklyn Ice House, will be serving dinner starting around 7 or 7:30 p.m. They’ll have mac and cheese, hot dogs and other kid-friendly fare.
August 2: Wall-E
30 Jul
WALL-E!
Cute robot with sad puppy dog eyes. Need we say more? (Seriously. Compare the photo of WALL-E, above, and my dog, Madeline, below, and tell me those eyes don’t match.)
Come check out Wall-E’s adventures on Tuesday, August 6. Movie starts about 8:30 p.m.
The evening’s sponsor,THE BROOKLYN ICE HOUSE, will be serving dinner that’s kid appropriate: mac and cheese, hot dogs and pork sliders. Plus, there’s always $1 popcorn from our other sponsor, Home/Made.
In fact, here’s Ice House owner Trevor Budd preparing for the festivities:
See you at Valentino Pier!
We have a winner!
28 Jul
Don’t you wish you could be this cool?
The evening’s sponsor, Movers Not Shakers, raffled off two skateboards to the die-hard fans who stayed to watch Lords of Dogtown despite the torrential downpour that sent us all scurrying to the Red Hook Bait and Tackle.
Hillary and her family stayed to see the skate flick, and she walked away with the coveted board! (First skateboard, first time in a bar, and first rained-out summer movie. We made her some memories.)
Thank you to everyone who braved the dark skies to come out for the movie. And a special thanks to everyone who helped save the equipment and get the party restarted at Bait!
- George
- Denise
- Scott
- Richie
- Cristina
- Mattie
- Tammy
- Shannon
- Graham
- Barry
- Karin
- Lori
- Mark (for being an excellent sponsor)
- Kari Godsill Connor (for excellent salmon sliders)
July 26, 2011: LORDS OF DOGTOWN
20 Jul
Last week we looked at the subculture of the West Coast cheerleading scene. This week, it’s the 1970s-era skate culture of Venice Beach, with the LORDS OF DOGTOWN. Without the Z-Boys there would be no Tony Hawk.
Aren’t familiar with the flick? Here’s how Sony describes it:
In the 1970s a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as “Dogtown” in Venice, California, pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boys, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and local legends. With empty pools as their canvas, the Z-Boys paved the way to what is now referred to as “extreme sports,” and created a lifestyle that spread infectiously to become a worldwide counterculture phenomenon. But all this fame would take its toll on the friendships that they thought would last a lifetime as the sport that started out as an afternoon hobby turned into big business.
What else do you need to know?
- Early Heath Ledger
- It’s based on a true story
- Lots anger, attitude and shirtless skaters
- Did we mention shirtless skaters?
- Bad-ass tricks
Here’s the trailer:
Film rolls around 8:30 p.m., depending on nightfall. There will be popcorn on site from HOME/MADE for just a buck!
The movie is sponsored by MOVERS NOT SHAKERS. Here’s Mark Ehrhardt and his staff doing their best bad-attitude skate impressions:
Tonight! BRING IT ON
19 Jul
Spirit fingers, everyone! Let’s BRING IT ON!
Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union star in this comedy about the perils of cheerleading and coming of age. But really, it’s just good fun — and is one of the few times K.D. actually looks alive and coherent in a film role. (As my friend Stacy says: She couldn’t express falling if you shoved her off the club. But whatev, it’s perfect entertainment for a hot night on the pier.)
The evening’s sponsors are The Good Fork and Red Hook Bait and Tackle. It takes two to bring you a movie of this magnitude! The question is, who are the Toros and who are Clovers?
The Good Fork will be serving TACOS at the pier, so come early and come hungry.
Plus, we’ll have fresh popcorn from Home/Made for $1. Mmmmm.
And here’s Ben and Sohui doing their best Bring It On impression!
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