See you next summer!

20 Sep

The crowd gathers for Jaws!

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Red Hook Films Summer 2010 season. We hope you had as amazing a time as we did. Remember the shark bike at Jaws? Or the screen falling over during Pirates of the Caribbean? Or having to show Cabin Boy inside Bait & Tackle? Even that damned ice cream truck seems amusing now.

We’ll be back for summer 2011, so watch this site next spring for the new schedule. But, we are always looking to add more people to the organizing committee. If you’re interested in joining us next season, email redhookfilms@gmail.com.

Before we part ways, however, we need to say some very special thank yous. This season could not have happened without the support of Red Hook’s very generous and kind local businesses. Here’s to y’all:

Bait & Tackle: Thank you for everything. For hosting the fundraiser. For showing Cabin Boy when it was raining. For helping to cover up those pesky lights. You were there for us all.summer.long.

Brooklyn Ice House: Thank you for being with us all the way to the end. The brownies, mac and cheese and BBQ were worth it!

Fairway:Thanks for bringing us the Princess & the Frog and showing that you support the Red Hook community. We don’t forget it.

Fort Defiance: You were our rain sponsor and got lucky that it was such a clear and beautiful summer. But nonetheless, we appreciated that you were there for us if we needed you. Even on your one night off.

Good Fork: Those bento boxes were amazing. And you totally rolled with the bad weather for your Cabin Boy night. And helped make it perfect and cozy inside Bait & Tackle. Plus, it was always great to see your smiling faces as we were setting up.

Movers Not Shakers: Thanks for your faith in the series and being the first to sign on — and host the very first night. It means so much.

Home/Made: Popcorn! Popcorn! Popcorn! How can we thank you enough for spending hours every Tuesday popping us dozens of bags of popcorn? Each night was a bigger success because you were there for us.

O’Connell Organization: You signed on to this project immediately and provided moral support through the summer. Thank you for being there and giving back to the Red Hook community.

Pickett Furniture: You’re a small business in the middle of tough times. Yet you stepped up and helped us keep this series alive. That is so heart-warming.

Red Hook Community Justice Center: Of course, we couldn’t do this series without you. Red Hook is so lucky to have you all.

Red Hook Lobster Pound: You totally got the community spirit of this event and came out to do lobster rolls during Deep Blue Sea, despite it being your one night off. We can’t thank you enough!

Botta di Vino, Metal and Thread, Dry Dock Wine + Spirits, Foxy & Winston, Red Lipstick, Tiburon, Uncle Louie G: Thank you for your support. It was so touching that all of you belived in Red Hook Films enough to join forces and sponsor Splash. It is tough times all around, and your collaboration to help us was so inspiring.

September 14: Pirates of the Caribbean

13 Sep

This is the end! The season finale for Red Hook Films.

And what a way to go out! On Tuesday night, the Brooklyn Ice House is bringing us Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Two action-packed hours of Johnny Depp playing pirate and Keira Knightley as eye candy. (Fun for the whole family!)

The Ice House is bringing down dinner, so be prepared for some tasty BBQ.(Price is TBD.) Plus, we’ll have Home/Made popcorn on site for $1.

Film rolls at 8:30 p.m.

See you at Valentino Pier.

Take Our Survey

9 Sep

We offer you a pretty sunset to make taking a survey less painful.

All right, all. We’re mid-way through the season. Just four films to go. That means … it’s survey time.

We have 10 questions we need you to answer so that we know how to improve Red Hook Films for next year — and have some data for potential 2011 sponsors.

By filling out the survey, you could help us get a newer, better, brighter projector so that the dark scenes aren’t so, well, dark.

Thank you!

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

Tonight! THE LIFE AQUATIC

7 Sep

Labor Day weekend doesn’t have to be over! Extend your holiday with a trip to Valentino Pier to catch THE LIFE AQUATIC, featuring Bill Murray and Owen Wilson. There are killer sharks, daddy issues, beautiful girls, neurosis and more. (It is, after all, a Wes Anderson movie.)

The O’Connell Organization, which owns and manages many of the buildings on the Red Hook waterfront, is sponsoring this evening. And we’ll have popcorn from Home/Made on sale for $1 per bag.

Come down early for a spot, but the movie rolls at 8:30 p.m.

TONIGHT! Princess & the Frog

31 Aug


Get ready for some romance. Disney’s PRINCESS AND THE FROG is up on Tues., Aug. 31, brought to us by Fairway. It’s set in New Orleans, y’all. And that’s practically Red Hook’s sister city.

And no complaining that it’s a Disney movie: I’ve had grown men (yes, plural) tell me the love this flick.

Set up begins at 8 p.m.; film will roll at 8:30 p.m.

As always, Home/Made popcorn will be available for $1. (All proceeds support the film series.)

Photos: SPLASH!

26 Aug

Better late than never! The lovely Allison Hull  sent over amazing photos of our SPLASH evening. It was glorious weather and sunset — as the images prove.

For the whole reel, see the Flickr page.

CABIN BOY @ Bait & Tackle

24 Aug

CABIN BOY is now showing at the Red Hook Bait & Tackle.

NOT Valentino Pier.

NOT Kidd Yellin Gallery.

Come down to Van Brunt and Pioneer streets. Eat Good Fork bento boxes and Home/Made popcorn.

Plus… drink.

8:30 p.m.

CABIN BOY: Rain or Shine!

24 Aug

Never fear, the rain cannot dampen our spirits. CABIN BOY will go on!

If it’s not raining at 6 p.m., we’ll start setting up in Valentino Pier. If, however, it’s raining or the forecast is disgusting, we’ll be at our new rain location: Kid Yellin gallery.

To get to the gallery, get off the B61 bus at Verona Street. Walk one block toward the water until you get to Imlay Street. Turn left and go to 133 Imlay Street.

The evening’s sponsor, The Good Fork, will have Chef Souhi’s Bento Picnic boxes on site for $15. Plus, popcorn from Home/Made available for $1.

See you at the movies!

Menu for Cabin Boy

19 Aug

Help Pay Willis’ Vet Bill

17 Aug

Meet Willis. He’s a friend of Red Hook Films. And, as many of you know, a star in Red Hook.

But he was suddenly taken very, very ill (vomit, fever, lethargy, dehydration, the works.) and had to spend the weekend in the emergency vet.

He’s finally on the mend and back home, although the vets don’t know exactly what was wrong. What they do know is that the bill will be, well, huge.

Now, Willis’ mom, Erin, isn’t exactly rolling in cash. She’s been trying to open Grindhaus, a new sausage palace here in Red Hook.

So if anyone has it in their heart to help a girl out, Erin would be most grateful. As would Wills. And so would Red Hook Films, because these are our friends. And friends help each other out.

How do you get to be a part of this love fest, you ask?

DONATE tonight at SPLASH. Look for the bucket by the popcorn booth.

OR

Donate easily via PayPal. It’s that simple.