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We’re all sitting in the middle of Chinatown park, half way through our last film, and there isn’t an empty chair in the house. Thanks to everyone for joining us at Films at the Gate 2009. See you next year.
Due to rain last night, we were unable to bring Films at the Gate to the Greenway as planned. Tonight, we’re going to give it another shot. Join us for our final night as we show Shaolin Soccer at Chinatown Park. The park is just on the other side of the Chinatown Gate from our [...]
Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, 8:00 PM Starring Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, Ng Man-tat, Patrick Tse. Directed by Stephen Chow. Action direction by Ching Siu-tung. Over-the-top physical comedy and a heart-warming story about underdogs who triumph over evil made this film an international hit. Learn more about Action Director Ching Siu-tung from Films at the Gate [...]
Here’s a different angle on Films at the Gate: a series of time-lapse videos showing the vacant lot transformed into a movie theater (and then back again):
Tonight’s film and performances have been called off due to heavy rain and wind. Check this site for the latest announcements about tomorrow’s schedule. We’ll aim to close out the series tomorrow night (Sunday) with SHAOLIN SOCCER. Thanks to performers, volunteers, and crew for being on stand-by today. See you tomorrow night.
Check this site for announcements about possible cancellation of tonight’s event due to rain. Tonight’s film, Drunken Master, is scheduled to be shown at the Chinatown Park, just on the other side of the Chinatown Gate from our usual location. In case of heavy rain heading into the evening, tonight will be cancelled—there will not [...]
6:00pm: Our plan is to go on with the show tonight. We’re watching the weather. Check this page for the latest news on Friday’s performances and films. 7:00pm: Light rain is tapering off. Wah Lum Kung Fu Athletic Association martial arts demonstration is underway. 8:30pm: Films are running and no rain. Come on down and [...]
Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, 8:00 PM Starring Jet Li, Yasuaki Kurata, Billy Chow, Chin Siu-ho. Directed by Gordon Chan. Action direction by Yuen Woo-ping. In this 1994 film, Jet Li plays Chen Zhen, the hero made famous by Bruce Lee in FIST OF FURY, who avenges the death of his teacher despite the opposition of [...]
Thursday and Friday afternoons, stop by the lot and watch a live silk screening session. Before the films begin, volunteers will be printing original Films at the Gate T-shirts, which will be for sale to help raise money for this community event. Thanks to Catherine Lim and Scott Ferebee for working on designs and pulling [...]
A special feature of this year’s Films at the Gate is the Boston premiere of two short martial arts films by local filmmaker Nathan A. Quattrini. FIVE MINUTES FLAT, a do-or-die thriller with the hero racing the clock to save his own life, won an award as “Best Action Sequence Martial Arts Short” at the [...]
Photography by Jeremy Brown.
Boston Street Lab, nonprofit producer of the Chinatown Storefront Library, is pleased to announce that real estate firm Archstone, developer and owner of Archstone Boston Common apartments and the recently opened Archstone Avenir apartments in Bullfinch Triangle, has generously donated temporary use of 3,000 square feet of prime street-level commercial space for a three-month installation [...]
A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987) Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, 8:00 PM Starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma. Directed by Ching Siu-tung. Choreography by Ching Siu-tung. Swords and sorcery save the day in this comedy/horror film about a hapless young scholar who loves a ghost and must learn to fight the demon who has enslaved [...]
As we enter the home stretch: Download terrific new posters and bookmarks created by Catherine Lim of ACDC and help spread the word. Become a Sponsor—there is still plenty of time to make a difference and see your name up on the screen. Bring your own seating, if possible, so older folks can use our [...]
On Saturday night, Films at the Gate will feature Jackie Chan’s DRUNKEN MASTER. Check out the full schedule of films here, or read on as Films at the Gate Curator Jean Lukitsh introduces the real drunken master behind Saturday’s film: Jackie Chan’s DRUNKEN MASTER (1978) is one of the best-loved kung fu comedies of all [...]
In 2006, when Films at the Gate first transformed a vacant lot into an outdoor cinema, next door was a sandy construction site where a park was taking shape. With permission, we drew power from a contractor’s trailer, which sat in the middle of what is now, officially, Chinatown Park and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy [...]
This year, during Films at the Gate 2009, join us for a short series of Tai Chi and martial arts demonstration classes and rehearsals on the vacant lot just before the space is transformed into an outdoor, neighborhood cinema each night. We’ve asked several local groups, who normally conduct their classes behind closed doors, to [...]
Films at the Gate will open on August 27 with CHINESE GHOST STORY and will wrap four days later with the popular SHAOLIN SOCCER. Hong Kong action choreographer and director Tony Ching Siu-tung had a hand in both of these films, as director and choreographer, respectively. Check out the full schedule of films coming to [...]
Films at the Gate has teamed up with EveryScape.com to help you get to know Chinatown, even before you set foot downtown. EveryScape is a local company that creates web-based environments where online visitors can “walk” the streets of Boston and explore inside participating businesses. For example, once inside a restaurant, you can roam around [...]
Boston Street Lab is now accepting applications for Site Manager of the Storefront Library in Boston’s Chinatown. Two shifts need to be filled (morning and afternoon), and the Site Manager(s) will receive a stipend of $12/hour. The Site Manager will be supervised by Boston Street Lab and will be responsible for day-to-day operation of the [...]
On August 16, the Storefront Library Project was at the 2009 August Moon Festival. Staff were on-hand to talk about the project, and elements of the Storefront Library program were demonstrated, including a children’s reading area, photography, art and calligraphy books for adults, and free WIFI. A slideshow of the event is available in the Multimedia Player, [...]
The Storefront Library has formed a partnership with the 2010 US Census where we will be a site for education and outreach for the upcoming Census. Bi-lingual print materials about the 2010 Census are already on hand and will be distributed at upcoming “mobile” Storefront Library events, such as our appearance at the August Moon [...]
The Chinatown Residents Association met this evening in the cafeteria of the Quincy Elementary School and invited us to present the Storefront Library. Over tea, the residents were briefed on the ongoing development of the Storefront Library, and plenty of questions were asked. Some residents requested that Chinese Opera be featured in the Library, though [...]