Aug 27, 2010
Sometimes there are a few empty chairs on the first night. Not tonight. You sat, stood, and kneeled on the lot to catch the opening of the fifth year of Films of the Gate. Thanks for coming down and transforming a vacant lot into a movie theater. Â Friday is Jackie...
Aug 23, 2010
Films at the Gate launches on Thursday night 8/26 with BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS – 2009. (Full schedule here.) Curator Jean Lukitsh reminds us that BODYGUARDS star Donnie Yen may just be Boston’s biggest movie star: Forget about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck....
Aug 21, 2010
Final preparations are underway for Films at the Gate 2010. The Boston Globe interviewed curator Jean Lukitsh about this year’s films in an article running tomorrow. Get all the event details and schedule here. See you soon on the lot.
Aug 21, 2010
Films at the Gate began as a simple idea five years ago. It’s still simple: join us this week to watch films together, outdoors, for free, in a vacant lot in downtown Boston. Help us make the most of urban space. The Boston Globe interviewed curator Jean Lukitsh...
Aug 12, 2010
The sun goes down and the films roll at 8PM, but here are some things to experience before you take a seat at Films at the Gate 2010: Walking Tours depart every night from the Chinatown Gate at 6:00PM (45 min, THU-SUN 8/26-29) . Led by youth from the Asian Community...
Aug 11, 2010
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,...
