Films at the Gate Blog Archive

This page is a collection of blog posts we’ve written for Films at the Gate. Learn more about the project here. Or head over to our event web site for this year’s schedule and an archive of more photos and video.

Films at the Gate: See you next summer!

Films at the Gate: See you next summer!

Films at the Gate comes to an end early this year. We will not be on the Greenway this weekend in Chinatown Park due to the approaching storm. Thank you to everyone who transformed a vacant lot into a cinema on Thursday and Friday. Keep dry. Stay safe. See you next...

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Films at the Gate: 2011 photos & video

Films at the Gate: 2011 photos & video

Here are some images from the past few days on the lot. Thanks to photographers Jeremy Osborn, Malcolm Davol, and Biying Zhang. Got some Films at the Gate photos to share? Send them over and we'll do our best to post them here. [ngg_images source="galleries"...

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Films at the Gate: Friday night’s Film: Gallants

Films at the Gate: Friday night’s Film: Gallants

Friday's film GALLANTS is an affectionate indie comedy about finding the soul of old Hong Kong in the modern day. It was a surprise hit in Hong Kong last year, and, in the following post, our curator Jean Lukitsh takes you behind the scenes to meet the talent: The...

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Films at the Gate: Films are on!

Films at the Gate: Films are on!

Welcome to Chinatown! Thank you curator Jean Lukitsh, Iris Tan of ACDC, and all the volunteers who have been working on the sixth annual Films at the Gate. We are ready to go, and it's always a pleasure to work with such great people to bring Chinese-language films to...

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Films at the Gate: Before the films, we have action

Films at the Gate: Before the films, we have action

Films at the Gate is proud to present some of the best kung fu talent from Boston’s Chinatown! Each evening, we will have free live performances from local masters and schools before screening a classic kung fu movie. Don’t miss a single night! Live performances...

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Street Lab seeks volunteers for Films at the Gate 2011

Street Lab seeks volunteers for Films at the Gate 2011

Films at the Gate 2011 is just around the corner, and Street Lab is looking for production volunteers! Here's a post that just went up at www.filmsatthegate.org seeking volunteers to work alongside Volunteer Producer Sam Davol and other community members on the lot:...

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Films at the Gate: The Little Dragon

Films at the Gate: The Little Dragon

You'll see Bruce Lee when we show WAY OF THE DRAGON and THE KID on the lot. In the post below, Film at the Gate curator Jean Lukitsh, introduces us to the young Bruce Lee and the work he put in before becoming an international star. Thanks Jean! Bruce Lee is...

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Films at the Gate: 2011 film schedule is here!

Films at the Gate: 2011 film schedule is here!

This is our sixth year on the lot, and Films at the Gate curator Jean Lukitsh has put together our best series yet.  Join us Thursday 8/25/11 through Sunday 8/28/11. We'll be showing: WAY OF THE DRAGON, the first (and only) film directed by Bruce Lee, GALLANTS, an...

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