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.
Tonight is our final night! SHAOLIN SOCCER (2001)
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...
Films at the Gate: time-lapse videos
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):
Saturday night cancelled due to weather
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,...
Saturday: watching the weather
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...
Friday night: updates from the lot
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....
Friday’s film: Fist of Legend
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...
Films at the Gate T-shirts, locally produced.
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...
Local filmmaker to be featured at Films at the Gate
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...
Photos from Thursday Night
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