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.
Looking forward to 2009…
The lot is under snow, but we're already thinking about free, outdoor movies in the neighborhood. Send us your suggestions for Films at the Gate 2009.
Films at the Gate 2008 Ends
Thanks to everyone who joined us this week for free, outdoor films in Chinatown. See you again next year. Here's a look at our final evening: a time-lapse video showing the vacant lot transformed into a movie theater (and then back again).
Sunday’s film (final night): Iron Monkey (1993)
Films at the Gate closes tonight with Iron Monkey, a kung fu comedy about the childhood of one of China’s most famous martial arts heroes. The citizens of a small Chinese town suffer from failed crops and corrupt officials. Their salvation comes in the form of a...
Saturday’s film: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Films at the Gate enters the home stretch tonight with THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN. When people talk about old school kung fu movies—they mean this one. Also known as MASTER KILLER, from its dubbed-in-English 1980s video release. Gordon Liu (KILL BILL) plays San Te,...
Something’s blooming next door. . .
Learn more about small things 2, an art installation next to Films at the Gate. Visit the department of micro-urbanism and click on "small things project_2".
Friday’s film: Red Heroine (1929)
 On Friday, Films at the Gate features the 1929 silent film RED HEROINE with an original score created and performed live by Devil Music Ensemble. This silent film from 1929 is the oldest complete swordplay (wuxia) film in existence. It’s also a good example of...
Thursday’s Film: Police Story (1985)
Films at the Gate continues with POLICE STORY at 7:30 PM. Details and directions here. POLICE STORY was Jackie Chan’s first big contemporary hit and it set a new standard for modern action films. Jackie is a heroic cop framed by a mobster and forced to take revenge....
Wednesday’s film: My Young Auntie (1981)
Films at the Gate opens a five night run with MY YOUNG AUNTIE at 7:30 PM. Details and directions here. MY YOUNG AUNTIE is a kung fu smackdown and wacky comedy showcasing Kara Hui as a young woman who enters a marriage of convenience with an elderly benefactor to...
Films at the Gate is back.
Wednesday, Sept. 3 - Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 For five nights this September, for the third year in a row, a vacant lot near Boston’s Chinatown Gate will become a free, outdoor theater, showing Kung-Fu and classic Chinese-language films under the stars. Thanks for...