We are doing a little bit of Fall cleaning around the Grand Cinema and we found some great stuff to pass on to you. Here is what we have to offer during the month of November:
MOVIE POSTERS
3 for $15 (Grand Members)
2 for $15 (non members)
List of available Movie Posters: http://www.grandcinema.com/page.php?id=101
FILM FESTIVAL TEES: $7.50
GREY CREWNECK SWEATSHIRTS: $20
Purchase these great items now before supplies run out!
or Stop by the Grand Cinema 606 S. Fawcett Tacoma, WA 98402
THANKS:-)
The Tacoma Film Festival staff would like to say – THANK YOU – to everyone who attended the 2010 Tacoma Film Festival or supported the event in some way. We had record attendance at the films, fantastic sponsors and of course wonderful volunteers that all together made it happen.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
The Opening Night Gala crowd
It is so hard to believe another Tacoma Film Festival has come and gone. It is already time to start planning for the 2011 Tacoma Film Festival. With that being said, we welcome any and all feedback from this year’s event. Please comment here or send us an email: tacomafilmfestival@gmail.com. We learn something new every year and hope to capitalize on each failure and success. The festival continues to grow because of loyal patrons like yourselves and the amazing filmmakers who produce great films.
Filmmaker Kevin Tomlinson, of the award-winning Best Documentary Back to the Garden, spoke to the Opening Night Gala crowd.
Oh, what a festival!
Plenty of food provided by Jonz Catering – everyone was full!
WIN A FREE CONDO @ THE 2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL or $500 CASH!
The Grand Cinema is proud to partner with the Harmon Taproom, The Hub and The Harmon to bring you a great fundraiser for the 2010 Tacoma Film Festival. Here is how it works:
*$25 entry fee/raffle ticket – purchase them @ the Grand or on-line at www.GrandCinema.com (look under the events on the right side)
*ONLY 120 entries/raffles will be sold – GREAT ODDS of winning
*10 Total prizes to be given away: First Prize – Sundance Condo or $500 CASH; Second Prize – Whistler Condo; Runner Up Prizes – dinner & a movie packages, pamper package and a “surprise” package
(with only 120 tickets sold you will have a 1 in 12 chance of winning, for only $25, therefore buy as many as you want to increase your odds)
*All monies raised are to support the 2010 Tacoma Film Festival
What could be better than a free movie and an air-conditioned movie theater? NOTHING. So hurry down to the Grand Cinema this Saturday, July 17 for a FREE screening of Ice Age. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. and the movie will begin at 10:30 a.m. The film will be shown in two (2) theaters which will allow for over 150 people to attend!
The film is completely FREE to everyone on a first come, first seated basis. For more information visit www.GrandCinema.com and click on events or call 253-572-6062.
Click! Cable TV is proud to provide a free family film series at the Grand Cinema that continues all year long:
August 21 – Chicken Run
September 18 – Annie
October 16 – Casper
The 2010 Tacoma Film Festival Poster Contest has officially ended and we received over 185 submissions from all over the world! Thank you to everyone who participated, we have so many AMAZING posters that show a wide range of graphic talent.
Please stop by the Grand Cinema to preview all of the poster submissions. We have feedback forms you can fill out to let us know which poster you think is the best. The winning poster will be chosen by a panel of Grand Cinema staff, volunteers, board members and community members along with a lot of attention placed on the feedback we receive from YOU, our loyal Grand Cinema patrons. If you stop by when Dan is working make sure to give him your feedback – he LOVES this contest! He loves talking about all the posters:-)
The winning poster will be announced the week of July 19th.
Grand Prize: Win $50 Dinner & 4 Grand Cinema Movie Passes ($84 value)
Runner-Up: Embellish package valued @ $50
This is your time to shine like a Hollywood star. Specifically shine like Jonah Hill (Knocked Up, Superbad, Cyrus). Please upload your best Jonah Hill “look-a-like” pictures to the Grand Cinema’s Facebook page. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Rachel Marecle – rachel@grandcinema.com. 
Deadline: Wednesday, July 7
Don’t Miss Jonah Hill starring in CYRUS – starts @ the Grand Cinema on Friday, July 9.
Take a look at some of these Jonah Hill pictures from over the years.
Can you look like this?
Did you know that you could celebrate your next birthday at the Grand Cinema AND have a movie theater all to yourself? I am serious, the Grand Cinema has hosted many birthday parties this year ranging from a 4-year-old celebration to a 60-year-old celebration! Both of which were a hit with the birthday crowd.
This is such a fun and unique way to celebrate a birthday. Most birthday parties start around 9a on a Saturday or Sunday morning (it can be lots of fun to have a pajama party). You can watch a movie and then use the lower lobby for an additional hour to celebrate with cake and open presents! The cost is only $150 and you can invite LOTS of people since our theater #4 holds approximately 70 people and the lower lobby can seat 40-50 comfortably around tables (you throw in a bunch of guests standing and you are good to go).
Personally, I think the best part is you don’t have to clean your house to get ready for a birthday party! For more information contact the Grand Cinema @ 253-572-6062 or leave us a message here.
Produced over a four-year period in and around Tacoma by local filmmaking talent Isaac Olsen, in conjunction with Kurt Kendall (both veterans and award winners for multiple years in the Grand Cinema’s 72 Hour Film Contest), “Quiet Shoes” is an independent feature-length film noir comedy. A visual feast with a hilarious twist, this film will leave you rolling in the aisles.
Filmmed on less than a shoe-string budget with imaginative effects and designs, all created by local talent (including members of local rock legends, Girl Trouble), “Quiet Shoes” tells the story of Rick Savage: gambler… loner… boob, a down-on-his-luck gumshoe destined for failure; that is until he acquires a new pair of shoes. The shoes will take him down a path littered with mysterious strangers, dead-end leads, the sound of gunfire, and the stench of something very, very fishy. The bodies are starting to pile up. Can Savage solve this case before the next one on the pile is his?! He’d better; he still has overdue library books to return and the fines are outrageous!
The “Quiet Shoes” World Movie Premiere is an event not to be missed by anyone with a love for the film noir genre, wacky comedy, and Tacoma.
Tickets are $12 (general seating) or $11 for Grand Cinema members, and are available online at www.schnelluloid.com and at the Grand Cinema box office.
The Grand Cinema annually plays many films that receive Academy Award nominations. We are happy to announce another such film, though this one is rather special for us. On Sunday, June 6th at 2:30 p.m. the Grand will host a one-time only screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary short film, The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner. Because the film has not officially been released yet, this sneak preview of the film will be the first time that it has screened in Tacoma.
Booth Gardner served as Washington’s governor from 1985 to 1993. Soon after his retirement he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that progressively impairs speech and motor skills. Gardner later spearheaded the 2008 passage of Washington’s Death With Dignity Act which allows for terminally ill patients to request and self-administer lethal medication prescribed by a physician. The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner tracks Gardner over the final weeks leading up to the Act’s 2008 election, following the debates and the toll they took on Gardner’s health. This 38 minute film was one of five short films nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Documentary Short.
Following the screening, a discussion will be held in the theater. The filmmaker is anticipated to be in attendance to participate in the conversation. Because seating is limited, people are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance, either in person at the Grand Cinema or through our website at www.grandcinema.com. Stadnard admission prices apply with discounts for students, seniors, military and members of the Grand.
It’s hard to believe that The Grand Goes to Cannes tris has come and gone!! I’ve been back home since late Sunday night (after a nightmarish 26 hour travel “day” that consisted of 3 flights, 2 2+ hour layovers, and only about 45 minutes of sleep), and am only now feeling back to normal. The trip was the definition of whirlwind, and I still have to remind myself that I actually went! It was like a dream every day I was there, and I feel so lucky to have gone.
During the last two days of the trip, I was unable to access the internet – most of the Palais festival area was becoming more and more empty, and most people took off prior to the festival’s last weekend. Let me recap my last couple days in Cannes:
I finally saw a film that I genuinely enjoyed – “Life, Above All” – from South Africa, and tells the story of a young girl whose baby sister has just passed away, and is now dealing with surfacing rumors about her mother’s supposed battle with AIDS. It was told so beautifully, and with such impressive subtletly, that it stayed on my mind long after I left the theater. After being in the 1,200 seat theater (!!) for a sunny afternoon, I was ready to hit some of the shops, and explore the winding streets of Cannes a bit more. After some great finds at a couple boutiques, and a very necessary purchase at the local chocolatier, I settled at a small cafe for dinner with my new friend, Jo. It was amazing to me how busy the streets were so late at night. Those Cannes locals sure do know how to have fun!
The last full day turned out to be quite memorable — between the delicious Haagen Dazs ice cream, dinner with Jo and her friends at BBC Films – one of the best meals of my life, and witnessing a wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet – I have yet to figure out who she was, but this young actress can now put one of the most embarrassing moments of her life behind her.
Sunday morning, I caught the shuttle to the Nice airport and sadly sad goodbye to Cannes and my first experience with the film business’ largest stage. I can honestly say it was an incredibly valuable experience in so many ways, and I can’t wait to go back.
The Grand Post 
