Movies

This Saturday, December 21st American Cinematheque is holding a very special free Family Matinee screening of 1970 holiday musical classic "Scrooge" The event will be at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater and has been made possible through a generous grant from Hollywo

Star Wars has been a bonding experience for my son and myself for many years (like geeky father, like geeky son I guess). While the movies certainly compete for attention with the myriad of others out there (not like when I was a kid -- there was ONLY Star Wars), few can provide such a wonderful opportunity to discuss how the imagination of one man has truly helped shaped the world--and the future--like Star Wars.

Devil's Night is back with an Angel City Drive special Family Night screening of 1990 Burton classic "Edward Scissorhands" this Saturday, December 13th. Treat your kids to this strange and beautiful story of a fish out of water thrust into the middle of suburban hell. Laugh, cry, fall in love with Johnny Depp all over again on a 24ft by 18ft screen in the perfect outdoor movie venue atop a downtown LA parking structure.

The Grove in Los Angeles understands that outdoor movies aren't just for summer. Something I always wondered about being a native Southern California girl myself. I mean, really, fall comes with it's gorgeous weather and early sunsets. What a great opportunity to go see an outdoor movie and not have to wait until 8 or 9pm for it to start. And perhaps your kids will actually get to watch the movie for once.

I've always thought Cinespia's Cemetery Screenings would be a great "date night" thing to do with my better half. It's just the right mix of movies, music, food, alcohol, uber-cools, energy and morbidness. Ideal for us p-units who spend most Saturday nights curled up on the couch with two kids between us watching "The Never Ending Story" for the tenth Saturday in a row. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie. Heck, I introduced the movie to my kids.

What's not to love about Wired's "10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids on"? It's one of those childhood memory inducing/"Oh yeah, I forgot about that one"/we desperately need a quality movie for our Family Movie Night type of lists. Or what I like to call a good "free movies in the park" list. And the geek in me is loving the shout out at #4 of "My Neighbor Totoro" and all thing Miyazaki.