Special Films
Published 6:03 pm Wednesday, June 8, 2016
FilmSlam at Ebey’s: Friends of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve will screen six film shorts made during the Ebey’s Reserve “FilmSlam” fundraiser in May. The shorts all feature the reserve, but vary in genre. The screening begins shortly after 5:30 p.m. June 11 at Coupeville High School, 501 S. Main St. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, and include lemonade and popcorn. Tickets are available online at www.friendsofebeys.org. For more information, write to info@friendsofebey.org or call 360-678-6633.
Reel World Cinema Series: First Presbyterian Church of Everett, 3629 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, continues its series. This quarter the theme is “Campaign Issues 2016.” Films show at 7 p.m. various Fridays. For more information, call Dana Wright at 206-356-8872.
June 10: In “Lone Star,” director John Sayles uses his 1996 movie to encourage the viewer to think about the differences that divide us and the commonalities that unite us.
June 17: “Fruitvale Station” is a Ryan Coogler film from 2013 that depicts the final day of a young man, played by Michael B. Jordan, shot by commuter police in a BART station in 2008.
Sno-King Meaningful Movies: “Just Eat It” will be shown free at 7 p.m. June 11 at Sanctuary Covenant Church, 4501 Rucker Ave., Everett. More at www.meaningfulmovies.org. Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste of food from farms, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away.
Twisted Flicks: The Historic Everett Theatre hosts the region’s only live movie re-dubbing show, which merges improv comedy and old B movies. The Twisted Flicks guys from Jet City Improv will riff on “The Magic Carpet,” a 1951 film starring Lucille Ball, at 7:30 p.m. June 17, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave.; $15.
“Star Trek”: The Historic Everett Theatre plans to show all the “Star Trek” movies for free at 7:30 p.m. most Mondays and Tuesdays through July 19; www.historiceveretttheatre.org. Coming up:
June 20: “Star Trek: Generations”
June 21: “Star Trek: First Contact”
July 5: “Star Trek: Insurrection”
July 18: “Star Trek”
July 19: “Star Trek: Into Darkness”
To submit information for this calendar, please email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
