Film Night Returns to Old Mill Park

Film Night in the Park returns to Bay Area cities beginning June 8.

Posted by Kim Taylor, May 10, 2012 at 03:06 am

Film Night in the Park celebrates its 21th anniversary continuing its summertime tradition presenting films in community parks in Marin County and San Francisco, with a pair of films showing in Old Mill Park.

In 2012 Film Night in the Park presents crowd pleasing selections of movie classics, cult favorites, family films, recently released box office favorites including The Hunger Games and The Artist, winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Picture.

Films scheduled this summer also include Enchanted, The Muppet Movie, Sixteen Candles, Hugo and The Help. Film Night in the Park gives its annual salute to director Alfred Hitchcock with a screening of Spellbound.

Film Night in the Park kicks of its summer festival in Marin County with Rio on Friday, June 8 at Central Field in Fairfax.

The first San Francisco screening will be Momma Mia on Saturday, June 16 at Dolores Park.

A special screening marking the 40th Anniversary of Marin County Parks is set for Aug. 3, with the film and park location to be announced.

Union Square in San Francisco will be the park location for After the Thin Man. This second film from MGM's popular Thin Man series stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as detective Nick Charles and his socialite wife Nora. Set in San Francisco, many of the scenes in this 1936 sequel were filmed on location in San Francisco.

Visit http://www.filmnight.org for updates and specifics on dates, films and community park locations.

WHO: Film Night in the Park (a project of A.P.P.L.E. FamilyWorks) presents

WHAT: Film Night in the Park 2012

WHEN: June 8 to Oct. 6, 2012

SHOWTIMES: 8 p.m. (Arrive by 8 p.m. / Films begin at dusk.)

LOCATIONS: Main location is Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94960. Film Night in the Park is also presented in Marin community parks in Fairfax, San Anselmo, Mill Valley, San Geronimo and San Francisco. Please see 2012 schedule below.

COST: Donations appreciated. Popcorn, candy and sodas will be sold. Bring blankets, pillows, backrest and low chairs. Film Night suggests leaving pets at home.

PHONE: 415-272-2756

WEB SITE: www.filmnight.org

Film Night in the Park screenings in San Francisco presented by
the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation and its sponsors.

Film Night in the Park 2012 Season Schedule
Visit http://www.filmnight.org for updates and specifics on dates, films and community park locations.

June
Friday, June 8  RIO      Fairfax
Friday, June 15  ENCHANTED     Mill Valley
Saturday, June 16  MAMMA MIA!     Dolores Park, SF

July
Friday, July 13  ACROSS THE UNIVERSE    San Anselmo
Saturday, July 14  THE ARTIST     Union Square, SF
Friday, July 20  TBA - Documentary about Steve Prefontaine  San Anselmo
Saturday, July 21  THE HELP     San Anselmo

August
Friday, Aug 3  TBA – Special Marin County Parks 40th Anniversary screening
Saturday, Aug 4  SIXTEEN CANDLES    Dolores Park, SF
Friday, Aug 10  THE ARTIST     San Anselmo
Saturday, Aug 11  THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)   San Anselmo
Friday, Aug 17  SURF N TURF (LIFE CYCLES & TBA)   San Anselmo
Saturday, Aug 18  KUNG FU PANDA II    San Anselmo
Saturday, Aug 25  AFTER THE THIN MAN    Union Square, SF

September
Friday, Sept 7  MAMMA MIA!     Mill Valley
Saturday, Sept 8  THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN   San Rafael (China Camp)
Saturday, Sept 15  TBA      Dolores Park, SF
Friday, Sept 21  MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, GHOST PROTOCOL   San Anselmo
Saturday, Sept 22  HUGO      San Anselmo
Friday, Sept 28  SPELLBOUND (Alfred Hitchcock)   San Anselmo
Saturday, Sept 29  HARRY POTTER DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 San Anselmo
Saturday, Sept 29  MIDNIGHT IN PARIS     Washington Square Park, SF

October
Friday, Oct 5 THE HUNGER GAMES San Anselmo
Sat, Oct 6 WILLY WONKA and the Chocolate Factory (1971) San Anselmo

FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK LOCATIONS:
SAN ANSELMO:   Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. 94960
FAIRFAX:   Central Field, Broadway & Bank 94930
MILL VALLEY:   Old Mill Park, 300th block of Throckmorton Ave. 94941
SAN FRANCISCO: Dolores Park, Dolores and 19th
SAN FRANCISCO: Washington Square Park, Union & Columbus
SAN FRANCISCO: Union Square, Geary & Powell

COST: Donations appreciated. Popcorn, candy and sodas will be sold. Bring blankets, pillows, backrest and low chairs. Film Night suggests leaving pets at home.

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Memorial Day Parade "Let the Goodtimes Roll" Mill Valley

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Bill Hall May 24, 2013 at 08:59 am

Well Mister Hat, I was asking a question that people who grew up here and remember the parades of…Read More Mill Valley still ask a lot. If that's complaining to you, sorry. There's many good things to this parade, the point is it is memorial Day , and many of the east coast newbies have been trying water down that part. I agree with you about the peace veterans, I always honk when I see them at the redwoods. Unfortunately you picked a battle with them and tried to keep them out of the parade, They end up separate in the back. Just because they included a list of Palestinians that were killed the week before with American bombs that we Tax payers give to Israel in support of an occupation. I believe your words were, " what the hell do Palestinians have to do with memorial day, " I doubt your politics would allow you to understand. I agree with you Mister Hat, it will be great when there's no war, but I'll always honor those who allowed me my freedom. Hopefully there will be a day when all people will live free of oppression, check points, and forced poverty. You are also right, many of us who grew up in Mill Valley go else where on this day to places that feel more like home. The fashion police was fun the first year, but now it's obnoxious and pretentious. As head Honcho you've turned it into more of a look at me, aren't I special parade. Mill Valley has an entitlement issue that you promote, it's shallow and pretentious. I just wish that the City would take over the Parade so you couldn't dictate your New York views on it. Good Day Mr. Hat

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Erma Murphy May 23, 2013 at 11:57 am

Well said Larry!

Larry the Hat Lautzker May 23, 2013 at 09:22 am

Every year we get a handful of folks who complain about something they don't like about the parade.…Read More In this case, I could take a great deal of time to explain that most veterans go to the Civic Center or Presidio for a more tradition Memorial Day event. Fortunately or however by design, Mill Valley is NOT stuck in tradition. If I may speak as a community (as I see it), we all in our own way celebrate Memorial Day. I don't believe anyone takes for granted our Grand Parents, Fathers, Sons or Daughters who gave their lives so we could grow up in a better world filled with love, compassion and protecting our right to live in a free society. So we Celebrate Mill Valley on Memorial Day, ever mindful of our countries history. We celebrate in our own way. With a great Pancake breakfast that benefits the Volunteer Fire Dept. Then we go the Parade where all sorts and sizes of floats, people and organizations get to strut their stuff, ever reminding us how blessed we are to live in this great little town. Next the celebration continues, it's off to the KIDDO Carnival and Concert on the Green at the Community Center (one of the finest in the Nation) that benefits Music, Art and many other PUBLIC school programs. We inherited the right to celebrate Memorial Day consistent (I believe)with what our forefathers envisioned and fought for. A healthy and free society, where people work and play together to make our cities, towns, country and world a better place. Imagine a world where there are NO war veterans, I like the sound of a world filled with Peace veterans. That's what Memorial Day is for me and in Mill Valley we have a Great Party. Hope to see you there! Larry the Hat, Head Honcho 'I Love a Parade Committee' PS. Anyone can apply to be in the Parade or reach out to the I Love a Parade Committee to bring to light their concerns and hopefully with constructive ideas (not just complaining). If that's not enough, have your own entry that reflects what you want to happen in the parade. If you think complaining makes a difference, You are FREE to do that.

Painted Traffic Circle ?

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Rico May 24, 2013 at 10:26 am

It would have to be done over a period of time, like a few months to create something really nice…Read More and complex. As each stage is completed, the artists could sprinkle glass beads on the wet paint, that is how centerlines on the streets are reflectorized. The end result would be so dazzling and gorgeous that nobody would want to run over the artwork. Also, this would be a uniquely beautiful public works project that would really capture the artistic spirit of Mill Valley, and possibly put Mill Valley on record as having the hippest traffic circle in the world. I have some great designs that I would be willing to project onto the circle for the layout.

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Rico May 24, 2013 at 10:13 am

I have an idea, how about we organize a bunch of artists to paint a beautiful psychedelic mandala in…Read More the in the circle. It could be done with stencils and spray paint, and also painted by hand with brushes. Of course it should be done to a master outline.

Rico May 23, 2013 at 04:55 pm

Reply to ScottRAB, There were never any traffic signals or STOP signs at that intersection, that…Read More intersection does not warrant any such control. Actually for traffic using Molino going to Old Mill, there is no delay with the circle, but traffic coming down from Molino to Cascade Dr. and from Cascade to Old Mill there is a delay and I doubt anyone pays any attention to the painted circle anyway, but the new painted crosswalk on Old Mill is a good idea, and so is the new Yield sign on Cascade Dr. Those 2 things are all that is really needed. Note that the Yield sign is a regulatory sign, and the other circle sign is only an advisory sign. According to the M.U.T.C.D, shall, should and may are the basic description of the classes of signs. A regulatory sign is mandatory or shall, like a STOP or a YIELD sign and is red and black, a warning sign or should sign is black on yellow, like when you see an arrow with a 25, that means it is not illegal to go faster than 25 mph but it is advised. Then you have guide signs (black on white) like the circle sign which are guide signs, so that sign means nothing if a motorist disregards it, which most all people do anyway. Mill Valley is not a big congested city in Europe, and that intersection is not even in a high volume-high speed location such as other intersections in town. Sorry for the above 2 posts, when posting on the Patch I have to remember never to hit the enter button, no more paragraphs. Perhaps this is to discourage long posts, and by the way, a question to the Patch editors, is there a limit to the number of characters when posting on the new Patch ?

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