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The 5pm Post – 2012 DC Environmental Film Festival

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Huma Imtiaz

From an email:

The 2012 DC Environmental Film Festival which runs from March 13-25, 2012.

The DC Environmental Film Festival celebrates its 20th Anniversary by screening more than 180 films at 64 venues throughout metro Washington, DC, including 93 Washington, DC, United States and World premieres representing more than 42 countries. Topics range from health, food & agriculture, water issues, alternative energy, and architecture and the built environment.

Most film and program offerings are FREE and are available for adults, children and families.

Check the website for film descriptions, times, venues and discussions with filmmakers and subject matter experts following each screening: http://www.dcenvironmentalfilm fest.org.

Friday Question of the Day – Will Howard Theatre’s Success Hurt the Lincoln Theatre?

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader asks via the @PoPville twitter feed:

“ Howard theatre sounds great. But what about the failing Lincoln? Seems they will be even worse off now with the ‘competition’.”

I think that’s a really interesting question – do you think (if it is one) Howard Theatre’s (6th and T St, NW) success will hurt the relatively nearby Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U St, NW. Is this even more reason for the Lincoln Theatre to focus on movies? Or do you think the city, especially with all the new development/revitalization planned for the area, is big enough to support two historic theatres in Shaw/U Street?

The 5pm Post – DC Music Salon. “Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune” (February 8, 7-9pm, 7th & R, NW)

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

DC music lovers,
Join us for the documentary “Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune” on Wednesday, February 8, 7-9pm. Folksinger “Phil Ochs is a figure both glorious and tragic who haunts the history of the 1960s” (allmusic.com). “An unbelievable story of a true believer… one of the greatest the most passionate voices of the 1960’s was the first to be forgotten” (philochsthemovie.com).

Unlike the artists we’ve studied in our previous Salons, Ochs’ connection to DC is more tenuous — but this film’s incredible telling of his singular talent and tragic life make it essential viewing. As late as 1964, Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs were considered by many to be equals; Dylan famously chose rock ‘n’ roll, while Ochs stayed the narrow path of protest music. Sadly, Ochs has been largely been written out of history, but his music and spirit live in the countless artists and activists he inspired. This great documentary helps explain why. And we’ll go one step further in discussion before and after as we’ll be joined by Ochs expert Jeff Place — archivist for the Smithsonian Folklife Collections, Grammy winner and producer/writer of “Anthology of American Folk Music” and “Best of Broadside.”

Jeff’s full bio here, http://www.folkways.si.edu/about_us/staff.aspx
Film trailer here, http://philochsthemovie.com/

Wednesday, February 8 – Phil Ochs, from 7-9pm at the beautiful Watha T. Daniel Library in Shaw, 1630 7th St NW. Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/events/167593300003919/, is the best way to learn more about DC Music Salon and upcoming events.

A Taste of Summer – Vote for NoMa’s 2012 Summer Screen Films

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo via NoMa BID DC

From an email:

Start dreaming of warm weather, and get ready for NoMa Summer Screen! As a spoof on doomsday prophesies marking the end of the Mayan calendar, this year’s series features movies about world-ending scenarios. For 2012: The End of the World?, join the NoMa neighborhood for our most popular event, a free, 12-week outdoor movie series featuring family-friendly films.

Take this one-question survey to vote for your favorite films. Leave comments or suggestions on our Facebook page.

NoMa Summer Screen is the neighborhood’s signature summer event, attracting more than 300 people each week from around the region. Now in its fifth year, NoMa Summer Screen will run on Wednesday evenings May 23 to August 8. Bring a blanket, Frisbee and picnic cooler starting at 7 p.m., and connect with friends as you enjoy great films under the stars. Films start at 9 p.m. Subtitles will be provided for all movies.

Ask and you Shall Receive. Lincoln Theater to Show Movies for at least Four Weeks

By Prince Of Petworth

Oct. 5th’s Friday Question of the Day asked, Should the Lincoln Theater become a Movie Theater Like the Avalon? Lot of people said yes.

From a Mayor’s media advisory:

Beginning January 1, 2012, oversight of the Lincoln Theatre [1215 U St, NW] will transfer from the U Street Theatre Foundation (USTF) to the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Oversight will include hiring a new executive director and developing a long-term sustainable business model for the historic U Street theatre.

A four-week partnership with Landmark Theatres is one of the first ventures the District will bring to the Lincoln Theatre with the release of the major motion picture, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Columbia Pictures on Wednesday, December 21.

The 5pm Post – Connecting Dots: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

Connecting Dots: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
When: Tuesday, December 13th 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Where: Human Rights Campaign’s Equality Forum, 1640 Rhodes Island Ave NW
Who: Scott Clarke, Director of Amandla Development South Africa, Joe Edwards, Administrator of DC Public Schools Advisory Program
Free and open to the public
Wine and cheese reception to follow

The film follows three youth from communities so different they hardly seem like neighboring suburbs. Yet we see how similar their struggles are and how they need coordinated and holistic support not just from their schools. The film illustrates the need for aligned work across sectors to ensure that a community’s young people are supported in and out of school from birth into the world of work.

To RSVP please go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/129350233843162/
To preview the film please go to: http://youtu.be/ZRDEtwjl-Xg

Dodge Double Film Feature: Bullitt and Vanishing Point at Dodge City Dec. 5th

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

“Bullitt (1968)
There are bad cops and there are good cops – and then there’s Bullitt.

Vanishing Point (1971)
Watch carefully because everything happens fast. The chase. The desert. The shack. The girl. The roadblock. The end.

Tighten your seat belt. You never had a trip like this before.

December 5
Dodge City
917 U Street NW
Free | 8pm
Free popcorn!
$7 ’68 fastback: Bulleit Ginger Julep “

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