LUNAFEST at Cinema Drafthouse

This Thursday, March 14 Arlington Cinema Drafthouse is hosting the LUNAFEST which showcases incredible short films by talented women directors from all over the world. Since 2007, PSVa has hosted this film festival of short films by, for and about women. Discover the ground-breaking women from prior seasons, along with the ones who are changing the industry with this year’s lineup.

Tickets are $25 and the show starts at 7:30pm.  Prior to the screening, a Live Raffle will be held to benefit local nonprofit Postpartum Support Virginia and maternal mental health awareness.

Crystal City Outdoor Film Festival: Star Trek

Join me at tonight's outdoor movie showing of Star Trek: First Contact in Crystal City! It seems like we've gotten a slight break from the heat wave after the storm, so this seems like a great activity to take advantage of the outdoors.

This is a summer long event happening every Monday at sundown until August 16. This year's theme is Star Trek and every week is a different movie, each in chronological order.

Tonight features an extra special people watching event: a Star Trek Costume Contest!

Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival

Tonight was the free outdoor showing of the 90s classic drama "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" at Gateway park in Rosslyn. A small park at the foot of the 14th street Key bridge and one block north of the Metro, its a nice location for the fun and casual Friday Film Festival series.

Tonight was hot and humid and not too crowded. If you arrive after 8:30 you will have a hard time claiming a plot of grass. The event starts around 6pm with games like bean bag toss and t-shirts as prizes. One of the pre-movie videos featured local comedian Remy promoting the Arlington arts community.

Make sure to bring a blanket for your group, or better yet a very low chair. Regular sized chairs will block the view of people behind you, unless you sit on the pavement on the edges of the park. Also recommended is to bring a cooler with chilled water and snacks to fend off the summer heat, or just grab an ice cream cone from the McDonald's next door.

Next week "Empire Records" is playing.

Outdoor Film Festival @ Rossyln

Thanks to What's Happening in Arlington Village for the heads up on the I Love the 90s outdoor film festival going on in Rossyln at Gateway Park.

It will opened yesterday with Clueless (1995) and continues with Wayne's World (May 7), Mrs Doubtfire (June 18), Romeo + Juliet (Aug. 6) and The Wedding Singer (1998).

Films will be screened every Friday night, rain or shine, at dusk. Bring a picnic, a blanket and lawnchair. Show up early for pre-show 90s themed games and prizes.