VHS FILMFEST TONIGHT!

Friday Sept 4, Last Night for this Summer's Fresh Air Flicks!

We would like to thank everyone who has come out for all the past movies at Fresh Air Flicks this summer! Don't miss out on the last film showing Friday night. "Cool Hand Luke" Bring your friends and family and have a relaxing evening with a great classic film. Refreshments and snacks will be available as always. Starts at dusk and don't forget to bring your chair.

Cool Hand Luke - 1967

Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg

Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Jo Van Fleet, Dennis Hooper

Luke Jackson is a cool, gutsy prisoner in a Southern chain gang, who, while refusing to buckle under to authority, keeps escaping and being recaptured. The prisoners admire Luke because, as Dragline explains it, "You're an original, that's what you are!" Nevertheless, the camp staff actively works to crush Luke until he finally breaks.

Cool Hand Luke - Trailer | Movies & TV | SPIKE.com

A Weekend in Downtown Pomona

Friday night's Fresh Air Flicks hosted the 1963 James Bond movie, From Russia With Love, starring Sean Connery. The Glass House hosted a group called "Casualties", strange looking hairdos and clothing, but apparently successful. The FOX hosted a sell out crowd for "Band of Horses". Saturday's "Potato Cook off" at the dba256 was a hit. The winner was A.S. Ashley, and his secret weapon Natalie, with a potato churizo mix that was really quit tasty. Second place went to Pam Henry who actually cooked the dish in her backyard (The Henry's were victims of a fire last month that destroyed their home.) Kudos to Pam Henry! A very tasty dish (the potato dish, that is). Saturday evening featured "Metro Night Out" in Downtown's Thomas Plaza. A great evening in spite of the heat. CBS2/KCAL9 set up a booth and gave out samples of Coldstone ice cream among other items. Over 1600 people attended the market and car show (almost 100 entries). We were all treated to authentic Aztec dancers in full regalia, a very impressive and inspiring show. Sunday afternoon Downtown Pomona experienced a first! Opera at the FOX Theatre. The Repertory Opera Company presented Donizetti's Elixir of Love. It was an absolute joy to see. It was truly a fun afternoon, the cast performed exceptionally with their acting and signing (singing) skills. Bravo!


So there you have it, just a typical weekend in Downtown Pomona, and did I mention all the fine dining and entertainment venues? If you haven't been to Downtown Pomona lately, you should really come for a visit...we would love to show you around!

"From Russia With Love" Friday August 28th

Fresh Air Flicks this week is playing "From Russia with Love". Refreshments and snacks will be available as always. Starts at dusk and don't forget to bring your chair.

From Russia with Love - 1963

Directed by: Terence Young

Starring: Sean Connery & Daniela Bianchi

James Bond 007 is on the search for a Russian decoding machine, known as Lektor. Bond needs to find this machine, before the evil SPECTRE organization discovers it first. Whilst being romantically linked with Russian girl, Tatiana Romanova, Bond sneaks his way around Istanbul, whilst each SPECTRE agent tries to pick him off, including the over powering Donald 'Red' Grant and ex-KGB agent Rosa Klebb who knows all the tricks in the books and even possesses an incredible poison tipped shoe!

Footloose This Friday August 21

Fresh Air Flicks this week is playing "FOOTLOOSE". Refreshments and snacks will be available as always. Starts at dusk and don't forget to bring your chair

Footloose - 1984

Directed by: Herbert Ross

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Lori SInger, John Lithgow, Chris Penn

Classic tale of teen rebellion and repression features a delightful combination of dance choreography and realistic and touching performances. When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock. Though he tries hard to fit in, the streetwise Ren can't quite believe he's living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal. There is one small pleasure, however: Ariel, a troubled but lovely blonde with a jealous boyfriend. and a Bible-thumping minister, who is responsible for keeping the town dance-free. Ren and his classmates want to do away with this ordinance, especially since the senior prom is around the corner, but only Ren has the courage to initiate a battle to abolish the outmoded ban and revitalize the spirit of the repressed townspeople.

The Bourne Identity this Friday Aug 14th!

Fresh Air Flicks this week is playing "THE BOURNE IDENTITY". Refreshments and snacks will be available as always. Starts at dusk and don't forget to bring your chair.

The Bourne Identity - 2002

Directed by: Doug Liman

Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen

When a body is recovered at sea still alive, the mystery man (Damon) seems to have forgotten everything in life, including who he was. Eventually he begins to remember smaller details in life and soon finds out that his name was Jason Bourne. What he doesn't like is that a gun and fake passports also belong to him. Now Bourne, and his new friend, Marie Helena Kreutz (Potente) travel from country to country in search of his new identity. But, someone else is not happy to see him alive, and is frantically trying to track him down

THREE AMIGOS this Friday Aug 7th!

Fresh Air Flicks this week is playing "THREE AMIGOS". Refreshments and snacks will be available as always. Starts at dusk and don't forget to bring your chair.

Three Amigos - 1986

Directed by: John Landis

Starring: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short

Plot: Three out of work silent movie actors are accidentally drawn to a Mexican village that is being harassed by a gang of outlaws. The three, 'Ned', 'Lucky Day' and 'Dusty Bottoms' play 'Lone Ranger' types in their movies, but must play their parts for real now. Written by Rob Hartill

JAWS!! Friday July 31st

Fresh Air Flicks presents "JAWS" tomorrow night in Thomas Plaza, downtown Pomona. It's the original folks. Bring your own chair, visit with friends and neighbors, and enjoy the "jaw" dropping thriller.

JAWS - 1975
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw & Richard Dreyfuss

Plot: Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding ground. When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

Friday Night At The Movies

Come down to Thomas Plaza tonight and enjoy a fun, free evening under the stars. Watch that movie classic "American Graffiti",the perfect movie for a summer evening. Bring your own chair. Also there will be a brief dance performance prior to the movie by some of Pomona's most talented youngsters. Don't miss it.

MY LITTLE CHICKADEE - July 17th

Bring your own chair to Thomas Plaza (W. 2nd & Thomas, Downtown Pomona) this Friday evening and enjoy a classic comedy starring Mae West and W.C. Fields. This movie was filmed in 1931 and it's a riot! Do you suppose it was shown at the Fox ?

CORRECTION! CORRECTION! CORRECTION! CORRECTION! CORRECTION!
An astute viewer of this blog (Mr. J.C.) has noticed an error in the release date of this movie. It was 1940, not 1931. It is still a riot!
A Mae West blogger posted the following:

Mae West: Getting Fresh Free
Pomona, California does not have a moviehouse but that does not stop the metro area from saluting MAE WEST and W.C. Fields, who will be getting freshly aired on July 17th. • • Annually, the stars come out in Pomona — — as part of their wonderful Fresh Air Flick Summer Schedule.• • Each Friday evening, fondly regarded motion pictures are screened for free al fresco style.• • Movie-lovers will enjoy "My Little Chickadee" next Friday evening on a funky inflatable outdoor screen set up downtown at Thomas Street Plaza.• • Bring a chair, pack some popcorn, and head over to Thomas Plaza in downtown Pomona at the junction of West 2nd Street and Thomas Street. After you enjoy this 1940 cinema classic, pick up a schedule to see what else will be screened through July and August. The final flicker will be "Cool Hand Luke" on 4 September 2009.• • The genesis of "My Little Chickadee" was jump-started at the end of May 1939. Mae West had returned to Hollywood after touring with her play about Catherine the Great and began negotiating with Universal Studios to co-star with another comedian. Aware of the former vaudevillian's reputation for drinking, Mae hesitated. Universal upped the game by offering her $300,000 for the film, the script, and a promise that anytime Fields was intoxicated, he would be banned from the set. The first time Fields drunkenly stumbled into the studio, Mae shouted, "Pour him out of here!" Very quickly, everybody knew she meant business.• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/________Source:http://maewest.blogspot.com/atom.xml

First Night at the Flicks..Ironman

"Iron Man" at tonight's Fresh Air Flicks!

Tonight's FREE movie at Fresh Air Flicks is Iron Man.

Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built. When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.) is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

Since its on Fridays this year you can come out and make an evening of it with Dinner first or HotDogs and if the kids have other plans stay around for a drink after the movie at one of the great night spots.

Fresh Air Flick Summer Schedule!

The votes are in and tabulated. Here are the results and dates the movies are to be shown.

Every Friday from July 10th  - September 4th

July 10th - Iron man
July 17th - My Little Chickadee
July 24th - American Graffiti
July 31st - Jaws
Aug 7th - Three Amigos
Aug 14th - The Bourne Identity
Aug 21st - Foot Loose
Aug 28th - From Russia With Love
Sept 4th - Cool Hand Luke

Come to Thomas Plaza, downtown Pomona, West 2nd. St. and Thomas St. Bring a chair, a friend, and have a good time. It's FREE. See you at the movies.

Fresh Air Flicks - IRON MAN!!!! July 10th

Located in Thomas Plaza, 2nd St. and Thomas, in downtown Pomona at Dusk, Friday July 10. Bring a chair and join in the fun of an outdoor movie. It's free to all !!

Final Fresh Air Flicks Poll

This year's Fresh Air Flicks series will begin Friday, July 10 at Thomas Plaza. We appreciate all the input we have received from you, but we need your opinion one more time. The films you see listed below were too close to call in the latest poll, so we are asking you to vote for "six" movies this time around, and that includes any write-ins you may have. The poll will close Monday, July 6. The results will be posted soon after.

Fresh Air Flicks Movies

Here are the top 20 Fresh Air Flicks movies you voted for. We will be selecting 9 of these movies to show during July and August . So cast your vote one more time. Select multiple movies from the list. You can only vote one time. We will post the results after the polls close. See you at the Movies!!!

Last night for Fresh Air Flicks!!!!

It has been another successful year for Fresh Air Flicks in Metro Pomona, so don't miss tonight's 1961 classic movie "Blue Hawaii", starring "The King" Elvis Presley!   - Elvis stars as Chad Gates, who has just gotten out of the army and is back in Hawaii with his surf board, beach buddy's and girlfriend.  His Dad want him to go to work at the fruit company but instead he goes to work as a tour guide.

The fun begins at 8:30 tonight in Thomas Plaza, 1 block west  of Garey Ave.  Plenty of refreshments and don't forget to bring your own chair.  See you there one more time!

Fresh Air Flicks Tonight!!!

Don't miss tonight's Fresh Air Flicks 1953 Feature, "Roman Holiday" starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn about a bored and sheltered princess who escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.  Nominated for 10 and winner of 3 Oscars, Best Actress, Best Costume and Best Writing. This is black and white movie making at it's best!  

Tonight's Feature starts at 8:30 at Thomas Plaza in the Downtown Metro Pomona Art Colony on 2nd St.  1 block west of Garey Ave.  Food and drinks are available.  Please bring your own Chair.

See You There!!!

Fresh Air Flicks

This Friday evening, and every Friday evening in August, Metro Pomona is hosting "Fresh Air Flicks" at 2nd. & Thomas streets in Downtown Pomona Thomas Plaza). Last week kicked off with the classic, Casablanca, with over 80 people in attendance. This Friday's movie is Back to The Future (part I). Bring your own chair and enjoy the movie. Show starts at 8:30 PM

 

Attendance at the Aug 8 showing of Back to the Future was 120. It was a beautiful evening, good movie, popcorn, hot dogs and sno cones. Next week, cotton candy!

Fresh Air Flicks Returning

After a successful showing last year and back by popular demand, Fresh Air Flicks is returning every Friday this August starting at 8:30pm in Thomas Plaza. This years movies are: August 1st "Casablanca", August 8th "Back to the Future I", August 15th "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", August 22nd "Roman Holiday" and August 29th is "Blue Hawaii". Popcorn, beverages and snacks will be available for purchase and don't forget to bring your own chair! Click here for more info.