The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission’s eighth annual Oscars Red Carpet Gala hosted Humboldt’s boldest looks of the weekend. Timeless, classic Hollywood silhouettes were in. From the Dior-inspired fit-and-flare dress to the Rochas mermaid gown, the fits of the evening displayed bold beading, high slits, deep forest greens, metallics and sequins. Impressive brocade blazers were a […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, March 8
Sometime in the 1980s, cartoonist Alison Bechdel, in her seminal strip Dykes to Watch Out For, developed a process that became known as the Bechdel Test as a means of evaluating female representation in film. The test is simple, with only three rules: The film must have at least two women; they must interact and […]
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Dirty Dancing at the Eureka Theater
See Jennifer Grey leap into Patrick Swayze’s arms and be lifted in all her 1987 glory on the big screen when the Eureka Theater shows Dirty Dancing on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. ($10, $5 ages 12 and under). Return to Kellerman’s resort with Frances “Baby” Houseman, Johnny Castle and the rest of your […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Feb. 8
It’s sci-fi night over at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, and tonight’s film is an absolute epic from an era that not only doesn’t exist anymore, it might have never been around in the first place. Permit me to explain. Flash Gordon was a comic from the 1930s surrounding the space adventures of a polo player […]
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Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 6
Boat Cop is a power trio whose fast and heavy sound falls somewhere between Motörhead and Discharge, with country and alternative textures thrown in. This is high praise from me, as those are all very good things in the Book of Collin. The group’s self-titled six-song tape, released last Halloween, is a noisy mess in […]
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Horror Fun at Arcata Theatre Lounge
This dreary weather makes for perfect scary movie watching — hunkering down in a dark theater, safe and dry, with primo food/beverages available nearby, while the rain beats down. The Arcata Theatre Lounge has got you covered. Literally. Order a round of sliders and sides, popcorn, drinks and desserts, and settle in for an evening […]
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E.T. at the E.T. (Eureka Theater)
Turn on your heart light and let it lead you to the Eureka Theater for a special showing of the 1980s classic Steven Spielberg film (with iconic scenes filmed in Del Norte County) E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial on Saturday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. ($10, $5 for children 12 and under). Nothing beats watching E.T. […]
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Nosferatu with Live Musical Score at the Eureka Theater
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the silent cinema masterpiece Nosferatu and to honor it, the Eureka Theater is taking the creepiness factor up to 100 with a special screening of the iconic horror film on the big screen paired with a live musical score. At ease, hair on the back of your neck. […]
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Locally Filmed The Sky Is Everywhere Premieres Friday
The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission announced the premiere of the entirely-filmed-in-Humboldt movie The Sky Is Everywhere on Apple TV+ this Friday, Feb. 11, along with a coinciding red-carpet event at 5 p.m. at the gazebo in Old Town, Eureka. The event at the gazebo will feature a red carpet, lights and a ribbon cutting by […]
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Locally Filmed ‘The Sky is Everywhere’ Trailer Drops
The trailer for A24’s film adaptation of Jandy Nelson’s YA novel about a high school girl navigating grief over her sister’s death and budding romance has just been released and is bursting with Humboldt scenery. Redwoods, Old Town shops and coastal views abound with dream-like high school-theater effects, young lovers floating into the sky and […]
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The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission Launches Movie App
Here’s something you can do while everything’s canceled, postponed or shut down due to the rise in COVID cases in the area: The Humboldt-DelNorte Film Commission just announced the launch of its Map of the Movies mobile app. The app is based on a printed map brochure of filming locations from the past century in […]
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KMUD Summer Movie Night
An outdoor movie night under the stars awaits you in Redway at the KMUD Summer Movie Night, Friday, July 30 at 6 p.m. Bring a blanket and lawn chair and enjoy family-friendly silent short films by Charlie Chaplin before the feature film, A Spark in Nothing, by local filmmaker Griffin Lock. Lock will host a Q and […]