There Will Be Lightning...

... but only on the side of the house. The weather forecast looks good, it's getting darker earlier now, and the sprinkler issue is (hopefully) resolved, so this Saturday we'll show Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief on the side of the house. Everyone's welcome! Just bring a lawn chair or blankets and whatever you want to munch on or drink.

A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.

This movie is rated PG for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild language.

Here's the preview:



Date: Saturday August 21
Time: 8:30 PM
Show: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Runs: 118 mins.

A Sprinkling of Unfortunate News

We had hoped to show Astro Boy, as chosen by voters in the poll, on the side of the house tonight.

Unfortuneatly, there's a great possibility that the lawn sprinklers will come on during the middle of the movie. This would not only drench you, the viewers, but also a bunch of electrical equipment as well.

Until we know for sure when the automatic sprinklers will kick on, and can get the schedule changed if it's during the showtimes, we'll have to postpone showing a movie.

We're sorry about the cancellation, and hope you understand. We'll post here as soon as we find out something about the sprinkler situation.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road...

...or whatever road brings you to our house for a movie.

Hello to everyone! Looks like the weather is warm enough now, and the forecast looks great for this weekend, so it's time to kick off another summer of Movies on the Side of the House.

Please join us this Saturday night for The Wizard of Oz.





This is the remastered edition with 5.1 surround sound. Just bring a blanket or chair and whatever you want to munch on, and join us for this timeless classic! Everyone's welcome!

Date: Saturday May 22
Time: 8:45 PM (or as soon as it gets dark enough)
Show: The Wizard of Oz
Runs: 102 mins.

And so it begins again...

It's snowing as I type this, and the Holiday season will soon be here. In fact, the Holiday displays are already going up in Target. With the possible exception of Halloween and the Super Bowl, it will be too cold to show anything on the side of the house until next year.

Thanks to everyone who came out and watched some movies with us. I hope you had a good time. As always, feel free to email me with future movie ideas.


Here are some seasonal Winter links:

Chaska Winter Parking
Winter Sports Activities in Minnesota
Minnesota Winter Festivals and Carnivals
Minnesota Winter Getaways
A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie
Minnesota Wild schedule


Here's some ice carving from the 2009 Saint Paul Winter Carnival:





For something completely different, and in keeping with the tradition of Halloween preceding Christmas:

Here's a list from FEARnet of their Top 10 Scariest Santas Ever, complete with accompanying video clips! (Not for the kiddies!)

About.com has a list of scary yuletide movies that will carry you into the holiday season. (Again, NOT for the kiddies!)


A Christmas commercial from the good folks at DirecTV:





Enough with the horror stuff. These links offer suggestions for much more family friendly holiday viewing:

A list of Christmas Films from Wikipedia
Chicago Tribune Top 25 Christmas Movies


See how you fare on the Hollywood Christmas Movie Trivia Quiz.


And finally, take a gander at the results of the Carver County Photo Contest. Among these amazing shots are some serenely sweet snowy scenes.


Happy Holidays to all!

Tonight's Movie Cancelled Due to Nasty Weather

As I'm sure everybody's noticed, the weather this week has turned cold and wet, especially so today, so I'm afraid we're not going to be able to show the movie tonight.

Hopefully (if it doesn't turn too cold) we'll be able to show it in the near future. If so, we'll post something here.

Have a great weekend!

Next Showing Sat Oct 3: Monsters vs Aliens

Great turnout last night for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa! Perfect weather, too!

We've had a special request from another one of our younger viewers for Monsters vs Aliens. Turns out it'll be released on DVD on September 29, which is just in time for us to show it on the side of the house on Saturday October 3.

NOTE: While the movie was shown in theaters in 3D, the DVD is being released in 2D only.

When a radioactive meteor hurtles into Susan Murphy (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) on her wedding day, she is transformed into a towering, platinum-haired giant. Taken away by the government and dubbed "Ginormica," Susan is introduced to other scientific oddities, including the amphibious Missing Link (Will Arnett), the dim blob B.O.B. (Seth Rogen), and the brilliant, bug-headed Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie). These "monsters" are released from captivity when a massive alien robot sent by the scheming Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson) appears in San Francisco and clearly does not come in peace. With little time to adjust to her new stature, Susan must learn to work with her strange allies to avoid an all-out extraterrestrial invasion.


Here's a couple of trailers:





Here's a clip:



This time we'll start the show a bit earlier, at 7:30.

Date: Saturday October 3
Time: 7:30 PM
Show: Monsters vs Aliens
Runs: 94 mins.

This film is rated PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language.

Movie Tonight at 8:00 PM

Date: Saturday September 19
Time: 8:00 PM
Show: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Runs: 89 mins.

This film is rated PG for some mild crude humor.

Everyone is welcome!
Just bring a lawn chair and whatever you want to munch on or drink.
Hope to see you there!