Archive for the ‘Films’ Category

Ciao papa!

Friday, December 9th, 2011 by Peter Verbrugge

Breaking Away
Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N
**Free**

By popular demand, we will be showing the Mother of all American Bicycle films, the Academy Award winning* 1979 classic, Breaking Away. We’ll have separate seating/cheering sections for both fans of The Cutters & Team Cinzano plus fabulous prizes for best movie related costumes. It’s fun and it’s free, so bring down the whole gang to enjoy this festive end of the year presentation.

*Amazingly enough, Breaking Away was nominated for five Oscars (including best film) and won one for best screenplay.

Bicycle Film Series Holiday Party – Breaking Away!

Thursday, December 1st, 2011 by Anna Telensky

Breaking Away
Friday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N
**Free**

By popular demand, Cascade will be showing the Mother of all American Bicycle films, the Academy Award winning* 1979 classic, Breaking Away. We’ll have separate seating/cheering sections for both fans of The Cutters & Team Cinzano plus fabulous prizes for best movie related costumes. It’s fun and it’s free, so bring down the whole gang to enjoy this festive end of the year presentation.

*Amazingly enough, Breaking Away was nominated for five Oscars (including best film) and won one for best screenplay.

Hell on Wheels

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 by Anna Telensky
Bicycle Film Series
Friday, Nov. 18
6:45 p.m. sharp, doors at 6 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N
Tickets are available in advance through Brown Paper Tickets
Cascade members: $3
General public: $5

In 1994, documentary filmmaker Pepe Danquart won an Academy Award for his short film about racism on a German streetcar, Schwarzfahrer.  He’s since turned his lens on sports, with a film about one of the last remaining East German hockey teams ten years after the fall of the Berlin wall, and another about speed rock climbing.

On Friday, November 18th, Cascade will be showing Danquart’s unique take on the Tour de France, Hell on Wheels. Going beyond the traditional tour documentary, Hell on Wheels focuses on the courage, the pain and the fear of the riders of the Tour.

Training his lens on German superstar sprinter Eric Zabel and his loyal domestique Rolf Aldag, Danquart captures the thrill of the race and the teamwork behind the stars of the peleton. He also shines light on the Tour’s supporting cast – the director sportifs, masseurs, and, of course, the wildly enthusiastic fans.

Reveling in the stunning landscape – from the Alps to the Pyrenees to the Massif Central to Paris – and with a nice dollop of Le Tour’s history, Hell on Wheels transcends the sport it celebrates to reveal an astonishing human endeavor.

Hold on to your bike seat

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 by M.J. Kelly

That cute kid from 3rd Rock grew up and became a bike messenger.

Streetfilms and straight talk

Thursday, October 20th, 2011 by Sander Lazar

Other cities around the world are making drastic changes to their streets to make them more livable, more comfortable and safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and other non-motorized users. How does Seattle stack up? Are we moving beyond our automobile dependence at the rate of these other cities, or are we dragging our feet?

Come out to Wallingford at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 and watch a series of short “Streetfilms” about what transportation officials and communities around the world are doing to make their streets safer and their communities more livable. The evening is part of the Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies series; the viewing will be followed by discussion of the films and of Seattle’s Proposition 1, which, if passed, will fund a lot of the exciting changes in Seattle, including faster and more reliable transit, more sidewalks, street repairs and some bicycle infrastructure.

Heading up the discussion will be panelists Timothy Harris (Executive Director of Real Change), Mike O’Brien (Seattle City Councilmember), Cathy Tuttle (Spokespeople Coordinator), Lisa Quinn (Director of Feet First) and Craig Benjamin (Cascade Bicycle Club’s Policy and Government Affairs Manager).

See you there!

Event details:
Friday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m.
Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ
5019 Keystone Place N., Seattle
0.4 miles west of the I-5 NE 50th St. Exit – Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44

Admission to Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies is FREE of charge and open to the public. Donations are kindly accepted.

If you liked “The Hangover”, you may love this detour!

Monday, September 26th, 2011 by Stephanie Frans

“The night before his big medical school exam, a promising student celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends.”

For the production of the film “21 and Over,” a small section of the Burke-Gilman Trail at UW Rainier Vista may be closed for film production Monday, Sept 26 – Friday Sept. 29. Detour routes are in place (see maps here.) For questions or comments, please contact UW Commuter Services at ucommute@uw.edu.

With My Own Two Wheels TONIGHT in Tacoma

Friday, September 23rd, 2011 by Anna Telensky

Friday, Sept 23, 6 p.m.
$10/adult, $5/student
Tickets available at the door
Charles Wright Academy
7723 Chambers Creek Road W
Tacoma, WA 98467 [map it!]

If you missed our showing of With My Own Two Wheels this summer, you’ve got another chance to check it out TONIGHT. The film, which is currently being shown across the country and internationally as part of Bicycle Film Festival, features five incredible stories about the life-changing power of a bicycle. Shot on location in Zambia, Ghana, India, Guatemala and California, the film includes breathtaking regional footage and inspirational narratives that highlight the impact a bicycle can have in improving a life.

This special showing is being put on by the students of Charles Wright Academy for World Bicycle Relief. Since 2005, World Bicycle Relief has provided 87,265 bicycles to people in developing nations. They work with local assemblers to produce heavy duty bicycles designed to withstand rugged roads while carrying up to 200 pounds of cargo. As part of their current project, they’re working to provide 50,000 bicycles to improve rural Zambian children’s access to education.

Charles Wright Academy has already raised $7,000 to support this project, with the goal of raising a total of $14,000, and they plan to send five students to Zambia in February to help assemble and distribute the bikes. Come out this Friday to see an awesome movie and support a great cause!

The Way Bobby Sees It

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 by Anna Telensky

The Way Bobby Sees It
Friday, July 15, 7 p.m.
REI – Seattle store

Bobby McMullen is a legally blind downhill mountain bike racer. He has a guide who rides in front of him to shout out turns and obstacles, and from what I’ve heard from people who have ridden with him he’s not only an incredibly talented rider, but more aggressive than many who have the benefit of seeing the obstacles coming up on them.

Bobby lives in California and will be in town on Friday, July 15 on his way up to Crankworx, so this is is a pretty rare opportunity to meet him in person. We’ll also be showing a film about Bobby’s preparation for and competition in the 2007 Downieville Classic Mountain Bike Race, a 17-mile course said to be the country’s most challenging downhill race.

We’re putting this on in partnership with Outdoors for All and Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. Let me know if you’d like more info. What this guy does is so incredible that I can’t imagine anyone who shows up not being completely amazed by it. People can pre-purchase tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets.

With My Own Two Wheels at REI tonight

Thursday, June 16th, 2011 by Anna Telensky

Thursday, June 16, 7 p.m.
Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
REI Seattle, 222 Yale Ave. N

Tickets are available in advance through
Brown Paper Tickets
Cascade members: $5
General public: $7

Looking for something fun to do tonight? Come check out With My Own Two Wheels at REI Seattle. This incredible documentary follows five stories of people around the world whose lives have been changed through their relationship with the bicycle. Curious about what to expect? Check out the trailer and watch an award winning short featuring Bharati, one of the characters in the full-length film. If you love your bike and what to learn more about how it can change a life, don’t miss this film!

With My Own Two Wheels Trailer from Jacob SB on Vimeo.

Race Across the Sky returns to Seattle

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 by Peter Verbrugge

Bicycle Film Series: Race Across the Sky
Friday May 13, 7 p.m. @ Seattle REI
Advance tickets at Brownpapertickets.com

Many of you may recall the amazing 2009 film documenting the 2009 Leadville 100 Mountain bike race. The Leadville Trail 100 began as a running race 27 years ago and mountain bike racing was added in 1994, becoming a competition with more than 1,000 entries. It has become increasingly popular, more than doubling its number of entries over the last six years. Lance Armstrong joined the fray that year and won a totally grueling 100 mile race amongst some very heavy local competition.

However, the real story of the film was the trials, tribulations and sacrifices of the every day weekend warriors who participated.

The 150 attendees at last years Bicycle Film Series Seattle showing were witness to some very inspirational stories indeed… So much so that we have brought in the 2010 edition of the film to enjoy!

This year, Race Across the Sky 2010 delves into the resulting race entry boom, including record numbers of regular Fred’s (amateur riders), all with their own personal reasons for challenging themselves to this epic test of will, strength and endurance. Joined by the toughest elite field this high-altitude century race has ever seen, (including US Pro rider Levi Leipheimer), these riders are tested by one of the most brutal courses known to the sport.