We had an amazing time this week at the fourth annual Loft Cinema’s Tucson International Children’s Film Festival! Kids of all ages were thrilled to receive a free copy of Lynn Reid Banks’ The Indian in the Cupboard and we gave away every single copy we had before the sold-out screening. We’ll also gave away two fantastic $100 Bookmans gift baskets, filled to the brim with book & movie pairs of our favorite children’s stories, special Bookmans merchandise, and a $50 Bookmans gift certificate! The lucky recipients were thrilled beyond words – just check out those smiles.

 

 

 

 

It was also great to see David and Lisette from Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle’s Toys as they led the crowd of eager kids in a fun pre-movie craft! This film festival is such a unique and valuable addition to Tucson’s summer activities and we were so glad to be a part again this year. This is the final weekend of the Festival and they are finishing with two excellent films for the whole family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more great pictures from the 2010 Film Festival, please check out our Flickr page.

Saturday, July 31: WALLACE AND GROMIT AND THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT (2005, 85 mins., rated G)
Wacky scientist Wallace and his heroic dog Gromit race to save the day when their sleepy English village is menaced by a giant were-rabbit on the prowl for tasty vegetables … and the annual vegetable contest is only days away! A hilarious claymation classic, and winner of the 2006 ACADEMY AWARD for Best Animated Feature!

Sunday, August 1: THE NEVERENDING STORY (1984, 102 mins., rated G)
A boy visualizes his favorite fantasy novel, THE NEVERENDING STORY, detailing the adventures of a young warrior and his heroic journey to save the empire of Fantasia from an evil nemesis called The Nothing, in this magical ‘80s adventure film from director Wolfgang Peterson.

Don’t forget that August is Movie Madness at Bookmans, and this year we’re highlighting another important partnership with The Loft – Cult Classics! For the last three years, Bookmans has been the proud sponsor of the weekly Cult Classics movies shown every Friday and Saturday night at The Loft!!  We're celebrating our partnership with a special Cult Classics screening of THE DARK KNIGHT on Saturday, August 28.  The first 50 people to arrive that evening and come to the Bookmans table will receive a FREE pass to the movie!  We'll be on The Loft patio starting at 9:30 p.m. with awesome Bookmans' goodies and a chance to win one of three $100 Bookmans gift baskets. Don't miss this amazing community celebration of movie madness!