Crystal Screen James Bond Festival Grows Bigger, Better
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2008
Crystal Screen James Bond Festival Grows Bigger, Better
Crystal City (Arlington, VA) – From Crystal City with Love, the area's only Outdoor Film Festival featuring all 21 official James Bond films, is expanding again! The Crystal City Business Improvement District is proud to announce a larger screen size and a four-week extension of the festival highlighting a series of hilarious Bond spoofs.
Starting on Monday, July 14th at the showing of Moonraker, Crystal Screen will feature an enlarged 14' x 24' screen that comes with an even more powerful sound system. The new equipment will further increase the area from which Crystal Screen patrons can comfortably see and hear the movie, allowing even more people to enjoy the festival.
"With Crystal Screen attendance now pushing well above 500 enthusiastic patrons per screening, we looked for ways to enhance the experience while allowing for continued growth in audience size," said Angela Fox, President/CEO of the Crystal City Business Improvement District. "The new equipment meets both purposes and we couldn't imagine a better way to announce and celebrate the program's success than by extending the festival with the introduction of four hilarious Bond spoof favorites."
The extension will add a total of four movies bringing the official festival end date to October 20th. Films include the 1967 version of Casino Royale and the three movies in the Austin Powers Series – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Crystal Screen's From Crystal City With Love is shown in the large, grassy courtyard along S. Bell Street between 18th Street and 20th Street. Utilizing one of Crystal City's many open spaces, the courtyard is catty-corner to the Crystal City Metro and directly across from Arena Stage and the Crystal City Marriott. The movies are shown at sundown every Monday, rain or shine (with the exception of severe inclement weather). In addition, the festival will continue to include special contests, prizes, and fun themes. Movie patrons can visit www.crystalcity.org (click on events) for more details.
Film Festival Details:
Location: 18th and S. Bell Street – less than a block from the Crystal City Metro Station
Parking: Free garage parking available at designated Crystal City garages after 4:00PM
Metro: Crystal City. Yellow or Blue Line.
Date/Time: Monday nights, Sundown
Weather: Rain or Shine (except for severe inclement weather)
Remaining Film Festival Schedule:
July 14 - Moonraker (1979)
July 21 - For Your Eyes Only (1981)
July 28 - Octopussy (1983)
Aug 4 - A View to a Kill (1989)
Aug 11 - The Living Daylights (1987)
Aug 18 - License to Kill (1989)
Aug 25 - GoldenEye (1995)
Sept 1 - Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Sept 8 - The World is Not Enough (1999)
Sept 15 - Die Another Day (2002)
Sept 22 - Casino Royale (2006)
Sept 29 – Casino Royale (1967)
Oct 6 – Austin Powers – International Man of Mystery (1997)
Oct 13 – Austin Powers – The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Oct 20 – Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
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About the Crystal City BID
Established in April of 2006, the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is creating a soul for Crystal City. A public-private partnership, the BID is providing a higher level of service to visitors, workers and residents in Crystal City - driving to become world-class destination in both Arlington and the greater DC region. For more information, visit
