Big Movies For Little Kids Concludes Another Great Season With Screening Of "The Sound Of Music"

Big Movies For Little Kids will conclude another great season of programing with a screening of "The Sound Of Music" this coming Monday.  It's right here in the neighborhood, so get your tickets and take the kids.  And don't forget the popcorn

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

Presents 

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Monday, December 17th at 4pm

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Subway: F train to Bergen Street

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com

Please join us to celebrate seven years of introducing young children to classic movies! Our last monthly screening is an all-time Big Movies for Little Kids audience favorite, and we'll have a sing-along, giveaways, a raffle and more! (USA; 1965; rated G; 174 minutes)

See you at the movies!

For more about the series and on screenings, go to: www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids Presents 'Shaun The Sheep'

Another great Big Movies For Little Kids screening.  Make sure to take your little ones.

SHAUN THE SHEEP And MORE ANIMAL SHORTS

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

Monday, May 21st at 4pm

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Shaun (from the creators of Wallace & Gromit) is a curious, resourceful and fun-loving little lamb, whose mixture of enthusiasm and inexperience is often a recipe for trouble. We’ll be screening a few episodes of Shaun’s adventures along with a selection of amazing short animal films from the National Film Board of Canada, including At Home with Mrs. Hen and animator Grant Munro's The Animal Movie. (Great Britain and Canada; 1966-2005; not rated; color and black-and-white animation; running time: 53 minutes)
To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com

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Spring Movie Schedule And More From 'Big Movies For Little Kids'

Here is the latest from Big Movies For Little Kids, the super fun film series at Cobble Hill Cinemas.  Besides celebration its 7th anniversary, the series continues to introduce little ones to movie classics from all genres and eras.

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BARBAPAPA

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

Monday, May 7th at 4pm

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

The beloved European character Barbapapa, and his friends, are back on the BIG screen at Big Movies! Thanks to a few adequate shape changes and their brilliant imagination, they bring an end to even the most difficult of problems, and always in the gentlest manner. The films will be presented in their original French, but trust us, no translation is necessary. (France; 1970; color animation; approximately 67 minutes)

And next on the Spring Schedule will be :  SHAUN THE SHEEP  on Monday, May 21st at 4 PM.

Also, the deadline for Big Movies for Little Kids' SECOND ANNUAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL is quickly approaching.
Students 18 years or younger currently enrolled in a New York City School (public, private or home school) can apply. All DVD entries must be postmarked May 15th.
For details and application , click here.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Big Movies For Little Kids Introduces A New Generation To A Timeless Classic

Since its release in 1968, this movie has delighted several generations. This coming Monday, introduce your little ones to this classic.

Big Movies For Little Kids At Cobble Hill Cinemas presents:

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Monday, April 23rd at 4pm

265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

Start your engines! Join us for a special screening of the epic musical on the big screen at Big Movies. A wonderful celebration of childhood and imagination (with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl), an eccentric professor, Caractacus Potts, invents an extraordinary flying car for his children, which leads them into a magical world of pirates, castles and endless adventure. (Great Britain; 1968; rated G; Technicolor; 144 minutes)

For more information, go to:
www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids Brings Pippi Longstocking Is Back!

Pippi Longstocking hasn't lost an ounce of charm and remains a favorite amongst kids to this day. Make sure to take your little ones to the upcoming screening of Big Movies For Little Kids and introduce them to this wonderfully spunky heroine.

PIPPI LONGSTOCKING

A Big Movies for Little Kids favorite character, the irreverent Pippi is back! Never a damsel in distress, the strongest girl in the world moves into Villa Villakulla with her monkey, Mr. Nillsson, and horse, Little Old Man, and the adventures begin. (1969; Not Rated G, Color, 90 minutes)
Bonus: A great giveaway from our friends at Cumbe Dance!

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

Monday, March 12th at 4pm

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Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com
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Today, Screening Of Buster Keaton Shorts At Cobble Hill Cinema

Before there was "The Artist", there was Keaton.   Big Movies For Little Kids presents an afternoon of fun with Buster Keaton Shorts

 SHORT FILMS OF BUSTER KEATON

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

Monday, February 27th at 4pm

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

Join us for a newly-restored selection of Keaton’s early short films, which showcase his genius for comedy in its purest essence: brief, energetic, recklessly creative, and loaded with laughs and breath-taking stunts. One Week and The Boat are among the selection. (1920-23; USA; not-rated; black and white; silent with intertitles; approximately 65 minutes.)

For more info, click here:  www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids Presents "Balto"

(Image courtesy of New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, nycgovparks.org.)

Big Movies For Little Kids, the film series for children two and up, will be screening BALTO on February 13th at 4 PM at the Cobble Hill Cinema.  Get your tickets now.

BALTO
Learn the history behind the famous statue in Central Park. This animated feature is inspired by the true tale of an Alaskan sled dog who heroically led a medicine-transporting team on a 600-mile odyssey during the winter of 1925. His story became a legend. His adventure is one you'll never forget. (1995; USA; rated G; color animation; 74 minutes)
To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids' 2012 Winter/Spring Screening Schedule

What fun! Big Movies For Little Kids has just released its 2012 Winter/Spring Calendar. The season premieres on Monday, January 23rd at 4 PM at Cobble Hill Cinemas with a screening of the 1970 classic animation THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, based on Norton Juster's classic children's book.
The screenings continue with:
*Balto:  Monday, February 13th, 4pm, at Cobble Hill Cinemas
*Buster Keaton Shorts: Monday, February 27th, 4pm, at Cobble Hill Cinemas
*Pippi Longstocking: Monday, March 12th, 4pm, at Cobble Hill Cinemas
*Puss In Boots (1988): Monday, March 16th, 4pm at Cobble Hill Cinema
*Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Monday, April 23rd, 4pm, at Cobble Hill Cinemas
*Barbapapa: Monday, May 7th, 4pm, at Cobble Hill Cinemas
*Shaun The Sheep: Monday, May 21st, 4pm, at Cobble Hill Cinemas


Big Movies will also be hosting their 2nd Annual Student Film Festival in June.  
Click here for further information on rules and application.

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Big Movies For Little Kids Presents 'Miracle On 34th Street'

Take a break from holiday shopping and treat your kids to see this great Christmas classic right here in the neighborhood.

  

MIRACLE ON 34th STREET 

presented by :Big movies for little kids

Cobble Hill Cinemas 265 Court Street Monday, December 19th at 4pm

Time: 4pm (every other Monday, following the public school calendar)

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

Celebrate the holidays with this timeless New York City classic! An old man who calls himself Kris Kringle is hastily recruited to be the store Santa at Macy's on Herald Square. Young Susan (Natalie Wood) and others begin to notice something special about Kris and his determination to advance the true spirit of Christmas amidst the rampant commercialism around him. (USA; 1947; not rated; black and white; 96 minutes)
PLUS: A holiday giveaway for all children in attendance!

To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids Presents 'Tom And Jerry'

Another great Big Movies For Little Kids screening.  This time, its Tom  and Jerry.  There is no better way to treat the kids.

TOM AND JERRY 

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS 

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn   

Monday, December 5th at 4pm 

Trends come and go, but the chase is eternal! The most famous cat and mouse team are back for more hilarious antics on the big screen at Big Movies for Little Kids. Join us for a selection of restored and remastered shorts, including Academy Award nominees and winners. (USA; 1943-56; not rated; color animation; approximately 70 minutes.)
Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)
To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com.

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This Afternoon, Season Premiere Of Big Movies For Little Kids

This afternoon, after school, take the kids to see Charlie Chaplin in "The Circus." Not only will they enjoy it, so will you.

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

Monday, September 26th

at 4pm Cobble Hill Cinemas

Season Premiere!

Charlie Chaplin’s THE CIRCUS

In order to evade police who suspect him of being a thief, the tramp ducks into a circus tent and acts as if he is part of the show. The cops follow and try to apprehend him, with hilarious results. The crowd goes wild, believing all this was planned ahead of time. The scenes in which the tramp is pursued through a hall of mirrors, trapped inside a lion's cage and forced to double for the missing tightrope walker are among Chaplin's best! (USA; 1928; not rated; black and white; silent with intertitles; running time: 71 minutes)

At Cobble Hill Cinemas Time: 4pm (every other Monday, following the public school calendar)Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, BrooklynSubway: F train to Bergen Street

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at:www.cobblehilltheatre.com

For the complete fall schedule and more information:

www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com.

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Big Movies For Little Kids On Governor's Island This Saturday

This Saturday, hop on the ferry to Governor's Island with your little ones and attend Big Movies For Little Kids's special screening. Read on:

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

On Governors Island

Saturday, September 17^th, 11am-3pm

Children’s Museum of the Arts on Governors Island

STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Join us for a repeat screening of a selection of films received in our open call to all New York City students on Governor’s Island! Our collaboration with Children’s Museum for the Arts continues as we co-host a free second screening at CMA's Our Lady of the Sea Chapel. Drop in anytime from 11am-3pm to watch short films (four minutes or less) ranging from live action, documentary, experimental, Super 8 to stop-motion animation, including CMA’s award winning short “Diamond of the Pig”. Children can again participate in video-making and art activities with CMA's teaching staff. (USA; shorts; not-rated; approximately 60 minutes.)

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

At Children’s Museum of the Arts, Governors Island

Time: 11am to 3pm

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Location: Governors Island, at the Children's Museum of the Arts' Our Lady of the Sea Chapel

Transportation:

Ferry schedule to Governors Island and directions:http://www.govisland.com/html/visit/directions.shtml

For the new fall schedule and more information, please visit: www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogpspot.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids Presents Its First Student Film Festival

(photo courtesy of Big Movies For Little Kids)

A few weeks ago, Big Movies For Little Kids asked for submission for their very first student film festival. Now the event has been scheduled. Don't miss it. Read on for more information:

First Ever STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

Sponsored by The Children’s Museum of the Arts

Monday, June 6th at 4 PM

You’ve seen our films. Now let us see yours! Join us for a selection of the films we received in our open call to all New York City students. We’ll be screening over 20 shorts from filmmakers ranging in age from 4 to 18 on the BIG SCREEN at BIG MOVIES! The talent, variety of subject matter and technique these young filmmakers bring to the screen is amazing and not to be missed!

Our young audience members will vote for their top three favorite films, which will be shown on June 17th at our Drive-In Movie Night at the PS29 schoolyard. Prizes will be awarded to all filmmakers. With pre-show activities and crafts supplied by the Children’s Museum of the Arts. (USA; shorts; not-rated; approximately 60 minutes.)

(Please email us if you would like hi-res photos.)

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

At Cobble Hill Cinemas

Time: 4pm (every other Monday, following the public school calendar)

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Subway: F train to Bergen Street

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at:www.cobblehilltheatre.com

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"KRTEK" Returns To Big Movies For Little Kids

My kids loved Krtek, the little cartoon mole, when they were small. Now Big Movies For Little Kids is bringing the Czech animated back as part of their series.

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

Monday, May 9th at 4pm

KRTEK

Curated by our neighbor and friend, Kamila Otcasek

A Big Movies for Little Kids favorite character returns! Enormously popular across the globe, Krtek the little mole is kind and gentle, yet always curious and ready for new challenges. Created by the great Czech animator Zdenek Miler, children of all ages will be captivated by the magical universe Krtek and his friends inhabit in these funny, sweet shorts. (1957; Czech Republic; not rated; color animated shorts; approximately 60 minutes.)

Time: 4pm (every other Monday, following the public school calendar)
Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)
Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com

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'To The Moon' With Big Movies For Little Kids

The next screening of Big Movies For Little Kids will introduce your little ones to space. Read on:

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

Monday, March 28th at 4pm

TO THE MOON:

Short Films About Space Travel

A special program of shorts including films by two Big Movies for Little Kids favorites, Georges Méliès and Max Fleischer, and featuring Brooklyn Space Program’s incredible SPACE BALLOON (in which director Luke Geissbühler and his 7-year-old son Max launch a homemade spacecraft into the stratosphere), and The Beam Project’s wonderful homage to Méliès, A TRIP TO THE SUN (created last year by a very large number of Brooklyn kids attending summer camp in New Hampshire). (USA, France; not-rated; black and white, and color; animation and live-action; approximately 60 minutes)

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

At Cobble Hill CinemasTime: 4pm (every other Monday, following the public school calendar)Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, BrooklynSubway: F train to Bergen StreetCost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket) To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at:www.cobblehilltheatre.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids Presents: The Films Of Charles And Ray Eames

Charles and Ray Eames

from Toccata for Toy Trains

Big Kids For Little Kids continues to introduce Brooklyn kids to some wonderful movies. The next screening will be highlighting the short films by American designers Charles and Ray Eames. And you thought they only designed chairs...

Read on:

THE FILMS OF CHARLES AND RAY EAMES

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Monday, February 28th at 4pm

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

The most influential American designers of the 20th century, husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames, also created over 85 fascinating, playful and insightful short films. We’ll present a selection of their work, including the brilliant Powers Of Ten, Tops, Toccata For Toy Trains, Solar Do Nothing Machine and Lucia Chase Vignette, among others. (USA; 1950-77; not rated; color; approximately 50 minutes)

For more information, go to www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

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Big Movies For Little Kids Announces Its First Student Film Festival

This is so cool. Big Movies For Little Kids, the wonderful Brooklyn children's film series, is turning the table by giving neighborhood kids a chance to show their own productions as part of their very first Student Film Festival . Read on:

Big Movies for Little Kids, the celebrated classic film series for children, announces its first-ever student film festival. Short films by New York City students are now being accepted for consideration. Selected films will be screened on the BIG screen at the Big Movies for Little Kids season finale on June 6th, 2011 at 4pm, at Cobble Hill Cinemas (265 Court Street, Brooklyn)

Last year, a group of fourth-graders from Packer Collegiate Institute made a short film to screen alongside our Tom & Jerry show. A live-action romp, the film was such a hit with our young audience that we’ve added an entire short film festival to our lineup!

Students 18 years old and younger who attend school in New York City (public, private, home school, we don’t care) are eligible to participate.

Films must be submitted in DVD format by May 1st, 2011. There are no entry fees but there is a limit of one film per student or group. Finalists will be screened and introduced by a well-known film director (TBA) at the June 6th festival. Children attending the festival will select one grand-prize winner, which will be shown at the BigMovies/Rooftop Films Drive-In Outdoor Movie Night on June 17th.

For more information on how to enter, click here.

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This Monday, Big Movies For Little Kids Premieres 2011 Season With "Duck Soup"

Duck Soup screening January 24th

***Reminder***

This Monday:

2011 Season Premiere Of Big Movies For Little Kids

If you have small children, winter can seem incredibly long, especially when you are housebound because of the cold and snow. But it's not all bad... Big Movies For Little Kids will resume their screenings of great classics on January 24th and the fun will continue all the way into spring. See their schedule above or check out their web site here.

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Big Movies For Little Kids Presents "Pippi Goes On Board"

Ah, the joys of childhood. The adventures of Astrid Lindgren's spunky character Pippi Longstocking have delighted children for decades. Here is your chance to introduce your little ones to Pippi's enduring charms.

Big Movies For Little Kids

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Pippi Goes Onboard

Monday, December 20th at 4PM

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street at Butler Street, Brooklyn

Cost: $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

Tickets can be purchase online at:

www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

The last entry in the Pippi Longstocking series finds Pippi preparing to reunite with her seafaring father, who's been living as the king of a magical South Seas isle. But before bidding adieu to Tommy and Annika, Pippi throws an offbeat birthday bash, causes bedlam at a carnival, creates the world's biggest snowball and hosts an unconventional Christmas. (Sweden; 1975; rated G; color; live-action; 79 minutes)

The event is sponsored by Appaman kid's apparel. Free t-shirt for all kids attending.

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'Hoppity Goes To Town' Screening For Neighborhood Kids

Don't miss this screening of "Hoppity Goes To Town", the story of a grasshopper who returns to his teeny town after an absence, just to find out that humans are building a skyscraper on a nearby empty lot and that insect houses are being flattened in Buggsville.

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

at Cobble Hill Cinemas

Monday, November 15th 

at 4pm

HOPPITY GOES TO TOWN

Come see the screen's first full-length musical comedy cartoon! The insect world comes to life in this animated-feature from Dave and Max Fleischer, creators of Betty Boop and Popeye.  Hoppity the grasshopper returns to Bugville (a patch of weeds in the middle of New York City) to find trouble. Will Hoppity save his garden paradise from ruin?  Featuring a musical score by Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael.  (1941; color; 78 minutes)

BIG MOVIES FOR LITTLE KIDS

At Cobble Hill Cinemas

Time: 4pm (every other Monday, following the public school calendar)

Ages: 2 and up (all ages welcome)

Location: Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street @ Butler Street, Brooklyn

Subway:  F train to Bergen Street

Cost:  $7.00 per person (as per theater policy, all walkers need a ticket)

To secure seats at Cobble Hill Cinemas, tickets may be purchased on-line at: www.cobblehilltheatre.com

  

For more information: www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

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