'Do the Right Thing' outdoor movie tonight plus big boost for NWFF

Spike LEE (réalisateur)
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Two pieces of good news for Capitol Hill lovers of moving pictures.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Spike Lee's seminal Do the Right Thing. Do the Right Thing takes place during a hot summer in Brooklyn.  Since it's a bit more temperate in Seattle today, you may want to bring your fleece and flannel to the Havana parking lot where this will take place at 9:30 pm.  The screening will cost you $5 unless you choose to indulge in a cocktail at The Saint beforehand (they will extend their normal happy hour of 5 to 7 an extra hour) - in which case admission is free.  Via Tribunali is bringing a mobile oven and if that didn't whet your appetite, 16 oz. Miller High Life tall boys will be on special.  DJ Sean Cee will be spinning tunes beginning at 8 pm and through intermission.

Meanwhile, by way of Seattle Metropolitan's blog, we learn that NWFF just got a big boost in its effort to overcome a $70,000 budget gap:

I just got off the phone with Megan Jasper over at Sub Pop Records. They have made the extremely generous offer to match all donations that come in to Northwest Film Forum by August 15 up to a total of $10,000. Talk about corporate responsibility! This is fantastic news and puts our total so far at around $27,000. Thank you Jonathan, thank you Megan! Now, dear reader go out and buy the new Fruit Bats CD.

Want to help Northwest Film Forum out? You can give your $10,000 -- or $10 -- here. You can also give and get. Make a point to check out a NWFF film this week or mark your calendars for the week of August 21 as CHS co-presents Art & Copy, a film about the art, commerce, and human emotion of advertising. Here's the trailer: