I helped line the pockets of Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather by purchasing their obscenely overpriced PPV. But I have to say, it was a hell of a fight and I enjoyed watching it. It was also my first opportunity to break the screen out and doing an outside movie in the 2017 summer season, … [Read more…]
First off, let me say that I am sorry for missing a post last week. My family and I headed to Tokyo for a few days and I just got overwhelmed with the tasks associated with getting the family across the Pacific and intact. I plan on doing a couple of posts associated with our … [Read more…]
You are planning your first outdoor movie party and you are wondering about timing, specifically when should you start the movie? Obviously, when it is dark! Of course that is the easy answer when you are in control of show time (i.e. showing a movie), but that isn’t the case when you are showing a … [Read more…]
75 years ago today the island of Oahu, to include the Pacific Fleet parked at Pearl Harbor, was attacked by the Japanese. [easyazon_image align=”right” height=”500″ identifier=”B003QSOE0U” locale=”US” src=”http://www.backyardmovies.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/51XFrpmiNUL.jpg” tag=”backyardmov05-20″ width=”375″]An event that would lead to the entry of the United States into World War II. I was fortunate to witness one of these memorials today, … [Read more…]
We hosted one of my daughter’s friends and her family the other night for a screening of Angry Birds and a homemade pizza party. Even though it is relatively simple, there are a lot of people who have never made a pizza from scratch and everyone has fun. Homemade pizzas are great for movie night … [Read more…]
I thought that the splendor and majesty of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony would be a great excuse to break out the inflatable backyard movie screen and to invite a few friends over for a party. To kick it up a notch, I decided to keep to a Brazilian theme for the dinner, so as … [Read more…]