BMFI celebrates 1 year

Last night I went over to the Bryn Mawr Film Institute for their 1-year anniversary celebration and marquee lighting. The old marquee for the theater had been around since the 70s and was looking pretty bad, and its replacement is the end of Phase 1 of the building restoration -- it was built in 1926 as the Seville Theater, and purchased in 2001 by the Institute campaign. I believe the next step is to restore the atrium skylight and 2nd-story arcade that have been covered by a concrete tile ceiling for the past fifty years.


The new marquee.

The celebration started with the marquee lighting at 6.30, and was followed by the Philadelphia premiere of Game 6 (directed by Michael Hoffman) and a Q&A with the producers afterwards. I don't know if I'd call it a really good film, but I enjoyed it. Read the press release here.