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Summer is the Perfect Time to Catch up on Last Year’s Academy Award Nominated Movies!

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Rather than wasting hours watching mediocre summer television, catch up on the best of the best movies of 2009.  Make it a movie night and invite friends and family to watch with you.

Use PartyIdeaPros.com’s Oscar night ballots as a starting point for choosing your nightly movie. Most of the nominated films are currently available on DVD or through Blockbuster or Netflix membership programs. Stick with Party Idea Pros simpler Movie Night celebration package ideas for your summertime viewing parties.  Then pick two nights during the summer to glam it up with our Lights, Camera, Action and Hollywood Nights celebration packages.

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Organizing a block party or reunion? Hosting an all school barbeque/fundraiser, a sweet sixteen or teen party, an adult or children’s birthday party, or  even anniversary party?  A backyard movie night is a wonderful theme for any warm weather event.  Just choose your movie to suit the occasion  — think John Wayne, Sponge Bob, Legally Blonde, The Parent Trap, Casa Blanca, Star Wars, Rear Window, The Shawshank Redemption,  Twilight and New Moon double feature and the list goes on and on.   eve

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Summer Movie Night Invitations

Movie Ticket Invitation Cards

“Show Time” Movie Ticket Invitations

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Movie Ticket Party Invitation

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Movie Ticket Photo Party Invitation

Take Two Movie Party Invitation

Popcorn Treat Photo Invitation

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Summer Movie Night Stamps

Movie Film Cine Camera Hollywood

Hollywood

Shower of Stars Stamp

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Gary Cooper USPS Stamp

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Set Up Your Own Backyard Movie Theater

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Consider teaming up with your neighbors to purchase a neighborhood outdoor movie set-up that you can all enjoy together on those balmy summer nights or even rotate between houses for more private viewing. How about offering a double feature — a sunset showing for the kids and a more grown-up movie for the adults, after you put the kids to bed.  Set up tents (indoors or out) at a single neighborhood house and rotate parents through “kid duty.”

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Backyard Movie Equipment

Equipment prices vary with quality.

Airblown Inflatable Movie Screen with Storage Bag

Airblown Mickey Inflatable Movie Screen

Open Air Home Screen

How to Set up your Backyard with Stadium Seating

Rows 1 &2:   Blankets, pillows, sleeping bags on the ground

Rows 3 & 4:   Low to the ground lawn and beach chairs or bean bag chairs

Rows 5 &6 :   Regular height lawn chairs, chaise lounges, and even your family room couches

Rows 7 & 8:   Drag  out those bar and kitchen stools

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Simple Backyard Movie Decorating Ideas

Stick with paper plates!  Add a few balloon bunches and maybe a banner.

Movie Theater Popcorn Paper Plates

Popcorn Mylar Balloon

Solid Latex Balloons

Movie Night Door Banner

Movie Popcorn Personalized Banner Vinyl Banner
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Patio Lights and Candles

Movie Reel & Star Floating Candles

Solar Star Light String

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CANDLE HOLDER WITH SPARKLING SILVER STARS

Porcelain Taper Holder With Gold Stars

Glass Star Chime Candle Holder

12″ Metalic Tapers – Gold & Silver

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Tea light candles (20 pack)
Votive/Tealight Cup

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Celebrity Life Size Cut-Outs

If you want to go all out, add a few life size celebrity cut outs.  Be sure to take lots of pictures!

Huge Collection of Life Size Celebrity Cut Outs

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Movie Night Snacks

Popcorn

Need we say more!  Consider creating a popcorn bar  where your guests can choose from a variety of popcorns:  classic salt and butter, classic plain, kettle,  cheese , and caramel corns.

Popcorn Box

Plastic Popcorn Box Each

Fill with popcorn, of course!

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Classic Movie Candy

Milk Duds Theater Box: 12 Count

Skittles Original Box: 12 Count

Junior Mints Theater Box: 24 Count
Cookie Dough Chocolate Chip Theater Box: 12 Count
More Theater Box Candy

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Movie Night Intermission Activities

Hold a classic raffle.  Buy enough prizes for everyone to win.  Some good prizes, some not so good.  Choose one of your guests to act as the MC to encourage and facilitate trading.

Red Double Raffle Ticket Roll

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Raffle Gift Ideas

Gift Cards

Access to award-winning indie and foreign films.

Film Movement brings the film festival to your home

Blockbuster Gift Subscription

Netflix Gift subscription

iTunes Gift Cards

Small toys or gag gifts related to the movie you are watching

Movie Character Costumes

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Choose your Movie

Choose Your Movie from the 82nd Annual Academy Award Nominees.  Most are also available through Blockbuster or Netflix. If you don’t yet have a membership, consider joining — these membership movie clubas are undoubtedly the most economical option if you are planning to watch lots of movies this summer! (Oscar winners are indicated in red bold font)

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Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker ”

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Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon in “Invictus”
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds ”

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Actress in a Leading Role

• Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
• Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

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Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

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Animated Feature Film

• “Coraline ” Henry Selick
• “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
• “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
• “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
• “Up ” Pete Docter

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Art Direction

• “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
• “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
• “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

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Cinematography

• “Avatar ” Mauro Fiore
• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ” Bruno Delbonnel
• “The Hurt Locker ” Barry Ackroyd
• “Inglourious Basterds ” Robert Richardson
• “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

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Costume Design

• “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
• “Coco Before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
• “Nine” Colleen Atwood
• “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell

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Directing

• “Avatar ” James Cameron
• “The Hurt Locker ” Kathryn Bigelow
• “Inglourious Basterds ” Quentin Tarantino
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
• “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

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Documentary (Feature)

• “Burma VJ ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
• “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
• “Food, Inc..” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
• “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
• “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

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Documentary (Short Subject)

• “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
• “The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
• “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
• “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
• “Rabbit à la Berlin” Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

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Film Editing

• “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
• “District 9 ” Julian Clarke
• “The Hurt Locker ” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
• “Inglourious Basterds ” Sally Menke
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

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Foreign Language Film

• “Ajami” Israel
• “Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
• “A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
• “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
• “The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany

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Makeup

• “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
• “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
• “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

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Music (Original Score)

Create your own iMix!

• “Avatar” James Horner
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
• “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
• “Up” Michael Giacchino

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Music (Original Song)

Create your own iMix!

• “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
• “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
• “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

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Best Picture

• “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
• “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
• “District 9 ” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
• “An Education ” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
• “The Hurt Locker ” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers
• “Inglourious Basterds ” Lawrence Bender, Producer
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
• “A Serious Man ” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
• “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
• “Up in the Air ” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

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Short Film (Animated)

• “French Roast” Fabrice O. Joubert
• “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
• “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” Javier Recio Gracia
• “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
• “A Matter of Loaf and Death” Nick Park

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Sound Editing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
• “The Hurt Locker ” Paul N.J. Ottosson
• “Inglourious Basterds ” Wylie Stateman
• “Star Trek ” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
• “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

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Sound Mixing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
• “The Hurt Locker ” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
• “Inglourious Basterds ” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
• “Star Trek ” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
• “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

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Visual Effects

• “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
• “District 9 ” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
• “Star Trek ” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

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Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “District 9 ” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• “An Education ” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
• “In the Loop ” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
• “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

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Writing (Original Screenplay)

• “The Hurt Locker ” Written by Mark Boal
• “Inglourious Basterds ” Written by Quentin Tarantino
• “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
• “A Serious Man ” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

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Music

Set the tone with your party music … use the soundtracks from Academy Award nominated pictures

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Make the Night Last a Year

Don’t let these memorable nights fade away with the setting sun. The next day, when all is still fresh, log onto Shutterfly.com to create photo books, memory calendars, and even photo thank you notes or create a 5×7 photo card announcing the day, time, and location of your next movie night.

Photo Books

Collage Calendars

Photo cards

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For more detailed party planning, ideas and supplies for your next movie theme party be sure to check out:

Movie Night

Lights, Camera, Action

Hollywood Nights

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

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Party Hearty!

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