start a movie night tradition

goal #7 on my 30before30 list is to start a movie night tradition. i've posted before about some themed movie nights that i wanted to host, but i realized i didn't have any halloween themed movies thrown in. 

so last week, i decided to invite just a couple of friends over to watch the shining. now, there wasn't much prep time for this because of the lovely 1:00-10:00 schedule worked the prior days, but - it was still a good time. 

i printed off some mazes for us to do since (spoiler alert!) that's where jack's journey ends, i made a rum drink with orange juice and grenadine to represent redrum, and the food was a little difficult...but since the walk-in freezer and pantry are semi-important in the movie, i decided to go with all frozen foods that you'd find in a big freezer. so we had mozzarella sticks, taquitoes, pizza and frozen cookie dough! 

sure, it's not the healthiest movie theme i could go with, but it was worth it. 

i'm hoping that this will turn in to a tradition that i host pretty regularly, and that some friends start hosting their own movie nights. 

next up at my house is romy & michele's high school reunion!

what movie night would you host?

{theme} that movie!

goal #7 on my list is to start a movie night tradition.

i love, love, love movies & i'm the type of person that can spend an entire winter weekend on the couch with the husband, a comfy blanket, a bottle of wine and several movies. of course it doesn't have to be in the winter, but summertime makes me want to be outside!

so i've picked four movies that i love for four completely different reasons, but i thought they'd all be appropriate for a movie night that i'll host when it gets cooler outside.

for when you're hosting your intelligent indie friends:

vicky cristina barcelona

for this movie night, i'm picturing:

 bottles of red wine, 

a mini painting party (since javier bardem & penelope cruz's characters are painters...think: small canvases with watercolors for guests to take home),

and

paella for dinner (it does take place in spain, after all)

for a girl's night quote-along:

romy & michele's high school reunion

for this movie night, i'm picturing:
 gummy bears/jelly beans/candy corn ("all i've had to eat for the past 6 days"),
name tags a'la high school reunion
 and
spiked punch in a big bowl, just like what you'd find at an 80's prom.

for your group of friends that love stupid humor as much as you do:

step brothers
for this movie night, i'm picturing:
 chocolate chip pancakes for dinner ("i like to have fresh fruit in the house and chocolate chips in my pancakes"),
sweater vests or tuxedo shirts required,
and
as an activity - creating autotune songs on your iphone a'la "boats 'n hoes"

for watching with friends that have children, or adults like me that love wes anderson and anything stop-motion that's "supposed" to be a kid's movie:
the fantastic mr. fox
for this movie night, i'm picturing:
spiked apple cider (that's what floods the tunnel),
a christmas themed pot-luck (see picture below)
and
"thief masks" required

have you ever hosted or attended a themed movie night?

(see my full 30before30 list here)