Comcast Outdoor Film Festival

Join me for the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival. This year, it will be my honor to introduce the movie on opening night.

The festival is celebrating its fourteenth anniversary August 13-20, 2010, with eight nights of hit movies that include a mix of box office hits, classics, family favorites. New this year, this annual summer favorite is moving to the grounds of the Universities at Shady Grove. As in the past, the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival is presented by 97.1 WASH-FM and benefits National Institutes of Health (NIH) Children’s Charities.

Over the past ten years the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival has raised more than $250,000 for NIH Children’s Charities.

The festival features an inflatable four-story screen, one of the two largest in the United States, and state of the art projection with Dolby Digital® Surround Sound. The films begin each night at dusk, grounds open at 6:30 p.m. Festival patrons are encouraged to come early to enjoy a variety of foods from local restaurants and family activities provided by the festival sponsors.

The 2010 Comcast Outdoor Film Festival lineup includes:

Friday, August 13 ~ The Blind Side ~ 129 minutes ~ PG-13
Saturday, August 14 ~ New Moon ~ 130 minutes ~ PG-13
Sunday, August 15 ~ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ~ 150 minutes ~ PG-13
Monday, August 16 ~ Jerry McGuire ~ 139 minutes ~ R
Tuesday, August 17 ~ Valentine’s Day ~ 125 minutes ~ PG-13
Wednesday, August 18 ~ Up in the Air ~ 108 minutes ~ R
Thursday, August 19 ~ Julie & Julia ~ 123 minutes ~ PG-13
Friday, August 20 ~ Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs ~ 90 minutes - PG


Moviegoers are encouraged to purchase food at the festival from popular vendors and area restaurants. A portion of the proceeds will go towards NIH Children’s Charities: Children’s Inn, Camp Fantastic/Special Love and Friends of the Clinical Center.

The Comcast Outdoor Film Festival provides accommodations for people with disabilities. Wheelchair Access and Escort Service, seating area and restroom will be provided. Assisted Listening Devices of various types are provided at the projection booth and are available on request. AAudio Descriptors for the blind are available with ten days notice by calling 301-496-6061.

Moviegoers are encouraged to bring blankets or low beach chairs. The Universities at Shady Grove are located at 9630 Gudelsky Drive in Rockville, MD. Free parking is available. More information is available at www.filmfestnih.org or 301-816-6958.