All-Natural Film Fest
The Coastal Conservation League and Half-Moon Outfitters are sponsoring the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival to take place at the Terrace Theatre on Sept. 18. Beer, wine, and food will be available at the pre-party at 5:30 p.m. followed by films and discussion at 6:30. The festival will feature the films Fridays at the Farm, Gimme Green, and Mountain Top Removal. Tickets are limited and cost $25. They can be purchased at both the King Street and Coleman Boulevard locations of Half-Moon Outfitters or via the Coastal Conservation League’s event registration line at (843) 725-2067. —Myles Hutto
Terrace News
The arthouse cinema has added ballet to its menu. Emerging Pictures, a digital media marketing and distribution company, is licensing a series of dances by the Bolshoi Ballet and Teatro alla Scala. Bolt kicks off the series on Sept. 11. Tickets are $15.
In other news, the Terrace Theatre is hoping to expand. Owner Michael Furlinger says two options are being considered over the next two years. One is to add a brand-new theater to the existing building off Maybank Highway. The other is to build a brand-new theater, possibly on Johns Island.
Another hope is renting the old IMAX on the east side of the peninsula. It closed last September after seven years and has been empty since. The timing was unfortunate. The IMAX closed just as the technology for projectors had gone digital, a technological breakthrough that made IMAX far more efficient and cost-effective than in years past. The closing came when the supply of blockbuster movies adaptable to IMAX screens began to grow. Previously, IMAXs offered novelty movies about NASCAR or undersea life. Now more theaters across the country are offering 3-D screenings and mega-hit films like The Dark Knight. —John Stoehr
Local TV Gets
Interactive
WCBD-TV 2 made big changes to its website recently. With a new design, its website has become more functional, the station says, with features like the Continuous News Desk and an enhanced weather report, which now displays tides and fishing times. Larry Collett, the station’s interactive media director, is proudest of the website’s new user-friendly set-up. Over the next month, he plans to place a larger emphasis on video, especially on covering high school sports. Also in the works are entertainment-related news and a section focusing on Lowcountry dining and nightlife. —Myles Hutto
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