Bookmans Recommends: Elf
By Corinne, Event Liaison at Bookmans Grant When people ask me what my favorite holiday movie is I used to have trouble coming up with an answer. Gremlins is great but it used to give me nightmares as a kid. Polar Express is a beautiful…
Bookmans Recommends: Christmas Movies to Get You Into the Holiday Spirit
by Megan Maiden, former Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa I am unapologetically Christmas Crazy. I live for this time of year! Not that I don’t give Thanksgiving a chance, I just like to eat my turkey while I stare lovingly at my already decorated Christmas…
Fred Dekker Haunts My Youth
By Roland Wakefield, Movie and Film Expert at Bookmans Mesa Disturbingly amused by how most of the things in my childhood relate to writer/director Fred Dekker, I feel compelled to share my thoughts in this post. Like to read it? Here it go. The article…
Bookmans Recommends: Being Scared Silly
By Megan Maiden, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa Oh, October! The spookiest month is upon us. You know what that means; there’s a run on the horror movie section at Bookmans! To get in the spirit of the season, I chose my most treasured gems…
Bookmans Recommends: Supernatural
What do Chevy Impalas, salt rounds, and demonic possessions have in common? They are all Supernatural. A once-small budget show on an even smaller network, Supernatural has successfully survived thirteen glorious seasons, network declines, and an apocalypse (or ten). Here’s what makes the Winchester’s adventures…
Bookmans Recommends: Steel Magnolias on Blu Ray
By Megan Maiden, Assistant Manager at Bookmans Mesa As a child my best friend and greatest teacher, was, truly, cable television. With this magical box, I was transported to anywhere I wanted to be, which was especially useful during the cold Wisconsin winters. In 1989,…
Ticket Tuesdays — 2014 AZ Underground Film Festival VIP Passes
***CONTEST CLOSED*** The Arizona Underground Film Festival (AZUFF) is back for its 7th year playing some of the best cult/midnight films from Sundance, Cannes and Tribeca. AZUFF will also show world premieres and North American premiere screenings. Be a part of the entire counter culture…
Music in Movies: Best Soundtracks
Images synchronized to music create a perfectly balanced symphony of visual and aural delight. Musicals are great literal interpretations of this concept, but movies about music are a whole different story. It’s truly an art to engineer a brilliant film with a killer soundtrack. For…
Family Bonding Films
We think family time is so important that every Bookmans store offers product lines and free events to enrich the time families to spend with each other. Whether your family is into playing board games, going on nature hikes or cooking together in the kitchen,…
How To Watch a Movie When You’ve Read the Book
Hey, hey friends. Is the book-to-movie trend getting you down? Do you feel sad when you’ve read the book and the movie just doesn’t compare? Are you still reeling from a certain character’s absence (e-hem, Madge Undersee)? Let Bookmans help. We developed a fool proof…
How To Watch a Movie When You've Read the Book
Hey, hey friends. Is the book-to-movie trend getting you down? Do you feel sad when you’ve read the book and the movie just doesn’t compare? Are you still reeling from a certain character’s absence (e-hem, Madge Undersee)? Let Bookmans help. We developed a fool proof…
We Miss You, Mork from Ork
The world recently said a bitter good-bye to one of our beloved performers, Robin Williams. Bookmans Speedway joins our community in grieving for this tremendous genius. We took a moment to reflect on the career and brilliance of an artist whose work spanned multiple generations…
Bookmans Recommends: 5 Classic Films Everyone Should See
With August being Movie Madness here at Bookmans, we feel it’s fitting to highlight some of the greatest classic (pre-1970) films of all time. This includes everything from the Silent Era to Hollywood’s Golden Age. These stories are timeless and continue to influence film makers….
Movie Magic at Bookmans
Movies are magical. They bring our favorite stories, characters and far off lands to life. Movies tell enchanted stories within one cinematic adventure, which allows for a fantasy to become a short lived reality for the audience. Movies allow people to escape the real world…
Movie Madness Month: Best Friends on Film
The highlights of summer include swimming, cold drinks, vacation, beach reads, wearing flip-flops, eating popsicles and, of course, blockbuster movies. August marks two of the most interactive observances of the season: International Day of Friendship and Bookmans’ Movie Madness Month. How better to celebrate than…
Catch Movie Madness at Bookmans
August is Movie Madness Month at Bookmans as we celebrate the silver screen (and all the other movie screens)! Stop by every location for movie-themed events that are sure to be cinematicly awesome. Each store hosts free activities for all ages. From Muppet shenanigans to…
Paws Recommends Five Films About Man’s Best Friend
Meet Bookmans Flagstaff favorite four-legged friend Paws. Paws was adopted from a shelter by dog lover and Bookmans electronics buyer Cali. Paws never leaves her mom’s side and even comes to work with her. On any given day you can find Paws assisting Bookmans employees…
Paws Recommends Five Films About Man's Best Friend
Meet Bookmans Flagstaff favorite four-legged friend Paws. Paws was adopted from a shelter by dog lover and Bookmans electronics buyer Cali. Paws never leaves her mom’s side and even comes to work with her. On any given day you can find Paws assisting Bookmans employees…
Ticket Tuesdays — First Time Film Club Presents Splash
This Ticket Tuesday we give you double the chances to win! First Time Film Club, a collaboration of Mesa’s National Comedy Theatre and Bookmans Entertainment Exchange is designed to bring pop-culture classics to people who have never seen them before. Watch Splash with us at…
Reel Fun at Phoenix Film Festival
This year we are proud to continue our sponsorship of the Phoenix Film Festival. For one week each April, thousands of movie lovers descend upon the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Cine Capri to celebrate independent cinema. While we enjoy all the movies available to watch, what…
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