Bandon offers a variety of options for seeing your favorite movies as well as an annual not-to-be-missed film festival.
If you’re planning a night in or a movie marathon weekend, head to Bandon Video Rental & Retail to find new releases and old favorites to rent and to purchase. They also have a selection of video games for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. If you’re low on snacks, you can also pick up candy, popcorn and soda to complete your movie watching experience, and don’t hesitate to bring the little ones along. While you shop and choose your movies, they can play in the children’s area.
Bandon Video Rental & Retail
20 10th St SE
Bandon, OR 97411
541-347-4216
For a night out to the movies or a weekend matinee, make the quick 27 mile trip north to North Bend to see a first-run movie at the Pony Village Cinema, and check out the many neighboring shops while you’re there. For current showtimes, check online or give the Movie Line a call.
Pony Village Cinema
1611 Virginia Avenue
North Bend, OR 97459
Movie Line: 541-756-3447
Each fall, the region gets to participate in the Oregon Coast Film Festival. Categories of films include historical and cultural documentaries, tourism/outdoor/recreational documentaries, student videos, animation, shorts, and feature-length films. Professionals, students, and amateurs are encouraged to submit their films. A panel of judges from the community reviews the entries and jury films into the “Best of Festival” evening. Besides the films, the festival includes a workshop, reception, speakers, and awards. Not only does the festival provide an evening of entertainment for Bandon residents and visitors, but the festival contributes a portion of the proceeds for area high school scholarships. Tickets are available online and at the box office on the day of the event. For more information about this exciting event, visit the Oregon Coast Film Festival website.
For those with a Coastline Library card, the Bandon Library has thousands of DVDs that can be borrowed for a week. In their vast collection, you’ll find new releases, dramas, comedies, indies, TV series, documentaries and much more.
Bandon Public Library
1204 11th St. SW
541-347-3221
cclsd.org/libraries/ban/
All are welcome, even without a library card, to the Bandon Public Library on the 2nd Monday of each month for the Bandon Library Friends and Foundation’s Classic Film Night. The movie begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Sprague Community Room. Feature movies have included “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “Adam’s Rib,” “Chism,” “Funny Lady,” “King Kong” and many other favorites from the 1920s to the 1960s. Movies are free and open to the public. Cookies are provided, and movie enthusiasts are welcome to bring their own popcorn. Visit the website or call for a schedule of upcoming movies.
Bandon Public Library
1204 11th St. SW
541-347-3221
bandonlff.org/films
If you’d prefer not to leave at all and have your movies come directly to you in your living room, Bandon’s high speed internet providers can bring you streaming movies and television series through your favorite website such as Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu.