Galaxy Theatres Riverbank — Red Carpet Gala and Public Screenings
A Christmas movie filmed right in downtown Riverbank got its hometown premiere this week, complete with a red carpet, a sold-out theater screening and a free outdoor showing planned for the very park where cameras rolled back in January. “A Christmas Ornament to Remember” kicked off its celebration Thursday with a gala at Galaxy Theatres starting at 6:30 p.m., following months of anticipation since cast and crew transformed Riverbank’s Plaza del Rio into a wintry film set.
According to KCRA, the film stars Hannah Brantley as Amanda, a big-city veterinarian who returns to her hometown after a major storm, and uses Riverbank’s Plaza del Rio as the backdrop for several of its key scenes. The movie was written and directed by Arvin Berner, a Modesto native who said the Riverbank square was selected while the production was scouting locations, KCRA reported. Filming took place in January, and according to Riverbank News, crews shot scenes in Plaza del Rio Park that month, with area residents invited to show up for a 6 p.m. tree-lighting scene as extras…