“It’s not like my mother is a maniac or a raving thing. She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you?”
Friday, June 1 Films on the Green: OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies (Michel Hazanavicius, 2006), Cedar Hill, Central Park
Friday, June 8 Films on the Green: The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Robert Guédiguian, 2011), Washington Square Park
Saturday, June 9 City Parks Foundation: Brooklyn Boheme (Diane Paragas & Nelson George, 2011) and live performance by Talib Kweli and his band, Herbert Von King Park, 7:00
Friday, June 15 Films on the Green: War of the Buttons (Yves Robert, 1962), Washington Square Park
Monday, June 18 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960), Bryant Park Lawn
Monday, June 18 Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: Stella Days (Thaddeus O’Sullivan, 2011), 55 Water St.
Friday, June 22 Films on the Green: The Axe (Costa-Gavras, 2005), Tompkins Square Park
Saturday, June 23 Tropfest New York, hosted by Hugh Jackman, advance registration required, Bryant Park, 3:00 – 11:00
Saturday, June 23 Movies in the Park: Hugo (Martin Scorsese, 2011), Frederick B Judge Playground
Monday, June 25 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969), Bryant Park Lawn
Monday, June 25 Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: Collaborator (Martin Donovan, 2011), 55 Water St.
Friday, June 29 Films on the Green: Donkey Skin (Jacques Demy, 1970), Tompkins Square Park
“So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors in the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palookaville.”
Monday, July 2 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939), Bryant Park Lawn
Monday, July 2 Rooftop Films — Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984), 3059 West 12th St., music at 7:00, film at 8:30
Monday, July 2 Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: The Runway (Ian Power, 2011), 55 Water St.
Wednesday, July 4 Outdoor Cinema: The American Experience: United States, with live music by Dustin Wong and Arturo en el Barco and Kansas City style BBQ from John Brown Smokehouse, Socrates Sculpture Park
Thursday, July 5 Films in Tompkins: Exit Through the Gift Shop (Banksy, 2010), with Church of Betty, Tompkins Square Park
Thursday, July 5 Syfy Movies with a View: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982) and CatCam (Seth Keal), with DJ Ayres, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Friday, July 6 Passport Fridays: Haiti, with dance by ASE Dance Theatre Collective, music by DJA-Rara, and screening of When the Drum Is Beating (Whitney Dow, 2011), Queens Museum
Friday, July 6 Rooftop Films: New York Filmmakers Shorts Program, Brooklyn Metrotech Commons, music at 8:30, film at 9:00
Friday, July 6 Films on the Green: Tell No One (Guillaume Canet, 2006), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
Monday, July 9 Rooftop Films — Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Edge of the City: Underground NY Shorts by the Sea, 3059 West 12th St., music at 7:00, film at 8:30
Monday, July 9 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954), Bryant Park Lawn
Monday, July 9 Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre: Side by Side (Daniel Johnson, 2011), 55 Water St.
Tuesday, July 10 Red Hook Flicks: The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987), Valentino Pier
Wednesday, July 11 Outdoor Cinema: Soul Kitchen (Fatih Akin, 2009), with live music and ethnic food, Socrates Sculpture Park
Wednesday, July 11 SummerScreen: Cruel Intentions (Roger Kumble, 1999), McCarren Park
Wednesday, July 11 River Flicks for Grown-Ups: Moneyball (Bennett Miller, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 63
Wednesday, July 11 Movies Under the Stars: Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
Thursday, July 12 Films in Tompkins: Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009), with Dandy Wellington, Tompkins Square Park
Thursday, July 12 Syfy Movies with a View: To Kill A Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962) and Eye on the Stars (Rauch Brothers), with DJ $mall Change, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Friday, July 13 Passport Fridays: México, with music by Las Cafeteras and screening of Alamar (Pedro González-Rubio, 2009), Queens Museum
Friday, July 13 River Flicks for Kids: Kung Fu Panda 2 (Jennifer Yuh, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 46
Friday, July 13 Films on the Green: Persepolis (Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
Friday, July 13 Summer Movie Series: Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002), Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Saturday, July 14 Rooftop Films — Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Bound for Glory (Hal Ashby, 1976), 3059 West 12th St., music at 7:00, film at 8:30
“Edwina’s insides were a rocky place where my seed could find no purchase.”
Monday, July 16 Rooftop Films — Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Manhattan (Woody Allen, 1979), 3059 West 12th St., music at 7:00, film at 8:30
Monday, July 16 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Roman Holiday (William Wyler, 1953), Bryant Park Lawn
Tuesday, July 17 Red Hook Flicks: Tremors (Ron Underwood, 1990), Valentino Pier
Wednesday, July 18 [CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS] Outdoor Cinema: Lemonade Joe (Oldrich Lipský, 1964), with live music and ethnic food, Socrates Sculpture Park
Wednesday, July 18 SummerScreen: Raising Arizona (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1987), McCarren Park
Wednesday, July 18 River Flicks for Grown-Ups: Super 8 (J. J. Abrams, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 63
Wednesday, July 18 Movies Under the Stars: The Flying Scotsman (Douglas Mackinnon, 2006), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
Thursday, July 19 Films in Tompkins: Summer of Sam (Spike Lee, 1999), with the Debonairs and Brendan O’Hara, Tompkins Square Park
Thursday, July 19 Syfy Movies with a View: Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2008) and Odysseus’ Gambit (Àlex Lorca Cercos), with DJ Emch Subatomic, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Friday, July 20 River Flicks for Kids: Superman: The Movie (Richard Donner, 1978), Hudson River Park, Pier 46
Friday, July 20 Rooftop Films: Coming Home Shorts Program, Brooklyn Metrotech Commons, music at 8:30, film at 9:00
Friday, July 20 Passport Fridays: Cuba, with dance and music by Oyu Oro and screening of Suite Habana (Fernando Pérez, 2003), Queens Museum
Friday, July 20 Summer Movie Series: Star Trek (J. J. Abrams, 2009), Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Monday, July 23 Rooftop Films — Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: The Muppets (James Bobbin, 2011), 3059 West 12th St., music at 7:00, film at 8:30
Monday, July 23 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941), Bryant Park Lawn
Tuesday, July 24 Red Hook Flicks: How to Train Your Dragon (Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders, 2010), Valentino Pier
Tuesday, July 24 Rooftop Films: The Waiting Room (Peter Nicks, 2012), Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Second Ave. at 47th St.
Wednesday, July 25 Outdoor Cinema: Her Master’s Voice (Nina Conti, 2012), with live music and ethnic food, Socrates Sculpture Park
Wednesday, July 25 SummerScreen: Dirty Dancing (Emile Ardolino, 1987), McCarren Park
Wednesday, July 25 River Flicks for Grown-Ups: Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 63
Wednesday, July 25 Movies Under the Stars: Quicksilver (Thomas Michael Donnelly, 1986), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
Thursday, July 26 Films in Tompkins: Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964), with the Luddites, Tompkins Square Park
Thursday, July 26 Syfy Movies with a View: Clueless (Amy Heckerling, 1995) and Once It Started It Could Not End Otherwise (Kelly Sears), with DJ Ronin, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Friday, July 27 River Flicks for Kids: Hugo (Martin Scorsese, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 46
Friday, July 27 Passport Fridays: Egypt, with dance and music by Egyptian Celebration Company and screening of Microphone (Ahmad Abdalla, 2010), Queens Museum
Friday, July 27 Summer Movie Series: The Muppets (James Bobin, 2011), Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Sunday, July 29 City Parks Foundation: Africa United (Debs Paterson, 2010) and live performances by Taj Weekes & Adowa, Shine & the Moonbeams, and Randolph Mathews, Springfield Park, 7:00
Monday, July 30 Rooftop Films — Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Girl Walk / All Day, 3059 West 12th St., music at 7:00, film at 8:30
Monday, July 30 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955), Bryant Park Lawn
Tuesday, July 31 Red Hook Flicks: Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979), Valentino Pier
“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
Wednesday, August 1 Outdoor Cinema: Senna (Asif Kapadia, 2010), with live music and ethnic food, Socrates Sculpture Park
Wednesday, August 1 SummerScreen: The Princess Bride (Rob Reiner, 1987), McCarren Park
Wednesday, August 1 River Flicks for Grown-Ups: Limitless (Neil Burger, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 63
Wednesday, August 1 Movies Under the Stars: Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
Thursday, August 2 Syfy Movies with a View: Wet Hot American Summer (david Wain, 2011) and Summer Bummer (Bill Plympton), with DJ Conquerrah, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Thursday, August 2 Films in Tompkins: Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001), with the Rad Trads and free Two Boots pizza, Tompkins Square Park
Thursday, August 2 Celebrate Brooklyn! Music & Movies: Romeo and Juliet (Franco Zeffirelli, 1968) and the Love Show, Prospect Park Bandshell, 7:30
Friday, August 3 River Flicks for Kids: Puss in Boots (Chris Miller, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 46
Friday, August 3 Rooftop Films: Inocente (Sean Fine) and Burt Talks to the Bees (Isabella Rossellini), Brooklyn Metrotech Commons, music at 8:30, film at 9:00
Friday, August 3 Summer Movie Series: Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993), Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Friday, August 3 Passport Fridays: West Indies, with dance by Something Positive, music by Village Drums of Freedom, and screening of Fire in Babylon (Stevan Riley, 2011), Queens Museum
Monday, August 6 Rooftop Films — Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (Brad Bird, 2011), 3059 West 12th St., music at 7:00, film at 8:30
Monday, August 6 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz, 1938), Bryant Park Lawn
Tuesday, August 7 Red Hook Flicks: Zombieland (Ruben Fleischer, 2009), Valentino Pier
Wednesday, August 8 Outdoor Cinema: Summer Wars (Mamoru Hosoda, 2009), with live music and ethnic food, Socrates Sculpture Park
Wednesday, August 8 SummerScreen: Top Gun (Tony Scott, 1986), McCarren Park
Wednesday, August 8 River Flicks for Grown-Ups: Cowboys & Aliens (Jon Favreau, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 63
Wednesday, August 8 Movies Under the Stars: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
Thursday, August 9 Syfy Movies with a View: Barefoot in the Park (Gene Saks, 1967) and Love Competition (Brent Hoff), with DJ Lupe Loop, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Thursday, August 9 Films in Tompkins: The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998), with Main Squeeze Orchestra and free Two Boots pizza, Tompkins Square Park
Friday, August 10 River Flicks for Kids: Rango (Gore Verbinski, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 46
Friday, August 10 Passport Fridays: Taiwan, with dance by Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, music by Taiwanese Music Ensemble of New York, and screening of Fishing Luck (Wen-chen Tseng, 2005), Queens Museum
Sunday, August 12 City Parks Foundation: Doin’ it in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (Bobbito Garcia & Kevin Couliau, 2012), with live performances by YERBABUENA and DJ Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love, Marcus Garvey Park, 7:00
Monday, August 13 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950), Bryant Park Lawn
Monday, August 13 Movie Night in Astoria Park: Cars (John Lasseter & Joe Ranft, 2006), Astoria Park
Tuesday, August 14 Movies Under the Bridge: Dolphin Tale (Charles Martin Smith, 2011), Little Bay Park
Tuesday, August 14 SummerStage: Come Back Africa (Lionel Rogosin, 1959), with live performances by Goapele and Yolanda Zama, Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, 7:00
Tuesday, August 14 Red Hook Flicks: Blade (Stephen Norrington, 1998), Valentino Pier
Wednesday, August 15 Outdoor Cinema: Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010), with live music and ethnic food, Socrates Sculpture Park
Wednesday, August 15 NYC Parks Summer Movie Series: Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (John Schultz, 2011), Bloomingdale Park
Wednesday, August 15 SummerScreen: Audience Pick: Empire Records (Allan Moyle, 1995), with music by Ducktails, McCarren Park
Wednesday, August 15 River Flicks for Grown-Ups: Crazy, Stupid Love (Glenn Ficarra, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 63
Wednesday, August 15 Movies Under the Stars: Triplets of Belleville (Sylvain Chomet, 2003), Riverside Park, Pier 1 at 70th St.
“That’s right. I’m just a fella now. I ain’t no different than anyone else no more.”
Thursday, August 16 Syfy Movies with a View: The Big Chill (Lawrence Kasdan, 1983) and Aquadettes (Drea Cooper and Zack Canepari), with DJ Hahn Solo, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Thursday, August 16 Films in Tompkins: Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982), with Timbila, Tompkins Square Park
Friday, August 17 River Flicks for Kids: Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985), Hudson River Park, Pier 46
Friday, August 17 Summer Movie Series: The Goonies (Richard Donner, 1985), Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Friday, August 17 Passport Fridays: Dominican Republic, with music by Irka & the Women of Fire and Los Calientes and screening of Louis Vargas: Santo Domingo Blues (Alex Wolfe, 2004), Queens Museum
Monday, August 20 Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981), Bryant Park Lawn
Monday, August 20 Movie Night in Astoria Park: Thunder Soul (Mark Landsman, 2010), Astoria Park
Tuesday, August 21 Red Hook Flicks: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Stevevn Spielberg, 1982), Valentino Pier
Tuesday, August 21 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989), introduced by Danny Aiello, Central Park landscape north of Sheep Meadow
Tuesday, August 21 Movies Under the Bridge: The Adventures of Tin Tin (Steven Spielberg, 2011), Little Bay Park
Wednesday, August 22 SummerScreen: Raising Arizona (Joel Coen, 1987), with music by Tin Harrington and Dustin Wong, McCarren Park
Wednesday, August 22 Outdoor Cinema: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . Spring (Kilm Ki-duk, 2003), with live music and ethnic food, Socrates Sculpture Park
Wednesday, August 22 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (Tim Burton, 1985), Central Park landscape north of Sheep Meadow
Wednesday, August 22 River Flicks for Grown-Ups: Horrible Bosses (Seth Gordon, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 63
Thursday, August 23 Syfy Movies with a View: Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992) and The Hunter (Marieka Walsh), with DJ Geko Jones, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Thursday, August 23 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1988), Central Park landscape north of Sheep Meadow
Friday, August 24 River Flicks for Kids: The Smurfs (Raja Gosnell, 2011), Hudson River Park, Pier 46
Friday, August 24 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Animal House (John Landis, 1978), Central Park landscape north of Sheep Meadow
Friday, August 24 Passport Fridays: Puerto Rico, with dance by Bombazo Dance Company, music by Orquesta Rovira, and screening of Cayo (Vicente Juarbe, 2005), Queens Museum
Saturday, August 25 Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Viewers’ Choice: Coming to America (John Landis, 1988) or Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994), Central Park landscape north of Sheep Meadow
Monday, August 27 Movie Night in Astoria Park: Footloose (Herbert Ross, 1984), Astoria Park
Tuesday, August 28 Red Hook Flicks: Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974), Valentino Pier
Thursday, August 30 Syfy Movies with a View: Public Vote, with DJ Ripley, Brooklyn Bridge Park
Friday, September 6 Films on the Green: Jules and Jim (François Truffaut, 1962), Columbia University, Low Library steps