Bryant Park Movie Screening Guide
The grass opens for picnicking at 5 p.m. and the films begin at sunset, typically between 8 and 9 p.m. Please don't bring plastic tarps, as they damage the grass.
June 20, 2011
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson leads a character-filled revolt against the evil Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) at a mental facility. Directed with a sly smile by Milos Forman and based on the Ken Kesey novel, it is only the second film to win the top five Oscars. (1975) 133 min (Saul Zaentz Co.)
June 27, 2011
The 39 Steps
Hitchcock's early British masterpiece thriller stars Robert Donat as the resourceful man wrongfully suspected of a murder. While on the run, he gets involved with spies, a beautiful woman, and a music hall performer named Mr. Memory. Special thanks to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts [BAFTA] East Coast. (1935) 86 min (MGM)
July 4, 2011
Easy Rider
The iconic road trip film features Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper as bikers traveling from LA to New Orleans in search of America, a great rock soundtrack, an unforgettable cast of characters, and Laszlo Kovacs' perfect cinematography on location. (1969) 95 min (Sony/Columbia)
July 11, 2011
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Bombshell Marilyn Monroe is gold digging (Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend) and gorgeous Jane Russell is looking for love (Anyone Here For Love?) on a ship to Paris in Howard Hawks' sparkling, witty, and colorful musical comedy. (1953) 91 min (Fox)
July 18, 2011
In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger are magnificent as a Philadelphia detective and a bigoted sheriff who work together to solve a complex murder in Mississippi. Earning the Oscar for Best Picture, the film was directed by Norman Jewison and features music by Quincy Jones and Ray Charles. (1967) 109 min (MGM)
July 25, 2011
The Lady Eve
Barbara Stanwyck is in peak form as a con artist who sets her sights on a clueless brewery heir, played hilariously by Henry Fonda. With sophisticated dialogue, masterful direction by Preston Sturges, and an outstanding supporting cast, this is one of the greatest comedies on film. (1941) 94 min (Universal)
August 1, 2011
Cool Hand Luke
Paul Newman plays Luke, who is serving time on a chain gang and refuses to buckle under authority. George Kennedy provides Oscar-winning support, and Strother Martin is the sadistic guard who utters the immortal line "What we've got here...is a failure to communicate." (1967) 126 min (Warner)
August 8, 2011
Airplane!
From the team who created The Naked Gun, this fast moving crazy comedy features Leslie ("Don't call me Shirley") Nielsen, Robert Stack, and Robert Hays who play it straight while the audience can't stop laughing. Cameos by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ethel Merman, and Barbara Billingsley. (1980) 88 min (Paramount).
August 15, 2011
High Sierra
Humphrey Bogart became a star in this momentous gangster movie, which started the world's obsession with film noir. Bogie is a doomed ex-con killer on the lam with a heart of gold and Ida Lupino is his moll. Deftly directed by Raoul Walsh and masterly co-written by John Huston. (1941) 100 min (Warner)
August 22, 2011
Dirty Harry
Clint Eastwood is San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan, who has little regard for rules but always gets results. On the hunt for a maniacal serial sniper, he uses his trademark intimidation and .44 Magnum handgun. Feeling lucky? (1971) 102 min (Warner)
