Since making its film debut in Romeo & Juliet in 1908, Central Park has been featured in over 250 films. 2009 marks the 7th year for the Central Park Film Festival and this year's theme is "Be Cool" featuring five films with actors or actresses who epitomize "cool."
Movies begin at 8 p.m. at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Gates open at 6 p.m.
Directions: Enter Central Park at 69th Street and Fifth Avenue (Central Park Map)
Central Park Film Festival Website
2009 Central Park Film Festival Schedule
- Tuesday, August 18: Shaft John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is the ultimate in suave detectives. A cool private eye, Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. (1971)
- Wednesday, August 19: Ocean's 11 Hollywood's A list stars come together to pull off the most daring heist Las Vegas has ever known...11 men, 3 casinos, 150 million dollars, 1 chance to pull it off. (2001)
- Thursday, August 20: Sex & The City Get Carried away! A New York writer (Sarah Jessica Parker) on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her when one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her. (2008)
- Friday, August 21: Twilight When you can live forever what do you live for? A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire. (2008)
- Saturday, August 22: Viewer's Choice! - Visit www.7online.com to vote between July 15 and August 15, 2009.
- Men in Black Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones are protecting the earth from the scum of the universe. (1997)
- Goldfinger Investigating a gold magnate's gold smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. (1965)
- Desperately Seeking Susan A bored suburban housewife, seeking adventure to her life, accidentally gets hit on the head, wakes up with amnesia, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan (Madonna). (1985)
