(Original photo by Adrian Cabrero)
We're in the final month of free outdoor movie season! Below are the flicks showing this week—they are all FREE, but bring your own mosquito spray and picnic blanket. Top picks this week: The Royal Tenenbaums, Big, and Grease!
MONDAY
Coney Island Flicks on the Beach (website)
Monday, August 18th, 7:30 p.m.: see Grease
Notes: The movie is screened on a giant 40-foot inflatable screen on the beach at West 10th Street. BYO-picnic.
Central Park (website)
Monday, August 18th, lawn opens at 6:30 p.m., movie at sundown: Big
Notes: BYO-picnic and oversized keyboard blanket.
Bryant Park (website)
Monday, August 18th, lawn opens at 5p.m., movie at sundown: The Shining
Notes: Get there early for a good spot, this place gets crowded! Blankets are allowed, as is your own food and drink, but vendors will also be available if you want to purchase something.
TUESDAY
Red Hook Flicks (website)
Tuesday, August 19th, 8 p.m.: Independence Day will screen at Valentino Pier in Red Hook.
Central Park (website)
Tuesday, August 19th, lawn opens at 6:30 p.m., movie at sundown: The Royal Tenenbaums
Notes: BYO-picnic and child prodigy.
Movie at Crocheron Park in Queens (website)
Tuesday, August 19th, movie at 8 p.m.: Monsters University
Notes: There will be food trucks.
WEDNESDAY
Socrates Sculpture Park (website)
Wednesday, August 20th, film at sundown: Microcosmos
Notes: Live music at 7 p.m. This is a grass and blanket seating situation.
South Street Seaport (website)
Wednesday, August 20th, 8 p.m.: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Notes: Bring a soft blanket.
RiverFlicks (website)
Wednesday, August 20th, sundown: Captain Phillips on the Pier 63 lawn.
Notes: This one's got FREE POPCORN.
Central Park (website)
Wednesday, August 20th, lawn opens at 6:30 p.m., movie at sundown: The Way We Were
Notes: BYO-picnic.
Summer Movie Series on the Intrepid (website)
Wednesday, August 20th, film at sundown: Top Gun... on a boat!
Notes: Bring something soft to sit on (you can even bring lawn chairs), and BYO-picnic foods.
THURSDAY
Brooklyn Bridge Park (website)
Thursday, August 21st, film at sundown: The Birds
Notes: Bring a blanket and a picnic, and try not to get distracted by the view of the Manhattan skyline, directly behind the giant screen. No chairs allowed on the lawn.
Central Park (website)
Thursday, August 21st, lawn opens at 6:30 p.m., movie at sundown: Coming To America
Notes: BYO-McDowell's picnic.
FRIDAY
RiverFlicks Family Friday (website)
Friday, August 22nd, film at sundown: The Wizard of Oz on Pier 46
Notes: Again, FREE POPCORN.
Central Park (website)
Friday, August 22nd, lawn opens at 6:30 p.m., movie at sundown: Rear Window
Notes: BYO-picnic.
SATURDAY
South Street Seaport (website)
Friday, August 22nd, 8 p.m.: The Aviator
Notes: BYO-picnic and something soft to sit on.
SUNDAY
Habana Outpost (website)
Sunday, August 23rd, 8 p.m.: Purple Rain
Notes: Food will be available for purchase, but BYO-dance moves.