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NYC Free: Outdoor Movies in Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Evelyn Kanter

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NYC Free: The popular outdoor summer film series Movies With A View returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park on Thursdays in July and August. This year celebrates the work of women writers, directors and actors, and all the flicks are family-friendly.

This is the 19th summer season for Movies With a View, and includes Brooklyn-made food and drink via a new partnership with Brooklyn’s equally popular Smorgasburg. Each outdoor movie night includes pre-show music sets by Brooklyn Radio DJs and short films curated by Bamcinématek.

The theme for the 2018 is year’s 8-week-long film series is SHE DIRECTS, and it will celebrate the work of women, trans-women, and genderqueer directors.The lineup includes classics like Susan Seidelman’s Desperately Seeking Susan, and recent hits like Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman.

The final screening is by popular vote – you can vote thorugh June 25 via the link below.

Movies With A View is one of 500+ free and low-cost events put on by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy every year.Movies With A View is Thursday evenings, July 12 through August 30 and attracts tens of thousands of people each summer to the waterfront park.

Pre-show music and food offerings begin each evening at 6:00 pm, with the movies screening at sundown.

Movies With A View is one of 500+ free and low-cost events put on by Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy every year.

Movies With A View 2018 Line-up

July 12
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Directed by Susan Seidelman
Short: Judith Loves Martha by Anna Gaskell
DJ Isis Swaby

July 19
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Short: Majestic Wilderness! by Elenor Kopka
The Avenue DJs

July 26
Paris is Burning (1990)
Directed by Jennie Livingston
Short: Wild Wild West by Dime Davis
DJ Delish

August 2
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Short: War Paint by Katrelle N. Kindred
DJ Niara Sterling

August 9
Wayne’s World (1992)
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Short: Via by Maria Constanza Ferreira
DJ Baby K

August 16
Love & Basketball (2000)
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Short: To Be Free by Adepero Oduye
DJ Reborn

nyc free movie screeningsAugust 23
Wonder Woman (2017)
Directed by Patty Jenkins
Short: Not To Be A Lady by Elle Ginter
DJ Miss Hap

 

 

August 30
Public Vote:
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) directed by Dorothy Arzner
Big (1988) directed by Penny Marshall
Point Break (1991) directed by Kathryn Bigelow
The Matrix (1999) directed by Lana and Lily Wachowski
Short: Hair Wolf by Mariama Diallo
DJ Grace of Spades

The new association with Smorgasburg includes sweet treats, savory snacks, and drinks, including beer and wine, such as from:

  • cheeseburgers and crab cakes from Burger Supreme,
  • crab cakes from Musser’s Famous Crab Cake Sandwiches,
  • Belgian-cut fries and fried chicken sandwiches from Home Frite,
  • pizza by Wood Fired Edibles, and
  • homemade ice cream from Bona Bona Ice Cream.

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on June 21, 2018 | Updated July 7, 2018 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Brooklyn · Film · Music · NYC Free · NYC Parks · NYC Summer Calendar Tagged With: Brooklyn Bridge Park· Movies With a View· Smorgasburg

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