The Coolidge Corner Theatre
Your Not-For-Profit Independent Theatre
SUMMER IN THE PARKS
All films will be shown with Subtitles (for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) and regular amplified sound. This summer, bring the entire family along to the second annual outdoor film series, SUMMER IN THE PARKS, on the Devotion School Field and on the baseball field at Larz Anderson Park--FREE screenings under the stars of your favorite movies! There will be food vendors and Coolidge Corner Merchant sponsor tables before the show. NO ALCOHOL allowed on the premises. Participants are asked to bring their own blankets or folding chairs and a flashlight to make for an easier exit following the films. Parking will be limited so viewers are urged to walk, carpool, or use public transportation. Movies will be canceled if high wind or rain occurs. THE PRINCESS PRIDEThursday, July 24 @ 8:00 pm on Devotion School Field  "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die." This thoroughly tongue-in-cheek and forever quotable swashbuckling fairytale involves love, a dread pirate, insanity-inducing cliffs, a princess, a wily Sicilian, a six-fingered count, ROUS (Rodents of Unusual Size), Fred Savage, and much, much more. Adapted for the screen by William Goldman from his equally hysterical and brilliant novel, and directed by Rob Reiner, THE PRINCESS BRIDE is an 80s classic filled with memorable performances, sharp wit, derring-do, and heaping helpings of romance. (1987) dir. Rob Reiner, w/ Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin, and Andre the Giant, 1h38m THE WIZARD OF OZThursday, July 31 @ 8:00 pm on Devotion School Field  Lonely and sad Kansas farmgirl Dorothy dreams of a better place, without torment against her dog Toto from a hateful neighbor spinster, so she plans to run away. During a fierce tornado, she is struck on the head and transported to a land 'beyond the rainbow' where she meets magical characters from her Kansas life transformed within her unconscious dream state. After travels down a Yellow Brick Road to the Land of Oz, and the defeat of the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy and her friends are rewarded by the Wizard of Oz with their hearts' desires - and Dorothy is enabled to return home to Kansas. (1939) dir. Victor Fleming, w/ Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, and Jack Haley, 1h42m SOME LIKE IT HOTThursday, August 7 @ 8:00 pm at Larz Anderson Park  With its transvestitism, palpable sex and murder, Billy Wilder's legendary screwball comedy reveals dark, hilarious roots. Musicians Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and get out of town the only way they know how -- dressed as women. On the road to Florida with an all-girl band, they meet Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe), and things start to heat up in this legendary farce. (1959) dir. Billy Wilder, w/ Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon, 2h 
Presented by the Brookline Parks and Open Space Division, The Brookline Recreation Department and the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, SUMMER IN THE PARKS is made possible by the generous support of the Brookline Community Foundation, Chobee Hoy Real Estate Associates, Party Favors, Anna's Taqueria, Clear Flour Bread, The Coolidge Corner Merchant's Association, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. |
