The days of the drive-in movie is over, but in Manhattan, you can enjoy outdoor ‘walk-in’ movies. It’s time to pack up a blanket and some snacks for a night at the movies under the stars at ‘The HBO Film Festival in Bryant Park’ , which has become a summer tradition and one that has inspired other outdoor movie shows all over Manhattan. If you’re a visitor and are not able to gather up a picnic basket, you can head over to ‘wichcraft’ , who are ready to please the al fresco movie diners. They’ll provide a picnic for the summer film festival nights; all you need to do is call ‘wichcraft’ or go online to place an advance order, pick-up your order at their kiosk located conveniently at Bryant Park, then sit back and relax has you watch a classic film and eat one of the best picnic meals you’ve ever had.
Beginning July 5, 2010, HBO presents ‘The French Connection’, on The Lawn, which opens at 5pm for blankets and picnicking. The film begins at sunset, usually around 8pm and 9pm. If you haven’t seen this classic film yet, Gene Hackman won an Oscar for his portrayal of Popeye Doyle, an obnoxious New York City narcotics cop who is obsessed with stopping an international drug ring. A majority of the action was filmed in New York City, including the best car and subway chase of all time.
July 12 – is ‘My Man Godfrey’, a socialite, Carole Lombard, hires a bum, William Powell, to be her butler, but Powell is not quite what he seems to be, he ends up teaching her frenetic household some very valuable life lessons. This is a wonderful mix of screwball comedy and a commentary on the Depression-era.
July 19 – is ‘The China Syndrome’, an ambitious TV reporter, Jane Fonda, and her radical cameraman, Michael Douglas, work to expose the cover-up of an accident at a nuclear plant, managed by Jack Lemmon. This film was prophetically released just two weeks before the real-life disaster at Three Mile Island.
With all the previous seriousness, HBO will present ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ on July 26, 2010. This film was a huge hit that introduced to the entire world, the Python troupe’s insanely funny characters, including King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the fabulously taunting Frenchmen, the Knights who say Ni, and one very nasty rabbit.
If you can’t be in Manhattan in July, don’t fret, you can still book any of the beautiful hotels Manhattan, USA , which some are right next to Bryant Park in August, and get a chance to see ‘Rosemary’s Baby’, ‘The Goodbye Girl’, ’12 Angry Men’ and ‘Bonnie and Clyde’; all playing at Bryant Park at The Lawn, picnics beginning at 5pm and the movies at sunset.
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