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See Great Films in Bryant Park This Summer

By Pamela Skillings, About.com

Spread out a picnic on the lawn at Bryant Park and watch classic films in the open air with your fellow New Yorkers. The HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival is a New York summer tradition.

All films begin at dusk (usually between 8 pm and 9 pm), but the lawn opens at 5 pm for blankets and picnicking. Get there early and stake out a spot if you want a good view of the screen. This year, 'wichcraft is even providing lawnside dinner service on movie nights. Call 212-780-0577 or visit wichcraftnyc.com to order in advance, then pick up your treats at the park kiosk before the film.

Rain dates are Tuesday nights. For more information, call (212) 512-5700

2009 Bryant Park Film Festival Schedule

Monday, June 15The Sting
Watch two gorgeous con men (we're talking Paul Newman and Robert Redford in their 1973 prime) try to scam a 1930s mob boss in this Oscar-winning flick.

Monday, June 22Breaking Away
A teenage cyclist in Indiana trains for the race of his life.

Monday, June 29Gold Diggers of 1933
This Depression-era Busby Berkely musical will entertain you with Ginger Rogers, showgirls, and old Hollywood glamour.

Monday, July 6Dog Day Afternoon
Al Pacino robs a bank to pay for his boyfriend's sex change.

Monday, July 13How Green Was My Valley
See the film that beat out Citizen Kane for the Best Picture Oscar. Roddy McDowell stars and John Ford directs.

Monday, July 20Harold and Maude
This brilliant black comedy tells the love story of teenage Harold and 60-something Maude.

Monday, July 27The Defiant Ones
Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis flee a chain gain in handcuffs.

Monday, August 3Kramer vs. Kramer
It's New York in the 1970s and Dustin Hoffman must play Mr. Mom when Meryl Street leaves him to find herself.

Monday, August 10The Magnificent Seven
In this classic Western, Steve McQueen and an all-star cast are mercenaries hired to protect a Mexican village under siege.

Monday, August 17Close Encounters of the Third Kind
See Spielberg's 1977 scifi blockbuster under the stars.

See photos of the HBO Film Festival in Bryant Park.

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