The films will be projected in 35mm onto a screen 20 feet high by 40 feet wide. All films begin at dusk (usually between 8 pm and 9 pm), but the lawn opens at 5 pm for blankets and picnicking (you can line up on the edges of the lawn starting at 4PM). Get there early and stake out a spot if you want a good view of the screen. While you wait for the feature presentation, enjoy classic animation courtesy of Warner Bros.
Snacks, meals, and refreshments will be available at Bryant Park food kiosks and restaurants. Free bicycle parking is also available in Bryant Park at 6th Avenue and 41st Street. No chairs, tables, dogs, or plastic tarps are allowed and all packages and bags will be inspected.
For more information, call (212) 512-5700
2011 Bryant Park Film Festival Schedule
Monday, June 20 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestJack Nicholson leads a patient revolt at a mental hospital, taking on the evil Nurse Ratched. This Milos Forman tearjerker took home Oscars in all five main categories.
Monday, June 27 – The 39 Steps
This early Hitchcock thriller has it all -- a wrongfully accused hero on the run, spies, and a mysterious femme fatale.
Monday, July 4 – Easy Rider
Celebrate Independence Day with Dennis Hopper in this 1969 flick -- a classic road picture and a groundbreaker in independent film.
Monday, July 11 – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn Monroe is the ultimate blonde, but costar Jane Russell is a pretty hot brunette in this witty musical comedy that puts today's rom coms to shame.
Monday, July 18 – In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier is the big-city detective, Rod Steiger is the racist Mississippi sheriff. Together, they must solve a brutal murder in this Best Picture winner.
Monday, July 25 – The Lady Eve
If your cinematic references don't extend back to Preston Sturges, it's time to change that. This sophisticated comedy features Barbara Stanwyck as a con artist and Henry Fonda as her targeted rich patsy.
Monday, August 1 – Cool Hand Luke
Paul Newman's on the chain gang, but they can't kill his spirit. This is a great film beyond its memorable lines ("What we have here....is a failure to communicate.").
Monday, August 8 – Airplane!
This 1980 film never gets old. The late, great Lesley Nielsen stars as the demented pilot ("Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?") and the laughs are fast and furious.
Monday, August 15 – High Sierra
This 1941 film noir classic stars a young (comparatively) Humphrey Bogart as a gangster on the lam.
Monday, August 22 – Dirty Harry
Let Clint Eastwood make your day. Before he was an Oscar-winning director, he was Dirty Harry Callahan, a trigger-happy San Francisco cop with no patience for punks.
See photos of the HBO Film Festival in Bryant Park.
