As the weather grows warmer, parks and beaches around Long Island will be screening plenty of films al fresco. Pack some snacks, bring a chair or blanket and then just wait for sundown. Who needs the multiplex? Outdoor movies offer an opportunity to watch your favorite movies under the stars. Check out the following list for outdoor cinema screenings in a park near you:
Wednesday, July 15
Outdoor movie:
Speed Racer
Brookhaven Amphitheater Arts Cultural Center at Bald Hill
Farmingville
The plot concerns the evil racing mogul E.P. Arnold Royalton, a renegade driver named Taejo and the masked, mysterious Racer X, who may or may not be Speed's long-lost brother. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Movie starts at sundown, approximately 8:15-8:30.
8:15 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22
Outdoor movie:
Twilight
Brookhaven Amphitheater Arts Cultural Center at Bald Hill
Farmingville
Predator and prey are drawn to each other, though Edward must keep a tight rein on his bloodlust for Bella. And when a band of rogue vampires come calling, he must keep Bella from becoming their dinner.
8:15 p.m.
Outdoor movie:
West Side Story
Clark Botanic Garden
Albertson
The classic movie about a boy who falls in love with the sister of the leader of a rival New York City gang. Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris.
8:45 p.m.
Thursday, July 23
Outdoor movie:
Fast and Furious
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow
7:30 p.m.
Outdoor movie:
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Crab Meadow Beach
Northport
The zany, onetime denizens of the Central Park Zoo get back to their roots - on the African savannah. Voices of Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Outdoor movie:
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ellsworth Allen Park
Farmingdale
Every adventure movie made in the last 20 years owes a nod to "Raiders of the Lost Ark." The first movie in the Indiana Jones saga changed the way we watch and make movies. Starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen.
8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 25
Outdoor movie:
Jaws
North Hempstead Town Dock
Port Washington
When a great white shark begins to menace Amity Island, a police chief, marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.
9 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29
Outdoor movie:
Igor
Brookhaven Amphitheater Arts Cultural Center at Bald Hill
Farmingville
8:15 p.m.
Thursday, July 30
Outdoor movie:
The Wizard of Oz
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow
Go off and see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Movie in parking fields 6 and 6A. Fields open at 7:30 p.m., movie starts at sundown.
7:30 p.m.
Outdoor movie:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Theodore Roosevelt Beach
Oyster Bay
Relive the magic of Steven Spielberg's classic "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."
8:30 p.m.
Monday, August 3
Outdoor movie:
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Heckscher Park
Huntington
A Segway-riding New Jersey mall cop, played by Kevin James, confronts a hostage crisis.
6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 5
Outdoor movie:
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Brookhaven Amphitheater Arts Cultural Center at Bald Hill
Farmingville
8:15 p.m.
Thursday, August 6
Outdoor movie:
Mamma Mia!
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow
7:30 p.m.
Outdoor movie:
The Wizard of Oz
Marjorie Post-Massapequa Community Park
Massapequa
Go off and see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz.
8:30 p.m.
Friday, August 7
Outdoor movie:
Kung Fu Panda
Hoyt Farm Park Preserve
Commack
A tubby panda becomes the unlikely choice to battle a martial arts supervillain in "Kung Fu Panda," voiced by Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Jackie Chan.
8:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 8
Outdoor movie:
To Kill a Mockingbird
North Hempstead Town Dock
Port Washington
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, August 12
Outdoor movie:
Hotel for Dogs
Theodore Roosevelt Beach
Oyster Bay
Young siblings turn an abandoned hotel into a home for stray dogs. Starring Emma Roberts, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Jake T. Austin.
8:30 p.m.
Outdoor movie:
Tale of Despereaux
Brookhaven Amphitheater Arts Cultural Center at Bald Hill
Farmingville
8:15 p.m.
Thursday, August 13
Outdoor movie:
Back to the Future
Eisenhower Park
East Meadow
7:30 p.m.
Outdoor movie:
Kung Fu Panda
Syosset-Woodbury Community Park
Woodbury
A tubby panda becomes the unlikely choice to battle a martial arts supervillain in "Kung Fu Panda," voiced by Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Jackie Chan.
8:30 p.m.
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Source: http://www.the33tv.com/ny-xli-movies,0,4717824.story.
