Washington, DC: Plug Pulled on DC's Outdoor Film Festival
Looks like free outdoor movies are joining music festivals on the list of things that won't live through the recession. HBO has announced that it's pulling the plug on DC's popular Screen on the Green series, which brings out thousands every summer for free classic movie screenings on the National Mall.
In what could be construed as a diss to DC, HBO will continue to sponsor this year's Bryant Park Film Festival, which is basically the exact same event, but in Manhattan, and kicks off with a showing of The Sting on June 15th. Given that DC already copes with a minor New York inferiority complex, Washingtonians are not happy, and nearly 2,000 of them have joined the Save Screen on the Green facebook page.
No word yet on whether Obama plans to bailout the film festival, but rumor has it The Kennedy Center is planning to step in with its own summer film series on their terrace levelВ·also a picturesque spot, although considerably smaller than the Mall.
Source:http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/5/20/171930/541/travel/The+Recession+Puts+a+Kibosh+on+DC%27s+Outdoor+Film+Festival