Today is the official start of summer and what better way to celebrate than getting excited for outdoor movie season. Williamsburg’s SummerScreen just released some colorful and spacey iterations of movie posters to go along with this year’s series, which kicks off July 5. Seven local artists created the posters for each film that will show in McCarren Park: Mean Girls, Office Space, Donnie Darko, Selena, I Know What You Did Last Summer and an audience choice. So fetch.
(Photo: Courtesy of N. Charles, via Films on the Green)
Pretty much everyone who didn’t score a ticket to tonight’s sold-out screening of Wet Hot American Summer at Nitehawk was parked in McCarren Park last night for SummerScreen’s showing of the 2001 cult classic. And they made the right call: before the flick, they were treated to the first episode of the forthcoming prequel. And it was introduced by director David Wain and cast members Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Zak Orth, A.D. Miles, Ken Marino, and Judah Friedlander. Peep the above video to hear them awkwardly pander to Brooklyn.
Chain your fixie to the fence for this wildly popular outdoor film fest featuring food vendors, live music curated by Todd P, and movies at sundown.
This year’s lineup:
July 9
Back to the Future
July 16
Zoolander
July 23
Cry-Baby
July 30
Heathers
August 6
The Big Lebowski
August 13
Audience picks
Chain your fixie to the fence for this wildly popular outdoor film fest featuring food vendors, live music curated by Todd P, and movies at sundown.
This year’s lineup:
July 9
Back to the Future
July 16
Zoolander
July 23
Cry-Baby
July 30
Heathers
August 6
The Big Lebowski
August 13
Audience picks
Chain your fixie to the fence for this wildly popular outdoor film fest featuring food vendors, live music curated by Todd P, and movies at sundown.
This year’s lineup:
July 9
Back to the Future
July 16
Zoolander
July 23
Cry-Baby
July 30
Heathers
August 6
The Big Lebowski
August 13
Audience picks
Chain your fixie to the fence for this wildly popular outdoor film fest featuring food vendors, live music curated by Todd P, and movies at sundown.
This year’s lineup:
July 9
Back to the Future
July 16
Zoolander
July 23
Cry-Baby
July 30
Heathers
August 6
The Big Lebowski
August 13
Audience picks
Chain your fixie to the fence for this wildly popular outdoor film fest featuring food vendors, live music curated by Todd P, and movies at sundown.
This year’s lineup:
July 9
Back to the Future
July 16
Zoolander
July 23
Cry-Baby
July 30
Heathers
August 6
The Big Lebowski
August 13
Audience picks
Chain your fixie to the fence for this wildly popular outdoor film fest featuring food vendors, live music curated by Todd P, and movies at sundown.
This year’s lineup:
July 9
Back to the Future
July 16
Zoolander
July 23
Cry-Baby
July 30
Heathers
August 6
The Big Lebowski
August 13
Audience picks
Tonight, SummerScreen takes over McCarren Park for an evening of free music and a screening of “Peewee’s Big Adventure.” Starting at 7pm, you’ll hear from power-pop dudes Oberhofer, saxo-pop outfit Bueno, and self-described neo-noir punk trio LODRO.
We thought this an opportune moment to chat with LODRO frontwoman Lesley Hann, formerly of the Fat Possum band Friends. Where Friends brought a funk-tinged take on the ‘60s girl-group pop sound with tracks like “Friend Crush,” Bushwick-based up-and-comers LODRO sound decidedly more Wednesday Addams-goes-to-Glasslands Gallery.
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