9/27 HIGH FIDELITY: Last Film of the Season

High Fidelity will be the season finale for Movies at the Greenspot. It will be shown on Sunday, September 27th at dusk. Please note that there is no film scheduled for Sunday, September 20th due to a rainy weather forecast.

High Fidelity (2000)

Rated R due to profane language

John Cusack plays Rob Gordon, a thirty-something record store owner, in his Golden Globe nominated role. When he is dumped by his current flame, Laura, for never growing up, Rob reacts by tracking down his top 5 relationships to find out what went wrong... and how to get Laura back. Based on the book by Nick Hornby and with a breakout performance by Jack Black.

8/30: The Goonies; 9/6: E.T.; 9/13: Dirty Dancing

Woohoo! After great crowds for Little Miss Sunshine and Cool Hand Luke, the 80's flicks are taking over through Labor Day. With the rain-checked The Goonies on 8/30, we are following that up with our favorite lost alien, E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial and then the end of summer necessity, Dirty Dancing.

August 30th: The Goonies (1985)

Rated PG

September 6th: E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

Rated PG

September 13th: Dirty Dancing (1987)

Rated PG-13

Rain Check on "The Goonies"

Summer rains are at it again and so we are postponing "The Goonies" for Sunday, August 23rd!

The new schedule is:

August 9: Little Miss Sunshine

August 16: Cool Hand Luke

August 23: The Goonies

(See below for more information on these titles)

"Cool Hand Luke" Postponed to August 16th

Sorry, everyone! Due to the rain, we are calling off "Cool Hand Luke" for tonight and will postpone it until Sunday, August 16th. 

See you next week for the much anticipated "The Goonies"!

July 26th-August 9th: Cool Hand Luke, The Goonies, Little Miss Sunshine

July 26th: Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Not Rated

Paul Newman stars as Luke Jackson, emprisoned for cutting the heads off of parking meters and idolized by his fellow inmates for his spirit and frequent escapes from prison. Nominated for four Oscars, including a supporting actor Oscar for George Kennedy as Dragline, the prisoner leader.

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August 2nd: The Goonies (1985)

Rated PG

When their neighborhood faces foreclosure, the kid secret society "The Goonies" try to save their homes by finding the buried treasure of One-Eyed Willy, a 17th century pirate. Classic '80s flick for the whole family.

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August 9th: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Rated R for some language, sex and drug content

The Hoover family road trip to daughter Olive's pre-teen beauty pageant offers a satirical look at an endearingly dysfunctional family. Winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor to Greg Kinnear and Best Original Screenplay.

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"The Dude" Prevails Over Rain... For Now

There is a small chance of rain this evening, but we plan to still show "The Big Lebowski" at the scheduled time.

For those who didn't see the Journal article on the Greenspot yesterday, here is the link: http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/11/outdoor-movies-start-sunday/entertainment/

And for those who are visiting the blog because of the Journal, thanks and hope to see y'all tonight!

JULY 12TH: THE BIG LEBOWSKI; JULY 19TH: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Movies at the Greenspot begins this Sunday, July 12th with the Coen brothers' classic slacker comedy, "The Big Lebowski".

On Sunday, July 19th, it's "Back to the Future"!