REEL ALTERNATIVES / A CALENDAR OF NONCOMMERCIAL FILM SCREENINGS

Screen on the Green, others put films under the stars


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/23/2008

Peachtree TV's free Screen on the Green begins Thursday at Centennial Olympic Park with Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning "Jaws."

The event is scheduled from 6 to 11 p.m. The screening begins at sunset.

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Moviegoers are advised to bring a picnic or purchase food from local vendors. Alcoholic beverages can't be brought into the park but will be available for purchase on-site.

No high-back chairs, glass, pets or grills are allowed.

Future films: "Big Momma's House," June 5; "Chicago," June 12; "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," June 19; and "Footloose," June 26.

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UNDER THE STARS

Star 94's annual free Movies Under the Stars is underway with free outdoor screenings in various parts of metro Atlanta. Movies begin at sundown (around 8:30 p.m.).

Next Up: "Shrek the Third" on Saturday at Roswell's Riverside Park.

Among future films: "Alvin & the Chipmunks" on May 31 at the Horse Park in Conyers; "Horton Hears A Who!" on June 7 at Douglasville's Boundary Waters Park; "Bee Movie" on June 28 at Fayetteville's McCurry Park; "Nim's Island" on July 26 at Powder Springs' Taylor Farm Park; and "Horton Hears a Who!" on Aug. 2 at Kennesaw's Swift-Cantrell Park.

Films will be named later for July 12 at Suwanee Town Center Park, for July 19 at Duluth's Town Green, for Aug. 23 at Snellville's Briscoe Park, for Sept. 13 at Oglethorpe University's Campus Center and for Sept. 20 at McDonough's Henry County Sports Complex.

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COMING SOON

The Plaza Theater is bringing back its "Grease" sing-along at 8 p.m. June 6-7. Tickets are $12. www.plazaatlanta.com. ... The first seven films have been announced for this year's Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox Theatre: the Rolling Stones' "Shine a Light" — 7:30 p.m. June 5; "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" — 2 p.m. June 8; "Atonement" — 7 p.m. June 8; "Casablanca" — 7:30 p.m. June 17; "No Country for Old Men" — 7:30 p.m. June 18; "Enchanted" — 2 p.m. July 13; and "Ben-Hur" — 7 p.m. July 13. Tickets go on sale May 19. www.foxtheatre.org. ... The Starlight Six Drive-in Theatres' annual Rock 'n' Roll Monster Bash has been set for June 1. www.starlightdrivein.com. ... The High will spotlight films of Don Cheadle June 7-28. First up will be "Talk to Me" (2007). www.high.org. ... The annual Flicks on 5th, exhibited on an outdoor screen at Midtown's Technology Square (Fifth Street between Spring and Williams) begins June 11 with "I Am Legend." www.flickson5th.gatech.edu.

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