Film Night in the Park celebrates its 21th anniversary continuing its summertime tradition presenting films in community parks in Marin County and San Francisco, with a pair of films showing in Old Mill Park.
In 2012 Film Night in the Park presents crowd pleasing selections of movie classics, cult favorites, family films, recently released box office favorites including The Hunger Games and The Artist, winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Picture.
Films scheduled this summer also include Enchanted, The Muppet Movie, Sixteen Candles, Hugo and The Help. Film Night in the Park gives its annual salute to director Alfred Hitchcock with a screening of Spellbound.
Film Night in the Park kicks of its summer festival in Marin County with Rio on Friday, June 8 at Central Field in Fairfax.
The first San Francisco screening will be Momma Mia on Saturday, June 16 at Dolores Park.
A special screening marking the 40th Anniversary of Marin County Parks is set for Aug. 3, with the film and park location to be announced.
Union Square in San Francisco will be the park location for After the Thin Man. This second film from MGM's popular Thin Man series stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as detective Nick Charles and his socialite wife Nora. Set in San Francisco, many of the scenes in this 1936 sequel were filmed on location in San Francisco.
Visit http://www.filmnight.org for updates and specifics on dates, films and community park locations.
WHO: Film Night in the Park (a project of A.P.P.L.E. FamilyWorks) presents
WHAT: Film Night in the Park 2012
WHEN: June 8 to Oct. 6, 2012
SHOWTIMES: 8 p.m. (Arrive by 8 p.m. / Films begin at dusk.)
LOCATIONS: Main location is Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94960. Film Night in the Park is also presented in Marin community parks in Fairfax, San Anselmo, Mill Valley, San Geronimo and San Francisco. Please see 2012 schedule below.
COST: Donations appreciated. Popcorn, candy and sodas will be sold. Bring blankets, pillows, backrest and low chairs. Film Night suggests leaving pets at home.
PHONE: 415-272-2756
WEB SITE: www.filmnight.org
Film Night in the Park screenings in San Francisco presented by
the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation and its sponsors.
Film Night in the Park 2012 Season Schedule
Visit http://www.filmnight.org for updates and specifics on dates, films and community park locations.
June
Friday, June 8 RIO Fairfax
Friday, June 15 ENCHANTED Mill Valley
Saturday, June 16 MAMMA MIA! Dolores Park, SF
July
Friday, July 13 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE San Anselmo
Saturday, July 14 THE ARTIST Union Square, SF
Friday, July 20 TBA - Documentary about Steve Prefontaine San Anselmo
Saturday, July 21 THE HELP San Anselmo
August
Friday, Aug 3 TBA – Special Marin County Parks 40th Anniversary screening
Saturday, Aug 4 SIXTEEN CANDLES Dolores Park, SF
Friday, Aug 10 THE ARTIST San Anselmo
Saturday, Aug 11 THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979) San Anselmo
Friday, Aug 17 SURF N TURF (LIFE CYCLES & TBA) San Anselmo
Saturday, Aug 18 KUNG FU PANDA II San Anselmo
Saturday, Aug 25 AFTER THE THIN MAN Union Square, SF
September
Friday, Sept 7 MAMMA MIA! Mill Valley
Saturday, Sept 8 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN San Rafael (China Camp)
Saturday, Sept 15 TBA Dolores Park, SF
Friday, Sept 21 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, GHOST PROTOCOL San Anselmo
Saturday, Sept 22 HUGO San Anselmo
Friday, Sept 28 SPELLBOUND (Alfred Hitchcock) San Anselmo
Saturday, Sept 29 HARRY POTTER DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 San Anselmo
Saturday, Sept 29 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Washington Square Park, SF
October
Friday, Oct 5 THE HUNGER GAMES San Anselmo
Sat, Oct 6 WILLY WONKA and the Chocolate Factory (1971) San Anselmo
FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK LOCATIONS:
SAN ANSELMO: Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. 94960
FAIRFAX: Central Field, Broadway & Bank 94930
MILL VALLEY: Old Mill Park, 300th block of Throckmorton Ave. 94941
SAN FRANCISCO: Dolores Park, Dolores and 19th
SAN FRANCISCO: Washington Square Park, Union & Columbus
SAN FRANCISCO: Union Square, Geary & Powell
COST: Donations appreciated. Popcorn, candy and sodas will be sold. Bring blankets, pillows, backrest and low chairs. Film Night suggests leaving pets at home.
