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Academy Running Oscars Outdoors Screenings in LA This Summer

by Alex Billington
May 8, 2012
Source: EW, Oscars.org

"Goonies never say die!" If you live in Los Angeles, you might want to stop by here this summer. AMPAS, aka The Academy, is hosting a packed summer of screenings called simply "Oscars Outdoors." The series kicks off in mid-June and runs all the way through August, set at a custom-built outdoor park venue with a 40 x 20 foot screen and sound system and lawn to sit on. Food trucks will also be around for dinner, they're screening classic Oscar winners (and fan favorites) and providing a charming opportunity for moviegoers to watch great cinema under the stars. Bring a blanket and escape to the movies under the stars this Summer!

The screenings are only $5 to get in, first come first serve, with tickets on sale starting in June. Gates open at 6:30PM and the screenings begin at sunset each night. For more info on the events, visit the Oscars.org site, where they've got more info and a full schedule. Here's a look at their summer schedule and the movies:

Friday, June 15: Casablanca (1942)
Saturday, June 16: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Friday, June 22: Raising Arizona (1987)
Saturday, June 23: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Friday, June 29: A Star is Born (1937)
Saturday, June 30: The Goonies (1985)

Friday, July 6: Shane (1953)
Saturday, July 7: The Nutty Professor (1996)

Saturday, July 14: The Princess Bride (1987)

Friday, July 20: Pillow Talk (1959)
Saturday, July 21: The Karate Kid (1984)

Friday, July 27: Dreamgirls (2006)
Saturday, July 28: The Dark Crystal (1982)

Friday, August 3: North by Northwest (1959)
Saturday, August 4: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Friday, August 10: Young Frankenstein (1974)
Saturday, August 11: Back to the Future (1985)

Friday, August 17: Audience Choice!
Saturday, August 18: The Wizard of Oz (1939) Sing-A-Long

To get tickets or more details, visit: Oscars.org or Entertainment Weekly. In related news, The Weinstein Company is also re-releasing The Artist this weekend, another Oscar winner coming back (rather quickly). These Oscars Outdoors events will take place at a park the Academy spent $2 million building and preparing with a projection setup worthy of the Academy Awards. "The world knows all about the Oscars, but today we're going to talk a little about the other 364 days of the year," said Randy Haberkamp, managing director of programming for the Academy. "For a movie theater, of course, this is literally outside the box." Indeed.

The venue seats about 500 people located at 1341 Vine Street in Hollywood, CA. The AMPAS is hosting a private invite-only screening of Field of Dreams (how perfect - "build it and they will come") to kick things off on May 19th, but after that the screenings listed above are open to the public all summer. See you there!

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