Montclair Film’s Summer Series returns, bringing big-screen magic to warm summer nights under the stars. This year’s screenings include Wicked, Dazed and Confused, The Sandlot, and The Wild Robot. Arrive early, bring a picnic and lawn chairs, and enjoy a fantastic night of outdoor entertainment.
Saturday, June 21 at 6:00pm – Wicked: Sing-Along at Lackawanna Plaza (near Crane Park). Venue opens and pre-show activities begin at 6:00pm. Film begins at 7:00pm. Wear your pink and green! Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Sunday, July 20 at 7:00pm – Dazed and Confused at Essex County Anderson Park. Film begins at sunset. Featuring a special introduction by the Director and Producer of Making Dazed, Kahane Corn Cooperman. This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of group of rowdy teenagers in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high school in 1976.
The graduating class heads for a popular pool hall and joins an impromptu keg party, however star football player Randall “Pink” Floyd (Jason London) has promised to focus on the championship game and abstain from partying. Meanwhile, the incoming freshmen try to avoid being hazed by the seniors, most notably the sadistic bully Fred O’Bannion (Ben Affleck).
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Thursday, July 31 at 7:00pm – The Sandlot at Nishuane Park. Venue opens at 7:00pm, film begins at sunset. When Scottie Smalls (Thomas Guiry) moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.
Saturday, August 23 at 7:00pm – The Wild Robot at Essex County Brookdale Park (Archery Field). Venue opens at 7:00pm, film begins at sunset. From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
