Date:July 14-August 25, 2009 (Tuesdays only)
Cost: Free
Organizer: City of Chicago
What to expect: A big crowd watching movies on the big screen in Grant Park.
This year's schedule:
July 14: Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) with Gloria Swanson and William Holden
July 21: Leo McCarey's "Duck Soup," (1933) with the Marx Brothers and Margaret Dumont.
July 28: Richard Brooks' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1950) with Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor.
Aug. 4: George Cukor's "Born Yesterday" (1950), with Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford and William Holden.
Aug. 11: Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960), Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh.
Aug. 18: John Ford's "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939), Henry Fonda, Alice Brady.
Aug. 25: Sydney Pollack's "Tootsie" (1982), Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray.
Additional info: Films will be shown rain or shine, as long as there are no severe storm conditions. There will be a free bike valet at the northwest corner of Lake Shore Drive and Monroe Street. No bikes, dogs or alcohol allowed in the seating area.
Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein