Movies Under The Bridge

Though the drive-in movie is only a hazy memory, the sit-in movie is the alive and well here in New York City. There are multiple venues this summer showing free outdoor movies. Tonite, "Movies with a View" in Brooklyn Bridge Park kicks off their 10th season with a screening of the Cohen Brothers comedy classic, "Raising Arizona". A newer series with the opposite view (lower Manhattan to Brooklyn) takes place on the Elevated Acres at 55 Water Street on Monday nights. The original "Taking of Pelham 1,2,3" shows there on the 13th. Additionally, there are two series on the Hudson River Piers, one for families on Fridays, with kid friendly fare, and one for adults on Wednesdays, showing the hits of summer '08. The grandaddy series of them all is still going strong in Bryant Park, with "How Green is my Valley" set to screen next Monday. Sponsored by HBO for over 15 years now, one of the unique aspects of this venue is the live performance of the wacky "HBO Dance" that the audience participates in at the start of the show. Only in New York, kids...