AVAM’s Flicks from the Hill Lineup Announced

American Visionary Art Museum announcement: 

AVAM’s Flicks from the Hill

Presented in the Hughes Family Outdoor Theater

Enjoy free outdoor films July-August!

When: Thursdays July 11 – August 22, 2019
Time: Screenings @ 9pm
Cost: FREE! Plus FREE museum entry 5-9pm on Flicks nights!
Where: On Federal Hill Park. Rain Location: Jim Rouse Visionary Center building, 3rd floor*
Grab a blanket, picnic under the stars, and watch a great film selection inspired by AVAM’s current exhibition. The Hughes Family Outdoor Theater features seating for more than a thousand on the natural amphitheater formed by Federal Hill; a 30-foot wide screen held from above by Adam Kurtzman’s Giant Golden Hand; a twinkling view of the city; and an amazing, all-ages, community experience that is FREE!

*In case of inclement weather, you can check our Facebook page if the screening has moved indoors to our Jim Rouse Visionary Center, the third building on our Wonderland campus. Food and drink are allowed there. Service animals are also allowed, though pets are not.

Accessibility:

AVAM strives to make our free Flicks from the Hill series a fun and entertaining experience for all. We have intergrated several accessibility options so that all our fans may enjoy the films. If you have special accessibility needs for this event, please see this PDF about what options we have available, or contact us ahead of the event so that we may assist you. Thanks & we hope you enjoy the show!

All screenings are at 9pm on Federal Hill Park & FREE!

July 11: Sound of Music Sing-A-Long and Costume Parade
1965 • G • 2h 52m • Director: Robert Wise • Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer

Federal Hill is alive with the sound of music in this special sing-along edition of the classic film, Sound of Music. Costumes encouraged with costume parade at 8pm.

July 18: Mommie Dearest
1981 • PG • 2h 9 min • Director: Frank Perry • Starring: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest

The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted. – from IMDB

July 25: Home Alone
1990 • 1h 43m • Director: Chris Columbus • Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. – from IMDB

August 1: Coraline
2009 • 1h 40m • Director: Henry Selick • Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman

An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets. – IMDB

August 8: The Addams Family
1991 • PG-13 • Director: Barry Sonnenfeld • Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd

Con artists plan to fleece the eccentric Addams family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle. – adapted from IMDB

August 15: Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 • PG-13 • 2h 5m • Director: Chris Columbus • Starring: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan

After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife. – from IMDB

August 22: Black Panther
2018 • PG-13 • 2h 14m • Director: Ryan Coogler • Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o

T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past. – from IMDB

via https://www.southbmore.com/2019/06/05/avams-flicks-from-the-hill-lineup-announced/