Brooklyn Bridge Park Movies With A View: Catch Me If You Can

When:Thursday, August 20, 2009
Time:6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Where:Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park (Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section), DUMBO, Brooklyn. Enter at Main and Plymouth Streets or at Water and Dock Streets.
Brooklyn
Cost:Free

Welcome to the summer of capers, thrillers, and heists! This summer sidle up, nab a patch of grass, and walk off with a night of fabulous entertainment without paying a red cent. It’s the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s tenth anniversary of our Movies With A View film series!

Come down to enjoy one of the city’s premiere outdoor film series with an eclectic line-up of films and breathtaking views of the NYC waterfront. The films are chosen by an all-volunteer Film Committee and each feature is preceded by a short film. DJs from Brooklyn Radio kick off the evening, spinning tunes as the sun sets, and RICE sells delicious dinners onsite. Complimentary bike valet provided by Transportation Alternatives. FREE!

August 20

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Directed by Steven Spielberg

141 minutes/PG-13

Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) wanted to live the high life, and he wasn’t going to let a little thing like money get in his way. FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) pursues the true-life criminal mastermind around the world as Abagnale Jr. proves – over and over – if you want something in life, you just have to take it.

Short: 6 a.m. directed by Carmen Vidal

Winner of the 2006 Student Academy Awards, 6 a.m. explores NYC as it awakens. A beautifully constructed snippet of city life at dawn.

DJ:DJ Emch

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