No plans on a sweltering summer day? Chances are you’ll end up at the movies. Whether you’ve got a soft spot for cartoons or a fierce loyalty to the classics, local theaters are setting the scene quite nicely for moviegoers this summer.
So get out your summer datebook and pencil in these dates that our sister publication Little Rock Family scouted out. Check out the full list here, and pass the Sour Patch Kids.
Movies at Main at CALS Main Library: See a family-friendly, free flick at 4 p.m. each Monday. The schedule is “Mulan” G, June 19; “The Parent Trap” (1998) PG, June 26; “Curious George” G, July 3; “Iron Giant” PG, July 10; “The LEGO Batman Movie” PG, July 17; “The Lorax” (2012) PG, July 24. For info: (501) 918-3000, CALS.org. FREE!
Movies in the Park at First Security Amphitheatre: Each Wednesday, families, picnics and pets are invited to the park to enjoy movies under the stars. The amphitheater will open an hour before film showings and movies will start at sundown each week. No glass bottles; concessions available. “Maleficent” (June 14; PG); “The Karate Kid” (June 21; PG); “Creed” (June 28; PG-13); “Daddy’s Home” (July 5; PG-13); “Finding Dory” (July 12; PG); “Captain America: The First Avenger (July 19; PG-13) and “The Magnificent Seven” (July 26; PG-13). Movies begin at dusk. For info: (501) 375-2552, MoviesInTheParkLR.net. FREE!
Summer Movie Express at Regal McCain Mall Stadium 12 & RPX Theater in North Little Rock: Family fun movies play at 10 a.m. each Tue. & Wed. June 7-Aug. 3. All movies are rated PG. “Trolls” & “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” (June 13-14); “Monster Trucks” & “Penguins of Madagascar” (June 20-21); “Rio 2” & “The Boxtrolls” (June 27-28); “The Secret Life of Pets” & “Sing!” (July 4-5); “Kubo and the Two Strings” & “Ratchet and Clank” (July 11-12); “The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” & “The Adventures of Tintin” (July 18-19); “Happy Feet Two” & “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” (July 25-26); and “Storks” & “The LEGO Batman Movie” (Aug. 1-2). $1. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Will Rogers Institute. For the full schedule: (501) 753-1380, RegMovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express.
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And while you’re in the movie mood, don’t forget these classic films coming to a screen near you this summer.
Ron Robinson Theater Terror Tuesday Series
- June 6 – “The Amazing Mr. X”
- June 13 – “One Body Too Many”
- June 20 – “The Monster Maker”
- June 27 – “Invisible Ghost”
- July 11 – “Dementia 13”
- July 18 – “House on Haunted Hill”
- July 25 – “Attack of the Giant Leeches”
- Aug. 1 – “Night of the Living Dead”
- Aug. 8 – “The Screaming Skull”
- Aug. 15 – “Carnival of Souls”
Riverdale 10 Cinema Classic Movie Series
- July 11 – “Beetlejuice”
- Aug. 8 – “Slap Shot”
- Sept. 12 – “The Godfather”
Rave Cinemark Colonel Glenn 18
- June 14 – “Some Like It Hot”
UA Breckenridge Stadium 12
- July 30 & Aug. 2 – “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”
- Sept. 17 & 20 – “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”
Bonus bonus: Studio Ghibli Fest
- June 25 & 26 – “My Neighbor Totoro”
- July 23 & 24 – “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
- Aug. 27 & 28 – “Castle in the Sky”
- Sept. 24 & 25 – “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind”
- Oct. 29 & 30 – “Spirited Away”
- Nov. 26 & 27 – “Howl’s Moving Castle”