When it comes to watching movies outdoors, Rooftop Cinema Club has it down to a science (if that science were awesomeness and you got an A+). There's a cocktail bar. There's popcorn, even a "bottomless" ticketing option. There are state-of-the-art wireless headphones. And you're on a roof and it's summertime. What's not to understand here?
Here's what's changed: All screenings this season will unspool at Skylawn Rooftop Bar at Embassy Suites (60 W 37th St), which opens at 5pm daily, so you can get your drink on early. And the programming continues to evolve in impressive ways. Not only can you sing along to a certain Oscar-winning song, you can steep yourself in weekly picks devoted to strong onscreen women, black cinema and Hispanic heritage.
Starting in September, each night will feature two different titles! Check your showtimes carefully.
Time Out is proud to announce RCC's summer screenings, with purchasing links below.
September
Sun Sept 1
7:15pm The Who’s Tommy
9:45pm Save the Last Dance
Mon Sept 2
7:15pm Back to the Future
9:45pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Tue Sept 3
7:15pm Beetlejuice
9:45pm A Star Is Born (2018)
Wed Sept 4
7:15pm The Proposal
9:45pm Booksmart
Thu Sept 5
7:15pm The Breakfast Club
9:45pm Bohemian Rhapsody
Fri Sept 6
7:15pm Drop Dead Gorgeous
9:45pm Booksmart
Sat Sept 7
7:15pm Mean Girls
9:45pm Beyond the Lights
Sun Sept 8
7pm Dirty Dancing
9:45pm La La Land
Mon Sept 9
7pm The Goonies
9:45pm Big
Wed Sept 11
7pm Mama Mia!
9:30pm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Thu Sept 12
7pm Before Sunset
9:45pm Set It Off
Fri Sept 13
7pm Grease: Sing-Along
9:45pm Saturday Night Fever
Sat Sept 14
7pm Moonstruck
9:45pm Captain Marvel
Sun Sept 15
7pm A Walk to Remember
9:45pm The Notebook
Mon Sept 16
7pm La Bamba
9:45pm Selena
Tue Sept 17
7pm The Princess Bride
9:45pm Purple Rain
Wed Sept 18
7pm She’s Gotta Have It
9:45pm Do the Right Thing
Thu Sept 19
7pm The Sandlot
9:45pm A Star Is Born (2018)
Fri Sept 20
7pm Death Becomes Her
9:45pm Twilight
Sat Sept 21
7pm My Best Friend’s Wedding
9:45pm Pretty Woman
Sun Sept 22
7pm Rooftalks: Funny Face
9:45pm Pillow Talk
Mon Sept 23
7pm Labyrinth
9:45pm Coming to America
Tue Sept 24
7pm Groundhog Day
9:45pm The Greatest Showman: Sing-Along
Wed Sept 25
7pm Aladdin (2019)
9:45pm An Officer and a Gentleman
Fri Sept 27
7pm Stand by Me
9:45pm Us
Sat Sept 28
7pm Dirty Dancing
9:45pm Ghost
Sun Sept 29
7pm Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
9:45pm Hocus Pocus
Mon Sept 30
7pm 10 Things I Hate About You (open captions screening)
9:45pm Bohemian Rhapsody
October
Wed Oct 2
7pm Dirty Dancing
9:45pm Rocketman
Thu Oct 3
7pm Mean Girls
9:45pm Bohemian Rhapsody: Sing-Along
Fri Oct 4
7pm Halloweentown
9:45pm Hocus Pocus
Sat Oct 5
7pm Yesterday
9:45pm Death Becomes Her
Sun Oct 6
7pm The Princess Bride
9:45pm Poltergeist (1982)
Mon Oct 7
7pm The Breakfast Club
9:45pm A Star Is Born (2018)
Tue Oct 8
7pm Hocus Pocus (open captions screening)
9:45pm Grease: Sing-Along
Wed Oct 9
7pm The Craft
9:45pm Pretty Woman
Thu Oct 10
7pm Practical Magic
9:45pm Rocketman
Fri Oct 11
7pm Booksmart
9:45pm Aladdin (2019)
Sat Oct 12
7pm The Blair Witch Project
9:45pm Hocus Pocus
Sun Oct 13
7pm Coco
9:45pm Halloween (1978)