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“When Harry Met Sally,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Clueless,” “The Color Purple” and “Star Wars,” among others.
Take your cinematic experience to the next level this summer at the Rooftop Cinema Club. The experience offers the chance to watch a movie on a downtown rooftop with vegan popcorn, old-fashioned theater candies, and craft cocktails.
Starting May 1, this season’s rooftop movie lineup includes classics like When Harry Met Sally, Dirty Dancing, Grease, Mean Girls, Clueless, and more. Also expect special programming for Star Wars Day, AAPI Heritage Month, Black Music Month, and Pride Month. Plus, add a cereal club on Saturdays and mimosas and muffins on Sundays. Keep scrolling through the full line-up and buy tickets here.
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At AAPI’s Heritage Month birthday party, the program features films that celebrate the many aspects of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in filmmaking, whether in front of the camera or in front of it. To name a few, Parasite, Past Lives, and Everything Everywhere, All at Once. They’re in the lineup.
Given the popularity of the month of May for weddings, the cinema screens iconic wedding films, such as Wedding Crashers, The Proposal, and Runaway Bride.
June’s programming pays homage to Black Music Month and Pride Month. Black Music Month offerings include Brown Sugar, Love Jones, and Poetic Justice. For pride, watch But I’m a Cheerleader, The Color Purple, Showgirls, and more.
This July, get nostalgic with children’s videos from the 1990s, like 10 Things I Hate About You, American Pie, and Drive Me Crazy. They will also hold a festival on the 4th of July on the occasion of Independence Day.
The cinema is located on the streets of Midtown, on the Skylawn rooftop of the Embassy Suites hotel on West 37th Street, where the skyline serves as an incredible backdrop. Don’t worry about background noise: have your own wireless noise-blocking earbuds. street noise and you can adjust the volume according to your needs.
When it comes to seating, you can choose between a popular high-backed lounger or a high-end lounger with additional cushions. You’ll electronically book the ticket type with the price and then decide your exact seat on the spot, on a first-come, first-served basis. The diversity ticket costs from $12 to $29 per person, depending on your personal seating tastes and movie time.
Refreshments are, of course, a component of the movie experience, and the Rooftop Cinema Club offers hot dogs, Bavarian pretzels, nachos, popcorn, and pizza. There’s also a full bar on-site with beer, wine, and themed cocktails.
A few more tips: if you’re going to an exam during daylight hours, wear sunscreen; If you go out at night, bring a jacket. Cash is not accepted at the theater, so be sure to bring a debit or credit card.
“Great videos will be the cornerstone of the Rooftop Cinema Club, and the details of social cinema are what make us, in fact, special. This season actually emphasizes that,” Rooftop Cinema Club founder and general manager Gerry Cottle told Time Out New York. “Whether it’s joining old friends to watch iconic cartoons at our new Saturday Cereal Club or making new friends at a social party on Tuesdays, any day of the week we bring New Yorkers together to enjoy entertainment atop our hidden gem of a city. “
The position is, in fact, a hidden gem where the environment will make you feel the power of the main character.