HBO does something amazing in New York for us city slickers. They sponsor a free movie series every Monday night at Bryant Park! I went two summers ago - you can read the post here - and Joe and I went again on Friday night to see Cool Hand Luke.
This movie drew a much bigger crowd than The Magnificent Seven. If Paul Newman knew that Luke would still be such a relatable character I'm sure he would have named a salad dressing after him! Ok bad joke but people were going nuts during famous lines like 'What we got here is... failure to communicate,' 'Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand,' and 'I thought it was a nice round number.' It really is a great movie if you haven't seen it.
I love that NYC has this kind of stuff to do. Another funny thing about these free movies is that probably 10,00 people show up with blankets, towels, sheets and anything they have to lay on the ground with. I obviously bring my blanket in a bag that has served me quite well since moving to NYC. People cram into the lawn and there is no grass showing, not even one strand by the time the movie starts. So when most people go to the movies to be in an extreme air-conditioned, quiet place with open seats next to them, New Yorkers cram together like sardines to watch a movie on the ground. Makes me think we are all a bunch of weirdies :) but it really is great fun.
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