Upcoming films: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) on Friday, August 14 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) on Sunday, August 16. Tickets include popcorn and drink specials (an IPA is basically Hogsmeade butterbeer), and seating is picnic table-style with a maximum of six people per table. Navy Yard’s outdoor venue is screening two films from the bewitching series, both kicking off at 8 PM. No need to hop on the Hogwarts Express to visit the wizarding world of Harry Potter-but you may have to ride the less magical Metro. Upcoming films: Harriet (2019) on Thursday, August 20. Unlike other outdoor movie options, the lawn is a car-free zone where outside food is permitted and picnic blankets are encouraged. The movies spotlight stories of inspiring individuals, honoring the powerful legacy of MLK. The Memorial Foundation is wrapping up the free summer film series, with sunset screenings by the Martin Luther King Jr. Different “theaters” have their own rules, so we recommend you read their guidelines carefully before purchasing a ticket. Options for outdoor cinema are popping up around DC, bringing cars to open parking lots and projecting films al fresco on urban buildings. Secluded car seats in marked parking spots turn catching a fresh-air flick into a responsibly social distanced activity-as well as an escape from yet another Netflix binge at home. So crank up the air conditioner full blast and enjoy the final blow out.Months of quarantine has bred a special sentimentality for the Before Times, reviving a mostly bygone artifact: the drive-in movie. The movie had the misfortune of spending four years on the studio's misfit shelf. It's all quite routine-but, ultimately, well done. Along the watery way, the team suffers through a lack of funds for repairs, blown engines and the death of a skilled driver. The underdog "Miss Madison" team from the small, backwater village of Madison, a location the racing circuit wishes would gracefully fade away, somehow pulls it all together to compete in the big race. Watching him peddle that two-wheeler through Madison, the Grass Roots blasting on the soundtrack, stirs memories from anyone who was around that boy's age, back then. He does, however, have a nifty Schwin bike: high handle bars, banana seat, and a sweet gear shift. The young boy, played by the kid from the new Star Wars films, emotes excitement well, but is lacking in conveying sorrow or remorse. But it does create an odd, nostalgic feeling for me. It's one thing to recall the first moon landing, and another thing, entirely, to recall a long ago boat race in Indiana. I think I saw the Gold Cup Hydroplane Race depicted here on "Wide World of Sports," back in 1971. Unapolegeticaly old fashioned and drenched heavily in the spray of cinematic clichés, this time capsule of a family drama clicks on all cylinders.
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