Free PVD Fun: Movies on the Block Releases 2016 Schedule

Movies on the Block, Providence's only outdoor movie theater, returns in June to kick off it's tenth season.  And now, they have announced their lineup of great films to be shown at Westminster Street's Grant's Block. 

Movies are screened each Thursday evening in the summer beginning at sundown at 260 Westminster Street. Don't forget -- come early to reserve a spot, bring your own chairs and blankets, and keep in mind that the movies rely on cooperation from Mother Nature!

This year features such gems as The Force Awakens, Fury Road, Spaceballs, and more... Check out the full schedule below!

Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
June 2

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

Stars: Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
June 9

In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan.

Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates 

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Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (1994)
June 16

Two drag queens and a transsexual travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.

Stars: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp 

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
June 23

Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.

Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac

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Snow White (1937)
​June 30

Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs, but the queen learns of this and prepares to feed her a poison apple.

Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne

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Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
July 7

A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

Stars: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson

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Superman (1978)
July 14

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman 

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Silence of the Lambs (1991)
​July 21

A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney 

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The Hunger Games (2012)
July 28

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
August 4

A young FBI agent disappears while investigating a murder miles from Twin Peaks that may be related to the future murder of Laura Palmer; the last week of the life of Laura Palmer is chronicled.

Stars: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Mädchen Amick

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Spaceballs (1987)
August 11

Planet Spaceballs' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.

Stars: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis

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Clue (1985)
August 18

Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.

Stars: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn

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Days of Heaven (1978)
August 25

A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.

Stars: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
September 1

A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in post-apocalyptic Australia in search for her homeland with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max.

Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult​

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Police Academy (1984)
September 8

A group of good-hearted but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks.

Stars: Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall 

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True Grit (2010)
September 15

A tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer.

Stars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld

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The Terminator (1984)
September 22

A human-looking indestructible cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn

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Creature Double Feature
The Wolfman (1941) & Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
September 29

The Wolfman
A practical man returns to his homeland, is attacked by a creature of folklore, and infected with a horrific disease his disciplined mind tells him can not possibly exist.

Starring: Claude Rains, Warren William, Lon Chaney Jr. 

Bride of Frankenstine
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.

Starring: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive