Friday, June 22, 2012

[UPDATED] Free film (to watch) tonight in Tompkins Square Park: The French thriller 'The Axe'

Hey, the Films on the Green Festival is back ... and tonight in Tompkins Square Park, there'll be a free screening of the dark thriller "The Axe" ("Le Couperet!") by acclaimed director Costa-Gavras, adapted from the bestselling novel by Donald Edwin Westlake.

Let's take a look at the trailer for the 2005 film ... there'll be lots of shooting!



The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the City of New York Parks & Recreation sponsor the Films on the Green series. [Updated] The movie starts at 8:30 p.m., per the Films on the Green Festival website.

H/t to Esquared for letting us know about the series...

UPDATED:
Due to the storm and all... the organizers have rescheduled the movie to SATURDAY night.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 22, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    What time does it start Grieve?
    Melanie

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  2. EV GrieveJune 22, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Ah! Yes! 8:30 per the website.

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  3. ScoobyJune 23, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Silly question - Is this subtitled by chance?

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  4. EV GrieveJune 23, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    @Scooby

    Oui!

    Yes, there are subtitles...

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