Sweep the leg, Johnny! Take in a screening of 'The Karate Kid' at First Park

The city's Movies Under the Stars series begins this week in city parks.

Around here, the only film on the summer slate is the original  "Karate Kid" (1984) — the one that proved leaving New Jersey for L.A. might not be such a great idea after all.

The classic that spawned sequels, remakes and a TV series plays at First Park, First Street at Houston, on Thursday, June 12. Movies begin at dusk or 8:30 p.m., whichever comes first. 

And there will NOT be a special section for anyone rooting for the Cobra Kai dojo. 

The Movies Under the Stars series is presented by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks. Find the complete list of the mostly family-friendly summer films here.

Decision 2023: What screening of 'Cocaine Bear' are you attending?

It's officially "Cocaine Bear" week... which local movie house will you see the 2024 Best Picture winner in? Or will you wait for its release via the Criterion Collection?

 

Clearview's Chelsea Cinemas showing 'The Bodyguard' at midnight this weekend

Buy tickets here.

The theater is at 260 W. 23rd St. between Seventh and Eighth Avenue.

3D more our speed

Ah! Now this is how 3D was meant to be seen! "Jaws 3D," Spielberg's summer classic from 1983!



Hold on a minute. What's this? Oh! I'm told it was directed by Joe Alves!

Anyway! Just try not to be terrified by the 3D technology!

Ahhhh!



Shark! Run!



No, really, run!



Ah! Floating teeth!



And, in case you still have your 3D glasses from Time Out's 3D issue...

The early reviews of 'Salt' are in

Oh, c'mon... I'm kidding...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Why the paparazzi will be in the East Village tomorrow (OMG! Angelina!)

I hope that "Salt" is a more exciting movie than these photos

About Angelina Jolie's "semi-crusty phase" in Tompkins Square Park

"Flapper skirts on a bride of Christ! I don't like undercover nuns"

Continuing with our celebration of Elvis's birthday, which was, uh, yesterday. With! Change of Habit. Set in NYC. 1969. Elvis is a doctor. Mary Tyler Moore is a nun. Bring some butter for this corn. Here's the first 8 minutes (with Spanish subtitles...) showing some vintage Midtown NYC.

Righteous Hams 2: Bad to the Bone

Meant to add this to my original post...

Oh, and the Post gave the film one star. Lou Lumenick, taking a break from being a dick to Roger Ebert, writes: Al Pacino and Robert De Niro collect bloated paychecks with intent to bore in "Righteous Kill," a slow-moving, ridiculous police thriller that would have been shipped straight to the remainder bin at Blockbuster if it starred anyone else.

And in the Times, Manohla Dargis writes: In “Righteous Kill” these two godheads of 1970s cinema go macho-a-macho with each other — furrowing brows, bellowing lines, looking alternately grimly serious and somewhat bemused — in a B-movie (more like C-minus) duet that probably sounded like a grand idea when their handlers whispered it in their ears.

Righteous Hams

"They're like Lennon and McCartney." Righteous Kill opens Friday.




Meanwhile, Pacino in Panic in Needle Park tomorrow night at the Anthology Film Archives at 7.