One of the fun summer things to do around Queen Anne kicks off this Saturday – the Seattle Center Movies at the Mural run every Saturday from July 27th through August 24th. All of the movies start at 9pm (dusk), shown on a 45-foot screen at the Mural Amphitheatre.
The Seattle Center pitches these free movies as “the perfect destination for a gathering of friends and family or casual weekend date” – plus, great entertainment!
This is the 9th year of Movies at the Mural, and all movies are free with quite a few family-friendly flicks on the list. The Seattle Center advises people to arrive early, and bring a blanket for the sloped Mural Amphitheatre. For your seating comfort, low-back chairs and bean-bags are recommended – but no large bags, large coolers/ice chests, umbrellas or audio/video recorders please.
Movie-goers are welcome to bring a picnic or you can purchase dinner from select Seattle Center Armory food merchants. Seating at Movies at the Mural is first-come, first-served, and four-legged friends are not allowed, so leave your pup at home.
Without further ado, here are the films scheduled for the summer, with descriptions courtesy of the Seattle Center:
The Princess Bride – PG, July 27
The beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, crafty Sicilians and rodents of unusual size.
Hugo – PG, Aug. 3
When his father dies, 12-year-old orphan Hugo takes up residence behind the walls of a Parisian train station. There, he meets Isabelle, the daughter of filmmaker Georges Méliès, who holds the key to Hugo’s destiny.
The Avengers (2012) – PG 13, Aug. 10
Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.
The Help – PG 13, Aug. 17
In 1960s Jackson, Miss., aspiring writer Eugenia Phelan crosses taboo racial lines by conversing with Aibileen Clark about her life as a housekeeper, and their ensuing friendship upsets the fragile dynamic between the haves and the have-nots. When other long-silent black servants begin opening up to Eugenia, the disapproving conservative Southern town soon gets swept up in the turbulence of changing times.
Les Misérables (2012) – PG 13, Aug. 24
Nominated for eight Academy Awards in 2013, the musical version of Victor Hugo’s epic tale of love and sacrifice, first produced for the stage in 1985, now receives the big-screen treatment. The bloody era of the French Revolution is the backdrop to Jean Valjean’s long struggle for redemption.