August 1, 2008
“Ratatouille” directed by Brad Bird
with the voices of
Patton Oswalt
Brian Dennehy
Brad Garrett
Janeane Garofalo
Ian Holm
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family’s wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau.
click on the link below to see the trailer
July 30, 2008
Hey Everyone–
The radar maps are heavy with green (rain!) and heading our way –so unfortunately we are going to cancel. We have not given up on “The Namesake”–check back, we may sneak it in on another unused “raindate” or switch out our documentary at the end of the season. Sorry to all –but you must not fool with Mother Nature.
July 30, 2008
Hi Everyone
We here at Films in Van Vorst are keeping our fingers crossed for tonight’s showing of The Namesake. We really want to show it and we know everyone will love it…. However, weather.com is predicting some isolated thunderstorms–so our plan is that we will proceed as if the weather will cooperate and we’ll make a decision closer to showtime.
July 23, 2008
“The Namesake” has been postponed due to weather. We have moved the film screening to it’s rain date Wednesday, July 30th at 8:30 pm.
June 3, 2008
The 4th Annual Outdoor Summer film Series will again take place in Van Vorst Park on Wednesday nights. Screenings in June and July will begin at about 8:30 or later depending on sunset. August and September screenings will begin at 8:00 pm. The rain date for each film will be the following Wednesday.
Season 4
June 11th “Juno” directed by Jason Reitman
June25th “La Vie En Rose” directed by Olivier Dahan
July 9th “The Princess Bride” directed by Rob Reiner
July 23rd “The Namesake” directed by Mira Nair
August 6th “Ratatouille” directed by Brad Bird
August 20th “Rear Window” directed by Alfred Hitchcock
September 3rd ” Michael Clayton” directed by Tony Gilroy
September 17th “Who the **** is Jackson Pollock” Directed by Harry Moses
Remember to bring a chair and if you can, bring a friend!!
Oh, and did we mention Free Popcorn!!??
See you in Van Vorst Park!
June 13, 2007
And Action! We’re ready for our 3rd Annual Films In Van Vorst film series….
We plan on starting around 8pm and as a backup, our raindate will be the following Wednesday.
The Schedule
June 13-The Pursuit of Happyness
June 27-Whale Rider
July 11-Young Frankenstein
July 25-Dreamgirls
August 8-Tootsie
August 22- The Red Violin
September 5-The March of The Penguins
Remember to bring a chair and if you can, bring a friend!!
Oh, and did we mention Free Popcorn!!??
See you in Van Vorst Park!
June 14, 2006
This week's show is posponed due to probability of rain this evening.
The weather seems to be conspiring against this event (what is it with wednesdays and rain?).
We will decide at 4pm whether today's screening (a rain date from last week's washout) is going to proceed or not.
Stay tuned.
Thanks – Johnny
June 6, 2006
To watch trailers or read more about our schedule please click here.
Please feel free to make a few copies of the poster and put them on your building's notice-board or in your local shop.
Thanks!
March 28, 2006
Films in Van Vorst will be happening again this summer. Join us at the park every second Wednesday at 8pm beginning June 7th.
Make sure to bring a chair, a blanket can sometimes come in handy!
The schedule for the Summer 2006 series is as follows:
June 7- Raising Arizona, Ethan & Joel Coen (1987) (view trailer)
June 21- Babe: The Gallant Pig, Chris Noonan (1995) (view trailer)
July 5- Manhattan Murder Mystery, Woody Allen (1993) (view trailer)
July 19- Nine Queens, Fabián Bielinski (2000) (view trailer)
Aug 2- Bottle Rocket, Wes Anderson (1996) (view trailer)
Aug 16- Some Like It Hot, Billy Wilder (1959) (view trailer)
Aug 30- Big Fish, Tim Burton (2003) (view trailer)
Sept 13- Spellbound, Jeffrey Blitz (2002) (view trailer)
In case of rain please make sure to check this website for an alternative date.
February 17, 2006
In the summer of 2005 Van Vorst Park , in downtown Jersey City, had its first free, outdoor film series. The series was made possible by the generous support of our sponsors: Goldman Sachs, Marco & Pepe, Beechwood Cafe, Bar Majestic, Del Forno Real Estate, Sullivan Financial, FastFrame, Van Vorst Park Neighborhood Association and Friends of Van Vorst Park.
Summer 2005 Film Schedule
Wednesday July 6
Bend It Like Beckham
Gurinder Chadha (2002, UK)
Wednesday July 27
All The President's Men
Alan J. Pakula (1976, USA)
Wednesday August 17
Best in Show
Christopher Guest (2000, USA)
Wednesday September 7
When We Were Kings
Leon Gast (1996, USA)
Oscar for best documentary 1997
Q&A with Director after the event
