Tallgrass Sponsors
2009 Cinema Alfresco Schedule
Roadside Attractions: It’s the Journey, Not the Destination
Thursdays, May 28-July 9 (No screening June 18)
FREE movies at The Brickyard in Old Town • 129 N. Rock Island
Covered outdoor venue so movies will show RAIN OR SHINE
Each film will be preceded by a Tallgrass Film Festival short film.
Screenings begin at 8 p.m.
Doors and Kitchen open at 7 p.m. Bring your ID. Under 21 welcome.
Enter at east and west doors (west side has better parking).
Cinema Alfresco Specials
$3 Tallgrass and Stella Artois Draws
$3.50 Stella Artois Bottles
$5 Brickyard Burger and Fries Special
Drawing for pair of Tallgrass All Access Passes
$300 Value - Must Be Present to Win
May 28 • 8 p.m.
It Happened One Night (1934)
Dir: Frank Capra, 105 minutes, UNRATED
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert star in the 5-Oscar winning romantic comedy about a spoiled heiress, running away from her family. She is helped by a reporter looking for a story, who ultimately falls for her.
June 4 • 8 p.m.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dir: John Landis, 133 minutes, R
Jake Blues (John Belushi) fresh from prison, hits the road on a mission to put together his old band to save the home where he and brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) were raised. Along the way, they run into music greats.
June 11 • 8 p.m.
Terminator (1984)
Dir: James Cameron, 107 minutes, R
Check out the original by director James Cameron. A human-like, unstoppable cyborg (Arnold Schwarzeneggar) takes a road trip from the future to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton); Will there be a way to stop it?
June 18: No Cinema Alfresco Tonight
We encourage you to see Tallgrass Third Thursday Screening at the Warren
June 25 • 8 p.m.
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Dir: Ridley Scott, 129 minutes, R
Louise (Susan Sarandon) and Thelma (Geena Davis) jump in a '66 Thunderbird and cruise the road to escape their lives. However, their journey turns into flight when they run into trouble and are hunted by authorities.
July 2 • 8 p.m.
Death Proof (2007)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino, 114 minutes, R
Quentin Tarantino’s contribution to the Grindhouse set about two separate groups of women out for a girls getaway who are stalked by a scarred stuntman using his “death proof” cars to execute his murderous plans.
July 9 • 8 p.m.
The Sure Thing (1985)
Dir: Rob Reiner, 100 minutes, PG-13
Rob Reiner’s film about college student Gib, who plans a cross-country trip to get laid. He ends up traveling with a young woman and they are thrust together on a road trip from hell. Somewhere along the way, they find each other’s company tolerable.