Photo Credit: Portrait of American film director and actor Spike Lee (center) on the set of his film 'Do the Right Thing,' New York, 1989. Among the cast behind him is actor Danny Aiello (left). (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)
Full Summer Schedule Of LA's Outdoor Movie Screenings Featuring Black Leads
Los Angeles sets itself apart as one of the best cities for keeping a buzzing summer social life. Home to the movie-making capital of Hollywood, the city loves to show off its cinematic accomplishments with outdoor screenings that take place everywhere from landmark cemeteries to rooftop bars and parks. Many encourage you to bring your own picnic supplies, making for a perfect evening date.
This summer’s lineup features an abundance of Black Hollywood classics, including several John Singleton movies if you’re in the mood to memorialize the recently passed director. Other standouts include Jordan Peele’s latest horror Us, Set it Off with a fed up Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Vivica A. Fox, and Spike Lee’s joint Do The Right Thing. Check out the full list below and start assembling your summer squad.
June 10: Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Space Jam at E.P. & L.P.
June 13: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Baby Boy at LEVEL
June 13: Rooftop Movies at the Montalbán presents Set It Off at Ricardo Montalbán Theatre
June 15: Street Food Cinema presents Shrek at Griffith Park
June 16: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Poetic Justice at NeueHouse Hollywood
June 18: Poolside Cinema presents Pulp Fiction at Mr. C Beverly Hills
June 19: Rooftop Cinema Club presents The Color Purple at LEVEL
June 20: Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents The Matrix at E.P. & L.P.
June 23: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Straight Outta Compton at NeueHouse Hollywood
June 25: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Moonlight at LEVEL
June 25: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Black Dynamite at NeueHouse Hollywood
June 25: Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents The Fifth Element at E.P. & L.P.
June 29: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Krush Groove at LEVEL
June 30: Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Us at E.P. & L.P.
July 5: Silver Lake Picture Show presents Boyz N the Hood at Sunset Triangle Plaza
July 5: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Save the Last Dance at NeueHouse Hollywood
July 6: Street Food Cinema presents Black Panther at Griffith Park
July 14: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Love Jones at LEVEL
July 18: Rooftop Cinema Club presents BlackKklansman at LEVEL
July 19: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Higher Learning at NeueHouse Hollywood
July 22: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Brown Sugar at NeueHouse Hollywood
July 23: Poolside Cinema presents Space Jam at Mr. C Beverly Hills
July 24: Rooftop Cinema Club presents 10 Things I Hate About You at LEVEL
July 27: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Above the Rim at LEVEL
July 29: Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents Ghost at E.P. & L.P.
July 30: Poolside Cinema presents Black Panther at Mr. C Beverly Hills
July 30: Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents Ready Player One at Granada Beach
July 31: Rooftop Cinema Club presents Pulp Fiction at NeueHouse Hollywood
Aug 6: Moonlight Movies on the Beach presents Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse at Granada Beach
Aug 24: Eat|See|Hear presents Do the Right Thing at Santa Monica High School
Sept 28: Street Food Cinema presents The Matrix at Los Angeles State Historic Park
