Candler Park Movie night is a community effort. Epworth Methodist, Park Pride, and the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization come together and make it possible. Movie activities begin shortly before sunset in front of the pool house. Please check back for schedule changes due to weather or park needs.
The Candler Park Neighborhood Organization is the presenting sponsor of Screen on the Green.
Also thanks to our Friends of Candler Park
2012 Candler Park Screen on the Green
May 12
KUNG FU PANDA: THE KABOOM OF DOOM
Animated Feature Voices by: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks Animation; Directed by Jennifer Yu Rated PG; 90 minutes; 2011
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
Festivities begin @ 8:00 PM in front of the pool house.
May 26
PUSS IN BOOTS
Animated Feature Voices by: Antonio Banderas, Zach Galifianakis, Salma Hayek Paramount Pictures; Directed by Chris Miller Rated PG; 90 minutes; 2011
Way before he ever met Shrek, the legendary Puss in Boots goes on a heroic journey, teaming up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Softpaws to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. It’s the adventure of nine lifetimes!
Festivities begin @ 8:00 PM in front of the pool house.
August 11
Wall-E
Animated Feature Voices by: Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Ben Burtt Walt Disney Studios; Directed by Andrew Stanton Rated G; 97 minutes; 2008
What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? The year is 2700 and WALL-E is a robot still spending every day doing what he was made for. Soon he is visited by a sleek robot named EVE whom he chases across the galaxy with a pet cockroach and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.
Festivities begin @ 8:00 PM in front of the pool house
August 25
HUGO
Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield Paramount Pictures; Directed by Martin Scorsese Rated PG; 127 minutes; 2011
An orphaned boy secretly lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station and looks after the clocks. He gets caught up in a mystery adventure when he attempts to repair a mechanical man.
Festivities begin @ 8:00 PM in front of the pool house
September 8th Viewers Choice!!!
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September 22
Dolphin Tale
Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick, Jr. Ashley Judd Warner Bros.; Directed by Charles Martin Smith Rated PG; 119 minutes; 2012
Based on true events, this family film is about Winter, a young dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the introverted 11-year-old boy who befriends her. Sawyer meets the rescued dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine rehabilitation center where she lives. Sawyer rallies friends and family alike to save Winter by convincing a pioneering doctor to create a unique prosthetic appendage to restore the dolphin's ability to swim.
October 8
E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore Universal Pictures; Directed by Steven Spielberg Rated PG; 115 minutes; 1982
A being from outer space is accidentally stranded on Earth. In his search for refuge, E.T. wanders into a backyard where he is discovered by ten-year-old Elliott. Elliott assumes responsibility for E.T.'s safety while searching, in a race against time, for a way to reunite E.T. with his own kind in this heartwarming
2011 Screen on the Green
April 30
Voices by: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation; Directed by Lee Unkrich Rated G; 86 minutes
Toy Story 3 welcomes back Woody, Buzz and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in …daycare! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it’s all for one and one for all as plans for the Great Escape get underway. A few new faces join the adventure, including Barbie’s counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o-Huggin’ Bear.
Fesivities begin @ 8:00 PM in front of the pool house.
Captain Planet May 21
Documentary Feature Rated G; 100 minutes; 2010
Captain Planet and the Planeteers face a rogue's gallery of larger-than-life eco-villains, including such despicable characters. Although buffoonish in character, they symbolize real threats to the planet Earth. They pillage natural resources and pollute the water and air. They will stop at nothing to accomplish their evil goals.
Festivities Start @ 8:00 PM in front of the pool house.
July 23 How to Train your Dragon
Voices by: Gerard Butler, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill DreamWorks Animation; Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders Rated PG; 98 minutes
Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, this action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding traditions of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup’s world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges he and fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.
Festivities begin @ 8:00 PM infront of the pool house
August 20th TANGLED
Voices by: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy Walt Disney Animation Studios; Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard Rated PG-13; 100 minutes; 2010
When the kingdom’s most wanted – and most charming- bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he’s taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn’s curious captor, who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs.
Festivities begin @ 8:00 PM in front of the pool house.
September 17th THE KARATE KID
Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith Columbia Pictures; Directed by Harald Zwart Rated PG; 140 minutes; 2010
Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying, but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully and kung fu prodigy, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Festivities begin @ 7:00 infront of the pool house
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
October 29th HARRY POTTER AND SORCERER'S STONE
Rated PG; 152 minutes; 2001
You’ve read the book… now see it on the big screen. Based on the J.K. Rowling books that have started a phenomenon, this film adaptation follows the adventures of the book’s young hero - Harry Potter. Harry learns upon his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and has some interesting powers of his own. He leaves a life of disenchantment and despair to an exciting trek to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Losing his parents at a young age, Harry makes a family of the close circle of friends at school. This magical and fantastical group of friends join Harry to unravel the mystery of his parents’ death and confront the forces intent on destroying him.
Festivities begin @ 6:00 infront of the pool house.
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2010 Screen on the Green
UP MAY 22 Rated PG; 96 minutes Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and now in his 78th year he launches his house into the sky via thousands of balloons. Right after liftoff he discovers he has a stowaway in the form of an over optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. This hilarious journey takes you into a lost world with the least likely duo on Earth. Festivities begin @ 8:00. (Sunset @ 8:37)
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
JULY 17 Rated PG; 90 minutes This animated adventure follows a scientist who tries to solve world hunger only to see things go awry as food falls from the sky in abundance. This is the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Festivities begin @ 8:30. (Sunset @ 8:48)
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG AUGUST 21 Rated G; 97 minutes Set in New Orleans’ French Quarter, this return to hand-drawn animation is a modern twist on a classic tale. A beautiful girl named Tina finds a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again and with a fateful kiss, leads them on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. Festivities begin @ 8:00. (Sunset @ 8:17)
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS October 30 Rated PG; 94 minutes; When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and douses her with the alien liquid Quantonium it turns her into a 48 foot monster. She is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. This crew of reluctant heroes is asked to save the earth from the evil alien Gallaxhar in this animated comedy.
