From bar-top anthems and big, boisterous family moments to charming bookshop romances and web-slinging adventure, this line-up brings a little bit of action, a little bit of laughs, a little bit of drama and a whole lot of love to The Galileo Open Air Cinema this week.
Expect high-energy fun with Coyote Ugly, some heartfelt hilarity with My Big Fat Greek Wedding, swoonworthy moments in Notting Hill and the bold, animated brilliance (and head-bopping soundtrack) of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
So book your spot here, swing by when the doors open, grab your snacks, and soak in golden-hour picnic vibes and lawn games before getting cosy with your fellow film fanatics for movie night, officially beginning after sunset (± 7:30pm).
Here is what’s on the silver screen this week:
29 April: Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly is a 2000 American comedy-drama film based on the Coyote Ugly Saloon, directed by David McNally and starring Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Tyra Banks, Bridget Moynahan, Melani Lynskey, LeAnn Rimes and John Goodman.
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter, only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her ‘day’ job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly.
The ‘Coyotes’, as they are affectionately called, tantalise customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.
- Day: Wednesday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Romance Comedy Drama
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
30 April: My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and starring an ensemble cast of Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin and Joey Fatone.
Toula Portokalos (Vardalos) is 30, Greek American and works in her family’s restaurant, Dancing Zorba’s, in Chicago. All her father, Gus (Constantine), wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy but Toula is looking for more in life.
After convincing her father to let her go to university and take over her aunt’s travel agency, she meets the non-Greek Ian Miller (Corbett), who she secretly dates until her family finds out. Much to her father’s fury, the two decide to get married.
- Day: Thursday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 6pm, and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Romance Comedy
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
1 May: Notting Hill
Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Roger Michell and starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
William Thacker (Grant) is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott (Roberts) appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilt orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair.
As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.
- Day: Friday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 5:30pm, and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Romance Comedy Drama
- Age restriction: PG L
- Tickets: Webtickets
2 May: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American animated superhero film based on Marvel Comics character Spiderman, directed by Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman and Bob Persichetti, and stars the voices of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson and Hailee Steinfeld.
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Miles Morales (Moore), a smart teenager from Brooklyn, reluctantly enrols in an elite New York City boarding school. Wrestling with his new responsibilities, Miles discovers a whole new world hidden at an abandoned NYC subway tunnel, only to get bitten by a stealthy radioactive arachnid from another dimension.
Now, gifted with unfathomable powers, much like the original Spider-Man, Miles is shocked to discover that life has suddenly become even more complicated.
- Day: Saturday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 5pm, and the movie starts at 7:30pm
- Genre: Animation Computer Super-hero
- Age restriction: PG V
- Tickets: Webtickets
Also read:
The ultimate guide to a Galileo Open Air Cinema screening in the Cape
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