A traveling cinema series comes to a neighborhood near you…
Our 2013 schedule is set – WEDNESDAY nights, starting June 12.
New this year – Popchips VIP Snackers Lounge and samplings of Katy’s kettle corn
QUICK LOOK – Starlight Movie Schedule:
June 12 – Princess Bride (1987/PG) – St. James Park (St. James and Third streets)
PRE-SHOW: Profess to your true love; and a fencing demo from The Fencing Center of San Jose
June 19 – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994/R) – Post Street (between Market and First streets)
PRE-SHOW: Broadway San Jose contests promoting the Bay Area exclusive engagement of the musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert opening October 29.
June 26 – Home Alone (1990/PG) – San Pedro Square Market (on the St. John side)
PRE-SHOW: Best Macaulay Culkin imitation and Home Alone movie trivia
July 10 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981/PG) – Post Street
PRE-SHOW: Lassoing contests and Indiana Jones trivia
July 24 – Fans vote prior to June 11 to decide – Circle of Palms (NEW LOCATION in front of the San Jose Museum of Art). Click here to vote for your favorite.
July 31 – KQED Presents: “Mi Mambo!” (2006/not rated) – San Pedro Square Market
PRE-SHOW: San Jose Jazz High School All Starts performance 6:30 – 8pm sanjosejazz.org
August 14 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986/PG-13) – San Pedro Square Market
PRE-SHOW: John Hughes Trivia Bingo
August 21 – Zombieland (2009/R) – SoFA District
PRE-SHOW: Zombie-O-Rama 5 starts and 4:30pm and includes: zombie make-up pop up shops and vendors; zombie-crawl to over 10 participating restaurants/clubs; costume contests; young zombie parade and live music.
Take advantage of San Jose’s warm, summer nights and enjoy a movie under the star-studded sky with your friends. Pre-show entertainment is often as much fun as the feature!
Explore distinct downtown areas (San Pedro Square, Historic District, SoFA District, Circle of Palms and St. James Park) and meet the people and businesses that give downtown its character.
These events are all FREE! Pre-show fun starts at 7 p.m. (except for Zombie-O-Rama, which starts at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 21). Movies begin at dusk. BYOC (or B) – Bring Your own Chair (or Blanket). The high-backed chairs are OK. Stop by a restaurant and pick up your food – “to go” of course. No outside alcohol allowed at St. James, Historic or SoFA — the only alcohol served is from the San Pedro Square Market.
St. James Park (corner of 2nd and St. James St.)
Wednesday, June 12 – Princess Bride (1987/PG) - A romantic comedy adventure film based on the 1973 novel of the same name by William Goldman. Rob Reiner directed the film, with a stellar cast that includes: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Peter Falk and Fred Savage.
PRE-SHOW: Profess to your true love; and a fencing demo from The Fencing Center of San Jose
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San Pedro Square on the St. John Street side
No outside food or drink allowed at San Pedro Market. Come early and dine at one of more than eight restaurants in the San Pedro Square Market. Click here to check out their menus
Wednesday, June 26 – Home Alone (1990/PG) – An 8-year-old boy, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars. Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and Catherine O’Hara.
PRE-SHOW: Best Macaulay Culkin imitation and Home Alone movie trivia
Wednesday, July 31 – KQED Presents: “Mi Mambo!” (2006/not rated) - Music meets the streets of East Harlem at the Harbor Conservatory where Latin rhythms create a lifeline for kids. Mi Mambo! goes inside the Conservatory, exploring how it captures and fees on the musical energies of the street. Students perform son, mambo, and salsa along side professionals, demonstrating why this music deserves the same respect as classical and jazz. The film follows the ups and downs of five students as they learn to navigate what is, for them, an uneven playing field.
PRE-SHOW: San Jose Jazz High School All Stars performance 6:30 – 8pm. The San Jose Jazz High School All Stars is a regional, audition-based big band and a combo featuring some of the best, young jazz musicians in Bay Area, representing 14 regional high schools. The All Stars feature an exciting repertoire of music ranging from classic-era big band to Latin jazz to current jazz charts.
Wednesday, August 14 – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986/PG-13)– Teenager Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, “borrows” a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day bacchanal through the streets of Chicago. Dogging Ferris’ trail at every turn is high-school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch Bueller in the act of class-cutting. Also starring Jennifer Grey, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jeffrey Rooney, Ben Stein and Charlie Sheen.
PRE-SHOW: John Hughes Trivia Bingo
Historic District on Post Street between Market and First streets. Discover unparalleled entertainment and dining options tucked inside some of downtown’s historic buildings, plus transit services steps from the front door. Come early for wine tastings at Sherman Cellars, courtesy of Creekview Vineyards or step by SPLASH nightclub before or after for movie night specials.
Wednesday, June 19 – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994 / R) – Two drag-queens (Anthony/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia) and a transexual (Bernadette) contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they’ve contracted with is Anthony’s wife. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them. Starring: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp and Rebel Penfold-Russell.
PRE-SHOW: Broadway San Jose contests promoting the Bay Area exclusive engagement of the musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert opening October 29.
Wednesday, July 10 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981/PG)- Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American fantasy-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. It is the first installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.
PRE-SHOW: Lassoing contests and Indiana Jones trivia
SoFA District Home of Zombie-O-Rama V on Wednesday, Aug. 21. An arts and entertainment hub and ground zero for the growing late night gallery crawl, South First Fridays. The SoFA District is rich with options to stimulate one’s creativity.
Wednesday, August 21 – Zombieland (2009/R) – A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, and a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the Last Twinkie and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Bill Murray.
PRE-SHOW: Zombie-O-Rama V events* – starting at 4:30 p.m.: makeup artists; pop-up shops and vendors pre- and post-movie zombie crawl; young zombie parade; costume contests; live music and more.
*Last year’s zombie-o-rama event attracted more than 3,000 people and included 10 zombie crawl sites throughout downtown.
2011 Zombie-O-Rama III photo highlights
2010 Zombie-O-Rama II photo highlights
2009 Zombie-O-Rama photo highlights
NEW LOCATION – CIRCLE OF PALMS (in front of San Jose Museum of Art)
July 24 – Fans VOTE HERE FOR YOUR FAVE prior to June 11 to decide what we’ll show. Choices are:
- Finding Nemo (2003/G)
- Ratatouille (2007/G)
- Office Space (1999/R)
- Anchorman (2004/PG-13)
- The Dark Knight (2008/PG-13)
- Back to the Future (1985/PG)
- Ghostbusters (1984/PG)
- Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993/PG-13)
- To Catch A Thief (1955/Hitchcock’s Top 5)
- North By Northwest (1959/Hitchcock’s Top 5)
Before you come downtown visit sjdowntownparking.com to keep your drive stress-free
Parking: $5 parking after 6 p.m. is available in CITY OF SAN JOSE facilities, such as the garages at Third Street near Santa Clara Street, Market and San Pedro streets, San Carlos and Second or Third streets and Fourth and San Fernando streets. Public lots near the Starlight Cinema venues also offer plentiful parking.
Please support our sponsors:
Popchips, Metro Newspapers, City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs, City of San Jose Parking, Republic Services, CB Richard Ellis, 50 West San Fernando, CINEQUEST, KQED, El Observador, Broadway San Jose, St. James Neighborhood Association, Councilmember Sam Liccardo, SanJose.com, McEnery Family, San Pedro Square Market, Hopkins & Carley – A Law Office, Sherman Cellars, Creekview Vineyards, Splash, and radio partners: KCBS 740 AM, NOW 99.7, Alice@97.3 and Live 105.3.
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