Hairspray

The Park District keeps up the screenings around the city, and Block Cinema throws down in Evanston with an outdoor screening of its own. All shows start at 8:30pm unless otherwise noted. For more details on Park District screenings, call 312-742-7529. For details on Northwestern screenings, go to their website.

Thursday 3
Bee Movie
Dirs. Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith. 2007. PG. 90mins. Jerry Seinfeld lends his voice to this animated flick about, yep, a bee.
Harrison Park, 1824 S Wood St between 18th and 19th Sts. El: Pink to 18th. Bus: 18 16th/18th, 168 UIC Pilsen Exp.

The Great Debaters
Dir. Denzel Washington. 2007. PG-13. 126mins. During the Depression, an African-American debate team from a small college goes up against Harvard’s best. Uplift ensues.
Taylor Park, 41 W 47th St between State and Federal Sts. El: Red, Green to 47th St. Bus: 29 State, 47 47th St.

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
Dir. Jay Russell. 2007. PG. 112mins. A kid living near Loch Ness finds a strange egg that hatches into…well, you can probably work that out.
Armour Square Park, 3309 S Shields Ave at 33rd St. El: Red to Sox-35th. Bus: 24 Wentworth, 29 State.

Saturday 5
Eye of the Dolphin
Dir. Michael D. Sellers. 2006. 113mins. A girl learns that she can talk to the animals, but unlike Dr. Dolittle, her gift is limited to dolphins. Amateur.
Eckhart Park, 1330 W Chicago Ave between Noble and Elizabeth Sts. El: Blue to Chicago. Bus: 9, 56, 66.

Monday 7
The Great Debaters
See Thu 3.
Jackson Park, 6401 S Stony Island Ave at 64th St. Bus: 6 Jackson Park Express, 28 Stony Island.

Tuesday 8
Bee Movie
See Thu 3.
Smith (Joseph Higgins) Park, 2526 W Grand Ave between Rockwell and Campbell Aves. Bus: CX49, 49, 65.

Pride
Dir. Sunu Gonera. 2007. PG. 104mins. A former pro swimmer inspires young men in Philadelphia’s impoverished neighborhoods to better themselves through swimming.
Fuller Park, 331 W 45th St at Princeton Ave. El: Red to 47th. Bus: 24 Wentworth, 47 47th St.

Wednesday 9
Elsa y Fred
Dir. Marcos Carnevale. 2005. PG. 108mins. In English and subtitled Spanish and Italian. Two neighbors in their seventies overcome their initial antipathy and fall in love.
Mozart Park, 2036 N Avers St between Dickens and Armitage Aves. Bus: 53 Pulaski, 73 Armitage.

The Great Debaters
See Thu 3.
Murray Playground Park, 1743 W 73rd St between Hermitage Ave and Wood St. Bus: 9, X9, 48, 79.

Hairspray
Dir. Adam Shankman. 2007. PG. 117mins. In this film version of the stage musical based on a John Waters film (Got that?), a full-figured teen in 1962 Baltimore dreams of appearing on a local dance show.
South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S South Shore Dr at 71st St. Bus: 6 Jackson Park Exp, 71 71st/South Shore.

Planet of the Apes
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. 1968. 112mins. After recent criticism over spoiling Sex and the City, we’re going to opt not to tell you anything about this film, lest we give away the plot twist.
Norris East Lawn, Northwestern University, 1999 Campus Dr, Evanston. El: Purple to Davis. 9pm.

Spider-Man 3
Dir. Sam Raimi. 2007. PG-13. 139mins. The wall-crawler battles a pile of sand, an oozy intergalactic oil that makes people evil and the son of the Green Goblin. Just another week at the office.
NNormandy Playground Park, 6660 W 52nd St between Natoma and Normandy Aves. 62 Archer, 62H Archer Harlem.