I always know summer has arrived when the Boston Harbor Hotel posts its Movies by Moonlight schedule. Currently, the full list is only available as a pdf, so here’s a transcription.
BHH Summer 2007:
June 22 | Roman Holiday
June 29 | Goodbye Mr. Chips
July 06 | Vertigo
July 13 | To Kill a Mockingbird
July 20 | The Philadelphia Story
July 27 | Inherit the Wind
August 03 | A Man for All Seasons
August 10 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers
August 17 | The Best Years of Our Lives
August 24 | Citizen Kane
August 31 | The Thin Man
My don’t-miss-them-on-the-big-screen recommendations in bold.
This is an amazing venue: a gorgeous outdoor patio right on the water with outdoor dining and plenty of additional seating, a broad staircase leading down, popcorn and ice-cream vendors (for quick supply-runs during intermission!), and a full-sized movie screen 30 feet out over the ocean. BYO snacks and drinks, or buy them there. Best of all: it’s completely free! Movies start at dusk.
(They don’t pay me for this; it’s just a fabulous cheap summer Friday night outing, and I’m a huge softie for old movies.)
at 2:19 am
The BHH has an amazing restaurant, Meritage. Great wine list. Eat at meritage and watch the movie from their restaurant. That’s what I do.
at 2:32 am
That sounds like an utterly brilliant evening. Those outdoor service tables seem like the best seats in the house.