COLUMBUS – Columbus residents welcome back another favorite summer event as the CAPA Summer Movie Series returns for its 52nd year of screening classic films and cult favorites at the historic Ohio Theatre.
The organization scheduled a pandemic-shortened series in September of 2020.
The 2021 series will feature 21 films over six weeks from July 22 through Aug. 29, including eight series premieres, a silent film with live musical accompaniment, Fright Nite Friday hosted by Fritz the Nite Owl and two Saturday mornings of classic cartoons.
Tickets can be purchased online through Friday, August 13.
2021 CAPA SUMMER MOVIE SERIES
July 22-23 – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
July 24 – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
July 25 – Mary Poppins (1964)
July 29 – My Man Godfrey (1936)
July 30 – Sounder (1972)
July 31 – Cartoon Capers
July 31- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
August 1 – The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
August 5 – Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
August 6 – A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
August 7 – Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
August 8 – Disney’s Pinocchio (1940)
August 12 – Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
August 13 – FRIGHT NITE FRIDAY WITH FRITZ!
Friday the 13th (1980)
August 14 – Out of the Past (1947)
August 15 – The King and I (1956)
August 19 & 20 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
August 21- East of Eden (1955)
August 22 – Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
August 26 – To Have and Have Not (1944)
August 27 – The Defiant Ones (1958)
August 28 – Cartoon Capers
August 28-29 – North by Northwest (1959)
The iconic downtown theater has undergone a three-month, $900,000 renovation that includes a newly upgraded loge, mezzanine, and balcony.
Also new for 2021 is “Listen Everywhere,” an assistive listening app that streams audio streamed directly to patrons’ smartphones. Viewers can listen with headphones or ear buds and the volume can be adjusted.
Clark Wilson will celebrate his 30th year as featured organist for the series, providing pre-show entertainment at the keys of the “Mighty Morton” theatre organ 30 minutes prior to each screening.