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SA offers cinema under the stars this summer

Captain America, Civil War.

"Captain America: Civil War" will be screened Aug. 8, 10 and 12, and again during Welcome Back Weekend on Aug. 28.

By SUE WUETCHER

Updated June 14 with revised schedule

Published June 13, 2016 This content is archived.

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Some of the year’s biggest movies, including Academy Award-winner “The Revenant,” are in the lineup for this year’s free outdoor Summer Film Series presented by the undergraduate Student Association.

The series opens June 20 and runs through Aug. 26. Screenings will take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights during June and August, and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during July. The screening on Monday, July 4, will be moved to Tuesday, July 5, due to the annual Town of Amherst fireworks display on the North Campus. Screening locations are the Special Events Field adjacent to the Student Union and Greiner Hall on the North Campus, and the Hayes Hall lawn on the South Campus. Specific locations are listed below.

10 Cloverfield Lane.

10 Cloverfield Lane

All screenings will begin at 9 p.m. through July 28; screenings after that will begin at 8:45 p.m.

In the event of rain, screenings will move to the Student Union Theater on the North Campus and Allen Hall on the South Campus.

The screenings, which are co-sponsored by Late Night UB - Student Life, are open to members of the general public, as well as the UB community.

SA will screen two additional films at 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 as part of Welcome Back Weekend. “Captain America Civil War” will be shown at the Special Events Field; “Central Intelligence” will be screened in the Student Union Theater.

The complete schedule of movies:

  • June 20, 22 and 24: “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," Monday and Friday, Special Events Field; Wednesday, Hayes lawn.
  • June 27, 29 and July 1: “10 Cloverfield Lane," Monday and Wednesday, Special Events Field; Wednesday, Hayes lawn.
Scene from "Keanu".

Keanu

  • July 5, 6 and 7: “Keanu,” Tuesday, Special Events field; Wednesday, Hayes lawn; Thursday, Greiner Hall.
  • July 11, 13 and 14: “The Jungle Book” (2016 version), Monday and Thursday, Greiner; Wednesday, Hayes lawn.
  • July 18 and 21: “Deadpool,” both screenings at Greiner Hall.
  • July 20: “The Revenant,” Hayes lawn.
  • July 25, 27 and 28: “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” Monday and Thursday, Greiner; Wednesday, Hayes lawn.
  • Aug. 1, 3 and 5: “The Nice Guys,” Monday and Friday, Special Events field; Wednesday, Hayes lawn.
  • Aug. 8, 10 and 12: “Captain America: Civil War,” Monday and Friday, Special Events field; Wednesday, Hayes lawn.
Scene from "Deadpool".

Deadpool

  • Aug. 15, 17 and 19: “X-Men: Apocalypse,” Monday and Friday, Special Events field; Wednesday, Hayes lawn.
  • Aug. 22: “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” Special Events field.
  • Aug. 24 and 26: “Independence Day 2: Resurgence,” Wednesday, Hayes lawn; Friday, Special Events field.
  • Aug. 28: “Captain America: Civil War,” 8:30 p.m., Special Events Field, and “Central Intelligence,” 8:30 p.m., Student Union Theater.