Open-air screenings

The movies under the stars just keep coming. All shows start at 8pm unless otherwise noted. For more details on Park District screenings, call 312-742-7529.

Friday 6
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.
Hale Park, 6258 W 62nd St between Melvina and Mulligan Aves. Bus: 63W, 55N, Pace 386.

Daddy Day Camp
Dir. Fred Savage. 2007. PG. 93mins. Cuba Gooding Jr. leads a team of incompetent dads running a day camp.
Columbus Park, 500 S Central Ave at W Congress Pkwy. El: Green to Harlem. Bus: 85 Central, 126 Jackson.

Saturday 7
DePaul Digital Cinema Premiere Film Festival
Various dirs. 2008. N/R. 90mins. The digital DeMilles of DePaul display their…um, what’s a word for film that starts with d? Oh well, you get the idea.
Wish Field, DePaul University, 900 W Belden St at Bissell St. Bus: 8 Halsted, 74 Fullerton. El: Red, Brown, Purple (rush hrs) to Fullerton. 9pm.

Wednesday 11
Transformers
Dir. Michael Bay. 2007. PG-13. 144mins. Robots that turn into fast cars, Shia LeBoeuf pre-Walgreens, the usual Bay orange-Tang cinematography. What more can we say?
Rainbow Park and Beach, 3111 E 77th St between South Shore Dr and the lake. Bus: 3 King Drive, 79 79th St (24hrs).

Uncle Buck
Dir. John Hughes. 1989. PG. 100mins. Pathetic slob John Candy babysits his nieces and nephew. But hey, it was filmed in Evanston, so it must be worth revisiting.
Chicago History Museum back plaza, 1601 N Clark St at North Ave. El: Brown, Purple (rush hrs) to Sedgwick. Bus: 22 (24hrs), 36, 72.