Wild Hogs

Get inspired to hit the open road this month with movies all about road trips. Join us at 1 PM in the Vault every Wednesday to fulfill your wanderlust for free!

Wild Hogs (2007; PG-13)
A group of middle aged friends decide to embark on a cross-country motorcycle trip. Hilarious mishaps and mistaken identities take center stage in this comedy that reminds us what friendship is all about.

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

Doors open: 8 pm • Program: 8:45 pm

Nick (Michael Cera) is brooding over a recent breakup with Tris (Alexis Dziena). All the mix CDs he made for her were ignored or trashed; yet unbeknownst to Nick, Tris’ acquaintance Norah (Kat Dennings), is very much a fan of his music tastes. Nick and Norah cross paths at a concert, and eventually head into the East Village for a night of music and mischief as they search for an underground performance by Where’s Fluffy?, an elusive band.

This year the Library’s FREE Off-the Wall rooftop summer film series includes an eccentric playlist of comedies with song-centric storylines. Music-filled movies feature prep-school rockers, gangsta rappers, collegiate a cappella competitors, a young couple scouring the city for an elusive band, and a golden-throated carnivorous plant.

MAY 18: School of Rock (2003, 1 h 49 m, PG-13)
JUNE 15: CB4 (1993, 1 h 29 m, R)
JULY 20: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008, 1 h 30 m, PG-13)
AUGUST 17: Little Shop of Horrors (1986, 1 h 43 m, PG-13)
SEPTEMBER 21: Pitch Perfect (2012, 1 h 52 m, PG-13)

Some tips and notes about how best to enjoy an evening of downtown KC skyline cinema on the Central Library's Rooftop Terrace:

• Bring your own blankets and folding chairs for seating.
• Enjoy complimentary popcorn provided by the Friends of the Library. Sample some locally brewed ales and lagers courtesy of KC Bier Co.
• You may bring outside food and non-alcoholic beverages (no glass containers, please!)
• Doors open at 8 p.m. (Note: The Central Library closes at 5 p.m. on Fridays, but the doors reopen at 8 p.m. for Off-the-Wall audiences.)
  All movies begin at dusk (approximately 8:45 p.m.) In case of bad weather, screenings are moved indoors.
• Complimentary parking is available in the Library District parking garage at 10th and Baltimore. Bring your parking ticket for validation.
• Transit options: take KC Streetcar to the Library stop at 9th / Main or Ride KC buses to 10th / Main transit plaza.

Co-presented by the Young Friends of the Library.

Harold and Maude

Great movies. Great soundtracks. What more do you need to know?

Harold and Maude (1971)
Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.

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O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000, PG-13)        July 31

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star in this Academy Award winning film. Five to be exact, including Taylor, George Segal and Sandy Dennis. In this movie adaptation of the Edward Albee's book are two couples whose lives intersect on a path to destruction. Drama intensified and well worth the viewing.
1966 B&W