'This is Spinal Tap,' Ramis Tribute Anchor Millennium Park's Free Movies Schedule

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on May 8, 2014 8:00PM

Another facet of Millennium Park's 10th anniversary celebration was announced Thursday. The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events revealed its lineup of free movies in Millennium Park this summer. For 10 weeks, starting June 24 and ending Aug. 26, Pritzker Pavilion will be transformed into an outdoor film festival.

The schedule kicks off June 24 with a screening of "Ghostbusters" that will also serve as a tribute to the late actor, screenwriter and director Harold Ramis, who died in February. Another highlight of the schedule is a July 29 screening of "This Is Spinal Tap" presented by WBEZ's "Sound Opinions."

The full schedule is below:

June 24: "Ghostbusters," a special tribute to Chicago filmmaker Harold Ramis

July 1: "Top Gun"

July 8: "20 Feet from Stardom"

July 15: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

July 22: "Field of Dreams"

July 29: "This is Spinal Tap"

Aug. 5: "The Birdcage"

Aug. 12: "American Graffiti"

Aug. 19: "Dreamgirls"

Aug. 26: "The Wizard of Oz"

[h/t Crain's Chicago Business]