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Denver Film announces lineup for 23rd Film on the Rocks Summer Series with full in-amphitheater schedule

Denver Film and Denver Arts & Venues today announced the lineup for the 23rd edition of Film on the Rocks, the annual summer series featuring live performances and beloved films under the stars at the iconic Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre. Tickets for the five-event season go on sale May 20 at 10 a.m. at denverfilm.org. Tickets are $16 for general admission and $32 for VIP reserved seating. Group sales are also available by contacting Russel Brewer at russel@denverfilm.org.

After two years of drive-in screenings and a limited run of in-amphitheatre events in 2021, the 2022 Film on the Rocks will be a fully in-amphitheatre experience. The season kicks off Monday, June 13 with a presentation of the exhilarating superhero adventure Thor: Ragnarok and continues through Monday, August 15 with a presentation of the six-time Academy Award-winning sci-fi epic Dune. In between, the schedule delivers The Sandlot; The Greatest Showman; and 2022 Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary, Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).

“We’re incredibly grateful to our audiences who fully embraced the drive-in concept for Film on the Rocks over these past two seasons,” said Denver Film CEO, Kevin Smith. “However, there is nothing more special than the in-amphitheatre experience that Red Rocks delivers and we know that this year’s lineup, packed with some of the most popular films of all time, as well as some new film and documentary additions, is going to create a very memorable summer under the stars.” 

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with musical guests taking the stage at 7 p.m., followed by the film presentation at 8:30 p.m. The full lineup of performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
FILM SCHEDULE:

THOR: RAGNAROK
Director: Taika Waititi
Monday, June 13, 8:30 p.m.

Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth) finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor’s quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela (Cate Blanchett) from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization.

THE SANDLOT
Director: David Mickey Evans
Monday, July 18, 8:30 p.m.

Play ball! It’s the early 1960s and 5th-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his folks (Karen Allen and Denis Leary). Kids call him a dork–he can’t even throw a baseball! But that changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field. It’s the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded Beast and its owner who live behind the left field fence in this hilarious and warmhearted comedy.

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Director: Michael Gracey
Monday, July 25, 8:30 p.m.

Step right up… and into the spellbinding imagination of a man who set out to reveal that life itself can be the most thrilling show of all. Inspired by America’s original pop-culture impresario P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), The Greatest Showman is a modern musical extravaganza that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Hugh Jackman leads an all-star cast in this inspirational biographical drama filled with infectious show-stopping performances that will bring you to your feet time and time again.

SUMMER OF SOUL (… OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Monday, August 1, 8:30 p.m.

In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock, a different music festival took place 100 miles away. Over 300,000 people attended the six-week concert series known as the Harlem Cultural Festival, which provided a vital diversion from the tumultuous chaos of America and celebrated Black history, culture and fashion – then it was largely forgotten. In his Academy Award-winning debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson resuscitates a lost archive and leads viewers into a sonic time machine with never-before-seen concert performances by Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, The 5th Dimension, and a 19-year-old Stevie Wonder, to name a few. Part music film, part historical record, Summer of Soul is a substantial document of Black culture and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present.  

DUNE
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Monday, August 15, 8:30 p.m.

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive. Winner of six Academy Awards, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is a towering rendition of Frank Herbert’s 1965 epic sci-fi tale of family, faith, political showmanship, and betrayal. 

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About Denver Film
Founded in 1978, Denver Film is a membership-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural institution that produces film events throughout the year, including the award-winning Denver Film Festival and the popular, summertime series Film on the Rocks. With a vision to cultivate community and transform lives through film, Denver Film provides opportunities for diverse audiences to discover film through creative, thought-provoking experiences.

The permanent home of Denver Film, the Sie FilmCenter is Denver’s only year-round cinematheque, presenting a weekly-changing calendar of first-run exclusives and arthouse revivals both domestic and foreign, narrative and documentary – over 600 per year, all shown in their original language and format. Denver Film’s one-of-a-kind programs annually reach more than 200,000 film lovers and film lovers-in-training.

About Denver Arts & Venues:
Arts & Venues is the City and County of Denver agency responsible for operating some of the region’s most renowned facilities, including Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Colorado Convention Center, Denver Coliseum and McNichols Civic Center Building. Arts & Venues also oversees the Denver Public Art program, Urban Arts Fund, P.S. You Are Here, SCFD Tier III granting process, Denver Music Advancement Fund, Arts Education Fund, implementation of Denver’s Cultural Plan, and other entertainment and cultural events such as the Five Points Jazz Festival. Denver Arts & Venues is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all our programs, initiatives and decision-making processes.
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