[tags]movie, free, fido[/tags]
Fido, Y&D Square are trying to rock summer Tuesday evenings with free movies at the Harbourfront. The first one starts today.

In Toronto, a number of venues show free movies. During the school year, the Cinema Students Union (1) at University of Toronto (College & St. George, Innis College) show their Free Friday Movies. They have also numerous promotions - screenings of new movies shown before their theatrical release.

Starting today, at the Yonge & Dundas Square, will also be screeening various movies on Tuesdays as well as other events (2). Here's a list:

• Brokeback Mountain (Romantic Reels) - Tue Jul 8 8:45 pm It can get lonely on the range.
• People Project (Mondo Muziko a-Go-Go!) - Fri Jul 11 8:00 pm A quest for honest music
• Romeo + Juliet (Romantic Reels) - Tue Jul 15 9:00 pm Whereforth art thou? Pray, come watch-ith movies.
• Socalled (Mondo Muziko a-Go-Go!) - Fri Jul 18 8:00 pm Klezmer hip-hop?!
• Bana Y'Afrique (Community Events) - Sat Jul 19 12:00 pm A free outdoor celebration of African music and culture!
• Bana Y'Afrique (Community Events) - Sat Jul 19 12:00 pm A free outdoor celebration of African music and culture!
• Annie Hall (Romantic Reels) - Tue Jul 22 9:00 pm A nervous romance.
• Just For Laughs (Community Events) - Fri Jul 25 7:00 pm Something funny's happening at the Square...
• Just For Laughs (Community Events) - Sat Jul 26 5:00 pm presented by WestJet !
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Romantic Reels) - Tue Jul 29 9:00 pm You can erase someone from your mind. Getting them out of your heart is another story.

There is also program guide (PDF) available.

Also starting today, Fido, the mobile GSM phone provider part of the Rogers empire is presenting Free Outdoor Movies at Harbourfront (3) on Tuesdays in July and August. Flash your Fido, and if you're one of the first 60 Fido Customers, they'll give you VIP Treatment (4). Here is what's playing:

• Today, July 8 at 9 PM: Juno
• Tuesday, July 15 at 9 PM: Rushmore
• Tuesday, July 22 at 9 PM: Dick
• Tuesday, July 29 at 9 PM: The Virgin Suicides
• Tuesday, August 5 at 9 PM: Run Lola Run
• Tuesday, August 12 at 9 PM: Audience Choice! You pick between Monsoon Wedding, Touch of Pink, The Wild One or The Motorcycle Diaries -- you've got until August 5 at 5 PM to vote(5).

Let me know if you know of any other similar movie offers!

Sources

1. http://www.cinssu.ca
2. http://www.ydsquare.ca
3. http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/freeflicks/index.cfm
4. http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/freeflicks/vip/
5. http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/freeflicks/audience/

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Oldies is not used stricto sensu. It's rather music that conveys a certain feeling of summer.

1. Wonderful Life - Black
2. Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
3. Chris Rea - On the Beach
4. Sunshine Reggae - Laid Back
5. In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
6. Street Dance - Break Machine
7. Ecuador - Sash
8. Samba de Janeiro - Bellini
9. Lambada - Kaoma
10. La Bamba - Los Lobos
11. Macarena - Los del Rio
12. Summer Song - Joe Satriani
13. My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone
14. I Feel Good - James Brown
15. Doin' Time - Sublime
16. Learning to Fly - Tom Petty
17. Sweet Child O'Mine - GNR
18. Cherish - Madonna
19. Cherish The Day - Sade
20. The Wanderer - Dion
21. The Joker - Steve Miller
22. Because I Got High - Afroman
23. Pulp Fiction (Son of a Preacher & Girl)
24. Stuck In The Middle With You - Steelers Wheel
25. Lovely Day - Bill Withers
26. The Tide Is High - Blondie
27. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
28. Rock Lobster - B-52's
29. What I Like About You - Poison
30. Pigback
31. Planet - The Sugarcubes
32. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
33. Land Down Under - Men at Work
34. Laid - James
35. Bust A Move - Young MC
36. Wild Thing - Tone Loc
37. Let's Go Straight to Number ONE - Touch and Go
38. Enigma vs. Buddha Bar
39. Tango in Harlem - Touch and Go
40. La Tribu de Dana - Manau
41. Southbound Pachyderm - Primus
42. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
43. Zoot Suit Riot
44. San Francisco - Scott MacKenzie
45. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
46. Ballad of Easy Rider - The Byrds
47. In the Mood - Brian Setzer Orchestra
48. Moonlight Serenade
49. Roam - B-52's
50. Love Shack - B-52's

What would YOU add?

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