Chinese company hosts free movie nights in New York

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Lower Manhattan in New York has become a destination for movie enthusiasts this summer as Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. hosts a free movie night series at 28 Liberty Plaza.

In partnership with the Alliance for Downtown New York, Fosun showed movies outdoors for free on the plaza every Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. beginning July 26 and running through the end of August.

Favorite films of the ’80s and ’90s will be screened outdoors on Fosun Plaza every Thursday evening beginning July 26 and running through August 23. /Photo via 28 Liberty

The "Throwback Thursday Summer Film Series" features films from the 1980s and 1990s. The films are projected on a screen 15 feet high by 20 feet wide in the 1.5-acre plaza.

Guests can enjoy free popcorn for every film, and comfy, cozy front-row beanbag chairs are available on a first come, first served basis.

Lower Manhattan is the go-to destination for movie enthusiasts as Fosun and the Alliance for Downtown New York host the 28 Liberty “Throwback Thursday” Summer Film Series. /Photo via 28 Liberty

Viewers can vote for their favorite "throwback" film to be screened on the final night of the series on Aug. 23. The winning film will be announced the week before the final screening.

The plaza is known for "Group of Four Trees," an amazing three- to four-story tall, black and white sculpture by French sculptor Jean Dubuffet as well as a Sunken Garden by Isamu Noguchi.

(Cover photo: Movie enthusiasts enjoy movie nights at the plaza. /Photo via 28 Liberty)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency