Outdoor film screenings abound this week in New York City, as we officially head into summer. Movie Nights at Bryant Park, the series formerly known as the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival, kicked off its 2018 season on Monday with a rain-delayed screening of the John Hughes classic The Breakfast Club. The Bryant Park series runs through August 20. As for what’s still in store for the remainder of the week, Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in a food-themed offering from Films on the Green, Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) slithers onto a screen in Ridgewood, Style Wars is celebrated, and Rooftop films delivers a pride-inspired evening featuring a Gospel drag performance.

Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
When: Wednesday, June 20, Sundown
Where: Nowadays, 56-06 Cooper Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Gill-man, a half-man, half-aquatic-reptile, leaves death and destruction in his wake in this low-budget horror film directed by Jack Arnold. One of Guillermo del Toro’s favorites, Creature inspired his best picture winner, The Shape of Water.

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Films on the Green Presents La Bûche (1999)
When: Friday, June 22, 8:30pm
Where: Transmitter Park, 2 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn NY
Free
A Christmas-themed comedy-drama, La Bûche was called a French version of Hannah and Her Sisters by The Seattle Times. Directed by Danièle Thompson, the film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emmanuelle Béart, Sabine Azéma and Claude Rich.

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Rooftop Films: The Gospel of Eureka
When: Friday, June 22, 8pm
Where: New Design High School, 350 Grand St., New York, NY 10002
$16 (use code DOCNYC_MEMBERS at checkout for a discount)
Narrated by Mx Justin Vivian Bond, this uplifting documentary finds evangelical Christians and drag queens coming together for an exploration into love, faith and the fight for civil rights in a southern town. The film’s protagonist will do a Gospel drag performance at the after-party, which goes down at DCTV.

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Ghostly & Rooftop Films Presents Style Wars 35th Anniversary
When: Saturday, June 23, 6pm
Where: House of Vans, 25 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY
Free with RSVP
The 35th anniversary of Tony Silver’s documentary about New York City youth street culture in the early 1980s is feted with a screening, panel discussion and after-party featuring DJ Stretch Armstrong.