Film on the Rocks will screen “The Matrix,” “The Wizard of Oz” and other fantastical titles as part of its 25th anniversary year at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Oh, and “Shrek.”
The movie series, programmed by Denver Film, will again feature five films, with $20 tickets per screening ($35 for VIP seats) and pre-show entertainment from host and Denver comic Janae Burris, followed by live musical performances and the movie.
The 1939 fantasy “The Wizard of Oz” is celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2024. (MGM)
Tickets for the series — which will also feature “Deadpool” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” — are on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, April 29, at denverfilm.org.
Anniversaries abound. In addition to the series’ 25th season, it’s also the the 25th anniversary of the seminal tech-paranoia action film “The Matrix,” and the 85th anniversary of the all-time classic “The Wizard of Oz.” “Shrek,” though? That 2001 CGI kid’s film has seen a resurgence as an ironic meme and, now, an actual programming concern. You’ve been warned.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with pre-show entertainment at 7 p.m. and the film at 8:30 p.m. organizers said. See the full schedule below.
FILM ON THE ROCKS 2024
“The Matrix”
Monday, June 10
Pre-show: DARKARTS
“Shrek”
Monday, June 24
Pre-show: School of Rock
“The Wizard of Oz”
Monday, July 8
Pre-show: National Geographic event
“Deadpool”
Monday, July 15
Pre-show: Doc Sadler Band
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
Monday, Aug. 19
Pre-show: TBA winner of the Colorado Native Sundown Throwdown, a Battle of the Bands sponsored by Molson Coors