AFI's Night At The Movies: Harrison Ford Presents 'Blade Runner,' Kevin Spacey Presents 'Usual Suspects' & More

By Germain LussierApril 9, 2013 10:05 am EST

Just yesterday I said "Los Angeles film fans, April and May is a great time to live in the City of Angels." There's the Hero Complex Film Festival, EW's CapeTown Film Festival, the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival and now Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies.

It'll take place April 24 at the Arclight Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA and feature the following line-up:

Kathy Bates presenting Misery

Cher presenting Moonstruck

Sally Field presenting Norma Rae

Peter Fonda presenting Easy Rider

Harrison Ford presenting Blade Runner: The Final Cut

Samuel L. Jackson presenting Pulp Fiction

Shirley MacLaine presenting Terms of Endearment

Demi Moore presenting Ghost

Mike Myers presenting Shrek

Sidney Poitier presenting In The Heat of the Night

Kurt Russell presenting The Thing

Kevin Spacey presenting The Usual Suspects

Tickets for all the screenings go on sale at 10 a.m. April 11 on the Arclight website: www.arclightcinemas.com. Here's the press release:

"AFI Night at the Movies is a tradition grand in scale, but simple in message — to bring artists and audiences together to celebrate their common bond at the movies," said Bob Gazzale, AFI President & CEO. "It's an evening akin to a firework show of American film, where across genre and across decades, we marvel at the power of the movies and their makers." For the third year, Target returns as the presenting sponsor for AFI Night at the Movies. At this seminal cinematic event, MAGNUM Ice Cream will introduce its newest premium product MAGNUM Gold."Target is proud to once again present AFI Night at the Movies where film enthusiasts get the chance to experience iconic films in a truly unique and memorable way," said Shawn Gensch, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Target. "We are passionate about the entertainment industry, and Target is honored to bring together some of Hollywood's most legendary actors and filmmakers for one special evening." Nick Soukas, Director of Ice Cream at Unilever added, "Through our strong relationship with Target, MAGNUM is thrilled to deliver indulgences to legendary artists and audience members at AFI Night at the Movies, a spectacular celebration of American film."The concept for the event was conceived in 2007 when the American Film Institute and Target partnered to kick off Target Presents AFI's40th Anniversary with an original evening dedicated to AFI's history. The event brought together 10 film luminaries to present films including Julie Andrews, Warren Beatty, Billy Crystal, Kirk Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Tippi Hedren, Angela Lansbury, George Lucas, Jack Nicholson, Rob Reiner and Sylvester Stallone. Bookending a year of 40th anniversary events, Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies in 2008 continued to pair classic American films with the stars who made them including Annette Bening, Jim Carrey, Sean Connery, Cameron Diaz, Jodie Foster, Dustin Hoffman, Shirley MacLaine, Steve Martin, Rita Moreno, Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves and Denzel Washington.Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies is a special event for all ages. Tickets to each individual screening are $30 and include a large popcorn and soda, as well as a Magnum ice cream bar. Tickets go on sale on April 11 at 10:00 a.m. through the ArcLight Hollywood website (arclightcinemas.com) and in person at the ArcLight Hollywood box office at 6360 West Sunset Blvd. Information about the event will be available on AFI.com.