Central Park Film Festival: Shaft August 19, 2009

Central Park has the “cool factor” – and so do the stars of the 7th Annual Central Park Film Festival, sponsored by Bloomberg L.P.

Today's film is Shaft--John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is the ultimate in suave detectives. A cool private eye, Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

All screenings are FREE and start at 8:00 p.m. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. To find Rumsey Playfield, enter the Park at Fifth Avenue and 69th Street. All films are closed-captioned. Rain or shine.