The return of outdoor movie nights in Albany has arrived and will feature popular films on three Wednesdays in August at 8 p.m. in West Capitol Park.

Those attending the movies should come prepared with their own chairs or blankets. Free popcorn will be provided to moviegoers courtesy of Cornerstone at the Plaza while supplies last.

Capitol Park After Dark will start on August 16 with a screening of “Key Largo.” John Huston co-wrote and compellingly directs this film of Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play with a searing Academy Award-winning performance by Claire Trevor as Rocco's gold-hearted, boozy girlfriend. In Huston's hands, it becomes a powerful, sweltering classic. A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) holes up — and holds at gunpoint hotel owner Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall), her invalid father-in-law (Lionel Barrymore) and ex-GI Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart). McCloud's the one man capable of standing up against the belligerent Rocco. But the postwar world's realities may have taken all the fight out of him.

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “Rear Window,” will be shown on August 23. None of Hitchcock's films has ever given a clearer view of his genius for suspense than “Rear Window.” When professional photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries (James Stewart) is confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with watching the private dramas of his neighbors play out across the courtyard. When he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife, Jeffries enlists the help of his glamorous socialite girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events… Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in all of film history.

“Annie” is the story of a plucky, red-haired girl who dreams of life outside her dreary orphanage and will be shown on August 30. One day, Annie (Aileen Quinn) is chosen to stay for one week with the famous billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks (Albert Finney). One week turns into many, and the only person standing in the way of Annie's fun is Miss Hannigan, the gin-soaked ruler of the orphanage (played to hilarious perfection by Carol Burnett). Will Miss Hannigan's zany attempts to kidnap the irrepressible Annie succeed? Enjoy all the unforgettable songs from this 1982 release, including “It's A Hard Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.”

West Capitol Park is located in Albany between Washington Avenue and State Street, and between South Swan Street and the New York State Capitol.

All of the Summer At The Plaza events are FREE. During weeknight At the Plaza events, free parking in the East Garage begins at 4 p.m. Paid parking is also available at the visitor or V lot underneath the plaza.

No alcoholic beverages, coolers (defined as rigid insulated containers), or glass containers of any kind will be allowed.

For additional information on Summer at the Plaza events, including ground rules and parking locations, visit our website at www.empirestateplaza.org. For event updates, people can follow @plazaevents on Twitter, visit Empire State Plaza on facebook, or call (518) 474-4759.

Capitol Park After Dark sponsors include Renaissance Albany Hotel, 99.5 the River, BlueShield of Northeastern New York, All Over Albany, New York State of Health, and Cornerstone at the Plaza.