Free movies are back!

I don't care that it's only the first day of official summer, when it's almost 100 degrees every single day. And in the Deep South, that means planning a lot of indoor activities--preferably free ones--like the Free Family Film Festival …

Free movies are back!
I don't care that it's only the first day of official summer, when it's almost 100 degrees every single day. And in the Deep South, that means planning a lot of indoor activities--preferably free ones--like the Free Family Film Festival from Regal Theaters back again for 2010.




Regal is offering free (free!) G and PG rated movies throughout the summer at their movie theaters nationwide. Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10AM through mid-August, you can catch some fantastic kids' movies for free on a first-come first-served basis. And they're good ones too, like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which I've been dying to see, March of the Penguins and Monsters vs. Aliens.

All in in the comfort of a cushiony seat, blasting AC, and your hand in a big bucket of popcorn with the kids you love. Sounds magical. -Kristen

Check the Regal Theaters site for more information on their Free Family Film Festival and to find a theater near you.

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