Hygienic is kicking off its Summer Flickers with an Elvis Presley musical drama, 1958's "King Creole."

The film, which is screened Wednesday outdoors at the Hygienic Art Park, is about a guy who, failing to graduate high school, takes a job singing in a nightclub. He runs with some criminals and finds himself linked to two young women. One of those female leads, by the way, is Dolores Hart, who left acting to become a nun and now lives in Bethlehem, Connecticut.

As always, Summer Flickers has collected a diverse line-up . You get a double dose of Coen brothers, with the gonzo "Raising Arizona" and the iconic "The Big Lebowski," which has become a Summer Flickers fixture. There's "The Little Mermaid" for the kids and "Kill Bill, Vol. 1" for the Tarantino fans. Summer Flickers goes old-school with "Phantom of the Paradise" and brings out the Oscar-winning "French Connection."

If you want to eat or drink during the movies, you can buy popcorn, candy, soda, beer and wine on site.

- KRISTINA DORSEY

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Screenings are Wednesdays at the Hygienic Art Park, 79 Bank St, New London. Start times are 8 p.m. through Aug. 6, then 7:30 p.m. through Aug. 27, and finally 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Visit hygienic.org.

June 18: "King Creole"

June 25: "Ghostbusters"

July 2: "Stand By Me"

July 9: "Phantom of the Paradise"

July 16: "The Jerk"

July 23: "The In-Laws"

July 31: "My Beautiful Laundrette"

Aug. 6: "The French Connection"

Aug. 13: "Woodstock"

Aug. 20: "The Little Mermaid"

Aug. 27: "Raising Arizona"

Sept. 3: "Flash Gordon"

Sept. 10: "Kill Bill, Vol. 1"

Sept. 17: "The Big Lebowski"