Outdoor Movie Events in the Midwest, May–September 2009

About this archive post. Open Air Cinema's blog has been reorganized into a historical record of the outdoor-cinema industry. This entry compiles real news coverage reported between May 7, 2009 and September 23, 2009, drawn from local papers, trade outlets, and event listings of the time. It was originally published at this address on June 30, 2009; the original URL has been preserved. Source links are included where they remain available.

May–September 2009 brought another wave of outdoor screenings, festival lineups, and municipal movie nights. This roundup gathers reporting from Tucson, AZ, Wausau, WI and Alton, IL, and beyond.

Screening & Event News

Plenty of local fests, screenings

By Phil Villarreal Downtown's outdoor movie series begins its 10th season tonight with "Adam's Rib," a 1949 comedy starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer.

Merrill's Trinity church plans family fun events

11, with a free family movie 'Down and Derby' showing under the big tent, on the giant inflatable screen . A meal kicks off the Saturday, Sept.

A-maze-ing fun: Park opens cut trails for tenth season

A second movie , "Shrek 3," will be shown on Sept. 25 at dusk on a 40-foot inflatable screen on the park's north field, so bring portable thrones to enjoy.

Netflix Invites America to Instantly Watch 'The Wizard of Oz' for ...

Following the concert, which kicks off at 7:30 pm at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield, the movie will be shown on a giant inflatable screen.

To Everything There is a Sneakson and a Time for Every Repurpose

Riverfront Times - St-Louis,MO,USA Summer movie season is over. Jerry Bruckheimer has to go back into his fetid ... array of inflatable outdoor screens for rent for your own movie night.

Annual summer cinema makes a move across town

Prague Post - Czech Republic By Sarah Borufka - For the Post | Comments (0) | Post comment Prague's summer outdoor cinema series, formerly known as the St'el'k Festival,.

Film Festival Circuit

'Esther Blueburger' opens Jewish Film Festival

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA Among the festival's more innovative events - a kind of pre-festival warm-up - is an outdoor screening of Woody Allen's "Manhattan," starting at dusk July.

Gear & Equipment

Free and cheap family fun

Well, a fun, free movie is coming up at the St. Petersburg Pier on Saturday. Dr. Doolittle: Million Dollar Mutts will show on an inflatable screen at dusk.

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