Outdoor Movies and Venue Spotlights in the U.S. and Canada, 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 July 22, 2009 and August 10, 2009, drawn from local papers, trade outlets, and event listings of the time. It was originally published at this address on June 2, 2009; the original URL has been preserved. Source links are included where they remain available.
Through July–August 2009, communities around the world were rolling out screens under the open sky.
Screening & Event News
Summer Festivals Calendar
Lynnwood Enterprise ... kid's games and activities, food drive, book sale, musical entertainment, pie eating contest, — Outdoor Cinema ,' and food and beverages.
Summer drive-in delights
Times Colonist You can still find a spot to sit at Mayfair, or you could try some of the other outdoor movie venues. They include Free-B Films at Beacon Hill Park, Cinema.
Other outdoor cinemas have died, but Summer Drive-In still reels ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal ... apartment above the concession stand at the Summer Drive-In, the four-screen attraction at 5310 Summer that is the Mid-South's last outdoor cinema.
Twilight at the outdoor cinema
Ottawa Citizen ... at the Port Elmsley Drive-In, a half-century's worth of discarded equipment and other abandoned paraphernalia trace the rise and fall of outdoor cinema.
Still 'Pretty in Pink'
Los Angeles Times The Hollywood "Almost Free" Outdoor Cinema screened the 1986 film, which explores love and the cruelty of high school cliques.
'Friendly mood' at festival venues
Traverse City Record Eagle ... new movies will be shown at five venues in Traverse City, and each night a classic will be shown on the inflatable screen at the Open Space.
Venue & Location Spotlight
Colborne celebrates 150th anniversary
Northumberland News - Cobourg,Ontario,Canada ... free ' Movie Under the Moon'. The family-friendly 'Hotel for Dogs' will be shown outside on an inflatable screen at the corner of King and Elgin streets.
St. Marys Quarry
London Free Press - London,Ontario,Canada That night, an inflatable projection screen will be posted deck side for a movie night. QUOTE: "It is like a swimming pool meets a lake.