Outdoor Movies and Park Screenings in the Midwest, 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 5, 2009 and May 29, 2009, drawn from local papers, trade outlets, and event listings of the time. It was originally published at this address on March 4, 2009; the original URL has been preserved. Source links are included where they remain available.
Here is a look back at outdoor cinema news from May 2009. The stories here run from San Diego, CA, Independence, IA and Monroe, MI to points further afield.
Screening & Event News
The show will go on
but the story of how Cinema Under The Stars, the independent movie theater run out of a hair salon's backyard on summer weekends, is teaming up with the.
Riverside Cinema Summer '09!
The outdoor setting is reminiscent of the community movie nights many reminisce about. Having moved beyond the clattering 16 millimeter projector and.
Denniston Cinema ending its 35-year run
Movies were shown at the drive-in operation until the 1980s and the outdoor screens were demolished in the 1990s. He also worked for Butterfield Theaters as.
Outdoor Cinema & Zombie Walks in Seattle & Hollywood!
FANGORIA - USA FREMONT OUTDOOR CINEMA in Seattle, WA is playing host to a ton of genre fare this summer, and they're taking the show on the road for a shortened summer.
Old-fashioned fun
Darrell Casper, who was a paperboy in the movie , ran into the director at the front gate. ... He also did the giant inflatable screen for the event.
Mx3 Group acquires mobile entertainment franchise
Up to 20 people can play outdoor laser tag and the center comes with large inflatable movie screens to create what company officials say is a movie.
Parks, Rec & Municipal Programs
Summer fever
The Movies in the Park Series debuts this summer with the vampire movie "Twilight" on the parks department's giant inflatable screen and state-of-the art.
Council acts to preserve Starlight Cinema ; Artery still mired in ...
Supporters of the Lucky 13 Cinema and The Artery showed up to speak. Rae Hahn said more than 60 percent of those attending the outdoor cinema are local.