Outdoor Movies and Park Screenings Across the U.S., June–Aug. 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 June 2, 2009 and August 29, 2009, drawn from local papers, trade outlets, and event listings of the time. It was originally published at this address on May 28, 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 June–August 2009.
Screening & Event News
When sun sets, movie starts at Lucky 13 series
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - AR,USA She'll also officiate a wedding at the outdoor cinema that night. In previous years, audience members of all ages wore outrageous costumes to Horton Hears a.
Toronto to host open-air cinema season
Opodo - London,UK >From 30 June to 1 September, this event will see a different movie screened in the outdoor setting of Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto every Tuesday.
Richmond Hill hopes second time's the charm for movie night
Georgina Advocate - Keswick,ON,Canada Featuring an inflatable screen standing 24 feet high and 32 feet wide, the movie series organized by the town's cultural services division and youth action.
Film Series and Movie Listings
New York Times (Kehr) 'WALTZ WITH BASHIR' (Wednesday) Ari Folman's animated account of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon gets a free outdoor screening at Socrates.
OUTDOOR MOVIES: Back on!
It's a happy ending for fans of Cinema Under the Stars, the outdoor venue that screens classic and cult movies. For a few months, it looked like the theater.
Parks, Rec & Municipal Programs
Movies on the Grass to be shown on, off campus this year
Kansas State Collegian Coffman Commons, the lawn outside of Hale Library, will be decorated with a huge inflatable movie screen and dozens of people on lawn chairs and blankets.
Moonlight movie in City Park Thursday
Kelowna.com - Kelowna,British Columbia,Canada This true cinema under the stars experience will bring together families for a fun evening with a barbeque, kids activities, and a movie.
Venue & Location Spotlight
US and Iraq are renovating looted Baghdad amusement park
Kansas City Star - MO,USA Iraqis flocked to the park on weekends and holidays, enjoying an amphitheater, outdoor cinema , swimming pool, observation tower and bowling alley.