Twenty years of outdoor cinema: event reports, buying guides, setup how-tos and news from the field.
My nephew just turned 17 a few days ago, and the weather was just too good to not be outside for the party. So we moved everything outdoors onto my brother's large and comfortable back lawn. As the sun faded I decided that it would be a perfect night to set up the inflatable movie screen.
For one of our final <a href="http://www.openaircinema.us/blog/2010/top-25-outdoor-movies-community-love/">Top 25 Outdoor Movies</a>, we'd like to review <em>Mary Poppins</em>, the 1964 Disney musical classic starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. The film is loved by all generations, and would make an excellent selection for your next outdoor movie event. The sing-along version of the film presents some great opportunities with engaging your audience. Here is the original trailer for the film: (it's sure amazing how trailers have changed!)
One of the final movies on our Top 25 Outdoor Movies of All Time list is the 1979 classic, The Muppet Movie. This Jim Henson creation is arguably one of the…
Rudman got into the movie business in the 1950s as a film runner, getting paid $25 a week. He then worked as a film buyer for RKO Pictures and later started his own film buying and booking service. In 1958, he bought his first theater, the Davis Drive-In in Layton. Among the theaters Rudman had a hand in opening were the Water Gardens Cinema in Pleasant Grove, the Tooele Cinema 6 in Tooele and the now-defunct Trolley Theatres and Trolley Corners multiplexes near downtown Salt Lake City.
<span>It has evolved in to a high-tech movie party that features a 2000-lumen Hitachi projector, a 16' x 9' screen and professional sound system</span>
We only have a couple movies left on our list of Top 25 Outdoor Movies of All Time, and although we didn't intend to save the best for last, the 1946 classic <em>It's a Beautiful Life</em> is definitely at the top of our list. Before we tell you why this film will captivate your community, here is the original theatrical release trailer for the film ...
The website MyDVDinsider.com recently featured an article about how Open Air Cinema is the latest and greatest thing in home entertainment. Here is an excerpt from their posting ...
<em>Flight of the Navigator</em> is a 1986 Disney film about a young boy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida who embarks on an adventure of space and time, and is a film the entire family will enjoy. The film is one of the last on our <a href="http://blog.openaircinema.us/blog/archives/top-25-outdoor-movies-community-love/">Top 25 Outdoor Movies of All Time</a>, but before we tell you why, here is the theatrical release trailer for the film ...
Submissions to projectorpeople.com's <a href="http://articles.projectorpeople.com/win-a-cisco-flip-ultra-hd-video-camera/">backyard theater photo contest</a> have now officially closed, so now is the time to go cast your vote ...
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…
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…
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010. Preserved as a historical record; some linked partner pages from that time are no longer…
As the MasterCard commercials suggest, Americans are interested in priceless experiences. And a priceless experience is what Bresnan Communications recently…
The Open Air Cinema in Utica has just kicked off their first outdoor movie series and we would like to wish them the best of luck. The first movie featured…
Marty McFly: Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean? Dr. Emmett Brown: The way I see it, if you're…
Is there anything about Breakfast at Tiffany's that doesn't inspire nostalgia for the Golden Age of Hollywood? Audrey Hepburn crooning Moon River, fashion, and…
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, on a Google-sponsored educational program paired with World Cup screenings in Kenya. Preserved…
The results are in, and so we're excited to announce the winners for the first annual Open Air Cinema Photo Contest! The competition was stiff, as we received…
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, noting BBC radio coverage of a World Cup screening in Kenya. Preserved as a historical record…
Open Air Cinema's founder, Stuart Farmer, has been in Kenya with Google and the Field of Dreams project. He is helping train the students at the Moving the…
We just discovered that Condobusiness Magazine featured a brief story on "Dive-In" Outdoor Movies, and how they are the latest and greatest thing in community…
We are thrilled to learn that Fresh Air Flicks in New York City will be premiering Monsters Vs. Aliens in RealD 3D - a historic moment in outdoor cinema! Never…
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, reproducing a UNICEF feature on using Open Air Cinema inflatable screens to bring World Cup…
From the Open Air Cinema archive. Originally published in 2010, an OAC dispatch on a World Cup screening installation in Kenya. Preserved as a historical…
Screen size, audience, venue, budget — send us the details and we’ll put together a quote. Purchase orders, W-9s and government terms are routine here.
