Today is the anniversary for the frist drive-in movie theater which opened in New Jersey in 1933. There’s a good article about the rise and fall of drive-in theaters and the uprising of “guerialla” drive-ins posted here!
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Renegade Picture Show 2012 – New Stuff
Welcome back the Renegade Picture Show! We are working on several things to launch the new season. Right now we are in the process of creating a new screen. Our previous venue has changed since the relocation of I-40 so operations will now be moved to the north side of the building. The new screen will be larger than the old screen and super cool looking. With the change in venue there will also be a projection platform, a lawn (with actual grass), and an entire new feel to the space. We’re looking forward to opening the season so stay tuned for the launch day. Oh – I almost forgot – we have some new promo stuff like the woodblock stamp you see here (provided by etch pop). We’ll be stamping some stuff, making some postcard announcements, etc. We’ve also got a few stickers to share for those die-hard fans out there.
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Renegade Picture Show – 2011 Season
It’s July here in Oklahoma and we are already in the midst of a major heatwave with no sign of relief. With highs in the low hundreds and nighttime lows sill in the 80s, it’s difficult to get psyched about sitting outside in the sweltering heat at 10 pm and enjoying anything. I say this only because I’m a little frustrated we missed the very small window of “mild” weather in March that would have been the beginning of this 2011 RPS season. And now here we are, in summer. I would liked to have said that we’ve already hosted four or five shows in this, our fifth season for the Renegade Picture Show, but its not so.
At this point the best we can hope for is a slight cool-down that will allow us to host a major showing.
The one good thing is that we still have plenty of time. And summer can’t last forever – can it?
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Guerilla Drive-Ins in the News
Things have been slow this season for the Renegade Picture Show but that doesn’t mean that we’re done. On the contrary, we have plans for more shows and are working on some new ideas. It’s just been a matter of finding the time to do the next show.
The “Projectionist” (i.e. Me) has been working on his own film in addition to everything else that life brings. Who knows, maybe the film *might* even make the Guerilla Drive-In circuit one day.
So don’t lose hope…we’ll be back soon enough.
In the meantime, I wanted to share some news with you about a recent drive-in start-up in the Northeast. They’re dealing with some of the same stuff we’ve had to contend with – for those of you that know the history of RPS you know what I’m talking about. Here’s a couple of recent stories on them…
Fosters.com – Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME
Fosters.com – Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME
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Third season begins April 2009
More to come….
