Drive-in Cinema

July 12th, 2006 - 17:08 | 10 comments

Channel 4 are offering free tickets for an honest-to-goodness drive-in, sound-via-the-radio cinema that’s touring the country. I’ve always wanted to visit one of those. They’re showing:

London, Gunnersbury Park - 15/16 July
Catch me if you can
Sideways

Birmingham, Weston Park - 22/23 July
The Shawshank Redemption
As Good As It Gets

Manchester, Arley Hall - 29/30 July
Pulp Fiction
Moulin Rouge

Brighton, Brighton Racecourse - 5/6 August
True Romance
American Beauty

Edinburgh, Hopetoun House - 12/13 August
The Usual Suspects
A Beautiful Mind

Unfortunately I’m away for the Birmingham screenings

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10 Responses to “Drive-in Cinema”

1 Lauren Jul 17th, 2006 at 4:16 pm

EEEP! Some of my all-time favorites are up there. Probably 5 out of my top 10 list. Very cool.

I’ve been to several drive-in movies, since they still exist out here in the fringes, but most of the movies that are shown at drive-ins here are crap. They usually end up at the drive-in after nobody will pay to see them anywhere else. They’re… like… crap. I can’t even give an example. They’re *that* forgettable.

To be fair, a lot of the people who go to the drive-in don’t watch the movies, anyhow.
2 Andrew Jul 18th, 2006 at 12:48 pm

I’m going to try to get to the Moulin Rouge screening - should be fun.

Ah yes, I once heard somebody blaming the lack of US-teens’ sexual knowledge on the decline of drive-in cinemas
3 Kirsten Jan 22nd, 2007 at 4:08 pm

hey, ive been looking for a drive-in cinema in england but can’t find one anywhere. I see there was one touring england last year. do you know of any this year?
4 Andrew Jan 30th, 2007 at 2:29 pm

I don’t know of any, but I’ll update here if I come across anything.
5 Kirsten Jan 30th, 2007 at 3:24 pm

Thank you, i found one that was doing events in Cambrridge but the films are shit! so if u find more please do post em.. thanks.x
6 Badejo Babatune Sep 12th, 2007 at 4:28 pm

I am planing to set up a drive cineman in programme in nigeria, a project that i have researched into and find outthat its going to be very profitable in Lagos Nigeria i am hereby soliciting for voluntary input. This Idea will get a ready support from the government but i need something more solid on ground.
7 Michelle Duberry Apr 10th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

I’m planing to set one this summer in a London park, please reply to the followling questions:

Your age group? (A)Teen-Mid 20’s (B)Mid 20’s-40ish (C)40ish-Mature

Who would attendent with you? (A) friends (B)Famliy

What films would you like to veiw?

Would you prefer a walk-in or a drive-in cinema?
8 Rich Apr 25th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Michelle - did you get any responses? We’ve been discussing this at work recently hence me coming across your post. Would love to hear from you.

Rich
9 benyon Jul 3rd, 2008 at 9:29 am

I really want to goto a drive in cinema, i was trying to find one in the UK but i came accross this post.
10 Isaac Mavridis Jul 8th, 2008 at 4:07 am

The BBC World News just had a feature about drive-in cinemas in US - reporting that they start to grow business again gradually (sadly though there are only 400 left in all states) - and I was wondering if there is any drive-in cinema anywhere in Europe, any idea?

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