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According to the New York Film Academy, the first patented drive-in was opened in New Jersey by a man named Richard Hollingshead in 1910. His motivation was spawned by the idea of creating a movie experience suitable for everyone. States throughout the country began to adopt Hollingshead's idea and suddenly drive-ins were a staple activity for ever...
With the explosion of television sales from the 1950s through the 1970s, most families across the country were inviting media into their living rooms. Cable television and the emergence of VHS tapes in the early 80s made the convenience of home movie-viewing all the more alluring. The appeal of the drive-in theater dwindled over time. Now, instead ...
If we can learn anything from pop culture and society, it is that the past never truly dies. Fads, fashion pieces, and even forms of media all see a resurgence at some point or another. During the pandemic, as previously mentioned, drive-in theaters started popping up all over the country. The experience offered a way to communally watch movies whi...
That social-distancing aspect has certainly helped put drive-ins back on the pop-culture radar. The 2020 rendition of Valley Girl, a new musical adaptation of the 1983 movie, was released in May digitally and to drive-ins. In July, the Tribeca Film Festival launched “Tribeca Drive-In” at the famed Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif.
Jul 27, 2020 · The pandemic has made outdoor movies popular again. Pop-up cinemas are, well, popping up. Actor Michael B. Jordan and Amazon Studios are running a drive-in movie series in 20 cities this...
Jun 19, 2020 · Older movies like Jurassic Park, Grease and Dirty Dancing have done well in drive-ins through the summer, so we may see a blend of new, old and recent movies like Crazy Rich Asians and Mary Poppins Returns playing at drive-ins moving forward.
Jan 19, 2021 · The drive-in's halcyon days are well behind us now, never to return. Time is the enemy of all fad institutions, but what happened to drive-ins was a confluence of effects both obvious and...
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Mar 18, 2017 · Drive-ins were born at a time that Cohen calls “a watershed in American film history.” As Hollywood’s golden age ended, studio monopolies did too. Simultaneously, audiences moved from cities to suburbs. Drive-ins embodied those changes and created an entirely new way of watching the movies.