Summer Outdoor Cinema

[mlim77]

Hello fellow movie buffs. Just wondering if there are any kind of Outdoor Movie Festival/ Cinema operating in your part of the world during Summer?
Here in Sydney, Australia, the Official 2010 St. George Open Air Cinema Program has just kicked off, with Tickets going on sale this Thursday.
This annual Event kicks off on 12th January, 2010 and finishes on 20th February, 2010.

The St. George OpenAir Cinema features over a month of record premiere or preview movie screenings against a stunning backdrop that spans the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and city skyline to offer an unrivalled cinematic experience.

Movies will be played on a giant 350 square metre screen rising from the harbour to stand three storeys high before an 1850 seat grandstand and 32 speaker surround sound system.

St.George OpenAir Cinema is located at Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point, Sydney—adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens. This area is located just to the south of Mrs Macquaries Chair. From the Art Gallery of NSW, proceed north along Art Gallery Road and Mrs Macquaries Road. Photos of this exciting location at the bottom.

[n]January 2010[/b]

Tue Jan 12 PG Sydney Premiere: Bran Nue Dae Information On Sale 17/12
Wed Jan 13 TBC Preview: Invictus Information On Sale 17/12
Thu Jan 14 TBC Sydney Premiere: Nine Information On Sale 17/12
Fri Jan 15 M Whatever Works Information On Sale 17/12
Sun Jan 17 TBC Special Preview: The Road Information On Sale 17/12
Mon Jan 18 TBC Preview: In the Loop Information On Sale 17/12
Tue Jan 19 PG Mao's Last Dancer Information On Sale 17/12
Wed Jan 20 MA15 Inglourious Basterds Information On Sale 17/12
Thu Jan 21 M An Education Information On Sale 17/12
Fri Jan 22 M (500) Days of Summer Information On Sale 17/12
Sun Jan 24 M Nowhere Boy Information On Sale 17/12
Mon Jan 25 TBC Special Preview: Edge of Darkness Information On Sale 17/12
Tue Jan 26 M Australia Day: The Boys Are Back Information On Sale 17/12
Wed Jan 27 M A Serious Man Information On Sale 17/12
Thu Jan 28 M The Time Traveller's Wife Information On Sale 17/12
Fri Jan 29 PG The September Issue Information On Sale 17/12
Sun Jan 31 PG Where the Wild Things Are Information On Sale 17/12

February 2010

Mon Feb 1 M 2012 Information On Sale 17/12
Tue Feb 2 M The Informant! Information On Sale 17/12
Thu Feb 4 M Preview: Love Happens/b] Information On Sale 17/12
Fri Feb 5 MA15 Away We Go Information On Sale 17/12
Sat Feb 6 PG 50th Anniversary: North by Northwest Information On Sale 17/12
Sun Feb 7 M Spanish Language with English subtitles: Broken Embraces
Tue Feb 9 PG Bright Star Information On Sale 17/12
Wed Feb 10 TBC Preview: The Wolfman Information On Sale 17/12
Thu Feb 11 TBC Avatar Information On Sale 17/12
Fri Feb 12 MA15 French language with English subtitles: The French Kissers
Sat Feb 13 TBC Special Preview: A Single Man Information On Sale 17/12
Sun Feb 14 TBC Valentine's Day: Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Mon Feb 15 TBC The Men Who Stare at Goats On Sale 17/12
Tue Feb 16 M The Lovely Bones Information On Sale 17/12
Wed Feb 17 TBC Sherlock Holmes Information On Sale 17/12
Thu Feb 18 M Up in the Air Information On Sale 17/12
Fri Feb 19 TBC It's Complicated Information On Sale 17/12
Sat Feb 20 MA15 Sydney Premiere German Language with English Subtitles: Soul Kitchen

http://www.stgeorgeopenair.com.au/












(Justin Long and Ginnifer Goodwin at the Australian Premiere of "He's Just Not That Into You")

[OrlandoEastwood]

Not right now, but I have two drive in theaters in my town.

[mikejet]

Nothing as it is currently Winter here.

[SquidPuppet]

Maybe it's me, but wouldnt there be a lot of distractions being so close to the harbor. Its pretty, but with the noise of ships, cars, planes etc, it seems like it could be quite distracting. For me, concert = yes, movies = no.

[Gone2HiDef]

Now don't freak out about this, but they screen movies every summer at the Hollywood Cemetery. I've had friends talk about it before and thought it sounded weird, but I finally went for my first time this past summer to watch Singin' in the Rain and had a great time. After a walk through the main cemetary areas, the crowd gathers on an undeveloped grassy lot that sits behind a building with a long blank wall, and that's where the movie is projected. She packed us a picnic basket, we layed out our blanket and folding chairs, and after the sun set, the musical started up. Never seen the movie before and after it was over, I thought, "Man, I want this on Blu-ray now!" lol.

[mlim77]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Maybe it's me, but wouldnt there be a lot of distractions being so close to the harbor. Its pretty, but with the noise of ships, cars, planes etc, it seems like it could be quite distracting. For me, concert = yes, movies = no.

Where it is located in Sydney, it's actually very nice. Not noisy, but you do see bats flying nearby as the Royal Botanic Gardens is right next door. And the water in front of the cinema, there's hardly any boats. They are much further away. Cars? what cars? No cars in this area except for parking near the entrance.

[lobo81865]

I would love it if something like that was in my area. I have fond memories of going to the drive-in theaters when I was a kid.

[P@t_Mtl]

We got something call Movies In The Park here in Montreal every summer. Not at this time cause from November to March it's not exactly the best time to play movies outside here

[mlim77]

Originally Posted by lobo81865

I would love it if something like that was in my area. I have fond memories of going to the drive-in theaters when I was a kid.

Where I'm going is waaay better than drive in theatres. You got Restaurant quality food, Bar, Coffee cart, the full Surround Sound (10-12 Speakers) and the stunning views of Sydney Harbour and city!

[mlim77]

Anyway, all tickets were sold out in under 3 hours when they went on sale at 9am Sydney Time....

Movie goers crashed the website of the open air cinema by Sydney Harbour this morning in a buying frenzy that saw 25,000 tickets sold in the first half hour.

By 9.30am, just 30 minutes after tickets went on sale, many Sydneysiders were locked out of the St George OpenAir Cinema website while others helped themselves to more than half the 43,000 tickets available for the six-week schedule of movies at Mrs Macquaries Point.

By 9.45am the tally had risen to 26,000, a St George bank spokeswoman said.

The three most popular picks were premiere sessions for Bran Nue Dae, Invictus and Nine, the spokeswoman said.

Tickets are also available directly from the Ticketmaster website.

The cinema offers a three-storey-high screen and a bar and restaurant. Cinemagoers are not allowed to take their own food.

Other open air theatres open this summer include Bondi Openair, North Sydney's ME Bank Starlight Cinema, Centennial Park's Ford Fiesta Moonlight Cinema, Homebush's Movies in the Overflow and Tropfest in the Domain.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertain...639243730.html

[JCoffman]

you can always make your own :P

[repete66211]

There are a few such events here in Kansas City there. The big one is in in a large courtyard-type area in Crown Center. There are two large, inflatable screens. They show a movie every Friday for a couple of months. If it's a good movie the g/f and I will pack a picnic. Unfortunately, there are kids running around unsupervised, so it can be a little distracting. The Kansas City Public Library also shows movies on its roof. They are usually less popular, more artsy movies.