Movie Theater To Go On Tour

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Posted by samzenpus on Monday May 23, 2005 @10:47AM from the moving-pictures dept.

ilsie writes "The Austin, TX based Alamo Drafthouse theater is undertaking a massive 6000 mile, 21 day tour across the western United States. They will be screening "12 famous films in their original shooting locations, chosen specifically to intensify the viewing experience," using their 20'x40' inflatable rig."

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Re:High End Audio? by LiquidCoooled · 2005-05-23 11:12 · Score: 2, Informative

They have at least one of these type of inflatable cinemas here in the UK.

Their solution to the sound is to use a low power FM broadcast.
All the cars at the drive-in just tune to it to listen to the goings on.

(This may already be standard practice in America, but the drive-in movie experience is still novel in the UK.)

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Re:Why not....... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-23 11:15 · Score: 4, Informative

Actually they've done it. Sort of.

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/new s/2004/08/09/Entertainment/The-Alamo.Drafthouse.Ta kes.Its.Show.On.The.Road-701786.shtml

"...played host to eccentric events - like a showing of "Jaws" at Lake Travis, where moviegoers watched the film from inner tubes while swimmers under the water pinched their legs."

Lake Travis is just outside Austin, TX. It's not shark-infested, the most fearsome creature I've ever seen while scuba diving there was a giant catfish maybe 4-5 ft long. Hard to tell, it was dark and murky, scared the willies out of me coming up from behind!
Re:The Films: by BlaKnail · 2005-05-23 11:31 · Score: 5, Informative

Mod parent down, or at least change from informative to funny.

The real list:

LAST PICTURE SHOW IN ARCHER CITY, TX (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 19
8:00 pm (No Passes)
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - 3D! in ROSWELL, NM (RRSHOW)
Sunday, August 21
8:00 pm
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST IN MONUMENT VALLEY (RRSHOW)
Tuesday, August 23
8:00 pm
PLANET OF THE APES AT LAKE POWELL, UT (RRSHOW)
Wednesday, August 24
8:00 pm
REPO MAN ROAD RALLY IN LOS ANGELES, CA (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 26
8:00 pm
NORTH BY NORTHWEST IN BAKERSFIELD (RRSHOW)
Sunday, August 28
8:00 pm
BULLITT ROAD RALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA (RRSHOW)
Tuesday, August 30
8:00 pm
THE GOONIES IN ASTORIA, OR (RRSHOW)
Thursday, September 1
8:00 pm
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AT DEVILS TOWER, WY (RRSHOW)
Saturday, September 3
8:00 pm
CAT BALLOU AT BUCKSKIN JOES, CO (RRSHOW)
Monday, September 5
8:00 pm
HUD IN CLAUDE, TX (RRSHOW)
Wednesday, September 7
8:00 pm
Re:Reality -- What a Concept! by SydShamino · 2005-05-23 11:54 · Score: 2, Informative

They've already screened "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" at the original house, which was moved from the original site but is still near Austin.

See this story.

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