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Motion Pictures Saving the Drive In

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Skeezix, Aug 13, 2013.

  1. This was in my company's news letter this week and I thought of the HAMB right away
    Support Project Drive-in by voting today and spreading the word!

    AUG. 12 - Hundreds of drive-in theaters across the country are facing closure. The end of 35mm film distribution by the close of 2013 could shut down hundreds of drive-in theaters because of the costly switch to digital projection, estimated at $75,000+ per screen. Honda is sponsoring Project Drive-In to save as many drive-ins as possible by raising community awareness across the nation, supplying at least five drive-ins with digital projectors and giving people easy ways to get involved and ensure that this historic part of American cinema and car culture lives on.

    "Cars and drive-in theaters go hand-in-hand, and it's our mission to save this decades-old slice of Americana that holds such nostalgia for so many of us," said Alicia Jones, manager of Honda & Acura Social Marketing at American Honda. Drive-ins first opened in 1933 to mass popularity and reached their peak after World War II during the 1950s and 60s when there were more than 4,000 across the country. "We're committed to helping the remaining drive-in theaters flourish with the move to digital projection," added Jones.

    Get in Gear ... Join the effort!
    At www.projectdrivein.com, you can vote to determine which five drive-in theaters will receive a new digital projector from Honda. Voting began Friday and ends on Sept. 9 at 9:00 pm PT. The five winning theaters will be revealed in September, and each will host a celebration that includes a special screening of Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, in theaters everywhere on September 27.

    On the website, you can share Project Drive-In with family and friends via social media, pledge to see one movie at a local drive-in and contribute to the Honda Project Drive-In Fund to keep more drive-ins in business.

    As part of Honda's fundraising efforts, there will also be an online auction that features tickets to the Los Angeles premiere of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as well as additional film-related merchandise. Honda will launch pop-up drive-ins at Honda dealerships across the country to help raise awareness and build a groundswell of support, featuring a free screening of the first Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film.








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  2. gtowagon
    Joined: Mar 23, 2011
    Posts: 406

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    I saw this yesterday and was glad to see something being done to save drive ins. How come it Took Honda to do it
     
  3. I voted for the Brazos drive in in Tx, the closest one to me. I also sent a small donation from another thread to help save the Harvest Moon drive in even though I'll never get to that one. Help if you can their going fast.
     
  4. paintcan54
    Joined: Oct 27, 2007
    Posts: 1,101

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    Thanks for the info and link. Just passed it on to all my friends.
     
  5. MAD 034
    Joined: Aug 30, 2011
    Posts: 775

    MAD 034
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    from Washington

    My vote goes to the 99W drive-in located in Newberg, OR. 3rd generation family owned since 1953. Great family fun!
     
  6. Support your local Drive In by taking your car group! The Street Kings do it every Oct by renting the drive In for a Hot Rods at the Beacon Drive In Night, tailgate cook out and even the concession stand is open.
     
  7. Heck we make a lot of cars in Ohio now - I'm just pleased that corp does it.
     

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