Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair with Drive-In Movie Theaters [Paperback]

Elizabeth McKeon (Author), Liz McKeon (Author), Linda Everett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998

Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair With the Drive-In Movie Theater

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158182002X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581820027
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #801,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Misses the mark, August 26, 2007

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David J. Kilderry (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair with Drive-In Movie Theaters (Paperback)

A reasonable attempt to cover the love that we all have for drive-ins, but unfortunately it misses the mark. The pictures are great but over-all you can tell the authors don't really know the business.

Several major inaccuracies exist including a cover of a Castle 8mm and 16mm home movie catalog with the caption "Brochure offered by Castle Films for theatre owners". Even keen amateurs would know that Castle Films are for home movie use only and their commercial rights are expressly forbidden. Drive-in operators delt with the major distribution companies exclusively and only with 35mm and 70mm film.

At the right price it's worth a read, but there are other authors like Don and Susan Sanders and Kerry Seagrave amongst others, who are experts in this genre and deserve your dollars first.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it-- a real review, December 2, 2008

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Roy Johnson (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair with Drive-In Movie Theaters (Paperback)

While reading the previous reviews, I was reminded of an episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Chef Ramsay went to an awful restaurant and found that someone had submitted a glowing review of that very restaurant to a dining guide. He quickly found out that the owners had reviewed their own restaurant. Maybe they did it in all caps, too.
I have this book, and it does miss the mark. Fortunately, I bought it cheap and didn't pay much for it, otherwise I'd have bad buyer's remorse. Stick with someone who is actually interested in drive-ins.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to collection for Drive-Ins buffs., December 12, 2002

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AnotherMusicExpert (Duluth, MN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair with Drive-In Movie Theaters (Paperback)

Very nicely put together, great graphics throughout (though the Janet Lane paintings are not necessary), nice color section. Only reason I deducted a star is because it is short at 95 pages.