Janson Celebrates The Opening of The First Drive-In Movie Theater With New Deal
Today Google honored the anniversary of the first drive-in theater which opened on June 6, 1933 in Camden, New Jersey. The American landscape is featured on the Google homepage with a video montage representative of the pastime in its heyday. Janson Media also today announced that it has licensed the historic film Drive-In Movie Memories (1 x 60') to American Public Television to be aired on public broadcasting stations nationwide.
Drive-In Movie Memories (1 X 60&'²) chronicles the drive-in"s birth and development, its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages, its tragic decline, and its inevitable comeback as a classic form of Americana. Described by Variety as &'slick and entertaining,&' Drive-In Movie Memories includes photos and footage from the mid-1930s until today, a powerful original music score, and lively interviews with such notables as Leonard Maltin, Barry Corbin, Burton Gilliam, Beverly Garland, Samuel Arkoff, and John Bloom (aka Joe Bob Briggs). Drive-In Movie Memories covers every aspect of the drive-in movie-going experience: early outdoor projection, the marriage of the car and the movie, architects and drive-in construction, sound projection solutions, food trailers and concession stands, families and entertainment, teenagers and passion, church services, celebrity appearances, exploitation films, the effects of television and the VCR, and the drive-in"s decline and comeback.
For more than 47 years, American Public Television (APT) has been a prime source of programming for the nation"s public television stations.With more than 10,000 hours of available programming, APT identifies innovative programs and creative distribution techniques for producers. Each year, APT distributes more than 300 series and specials in a variety of genres including documentary, cooking and lifestyle, travel, feature film packages, drama, music and entertainment.
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