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2008 Michigan Drive-In Theater Calendar
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| The American Drive-In Movie Theatre - Don & Susan Sanders Tracing the history, geography, and ideology of the American drive-in movie theater, authors Don and Susan Sanders present a densely illustrated look at American culture at its most shallow, sensual, and delightful. Noting the need of the newly created class of motorized, moneyed teenagers of the 1940s and '50s to find a dark and private place for their pubescent pastimes, the Sanders place the origin of this outdoor entertainment form in the birth of popular culture. The sections on the amusement park-style rides, refreshments, and attractions that were used to lure the bored and their cash to this form of voyeurism are especially delightful (the "Mono-Rocket" ride and the new high-speed food dispensers provide intriguing images of capitalist inventiveness). In spite of its Pollyanna-ish tone, The American Drive-In Movie Theater works as both a celebration and an insightful analysis of this passing phase of pre-couch potato folly. |
| Drive-In Movie Memories - Don & Susan Sanders Anyone with a fondness for the 1950s, '60s and '70s will find something to enjoy in Don and Susan Sander's latest book on the drive-in movie phenomena. It's also an ideal gift for film buffs, containing photos and stories involving Elvis, Mamie Van Doren, Natalie Wood, June Wilkinson, Jayne Mansfield, Roy Rogers, John Ashley, and even Francis the Mule. Far from a dry history, Drive-in Movie Memories features true (!) stories of drive-in misadventures from long ago. |
| Cinema Under The Stars - Elizabeth McKeon & Linda Everett A history of the drive-in experience, from the earliest drive-in theaters through the golden years of the 1950s and the slow, steady decline thereafter. More than 100 photographs. Illustrated. |
| Monster Movie Memories - Cheryl Duran Monster Movie Memories: From Movie Palace To Drive In contains Spotlights on favorite monster movies Of The 30's - 60's, the great ones! From campy wonders like "Billy The Kid VS Dracula" to fabulous Universal offerings such as "Bride Of Frankenstein," it's all about the movies we love and remember! Each movie spotlight also includes the bio of actors and filmmakers who made the movies happen, from amazing special FX artists like to Paul Blaisdel to famous directors and producers such as Roger Corman and William Castle. Monster Movie Memories also contains chapters on weird and wild theater gimmicks, advertising art the history of movie houses, movie palaces, drive-in theaters and more! If you are a horror film history and trivia fan, this book was written just for you! |
| Drive-In Movie Posters: Illustrated History of Movies - Bruce Hershenson & Richard Allen
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| Drive-In Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties - Tom Lisanti During the 1960s, a bushel of B–movies were produced and aimed at the predominantly teenage drive-in movie audience. At first teens couldn’t get enough of the bikini-clad beauties dancing on the beach or being wooed by Elvis Presley, but by 1966 young audiences became more interested in the mini-skirted, go-go boot wearing, independent-minded gals of spy spoofs, hot rod movies and biker flicks. Profiled herein are fifty sexy, young actresses that teenage girls envied and teenage boys desired including Quinn O’Hara, Melody Patterson, Hilarie Thompson, Donna Loren, Pat Priest, Meredith MacRae, Arlene Martel, Cynthia Pepper, and Beverly Washburn. Some like Sue Ane Langdon, Juliet Prowse, Marlyn Mason, and Carole Wells, appeared in major studio productions while others, such as Regina Carrol, Susan Hart, Angelique Pettyjohn and Suzie Kaye were relegated to drive-in movies only. Each biography contains a complete filmography. Some also include the actresses’ candid comments and anecdotes about their films, the people they worked with, and their feelings about acting. A list of web sites that provide further information is also included. |
| The American Drive-In Restaurant - Michael Karl Witzel What ever happened to those cool drive-in restaurants, you know, the kind where you pulled into the parking lot and a carhop served you at the car window? In "The American Drive-In," I tried to answer that question as I uncovered the history of car-service curb stands and the people that made them unique. It all began while I was traveling the highways of America: suddenly, I realized that regional specialties were disappearing. Home made food was becoming an oddity! Franchised fast food was taking over the task. So off I went, in search of the past, back to the days when carhops zipped around on roller skates, milkshakes were mixed with ice cream, and burgers sizzled with real ground beef! The memories I found are packed within this book. Enthusiasts will find everything there is to know about drive-ins, including photos of current and classic outfits, vintage postcards, menus, matchbooks, serving china, advertisements, neon signs, hamburger wrappers, and other colorful memorabilia. If you hunger for the nostalgia of dining-in-your-car, I urge you to revisit those glorious drive-in days with this tasty tribute to the drive-in restaurant! |
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