Classic stars, on a sliver screen, under a golden moon

Some movies are at their best when they are shown on the silver screen. That's why I don't mind when local cinemas feature classics like Gone with the Wind, or newer classics like Jurrasic Park. Drive-in theaters may seem like a thing of the past, but Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In is bringing the past to the present.

I had never been to a drive-in before, and I was super excited when I found out that Austin had one. We loaded up the car with bags of popcorn, candy and of course a bottle of wine. The double-feature playing that night just happened to be two of my favorite movies, Grease and Dazed and Confused. I mean what other movie could be better to watch in a drive-in other than Grease?

Blue Starlite brought the fun of decades before by playing old convienient stand advertisements, and they also offered old silver window speakers. Most people blew up thier vehicle speakers with the movie's audio streaming on an FM radio channel. Sitting in the back of my friend's car gave the movie watching experience an awesome surround sound effect.


In general I think movie theaters are a magical place where you can get lost in someone else's life and forget about your own for a couple of hours. At the drive-in the atmosphere and environment is even more dazzling. I feel it's how movie's were meant to be seen, with people interacting with each other and singing out loud to "Summer Lovin'" with neighboring cars or clinking beer cans, or wine glasses, with complete strangers.

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In is fun for the whole family, a date night or a girls/bros night out. You can't go wrong sitting under the big and bright Texas stars watching one of your all-time favorite movies.

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In
Date Night featuring True Lies
8:30p., Thu, May 23
$25-$35
Old Airport
1901 E. 51st St
www.bluestarlitedrivein.com