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Thu May 15 2014
Blue Starlite Drive-In Finds New Home at Old Coconut Grove Playhouse Back Lot
When he moved to Miami from Austin in May of last year, Josh Frank wanted to simply recreate the Blue Starlite, the urban drive-in theater he launched in Texas. Four months later, the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In first opened its gate in a small ... Miami New Times blog link
Mon Jul 21 2014
7 Texas Drive-In Theaters That You Can Still Visit
The Starlite Drive-In Theater lies abandoned just off of Highway 290 in Brenham, looking like a dead monument to a time long gone. Anyone taking that route between Houston and Austin will have seen the back of its single screen and a tall metal fence... Houston Press blog link
Thu Dec 18 2014
Big Ideas Behind Tiny Town local students lend stem skills to create holiday ...
Woolsey and her 20 volunteers along with 50 Austin-area students added a miniature drive-in theatre. Visitors press one of two buttons naughty or nice and a Christmas carol is played on the screen. Woolsey said, The nice songs are in major ... Austin Chronicle link
Thu Dec 18 2014
Big Ideas Behind Tiny Town Local students lend STEM skills to create holiday ...
Woolsey and her 20 volunteers along with 50 Austin-area students added a miniature drive-in theatre. Visitors press one of two buttons naughty or nice and a Christmas carol is played on the screen. Woolsey said, The nice songs are in major ... Austin Chronicle link
Tue Nov 10 2015
Wednesdays event pick Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-Ins Harry Potter Fest
The 2nd Annual Harry Potter Fest at Austin's drive-in theater is making magical experiences throughout this month, featuring all eight of the films as well as edible treats any Muggle will recognize butterbeers, chocolate frogs, Bertie Bott's Every ... austin360 blog link
Tue Nov 10 2015
Wednesdays event pick Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-Ins Harry...
The 2nd Annual Harry Potter Fest at Austin's drive-in theater is making magical experiences throughout this month, featuring all eight of the films as well as edible treats any Muggle will recognize butterbeers, chocolate frogs, Bertie Bott's Every ... austin360 blog link
Sat Dec 12 2015
Hollywood preps for Star Wars world premiere
It marks the first time in the drive-in theater's 63-year-old history that it will be open during the snowy season. The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, is hosting an endurance contest for seven die-hard fans who are hoping The Force will keep them ... Centre Daily Times link
Sat Dec 12 2015
Hollywood prepares for world premiere of Star Wars The Force Awakens
It marks the first time in the drive-in theatre's 63-year-old history that it will be open during the snowy season. The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, is hosting an endurance contest for seven die-hard fans who are hoping The Force will keep them ... Medicine Hat News link
Mon Dec 14 2015
Big-time Star Wars fans stage parades, camp-outs ahead of premiere
It marks the first time in the drive-in theater's 63-year-old history that it will be open during the snowy season. The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, is hosting an endurance contest for seven die-hard fans who are hoping The Force will keep them ... Washington Post link
Wed Feb 03 2016
The Blue Starlite Urban Drive-In Gets a New Home on Old Cutler Road
More than three years ago, Josh Frank packed up his life in Austin, Texas, and moved east. In October 2013, he opened the Blue Starlite Drive-In theater in Wynwood and then, in May 2014, relocated to the back lot of the old Coconut Grove Playhouse. Miami New Times link
Thu Feb 25 2016
Page Two May the Circle Be Unbroken Exploitation films family tree
In the fall of 1977 at the recommendation of Ed Lowry, his friend Brian Mitchell and I drove to the South Austin Drive-In Theatre off Ben White to watch a double bill including Caged Heat, Jonathan Demme's 1974 directorial debut. Certainly we didn't ... Austin Chronicle link
Mon Apr 25 2016
AE briefs Blue Starlite Drive-In Theater announces highest drive-in in Minturn
Blue Starlite Urban Drive-In Austin, Texas' boutique drive-in theater experience with a satellite location in Miami will pop up this summer in Minturn, Colorado. The drive-in will be located at Little Beach Park and will provide enough space to... Summit Daily News link
Wed Jul 06 2016
Seeing stars Drive-in revitalizes classic film experience
A couple watches a film at Blue Starlite, an urban drive-in theatre in northeast Austin. Josh Frank, owner of the drive-in, founded Blue Starlite to provide a unique and intimate moviegoing experience for Austinites. Photo Credit Rachel Zein Daily ... UT The Daily Texan link
Sun Aug 28 2016
This Week in History
Robbers hit the office at the Star-Vue Drive-In Theatre sometime Wednesday night for $75, police reported. A case of housebreaking and larceny was found at 315 a.m. by police officers Austin Quinn and I.C. Longley. They notified Ottis Bryant, manager ... Cleveland Daily Banner link
Sat Oct 08 2016
Austin-born boutique drive-in theater business
The century-old railroad town has embraced Frank and his 40-car plan as he trumpeted the country's highest drive-in movie theater with sold-out showings of cult favorites like A Fistful of Dollars, The Goonies, Princess Bride and, most recently,... The Denver Post link
Sat Oct 08 2016
Blue Starlite mini urban drive-in theater expands from Austin to ...
The Blue Starlite Drive-in is a pop-up theater set up in a dirt parking lot at Little Beach Park in Minturn, a high-mountain town between Vail and Beaver Creek. The Denver Post link
Mon Dec 19 2016
La Crosse, WI 54601
Catch a movie at the Blue Starlite Drive-in theater, enjoy live music and drinks at the bars and nightclubs lining 6th Street, or book a massage at one of Austin's local spas. Nature lovers will enjoy a hike through the 358-acre Zilker Park, and a swim ... Jacksoncountychronicle link
Mon Dec 19 2016
5 Warm Winter Getaways for Couples
Catch a movie at the Blue Starlite Drive-in theater, enjoy live music and drinks at the bars and nightclubs lining 6th Street, or book a massage at one of Austin's local spas. Nature lovers will enjoy a hike through the 358-acre Zilker Park, and a swim ... Journal Times link
Tue Dec 20 2016
Blue Starlite Drive-In leaving Austin for Buda KVUE.com
The Blue Starlite Drive-In theater is packing up and leaving Austin. KVUE.com link
Wed Dec 21 2016
Austin drive-in theater fundraising for move to Buda
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In owner Josh Frank announced the move Tuesday, saying the last night at their East 51st Street location will be on Jan. 7, 2017. The company says the encroaching Mueller development is responsible for the move from their... KXAN.com link
Wed Dec 21 2016
Austin drive-in theater fundraising for move to Buda KXAN.com
The company says the encroaching Mueller development is responsible for the move from their current home next to the Austin Film Society. KXAN.com link
Wed Dec 21 2016
Austins only drive-in movie theater ditches city limits
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in is on the move. The crew behind Austin's only drive-in theater is raising funds to relocate to 1510 Satterwhite Rd. in Buda, according to the Kickstarter. Because of development (ah, Austin!), we are losing our ... CultureMap Austin link
Wed Dec 21 2016
Austins only drive-in movie theater ditches city limits for cooler digs
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in is on the move. The crew behind Austin's only drive-in theater is raising funds to relocate to 1510 Satterwhite Rd. in Buda, according to the Kickstarter. Because of development (ah, Austin!), we are losing our ... CultureMap Austin link
Wed Dec 21 2016
Austins only drive-in movie theater ditches city limits - CultureMap ...
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in is on the move. The crew behind Austin's only drive-in theater is raising funds to relocate to 1510 Satterwhite Rd. in Buda,... CultureMap Austin link
Fri Jan 20 2017
Film Flam Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss Movie news, Tim League, and Gene Simmons not dueting, sadly
Big events, big guests, big opportunities and a new home for Austin's drive-in theater Time to roll with some local film-related news. Big news for Kiss fans The Demon is coming to town. Wizard World just announced this morning that Gene Simmons ... Austin Chronicle link
Fri Jan 20 2017
Film Flam Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss
There's famous, and then there's you have your own Hello Kitty famous Gene Simmons, coming to Wizard World Austin. Big events, big guests, big opportunities, and a new home for Austin's drive-in theatre Time to roll with some local film-related news. Austin Chronicle link
Thu Mar 02 2017
Drive-in movie theater coming to south Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) Austinites will be able to watch movies under the stars at the new drive-in theater opening on March 10. Blue Starlite is unveiling their new location in south Austin at 12419 Lowden Lane. Only 15 minutes away from downtown, the drive ... KXAN.com link
Thu Mar 02 2017
Drive-in movie theater coming to south Austin KXAN.com
Austinites will be able to watch movies under the stars at the new drive-in theater opening on March 10. KXAN.com link
Fri Mar 03 2017
Austins only drive-in movie theater sets opening date for new location
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in is back. After closing its popular east side location in February, Austin's only drive-in theater has set an opening date for the bigger, better South Austin space March 10. The original plan was to move to Buda, but ... CultureMap Austin link
Fri Mar 03 2017
Austins drive-in movie theater sets opening date for new location ...
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in is back. After closing its popular east side location in February, Austin's only drive-in theater has set an opening date for the... CultureMap Austin link
Wed Mar 15 2017
Drive-in theater detours from Buda to Manchaca
According to The Austin Business Journal's website www.bizjournals.com, the Blue Starlite Drive-In Movie theater will no longer be relocating to Buda but instead a few miles north of Buda on Lowden Lane in Manchaca. According to the article posted on Mar. Hays Free Press link
Mon Apr 10 2017
At opening weekend, Austins only drive-in theater draws big crowd
AUSTIN (KXAN) Four weeks is all they had, to take a large backyard space hidden behind a blue house on what feels like a quiet, country lane and make it the new home of Austin's only drive-in theater. Josh Frank, the owner and creator of Blue... KXAN.com link
Thu Apr 27 2017
Page Two The Air He Breathed, the Baby Blue Sunglasses He Wore Jonathan Demme, 1944-2017
Watching Caged Heat Demme's first directorial effort, a women-in-prison genre film at a South Austin drive-in theatre in 1977 literally changed my life. In many ways it was a film I had long carried in my head without knowing it a political ... Austin Chronicle link
Wed May 03 2017
At The Drive-In roars back to life, with tour and first new album in 17 years
I don't know about Austin, but there are only two drive-in movie theaters left in San Diego County. A (laughs) Who knows? People might want to utilize the super-information highway to see what a drive-in is! Our new album is designed to to be taken in ... The San Diego Union-Tribune link
Fri Jun 02 2017
Austins only drive-in movie theater debuts saloon and pop-up location
Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in is on a roll. After closing its popular east side location in February, Austin's only drive-in theater opened a bigger South Austin space in March and it just got better, with the addition of a bar and pop-up ... CultureMap Austin link
Fri Jun 02 2017
Austins drive-in movie theater has added a bar and a West Austin pop-up theater
For those who love to feel drive-in movie nostalgia, Austin's only drive-in theater, Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in, is expanding. The theater, which relocated from the east side to South Austin earlier this year, has now added a bar at the South ... austin360 link
Wed Sep 27 2017
Blue Starlite Social Cinema moving into former Cascade Theater in Vail
Audience members fill the Cascade Theater at Hotel Talisa for the Vail Film Festival in April. Blue Starlite, the company based out of Austin, Texas, that opened the drive-in theater in Minturn, is partnering with Hotel Talisa to open the theater in ... Vail Daily News link
Wed Sep 27 2017
Blue Starlite Cinema Social moving into former Cascade Theater in Vail
Audience members fill the Cascade Theater at Hotel Talisa for the Vail Film Festival in April. Blue Starlite, the company based out of Austin, Texas, that opened the drive-in theater in Minturn, is partnering with Hotel Talisa to open the theater in ... Vail Daily News link
Thu Nov 09 2017
A month-long film fest is making sure we get our Harry Potter fix and butterbeer
Austin's drive-in theater, Blue Starlite, is bringing back the Harry Potter Film Festival starting Friday through Dec. 9, and there will be butterbeer. And a Diagon Alley-inspired artists' market. And mini-Quidditch games. Basically, there will be much ... austin360 link
Thu Nov 09 2017
Austin drive-in theater to play Harry Potter films for magical fest
There will be butterbeer. A Diagon Alley-inspired artists' market. Mini-Quidditch games. Need we say more? austin360 link
Wed Nov 15 2017
More events for Thursday, Nov. 16, and beyond
Austin's drive-in theater, Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In, is bringing back the Harry Potter Film Festival starting Friday through Dec. 9, and there will be butterbeer, a Diagon Alley-inspired artists' market, mini-Quidditch games and more. Most ... Austin American-Statesman link
Fri Dec 01 2017
New Austin, TX Drive-In Theatre, Docs Drive-In Theatre, to Open Gates February 2018
Doc's Drive-In Theatre, an Austin, TX (Buda) drive-in movie theater currently under construction, announced today that it plans to open the business to the public starting in February 2018. The theater is expected to provide entertainment options ... PR Web press release link
Sun Jan 07 2018
Longtime feed store in Austin set to close in February
The Chief Drive-In Theater, a few blocks north, closed a year after Buck's opened. South was Taco Flats, where jalapeno eating contests were so popular, many nearby shops didn't bother opening for business, knowing their parking spaces would be swarmed ... News Observer link
Mon Jan 07 2019
Blue Starlite drive-in theater in Austin burglarized
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Fri Jan 31 2020
A New Retro Drive-In Theater Just Opened Near Austin To Play Your Favorite Throwbacks
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Tue Feb 18 2020
Top Austin news New drive-in theater coming soon pedestrian traffic deaths highest since 2015
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Mon Mar 16 2020
You Can Escape To This Star Wars-Themed Tiny Home Next To A Drive-In Theater Near Austin
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Fri Mar 20 2020
Austin-area drive-in theaters Social distancing meets the big outdoor screen
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Sun Mar 22 2020
After SXSW Cancellation, a Drive-In Theater in Austin Comes to the Rescue
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Wed Mar 25 2020
Austin Drive-In Theater Comes to the Rescue of SXSW Shorts After Festival Cancelation
FILM link
Thu Apr 30 2020
There is a Light That Will Never Go Out at Austins Drive-In Theatres
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Thu Apr 30 2020
There Is a Light That Will Never Go Out at Austins Drive-In Theatres
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Fri May 01 2020
There Is a Light That Will Never Go Out at Austins Drive-In Theatres
Austin Chronicle link
Wed May 06 2020
Austin couple goes viral after saying I do at drive-in theatre
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Wed Apr 22 2020
Austin couple goes viral after saying I do at drive-in theatre
KEYE TV CBS Austin link
Thu Jun 04 2020
Mini Austin drive-in theater flickers back on with big safety measures
CultureMap Austin link
Thu Aug 20 2020
Drive-in theater coming to Downtown Austin rooftop
KVUE.com link
Fri Aug 21 2020
Downtown Austin Alliance partners to bring rooftop drive-in theater experience
KEYE TV CBS Austin link
Fri Aug 28 2020
Rooftop Austin Drive-In Theater Delays Opening
Downtown Austin, TX Patch link

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