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Digital movies could mean the end for remaining drive-in theatres

By: Staff Writer

Friday, Jun. 15, 2012 at 10:49 AM | Comments: 0

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A dog pops its head out of the van before showtime.

Winnipeg's last drive-in theatre, the Odeon Drive-In, closed in 2008 but there are still three left in the province: the Stardust Drive-In in Morden; the Shamrock Drive-In in Killarney; and the Big Island Drive-In in Flin Flon.

However, their days may also be numbered. The movie industry has warned movie theatres it is converting completely to digital format starting in 2013. Some movie production companies have already gone solely digital.

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At the Drive-In

At Morden's Stardust Drive-In, Marlene Nelson shares ownership with her brothers Ken and Larry Freund. Behind the scenes of the giant outdoor screen the families still make fresh popcorn and run two giant projectors, just like when the drive-in first opened in 1964.

Look for Bill Redekop's full story in Saturday's FYI on the Stardust and the fate of other drive-in theatres as a digital takeover looms.

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Updated on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 10:31 AM CDT:
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