Studios are moving to stop distributing 35-millimeter film prints. Converting to digital is an expense many theaters in the fading drive-in industry can't afford.As the night grew darker, a cold wind whipped across the asphalt expanse of the vintage Rubidoux Drive-In Theatre in Riverside. A howling gust banged open the door to the snack bar, where hot dogs glistened on metal spits and the black-and-white linoleum floor gleamed.
Digital Projection Has Drive-in Movie Theaters Reeling
By Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Sat, 01/19/2013 - 7:00am
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