Part of our SECRET MOVIE CLUB CULT CLASSIC NIGHT March 2021 Series. Friday, March 12, 2021.
7p BEFORE SUNRISE (1995, Directed by Richard Linklater; Written by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan, Columbia, 101 mns, Digital)
930p BEFORE SUNSET (2003, Directed by Richard Linklater, Written by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Warner Independent, 80mns, Digital)
IMPORTANT NOTES: Gates will open for BEFORE SUNRISE @ 530pm. Please plan to arrive by 630pm (30 minutes before the show) to get the best possible space.
Gates will open for BEFORE SUNSET @ 845pm. Please plan to arrive by 9pm (30 minutes before showtime) to get the best possible space.
Also, our January-June 2021 drive-in screenings are subject to more potential weather postponements (mostly WIND and RAIN). Please check your email and our social media (@secretmovieclub) before heading to the event just to make sure we haven’t postponed due to weather.
We will re-schedule any postponed event to the nearest possible date. Anyone unable to attend the new date can request a refund up to 24 hours before the rescheduled event.
FINALLY, WE WILL OCCASIONALLY BE SELLING ALTERNATE DESIGN MOVIE POSTERS DONE BY INCREDIBLE CURRENT GRAPHIC DESIGNERS.
CHECK THE ADD-ONS. IF WE ARE SELLING A POSTER, YOU CAN VIEW, PRE-ORDER, AND PICK UP POSTER AT OUR CONCESSION TABLE AT EVENT UNDER YOUR NAME!
PARKING LOT: Glendale Sears Parking Lot, 211 W. California Avenue Street, Glendale, CA 91203
HOW TO:
Make sure when you purchase your ticket(s), you do the following:
1)PURCHASE AN EARLY BIRD ($23) or DAY OF TICKET ($28) which includes the car fee and the first ticket for the driver.
2) GO TO ADD ONS: Purchase an additional $8 per person ticket for each person after the driver in the car.
As long as you purchased the EARLY BIRD or DAY OF ticket, you can always pay for additional people in your car at the gate.
3)PRE-ORDER ANY CONCESSIONS OR MOVIE MERCHANDISE you would like from the additional Add-Ons. You can pick up all concessions & merchandise at our table in the middle of the Parking Lot.
To attend, you need a car with an FM radio or a handheld radio you bring yourself. We will space out cars to make sure folks can safely maintain 6 feet of distance. We ask that folks stay in their cars unless they are picking up concessions or using the restroom. Whenever you are out of your car, you are required to wear a mask for everyone’s safety.
IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, PLEASE BRING A SMALL OR REGULAR SIZED CAR (sedan sized or smaller). We want to make sure EVERYONE gets a great space. SUVS, TRUCKS, CARS WITH HIGH ROOFS/RACKS/ITEMS ON ROOF often have to be parked further away from the screen to avoid sightline issues.
If you bring a larger car, arrive as near to when we open our gates as possible to get the best possible space.
One of the greatest trilogies of the last quarter century or so isn’t an action packed mega budget superhero Hollywood spectacle but rather a series of beautifully contained one day check-ins on lovers Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) from the moment they meet on a train outside Vienna to. . .well. . .we don’t want to spoil it.
Tonight, we show the first two movies of the trilogy. BEFORE SUNRISE kicked everything off with a surprisingly cinematic and engaging look at Celine and Jesse, two independent travelers in their early 20’s, who get to talking and decide to spend the day walking around Vienna together.
As the night progresses, Celine and Jesse talk about everything and find themselves physically, emotionally, and psychologically attracted to the other. But their time together can only be that day as they both have to head in different directions by the morning. How will the night end?
We pick up with Celine and Jesse, 9 years later, in the amazingly even better than the first BEFORE SUNSET. Now in their early 30’s, we discover that the lovers haven’t seen each other since the fateful night of the first movie.
When Jesse swings through Paris on a book tour, Celine attends to say hello. Finding they have only a few hours before Jesse has to board a plane back to the United States, they walk through Paris catching up, discussing how their lives have gone. What has worked. What has broken their hearts.
The movie has a surprising tension since Jesse is now (unhappily) married with a son and Celine is finding herself growing frustrated and jaded by relationships in general.
But again, these two seem to really enjoy each other’s company. How will the day end?
Join us for two of Richard Linklater’s greatest movies.
Best always,
Craig Hammill
35mm Secret Movie Club Founder.Programmer
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR OUR PARKING LOT CINEMA SERIES
REFUNDS:
We can offer refunds up to 24 hours before showtime. Please request a refund through Eventbrite and we will process ASAP. After that, no refunds. Sorry.
HELPFUL PARKING LOT CINEMA TIPS:
Please make sure you know how to hit off your car headlights before attending.
Bring warm clothes, blankets, a few layers just in case it gets chilly and you don’t want to run your car the entire movie (although you totally can if you want).
Make sure you know how to work your CAR RADIO so you can TUNE to any frequency you want.
The earlier you arrive, the better space/closer to the screen you will get! Once you get parked, you can totally leave the lot, go to get food, come back.
HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU IF I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
You can always email us at community@secretmovieclub.com or sales@electricduskdrivein.com with any other questions, concerns, thoughts, recommendations.