ELECTRIC DUSK DRIVE IN & SECRET MOVIE CLUB present PARKING LOT CINEMA!

DOUBLE FEATURE NIGHT! Part of our SPRING INTO ACTION March 2021 Series.  Saturday, March 20, 2021. 

730pm KILL BILL VOL 1 (2003, Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino,  Miramax, 111 mns, Digital) 

10p KILL BILL VOL 2 (2004, Written & Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Miramax, 136mns, Digital)

IMPORTANT NOTES: Gates will open for the first feature at 6pm. If you are just attending the second movie, please arrive no earlier than 920pm so we can allow all FIRST FEATURE only attendees to leave and get you in quickly.

ALSO, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE PURCHASING TICKETS TO THE CORRECT MOVIE IF YOU ARE JUST SEEING ONE FEATURE INSTEAD OF BOTH. 

Also, our January-June 2021 drive-in screenings are subject to more potential weather postponements (mostly RAIN and WIND).  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 A TWO FEATURE MAIN TICKET ($37) which includes a $25 car fee and the driver’s ticket. This gets you into BOTH features.

OR PURCHASE A SINGLE EARLY BIRD ($23) or DAY OF TICKET ($28) which includes the car fee and the first ticket for the driver. This gets you into the single FEATURE you select by title.

2) GO TO ADD ONS: Purchase either an additional $12 per person ticket (for BOTH Features) or an additional $8 per person ticket (for a SINGLE FEATURE) for however many other people after the first person will be in the car. You can always bring more people and pay at the gate as long as you have purchased the TWO FEATURE, EARLY BIRD, or DAY OF TICKET. 

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.  

We are proud to continue our partnership with ELECTRIC DUSK DRIVE IN (https://www.electricduskdrivein.com) into March 2021!

We continue with another double bill of our SPRING INTO ACTION series.

Actually, tonight is NOT technically a double bill since Quentin Tarantino has always viewed KILL BILL VOL 1 & VOL 2 as essentially one movie he had to cut into two to make the experience truly audience-friendly (rather than a 4 hour super intense genre jumping action extravaganza). 

We figured, for those folks who love their Tarantino super-intense, undiluted by anything, you can come and experience KILL BILL in all its glory with a 30 minute break in between. And for those folks who prefer VOL 1 or VOL 2, you too can come, watch the one you love, and then cut out.

But really, both Volumes have pretty mind-blowing sequences.

After a hiatus of a few years after his PULP FICTION mega-fame and his last feature movie JACKIE BROWN (still possibly this programmer’s favorite Tarantino), Tarantino came roaring back and announced to the world “I ain’t going anywhere”.

KILL BILL tells the story of Uma Thurman’s “Bride” left for dead on her wedding day after being gunned down by her ex-lover Bill and his band of assassins. When the “Bride” wakes up years later after having been in a coma, she quickly decides it’s time to get her revenge.

Tarantino clearly wanted to make a kind of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA epic devoted to his favorite genres. KB VOL 1 specifically pays homage to martial arts, the Shaw Brothers, anime movies, and Japanese mega-violent action pictures.  While VOL 2 cleverly shifts into a mostly “Spaghetti Western” gear that would dominate Tarantino’s INGLORIOUS BASTERDS and DJANGO movies. 

What holds everything together is Tarantino’s absolute mastery of the genres he is portraying, his love of cinema, and his uncanny knack for great casts. Here we get Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Sonny Chiba, Gordon Liu, Lucy Liu, Vivica Fox among many many others. 

So come join us for the transitional movie that moved Tarantino from his first period (RESERVOIR DOGS, PULP FICTION, JACKIE BROWN) to his fertile, more epic middle period (KILL BILL, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS, DJANGO UNCHAINED) before THE HATEFUL 8 would again transition Tarantino to what might be his third and final period. Since supposedly the next Tarantino feature will be his self-proclaimed last. 

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.