Featured image: Moonstruck Drive-In, in Houston on November 11, 2020.Gary Fountain, Houston Chronicle / Contributor
The seemingly cursed year of 2020 did manage do one thing well: pull us back into the cool allure of the Texas drive-in. Just roll into the drive-in, watch a movie under the stars and get a socially-distanced experience that brings you a little normalcy in the pandemic.
Moonstruck Drive-In at East River satisfied that magical draw back to drive-ins when it opened last September. Now, Houston movie buffs are in for a distinct cinematic treat, as the Sundance Satellite Film Festival debuts at the Moonstruck Drive-In this weekend. Moonstruck Drive-In Cinema at East River was selected as one of the three 2021 Sundance Film Festival world premiere locations in Texas. This popular East End drive-in can accommodate up to 150 cars, which make it one of the largest satellite location in the nation.
Catch these Sundance Film Festival selections from Jan 28 to Feb 2.
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Gwendolyn Knapp
1/27/2021 at 1:16pm
Moonstruck Drive-In is located at Midway s upcoming East River development, 100 Bringhurst St.
Attention, movie buffs. The Sundance Satellite Film Festival touches down at the Moonstruck Drive-In, January 28âFebruary 2. Because this year s famed Sundance Film Festival, which happens every January in Park City, Utah, had to be canceled, the organizers rolled out satellite film festivals in 20 cities around the country (along with going largely virtual as well), so we re lucky to be in that number.
In Houston Sundance has partnered with Houston Cinema Arts Festival, bringing six screenings to the drive-in, along with a screening at the DeLUXE Theater and a couple of virtual offerings. The screenings are going for $30 per carload, or, if you have a cool $120, throw it down for a festival pass, which includes everyone in your car for all the fil
Buzzy East End drive-in theater hosts Sundance Film Festival Moonstruck Drive-in will host the Sundance Satellite Film Festival.
Courtesy of Midway With the enthusiasm for drive-ins showing no signs of slowing, a local venue is bringing a popular film fest to Houston.
Moonstruck Drive-in Cinema at East River will host the Sundance Satellite Film Festival from January 28 through February 2, the venue announced. The fest is a production of Houston Cinema Arts Society and Sundance Film Festival. Moonstruck Drive-In Cinema (100 Bringhurst St.) is one of the only three 2021 Sundance Film Festival world premiere locations in Texas, according to a press release. The venue will accommodate up to 150 cars. Viewers can expect films projected on a 40-foot by 80-foot structure made of shipping containers. Doors open at 6:30 pm; films will begin at approximately 7:30 pm. Parking spots are first-come, first-served.
HOUSTON, Texas With the enthusiasm for drive-ins showing no signs of slowing, a local venue is bringing a popular film fest to Houston. Moonstruck Drive-in Cinema at East River will host the Sundance Satellite Film Festival from January 28 through February 2, the venue announced. The fest is a production of Houston Cinema Arts Society and Sundance Film Festival.
Moonstruck Drive-In Cinema (100 Bringhurst St.) is one of the only three 2021 Sundance Film Festival world premiere locations in Texas, according to a press release. The venue will accommodate up to 150 cars. Viewers can expect films projected on a 40-foot by 80-foot structure made of shipping containers. Doors open at 6:30 pm; films will begin at approximately 7:30 pm. Parking spots are first-come, first-served.