Renegade Picture Show

It's been some time and I've decided to re-launch the Renegade Picture Show in all its glory this August with RPS #24. Not sure what will be shown at this time or which Saturday evening it's going to be just yet so stay tuned. I was updating the site today, clicking through the links on the links page and was pretty shocked to find that there are very few guerrilla drive-ins left in the US. I think this is a result of the pressures of the film industry's regulating body and licensing folks hard at work putting the hammer down - way to go Swank and Criterion. "It's stealing," they say. (Do I want to get into the collective argument of copyright fair-use, right now? Kind of, but I'll sidestep for now.) In any case, the popularity of outdoor movie showings has skyrocketed. Here in the OKC metro it seems like everyone has some sort of movie night. On the river, at the botanical gardens, at the waterpark, at the amusement park, at the community park.....

Saturday, October 19th at 7pm will be show the Reel Rock 8 at Rocktown and presented by Backwoods. The tickets are $10 and may be purchased either online at backwoods.com or the day of the show.

It's getting to be that time again - Spring is on it's way (we hope) and with it will come another season of the Renegade Picture Show. As you know, we launched a new screen/venue last year and we hope to have even more shows this year. I am working on the schedule but already have a couple of film things planned. So stay tuned....

Greeting fellow Renegade Picture Show movie-goers! Saturday, June 30th, 2012 is a special day in many ways. It is the first show this season - and our 21st show over the course of 6 years running. We'll be celebrating the day and enjoying an evening of film in our BRAND NEW VENUE and on a much, much larger and even more awesome screen. The new screen is located on the opposite end of the same building where the old screen was painted. This is the third generation of painted movie screens and each one just gets bigger and better. This one all but knocks it out of the park. Coupled with an incredible grassy sitting area, this should be quite an enjoyable spot to watch a film. Someone already pointed out the imperfections of the building and how it's not entirely flat - my response is that it only adds character and is part of this style of movie-going experience where we have to make do with what surface we have to project on. In actuality, most of the imperfections of the surf...

Today is the anniversary for the frist drive-in movie theater which opened in New Jersey in 1933. There's a good article about the rise and fall of drive-in theaters and the uprising of "guerialla" drive-ins posted here !

Welcome back the Renegade Picture Show! We are working on several things to launch the new season. Right now we are in the process of creating a new screen. Our previous venue has changed since the relocation of I-40 so operations will now be moved to the north side of the building. The new screen will be larger than the old screen and super cool looking. With the change in venue there will also be a projection platform, a lawn (with actual grass), and an entire new feel to the space. We're looking forward to opening the season so stay tuned for the launch day. Oh - I almost forgot - we have some new promo stuff like the woodblock stamp you see here (provided by etch pop). We'll be stamping some stuff, making some postcard announcements, etc. We've also got a few stickers to share for those die-hard fans out there.

Just a quick update to let everyone know about the 2012 Renegade Picture Show season. We're working on a schedule of events right now and should be up and running this Spring! We can't wait to get back to it.