Up against the wall: cinema under the stars at the HCC
Friday, June 19th 2009
Photo: Monique Lachappelle lines up a shot of her outdoor screen
For the past six years, Hintonburg has been at the heart of the Ottawa contribution to the movement to bring back outdoor movie-going after the demise of the drive-ins.
In conjunction with the Hintonburg Committee Association, Monique Lachappelle of the community centre at 1064 Wellington has been employing the wall of the adjacent building as a movie screen for summer-time film buffs since 2002.
The outdoor part of this summer’s series kicks off with a 9.00 PM showing of Slumdog Millionaire on Saturday, June 20.
Check the audio link below to hear Monique explain just how it came to be that Hintonburg’s only remaining cinema is in a parking lot beside a Subway sandwich bar.
Got the notice too late to see the film on Saturday. What is the summer shedule?
Love sitting out under the stars…memories of Drive Ins…or more like Sit Ins
K