The Crow
Mahoning Drive-In Theater - Lehighton, PA
One of my top ten favorite movies of all time screened at the Mahoning last night, and one of its main stars was in attendance with us on the lot.
Mahoning Drive-In Theater - Lehighton, PA
One of my top ten favorite movies of all time screened at the Mahoning last night, and one of its main stars was in attendance with us on the lot.
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The Crow premiered in theaters in the spring of 1994. I didn't catch it in theaters during its initial run, but I rented it when it was still on the new release wall and I became obsessed, both with the movie and its incredible soundtrack. I finally got to see it in a theater for the first time earlier this year when our local Regal Cinema had a 30th anniversary screening.
Video shot by the Mahoning Drive-In Theater
There was a Punk Rock Flea Market with 40 different vendors doing business on the lot in the hours prior to sundown. If I'm being honest, I get a bit overwhelmed at the larger vendor markets. I love the vendor market at VHS Fest, and I'm glad to see a few vendor tables set up near the concession building at the occasional show, but a massive vendor presence at single feature Sunday that takes up the entire front of the lot is not my favorite experience to have on the lot.
What was a very pleasant experience is the fact that we got to meet actress Rochelle Davis, who plays Sarah in The Crow. Susan came to the show cosplaying as Sarah, and as soon as the actress laid eyes on her, she jumped up and gave her a hug, mentioning that people always come to events cosplaying as Eric Draven, but very few ever come as her. I rarely know what to say to the guests when they come out to the lot. Hell, I can barely figure out what to say to people I've been friends with for years, but she was very kind and I was glad to meet her.
Rochelle also signed my VHS copy of The Crow. I'd like to be able to say that this is the very same copy that I had when I was a teenager, but that one is long gone. I picked this one up on the lot a few weeks ago, but it looks identical to the one that I had back in the 90's, and it's one of my favorite autographs that I've ever gotten on the lot.
They weren't able to find a 35mm copy of The Crow that was in good enough condition to screen, so it was projected digitally. Personally, I didn't mind one bit. If all things are equal, I'd prefer 35mm, but I think that the importance of the picture and sound quality outweighs the cool factor of seeing it projected from film. I'm guessing that I'm not alone in this opinion, because this show sold out despite the fact that it was advertised as a digitally projected movie.
Thankfully, most of the vendors cleared out during the pre-show trailer reel, so we got to move up to our spot and enjoy The Crow on the big screen.
They weren't able to find a 35mm copy of The Crow that was in good enough condition to screen, so it was projected digitally. Personally, I didn't mind one bit. If all things are equal, I'd prefer 35mm, but I think that the importance of the picture and sound quality outweighs the cool factor of seeing it projected from film. I'm guessing that I'm not alone in this opinion, because this show sold out despite the fact that it was advertised as a digitally projected movie.
