Flashback Weekend 2010

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FLASHBACK WEEKEND HORROR CONVENTION - AT THE MIDWAY DRIVE-IN
September 10-11, 2010
The Midway Drive-In
Dixon, Illinois

To celebrate the classic Drive-In Horror/Exploitation film era, Flashback Weekend 2010 convention will be held at the Midway Drive-In located in Dixon, Illinois. Combining a horror convention and an outdoor film festival, FLASHBACK WEEKEND HORROR CONVENTION 2010 - AT THE MIDWAY DRIVE-IN will present 35mm screenings of classic horror and exploitation features, celebrity guests, vintage coming attractions and concession ads, a horror dealer merchandise flea market, and more! We are looking to program advance screenings of exciting new horror films!

FLASHBACK WEEKEND HORROR CONVENTION 2010 - AT THE MIDWAY DRIVE-IN will recreate the years when Drive-In Theatres provided a home for horror and exploitation films. Drive-Ins played a vital part in the history of Horror and Exploitation. Horror legends such as George Romero, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, Don Coscarelli, Charles Band, and Hershell Gordon Lewis gained notoriety when their films screened at thousands of drive-in screens across the country during the 60's and 70's.

35mm programming will include a Friday Night triple feature and a Saturday Night "Dusk to Dawn" show. Classic horror trailers and vintage concession ads will be shown in between features. Horror vendors will be set up on the Midway Drive-In grounds in the afternoons prior to the film screenings. Celebrity guests will introduce the screenings and be available for autographs during the Horror Dealer Flea market hours.

Located in northern Illinois between Dixon and Sterling, (a two hour drive from Chicago), the Midway Drive-In is home to the oldest Drive-In screen in Illinois. Hotel accommodations and campgrounds are located just minutes from the Midway Drive-In.

Charles Band and his Full Moon Road Show!

The weekend will include many special events, including Charles Band and his Full Moon Roadshow. Charles Band released many cult classics at Drive-Ins during the 70's and 80's, and we're thrilled to have him as a guest for his first Full Moon Roadshow appearance at a Drive-In! We can't wait to see what wild and crazy things he has planned for a Drive-In audience! 

Grindhouse Releasing presents Sam Raimi's THE EVIL DEAD on the big screen and more!!!

Grindhouse Releasing is presenting a nationwide 35mm theatrical re-release of Sam Raimi's "THE EVIL DEAD", and we're proud to be showing it at the Midway Drive-In during Flashback Weekend 2010! For more info on this major theatrical re-release, visit www.grindhousereleasing.com/evil_dead_press.html). Many more titles to be announced soon.

Film Submissions and Sponsorships

FLASHBACK WEEKEND HORROR CONVENTION 2010 - AT THE MIDWAY DRIVE-IN will program 35mm advance screenings of exciting new genre films as well as classic horror and exploitation features. The event will provide an enthusiastic audience and a platform which will assist independent film companies in building industry and fan buzz for new horror film releases.

If your company have a 35mm print of a new release you would like to screen, or for sponsorship information please contact us at (847) 478-0119 or flashbackweekend@ameritech.net.