2007: National Spotlight
As the demand for FunFlicks® movie screen rentals grew outside of Maryland, InStyle magazine recognized the outdoor movie craze and wrote a piece about FunFlicks® in their August 2007 issue alongside Mandy Moore. InStyle dubbed FunFlicks® as the best nationwide company to “set up and remove a complete outdoor theater for up to 500 people.”…
Read More1997: DVD
Two years after being invented in Japan, DVDs were welcomed into the United States. Now, state-of-the-art FunFlicks® outdoor movie setups can play movies on DVD, Blu-ray, or direct streaming.
Read More1976: VHS
VHS was the first widely used technology that made watching movies at home easy. Movie rental businesses such as Blockbuster soon began selling VHS tapes to meet the growing demand.
Read More1958: The Drive-In Craze
During peak popularity, about 5,000 drive-in theaters showed movies across the United States. Reminisce on the days of old with your own drive-in movie event from FunFlicks®!
Read More1939: The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz was the first full color movie produced using Technicolor. Enjoy the amazing colors of The Wizard of Oz with high-resolution projection from FunFlicks®!
Read More1933: Birth of the Drive-In
Richard Hollingshead combined his two favorite things, cars and cinema, which led to the invention of the drive-in theater. The vision began with the idea of people being able to watch movies from the comfort of their own vehicles rather than having to visit the local theater. Shortly after tinkering around with a 1928 Kodak…
Read More1922: The First 3D Movie
On September 27, 1922, the first 3D film premiered at the Ambassador Hotel Theater in Los Angeles, California. By wearing red-and-green anaglyph glasses, audiences were able to watch the silent drama The Power of Love with its eye-popping 3D effects. Robert F. Elder’s invention was incredibly ahead of its time and would pave the way…
Read More1902: Birth of the Movie Theater
In Los Angeles, California, the nation’s first permanent motion picture theater, Tally’s Electric Theater, was established. Initially, admission was 10 cents per person for an hour-long viewing on a white bed sheet display.
Read More1895: Birth of Cinematography
The magic of cinema began with two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumière. The two worked at their father’s small photography company from a young age and began experimenting with methods of photographic plate automation in fear of their family business going bankrupt. Inspired by Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope, the Lumières wanted to create a moving…
Read More2005: A New Screen
By 2005, FunFlicks® had taken off, with Todd bringing the projector screen experience to people in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Jersey. FunFlicks® was able to meet the growing demand with a fleet of small trailers that hauled crystal-clear projectors, high-definition speakers, and professional theater systems to the customer’s location. Technology was improving, and…
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