St. Louis Post-Dispatch movie reviewer Joe Williams talks about some of his favorite theaters in the area. Some have enormous screens, others screen IMAX films, one has couches, and another serves beer.
Yet none of these are my favorite theater. With apologies to my many friends in the film-exhibition business, my favorite theater in the world remains the Skyview Drive-In on Old Route 66 in Litchfield, Ill., where $2 gets you a family-friendly double feature, the classic dancing hot dog intermission trailer and the satisfaction of knowing that you are voting with your dollars for the kind of movie experience that you value.
It’s great to see the drive-in full almost every Friday and Saturday night. You have to get there an hour in advance to get a great spot in front of the screen (though if you don’t, of course, the side spaces are still good) and the line at the concession stand is always long. The fact that they do such good business pleases me every time we pop in, and I think it means good things for the future of the road.