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“The Whole Family Is Welcome… Regardless of How Noisy the Children Are.” That was the slogan when the very first drive-in movie theater opened its gates in Camden, New Jersey on June 6th, 1933. Richard Hollingshead, Jr. — a chemical company magnate with a passion for movies — nailed a screen between trees in his backyard, threw a Kodak projector on his car hood, and tested sound levels by rolling his windows up and down. That brilliant, weird, totally American experiment ga

Last weekend I hosted this year's Flashback Weekend  annual Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest at The Midway Drive-In and it was one of the best yet.  The Midway is located an hour and forty-five minute drive outside Chicago in charming  Dixon, Illinois . The annual all-night horror moviethon in September marks the end of the drive-in season at the Midway and every year it's pretty special. This year was no different. The four terrific films this year were  “A Nightmare on Elm Street,”

Here on my Blog you have read all about Flashback Weekend , the best horror convention in the country, that I have been a part of for over 20 years. Mike and Mia Kerz, the creators and of that fantastic annual event also happen to own and run one of the best drive-in theaters in the country: The Midway Drive-In in Dixon, Il. Every year about a month after Flashback, Mike and Mia host what they sometimes refer to as Flashback Weekend Part 2! It is a dusk til dawn celebration

Well, another Flashback Weekend in the books and it was one of the best Flashbacks ever. Each day I posted highlights (here are Day 1 & Day 2 ) with shared stories, pictures, and videos… it’s been a blast. Here are my final Highlights for this year! 1) Photo Ops! Day 3 is usually when I take advantage of the vendor room and the Celebrity Photo-Ops. The casts from "The Warriors" and "John Carpenter's The Thing" were so generous and nice to everyone they met and it was no exce

Mia and Mike Kerz at their beloved drive-in theater, The Midway Drive-In in Dixon, Illinois As I continue to focus my blog this week on the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention, I would be remiss not to mention the incredible people who make this event happen every year, Mike and Mia Kerz. I have known this very special couple for about 30 years (I've known Mike longer, as he was a fan of my radio show way back in the day). Their first date was to see a play that I wrote, dir

We recently passed the 7th anniversary of the death of the remarkable filmmaker George A. Romero . So, I wanted to share some Romero stuff here on my nickdigilio.com blog...so here goes. Here I am with the great George A. Romero at The Flashback Weekend Horror Convention. It was a dream come true to know him. First, this is what I wrote on July 16, 2017, upon hearing of George's passing: "OK, I'm gonna give this a shot.   I am absolutely crushed by the death of George A. Rom