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A camera travels with Carmen and Ian as often as possible, and everyone they visit is invited to tell their story. Weekly releases let the industry follow the celebration in real time. This is where they land.

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Warehouse Cinemas Frederick

Frederick, MD · Oct 14 to Oct 15

Featured cinema. Rich Daughtridge's entrepreneurial independent.

🎬 An independent spirit worthy of its own origin story.

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Washington, DC

Washington, DC · Oct 13

A capital cameo on the way up the coast.

🎬 *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939); Carmen and Ian just drive through it.

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Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry, WV · Oct 13 to Oct 14

Where two rivers meet, state 6 gets its overnight.

🎬 “Almost heaven, West Virginia.” Cue the “Take Me Home, Country Roads” needle drop.

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The Byrd Theatre

Richmond, VA · Oct 6

Old Dominion, grand old movie palaces.

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Independent Picture House

Charlotte, NC · Oct 4

The Queen City, racing towards its close-up.

🎬 *Talladega Nights* (2006) country: if you ain't first on the marquee, you're last.

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Riverwatch Cinemas

Augusta, GA · Sep 24

Southern charm, old streets and a story worth filming.

🎬 The greens aren't Augusta's only claim to fame. The Notebook (2004) put the city on screen.

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Terrace Theatre, Charleston

Savannah, SC · Sep 23

Gulf-coast sunsets and a slower kind of picture show.

🎬 The rain-soaked rowboat scene in *The Notebook* (2004)? Shot on nearby Cypress Gardens' blackwater.

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Royal Cinemas & IMAX

St. Simons Island , GA · Sep 22

Spanish moss, historic squares, state number two on the marquee.

It's a new week, and a new stop on the Big Screen Road Trip! Join us for a tour of the biggest IMAX screen in the world.
5 questions for the owner of the biggest IMAX screen in the world. Carmen sits down with Falgun to ask him the Fandango5.

🎬 Life is like a box of popcorn. The bench from *Forrest Gump* (1994) sat in Chippewa Square.

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Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Hamlin

Orlando, FL · Sep 21

Cinépolis Orlando. The theme-park capital knows a thing or two about showmanship.

Today we're at Cinepolis in Hamlin to discover the premium experience that their table side service can offer. Chocolate brownie straight to our seat? Yes please. Join us for a look inside.
Lance is a true movie fan and expert in theater management. Join us as we sit down to get his take on the Fandango 5!

🎬 Before the magic, there was the movies. The Florida Project (2017) captured Orlando’s stranger side.

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Enzian Theater

Orlando, FL · Sep 20

Neon, heat and the first big-city marquee of the tour.

Next up on our road trip is The Enzian Theater, a beautiful single screen cinema experience.
Join us as we sit down with Wade and ask him the Fandango 5, our series of questions that delve into the heart of the cinema industry.

🎬 Orlando: Where the rides are real, but the stories are bigger. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) came through town

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Le Jeune Cinema VI

Miami, FL · Sep 19

Rooftop Cinema Club

The road trip has taken us to Miami! We're at Le Jeune Cinema 6 to take a look around, and chat to the team. Join us for the grand tour.
Meet Santi as he sits down with us for our Fandango 5 series, and tells us the story behind his fantastic cinema.

🎬 Where the neon never sleeps, Miami has always known how to play a part. Scarface (1983) was here first.

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Tropic Cinema - Key West

Key West, FL · Sep 17

Mile Marker Zero. The opening frame of an eight-month feature.

Today we're at the Tropic Cinema, a non profit, retro styled cinema that serves as the perfect location to kick start our journey.
Welcome to the Fandango 5, a series where we sit down with the people behind your favourite movie theatres. A questions and answer series that gives you all the industry insights, from the people that put your favorite movies on the big screen.

🎬 Every journey to the end of the world starts at Mile Marker Zero. *True Lies* (1994) was here first.