Melbourne outdoor cinemas: your guide this summer

By Hannah Francis
Updated January 19 2017 - 1:09pm, first published January 13 2017 - 5:23pm
Outdoor cinemas have bred like flies this summer and people like Gus Berger, of Blow Up Cinema, have never been busier. Photo: Pat Scala
Outdoor cinemas have bred like flies this summer and people like Gus Berger, of Blow Up Cinema, have never been busier. Photo: Pat Scala
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in summer favourite <i>La La Land>/i>. Photo: Dale Robinette
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in summer favourite <i>La La Land>/i>. Photo: Dale Robinette
The new Backlot Rooftop Drive-in Cinema in Docklands. Photo: Pat Scala
The new Backlot Rooftop Drive-in Cinema in Docklands. Photo: Pat Scala
The picturesque Shimmerlands outdoor cinema at the University of Melbourne. Photo: Ivanna Oksenyuk
The picturesque Shimmerlands outdoor cinema at the University of Melbourne. Photo: Ivanna Oksenyuk
The new outdoor cinema at Palace Westgarth. Photo: supplied
The new outdoor cinema at Palace Westgarth. Photo: supplied
Stringybark Cinema has its home among the gum trees. Photo: Will Salter
Stringybark Cinema has its home among the gum trees. Photo: Will Salter

There's something delightfully romantic about reclining on the grass at sunset with a picnic and a glass of bubbly to a classic film under the stars.