THE DRIVE-IN THAT TIME FORGOT
THIS IS IT. The Food of the Gods, which piqued his interest in the TV ad because it contained giant monsters, has come to town: it is playing at the East Mirabeau Drive-in Theater as part of the semi-annual Drive-in Retro Fest—a nostalgic gala spread over two weeks, each night showcasing different movies and old-time ads—the third feature in a triple-bill which includes Empire of the Ants and The Giant Spider Invasion. They head out after the NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, which, because it is a slow news day, is full of nothing but generalized doom: sun flares heating the top layers of Earth’s atmosphere and increasing the drag on Tiangong-1—China’s abandoned space station—potentially causing it to fall anywhere, even Mirabeau Park; the U.S. Geological S
