NuWilshire Theatre
1314 Wilshire Boulevard,
Santa Monica,
CA
90403
1314 Wilshire Boulevard,
Santa Monica,
CA
90403
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In “Silent Movie” they used the Fox Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills as a location.
I saw Mel Brook’s “Silent Movie” this weekend. Near the end of the movie, they do a sneak preview of their film (called “Silent Movie”) and I think the exterior is this theater. Anyone confirm this?
I live around the corner from the NuWilshire and yes, the sign still says “Wilshire.”
Does the sign outside still say “Wilshire” even though the theatre’s name is now “NuWilshire” ?
This is such a well run theatre. They have a very spirited staff who are always pleasant, efficient, courteous and often fun, sometimes with adornments to match the movie as they did with “Blair Witch”.
It was twinned down the middle. Some of the seats are still at the original angle towards the screen.
Is this split up and down or down the middle?
When the Wilshire Theatre opened it seated 1189 people. When this theatre opened it was operated by Fox West Coast Theatres then National General Theatres then Mann Theatres and now Landmark Theatres.
As the former manager of the NuWilshire in the early to mid 90s, I can say with authority that the theatre was definitely split in the 1970s.
Carved in two in the early or mid-‘90s, I believe. Fortunately, they kept the nice neon marquee that dates back a few decades.
Now owned by Landmark and renamed the NuWilshire Theatre: View link