Fine Arts Theatre

8556 Wilshire Boulevard,
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

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monika
monika on May 6, 2010 at 12:36 pm

Here is a photograph I took of the Fine Arts in March 2010:
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RevDORK
RevDORK on December 10, 2009 at 12:49 pm

Howard, thanks for the help.

Simon, no Joseph Musil wasn’t hired for the recent renovations. They were fairly minor touches to get the theatre back in working condition after the last tenant. We are planning a major renovation in the near future and will contact him.

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on December 9, 2009 at 10:08 pm

Has theater designer JOSEPH MUSIL, who was previously involved in the Fine Arts renovation, been hired with this recent renovation?

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on December 9, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Rev, your name request makes sense to me, and I’ve sent it in to the right person. Within 24 hours, it will likely get done unless a problem emerges.

RevDORK
RevDORK on December 9, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Joe Vogel, great link! I have an article from when the theatre opened in 1937 and photos from a premiere in the 1950’s. I got them from the Beverly Hills libray a while back. I hope to get them up on the web soon.

RevDORK
RevDORK on December 9, 2009 at 2:42 pm

Mark, It’s Cecchi Gori.

Can I have the name at the top of the page read “Cecchi Gori Fine Arts Theatre”? Just like it used to be. I need to talk to our website guy about changing it on the CecchiGoriUSA.com website.

Thanks.

DonSolosan
DonSolosan on December 9, 2009 at 11:04 am

There is an “h” in Cecchi Gori, please take another look at the link posted on Dec 4 2009; the mistake at the top of the page is an additional “h.” “Checchi” is wrong.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on December 9, 2009 at 5:30 am

All the website links above have an “h” as do my own notes from attending a movie in 1998. Is there a photo link or other link that you can point to that didn’t have the “h” for this cinema?

meheuck
meheuck on December 8, 2009 at 10:45 pm

There is no “h” in Cecci Gori (though it is pronounced with one) – the spelling should be corrected.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 8, 2009 at 1:47 am

Boxoffice of September 24, 1938, had a small photo showing the marquee of the Regina Theatre, looking much as it does now. The accompanying article is about a trend of creature-feature double bills the Regina set off when they booked “Dracula” and “Frankenstein” for a three-day run and ended up holding it over for four weeks.

RevDORK
RevDORK on December 4, 2009 at 5:37 pm

The link Lost Memory put up is for the former tenant of the building. The closet thing we have to a website right now is this page and http://www.CecchiGoriUSA.com . We’re working on a bright shiny website in the near future.

Anybody interested in being our booker or want to rent the theatre for a event/screening, drop me an e-mail and I’ll get back to you.

Thanks.

RevDORK
RevDORK on November 16, 2009 at 1:24 pm

I can be reached at

RevDORK
RevDORK on November 16, 2009 at 1:22 pm

We’re going back to the theatre being called “The Cecchi Gori Fine Arts Theatre”. Added a Cecchi Gori neon logo to the marquee. We’ll be doing screenings thru the end of awards season with an eye towards everyday theatre operations in the middle of January.

Anybody reccommend a good booker?

This is Casey, by the way, I’m running the place for a record-breaking 3rd time.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 14, 2009 at 1:59 pm

Theater is still closed. There is butcher paper on the windows.

DonSolosan
DonSolosan on August 16, 2009 at 8:58 pm

According to their marquee, they are renovating and upgrading and plan to reopen in the Fall of 2009.

It also gives a website:

www.cecchigoriusa.com

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 7, 2009 at 6:46 pm

Here are photos from 1982 and 1984. The theater is in Beverly Hills, not Los Angeles, although the border between the two cities is about a block away.
http://tinyurl.com/r7pcn2
http://tinyurl.com/pgl2t3

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 28, 2008 at 7:38 pm

Here is a 12/26/50 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/4p35u6

vokoban
vokoban on June 18, 2008 at 4:28 pm

I wonder if the 1938 horror revival continued into 1939 when Peter Lorre fell asleep in the theater. The article is posted above.

Champlin
Champlin on June 18, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Anyone have any recollection of The Night Porter opening here on October 30, 1974?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 21, 2008 at 7:30 pm

I saw a Brazilian film here a few years ago. It’s a nice venue.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 1, 2008 at 8:40 pm

Here are two photos from 1938 and 1959, respectively:
http://tinyurl.com/2muqb4
http://tinyurl.com/2jkchp

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on December 21, 2007 at 10:04 pm

Mr. Musil’s name is listed under “Theater Architects” but it only lists ONE… I wonder why??? There are so many to his credit!

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on December 21, 2007 at 10:02 pm

My neighbor and good friend, JOSEPH MUSIL -classic theater architect extraordinaire, is responsible for the present-day design of the Fine Arts Theatre auditorium and stage.

I’m not too sure as to the facade but I’m sure Joe will confirm by telephone: 714-667-6959…… Such talent can be seen in other theaters: Majestic Crest, Alex, El Capitan and more!