Cinerama Hollywood
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6360 Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1977 classic “Close Encounters of the Third Kind" opened at the Cinerama Dome 45 years ago this weekend (November 18, 1977).
Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillion & Francois Truffaut, the film opened on just two screens that first week (along with the Ziegfeld in NYC), grossing over $1 million the next month, before expanding to 270 screens nationwide on Dec. 14 & 16th and adding another 301 screens on Dec. 21.
Testing was not at the Dome. No news yet about when they are scheduled to reopen.
there was film being run and tested at Cinerama Dome? That’s great news, might be closer to re-opening…
To CP200 Love the handle nothing to date can replace the CP200 even the so called “experts” from Dolby with their QSYS and Crestron. Film presentations are getting harder and harder to do. Just ran some pristine 70mm mag just testing but the sound was a problem. Yea the dialog was there but it sill wasn’t right. Can’t replace the CP 200 and it works great with Special Venue DTS.
Save Arclight Cinema’s Twitter accounts posted the following, today June 30, 2022.
“Breaking: @ArcLightCinemas Hollywood to reopen! It will now be known as Cinerama Hollywood! Also two new restaurants!!!”
Variety source- https://variety.com/2022/film/news/cinerama-hollywood-liquor-license-1235306558/
The Cinerama Dome Isn’t Planning To Re-Open Imminently; Here’s What’s Really Going On.
According to the linked article, re-opening date is unknown. Refurbishment at planning stage.
Iconic Cinerama Dome and multiplex to reopen!!
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-12-17/cinerama-dome-to-reopen-under-new-ownership-arclight
BY KENAN DRAUGHORNE, RYAN FAUGHNDER DEC. 17, 2021 3:30 PM PT The Cinerama Dome and the attached theater complex formerly known as ArcLight Hollywood plans to reopen, two people familiar with the matter told The Times on Friday.
There was no timetable for a potential reopening date, although one source who was not authorized to comment publicly said it could be as early as next year.
The owner of the iconic venue, Decurion Corp., could not be reached for comment.
A public notice of application to sell alcoholic beverages was placed outside the dome Thursday, under the name DT Operator LLC. DT Operator is a holding company for Decurion Corporation.
Records from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control show multiple permit applications were placed on Nov. 22, including permits for catering, a portable bar, events and a “general eating place.” All permits were still pending as of Friday.
The dome has been closed since the start of the pandemic. On April 12 of this year, Pacific Theatres announced it would not reopen the historic venue, or its other theaters, due to financial pressures caused by the pandemic.
“After shutting our doors more than a year ago, today we must share the difficult and sad news that Pacific will not be reopening its ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres locations,” Pacific Theatres said in a statement. “This was not the outcome anyone wanted, but despite a huge effort that exhausted all potential options, the company does not have a viable way forward.”
Calls to save the Hollywood ArcLight were loud and long. AMC Entertainment previously said it was interested in buying cinema locations formerly operated by ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres. A spokesperson for the chain said Friday that AMC was not involved with the reopening.
The Cinerama Dome first opened in 1963. The venue survived a demolition scare in 1998, when a proposal by Pacific Theatres would have stripped the dome and replaced it with restaurants and a movie multiplex. However, fierce public opposition overpowered the effort and Pacific Theatres agreed to keep the location intact.
“There’s a reason every movie lover in L.A. is in mourning,” filmmaker Rian Johnson told The Times in April.
“If you lived in this town and loved movies, you’ve had life changing experiences in that complex,” Johnson said via email. “But more than that, it’s easy to forget how the ArcLight completely transformed the moviegoing experience: assigned seating, plush comfy chairs, no late entry to screenings, these were all considered wild and crazy ideas when they first opened. The ArcLight loved and respected movies, and you felt that from every person who worked there. This is a huge, huge loss.”
awesome
If your’re a true fan of cinema and the Cinerama Dome, do yourself a favor & check out Cinerama’s exceptional Cinerama Dome page at https://incinerama.com/ctdome.htm. Insightful articles, pictures & tons of ads for nearly every film that played there since 1963, in order.
I love how they were already promoting the “Its A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” premiere before they even broke ground on the Dome. And that it was basically announced, built & opened in the span of seven months under a 24-hour-a-day schedule. Crazy.
Interesting how “2001” didn’t play at the Dome until July 1974. Many people assume it played there in its initial release in 1968.
Cinerama Dome playdates article was recently published.
theatre no longer boarded up per: https://la.eater.com/2021/7/29/22600105/am-intel-morning-news-arclight-reopening-hollywood-rumor-update
Just scrolled through the lot of them Cinerama- thanks for taking the time to post them.
Added about 200 ads/articles for the Cinerama Dome - https://incinerama.com/ctdome.htm
AMC eyes ArcLight locations https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/amc-eyes-arclight-theater-locations-174223770.html
Looks like they are going to run a 70mm print of Tenet at the Legion Theater in Hollywood.
I received this update/explanation for the closure via the petition organizers.
https://www.change.org/p/arclight-save-the-dome/u/28910244?cs_tk=AuZ6fn44SHs0AAbngWAAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvEEE5lCJ0YxdgM-xBhJf5HY%3D&utm_campaign=9220e332d88645048ca904ca4cc972fe&utm_content=initial_v0_4_0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs
The little-seen 1981 Libyan historical war epic “Lion of the Desert” starring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed & Rod Steiger opened at the Dome 40 years ago this weekend (April 17, 1981). Controversial at the time for being bankrolled by the Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi, the film was well received by critics but not audiences. According to in70mm.com, an unadvertised 70mm print screened at the Dome.
It’s a funny story, but 2001 never played at the Cinerama Dome until years later. It opened at the Warner Hollywood Theater on Hollywood Blvd., and played there for 80 weeks. In April 1968, when 2001 premiered, the Dome was showing Camelot.
Variety article about The Doors seeing “2001: A Space Odyssey” at Cinerama Dome.
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/cinerama-dome-the-doors-jim-morrison-ray-manzarek-2001-1234951001/?fbclid=IwAR2Unrldu3X2EE9Q8IAZewQIuuAW22rtwPuupFKyID8kvY4U_F7denIMqdU
Now that Pacific Theatres have turned in the keys to the landlord property owners and closed their theatres they don’t own the land we think this is just a legal thing to get out of underperforming cinemas and expensive rent. The parent company of Pacific Theatres called ‘Decurion’ is not a poor company. Owned by the Forman family they have property all over California. The father William Forman bought up cheap land in the 1950’s/60’s and started Pacific Drive Ins. Many of the old drive in lots have been turned into huge malls that the Forman’s own with some multiplex cinemas on the property. The Syufy family did the same thing. After all the dust settles down you will see some of these classic Pacific Theatres come back open I bet like the Hollywood Cinerama Dome and the Pacific Grove Theatres. Shame on the city of Culver City CA with the Pacific Theatre closed down over a year with no money coming in the city wants all the rental money now. They will find out the hard way when Pacific gets out of Culver City the whole area will suffer in the downtown area. Lets hope the Hollywood Cinerama Dome can re open soon and the Forman brothers can re direct some of their family land money to keeping some of their classic theatres around a little longer. The Forman brothers after the father died never liked Cinerama, at one time they were going to tear down the dome! They are more into real estate today under Decurion.
Variety piece on Cinerama Dome.
https://variety.com/gallery/cinerama-dome-photos-history-arclight-hollywood/cinerama-theater-hollywood-1963/?fbclid=IwAR1D02BkUAbkKJf7GwR2jb62n5MXqon9LQrkDRaYgQie5EZ-5whufgy9HCQ
Andy good news yet on when it will be stripped out all the seats thrown into the skip along with projection and sound system thrown in the skip with wrecking ball and make way for practical use for the homeless as cinema is non-essential. Just my 1 pence. (wink)
The theater is protected as a Landmark I believe
And it can’t mysteriously catch fire and burn down like the old days
So it will probably be around for a while
wrecking ball for this cinema coming soon to a youtube-cinema small screen.