National Theatre
10925 Lindbrook Drive,
Los Angeles,
CA
90024
10925 Lindbrook Drive,
Los Angeles,
CA
90024
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I tried to phone the theatre. No answer after many rings.
I actually rented YOR about a year ago from Cinefile (the video store next to the Nuart), and it came with a bootleg dvd of the 4 hour version. The only problem was that it was in Italian. Without subtitles. They should re-release YOR at the National. I’ll go to every single showing of it.
I think it’s more relevant to ask what’s on the sign outside, what’s in local newspaper print advertising, and how does the theatre answer the phone. I’m not in LA, so I can’t answer the first two of these questions.
I’ve switched the name back to “National Westwood Theatre”. This seems to be the name that’s currently being used by MovieTickets.com, LA Weekly, CitySearch, Yahoo, etc.
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It says YOR was edited down from a 4-part Italian series. I read about the long version in an issue of Video Watchdog years ago. I think I still have the issue and will look for it.
And the 70mm print of Krull played at the Seattle Cinerama in 2004.
FEW and far between………..
The megaplexes have a future, but what about our beloved single screens?
Movie theaters have a long life ahead of them……Last 2 years ticket sales are on the rise and the last 5 years all time high theater attendance……….
amazing to think the Independent Theatre Directory in the LA Times still has any theatres left, it’s shrunk and shrunk over the years. I often wonder just how much of a future movie theatres have in general. Too bad the next Indiana Jones film won’t open at the National, even if it wasn’t being demolished they’d likely send it somewhere else.
Btw, wanted to mention i just finished a new film called “SpaceDisco One” which will be screened Fri June 8 at the Laemmle Playhouse in Pasadena sometime after midnight in 4 track quadrophonic stereo and I’d be happy to send anyone interested a DVD. www.myspace.com/choogo
Under what name is the NATIONAL listed in the Independent Theatre Directory, Ron Newman asks? Well, not the name the place appears under on this Cinema Treasures page! :–)
It’s listed in the directory as NATIONAL THEATRE, the same name listed in display ads indicated in my post of May 14.
Whose idea was it to change the name for this page from MANN NATIONAL THEATRE to NATIONAL WESTWOOD THEATRE? Sure, the place is in Westwood, but that’s not its official name. You wouldn’t change the ZIEGFELD page to read ZIEGFELD MANHATTAN THEATRE, would you? Of course not, because locals familiar with the place would point out the name isn’t correct.
Most of the times with rare prints from the studios they will not let them be run in platter theatres. They can only be run in change-over style. And older 70MM prints have problems with torn sprockets and old splices and tend to brake easier on platter shows.
Yea, another thing is unfortunately i don’t think there are many 70 prints floating around, and their difficult to obtain. The Cinematheque for example shows the same damn 2 or 3 films every year (Lawrence of Arabia, Baraka, etc) Part of that is their afraid of scheduling anything too obscure (i know first hand they uncovered 70mm prints of things like “Krull” and “Castle Keep” but weren’t interested in showing them) But I don’t think there are many prints easily obtainable, and many have been damaged, faded or deteriorated. They wanted to show “Raiders” in 70 last year but the print was damaged, it’s a shame. Ghastly to think of all those discarded 70 prints that cost a fortune to strike, their basically collectors items now.
For those Plaza showings why didn’t they put the Midnight 70mm screenings at the National in the first place?
I second the motion for some 70MM revivals at the National. How about “70MM Mornings” every Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM. and “70MM Midnights” on Friday and Saturdays. That would leave the normal hours for open for their regular engagement commitments. Of course the occasional 70MM week-long festival would be great. Would probably draw more people than “Hitcher 2: Sequel to a Crummy Remake”.
Somebody should direct the current operators to this website and thread so they can see our wishes.
a 3.5 hour cut of YOR?? where did you hear that?
Now that the National is an independant maybe they can have some revival midnight screenings or something, perhaps some rare 70mm showings. It’s unlikely but be great if someone organized that. Like when Carl from the Plaza was doing those midnight showings years ago, occasionally if the Plaza was tied up they’d have them at the National. Which is how I saw “Dragonslayer” and “The Wall” in 70mm there.
Under what name?
The NATIONAL is now included in the Independent Theatre Directory in the Los Angeles area newspapers.
The NATIONAL is now included in the Independent Theatre Directory in the LOS ANGELES TIMES newspaper.
3.5 hours of Yor? Good God! One gets suicidal feelings after watching just the first ½ hour…
Proof again that Seattle is one of the top movie watching cities in the world.
Back to the YOR discussion… Unless I’m mistaken, it last played at the Grand Illusion in Seattle in mid-2005. I impressed many of the patrons at that screening with my knowledge that there is a 3.5 hour cut…
I went to Saturday’s 8:00 showing of “Paris, Je T’aime” (even though I live in walking distance from Sunset 5 where it is also showing). It was a nice crowd, probably around 100 or so patrons. It was very casual, they used the bottom lobby as a waiting area instead of a line outside. The staff was friendly and very non-corporate. It reminded me of a Leammle theatre instead of a former Mann. They showed trailers for upcoming MGM titles “Death at a Funeral” and “Charlie Bartlett” which they also have one sheets hanging up for. I’m guessing they will show both films this Summer and they both look like good films. Hopefully they will draw nice crowds amongst the blockbusters that will dominate the screens in Westwood. “Paris, Je T’aime” was a very good film and I recommend it for anybody looking for something not so ordinary.
It’s easy for the main marquee for the theatre since it comes down to street level.
Ron Newman, would you spend the money on such an expense if you only had a short-term lease?
Looks like they did not bother to remove ‘Mann’ from the big sign on top.
Yes!!! It is good to see people around the boxoffice, and appreciating a venue such as the National. It is sad to see the marquee carved up like they did in removing the Mann name, but maybe (probally not) they’ll replace it with something. Also excellant work on the part of Michael Coates with the booking list ,very well done!
Nice to see a gathering of people around the box office…