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DonSolosan commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Jul 6, 2022 at 8:40 pm

BIgJoe: Yes. Specifically, they’re talking about the old Fox Village, now referred to as the Westwood Village.

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DonSolosan commented about Bay Theatre on May 25, 2022 at 1:46 am

Saw “Operation Mincemeat” there today. My friend and I had theatre 1 to ourselves. They seem to have a deal with Netflix to show their product. The theatres and screens are on the smaller side, yes. The seating is comfortable. The staff are nice.

Also, this page says that there are no theatres to be found within 30 miles, which is untrue. The theatres of Santa Monica are only 5 miles away.

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DonSolosan commented about Azusa Foothill Drive-In on Aug 29, 2016 at 8:19 pm

Both, actually. The producers liked the character and actor enough to bring Jaws back for a second film.

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DonSolosan commented about Empire Twin Theater on Jul 14, 2016 at 1:30 am

The Empire makes a guest appearance in “Cowboys Vs. Dinosaurs” (2015) when dinos run rampant in the town of Livingston, MT. I’ve added a frame cap to the photos page.

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DonSolosan commented about Mayfair Theatre on Feb 10, 2016 at 5:40 pm

A shoe store has moved into the downstairs retail. The blade sign says “Shoe Palace” on it, with logos on the marquee.

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DonSolosan commented about ArcLight Santa Monica on Feb 10, 2016 at 5:39 pm

Saw Hail, Caesar! in #6 today. Turns out they only built 12 screens, not 14 as was being reported in the papers. Also, 1 and 7 are the largest auditoriums, each seating about 266.

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DonSolosan commented about El Capitan Theatre on Dec 22, 2015 at 1:59 am

RJ, you saw Force twice in the same day?

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DonSolosan commented about Rialto Theatre on Dec 7, 2015 at 2:34 am

A Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation Insider’s Peek.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7I2rvYjV4c

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DonSolosan commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 17, 2015 at 1:42 am

The problem I have with the Dome is legroom. There’s isn’t enough for me. I do go the Village and the Vista on occasion.

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DonSolosan commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 16, 2015 at 7:48 pm

Black box theaters? Only in a pinch…

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DonSolosan commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 16, 2015 at 2:05 pm

For a while, I kept hearing reports on how 2D screenings were giving serious competition to the 3D ones — but now no one seems to be tracking that. I was hoping 3D would die off, or that what Cliffs said would happen: stagger shows for those of us who don’t like 3D. No luck. It’s too bad because the Chinese is showing movies that I’d like to see, and I’d like to support them. Guess I’ll have to take my business elsewhere…

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DonSolosan commented about NuWilshire Theatre on Apr 27, 2015 at 1:08 am

On Friday, a crew was installing new neon.

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DonSolosan commented about NuWilshire Theatre on Apr 22, 2015 at 2:03 am

Performance Bike has opened shop. One thing that happened in the past few months that I hadn’t noticed before is that they cleaned up the marquee and repainted it green and white. The neon tubing has been removed, however.

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DonSolosan commented about NuWilshire Theatre on Jan 5, 2015 at 1:18 am

Went past this theater a couple of weeks ago (I no longer live in the neighborhood) and saw something in the windows about a bike store moving in…

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DonSolosan commented about AMC Criterion 6 on Jan 5, 2015 at 1:16 am

I walked by the other day and the portion of the building that held the theaters has been stripped down to the beams.

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DonSolosan commented about Globe Theatre on Aug 11, 2014 at 1:16 am

Here’s a video of the ceremony to relight the restored marquee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7dGJJV1DrA

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DonSolosan commented about Wiltern Theatre on Aug 11, 2014 at 1:12 am

Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation will be touring the Wiltern on August 17th. Take a Peek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqw1WSwb6Zs

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DonSolosan commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Aug 6, 2014 at 7:35 pm

@LoveCinema — the six screens that were added are in a building next door to the Chinese. They didn’t impact the seating in the Chinese at all.

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DonSolosan commented about Monroe Theatre on May 26, 2014 at 2:09 am

I was just looking at the 1985 photo. The building has the date at the top — 1912. I think someone saw a part of that number and guessed it was the street address…

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DonSolosan commented about Monroe Theatre on May 26, 2014 at 2:06 am

I agree, Joe. The Monroe was across the street (east side of Duval) and down a bit from the Key West Picture Show, which was at 620 Duval.

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DonSolosan commented about Yale Theatre on Feb 12, 2014 at 11:17 pm

Now a vitamin shop.

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DonSolosan commented about Mayfair Theatre on Feb 12, 2014 at 11:16 pm

There’s just a fence around the front of the building now. No retail yet; don’t know if the residential portion is available for rent…

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DonSolosan commented about AMC Criterion 6 on Feb 12, 2014 at 11:13 pm

Sadly, the blade and marquee have been removed…

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DonSolosan commented about El Capitan Theatre on Jan 20, 2014 at 1:03 am

@GeorgeC, that “big question” should include “do we preserve the historic elements of these buildings, because we don’t know what the future holds”? The El Cap is a good example — they’re using the stage and proscenium to great effect…

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DonSolosan commented about Vision Theatre on Nov 27, 2013 at 9:26 pm

Recently, the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation toured the Vision/Leimert theatre following the successful completion of stage 1 of its restoration. If you missed it, you can get an Insiders Peek here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gputY94V2yU