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Movie Week IV, Day 2

May 6th, 2011 · Comments Off on Movie Week IV, Day 2

Los Feliz 3 Bill Cunningham New York Friday, 5/6/11, 7:00 pm Price: $9.50 Concessions: None Audience: About 30, out of 60 seats total. Trailers/advertising: trailers for Hanna (already showing on another screen in this theater) and Green Lantern, which got universal laughter, which was probably not its intent. Projection 35mm, with the right side in […]

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Movie Week IV, Day 1

May 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Movie Week IV, Day 1

Mann Grauman’s Chinese Paul Thursday, 5/5/11, 8:00 pm Price: $11.75 Concessions: None Audience: In an auditorium that seats about 1,500, I counted eight of us. Trailers/advertising: A ton. Ads for The L. A. Times, Movietickets.com, Mountain Dew, Orville Redenbacher, Caesar’s Palace, a Pirates of the Caribbean app, Ford, Rihanna’s perfume, an Allstate ad with Liz […]

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Movie Week III wrap-up

September 29th, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III wrap-up

Movie Week 2010 was a multiplex-heavy event, in part because I covered most of the independent cinemas in Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009 and also because, having not been to the movies for a few months, I hadn’t seen anything that had come out all summer, most of which was still in the theaters. […]

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Movie Week III, Day 7

September 25th, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III, Day 7

AMC Century City 15 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Saturday, 9/25/10, 11:00 am Price: $7, their discounted “A.M. Cinema” price. Concessions: None Audience: 75-100 people, probably, which seemed pretty good for a Saturday morning. Trailers/advertising: The terrible “AMC First Look” ad/trailer package was going when I came in, with ads for TV shows, movies, Coke, […]

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Movie Week III, Day 6

September 24th, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III, Day 6

American Cinematheque at the Aero Theater Manhattan Friday, 9/24/10, 7:30 pm Price: free with my badge. Concessions: None Audience: 150? 200? The theater was mostly full, not unusual at the Aero, but always pleasantly surprising to me. Trailers/advertising: No trailers, but one of those hyperactive KCRW ads that the Cinematheque always shows at its two […]

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Movie Week III, Day 5

September 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III, Day 5

Pacific Culver 12 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Thursday, 9/23/10, 7:05 pm Price: $11.75, and free meter parking on a nearby street. Concessions: None Audience: 8 or so in a small theater, maybe 75 seats Trailers/advertising: Trailers for My Soul to Take, Skyline, Jackass 3D, and It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Projection: 35mm platter, […]

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Movie Week III, Day 4

September 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III, Day 4

Regency Village Theater The Town Wednesday, 9/22/10, 7:20 pm Price: $11.50, plus $1.25 for meter parking on a nearby street. Concessions: None Audience: 75 or so in a theater that seats 1300+ Trailers/advertising: Trailers for Jackass 3D, Burlesque, The Tourist, Hereafter (again?), Life As We Know It. Projection: 35mm platter, excellent presentation. I’ve long been […]

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Movie Week III, Day 3

September 21st, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III, Day 3

Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14 The American Tuesday, 9/21/10, 7:35 pm Price: $12.75, plus $2 for validated parking. Concessions: None Audience: 7 people in Theater 9, which seemed like it seated about 100. Trailers/advertising: Trailers for Morning Glory, Hereafter, Conviction, Somewhere, and Let Me In. Projection: 35mm platter, looked good, but for some reason, an […]

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Movie Week III, Day 2

September 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III, Day 2

The ArcLight Hollywood Inception Monday, 9/20/10, 7:05 pm Price: $12.50 (Members Non Peak price, apparently) Concessions: None Audience: 14 people in Theater 1, which seats about 150. Trailers/advertising: Trailers for Fair Game, Hereafter, Due Date, and Let Me In. No ads. Projection: 35mm platter, which looked great, and a thunderous sound system. The ArcLight in […]

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Movie Week III, Day 1

September 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on Movie Week III, Day 1

The Laemmle Sunset 5 I’m Still Here Sunday, 9/19/10, 9:50 pm Price: $11 Concessions: None Audience: About 20-25 people, not bad for a late night documentary that has been getting panned.Trailers/advertising: Trailers for Picture Me, Howl, Kings of Pastry, and Prince of Broadway. Projection: 35mm platter, which looked fine but not great. With Aimee and […]

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Movie Week II Wrap-up

August 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on Movie Week II Wrap-up

My second Movie Week has come to an end, another enjoyable tour around some of Los Angeles’ most interesting movie-going venues. After the first time I tried it, late last year into this year, I had a list of a number of theaters I didn’t visit, ready for the next opportunity. I made it to […]

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Movie Week II, Day 7

August 5th, 2009 · Comments Off on Movie Week II, Day 7

Vista Theater Funny People Wednesday 8/5/09, 6:30 pm Price: $9.50. Concessions: Some M&Ms from Cap ‘n Cork up the street. Audience: 20 out of 638 seats, not great but still more than I expected for a movie that seems not to have found its audience. Trailers/advertising: First, the Vista’s usual ad for popcorn, in which […]

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Movie Week II, Day 6

August 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Movie Week II, Day 6

Nuart Theater Not Quite Hollywood Tuesday 8/4/09, 7:30 pm Price: $10.50. Concessions: Gummi bears. Audience: 12 out of 660 seats, unsurprising for a sort of obscure doc on a weeknight. Trailers/advertising: Lots. Ads for the L.A. Times starring Michael Bay, HDNet and HDNet Movies, Stella Artois, the Palm Pre, and Tanqueray gin. Trailers for Still […]

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Movie Week II, Day 5

August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Movie Week II, Day 5

Majestic Crest Theater The Hurt Locker Monday 8/3/09, 7:30 pm Price: $11. Concessions: None. Audience: 10 out of 500 seats, not an encouraging showing. Trailers/advertising: One trailer only, for Julie & Julia, which opens Friday at the theater. Projection: 35mm platter. The first of this week’s theaters I hadn’t been to before, the Crest has […]

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Movie Week II, Day 4

August 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Movie Week II, Day 4

Billy Wilder Theater The Red Shoes Sunday 8/2/09, 11:00 am Price: Free with my badge. Concessions: None, and none allowed, it seems. Audience: Full, at least 250 of their 295 seats (one of which is brown, while the rest are pink, marking Billy’s favorite spot in other theaters). Trailers/advertising: A videotaped introduction to the film, […]

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