As several county multiplexes currently undergo transformations in to luxury boutique cinemas, Orange County’s original boutique venue has fallen vacant once more. Earlier this year, the onetime Brookhurst Loge was vacated by long time resident, The James Albert Beauty School. Opened in 1970, the Brookhurst Loge offered an experience which was quite similar to the [...]
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A Precursor Vacant Once More
March 5th, 2012 No Comments
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Rancho Santa Margarita 6 Conversion A Go
February 27th, 2012 2 Comments
The former Edwards Rancho Santa Margarita 6 has officially been green lighted for conversion in to a luxury boutique cinema. Earlier this month, the Rancho Santa Margarita planning commission signed off on remodeling plans by new operator, Cinepolis. Much like the outfit’s current effort in Laguna Niguel, the theatre will be gutted and transformed in [...]
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Fade Out: Mann Theatres
January 8th, 2012 No Comments
While the end was seemingly inevitable, we start the new year off with the sad news that Mann Theatres has officially gone dark. The once mighty Mann chain came to an end on December 27, 2011, as the Westlake Village 8 closed it’s doors; making way for conversion to a Cinepolis luxury boutique cinema.
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Island 7 Relaunch Set
December 4th, 2011 No Comments
The former Edwards Island 7 is set to reopen on 12/16/11, as the Island Cinema. According to the Irvine Company, the remodeled theatre will now offer a premium experience; including reserved seating, leather chairs, 21+ auditoriums, enhanced menu items, and alcohol service. In a unique move, they are also promoting a theatre concierge, which will [...]
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And Then There Was One
November 20th, 2011 No Comments
The sad ending to the once powerful Mann chain looks to have reached its final act. This past week, Regency Theatres took over the Janss Marketplace 9, leaving Mann with one operating theatre. With a lineage that stretches back to the Fox theatre chain of the late 1920’s, Mann’s decline, over the past two decades, [...]
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Another Conversion on the Horizon
August 11th, 2011 No Comments
Word has leaked out that Edwards Rancho Santa Margarita 6 will be heading for a luxury remodel/upgrade, under the operation of Cinepolis, in the near future. Unlike the makeover about to be undertaken at Laguna Niguel’s Ocean Ranch 7, the Rancho Santa Margarita site doesn’t have any concrete plans in place yet. However, the changeover has [...]
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Theatre Organ Event
August 10th, 2011 No Comments
Interested in a chance to sit behind the console of a Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ? This Saturday (8/13), the Orange County Theatre Organ Society will be holding an open console event at Fullerton’s Plummer Auditorium. Whether you are a theatre organ fan on just curious about these increasingly rare instruments, this is a great opportunity [...]
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A New Era For The Yost Theatre
August 4th, 2011 No Comments
This Friday, August 5, the Yost Theatre celebrates it’s grand reopening. The ninety-nine year old Yost has sat semi dormant for the past two decades; serving as a church and sporadic host of live events during that period. Now, fresh off a pricey remodel and upgrade, Orange County’s oldest standing theatre will once again open it’s doors [...]
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Laguna Niguel to See Luxury Cinema Soon
July 28th, 2011 2 Comments
Edwards Ocean Ranch 7, in Laguna Niguel, will be converted in to a high end boutique cinema this fall. The Latin American chain, Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas, has announced that they will be taking over the lease and conducting a five to six month remodel; with plans to reopen the site in April of 2012. Once completed, the [...]
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Fox Fullerton’s Return to the Past
May 31st, 2011 No Comments
Today, the Fox Fullerton will begin removing the 50′s era marquee and box office that most have come to identify the theatre with. While many will surely morn the loss, of what has come to be a downtown Fullerton landmark, the work is part of an ongoing effort to restore the theatre to a more accurate representation of the [...]
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