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In the spirit of the holiday, today’s picture is a still from the 1920 silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”.   . We here at OC Cinema and Cinelog wish all of you a Happy Halloween.

In recognition of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre (currently run by the American Cinematheque) turning eighty-eight this Monday, I thought I would share a few pages from the opening night souvenir album. While never having achieved the noteriety of Sid Grauman’s later endeavor (the world famous Grauman’s Chinese), the Egyptian was a groundbreaking masterpiece in it’s own right, ushering in an […]

We received the following correction for Orange’s Plaza Theatre  from Brian Parrott: I just thought I would like to pass on a small correction to your entry on the Plaza Theatre In Orange at 138 S. Glassell.  I’m happy to say that it’s listed status as “demolished” and turned into a parking lot is, in fact, […]

Today’s photo captured a rare moment in the Star Vu Drive-In’s history; a night when the ill-fated venture was actually open for business. .   Lasting only one summer, Costa Mesa’s Star Vu was a well intended attempt to bring the magic of drive-in movie going back to Orange County. Utilizing an inflatable screen and temporary set up, the […]

On October 1, 1919, the Garden Theatre opened in La Habra, originally operating as both a vaudeville and motion picture venue. The theatre was later renamed the “La Habra” and managed to last until the mid 1950’s, when Lippert Theatres announced that they would be opening their own “La Habra Theatre” in town. The former Garden […]

Walking past Costa Mesa’s bustling Orange County Performing Arts Center this evening, I took a shortcut which unintentionally brought me to a site of cinema loss and waste.   This grass covered clearing was once a movie going Mecca for Orange County, the South Coast Plaza Theatre. Some two decades removed from the “Westwood of […]