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“Forgotten” would seem to be an unlikely moniker for a cinema directly associated with the most famous movie theatre in the world. However, that proved to be the fate of Mann’s Chinese 2 & 3 (aka Mann’s Chinese Twin). Envisioned as a moviegoing mecca, built as a modern take on a classic, and falling victim […]

Amid the trivia and legends surrounding Grauman’s Chinese one often comes across mentions of a secret underground tunnel which once linked the theatre to either the Hollywood Masonic Temple or Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (the tunnel mate tends to vary by the age of the story’s source). Secretly constructed by Hollywood powerbroker Charles E. Toberman, operated […]

Irvine’s Woodbridge Theatre quietly turned forty on February 8, 2020. A significant milestone, when one considers all that has taken place over the past four decades. A saturation of modern theatres in the area, the megaplex/stadium seating era, the financial collapse of two operators, and countless shifts in public tastes unfolded around this modest five […]