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Today marks yet another cinematic anniversary in Orange County; the closing of the Village Theatre, in Orange, and the demise of “Captain Blood’s Family Theatres”.   For those unfamiliar with the Orange County theatre scene, yes, there really was a small Orange County cinema chain that went by the “Captain Blood’s Family Theatres” moniker (later shortened […]

 This week marks the thirty-ninth anniversary of the world’s first free standing four-plex, the Fashion Square 4, in La Habra, CA. Built by AMC, the venue was an early entry in the company’s emergence as a national powerhouse and a precursor to the “mulit-plex era”. While not having invented the multi-plex (depending on your definition of “multi-plex”, that honor goes to either […]

The 1970’s saw quite a few family friendly theatres and cinema landmarks turn to pornography as a means of financial survival. However, few know that Knott’s Berry Farm’s Independence Hall replica once held a two day adult film “festival”. Yes, the home of world famous fried chicken, fruit preserves, and “America’s first theme park”, was […]

Twenty four years ago today, United Artists opened the Buena Park 8, in the lower level of the, then highly popular, Buena Park Mall. Long since closed and gutted, this venue had a brief “hot” run, but quickly fell victim to the fragile dynamics of mall life cycles. By the mid 90’s the Buena Park […]