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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.

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I stopped by Grauman’s Chinese Theatre today. My primary objective was to finally get around to taking the official tour (like many Southern California residents, I often neglect to take advantage of such offerings). However, a secondary motivation was rooted in the controversial rumors that are currently hanging over the theatre’s pending change in ownership. .   For […]

Anaheim’s long struggling Brookhurst Theatre has closed yet again. The venue’s latest (perhaps final) incarnation lasted less than two years.  Stopping by the location this evening, I found the theatre returned to a state of disarray; much of 2009’s significant remodeling scavenged by the venue’s most recent operator, Tri Stone. While the Brookhurst has somehow […]