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It took almost three years, but the 2008 Krikorian Buena Park Metroplex 18 robbery looks to have finally been solved. In February, Fernando Ruiz, age 38, was arrested on charges of impersonating an officer, second degree robbery, and false imprisonment by violence or deceit. Mr. Ruiz was apprehended after his DNA was matched through a sample that […]

Huntington Beach’s Pierside Pavilion 6 is officially off the market. After sitting vacant, since 2008, the theatre was converted into 33,049 square feet of office and restaurant space this past December.     Opened in May of 1991, the Pierside was operated by Mann (twice), Edwards, and The Movie Experience at varying times; none managing to […]

With the closure of Edwards Island 7, organizers of the Newport Beach Film Festival find themselves scrambling to procure another theatre to replace the Fashion Island site. While the annual festival’s high profile Lido and Big Newport venues remain in place, there remains a need for a theatre that can play a more utilitarian role, accommodating the bulk […]

I stopped by Newport Beach’s Edwards Island 7 for the venue’s closing day (1/12/11). Per media accounts, the theatre will begin an extensive year long remodel and expansion tommorrow. While earmarked for a December 2011 reopening, there has yet to be an announcement on who the future operator will be. If the lack of advertising and downbeat mood of […]

Over the holidays, Laguna Beach’s South Coast Cinemas faced off with an all too familiar threat, as heavy rain storms sent a river of mud and water through the downtown area. Flooding proved so severe that most of downtown Laguna was closed off for two days, with many area merchants experiencing significant property damage and a full week […]

Rumor holds true, as the Edwards Island 7 is set to shut down in early January and begin a year long remodel. Details, including whether Edwards/REG will continue as operators, remain a bit sketchy. However, the Irvine Company continues to allude to a high end upgrade for the twenty-one year old Newport Beach cinema. Whatever […]

In an attempt to draw in moviegoers, Anaheim’s Gardenwalk Theatre has installed twenty-six D-Box motion seats. The first county cinema to utilize the technology, Ultra Star invested $130,000 in the upgrade, which will be unveiled to the general public this Friday for the film “TRON: Legacy.”  If all goes well, Ultra Star has stated that more of the seats may be deployed in […]

For those theatre-centric individuals looking for something to do today, Regency Theatres is hosting a holiday movie carnival in Westwood from 9 AM to 1 PM. In addition to standard carnival faire, the event includes tours of both the historic Bruin and Village theatres. .

Apologies for the sporadic and lackluster posts as of late. I’m just wrapping up the bittersweet task of converting to digital projection at my full time pursuit.   .   Pictured above are two of the Cinemeccanica Victoria 5 35mm projectors that were removed to make way for our theatre’s leap in to the digital […]

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, […]