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For the second year in a row, the Brea Plaza theatre will host a Halloween haunted attraction. Unfortunately, this also appears to be the long forgotten venue’s “last hurrah”. After surviving for thirty-two years, the aging Brea Plaza Center is promoting a redevelopment that will see existing structures razed for a new “big box” retail park. […]

After a near two month delay, the Brookhurst Theatre has finally set a re opening date of Friday, 8/28/09. This will mark the forty-eight year old theatre’s third reopening and fifth operator (possibly sixth). The Brookhurst had been sittng dormant for three and a half years, since the previous operator, Starplex Cinemas, closed the venue in January […]

This week, Cinemerica (the co venture of Warner Brothers and Viacom, which owns Mann Theatres) officially announced intentions to sell off Mann sites piecemeal, including the legendry Grauman’s Chinese. While the company had been quietly shopping the dying chain for a number of years, this public acknowledgement, that they have decided to sell off remaining theatres as individual lots, surely marks […]

While still no news to report on the Brookhurst’s long delayed reopening (a sign in the window states “soon”), I did manage to stop by and take a few pictures. Here are some before and after shots to gauge how much work is being done:    .    If nothing else, the concession stand appears […]

The 6th annual “Hollywood in Fullerton” night (held on June 27th) proved to be a success, attracting roughly six hundred people and raising an estimated $40,000 for the Fox Fullerton. Perhaps, the hi light of the evening was a 70’s theme stage show, which market the theatre’s first live stage performance in some fifty years. Due to the building’s […]

While the postponed opening date has yet to be rescheduled, the Brookhurst Theatre’s new operators (the same group operating Temecula’s Temeku Discount Cinemas) have sent out a promotional mailer to Anaheim residents. .      Hopefully, the false start won’t prove to be a momentum killer, as this is likely the Brookhurst’s last chance at life as a […]

Against all odds, it appears the Brookhurst Theatre has risen from the ashes once again. Work is currently underway to reopen the theatre on July 3rd, as the Brookhurst 4 Discount Cinemas. . . . 7/2/09 Update: Due to, what the new operator terma as “unforseen circumstances”, the theatre’s opening has been delayed to a “future […]

Fullerton’s Fox Theatre turns eighty four today (the theatre opened as Chapman’s Alician Court). While the Fox has been closed for roughly twenty two years now, renovation efforts continue and the public will be afforded the rare opportunity to see this grand old palace up close, next month. .   On June 27th, the Fullerton Historic Theatre […]

An alarming update on Seal Beach’s Bay Theatre being for sale. According to the 5/11 Orange County Register, the theatre is definitely on the market, for $3.3 million. Unfortunately, the article also suggests that the property might not be sold for use as a cinema. Sadly, with the site being open to non theatre use, one has to […]

After nearly a decade of sitting vacant and partially gutted, San Juan Capistrano’s Franciscan Plaza theatre has finally found a suitable operator. Last week, Regency Theatres formally signed on to reopen the theatre by Thanksgiving of 2009. .   A former Edwards, the Franciscan Plaza was operated, as a five screen cinema, from late 1989, until 2000, when […]