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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 […]

What do  Fullerton’s Fox and Grauman’s Chinese have in common? Beyond the obvious link of being 20’s era theatres, each was designed by the gentleman pictured below. .   A prominent architectural designer, Raymond M. Kennedy played  a major role in shaping the commercial landscape of southern california during the 1920’s. While employed by noted builder Meyer and […]

On this evening, seventy five years ago, Santa Ana’s West Coast Theatre held their gala reopening, following a month long remodeling. .   Thankfully, the West Coast still stands today, in remarkably good shape. While currently home to a church, there have long been rumors that the congregation is looking to move on to a larger facility, […]

Twenty five years ago, Edwards opened a trio of theatres on the Southern California market, just in time for the holiday season of 1985. All three venues offered the latest in multiplex amenities and met with instant success, but each experienced differing fates, following Edwards’ millennium implosion. .   Exemplifying the mid/late 80’s multiplex movement, the Charter Centre 5, Foothill Center 6, and Village […]

Today’s picture is a bit of a cinema documentation rarity, capturing one of the Fountain Valley Drive-In’s restrooms (circa late 1960’s). Hardly surprising, restrooms were/are seldom documented for posterity. This particular photo comes from a 1969 “Motion Picture and Theatre Presentation Manual” discussion on proper sanitation facilities. .

In recognition of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre (currently run by the American Cinematheque) turning eighty-eight this Monday, I thought I would share a few pages from the opening night souvenir album. While never having achieved the noteriety of Sid Grauman’s later endeavor (the world famous Grauman’s Chinese), the Egyptian was a groundbreaking masterpiece in it’s own right, ushering in an […]

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, […]