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Staying in the holiday spirit, today’s picture is of a 1941 Fox West Coast Theatres’ “Christmas Theatre Ticket”. Due to the gift certificate like appearance, I would normally assume these were purchased from F.W.C. theatres as gifts. However, given the very limited seasonal window for use (December 14 – 27), they may have been distributed […]

I stopped by the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood the other day and received a mini tour. Here are a few pictures from my visit, including a shot of the former stage (now a storage area behind the screen), the door to the original office (now part of a first floor restroom), and, yes, the […]

Development is underway for a 450,000+ square foot “multi experiential retail destination” (aka a shopping center) in Buena Park. Dubbed, “The Source”, the center will be located at the intersection of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard, adjacent to both the 5 and 91 freeways. Of particular interest, this high end retail and entertainment complex is […]

The Academy Awards when they were held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (host of the ceremony from 1944 to 1946). Some seven decades later, the 86th Academy Awards go about the far less glamorous routine of post ceremony cleanup outside the Dolby Theatre (directly behind the Chinese).

One of Orange County’s “golden age” theatres has hit the market, as Santa Ana’s West Coast Theatre was recently listed for $1,980,000. Considering that the West Coast has retained its’ theatre layout (avoiding the dreaded butchering of “re-purposing”) and been well maintained by a long term church tenant, one can certainly hope this special gem […]

Cinelog wishes all of you a safe and happy Independence day. The “Chinese auditorium” at Edwards Irvine Spectrum pictured above.

We here at OC Cinema and Cinelog would like to wish you a Happy Holiday. As we enjoy the holiday season and look forward to the new year ahead, let us remember, to not only celebrate our cinema past, but to take part in cinema present. Support your local cinemas; go out and watch a […]

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Today’s picture is a holiday view of Brea’s Birch street from 2007; with Edwards East 12 in the foreground and Edwards West 10 neon illuminated spire in the background.  We here at Cinelog and OC Cinema wish you a happy holiday.

In the spirit of the holiday, today’s picture is a still from the 1920 silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”.   . We here at OC Cinema and Cinelog wish all of you a Happy Halloween.