I am very heartened by the news that Hollywood’s Cinerama Dome and the former ArcLight multiplex are set to reopen, like a phoenix from the ashes. I spent so much time there during my years in Los Angeles and was deeply saddened when it closed in 2020.
Today it was announced that @alamodrafthouse, in partnership with Sony Pictures, will restore and reopen the legendary Cinerama Dome under its original name and branding, while the former ArcLight Hollywood complex will become the 14-screen Alamo Drafthouse Hollywood. Congratulations to Sony head honcho Tom Rothman and Drafthouse owner Tim League for leading the charge.
I have a long history with the Cinerama Dome and the ArcLight. All my movies from 'Shaun of the Dead' through 'Baby Driver' played at the Dome, and the complex was consistently the highest-grossing theater for my films. I had some very memorable Q&As there (including a rather tipsy one for 'Hot Fuzz') as well as a premiere and a Cornetto Trilogy marathon for 'The World’s End', and a whole weekend of appearances when 'Baby Driver opened'. Were you at any of them?
Driving past the site over the last few years has been really sad. It felt like an open wound for the moviegoing community, so I’m thrilled that it will return and join the newly thriving theatrical scene in Los Angeles.
I also have to give huge kudos to @SaveYourCinema, who has campaigned tirelessly for the Cinerama Dome and the ArcLight to reopen. He never gave up, and I am guessing he is extremely happy and proud this morning.
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