HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 2 - The New Beverly Cinema, Always On Film

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🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

As we continue our series "Revival House," How to LA producer Victoria Alejandro is taking us to The New Beverly Cinema over in Fairfax, where movies are always on film.

The theater, owned by Quentin Tarantino, has a long history as complex as LA's. Join us as we explore the building's history and discover what makes it a special place to catch a double feature today.

Guests: Theater and operations manager Jules McLean, projectionist Danielle Wakin, and film professor and theater historian Ross Melnick.

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0:00.0	Come see the new quiz show, go fact yourself, with special guests Andy Richter and fresh airs
0:05.2	Tanya Mosley.
0:06.6	It's March 23rd at the Crawford.
0:08.5	Get your tickets at LAS.com slash events.
0:20.0	Hi, I'm Victoria Alejandro, producer on the L-A-est studio show How to LA. For the past few weeks, I've been working on a series that's a love letter to vintage and independent
0:25.2	cinemas here in Los Angeles.
0:27.7	I've been exploring how these movie theaters are staying afloat, their histories,
0:31.7	and what they mean to their neighborhoods and communities.
0:34.5	Here is the second episode where we check out Quentin Tarantino's new Beverly Cinema in Fairfax.
0:39.3	Take a listen.
0:40.3	Hello, Lé, we're going to the movies again. From LA in studios, this is How to LA.
0:47.0	The show that helps you discover Los Angeles.
0:54.0	We're back with another episode of Revival House,
0:57.0	our love letter to the vintage and independent movie theaters around the city.
1:01.0	Today, we're heading to Fairfax to check out the new Beverly
1:04.4	cinema owned by filmmaker Quentin Tarantino where movies are always on film.
1:11.6	To understand why that film part is so special, well you got to listen to this episode.
1:17.0	How the LA producer Victoria de Landro is going to take it from here.
1:20.6	The new Beverly cinema has had many, many lives.
1:24.0	It's been an ice cream factory, a porn theater, a nightclub.
1:28.0	The history of this theater is as varied as a city in which it resides.
1:33.3	And today it's a place where you can always catch a classic double feature or a
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