It's set in a Virginia town called Middlesex but Jake Gyllenhaal and Jena Malone go to the movies at the Aero Theatre on Montana Ave. in Santa Monica in "Donnie Darko" (Newmarket Films, 2001).
Jake is a troubled teen who's encouraged to commit various crimes by a vision of a strange man in a rabbit suit. Richard Kelly directed the film which also features Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Patrick Swayze. The cinematography was by Steven Poster.
A look at the titles as the camera pans down.
Jake and Jena approaching the boxoffice.
While watching the film Jena will fall asleep.
The vision in the rabbit costume appears.
A "portal" starts to develop in the image on the screen.
Sneaking out while Jena sleeps.
Jake heads off to burn down a house.
See the page about the Aero Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the building and many photos.
On IMDb: "Donnie Darko"
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