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Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" (Sony, 2019) stars Leo DiCaprio and his friend Brad Pitt as an actor and stuntman trying to get work in the changing film business of 1969. The Manson murder case also figures into the plot as the guys live next door to Sharon Tate, played by Margot Robbie.
Barbara Ling was the production designer. Set decoration was by Nancy Haigh. They both received Oscars for their work on February 9, 2020. The production shot at the Cinerama Dome, 6360 Sunset Blvd., on June 13, 2018. The film had its U.S. premiere at the Dome on July 22, 2019. It had been screened at Cannes in May.
The Dome was used as a location with the theatre dressed as if it were running "Krakatoa, East of Java," a May 1969 release. Thanks to Alison Martino for her June 13, 2018 photo on Twitter.
Jack Sharf's June 13, 2018 Indiewire story noted the filming there: "According to a Cinerama employee who witnessed the shoot but requested anonymity, it was not a full-fledged production but more of a second-unit effort: 'They just wanted to get the sun going down and the lights coming on.'" Thanks to Jonathan Raines for spotting the article.
A crew member and some extras at the Dome. Thanks to Preposterous180 for the photo on Instagram.
A photo from Sony Pictures Entertainment that appears with the January 2020 Hollywood Reporter story "How 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Production Design Explored a Bygone Era"
by Tyler Coates. Thanks to Joe Pinney for spotting the article. In the
article Barbara Ling comments:
"What's great is that they've never torn that building down. The biggest difference is there used to be parking lots on all sides. [Visual effects supervisor] John Dykstra took away some buildings, because it's so encased now within office buildings and parking garages. We wanted to have it standing on its own again. You still had, of course, that great shape, the marquee. The bigger problem with any marquee is that they're now LED, so you had to get it backlit, but it was fun just to get their colors back. They were very keen on helping: 'Oh no problem, we'll go back to just the red, white and blue.' They were excited. It's what's neat."
An evening shot June 13. Thanks to J.S. Lewis on Twitter for the photo. And thanks to Jonathan Raines for spotting the tweet. Lewis was there to see "2001" but the screening got bumped to another theatre in the complex.
The Dome in the film:
We get a quick drive-by of the Dome with Leo and Brad in the Cadillac. The Arclight buildings behind the theatre were removed in post.
See the page about the Cinerama Dome on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the venue and many, many photos.
More photos and data:
On IMDb: "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"
On YouTube from Sony: teaser trailer, 1:45 | | trailer #2, 2:34 | director and cast Q and A, 21 minutes |
On Facebook: "Once Upon.." page | trailer #2, 2:34 | Review: San Francisco Chronicle
See the July 2019 American Cinematographer article "Back in Time: Making Once Upon a Time..in Hollywood."
Katie Rife's February 2020 article "Oscar-nominated production designer Barbara Ling on putting the Once..." for the site AV Club has a fine discussion with Barbara along with many superb photos. Thanks to Mike Hume for spotting the story.
Robert Chitwood has a chat with DP Robert Richardson in his October 2018 Collider article "'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is 'Spooky' and 'Playful' says DP Robert Richardson."
Alison Martino discussed the shoot in "Hollywood Boulevard is Quentin Tarantino's 60s Playground," a July 25, 2018 article for Curbed L.A. Curbed also had a July 2019 story: "'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood': Mapping Tarantino's AA fairytale."
Discover Los Angeles had a July 2019 piece by Daniel Djang titled "The Ultimate Guide to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Locations."
Olivia Ovenden's "See How Tarantino Time-Warped...," a July 24 article for Esquire, has shots of Pitt, DiCaprio and Tarantino during the July 23 shooting on Hollywood Blvd.
The January 2020 Hollywood Reporter story "How 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Production Design Explored a Bygone Era" by Tyler Coates has a fine discussion with Barbara Ling as well as many photos of the film's locations. Thanks to Joe Pinney for spotting the article.
Anne Thompson's May 2019 Indiewire article "Tarantino May Recut.." discusses the film and Tarantino's musings about maybe doing a longer cut than the initial release version.
Alex Cohen's July 27, 2018 article "Truth Squading Quentin Tarantino's Groovy Hollywood Blvd. Makeover" is on LAist. Tim Greiving's May 2019 LAist article "How 'Once Upon a Time In Hollywood' Brought Back 1969's Hollywood" goes for a ride looking at various Hollywood locations with the film's production designers Rick Schuler and Barbara Ling.
Production designer Robert Schuler discusses the challenges of the location filming in "From the Cinerama Dome to the Valley...," a July 2019 story by Bob Strauss for the Los Angeles Daily News. Thanks to Donavan S. Moye for spotting it.
Chris Nichols discussed the shoot in "Take a Peek at How Quentin Tarantino Time-Warped Hollywood Boulevard Back to the 1960s," his July 19, 2018 article for Los Angeles Magazine.
See Emily Zemler's April 2019 L.A. Times article "How 'Rocketman' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' uniquely re-create a lost Los Angeles." The July 2019 Times article "Experience the L.A. captured..." also covers some of the locations.
Brian Raftery's February 2020 N.Y. Times article "'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood,' Many Times Over" discusses the resurgence of single screen art houses and, in particular, fans watching the film at the New Beverly.
Stephen Russo's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Movie Set" album on Facebook includes about 60 photos of the shoot on Hollywood Blvd.
Lindsey Romain discussed casting and attempted to piece together the plot in "Everything We Know..." an August 13, 2018 article on the site /Film. Thanks to Donavan S. Moye for spotting the article.
Our heroes on the fence at Sunset and Highland. Photo: Bill Counter - March 2019
A billboard in the Pico-Robertson area got hacked. ABC-7 had the footage on Facebook on July 26. It was a project of the artist known as Sabo. The L.A. Times story "L.A. artist explains..." had the details.
The map of Hollywood a la Tarantino.
The "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" pages:
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