"MaXXXine"

 
"St. Elmo's Fire" is on the marquee of of the Vine Theatre and the street is populated like it's 1985 for a shot in "MaXXXine" (A24, 2024). It's a horror film that follows adult film performer Mia Goth after she survives a bloody incident and tries to become a real Hollywood star. 

 

See the page on the Los Angeles Theatres site about the Vine Theatre for a history of this 1940 vintage film house designed by S. Charles Lee. It's at 6321 Hollywood Blvd., just west of Vine St. 

 

Also featured in the film are Michelle Monaghan, Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Debicki, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins and Bobby Canavale. The cinematography was by Eliot Rockett. Ti West wrote and directs. 

 

After Mia gets her big break we get a premiere of here new film "The Puritan II" at the Chinese. Of course in the 80s there would have been the Mann Chinese II and III on the right, not a parking lot.  

See the Grauman's Chinese pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of this 1927 vintage movie palace and hundreds of photos. It's located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd., just west of Highland Ave. 

 

 

During the shoot: 

Vehicles in front of the Warner Hollywood, 6433 Hollywood Blvd., ready for 80s action. Thanks to Alison Martino for sharing this in an April 18, 2023 Vintage Los Angeles Facebook post. It's one of seven photos in the post taken by Sean Hathwell. See many more he took of posters, newspaper racks, and storefronts dressed for the film down in the many comments.  

See the pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site about the  Warner Hollywood. Glen Norman notes: "The street light mast-arms and luminaires are from 2005. But they look 'old,' so maybe no one will quibble."

 

Glen offers this photo and adds: "Hollywood Boulevard still had these in the mid 1980s. This one is being removed on August 12, 2005."

 

 

 

The Vine Theatre ready for a shoot on April 20, 2023. Down the block the former Sardi's/Cave Theatre at 6315 Hollywood Blvd. was presenting itself as Hollywood Show World. Photo: Bill Counter 

 

The former Cave Theatre. Photo: Bill Counter - April 20

 

 There's lots about the Cave Theatre on the Storefront Porno page of the Los Angeles Theatres site.  

 

 

Another look at the Vine. Photo: Bill Counter - April 20, 2023

On IMDb: "MaXXXine"