"Lovelace"

The Alex Theatre gets a part in "Lovelace" (Radius-TWC, 2013), a biopic about porn star Linda Lovelace. In the film we go to the Alex for an invitational screening of "Deep Throat."

A photo of the "Deep Throat" screening in the film is by Dale Robinette that accompanied a February 10, 2012 New York Times article by Dave Itzkoff.  The other shots here are screenshots from the film itself.

A marquee detail from "Lovelace."

A crowd scene in the Alex forecourt in "Lovelace."

Amanda Seyfried (Linda Lovelace) and Hugh Hefner (James Franco) watch "Deep Throat" on the screen in "Lovelace." The way the film tells it, Hef is looking for some action. The film, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, also stars Peter Saarsgard.

Head to the pages about the Alex Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about this 1925 vintage film/vaudeville house.

On IMDb: "Lovelace"

"Inside Deep Throat"

 We get lots of shots of the Monica Theatre as the Pussycat in the documentary "Inside Deep Throat" (Universal, 2005).  The film explores the making of "Deep Throat" and its aftereffects.

Here, the jurors in the "Deep Throat" obscenity trial are visiting the Monica to see the film in its natural surroundings. 

The film gives us a look at the marquee of the Sunset Theatre, 1508 N. Western Ave. See the Los Angeles Theatres page about the Sunset for more about the now-vanished theatre.

 On a quick drive-by tour of skid row, "Inside Deep Throat" gives us a fuzzy view of the Optic Theatre, 533 S. Main St.

Another look at the Optic.

 The downtown Main St. excursion also gets us a glimpse of the Art Theatre.

On IMDb: "Inside Deep Throat"