Historic L.A. Theatres Appearing in Movies

The credit sequence of "Farewell, My Lovely" (Avco Embassy, 1975) features stylized footage of Hollywood landmarks. Here, just bef...

The Cinematheque 16 appears in the lower right of this shot from the 1973 exploitation film "Violated!" The theatre, at 8816 1/2 S...

Prep for a shoot at the Dome. Thanks to Corky Baines for sharing this shot and the one below in a May 2, 2025 Facebook post .  He notes that...

We see the Vista Theatre in "The True Story of Lynn Stewart" (Columbia, 1958). Betsy Palmer is at Stan's Drive-In, across from...

The history of the Cinerama process gets a lively exploration in David Strohmaier's "Cinerama Adventure" (C.A. Productions, 2...

David Essex and Ines Des Longchamps drive by the Tiffany Theatre, 8535 Sunset Blvd., in Michael Apted's "Stardust" (Anglo-EMI,...

At the beginning of "Black Limousine" (Cineville, 2010) David Arquette is watching a movie at the Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Dr. T...

Australian director Rob Murphy tracks the decline of projection on film and interviews projectionists, archivists and historians who are hel...

We get this view of the Cinematheque 16 at 8816 1/2 Sunset Blvd. in "The Forbidden" (Olympic International, 1966). It's at the...

In Christopher Guest's directorial debut "The Big Picture" (Columbia, 1989) Kevin Bacon goes to see the unlikely double bill o...

The Tiffany Theatre makes an appearance in "Wavelength" (New World Pictures, 1983). This science fiction adventure stars Robert Ca...

The Cinerama Dome, 6360 Sunset Blvd, is seen in this shot that appears during the opening credits of "The China Syndrome" (Columbi...

A fine view of the Cinerama Dome from "Hollywood High" (Peter Perry Pictures, 1976). Patrick Wright directed the film starring Suz...

In Tony Scott's "True Romance" (Warner Bros., 1993) Christian Slater visits the Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Dr. It's suppo...