TCL Chinese Theatre

6925 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Bill Huelbig
Bill Huelbig on August 3, 2020 at 2:32 am

What a lucky kid to have such cool parents!

Bill_Lonee
Bill_Lonee on August 3, 2020 at 12:17 am

Back in ‘77, our parents woke us up and let us know that we would not be going to school that day. Instead, we drove to Hollywood from Glendora and stood in a very long line for a couple of hours. To see a movie I’d never even heard of. I ate a pita sandwich for the first time in my life because we happened to be standing in front of a pita shop when we got hungry. I was blown away by the outside of the theater but underwhelmed by the weird lobby card photos from the film. Once inside, I was blown away again by just how big the screen was, then disappointed when the trailers started and they only filled the middle of the screen. HOWEVER, once the movie started, my whole universe changed. Twelve, going on thirteen, and seeing Star Wars for the first time, on the biggest screen you’ve ever seen, will do that to you.

Comfortably Cool
Comfortably Cool on July 29, 2020 at 6:38 am

Latest speculation on the future of moviegoing as practiced for more than a century can be read here

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on June 30, 2020 at 7:48 pm

Water & Power Associates website with multiple vintage photos.

https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_LA_Buildings%20(1925%20+)_1_of_8.html?fbclid=IwAR1lX7MwR-B7JOo00XCauScOyIvE8JH7-uWLXd3HLct6TthaapoIJLyY71U

silver
silver on April 4, 2020 at 5:48 pm

“Hollywood’s Iconic Chinese Theatre Lays Off Staff Amid Virus Crisis. The 932-seat movie palace has been closed for business since March 16.”

Article from The Hollywood Reporter, with a couple interesting things: 1. the names of the principals of the theater: Eli Samaha, Carol Braidi and Hina Rizvi, and
2. there’s a current photograph, showing the metal barriers at the sidewalk to keep people out of the famous courtyard during the pandemic closure.
link: www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywoods-iconic-chinese-theatre-lays-staff-virus-crisis-1288257

Escott O. Norton
Escott O. Norton on January 31, 2020 at 9:47 am

bigjoe59, what great collection! I would love to see photos of the House of Rothschild program, or any programs that are from Los Angeles theatres. In fact, if you’re ever interested in donating any, the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation maintains an archive of ephemera related to theatres in L.A. County. www.LAHTF.org.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on January 31, 2020 at 8:29 am

This theatre was seen briefly in an episode of Pimp my ride(second season, episode – Sara’s Chevy s10), when drove pass the theatre, near the begining of the episode.

bigjoe59
bigjoe59 on December 31, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Hello-

I own several souvenir programs(140 in fact) and one of my favorites is the one for The House of Rothschild which premiered at this theater. what makes it special is not only is it in mint condition but it contains the special mini program just for the premiere at this theater.

MSC77
MSC77 on December 30, 2019 at 3:47 pm

Here is the link to a new “Hello, Dolly!” 50th anniversary retro article featuring a historian Q&A and roadshow chronology (which, of course, includes mention of its lengthy run at the Chinese).

CF100
CF100 on October 15, 2019 at 2:57 pm

“CINITY” projection system installed for the premiere of “Gemini Man” at the Chinese Theatre:

“GEMINI MAN Theatrical Premiere Will Utilize 4K 3D 120fps High Frame Rate Projection”.

The system was developed for Chinese company Huaxia Film, and uses Christie dual laser projection; it is capable of 4K 3D at 120 frames per second, with 28ftL peak screen illumination.

I assume that public screenings were IMAX with Laser?

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on September 28, 2019 at 1:56 pm

Variety article about the upcoming premiere of “Joker” at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/joker-premiere-red-carpet-journalists-1203352046/?fbclid=IwAR2CZYGRPEmXk-YVfyxppal-k9R9_NZZyp4cf-xWUTFN9MGYpa11olsjuqw

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on August 24, 2019 at 6:33 am

One of the moviegoers that visited this theater had measles and also visited other landmarks around the LA area, including disneyland and others.

bigjoe59
bigjoe59 on June 13, 2019 at 1:21 pm

Hello-

to stevenJ thanks for the reply. you’d expect since the exterior was a façade on the Columbia lot they’d at least build one that actually looked like the New Amsterdam Theater.

stevenj
stevenj on June 12, 2019 at 9:27 am

According to the overview for the Warrens (Warner Bros) theatre in downtown Los Angeles the interior theatre shots at the beginning of Funny Girl were filmed there.

Warrens

bigjoe59
bigjoe59 on June 11, 2019 at 3:08 pm

Hello from NYC-

at the beginning of Funny Girl Barbra Streisand walks into what is supposed to be the New Amsterdam Theater on 42 St.. as any native New Yorker will tell you the interior looked nothing liked the New Amsterdam. this has always been a big mistake for me. to which what L.A. theater was used for the interior of the New Amsterdam?

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on May 22, 2019 at 7:50 am

Link with footage of the August 27, 1964 premiere of “Mary Poppins”.

https://thettc.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/mary-poppins-premiere-august-27-1964/

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 2, 2019 at 5:54 am

Some of the movie stars of Marvels “Avengers endgame(5 movie stars i think?) recently put there signitures and handprints in cement outside this theatre(before the movie came out i think?).

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on May 1, 2019 at 12:09 pm

The last time this appeared in a Marvel MCU movie was Iron Man 3 which came out six years ago this weekend. Also seen in cartoon form in Scooby Doo Goes to Hollywood and other Hanna Barbera cartoons.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on May 1, 2019 at 8:27 am

Seen briefly in the film “The Muppet movie” as the Electric Mayhem bus is seen driving past the theatre near the end of the film.

Comfortably Cool
Comfortably Cool on April 9, 2019 at 12:41 pm

A B&W short subject covering the world premiere of MGM’s “Grand Hotel” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in 1932 can be viewed here

RogerA
RogerA on December 8, 2018 at 4:37 pm

The Chinese sound system is not the best. The Chinese is a huge space and hard to fill and there are problems with the acoustics. The El Capitan has a much better sound system and is one of the best if not the best in California. The newly renovated Theater at American Legion Post 43 in Hollywood has better sound than the Chinese.

LARGE_screen_format
LARGE_screen_format on December 7, 2018 at 1:40 pm

AMC Loews 13, Lincoln Square IMAX screen is 100 feet wide by 80 feet high.

TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX screen is 94 feet wide by 46 feet high.

Can anyone confirm if the AMC Metreon 16 IMAX screen is 100 feet wide by 80 feet high or 97 feet wide by 76 feet high?

I believe the above are the three largest IMAX screens in North America unless anyone knows otherwise?

Escott O. Norton
Escott O. Norton on December 7, 2018 at 12:34 pm

The Chinese is not the largest screen, I think the record for that is in Sydney, Australia, and I think it is the 3rd largest screen in the US, but the Chinese is easily the largest IMAX theatre by seating capacity at 932, according to http://www.lfexaminer.com/theaUSA.htm. In my opinion it is the best audio and picture quality I have experienced. And it is a stunningly beautiful historic theatre too!

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on December 7, 2018 at 12:06 pm

Yes. Second place has to be the lincoln square imax, which is an hour away from where i live. I was watching about 45 minutes of Teen Titans Go to the movies, and there’s a cartoon version of the chinese as the superheroes go to the premiere of a superhero movie. It’s also featured in Scooby Doo goes to Hollywood as well.

LARGE_screen_format
LARGE_screen_format on November 4, 2018 at 2:47 pm

Am I correct in thinking this is the best audio and picture quality IMAX screen in the U.S.? Also, the largest.