Nuart Theatre
11272 Santa Monica Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90025
11272 Santa Monica Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90025
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Since the ealry 1970’s, this theater has been a staple of the Los Angeles art house scene.
The Nuart Theatre first opened in the early 1940’s. It is perhaps best known for its blockbuster, lines-around-the-block screening of the director’s cut of Ridley Scott’s classic film “Blade Runner”.
The screenings were some of the best in the the theatre’s history and ultimately inspired not only the theatrical re-release of “Blade Runner”, but the re-release of dozens of other films.
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I went to yesterday’s 8:30 showing of “Enter the Void” and expected a small Monday crowd.
Wow! 250 paying customers and a run on the concession counter. Long live the Nuart. I had attended recently the last showing on a Thursday night of “White Wedding” and there were just two of us. Too bad the Landmark didn’t promote the movie to the Black community through their churches. Quite an interesting film.
Landmark did a nice refurbishing of the Nuart a few years back. I think they still consider the screen relivant. If booked correctly it does well.
I think Landmark books edgier films at the Nuart than The Landmark. Indeed it seems they know the significance and prestige of the theatre in Los Angeles. I bet they won’t keep the Regent too much longer. That theatre might be better suited to go to Regency and be a moveover house again for the village and Bruin.
I agree about the Regent. It fits into the art and adult crowd more than the Disney crowd. Back in its heyday the Regent was perhaps the most popular theatre in Westwood. Studios loved the theatre because it would sell out easily and films that could have easily played at probably the National or Bruin would play there. A film like The Elephant Man would sell out every show all day for weeks.
I also tend to agree that Landmark is letting the lease lapse.
The Nuart was best when it was a repretory theatre. When I was a teenager I’d go there and to the Fox Venice quite often. I got my film education growing up at the Nuart, Fox Venice and the Laemmle theatres.
When I was about 20 years old I worked at the Nuart for about 7 months. One month is was essentially Alfred Hitchcock. They paired up his films in many different pairings. Many Celebs showed up to speak and people flocked to see the films. It was great fun and was nearing the end of the ‘daily’ schedule changes, and it went from showing vintage double features to what it is now.
I fondly remember the Nuart daily calendars from the early 1980s. What is the theatre’s current booking policy?
The Nuart currently shows one – two week runs on Indie and Art films.
The Nuart drew a crowd of over 200 to Saturday’s screening and Q & A of “Tiny Furniture.” I predict good things for young 25-year old director/actor Lena Dunham. See it before it closes Thursday night.
The Nuart sold out yesterday for the Halle Berry Q & A with Sam Rubin, for her independent movie “Frankie and Alice.” This is a very good movie and I hope it does well.
Cinefile video store next door had to be happy as it was quite busy with patrons looking over their stock.
Good theatre but never has been good sound. I have not been in a few years so I don’t know if this has been fixed.
Was it this theater that showed It Came From Outer Space and The Creature From The Black Lagoon in 3D in late 1973 or early 1974?