ArcLight Sherman Oaks
15301 Ventura Boulevard,
Sherman Oaks,
CA
91403
15301 Ventura Boulevard,
Sherman Oaks,
CA
91403
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Originally opened as the Pacific Theatres Galleria 16, this megaplex in the new Sherman Oaks Galleria reopened in November 2007 as the second ArcLight cinema—the luxury cinema brand of Pacific Theatres.
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Ross Melnick
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Don’t know if I prefer this “luxury” version to the old version. For one thing, the lines are slower as people try and select their reserve seats when they buy their tickets. The new seats are not very comfortable, and they were having problems with the air conditioning in the theater I saw “Walk Hard” in opening weekend. They’ve torn out a concession stand by the smaller theaters and for some reason replaced them with a seating area. Trouble is, its a LONG way to go back for popcorn and drinks if you are in theaters 12-16. The hallways have a nice look to them and the addition of curtains in the main entrance are a nice touch, but overall they added some inconvieniences while trying to make for a more upscale movie experience.
I call this place “Arclight Lite”. Super cramped lobby that desperately tries to duplicate Arclight Hollywood’s lobby – using half the space! Good sounds, good screen, seats ain’t broken in yet – one of my film club members complained about the seats when we saw “Juno”. And the poor guy who did the pre-show introduction was struggling to “remember his lines.”
At least it ain’t $14.00 on a Friday night like it’s big brother.
At a screening of “Beowulf” in 3-D on Thanksgiving Day the guy had trouble eeking out an intro at the Hollywood Arclight. Maybe they should not let employees partake of the 21 screenings. :–)
Here is a September 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/56b4of
Here is the updated website:
http://tinyurl.com/6dvon5
A couple of other photos are here:
http://tinyurl.com/5l8okj
It’s already Christmas at the Arclight:
http://tinyurl.com/5dob5y
The Santa Monica office of architectural firm Gensler & Associates designed the rebuilding of the Sherman Oaks Galleria, including the ArcLight Cinemas. Gensler also designed the ArcLight project in Hollywood.