Regency Village Theatre
961 Broxton Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90024
961 Broxton Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90024
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VILLAGE: The 1990s
Compiled by Michael Coate
Theater AKAs: Mann Village, Mann’s Village, Westwood Village, Fox Westwood Village
Not included in this filmography are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, midnight screenings, premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release, and, where known, the presentation format has been provided. (No format notation implies a standard 35mm monaural sound presentation.) The principal references were archived microfilm of the Los Angeles Times newspaper and the web article 70mm in Los Angeles.
Dolby Digital installed/first presentation: June 1992
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS) installed/first presentation: June 1993
Digital Theater Systems (DTS) installed/first presentation: June 1994
RE = Re-Issue/ Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of engagement from another theater)
02.09.1990 … HARD TO KILL (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.09.1990 … HOUSE PARTY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.16.1990 … BLUE STEEL (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.13.1990 … THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.04.1990 … TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.08.1990 … ANOTHER 48 HRS. (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.13.1990 … QUICK CHANGE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1990 … YOUNG GUNS II (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.22.1990 … PUMP UP THE VOLUME (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.19.1990 … GOODFELLAS (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.30.1990 … MISERY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1990 … THE GODFATHER PART III (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
03.15.1991 … THE PERFECT WEAPON (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.12.1991 … OUT FOR JUSTICE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1991 … STONE COLD (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1991 … FANTASIA (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR Fantasound)
05.31.1991 … AMBITION (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.07.1991 … SWITCH (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.14.1991 … ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.09.1991 … DOUBLE IMPACT (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.30.1991 … THE POPE MUST DIE! (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.07.1991 … “Star Trek†Movie Marathon (1 day, Dolby Stereo)
09.13.1991 … FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
10.04.1991 … RICOCHET (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.22.1991 … THE ADDAMS FAMILY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.13.1991 … THE LAST BOY SCOUT (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
01.17.1992 … FREEJACK (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.14.1992 … WAYNE’S WORLD (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.03.1992 … THUNDERHEART (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.24.1992 … WHITE SANDS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.15.1992 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.19.1992 … BATMAN RETURNS (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.17.1992 … MAN TROUBLE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.31.1992 … BEBE’S KIDS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.07.1992 … WHISPERS IN THE DARK (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.21.1992 … CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1992 … PET SEMATARY TWO (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.11.1992 … BLADE RUNNER (RE, “The Director’s Cut,†4 weeks, Dolby Stereo
10.09.1992 … 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.06.1992 … PASSENGER 57 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1992 … MALCOLM X (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.18.1992 … LEAP OF FAITH (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
01.08.1993 … LEPRECHAUN (1 week)
01.15.1993 … NOWHERE TO RUN (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
01.22.1993 … HEXED (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
01.29.1993 … SNIPER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.12.1993 … GROUNDHOG DAY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.12.1993 … FIRE IN THE SKY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.26.1993 … UNFORGIVEN (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.02.1993 … THE CRUSH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.16.1993 … BLAZING SADDLES (RE, 2 weeks)
04.30.1993 … THREE OF HEARTS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.07.1993 … DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.28.1993 … CLIFFHANGER (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1993 … LAST ACTION HERO (3 weeks, SDDS-8)
07.07.1993 … ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.23.1993 … SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.06.1993 … THE FUGITIVE (9 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.08.1993 … DEMOLITION MAN (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.05.1993 … ROBOCOP 3 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.19.1993 … ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.17.1993 … THE PELICAN BRIEF (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.04.1994 … ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.18.1994 … ON DEADLY GROUND (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.18.1994 … NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.15.1994 … WHITE FANG 2: MYTH OF THE WHITE WOLF (1 week, Dolby Digital)
04.22.1994 … CHASERS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.29.1994 … THE FAVOR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.13.1994 … NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2 (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
05.20.1994 … MAVERICK (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.10.1994 … SPEED (2 weeks, DTS)
06.24.1994 … WYATT EARP (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.15.1994 … TRUE LIES (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
08.26.1994 … NATURAL BORN KILLERS (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.16.1994 … TIMECOP (3 weeks, DTS)
10.07.1994 … THE SPECIALIST (3 weeks, DTS)
10.28.1994 … STARGATE (3 weeks, DTS)
11.18.1994 … STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (3 weeks, DTS)
12.09.1994 … DISCLOSURE (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.03.1995 … IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (2 weeks, DTS)
02.17.1995 … JUST CAUSE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.10.1995 … OUTBREAK (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.07.1995 … ROB ROY (3 weeks, DTS)
04.28.1995 … VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (2 weeks, DTS)
05.12.1995 … THE PEREZ FAMILY (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1995 … BRAVEHEART (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.16.1995 … BATMAN FOREVER (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.14.1995 … UNDER SIEGE 2: DARK TERRITORY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.04.1995 … VIRTUOSITY (3 weeks, DTS)
08.25.1995 … DESPERADO (4 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.22.1995 … SEVEN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.13.1995 … STRANGE DAYS (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.27.1995 … VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.10.1995 … ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE CALLS (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.15.1995 … HEAT (8 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.09.1996 … BROKEN ARROW (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.15.1996 … EXECUTIVE DECISION (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.03.1996 … PRIMAL FEAR (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.03.1996 … THE GREAT WHITE HYPE (1 week, Dolby Digital)
05.10.1996 … TWISTER (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.07.1996 … THE PHANTOM (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.21.1996 … ERASER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.03.1996 … INDEPENDENCE DAY (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.23.1996 … THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.13.1996 … MAXIMUM RISK (2 weeks, SDDS)
09.27.1996 … theater closed (1 week)
10.04.1996 … THE GLIMMER MAN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.25.1996 … THINNER (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.15.1996 … SPACE JAM (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.13.1996 … MARS ATTACKS! (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.25.1996 … MICHAEL (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.10.1997 … JACKIE CHAN’S FIRST STRIKE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
01.31.1997 … STAR WARS (RE, “Special Edition,†3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.21.1997 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (RE, “Special Edition,†3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.14.1997 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (RE, “Special Edition,†5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.18.1997 … MURDER AT 1600 (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.02.1997 … BREAKDOWN (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.06.1997 … BUDDY (2 weeks, SDDS)
06.20.1997 … BATMAN & ROBIN (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.11.1997 … CONTACT (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.08.1997 … CONSPIRACY THEORY (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.05.1997 … FIRE DOWN BELOW (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.26.1997 … THE EDGE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.10.1997 … MOST WANTED (1 week, Dolby Digital)
10.17.1997 … THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.07.1997 … MAD CITY (1 week, Dolby Digital)
11.14.1997 … THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.26.1997 … ALIEN RESURRECTION (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.19.1997 … TITANIC (11 weeks, 70mm-DTS)
03.06.1998 … U.S. MARSHALS (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.27.1998 … GREASE (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
04.10.1998 … CITY OF ANGELS (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.08.1998 … DEEP IMPACT (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.05.1998 … A PERFECT MURDER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.19.1998 … THE X-FILES (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.10.1998 … LETHAL WEAPON 4 (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.29.1998 … THE NEGOTIATOR (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.14.1998 … THE AVENGERS (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.04.1998 … KNOCK OFF (2 weeks, SDDS-8)
09.18.1998 … RUSH HOUR (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.16.1998 … PRACTICAL MAGIC (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.06.1998 … THE SIEGE (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.04.1998 … PSYCHO (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.23.1998 … THE THIN RED LINE (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
02.05.1999 … PAYBACK (6 weeks, Dolby Digital)
03.19.1999 … RAVENOUS (1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.26.1999 … THE THIN RED LINE (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
03.31.1999 … THE MATRIX (7 weeks, Dolby Digital)
05.19.1999 … STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.18.1999 … THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
06.30.1999 … WILD WILD WEST (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.16.1999 … EYES WIDE SHUT (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
07.28.1999 … DEEP BLUE SEA (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
08.20.1999 … MICKEY BLUE EYES (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.01.1999 … CHILL FACTOR (2 weeks, Dolby Digital)
09.15.1999 … STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE (RE, 1 week, Dolby Digital)
09.24.1999 … DOUBLE JEOPARDY (3 weeks, Dolby Digital)
10.15.1999 … FIGHT CLUB (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
11.19.1999 … SLEEPY HOLLOW (4 weeks, Dolby Digital)
12.17.1999 … ANNA AND THE KING (1 week, Dolby Digital)
12.22.1999 … ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (5 weeks, Dolby Digital)
Thanks for the updated list for the Village in the 80’s. Mann really booked some turkeys during the latter years, Two Moon Junction, Pumpkinhead, Stepfather 2, Dead Heat are classic bookings. Back then they probably had good grosses for those films because foot traffic was always so heavy in Wesrwood.
I’m still hoping when Mann lets the lease lapse that someone will take over. It is one of the last of the big screens in L.A.; the bookings will probably be strong this year with likely bookings of Ironman, Indiana Jones, Dark Night, another Harry Potter. Event films like this cannot open at the Avco.
BradE41 took the liberty of filling in the last few playdates for my NATIONAL list, so now I’ll do the same for his VILLAGE list by expanding upon, clarifying and making a few (minor) corrections.
VILLAGE: The 1980s
Compiled by Michael Coate
AKA: Mann Village, Mann’s Village, Westwood Village, Fox Westwood Village
Not included on this filmography are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, midnight screenings, premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release and, where known, the presentation format has been provided. (No format notation implies a 35mm-monaural sound presentation.) The principal reference was archived microfilm of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. Some data was referenced from BradE41’s postings of Feb. 5 & 12 and the web article [uRl=http://www.fromscripttodvd.com/70mm_in_los_angeles_main_page.htm]70mm in Los Angeles[/url].
RE = Re-Issue/ Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of engagement from another theater)
The Village became THX certified in November 1984.
02.08.1980 … THE LAST MARRIED COUPLE IN AMERICA (4 weeks)
03.07.1980 … COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER (9 weeks)
05.09.1980 … WINDS OF CHANGE (RE of “Metemorphoses,†2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.23.1980 … THE SHINING (8 weeks)
07.18.1980 … HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1980 … THE HUNTER (5 weeks)
09.05.1980 … THE BIG BRAWL (3 weeks)
09.26.1980 … MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN (RE, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.10.1980 … PRIVATE BENJAMIN (11 weeks)
12.25.1980 … ALTERED STATES (14 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo + MegaSound)
04.01.1981 … ORDINARY PEOPLE (RE, 1 week)
04.10.1981 … EXCALIBUR (10 weeks)
06.19.1981 … SUPERMAN II (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo + MegaSound)
08.21.1981 … FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER (5 weeks)
09.25.1981 … MOMMIE DEAREST (5 weeks)
10.30.1981 … LOOKER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.20.1981 … RAGTIME (4 weeks)
12.18.1981 … NEIGHBORS (5 weeks)
01.22.1982 … SHOOT THE MOON (3 weeks)
02.12.1982 … CANNERY ROW (2 weeks)
02.26.1982 … CHRISTIANE F. (3 weeks)
03.19.1982 … VICTOR/VICTORIA (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.28.1982 … ROCKY III (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1982 … FIREFOX (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.16.1982 … TRON (MO, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.13.1982 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.10.1982 … CREEPSHOW (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.10.1982 … THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON (1 week)
12.17.1982 … BEST FRIENDS (8 weeks)
02.11.1983 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (1 week, 70mm-Stereo)
02.18.1983 … LOVESICK (4 weeks)
03.18.1983 … HIGH ROAD TO CHINA (4 weeks)
04.15.1983 … FLASHDANCE (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.17.1983 … SUPERMAN III (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.15.1983 … STAYING ALIVE (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1983 … NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1983 … YENTL (13 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.17.1984 … LASSITER (2 weeks)
03.02.1984 … AGAINST ALL ODDS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.11.1984 … TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (MO, 3 weeks)
04.30.1984 … GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (MO, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.01.1984 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.20.1984 … BEST DEFENSE (3 weeks)
08.10.1984 … RED DAWN (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.28.1984 … IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES (1 week)
10.05.1984 … TEACHERS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1984 … THIEF OF HEARTS (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1984 … JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (1 week)
11.21.1984 … SUPERGIRL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.07.1984 … 2010 (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.01.1985 … AVENGING ANGEL (2 weeks)
02.15.1985 … VISION QUEST (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1985 … THE SURE THING (3 weeks)
03.22.1985 … FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING (1 week)
03.29.1985 … THE SLUGGER’S WIFE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.12.1985 … LADYHAWKE (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1985 … A VIEW TO A KILL (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.10.1985 … SILVERADO (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.16.1985 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.27.1985 … INVASION U.S.A. (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.04.1985 … JAGGED EDGE (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.27.1985 … ROCKY IV (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
01.24.1986 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.14.1986 … WILDCATS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.07.1986 … 16 DAYS OF GLORY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.14.1986 … DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.21.1986 … POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING (4 weeks)
04.18.1986 … WISE GUYS (2 weeks)
05.02.1986 … JO JO DANCER, YOUR LIFE IS CALLING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1986 … COBRA (2 weeks, 70mm-Ultra Stereo)
06.06.1986 … RAW DEAL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.20.1986 … THE KARATE KID PART II (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.11.1986 … CLUB PARADISE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.25.1986 … RUNNING SCARED (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.01.1986 … HOWARD THE DUCK (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1986 … MANHUNTER (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.19.1986 … SHANGHAI SURPRISE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.03.1986 … TOUGH GUYS (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1986 … SOUL MAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.07.1986 … TAI-PAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.21.1986 … SONG OF THE SOUTH (RE, 1 week)
11.26.1986 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
02.13.1987 … OVER THE TOP (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.06.1987 … LETHAL WEAPON (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.20.1987 … BEVERLY HILLS COP II (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.17.1987 … ROBOCOP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
07.31.1987 … THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.11.1987 … THE ROSARY MURDERS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.18.1987 … HELLRAISER (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.25.1987 … THE BIG TOWN (2 weeks)
10.09.1987 … SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.06.1987 … HIDING OUT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.20.1987 … SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.25.1987 … PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.18.1987 … EDDIE MURPHY: RAW (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.05.1988 … SISTER SISTER (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
02.12.1988 … COP (MO, 1 week)
02.17.1988 … FATAL ATTRACTION (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.26.1988 … FRANTIC (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.01.1988 … BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.22.1988 … THE UNHOLY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.29.1988 … TWO MOON JUNCTION (1 week)
05.06.1988 … DEAD HEAT (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.13.1988 … FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
05.20.1988 … WILLOW (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.29.1988 … COMING TO AMERICA (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.19.1988 … MARRIED TO THE MOB (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
09.28.1988 … MEMORIES OF ME (3 weeks)
10.21.1988 … TAPEHEADS (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
10.28.1988 … RETRIBUTION (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1988 … U2: RATTLE AND HUM (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.02.1988 … TEQUILA SUNRISE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.13.1989 … PUMPKINHEAD (2 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
01.27.1989 … PARENTS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.03.1989 … HER ALIBI (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.03.1989 … FAREWELL TO THE KING (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.10.1989 … POLICE ACADEMY 6: CITY UNDER SIEGE (1 week)
03.17.1989 … LEVIATHAN (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.07.1989 … MAJOR LEAGUE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.19.1989 … ROAD HOUSE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.09.1989 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
06.23.1989 … BATMAN (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.18.1989 … CASUALTIES OF WAR (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.29.1989 … WAR PARTY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.06.1989 … OLD GRINGO (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.20.1989 … NEXT OF KIN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.03.1989 … PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
11.10.1989 … STEPFATHER 2 (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.17.1989 … HARLEM NIGHTS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.22.1989 … TANGO & CASH (7 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
If I remeber right there were the two styles. The El Portal in North Hollywood and the California in Huntington Park were two locations that had them installed in their lobbies. The one in the Village in Westwood was used to cover a small outdoor Spanish patio area before the remodel.
Thanks, William.
Do you know how many different panels they made? Just curious…
Don S, Those California Gold Rush panels can be seen in a few other former Fox West Coast houses in California during the Skouras style remodels.
Mann VILLAGE theatre, Westwood (June 1979 – December 2004)
1979
6/8 PLAYERS (3 Weeks)
6/29 BLOODLINE (3 Weeks)
7/20 RUST NEVER SLEEPS (2 Weeks)
8/3 NORTH DALLAS FORTY (9 Weeks)
10/5 “10†(10 Weeks)
12/14 THE JERK (8 Weeks)
1980
2/8 THE LAST MARRIED COUPLE IN AMERICA (4 Weeks)
3/7 COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER (9 Weeks)
5/9 WINGS OF CHANGE (2 Weeks)
5/23 THE SHINING (8 Weeks)
7/18 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (2 Weeks)
8/1 THE HUNTER (5 Weeks)
9/5 THE BIG BRAWL (3 Weeks)
9/26 MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN (RE: 2 Weeks)
10/10 PRIVATE BENJAMIN (11 Weeks)
12/25 ALTERED STATES (14 Weeks)
1981
4/1 ORDINARY PEOPLE (RE: 1 Week)
4/10 EXCALIBUR (10 Weeks)
6/19 SUPERMAN II (9 weeks)
8/21 FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER (5 weeks)
9/25 MOMMIE DEAREST (5 Weeks)
10/30 LOOKER (3 Weeks)
11/20 RAGTIME (4 Weeks)
12/18 NEIGHBORS (5 Weeks)
1982
1/22 SHOOT THE MOON (3 Weeks)
2/12 CANNERY ROW (2 Weeks)
2/26 CHRISTIANE F (3 Weeks)
3/19 VICTOR/VICTORIA (10 Weeks)
5/28 ROCKY III (3 Weeks)
6/18 FIREFOX (4 Weeks)
7/15 TRON (MO: 4 weeks)
8/13 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (13 Weeks)
11/12 CREEPSHOW (4 weeks)
12/10 THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON (1 week)
12/17 BEST FRIENDS (7 Weeks)
1983
2/11 LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (1 Week)
2/18 LOVESICK (4 Weeks)
3/18 HIGH ROAD TO CHINA (4 Weeks)
4/15 FLASHDANCE (9 Weeks)
6/17 SUPERMAN III (4 Weeks)
7/15 STAYING ALIVE (12 weeks)
10/7 NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (6 Weeks)
11/18 YENTL (13 Weeks)
1984
2/17 LASSITER (2 Weeks)
3/2 AGAINST ALL ODDS (6 Weeks)
4/13 TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (RE:3 Weeks)
5/4 GREYSTOKE (MO:4 Weeks)
6/1 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (7 Weeks)
7/20 BEST DEFENSE (3 Weeks)
8/10 RED DAWN (7 Weeks)
9/28 IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES (1 week)
10/5 TEACHERS (2 Weeks)
10/19 THIEF OF HEARTS (4 Weeks)
11/16 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (1 Week)
11/21 SUPERGIRL (2 Weeks)
12/7 2010 (Until sometime Mid/late-January 1985)
I know that in 1985 the Village showed VISIONQUEST, THE SURE THING, THE SLUGGER’S WIFE, LADYHAWKE, A VIEW TO A KILL, SILVERADO, YEAR OF THE DRAGON, INVASION U.S.A.,JAGGED EDGE and ROCKY IV but I cannot remember if there was anything else that year.
As you walk into the Crest in Sacramento, there are two California Gold Rush bronze panels, one on either side. One of them is identical to the panel in the Village lobby.
My first memory of the Fox Westwood Village was in about 1972, when my dad, mom, paternal grandmother and I attended a daytime screening of Hanna-Barbera’s cartoon version of the famed children’s classic story “Charlotte’s Web.” My dad worked for Hanna-Barbera as an animator and this was a special showing prior to the premiere, especially for family and friends of all those who had worked on the film. My main architectural memory of the interior at that time was looking up at the auditorium ceiling, with its star-shaped cove, which, during the Skouras redecorating, was repainted in such a way (intentionally or not) that it looked very obviously like a gigantic Star of David. I wondered at the time why this was. It still looks like this, though the later insertion of many cylindrical downlights have blurred one’s enjoyment of the ceiling.
The next time I was in there was with my cousin in 1989 to see “Old Gringo.” Then I was in there in 1998 and 2005 on tour with the Theatre Historical Society. On these two latest visits, it was plain that much nice upgrading to the look of the theatre’s interior had taken place, all with adiquate respect to the historical decorative features, regardless of whether they were original or Skouras.
no deluxing
Hey Shoeshoe,
Are you saying that Stan’s had a big donut on the roof like Randy’s in Inglewood?
Argh, I should’ve been more specific. While they did close and reopen the curtains after the Screenvision preshow, they DID NOT close and reopen them after the trailers.
“That is true but they didn’t do the curtain closing/opening thing before the movie. Oh well.”
THEY DID DO THAT. That was the point of my post.
“Saw "Cloverfield” here on Sunday 1/20/08. They DID close the curtains after that annoying Screenvision preshow. So it looks like somebody got our messages about the lack of proper showmanship here."
That is true but they didn’t do the curtain closing/opening thing before the movie. Oh well.
Anyone else think Grauman’s has better sound than the Village? The sound is not bad but I think Grauman’s setup is just more satisfying even with the echo. The Dome IMO is still the king of bass though but it’s been too inconsistent.
I wish Pacific would Arclight the Village or Bruin; use one of those theatres as an anchor to a multiplex adjacent. With the loss of the National, Plaza, United Artist theatres they definately have the empty seats and could build now in Westwood.
Mark, a “strong” chain can’t strong-arm moviegoers, forcing them to attend en masse!
Posted:
In 3 years the leases are up on the Village & Bruin. I’ve heard they are both in the red (despite premieres) & won’t still be operated by Mann. Both exteriors are legally protected, but interiors could become retail, restaurant, etc. In my opinion, “saving” the Village for continued entertainment including some movies (perhaps like the Warner Grand in San Pedro and the Alex in Glendale but also with some premieres) is very important, more so than the National which appears doomed altogether. Don’t expect Mann to plex around them like the Dome. Look for somebody else!
posted by HowardBHaas on Oct 9, 2007 at 9:20am
I wish a strong chain would come in and take over.
The rate things are moving in Westwood, The Village and Bruin may be the only theatres standing in Westwood in 3 years. Hopefully someone steps in and takes the leases for both; otherwise I fear they will be converted into retail. They are BOTH landmarks, but that does not guarantee they will remain theatres.
Howard posted that both the Village and the Bruin Theatre’s leases are up in 3 years. Mann Theatres made plans on plexing the Village back in the 90’s.
I’m right there with you on that, BradE41. Possibly the finest single screen theatre still in existence, IMHO.
I suppose that at some point in the future we will see the closing or multiplexing of this theatre, given the unfavorable economics of operating a large single screen (does any one have any idea when the current lease expires?). I’m sad that the National closed, but for the Village to give it up would be devastating, a true “end of an era”. I hope the day is far into the future, but when it comes, this is the one theatre that I would seriously consider chaining myself to the doors to as the backhoes approach. Anyone with me? ;)
This is still my all time favorite movie theatre.
It wasn’t my intent to detract from the Mann Village discussion. I think everyone has made very valid points regarding the film, though. I am providing a link to the film poster, and then people can come to their own conclusions.
http://tinyurl.com/2glkga
I just didn’t put the two together that way Ken. Movies about the destruction of New York have been coming out for as long as I can remember. Independence Day, Escape from New York, what was that android movie from a few years back? A.I. I think. Soilent Green was set in New York if I remember correctly…Planet of the Apes…the Will Smith movie that just came out, and the previous versions of that novel it was based on…
September 11th was horrible. But I don’t see much association between that and humanity’s long-running fascination with cinematic devastation, as depicted in New York.
I agree completely.
I won’t. To me the poster was evocative, that’s all.