By purchasing the property, Quentin Tarantino has saved the New Beverly Cinema from facing the same fate as the NuWilshire and so many other single screen theaters – conversion into retail space. Shortly after my dad Sherman’s sudden death in 2007, our then landlord decided to sell the building to a real estate investor, and the property’s future as a single use movie theater was uncertain. There was the possibility the property would be divided into two separate retail spaces. Mr. Tarantino’s heroic purchase assures that the building will remain a movie theater for many years to come.
The business known as the “New Beverly Cinema” has been a tenant of the building since 1978, and I continue to run the business my dad and some other partners started 31 years ago. Had another landlord purchased the building, the New Beverly would have likely closed due to either a major rent increase or the conversion of the space into another use.
– Michael from the New Beverly Cinema
The New Beverly Cinema was indeed the original location of Slapsie Maxies. The club later moved to Wilshire Blvd., but it was the Beverly Blvd. location where Martin and Lewis made their L.A. debut.
Warner Bros. does have relatively new 1.37 prints in circulation in addition to the 1.85 ones. Theaters with 1.37 lenses can request these prints.
By purchasing the property, Quentin Tarantino has saved the New Beverly Cinema from facing the same fate as the NuWilshire and so many other single screen theaters – conversion into retail space. Shortly after my dad Sherman’s sudden death in 2007, our then landlord decided to sell the building to a real estate investor, and the property’s future as a single use movie theater was uncertain. There was the possibility the property would be divided into two separate retail spaces. Mr. Tarantino’s heroic purchase assures that the building will remain a movie theater for many years to come.
The business known as the “New Beverly Cinema” has been a tenant of the building since 1978, and I continue to run the business my dad and some other partners started 31 years ago. Had another landlord purchased the building, the New Beverly would have likely closed due to either a major rent increase or the conversion of the space into another use.
– Michael from the New Beverly Cinema
The New Beverly Cinema was indeed the original location of Slapsie Maxies. The club later moved to Wilshire Blvd., but it was the Beverly Blvd. location where Martin and Lewis made their L.A. debut.