I was the GM that closed down the Dobie for Landmark. It was a sad sad day. I still miss it. I tried to save it every way I could with the little time I had, but it was not to be sadly.
The theatre closed in August of 2010.
I know alot of people would love to see something done with the space, but the rent is crazy expensive and without some serious hard work it could fail all over again.
It’s a sort of a last attempt by Landmark to save the place. With the ArcLight moving in, it’s caused a serious stir up. Since it’s close enough to be considering the same market all three theatres are fighting for certain films. I used to run The Dobie Theatre in Austin for Landmark and they did the same thing there. It was a last ditch. While the ArcLight didn’t seem like a threat with $18.50 tickets, they haven’t been charging anywhere near that and it’s a real threat to both those theatres off Nobel. The Dobie lasted about 2.5 years after they started splitting theatres half mainstream half art house. Time will tell if it works for La Jolla Village.
I was the GM that closed down the Dobie for Landmark. It was a sad sad day. I still miss it. I tried to save it every way I could with the little time I had, but it was not to be sadly.
The theatre closed in August of 2010.
I know alot of people would love to see something done with the space, but the rent is crazy expensive and without some serious hard work it could fail all over again.
Just an update as well. They no longer use the carbon arcs or reel to reel. They have a nice 4K digital and a platter system with their 35mm.
It’s a sort of a last attempt by Landmark to save the place. With the ArcLight moving in, it’s caused a serious stir up. Since it’s close enough to be considering the same market all three theatres are fighting for certain films. I used to run The Dobie Theatre in Austin for Landmark and they did the same thing there. It was a last ditch. While the ArcLight didn’t seem like a threat with $18.50 tickets, they haven’t been charging anywhere near that and it’s a real threat to both those theatres off Nobel. The Dobie lasted about 2.5 years after they started splitting theatres half mainstream half art house. Time will tell if it works for La Jolla Village.