The 101-year-old Egyptian Theatre, one of Los Angeles’ oldest and most iconic classic movie palaces, will reopen its doors on November 9 after undergoing an extensive renovation to restore it to its original glory.
The theater, which hosted the first Hollywood premiere of Douglas Fairbanks’ 1922 “Robin Hood,” will reopen with a special screening of the upcoming Netflix thriller “The Killer,” followed by a Q&A with the film’s director , David Fincher. The film is scheduled to hit the streaming platform on November 10.
The long-awaited grand reopening comes three years after Netflix purchased the Egyptian from the American Cinematheque, a Los Angeles nonprofit film organization, which it had owned since 1996.
Over the decades, the once opulent theater had gone through a series of ownership changes and suffered neglect and damage caused by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. In 1993, the theater was declared a city landmark by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission. Angeles, saving it from the possibility of demolition.
The interior and exterior of the theater have been restored and updated.
(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Immediately after the Netflix purchase, some movie lovers and preservationists expressed concern about whether the streaming giant that had disrupted the theater business would be the best steward of one of Hollywood’s most beloved movie theaters. But under Netflix ownership, the exterior and interior of the Egyptian theater, adorned with hieroglyphics and sphinxes, have been restored, the theater’s lighting and sound system have been upgraded, and the theater has been seismically retrofitted to meet a mandate from the city.[aciónsobresielgigantedelstreamingquehabíatrastornadoelnegocioteatralseríaelmejoradministradordeunadelassalasdecinemásqueridasdeHollywoodPerobajolapropiedaddeNetflixelexterioryelinteriordelteatroegipcioadornadosconjeroglíficosyesfingeshansidorestauradoslailuminaciónyelsistemadesonidodelteatrohansidomejoradosyelteatrohasidomodernizadoantisísmicamenteparacumplirconunmandatodelaciudad
To celebrate the return of the theater, Netflix, which aims to use the theater to show its Oscar hopefuls and other theatrical releases, will release a short documentary called “Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theater,” which will include interviews with filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro and Rian Johnson, as well as the theater’s restoration architect, Peyton Hall.
The original ceilings were restored in the Egyptian Theatre.
(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
The American Cinematheque will continue programming the theater from Friday to Sunday, while Netflix, which has also taken over the Paris Theater in New York, will take care of the rest of the days.
The Egyptian will host the American Cinematheque’s annual 70mm festival, Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest, Nov. 10-21, featuring classics from the golden age of high-resolution wide format to its modern revival. That schedule will be announced on October 24 with tickets available at the website from the American Cinematheque.
A crowd gathers for the opening of Grauman’s Egyptian Theater in 1922.
(Herald Examiner Collection / Los Angeles Public Library)
From November 22 to December 7, the Egyptian will present star director Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro,” which premiered last month at the Venice Film Festival and is one of the main aspirations of Netflix to awards season. On December 5, the Egyptian will screen “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” and other short films by director Wes Anderson.
Tickets for the reopening of “The Killer” will go on sale at the website from the theater on October 25.
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2023-10-18 23:11:36
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