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Grauman Estate Auction 14 Aug 2013 | 11:54 am
12.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I’ve been conducting research for a pending post on the last years of Sid Grauman’s life. Among the interesting items I have run across is...
Cycloramic: The Magic Screen of the Future 17 Jul 2013 | 06:54 am
12.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Those who attended Corona Del Mar’s Port, during the theatre’s inaugural years, were treated to “The Magic Scr...
Forgotten Cinema: Westbrook Twin 13 Jul 2013 | 12:31 pm
12.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE This past week marked the 40th anniversary of Garden Grove’s long forgotten Westbrook Twin. Opened on July 3, 1973, the 800 seat Westbroo...
Happy 4th of July 4 Jul 2013 | 10:17 pm
Cinelog wishes all of you a safe and happy Independence day. The “Chinese auditorium” at Edwards Irvine Spectrum pictured above.
The Grand & Miss Jones 4 Jul 2013 | 05:30 am
12.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A 1941 program from Anaheim’s Grand Theatre, featuring the Jean Arthur Comedy “The Devil and Miss Jones”. Som...
Behind the Scenes at a Legend 25 May 2013 | 11:18 am
Today’s pictures come from a 1927 “Scientific American” feature on New York City’s legendary Roxy Theatre (1927-1960); depicting a few of the industrial caliber support features that went in to runnin...
A Modern Annoyance? 7 May 2013 | 01:28 pm
Think those annoying pre show commercials are a recent addition to the movie going experience? Well, here is a 1947 trade publication advertisement for the Movie Advertising Bureau, promoting the bene...
The Parallel of MPTOA 31′ & NATO 13′ 15 Apr 2013 | 12:12 am
This week, the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) convenes in Las Vegas for the organization’s yearly meeting/trade show/schmooze fest, Cinema Con. Eighty-two years ago, one of NATO’s prede...
A Shrine To The Other Hollywood 14 Mar 2013 | 10:14 pm
The celebrity prints immortalized at Grauman’s Chinese have been a Hollywood landmark and “must see” tourist stop for nearly a century. However, unbeknownst to most, the Chinese isn’t the only theatre...
Grauman’s Doorman Lock Martin 19 Feb 2013 | 11:38 pm
Today’s unique picture captures Grauman’s Chinese Theatre doorman (circa 1949), Joseph Lockard Martin Jr. Better known by his stage name, Lock Martin, the 7’1” – 7’7” (accounts vary on his height) act...
