National Theatre
10925 Lindbrook Drive,
Los Angeles,
CA
90024
10925 Lindbrook Drive,
Los Angeles,
CA
90024
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i gather the midnights are being cancelled because there was no way of getting any kind of advertsing and extremely low attandance? And/or perhaps a combination of too many other midnight events? (Rialto, Sunset 5, Nuart) Do they ever even have midnight shows in westwood anymore? It seems even big movies opening weekend (at the Village or Bruin) don’t even have them anymore. Westwood has been so written off as a ghost town, my god. It’s nothing but rollers (cops) cruising around late at night looking for kids to bust.
It’s over, we’re slowly dying off as a planet
I’m also a lover of clean powerful distortion free bass! Would you say the Cinerama Dome has that?
while i love the bruin and want to support more 1-screen theatres, if you had to choose between either— go to the dome. that’s where i saw it and it looked and sounded awesome.
Oh, ok Mister Topps I just saw your post thank you. So you recommend both the National and Bruin, the Cinerama Dome and the Gruman’s Chinese.
Actually let me re-phrase the question since I just noticed Transformers is now playing at the Mann Bruin. Which theater has a better soundsystem, the Mann Bruin or the Arclight Cinerama Dome? Which additional theaters in LA have really good sound systems?
re: the midnight shows, does anyone know if this is effective immediately? a bunch of friends and i were planning on seeing Goodfellas tonight!
re: the best sound system. my vote goes for the westwood village/national/bruin (NOT the mann festival), grauman’s chinese, or the arclight cinerama dome.
I’m new to this site and just moved to southern California. I plan on seeing Transformers but not sure which theater would be better? Keep in mind quality audio is what I care about! I’m very picky about it! So my question is, which theater has a better sound system, The National Theater in Westwood or the Acrlight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood?
Out of ALL the theaters in LA, which one has the best sound system?
Thats too bad…
Midnight shows are being canceled.
Can’t the National get a website going? Even a simple one? You can use my pictures that are on Cinematour…
this board is still the only place i know of (online) to get the list of upcoming midnight shows, is it advertised anywhere else? I don’t even see it in the LA Weekly
Not enough info yet to draw a firm conclusion, but we’re working on it.
Is it yes or no that the National only has six more months left? There seems to be conflicting reports.
It’s tricky to get major blockbusters when all of your competitors have huge chains of theaters that they can use to negotiate better deals with the studios. I think Sicko is potentially quite a catch although I do see your point that, visually, it isn’t the sort of film that NEEDS a big screen like that National.
I think the real problem is still a lack of awareness that the National is open and running films and also not a lot of promotion out there. It was gratifying to see The National listed first in the Sicko ad in the Times but when I asked at the box office if people could order tickets over the phone, I was told by the cashier that he didn’t think so. In today’s market, this is a major handicap.
I’ll bet The Transformers looked great when they screened it there for the L.A. Film Festival!
Best wishes,
Alan
Sicko’s great, and I fully support and hope for lots of business (on anything) the National should get might get..but, shouldn’t they (the National) be opening with stuff like Die Hard 4 or Transformers, or Harry Potter..Sicko is more of a Regent or Festival theatre type engagement. Of course i understand the reasons those films won’t open there (they stopped opening first run bloackbusters at the National years ago) but they really should make use of that theatre in a suitable way and allow the large crowds to re-discover it. It’s the only way I can possible see it surviving.
What’s going on with the Midnight showings? Is anybody going? We’ve been requesting it yet only a few have shown support and gone to them. LONG LIVE THE NATIONAL!
I saw Sicko tonight and it was just as riveting as the first time. I was truly surprised to find only a couple of hundred people there but I hope that will grow as word gets out both on how good Sicko is and that the National’s reopened for business.
I also had the pleasure of meeting Armand tonight who was still reeling over serving Dianne Keaton! Keep up the great work, Armand!
Best wishes,
Alan Sanborn
Too bad Sicko is also playing at the new Landmark, 2 miles away. I encourage everyone to see it at the National. And tell your friends. I converted a couple of coworkers (who had never been there) to check out the National. I sold them with with my pictures posted on Cinematour of the the National’s closing night under Mann’s operation:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=2134
They were wowed by the fact that it is a perfectly preserved relic of widescreen cinema construction from the 60’s and 70’s. Too bad that it is not old enough, or “ornate” enough, to be historically registered and preserved. It seems that Los Angeles will tear down and destroy anything that is not old enough. Where theatres like the Village and Bruin in Westwood will survive because of their location, age, neon, and classic design, superior theatres like the National willl fall. Unless we do something, all of the theatres and architecture from this era, unprotected as they are, will one day be gone.
WHY ARE YOU GOING TO THE VILLAGE!??!?! GO TO THE NATIONAL!
When I was last in Westwood Village (about two weeks ago), there was a “public notice of planned demolition” posted in one of the NATIONAL’s windows.
PS: Supporting the National with your frequent patronage in the next few months is a very good idea. I’m going over to see SICKO. Hope it’s crowded.
Okay guys, there has been an answer to the National rumors over on Cinema Sightlines. They report that the announcement at the screening had no basis in fact, and there are no plans to demolish the National in the near future. They have some more details and are working on getting some definitive statements from the parties directly involved. Wouldn’t you love to find whoever made that announcement and ask them where they got their information from?
Further info at: http://cinemasightlines.com/trailers_events.php
LONG LIVE NATIONAL THEATRE! Lets support the theatre guys, who knows how much longer it’ll be here for.
wow Rita’s at the Chinese, haven’t seen her in a long time. She was such a spritely character, i worked with her in 1990 at the Village, she used to do a great imitation of Larry Parker the attorney (from his commercials) I wonder if Enre' is still working Box office at the Village, you may recall he is probably the most perennial figure of Mann figures, having worked with them since the mid 70’s, at the Village box for over 30 years.
Remember when Nicolas Cage and Mathew Modine used to walk around westwood in the mid 80’s acting crazy and freaking people out, and Nic Cage used to tease this girl Michelle Morgan (co-worker) when she was in the box. Yea doesn’t surprise me their tearing it down for a Banana Republic that won’t last long, this will soon be a banana republic country, it’s over.
Thanks for the heads-up, Armand. Looking forward to having the record set straight. Now I’m very curious how a 26 year old ended up running the National. Can’t wait to read the story. Here come the jokes about being twice your age and having stationery older than you… However all that really mattters is how well it’s done, so best of luck and let’s all buy plenty of tickets!