Comments from Chris Utley

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Chris Utley commented about Cinemark Legacy and XD on Aug 1, 2016 at 4:15 pm

Great movie theatre. Recently had Luxury Lounger recliner seats installed. XD room is decent and screens were nicely sized.

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Chris Utley commented about AMC Firewheel 18 on Aug 1, 2016 at 4:13 pm

Non-descript standard issue AMC. No pizazz or personality.

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Chris Utley commented about Northland Shopping Center marquee on Jul 22, 2016 at 9:05 pm

Futureworld was released in 1976 – so the photo has to be from that year, not 4 years earlier

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Chris Utley commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Jul 13, 2016 at 9:09 am

Thx 4 the tip on Lawrence. Seeing it in The Dome is one of my bucket list items. Glad to cross it off.

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Chris Utley commented about Cinemark Howard Hughes Los Angeles and XD 18 on Jun 7, 2016 at 8:58 pm

That’s exactly what happened. Theatre was under construction when Edwards bit the dust. The Howard Hughes Promenade opened up with this big massive shell of an empty theatre in the early part of Summer 2001. A short time later, NA bought it and named it The Bridge Cinema deLux and the crowds came in DROVES!

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Chris Utley commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Apr 5, 2015 at 9:33 pm

Yeah…the lasers are FANTASTIC! Never seen clarity, sharpness & colors popping like that before. Laser will be the norm in 2-3 years. And rightfully so.

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Chris Utley commented about Cinemark Playa Vista And XD on Mar 27, 2015 at 11:15 pm

Very nice theatre. May start going here instead of the AMC’s in Marina Del Rey. XD room is KILLER!

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Chris Utley commented about Esquire Theater on Mar 20, 2015 at 10:23 pm

Picture obviously stolen from CinemaTour. Lame.

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Chris Utley commented about University Village 3 on Jan 19, 2015 at 11:32 am

They don’t need a replacement with Regal LA Live (and, soon, Alamo Drafthouse) 5-10 minutes away.

Just drove by and saw the rebuild. I couldn’t help but smirk.

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Chris Utley commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Dec 25, 2014 at 3:05 pm

The grain in Inherent Vice was intentional to match the 1970 setting of the film. Sound wasn’t bad to me.

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Chris Utley commented about Cinema Treasures and THS Announce New Strategic Partnership on Dec 10, 2014 at 8:58 pm

Very good!

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Chris Utley commented about Blog Hiatus on Oct 29, 2014 at 9:18 pm
  1. I deleted many of my (argumentative) comments since they added no merit to the actual theatre pages. I’m much too old for pissing contests.

  2. Blog was always a good space to get the latest heads-up on theatres across the nation. Hate to see it go.

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Chris Utley commented about AMC Marina Marketplace 6 on Oct 20, 2014 at 9:06 am

This theatre is reopened and renamed AMC Marina Marketplace 6. It reopened on 10/10 and is still 6 screens. The auditorium sizes are from 217 to 89. The seats are all leather rockers (non-reclining) and the concessions are mid-range (Mozzarella Sticks & Chicken Tenders along with the popcorn).

I’m inside the largest auditorium as I type this. Pretty nice!

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Chris Utley commented about AMC Esquire 7 on Oct 19, 2014 at 12:34 am

Joe: The 2 upstairs screening rooms are 63 seats according to the article.

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Chris Utley commented about AMC Esquire 7 on Oct 17, 2014 at 7:59 pm

Wow. The room where I saw Jedi, Superman II, and Die Hard in 70MM is now only 270 seats. Just…wow!

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Chris Utley commented about AMC Esquire 7 on Oct 10, 2014 at 6:59 pm

Take tons of pics & post ‘em when they reopen! God only knows when I’ll get back home to see the redo for myself!

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Chris Utley commented about Edwards Big Newport 6 on Sep 12, 2014 at 7:52 pm

They need to do it in the adjacent building next door (the one where all the auditoriums are on the lower level). The big house in there is an easy fit for an IMAX conversion.

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Chris Utley commented about National Theatre on Jun 29, 2014 at 2:53 pm

Looks like they’re building apartments or offices on the lot where this theatre once was.

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Chris Utley commented about Regency Village Theatre on Jun 29, 2014 at 2:46 pm

Dolby Atmos is now running in this theatre – alongside THX. And BOY OH BOY does it rumble in there. FANTASTIC sound!

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Chris Utley commented about Cinemark Howard Hughes Los Angeles and XD 18 on Jun 27, 2014 at 11:26 pm

Wow…that is ONE GNARLY SOUND SYSTEM! Very impressed with this XD room! Surely all the XD’s aren’t this good!

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Chris Utley commented about Cinemark Howard Hughes Los Angeles and XD 18 on Jun 27, 2014 at 6:55 pm

I am sitting inside the XD auditorium as I type this. In a nutshell, it’s the same IMAX screen with updated decor. Better seats, snazzier side paneling, in line with Cinemark’s color scheme. They’re running Barco’s Aura 11.1 sound. I’ll report on how it sounds when the movie’s done. So far, pretty good.

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Chris Utley commented about AMC Esquire 7 on Jun 24, 2014 at 9:40 pm

I live in LA – so no I haven’t driven by there! Wow…one of the last links to my childhood in St L is gone now, I guess.

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Chris Utley commented about AMC Esquire 7 on May 28, 2014 at 6:23 pm

Theatre is currently closed for renovations.

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Chris Utley commented about Brenden Theatres Las Vegas 14 & IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort on May 26, 2014 at 5:09 pm

Sigh…

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Chris Utley commented about West Wind Drive-In on May 14, 2014 at 5:51 pm

Goofy rename (no offense, Scott!).