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10840 Wilshire Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
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90024
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Los Angeles,
CA
90024
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Coppola wanted to release Apocalypse Now only in a specially-built theatre in Kansas. He mentioned a movie like his should be screened only in the best theatre and in the Heart of America, hence Kansas would have been the theatre.
This year the L.A. Film Festival will utilize a screen at the AVCO in addition to Mann Festival, Landmark Regent, Majestic Crest, Landmark 12 and June 19 premiere of Wanted @ Mann Village.
The event is June 19-29.
“Iron Man” on a majestic 45 foot wide screen at Avco or “Iron Man” on a puny, overwrought 86 feet screen at The Dome? Hmmm…let me think…
I saw a preview screening of Spiderman 2 at the Avco, and the line was way around the block. Same when Moulin Rouge opened here exclusively.
Despite the fact that this theatre was once really amazing, the presentation today still isn’t all that bad. I saw the latest Bourne movie here, as well as The Bank Job, and was pretty surprised by how crowded it was and how good it looked. If you compare it to the Village— yeah, huge difference. But compare it to a place like The Landmark— I’d much rather see a film at the Avco.
I also really like that there’s no hassle, it’s easy to get to, you’ll get a good seat. Versus the Amc 15, which don’t get me wrong— it’s great— but it takes more effort which is sometimes not worth it.
Something that comes up on these messageboards constantly is the fact that going to the movies isn’t like how it used to be. The fact that the avco was once a real DESTINATION to see a movie, and now it’s 2nd rate. My question is this— what can be done to change that? When I saw Paris Je T'aime at the National before it closed, it was crowded and I felt that energy when you can see a crowd discovering something simultaneously, and in such a great place for presentation.
Part of me wonders what would happen if you took any of the huge summer blockbusters, and release them like they did back in the day. What if Indiana Jones 4 was released on 1 screen and after it finished there, they toured with it? It’s not feasible, but would create an even heightened sense of anticipation.
I heard a story that when Francis Ford Coppola was shooting Apocalypse Now that he was planning on having the film screen only at 1 theatre, somewhere in Iowa or Ohio or something like that. He would create a tourist destination based on the fact that the film would only be available there, and nowhere else. There’s something kind of rad about that.
They opened Pirates of the Carribbean at the Regent so it wouldn’t even surprise me anymore.
i just can’t believe the Vine Theater is still open, i walked by there last week and they had posters & signs up, it’s like the last of the sleazy low-grade single house theaters. You can just imagine all the homeless who must sleep in there day & night, dropping bottles & rattling paper. But then i can’t believe the Academy in Pasadena is still open, they average maybe 2 people per showing, if that. How can they pay rent?
I hear the Vine will be showing it exclusively in projected analog RCA Spectravision. They put a rush on getting the discs made now. Casings for the discs have been purchased out of the bargain bin Amoeba. They will have to remove the old “Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Extended Edition” discs first. An old curved RCA projection TV screen has been removed from the now closed Shakey’s Pizza on Hollywood Blvd. and is being installed at the Vine. Steven Spielberg and Janusz Kamiski are working furiously on a 4:3 pan & scan version for the venue. OK I’ll stop now…
they just announced Indiana Jones is opening at the Regent in westwood and Vine theater on Hollywood blvd
Paramount has been splitting the Paramount titles between MANN and the AVCO since the National’s demise. Warner seems to be the main MANN exclusive studio in Westwood. My guess is that SPEED RACER will play at the Village until May 22 when INDIANA JONES will open. I really cannot imagine INDIANA JONES opening at the AVCO.
ok ok, well 9 years then, i’ll give you that
‘Speed Racer’ opens May 9 at the Village.
Pack,
Bad Call.
There was a line at the AVCO for The World is Not Enough in 1999. Opening night, though.
well look at it this way, might be the 1st time in 20 years there’s actually a line outside the Avco, what a strange nostalgic sight. Not that I ever go by there anymore so i wouldn’t know.
In fact the only time I go into westwood these days (on a rare blue moon) is for a Falafel at Falafel King
I don’t understand why Iron Man won’t be playing at the Mann Village instead of the crippled AVCO. Doesn’t Paramount own a part of the Village theater?
“Iron Man” here? Yuk!!! Another nail in the coffin for the icon formerly known as Westwood Village.
Certainly if Mann still had a few more screens in Westwood, Paramount’s Iron Man would be at the Village or National.
“Iron Man” opens this Friday at the Avco; too bad it is not the Avco from the 70’s and 80’s with the giant screen. The demise of Westwood makes me sad.
Here’s some additions & corrections for the bookings list.
1) “The Killing Fields” (in the 1985 section) is missing a move-over notation.
2) “Outrageous Fortune” (1987) ran for 7 weeks, not 3.
3) The films that played during the one-day, all-day Columbia fest in 1974 were:
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Dr. Strangelove
From Here To Eternity
Funny Girl
His Girl Friday
It Happened One Night
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
On The Waterfront
The Professionals
alot of great memories at the Avco, and many hours spent waiting by the exit doors to sneak into Return of the Jedi for the 80th time (in 70mm) in the summer of ‘83. I was so obsessed with filmmaking and so full of enthusiasm in those days, every waking moment was spent sitting in a dark theater in the evening hours studying films and the latest SFX techniques. Occasionally that evil german manager would drive past the area and shout something out “hey get avay from there!”
Some of the fondest memories at this theater; the Star Wars trilogy re-release in 1985, waiting overnight with friends and a charged up crowd, and the Back to the Future trilogy showing in 1990.
I can remember the projectionist switching over from a 35mm print of the first film, to 70mm prints of part 2 & 3, the energetic audience immediately recognized the shift in presentation and howled in appreciation!
Those were the final days..the end of an era.
It’s over now, all we have are the memories, of more interesting times
AVCO CENTER CINEMA I
Compiled by Michael Coate
This filmography represents playdates for the AVCO’s #1 auditorium (downstairs, 1,100+ seats); the smaller-capacity upstairs cinemas (#2 & #3) are not the subject of this work. In addition, note that the duration data cited represents only the time a film played on screen #1 even though in numerous cases a film began its booking in an upstairs auditorium or continued playing in an upstairs auditorium upon being replaced downstairs by a new film.
Not included in this filmography are test screenings, sneak-preview screenings, midnight screenings, premieres and other private events. The dates represent the first day of commercial release and, where known, the presentation format has been provided. (No format notation implies a standard 35mm presentation with monaural sound. A format notation with an * is an unconfirmed stereo presentation.) The principal references were archived microfilm of the Los Angeles Times newspaper and the web article 70mm in Los Angeles.
RE = Re-Issue/Return Engagement
MO = Move-over (i.e. continuation of an engagement from another theater or screen in complex)
“Dolby Stereo” installed/first presentation: May 1977
“Dolby Stereo SR” installed/first presentation: February 1989
“Cinema Digital Sound” (CDS) installed/first presentation: December 1990
“Digital Theater Systems” (DTS) installed/first presentation: June 1993
The theater became THX certified in May 1983.
05.24.1972 … PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (8 weeks)
07.21.1972 … BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE (11 weeks)
10.04.1972 … THE RULING CLASS (3 weeks)
10.25.1972 … LADY SINGS THE BLUES (8 weeks)
12.19.1972 … THE GETAWAY (10 weeks)
02.28.1973 … WOMEN IN LIMBO (1 week)
03.07.1973 … DELIVERANCE (2 weeks)
03.21.1973 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 3 weeks, Stereo)
04.11.1973 … BROTHER SUN, SISTER MOON (6 weeks)
05.25.1973 … HITLER: THE LAST TEN DAYS (5 weeks)
06.28.1973 … 40 CARATS (4 weeks)
07.27.1973 … DILLINGER (MO, 1 week)
08.01.1973 … AMERICAN GRAFFITI (12 weeks)
10.24.1973 … THE WAY WE WERE (8 weeks)
12.20.1973 … THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (7 weeks, Stereo)
02.06.1974 … ZARDOZ (8 weeks, Stereo)
04.03.1974 … THE GREAT GATSBY** (12 weeks)
06.26.1974 … FOR PETE’S SAKE (5 weeks)
07.31.1974 … THE TAMARIND SEED (4 weeks)
08.30.1974 … THE GIRL FROM PETROVKA (MO, 2 weeks)
09.11.1974 … THE LORDS OF FLATBUSH (2 weeks)
09.25.1974 … THE LONGEST YARD (1 week)
10.03.1974 … HARRY & TONTO (MO, 2 weeks)
10.17.1974 … Columbia’s Golden Celebration (1 day)
10.18.1974 … THE ODESSA FILE (9 weeks)
12.17.1974 … THE TOWERING INFERNO (12 weeks, 70mm-Stereo*)
03.14.1975 … FUNNY LADY (15 weeks)
06.25.1975 … BITE THE BULLET (5 weeks)
07.30.1975 … HENNESSY (3 weeks)
08.20.1975 … FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (8 weeks)
10.17.1975 … HEARTS OF THE WEST (9 weeks)
12.17.1975 … THE SUNSHINE BOYS (8 weeks)
02.11.1976 … BARRY LYNDON (7 weeks)
03.31.1976 … ROBIN AND MARIAN (7 weeks)
05.19.1976 … SEVEN BEAUTIES (MO, 5 weeks)
06.30.1976 … THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA (MO, 4 weeks)
07.28.1976 … HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK (5 weeks)
09.03.1976 … CAR WASH (6 weeks)
10.15.1976 … PART 2 SOUNDER (2 weeks)
10.27.1976 … BITTERSWEET LOVE (1 week)
11.03.1976 … SHOOT (1 week)
11.12.1976 … THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION (6 weeks)
12.22.1976 … NICKELODEON (1 week)
12.30.1976 … SILVER STREAK (MO, 8 weeks)
02.25.1977 … SLAP SHOT (5 weeks)
04.01.1977 … DEMON SEED (3 weeks)
04.20.1977 … PUMPING IRON (4 weeks)
05.20.1977 … ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (MO, 1 week)
05.25.1977 … STAR WARS (23 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1977 … HEROES (2 weeks)
11.16.1977 … THE TURNING POINT (*23 weeks, Stereo**)
04.28.1978 … THE BOYS IN COMPANY C (2 weeks)
05.10.1978 … HOUSE CALLS (MO, 2 weeks)
05.26.1978 … THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY. (2 weeks, Stereo)
06.09.1978 … DAMIEN: OMEN II** (2 weeks)
06.23.1978 … THE CHEAP DETECTIVE (6 weeks)
08.02.1978 … EYES OF LAURA MARS (3 weeks)
08.23.1978 … ANIMAL HOUSE (MO, 6 weeks)
10.05.1978 … THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (5 weeks)
11.08.1978 … MAGIC (2 weeks)
11.22.1978 … SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR (4 weeks)
12.22.1978 … INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo*)
02.09.1979 … QUINTET (1 week)
02.16.1979 … WHEN YOU COMIN' BACK, RED RYDER (1 week)
02.23.1979 … AGATHA (MO, 2 weeks)
03.09.1979 … THE GLACIER FOX (1 week)
03.16.1979 … THE CHINA SYNDROME (9 weeks)
05.18.1979 … HANOVER STREET (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.25.1979 … ALIEN** (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.27.1979 … THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (8 weeks, Stereo)
09.19.1979 … SAINT JACK (MO, 1 week)
09.28.1979 … YANKS (MO, 3 weeks)
10.19.1979 … SKATETOWN USA (3 weeks)
11.08.1979 … THE ROSE (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.19.1979 … KRAMER VS. KRAMER (13 weeks*)
03.21.1980 … NIJINSKY (5 weeks)
04.25.1980 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Stereo)
05.21.1980 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (22 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1980 … IT’S MY TURN (8 weeks)
12.19.1980 … SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES (4 weeks)
01.16.1981 … FAME (RE, 4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
02.13.1981 … AMERICAN POP (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.20.1981 … THE FINAL CONFLICT (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1981 … STAR WARS (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.24.1981 … TELL ME A RIDDLE (2 weeks)
05.08.1981 … MODERN ROMANCE (MO, 1 week)
05.15.1981 … TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT (3 weeks)
06.05.1981 … CHEECH & CHONG’S NICE DREAMS (1 week)
06.12.1981 … HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I (2 weeks)
06.26.1981 … FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.31.1981 … ENDLESS LOVE (MO, 3 weeks)
08.21.1981 … AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (4 weeks)
09.18.1981 … CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (1 week)
09.23.1981 … ONLY WHEN I LAUGH (6 weeks)
11.06.1981 … TIME BANDITS (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.11.1981 … BUDDY BUDDY (4 weeks)
01.08.1982 … TAPS (MO, 5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.12.1982 … MAKING LOVE (6 weeks)
03.26.1982 … I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES (6 weeks)
05.07.1982 … URGH! A MUSIC WAR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.21.1982 … ANNIE (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.16.1982 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.23.1982 … SUMMER LOVERS (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.06.1982 … THE PIRATE MOVIE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.13.1982 … FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (5 weeks)
09.17.1982 … FAME (RE, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.01.1982 … MY FAVORITE YEAR (3 weeks)
10.22.1982 … MONSIGNOR (4 weeks)
11.19.1982 … FIRST BLOOD (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.10.1982 … SOPHIE’S CHOICE (8 weeks)
02.04.1983 … TOOTSIE (MO, 7 weeks)
03.25.1983 … MAX DUGAN RETURNS (6 weeks)
05.06.1983 … DOCTOR DETROIT (1 week)
05.13.1983 … BLUE THUNDER (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
05.25.1983 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (18 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.28.1983 … THE BIG CHILL (10 weeks)
12.09.1983 … SUDDEN IMPACT (7 weeks)
01.27.1984 … THE LONELY GUY (2 weeks)
02.10.1984 … UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (1 week)
02.17.1984 … BLAME IT ON RIO (3 weeks)
03.09.1984 … SPLASH (8 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.04.1984 … SIXTEEN CANDLES (4 weeks)
06.01.1984 … STREETS OF FIRE (1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.08.1984 … GHOST BUSTERS (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.15.1984 … DREAMSCAPE (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1984 … ALL OF ME (2 weeks)
10.05.1984 … COUNTRY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.26.1984 … AMERICAN DREAMER (2 weeks)
11.09.1984 … NO SMALL AFFAIR (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.16.1984 … NIGHT OF THE COMET (4 weeks)
12.14.1984 … ALL OF ME / AMERICAN DREAMER (RE, 1 week)
12.21.1984 … THE FLAMINGO KID (8 weeks)
02.15.1985 … TURK 182 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.01.1985 … BLOOD SIMPLE (3 weeks)
03.22.1985 … MASK (MO, 1 week)
03.28.1985 … “Star Wars” Triple Feature (1 day, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.29.1985 … RETURN OF THE JEDI (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.05.1985 … POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT (MO, 2 weeks)
04.19.1985 … MOVING VIOLATIONS (3 weeks)
05.10.1985 … RAPPIN' (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1985 … THE KILLING FIELDS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1985 … BREWSTER’S MILLIONS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.07.1985 … PERFECT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.21.1985 … COCOON (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.03.1985 … BACK TO THE FUTURE (13 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.04.1985 … COMMANDO (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.08.1985 … TARGET (6 weeks)
12.18.1985 … OUT OF AFRICA (11 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.07.1986 … HIGHLANDER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.21.1986 … OUT OF AFRICA (RE/MO, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.26.1986 … THE MONEY PIT (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
04.18.1986 … LEGEND (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.06.1986 … SPACECAMP (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.18.1986 … LEGAL EAGLES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.04.1986 … RUTHLESS PEOPLE (MO, 2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1986 … ALIENS (12 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
10.10.1986 … JUMPIN' JACK FLASH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.24.1986 … THE COLOR OF MONEY (MO, 5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.26.1986 … AN AMERICAN TAIL (MO, 4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.25.1986 … THE MORNING AFTER (5 weeks)
01.30.1987 … OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.20.1987 … BURGLAR (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1987 … THREE FOR THE ROAD (1 week)
04.17.1987 … PROJECT X (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.08.1987 … GARDENS OF STONE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1987 … ERNEST GOES TO CAMP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.05.1987 … HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
06.12.1987 … PREDATOR (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.01.1987 … INNERSPACE (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.17.1987 … JAWS: THE REVENGE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
07.24.1987 … INNERSPACE (RE/MO, 2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.05.1987 … STAKEOUT (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.18.1987 … THE PICK-UP ARTIST (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.02.1987 … BIG SHOTS (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.09.1987 … THREE O'CLOCK HIGH (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.23.1987 … THE SICILIAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.06.1987 … LESS THAN ZERO (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.04.1987 … theater closed (1 week)
12.11.1987 … WALL STREET (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.06.1988 … BROADCAST NEWS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
01.15.1988 … GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
03.18.1988 … THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.25.1988 … BILOXI BLUES (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.06.1988 … SHAKEDOWN (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.03.1988 … BIG (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
06.22.1988 … WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.15.1988 … DIE HARD (8 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.09.1988 … MOON OVER PARADOR (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.23.1988 … SWEET HEART’S DANCE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.07.1988 … ALIEN NATION (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
11.04.1988 … THE GOOD MOTHER (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.18.1988 … 1969 (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
11.23.1988 … COCOON: THE RETURN (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.09.1988 … TWINS (9 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.10.1989 … THE FLY II (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.24.1989 … THE ‘BURBS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.03.1989 … SKIN DEEP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.17.1989 … FLETCH LIVES (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.07.1989 … THE DREAM TEAM (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.21.1989 … FIELD OF DREAMS (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.02.1989 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY (9 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.02.1989 … PARENTHOOD (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.09.1989 … THE ABYSS (5 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
09.15.1989 … SEA OF LOVE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.27.1989 … DAD (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.22.1989 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.08.1989 … THE WAR OF THE ROSES (10 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.16.1990 … NIGHTBREED (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
02.23.1990 … WHERE THE HEART IS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.16.1990 … LAMBADA (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
03.23.1990 … PRETTY WOMAN (5 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.27.1990 … THE GUARDIAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.11.1990 … PRETTY WOMAN (RE/MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.18.1990 … BIRD ON A WIRE (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.24.1990 … “Back To The Future” Triple Feature (1 day)
05.25.1990 … BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (6 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.04.1990 … DIE HARD 2 (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.18.1990 … ARACHNOPHOBIA (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
08.03.1990 … MO' BETTER BLUES (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.17.1990 … THE EXORCIST III (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
08.31.1990 … THE SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE (2 weeks)
09.14.1990 … TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS (MO, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
09.21.1990 … DON’T TELL HER IT’S ME (1 week, Ultra Stereo)
09.28.1990 … PACIFIC HEIGHTS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.12.1990 … MR. DESTINY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.19.1990 … WHITE PALACE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.09.1990 … CHILD’S PLAY 2 (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.21.1990 … PREDATOR 2 (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.07.1990 … EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (6 weeks, Cinema Digital Sound)
01.18.1991 … GREEN CARD (MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
02.08.1991 … SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.08.1991 … THE HARD WAY (7 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.26.1991 … A KISS BEFORE DYING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.17.1991 … WHAT ABOUT BOB? (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
05.24.1991 … BACKDRAFT (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
06.21.1991 … DYING YOUNG (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.12.1991 … POINT BREAK (2 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
07.26.1991 … MOBSTERS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.16.1991 … MYSTERY DATE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.23.1991 … TRUE IDENTITY (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.30.1991 … CHILD’S PLAY 3 (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.20.1991 … SPARTACUS (RE, 1 week, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
09.27.1991 … GONE WITH THE WIND (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo)
10.04.1991 … THE SUPER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
10.25.1991 … CURLY SUE (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
11.01.1991 … BILLY BATHGATE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
11.13.1991 … CAPE FEAR (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
11.22.1991 … FOR THE BOYS (4 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo)
12.20.1991 … FATHER OF THE BRIDE (6 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
01.31.1992 … SHINING THROUGH (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
02.21.1992 … STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.13.1992 … ARTICLE 99 (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.20.1992 … SHADOWS AND FOG (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.27.1992 … WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.10.1992 … NEWSIES (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.17.1992 … THE BABE (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.01.1992 … WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP (RE/MO, 3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.22.1992 … ALIEN 3 (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
06.12.1992 … HOUSESITTER (4 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.10.1992 … PRELUDE TO A KISS (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
07.31.1992 … DEATH BECOMES HER (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
08.21.1992 … THE GUN IN BETTY LOU’S HANDBAG (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
08.28.1992 … STORYVILLE (2 weeks, Ultra Stereo)
09.11.1992 … SNEAKERS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
09.25.1992 … THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (10 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
12.04.1992 … THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
12.18.1992 … TOYS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
12.25.1992 … HOFFA (3 weeks, 70mm-Dolby Stereo SR)
01.15.1993 … ALIVE (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.05.1993 … THE VANISHING (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
02.26.1993 … MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (RE, 1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
03.05.1993 … MAD DOG AND GLORY (3 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
03.26.1993 … HEAR NO EVIL (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
04.07.1993 … THE SANDLOT (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
04.23.1993 … INDIAN SUMMER (1 week, Dolby Stereo)
04.30.1993 … SPLITTING HEIRS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo)
05.14.1993 … LOST IN YONKERS (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
05.21.1993 … HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.04.1993 … GUILTY AS SIN (1 week, Dolby Stereo SR)
06.11.1993 … JURASSIC PARK (9 weeks, DTS)
08.13.1993 … HEART AND SOULS (2 weeks, DTS)
08.27.1993 … NEEDFUL THINGS (2 weeks, Dolby Stereo SR)
Following the weekend of Sep. 3-5, 1993, the large downstairs auditorium was closed and renovation work began (i.e. splitting into two auditoriums). The two upstairs auditoriums remained open during the renovation, and in late November ‘93 the AVCO re-opened as a 4-plex with its two “new” downstairs auditoriums.
In light of what is happening with the National, the Rialto and other single-screeners, I was a bit disappointed that the Cinematreasures are holding their meeting to discuss theatre preservation etc. at the brand-spanking-new Landmark 12!!! Less than 2 miles away from Westwood Village, the densest grouping of open single screeners in the country. Are they serious? Are they serious about preservation?
I expressed my disappointment here:
http://cinematreasures.org/news/17409_0_1_0_C/
Feel free to express your feelings as well.
Here is a repost of the 5/25/77 LA Times ad:
http://tinyurl.com/2nwkjh
The Avco Theatre property is owned by the office building next door. AMC using it as a Westside location the get more booking clout. So they can give AMC’s in Santa Monica, Marina, Century City, Westwood, Universal City and the rest of their other locations when booking with the studios for pictures. So the Avco might be around longer than you think.
I would not be surprised if the AVCO was gone within the next few years. The Wilshire Blvd. property it sits on is pretty ‘hot’ property.
I spent a lot of time in Westwood in the early and mid 80s, which was kind of its heyday, at least in my era. It was packed to the gills with students and non-students having a good time. There was a shooting in 1988 which put the brakes on the crowds, and then after the SM promenade opened it was downhill all the way. I’ve probably been to Westwood Village once since 1990 or so.