The theatre has been extensively refurbished and is reopening as the first-run Milagro Cinemas on Friday, August 2. Website: milagrocinemas.com . New owner/operator is Latino filmmaker Moctesuma Esparza, and the theatre will be centered on the large Latino community in Norwalk, including serving cultural food and highlighting local artists.
Apparently the theatre has reopened to a degree. The first World Culture Film Festival this weekend had a day of programming on July 26 at the “Former Downtown Independent Theater” (as it’s listed on the website), and the Google Map link on the site indeed points to this address: https://www.worldculturefilmfestival.org/attend . I have not been able to find any information as far as any regular operations/programming though.
This theatre is open, just not to the public. Dolby owns it, and it was first prototype for Dolby Cinema auditoriums that you now can see popping up in AMC Theatres. It’s since been maintained as a private screening room that they open up for rentals for private screenings, events, and filmmakers who use it to see how their films play in Dolby Cinema. I’ve been here a few times for some media screenings. (In fact, a press screening for the 25th anniversary of SCHINDLER’S LIST was held here this past Thursday, November 15.) It’s kind of smart of them to let it be incognito from the street traffic viewpoint since it’s now a private venue.
Apparently the building is no longer a church but a general theatre venue. The signage now says “Oasis Theatre” (as opposed to “Oasis Christian Center”) and there are big ad banners on the wall announcing its availability to be booked for concerts, plays, and films.
For this year’s film festival, the AFI is using the Pacific for a few screenings, including the big centerpiece gala which took place on the 5th. According to a flyer distributed in the lobby, the two upstairs screens have been deemed unsafe for use since the 1994 Northridge quake.
For the past two years, the Vogue has been one of the central venues for the annual fall international film festival held by the American Film Institute. Sadly the film is still in pretty sorry shape though one of the lobby walls now serves as a huge signature board where various luminaries who attend screenings there sign their names and sometimes contribute a doodle.
The theatre has been extensively refurbished and is reopening as the first-run Milagro Cinemas on Friday, August 2. Website: milagrocinemas.com . New owner/operator is Latino filmmaker Moctesuma Esparza, and the theatre will be centered on the large Latino community in Norwalk, including serving cultural food and highlighting local artists.
Apparently the theatre has reopened to a degree. The first World Culture Film Festival this weekend had a day of programming on July 26 at the “Former Downtown Independent Theater” (as it’s listed on the website), and the Google Map link on the site indeed points to this address: https://www.worldculturefilmfestival.org/attend . I have not been able to find any information as far as any regular operations/programming though.
This theatre is open, just not to the public. Dolby owns it, and it was first prototype for Dolby Cinema auditoriums that you now can see popping up in AMC Theatres. It’s since been maintained as a private screening room that they open up for rentals for private screenings, events, and filmmakers who use it to see how their films play in Dolby Cinema. I’ve been here a few times for some media screenings. (In fact, a press screening for the 25th anniversary of SCHINDLER’S LIST was held here this past Thursday, November 15.) It’s kind of smart of them to let it be incognito from the street traffic viewpoint since it’s now a private venue.
The Egyptian annex once again operates as a cinema as of late last year under the name Arena Cinema, booking independent fare: http://arenascreen.com
Apparently the building is no longer a church but a general theatre venue. The signage now says “Oasis Theatre” (as opposed to “Oasis Christian Center”) and there are big ad banners on the wall announcing its availability to be booked for concerts, plays, and films.
Actually, the Campus now shows first-run English language films.
This is the only true arthouse screen (no pun intended) in the Long Beach area, as it has been for many years.
For this year’s film festival, the AFI is using the Pacific for a few screenings, including the big centerpiece gala which took place on the 5th. According to a flyer distributed in the lobby, the two upstairs screens have been deemed unsafe for use since the 1994 Northridge quake.
For the past two years, the Vogue has been one of the central venues for the annual fall international film festival held by the American Film Institute. Sadly the film is still in pretty sorry shape though one of the lobby walls now serves as a huge signature board where various luminaries who attend screenings there sign their names and sometimes contribute a doodle.