Arclight Cinemas And Pacific Theatres Won’t Be Reopening

The ArcLight Cinemas in Santa Monica face an eviction lawsuit from the Santa Monica Place for non-payment of rent.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe owner of the Santa Monica Place mall has filed a lawsuit seeking to evict the ArcLight Theatre for non-payment of rent.Macerich, the real estate investment trust that owns the mall, served an eviction notice on April 13, the day after Pacific Theatres announced that it would permanently close all 17 of its ArcLight and Pacific locations.The eviction notice gave Pacific seven days to pay $368,841.60 or forfeit the premises.

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With the vaccine becoming readily available to any adult that wants it in the US, it’s time for movie theaters in North America to attempt a comeback.

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After finishing high school in Rhode Island in 2008, Joe Begos drove to Los Angeles, like so many before him, with the dream of making movies. Upon arriving, the first place that Begos raced to was the ArcLight cinema on Sunset Boulevard, where his filmmaking idol, David Cronenberg, was delivering a Q&A at the Cinerama Dome after a 35mm screening of his 1986 horror classic, The Fly.

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAngelenos are still processing their grief about the closure of the ArcLight theaters. Pacific Theatres announced on Monday that it would close all of its locations, which include the ArcLight Hollywood and the historic Cinerama Dome.Not as well known is that the theater chain also owns the Cinerama technology.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticEven after a year of indoor theaters being shuttered in Los Angeles, it’s hard to imagine a future without the ArcLight Hollywood, the tony 15-screen megaplex that countless Angelenos considered their go-to spot to watch movies.

ArcLight Hollywood have been on furlough for more than a year, and have been waiting eagerly for the venue to reopen. On Monday, they got word that the theater would remain closed permanently.“It’s just sad,” said one of the employees, who asked not to be identified.

As a movie-loving Angeleno, I’ve seen countless films at the Cinerama Dome on Sunset Boulevard. The immaculate, globular vintage structure made a cameo in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood,” and has existed as a landmark of L.A.

In a blow for Southern California moviegoers — and those in Los Angeles in particular — the ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres are closing all of their 16 locations for good after seeing their business decimated by the pandemic. ArcLight's stable includes the prized Cinerama Dome Hollywood.

seriously proposed any kind of direct action that might encourage a person or organization with deep pockets to do so. But given the theater’s significance, we suspect that will change.