Nuart Theatre
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United States | |
Coordinates | 34°02′47″N 118°26′53″W / 34.04645°N 118.448°W |
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Owner | Landmark Theatres |
Type | Cinema |
Capacity | 303 |
Opened | 1929 |
Website | |
www.landmarktheatres.com |
The Nuart Theatre is an art-house movie-theater in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the flagship location of the Landmark Theatres chain in the United States.
Location
The Nuart is on Santa Monica Boulevard, one block from the 405 Freeway.[1] It hosts a weekly Saturday midnight movie showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring Sins O' The Flesh.[2]
History
The Nuart was built in 1929. The Nuart was bought by Landmark Theatres in 1974 and was the first Landmark theater, soon joined by others including the
In February 2024, the Nuart celebrated its 50th anniversary.
In Popular Culture
The theater was used in the Chevy Chase–Goldie Hawn comedy film Foul Play, although the film is set in San Francisco.[4]
The Nuart was the location for the theatrical world premiere of
Reference List
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-02-18). "Landmark's LA Historic Nuart Theatre Undergoing 10-Week Renovation". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Sins O' The Flesh - Where Rocky Horror Lives in Los Angeles! - Sins O' The Flesh". Sins O' The Flesh. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ Collins, Scott (1994-12-08). "A Classic". Los Angeles Times. p. Westside-14. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ "Foul Play (1978)". Set-Jetter. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Smoke on the Waters". Baltimore Or Less. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-4930-5086-4.
- ^ "An Anti, Anti-Smoking Announcement from John Waters". Open Culture, LLC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Cinema Treasures: Nuart Theatre
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100222092057/http://www.landmarktheatres.com/AboutLandmark/AboutIndex.htm