Wells...thought you might like to know that I was sitting in a full house watching "Into The Wild" at Arclight for the 8:05 show tonight when the fire alarms started going off 15 minutes into the movie (and kept going off every couple minutes while the movie kept running). Every showing had to be emptied (most in the middle of movies) and people got free passes. The entire theater apparently had to be shut down for the rest of the night. TERRIBLE.
Yeah, I had tickets for the 10:15 of Jesse James and was pissed when I found out their stupid alarm fucked it all up. I'm gonna just make the trek down to the Landmark from now on.
Posted by ZayTonday at September 23, 2007 12:11 AM
DZ, don't even fucking start on Arclight. I just saw Elah at Landmark and it was a disaster. The concession stand line I was in for starters: for every customer the girl had to go back in the kitchen and microwave whatever fancy-crap snack the person just ordered and it took 30 minutes to get a friggin' popcorn and coke...no lids for the large drinks by the way.
The Arclight is not perfect and has many small problems, but for the most part they're great. Please continue to not go however, it's an extra seat for me.
Posted by Craig Kennedy at September 23, 2007 12:14 AM
frankly, i don't go to screenings to eat......i usually give my concession tks to somebody in the paper line......at the arclight, it's a cocktail and then the movie....
Posted by scooterzz at September 23, 2007 12:54 AM
Mailer on Mailer---yeah Wells, give it to those squares!!!! Just call that Jackoff on the east side.
But I am impressed that you have the, and I mean THE Miou-Miou masterpiece GOING PLACES...is Blier still ALIVE???? And if so does Oliver Stone take the castle as being the world's greatest woman hater!
Posted by malibugigolo at September 23, 2007 1:33 AM
Here's the skinny on Arclight and why its gone so downhill...
1) I've said this before and I'll say it again... Its run by Scientology
2)All of the "good" people who used to work there two/three years ago (talented, smart honest people who were fighting to become actors, writers, etc.-- people who actually gave a shit about film and the film-going experience) are all gone due to the management's lack of people and/or managing skills.
We were actualy excited to stop people from going into a movie 10 minutes or so in (if the ticket person sold one by accident) because we were all MOVIE GEEKS! We LOVED the fact that this was the a set-in-stone law at this place and enforced it beyond out $7.50 an hour because we really didn't want movie-goers to be interupted. All that shit is out the inwdow today.
3) The fact that word got around amongst the staff that Scientology was involved made all of the major film geeks who worked there leave.
4) Another problem that was brought up was that the Dome is FILLED with asbestos. Due to the fact that it is considered a landmark, nothing can be changed (something the original petitioners didn't think about). After discovering this, a lot of the original staff left due to fear of health problems. There's a sign outside the Dome doors telling us that the place can cause cancer but you'd never see it. Asses in seat, ya know?
5) The massive walk out was so bad, Arclight had to make craigslist ads to get people to interview... and those people who repsponded are-- well-- what you usually find on craigslist.
I think its sad... Arclight used to be an amazing place to see movies and its become just a run-of-the-mill multiplex with a 14.00 charge and nimrods behind the stands.
Here's to qual control and all things Scientology!
Posted by Craptastic at September 23, 2007 1:50 AM
Suddenly I'm glad I couldn't get a ticket to INTO THE WILD tonight!
Posted by Devin Faraci at September 23, 2007 2:42 AM
comment #17
Larry says ...
The screens and seats are nice, but the ArcLight is often my theatre of last resort, since it costs so much, parking is no fun, and I like to choose where I'll sit after I enter the theatre, not when I purchase the ticket.
I was going to the ArcLight to see Jesse James tonight but at the last second opted for King Of California at the Regent on La Brea. What's happened to that place? It's a gigantic auditorium and there were five people there on a Saturday night? Yom Kippur was over, let's have some fun.
cj: "The concession stand line I was in for starters: for every customer the girl had to go back in the kitchen and microwave whatever fancy-crap snack the person just ordered and it took 30 minutes to get a friggin' popcorn and coke.."
Well it's still a new theater. What's the excuse for the management at the Arclight? Anyway, at least you can contact them when you don't like their service, while the Arclight just has voice mail.
"Please continue to not go however, it's an extra seat for me."
Assuming you reserve it in advance, it's an extra seat for you.
Craptastic: "Here's the skinny on Arclight and why its gone so downhill..."
You mean it was actually worth going to once?
Larry: "The screens and seats are nice, but the ArcLight is often my theatre of last resort, since it costs so much, parking is no fun, and I like to choose where I'll sit after I enter the theatre, not when I purchase the ticket."
But wait, Larry. No noisy people. Isn't that worth the price? (sarcasm)
"I was going to the ArcLight to see Jesse James tonight but at the last second opted for King Of California at the Regent on La Brea. What's happened to that place?"
Too many gay-themed films which would fit better at Sunset 5 is what happened.
I've been to too many public theaters (Regal, AMC, Edwards, etc.) where the film either melts, the sound doesn't pack a punch, or the framing is off. For me, the Arclight consistently provides excellent sound and projection. I never buy from the concession stands, a small bottled water from the outside world is all I need.
I have yet to experience an Arclight issue, which, admittedly, sounds awful. But for the most part I feel I'm seeing and hearing the film exactly as the director intended.
The Landmark was fine when it first opened, but now that people are actually showing up they seem to be having problems with crowd control. It's too bad.
The Regent is a cool old theater and it would be too bad if it goes away.
Posted by Craig Kennedy at September 23, 2007 11:05 AM
Jeff - I see we both recorded THE DEVILS off of TMC's widescreen airing back in the day. When is Warner going to finally crank this thing out on DVD?!? My copy sits there, embarassingly recorded on VHS, right next to JUDE, waiting to be replaced by a brand-new DVD. Sigh
Why do you own Giant instead of East of Eden or Rebel without a Cause? For some reason, I guess you wanted the least interesting and weakest of Dean's three films.
Cinefan - this looks only to be a small portion of Jeff's collection (F - I and L - O). Chances are both of the other Dean pictures are in there somewhere - the man's too big a fan to have only GIANT.
Another vote for the ArcLight. Screens & seats rock and I don't have to sit through 30 minutes of annoying TV commercials before the film. (The Grove, on the other hand, is the ArcLight's polar opposite in every way.)
Of course, the best theaters in LA are the oldest: Egyptian, Aero, Vista, El Capitan, etc.
Any citations on the Arclight-Scientology connection? I've heard this charge often but have never seen any proof.
Posted by Clark Perry at September 24, 2007 7:28 AM
When I saw LOTR: The Return of the King in the theater, about an hour into the movie the film melted/broke. After we sat there for about 20 minutes, they finally shuffled us into another theater... where the film was just starting. Combine that with the already-bloated length of that flick, and the experience was roughly about 8 hours.
Also, off-topic: I saw "Once" last week, and I don't see where some of the "vastly over-rated/nothing happens" hate is coming from. It was efficient, tight, and effective, and I appreciated that it wasn't padded out with side-plots, comic relief, and additional characters. Lean and strong, something many of todays "auteurs" could learn from.
When I saw LOTR: The Return of the King in the theater, about an hour into the movie the film melted/broke. After we sat there for about 20 minutes, they finally shuffled us into another theater... where the film was just starting. Combine that with the already-bloated length of that flick, and the experience was roughly about 8 hours.
comment #1
Noah
says ...
Lolita's in the wrong place and it's driving me crazy!
Posted by Noah
at September 22, 2007 8:32 PM
comment #2
UnChien
says ...
Welles has somewhere north of 75 dvd's...WOW!
Posted by UnChien
at September 22, 2007 8:44 PM
comment #3
D.Z.
says ...
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/movie-zero-star.php
Posted by D.Z.
at September 22, 2007 8:56 PM
comment #4
Ian Sinclair
says ...
My eyesight is not as sharp as it was, but isn't that GUNGA DIN sandwiched between BOAT TRIP and THE SWARM? I love that film.
Posted by Ian Sinclair
at September 22, 2007 9:19 PM
comment #5
JW
says ...
Wells...thought you might like to know that I was sitting in a full house watching "Into The Wild" at Arclight for the 8:05 show tonight when the fire alarms started going off 15 minutes into the movie (and kept going off every couple minutes while the movie kept running). Every showing had to be emptied (most in the middle of movies) and people got free passes. The entire theater apparently had to be shut down for the rest of the night. TERRIBLE.
Posted by JW
at September 22, 2007 9:57 PM
comment #6
D.Z.
says ...
JW: "TERRIBLE."
Well that's the Arclight in a nutshell...
Posted by D.Z.
at September 22, 2007 10:05 PM
comment #7
GlassFamily
says ...
Yeah, that Arclight sure is a piece of shit theater. Jeez.
Posted by GlassFamily
at September 22, 2007 10:11 PM
comment #8
JW
says ...
DZ: I know. I guess the one good thing is that I wasn't 2 hours into "Jesse James" when it happened. I think people were losing their shit.
Posted by JW
at September 22, 2007 10:14 PM
comment #9
ZayTonday
says ...
Yeah, I had tickets for the 10:15 of Jesse James and was pissed when I found out their stupid alarm fucked it all up. I'm gonna just make the trek down to the Landmark from now on.
Posted by ZayTonday
at September 23, 2007 12:11 AM
comment #10
Craig Kennedy
says ...
DZ, don't even fucking start on Arclight. I just saw Elah at Landmark and it was a disaster. The concession stand line I was in for starters: for every customer the girl had to go back in the kitchen and microwave whatever fancy-crap snack the person just ordered and it took 30 minutes to get a friggin' popcorn and coke...no lids for the large drinks by the way.
The Arclight is not perfect and has many small problems, but for the most part they're great. Please continue to not go however, it's an extra seat for me.
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at September 23, 2007 12:14 AM
comment #11
christian
says ...
cj, that concession stand is always a nightmare. horrific service to boot. which i thought is what the extra cash was for.
of course, watching hipster la moviegoers plop down 10 bucks for one sausage chicken whatever is a mini-movie in itself...
Posted by christian
at September 23, 2007 12:43 AM
comment #12
Edward Havens
says ...
Well, he does have One, Two, Three (still Wilder's most under-appreciated film), so I can't complain too much.
Posted by Edward Havens
at September 23, 2007 12:52 AM
comment #13
scooterzz
says ...
frankly, i don't go to screenings to eat......i usually give my concession tks to somebody in the paper line......at the arclight, it's a cocktail and then the movie....
Posted by scooterzz
at September 23, 2007 12:54 AM
comment #14
malibugigolo
says ...
Mailer on Mailer---yeah Wells, give it to those squares!!!! Just call that Jackoff on the east side.
But I am impressed that you have the, and I mean THE Miou-Miou masterpiece GOING PLACES...is Blier still ALIVE???? And if so does Oliver Stone take the castle as being the world's greatest woman hater!
Posted by malibugigolo
at September 23, 2007 1:33 AM
comment #15
Craptastic
says ...
Here's the skinny on Arclight and why its gone so downhill...
1) I've said this before and I'll say it again... Its run by Scientology
2)All of the "good" people who used to work there two/three years ago (talented, smart honest people who were fighting to become actors, writers, etc.-- people who actually gave a shit about film and the film-going experience) are all gone due to the management's lack of people and/or managing skills.
We were actualy excited to stop people from going into a movie 10 minutes or so in (if the ticket person sold one by accident) because we were all MOVIE GEEKS! We LOVED the fact that this was the a set-in-stone law at this place and enforced it beyond out $7.50 an hour because we really didn't want movie-goers to be interupted. All that shit is out the inwdow today.
3) The fact that word got around amongst the staff that Scientology was involved made all of the major film geeks who worked there leave.
4) Another problem that was brought up was that the Dome is FILLED with asbestos. Due to the fact that it is considered a landmark, nothing can be changed (something the original petitioners didn't think about). After discovering this, a lot of the original staff left due to fear of health problems. There's a sign outside the Dome doors telling us that the place can cause cancer but you'd never see it. Asses in seat, ya know?
5) The massive walk out was so bad, Arclight had to make craigslist ads to get people to interview... and those people who repsponded are-- well-- what you usually find on craigslist.
I think its sad... Arclight used to be an amazing place to see movies and its become just a run-of-the-mill multiplex with a 14.00 charge and nimrods behind the stands.
Here's to qual control and all things Scientology!
Posted by Craptastic
at September 23, 2007 1:50 AM
comment #16
Devin Faraci
says ...
Suddenly I'm glad I couldn't get a ticket to INTO THE WILD tonight!
Posted by Devin Faraci
at September 23, 2007 2:42 AM
comment #17
Larry
says ...
The screens and seats are nice, but the ArcLight is often my theatre of last resort, since it costs so much, parking is no fun, and I like to choose where I'll sit after I enter the theatre, not when I purchase the ticket.
I was going to the ArcLight to see Jesse James tonight but at the last second opted for King Of California at the Regent on La Brea. What's happened to that place? It's a gigantic auditorium and there were five people there on a Saturday night? Yom Kippur was over, let's have some fun.
Posted by Larry
at September 23, 2007 2:59 AM
comment #18
D.Z.
says ...
cj: "The concession stand line I was in for starters: for every customer the girl had to go back in the kitchen and microwave whatever fancy-crap snack the person just ordered and it took 30 minutes to get a friggin' popcorn and coke.."
Well it's still a new theater. What's the excuse for the management at the Arclight? Anyway, at least you can contact them when you don't like their service, while the Arclight just has voice mail.
"Please continue to not go however, it's an extra seat for me."
Assuming you reserve it in advance, it's an extra seat for you.
Craptastic: "Here's the skinny on Arclight and why its gone so downhill..."
You mean it was actually worth going to once?
Larry: "The screens and seats are nice, but the ArcLight is often my theatre of last resort, since it costs so much, parking is no fun, and I like to choose where I'll sit after I enter the theatre, not when I purchase the ticket."
But wait, Larry. No noisy people. Isn't that worth the price? (sarcasm)
"I was going to the ArcLight to see Jesse James tonight but at the last second opted for King Of California at the Regent on La Brea. What's happened to that place?"
Too many gay-themed films which would fit better at Sunset 5 is what happened.
Posted by D.Z.
at September 23, 2007 3:14 AM
comment #19
Geoff
says ...
I've been to too many public theaters (Regal, AMC, Edwards, etc.) where the film either melts, the sound doesn't pack a punch, or the framing is off. For me, the Arclight consistently provides excellent sound and projection. I never buy from the concession stands, a small bottled water from the outside world is all I need.
I have yet to experience an Arclight issue, which, admittedly, sounds awful. But for the most part I feel I'm seeing and hearing the film exactly as the director intended.
Posted by Geoff
at September 23, 2007 4:27 AM
comment #20
malibugigolo
says ...
I have a private 30 seat theatre.
Posted by malibugigolo
at September 23, 2007 4:32 AM
comment #21
corey3rd
says ...
you're better off organizing them by film stock.
Posted by corey3rd
at September 23, 2007 5:23 AM
comment #22
tjfar67
says ...
Where are the Super-Duper-Deluxe-Triple-Dip box sets of the Lord of The Ring Trilogy?
Posted by tjfar67
at September 23, 2007 5:32 AM
comment #23
malibugigolo
says ...
I have a private 30 seat theatre.
Posted by malibugigolo
at September 23, 2007 5:46 AM
comment #24
Rich S.
says ...
You'll notice that he starts in the "Fs" so you can't see his special editions of the American Pie series.
Posted by Rich S.
at September 23, 2007 6:01 AM
comment #25
JapAdapters
says ...
Gotta love FINGERS.
Cute little collection.
Posted by JapAdapters
at September 23, 2007 8:16 AM
comment #26
George Prager
says ...
After about 20 minutes of GRAND PRIX, I had to fast forward to the Francoise Hardy scenes and call it a day.
Posted by George Prager
at September 23, 2007 9:16 AM
comment #27
christian
says ...
"I have a private 30 seat theatre."
cool. i'll bring SKIDOO over.
that was an amazing rundon on the arclight, craptastic. it makes sense. that asbestos thing is creepy. i liked the cinerama dome.
Posted by christian
at September 23, 2007 9:53 AM
comment #28
George Prager
says ...
Craptastic is back. Quick, someone make a fat joke.
Posted by George Prager
at September 23, 2007 10:03 AM
comment #29
D.Z.
says ...
Geoff: If you're that concerned with picture quality, just see the film in IMAX.
christian: "i liked the cinerama dome."
So did I! The people who ran it even gave me free parking.
Posted by D.Z.
at September 23, 2007 10:52 AM
comment #30
Craig Kennedy
says ...
The Landmark was fine when it first opened, but now that people are actually showing up they seem to be having problems with crowd control. It's too bad.
The Regent is a cool old theater and it would be too bad if it goes away.
Posted by Craig Kennedy
at September 23, 2007 11:05 AM
comment #31
Craptastic
says ...
Ha, ha! Good one George! :)
Posted by Craptastic
at September 23, 2007 11:18 AM
comment #32
bmcintire
says ...
Jeff - I see we both recorded THE DEVILS off of TMC's widescreen airing back in the day. When is Warner going to finally crank this thing out on DVD?!? My copy sits there, embarassingly recorded on VHS, right next to JUDE, waiting to be replaced by a brand-new DVD. Sigh
Posted by bmcintire
at September 23, 2007 1:14 PM
comment #33
bizzle
says ...
Craptastic ...you wouldnt be "manly" who has posted before on this arclight crap would you?
I used to work there myself...back in the day.
Posted by bizzle
at September 23, 2007 2:34 PM
comment #34
bfm
says ...
Where's "Gone in Sixty Seconds"?
Posted by bfm
at September 23, 2007 3:21 PM
comment #35
cinefan
says ...
Why do you own Giant instead of East of Eden or Rebel without a Cause? For some reason, I guess you wanted the least interesting and weakest of Dean's three films.
Posted by cinefan
at September 23, 2007 8:11 PM
comment #36
bmcintire
says ...
Cinefan - this looks only to be a small portion of Jeff's collection (F - I and L - O). Chances are both of the other Dean pictures are in there somewhere - the man's too big a fan to have only GIANT.
Posted by bmcintire
at September 24, 2007 3:59 AM
comment #37
Clark Perry
says ...
Another vote for the ArcLight. Screens & seats rock and I don't have to sit through 30 minutes of annoying TV commercials before the film. (The Grove, on the other hand, is the ArcLight's polar opposite in every way.)
Of course, the best theaters in LA are the oldest: Egyptian, Aero, Vista, El Capitan, etc.
Any citations on the Arclight-Scientology connection? I've heard this charge often but have never seen any proof.
Posted by Clark Perry
at September 24, 2007 7:28 AM
comment #38
Wiggumx
says ...
Re: JW's Arclight story
When I saw LOTR: The Return of the King in the theater, about an hour into the movie the film melted/broke. After we sat there for about 20 minutes, they finally shuffled us into another theater... where the film was just starting. Combine that with the already-bloated length of that flick, and the experience was roughly about 8 hours.
Also, off-topic: I saw "Once" last week, and I don't see where some of the "vastly over-rated/nothing happens" hate is coming from. It was efficient, tight, and effective, and I appreciated that it wasn't padded out with side-plots, comic relief, and additional characters. Lean and strong, something many of todays "auteurs" could learn from.
Posted by Wiggumx
at September 24, 2007 1:00 PM
comment #39
jeffmcm
says ...
DZ, you can't fool us. You don't own a car and you don't leave your apartment.
Posted by jeffmcm
at September 24, 2007 2:55 PM
comment #40
D.Z.
says ...
Wiggum: Eight hours is coincidentally how long it takes to wait in line for a ticket there.
Posted by D.Z.
at September 24, 2007 8:22 PM
comment #41
dixiedugan
says ...
It's okay...is this the whole collection? You've got some definate weaknesses here.
Posted by dixiedugan
at September 25, 2007 3:08 PM
comment #42
dd
says ...
When I saw LOTR: The Return of the King in the theater, about an hour into the movie the film melted/broke. After we sat there for about 20 minutes, they finally shuffled us into another theater... where the film was just starting. Combine that with the already-bloated length of that flick, and the experience was roughly about 8 hours.
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