Exclusive: Good news for the Los Angeles arthouse scene: Landmark Theatres is taking over AMC’s Sunset 5 at 8000 W Sunset Boulevard. The Cohen Media Group-owned exhibitor will take over the venue in June. Until that time, the Sunset 5 will remain open and continue to be operated by AMC.
The news comes in the wake of the Landmark having to shutter its crown jewel Pico Boulevard location last May due to the lease running out and Google taking over that real estate area.
Once Landmark occupies the Sunset 5, it will begin adding new seating and various amenities as the venue remains open for business. Landmark inked a 10-year lease on the venue which was negotiated and secured by Michael Fant, Landmark’s EVP of Real Estate, and Kimco Realty on behalf of the Sunset Theatre landlord.
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The news comes in the wake of the Landmark having to shutter its crown jewel Pico Boulevard location last May due to the lease running out and Google taking over that real estate area.
Once Landmark occupies the Sunset 5, it will begin adding new seating and various amenities as the venue remains open for business. Landmark inked a 10-year lease on the venue which was negotiated and secured by Michael Fant, Landmark’s EVP of Real Estate, and Kimco Realty on behalf of the Sunset Theatre landlord.
The venue going back to being the Sundance Cinemas has long been a multiplex for filmmaker Q&As,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
After announcing that its flagship West Los Angeles location is closing at the end of May, Landmark Theaters announced Thursday that it has negotiated a long-term lease agreement for the Playhouse 7 cinema in Pasadena and will take over the venue from its original operators, Laemmle Theaters.
“The Playhouse acquisition is important for Landmark, as we’re able to continue the tradition of showcasing quality film to Pasadena’s moviegoing community,” Landmark president Kevin Holloway said in a statement. “This theater has a deep history, which we look forward to honoring and building upon in the years ahead.”
Opened by Laemmle Theaters in 1999, the Playhouse 7 was sold by the family-owned specialty chain in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. When theaters reopened, Laemmle continued to operate the location over the past year through a leaseback agreement.
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“The Playhouse acquisition is important for Landmark, as we’re able to continue the tradition of showcasing quality film to Pasadena’s moviegoing community,” Landmark president Kevin Holloway said in a statement. “This theater has a deep history, which we look forward to honoring and building upon in the years ahead.”
Opened by Laemmle Theaters in 1999, the Playhouse 7 was sold by the family-owned specialty chain in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. When theaters reopened, Laemmle continued to operate the location over the past year through a leaseback agreement.
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- 5/26/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Landmark Theatres has entered into a long-term lease agreement for the Playhouse 7 movie theatre in Pasadena, CA, which was previously operated by Laemmle Theatres since Feb. 5, 1999.
The family-run art house chain built the venue at 673 E. Colorado Blvd. from the ground up. The multiplex is comprised of seven screens, and 1,300 seats. A summer reopening is planned.
Landmark will upgrade the the Playhouse’s sound and projection systems and in the coming months, after opening, will complete an upgrade of the location’s plush, luxury seating.
“The Playhouse acquisition is important for Landmark, as we’re able to continue the tradition of showcasing quality film to Pasadena’s moviegoing community. This theatre has a deep history, which we look forward to honoring and building upon in the years ahead,” said Landmark President Kevin Holloway.
“It is extremely gratifying to be able to continue to serve the community with an arthouse theatre.
The family-run art house chain built the venue at 673 E. Colorado Blvd. from the ground up. The multiplex is comprised of seven screens, and 1,300 seats. A summer reopening is planned.
Landmark will upgrade the the Playhouse’s sound and projection systems and in the coming months, after opening, will complete an upgrade of the location’s plush, luxury seating.
“The Playhouse acquisition is important for Landmark, as we’re able to continue the tradition of showcasing quality film to Pasadena’s moviegoing community. This theatre has a deep history, which we look forward to honoring and building upon in the years ahead,” said Landmark President Kevin Holloway.
“It is extremely gratifying to be able to continue to serve the community with an arthouse theatre.
- 5/26/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Landmark Theatres will be entering into a long-term lease at one of the former Arclight Cinemas locations, that being the Glen Town Center in Glenview, Il.
The chain, owned by the Oscar-nominated Cohen Media Group, has plans to reopen the cinema as a 10-screen venue this coming spring after a $2.5M remodel, supported by the city of Glenview. The theatre is located at 1850 Tower Drive in the upscale Glenview Town Center, the site of the former Glenview Naval Air Station, which features the original air traffic tower as its centerpiece. It was originally built in 2003. Arclight ran the movie theater from April 2015 until it closed in March 2020 due to Covid.
Renovations will include a new expanded bar and concessions area and new luxury seating. Updates on the re-opening of the theater will be announced as they are confirmed.
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The chain, owned by the Oscar-nominated Cohen Media Group, has plans to reopen the cinema as a 10-screen venue this coming spring after a $2.5M remodel, supported by the city of Glenview. The theatre is located at 1850 Tower Drive in the upscale Glenview Town Center, the site of the former Glenview Naval Air Station, which features the original air traffic tower as its centerpiece. It was originally built in 2003. Arclight ran the movie theater from April 2015 until it closed in March 2020 due to Covid.
Renovations will include a new expanded bar and concessions area and new luxury seating. Updates on the re-opening of the theater will be announced as they are confirmed.
Landmark’s entry into Glenview is supported by the community’s recently...
- 11/30/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Landmark Theatres has entered into a long-term lease for the Scottsdale Quarter luxury multiplex in Scottsdale Arizona which was previously occupied by dine-in-cinema iPic Theatre. This is Landmark’s first theatre in the market since originally having the Valley Art Theater in Tempe, Arizona during the early 1980s, which is now owned and operated by Harkins.
The eight-screen plex will reopen this fall after being shuttered since the end of the January 2020.
“We are very excited to extend our brand in a beautifully designed luxury theatre in an upscale center,” Landmark Theatres President and COO Paul Serwitz tells Deadline. “This announcement is especially joyous for us, coming out of a period of pandemic-induced retraction of business in the world at large.”
Leading the negotiations to operate the theatre at Scottsdale Quarter was Michael Fant, SVP of Real Estate and Development for Landmark Theatres.
“Landmark Theatres has a presence in most of the top 25 U.
The eight-screen plex will reopen this fall after being shuttered since the end of the January 2020.
“We are very excited to extend our brand in a beautifully designed luxury theatre in an upscale center,” Landmark Theatres President and COO Paul Serwitz tells Deadline. “This announcement is especially joyous for us, coming out of a period of pandemic-induced retraction of business in the world at large.”
Leading the negotiations to operate the theatre at Scottsdale Quarter was Michael Fant, SVP of Real Estate and Development for Landmark Theatres.
“Landmark Theatres has a presence in most of the top 25 U.
- 8/18/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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