Only in Theaters, the new documentary about the Laemmle family and their film 85-year-old foreign and art film exhibition business, is a critical success, universally praised by critics and audiences alike. You can add your review here (scroll down to the “rate and review” section and click on “what did you think of the movie?”). Now playing at the Monica Film Center.
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“I felt like I was watching a family’s home movie… A celebration of people to whom we owe an enormous debt.” ~ Wade Major, FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
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“A fascinating and poignant look at the Laemmle family.” ~ Claudia Puig, FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
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“Watching how it was a struggle to get people into the seats even before the pandemic and all the stress that Greg and Tish Laemmle endure is a little tough to watch at times, but Only in Theaters is essential viewing for every filmgoer.” ~ Jason Delgado, Film Threat
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“Like a knotty, poignant family business saga you might see on one of their screens, the story here is beautiful and complicated, one in which the twin weights of legacy and calling bear down on the need to survive in changing times.” ~ Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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“It’s not a film about how important theatrical exhibition is for filmmakers (though that is nice too). Rather, it’s an intimate portrait of a man burdened by legacy, navigating uncharted waters, not even sure that he wants to.” ~ Katie Walsh, TheWrap
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“Only in Theaters isn’t just a celebration of the Laemmles and their love of sharing cinema but the American Dream.” ~ Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies
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