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Dear Laemmle Fans,

My thoughts today are with the members of our SoCal community who have yet again been evacuated due to wildfire. For those still at home, shut your windows to lock out the smoke, and lock in the smell of hot buttered popcorn (available this weekend at select Laemmle Theatres).

We begin this week’s releases with dueling rock & roll documentaries: one on President Jimmy Carter, the other on legendary musician Chuck Berry. There’s also a 1990’s pandemic-inspired musical, a poetic ode to canine cosmononauts, and a variety of new foreign language dramas.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

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Laemmle Virtual Cinema
New Releases for September 11 • Click posters for “Watch Now” instructions.

                                        

 

UPCOMING DATES AND LOCATIONS

Friday 11/6 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM
Playhouse 7 – 673 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101

Saturday 11/7 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM
Playhouse 7 – 673 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101

NEW DISCOUNT SPECIALS (up to 60% off)

Popcorn – $3
1 large popcorn

Movie Night – $2 Discount
Get $2 off a minimum $3 purchase
with proof of recent rental on
Laemmle Virtual Cinema (since 10/9)

POP-CORN POP-UPS

Laemmle Theatres is proud to introduce Pop-Corn Pop-Ups, a recurring series of concession take-out events held at our various locations. The program will continue until our theatrical operations resume (or until we run out of corn, whichever comes first).

Customers will be able to order from a limited concessions menu, including classic movie snacks like soda, candy, and Laemmle’s signature hot popcorn (available with real butter). Premiere card discounts will be honored, and you can even order ahead so your items are ready for pickup.

Masks are required for all customers, and social distancing is expected while waiting in line or approaching the counter. Interaction will be limited, with contactless payment using credit/debit cards or Premiere/gift cards (those who pay in cash will receive change in the form of a gift card).

We hope to continue the program, and offer concessions at all of our locations over the coming weeks as we prepare to reopen theatrically. Stay tuned for another email later this week, with more information about a Drive-In Movie Series we’re working on too.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

PAST EVENTS

Saturday 9/12 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM
Claremont 5 Theatre – 450 West 2nd Street, Claremont 91711
 
Sunday 9/13 from Noon to 4:00 PM
NoHo 7 Theatre – 5240 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood 91601

Friday 9/18 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM
Playhouse 7 – 673 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101

Sunday 9/20 from Noon to 4:00 PM
Monica Film Center – 1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica 90401

Friday 9/25 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM
NoHo 7 Theatre – 5240 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood 91601

Sunday 9/27 from Noon to 4:00 PM
Playhouse 7 – 673 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101

Saturday 10/3 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM
Claremont 5 Theatre – 450 West 2nd Street, Claremont 91711

Sunday 10/4 from Noon to 4:00 PM
Royal Theatre – 11523 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles 90025

Saturday 10/10 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM
Laemmle Glendale Theatre – 207 N. Maryland Avenue, Glendale 91206

Sunday 10/11 from Noon to 4:00 PM
NoHo 7 Theatre – 5240 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood 91601

Saturday 10/17 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM
Laemmle Glendale Theatre – 207 N. Maryland Avenue, Glendale 91206

Sunday 10/18 from Noon to 4:00 PM
Laemmle Glendale Theatre – 207 N. Maryland Avenue, Glendale 91206

Friday 10/23 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM
NoHo 7 Theatre – 5240 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood 91601

Saturday 10/24 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM
NoHo 7 Theatre – 5240 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood 91601

(Photo credit: Shekenah Keith, valued Laemmle Theatres customer).

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Dear Laemmle Fans,

It’s been a mixed week in Hollywood, as signs of light on the horizon were overshadowed by the death of rising star and real-life superhero Chadwick Boseman. Meanwhile, Governor Newsom has introduced a new set of reopening guidelines, and although indoor entertainment remains barred, we’re looking at several outdoor opportunities for socially-distanced-cinema (coming soon to a large wall near you).

This week’s lineup features John Leguizamo’s directorial debut Critical Thinking, alongside a re-issue of Claire Denis’s 1999 masterpiece Beau Travail. There’s also documentaries about cuban culture, art theft, and nuclear weaponry, as well as two new avant-garde foreign titles: Ghost Tropic, from minimalist Belgian filmmaker Bas Devos, and Greek thriller Entwined.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

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Laemmle Virtual Cinema
New Releases for September 4 • Click posters for “Watch Now” instructions.

                                    

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Dear Laemmle Fans,

Although we won’t be showing any movies, the doors of our Claremont location will be open this weekend for a pop-up cafe, presented in coordination with local coffee roaster The Reverse Orangutan. Payment via Premiere Card or Laemmle Gift Card is accepted, and cardholder discounts will be honored. Make sure to follow Laemmle on social media, and stay tuned for similar events at other locations.

For those who’d prefer to stay in over the weekend, we’ve got an exciting new round of virtual releases available, beginning with an illuminating documentary on SOUL! show-runner Ellis B. Haizlip. Other bio-docs focus on French-Italian designer Pierre Cardin, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, and travel writer Bruce Chatwin (directed by peer Werner Herzog). New narrative features include the workers-rights drama Made in Bangladesh, and the critically-revered indie film The Garden Left Behind.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

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New Releases for August 28 • Click posters for “Watch Now” instructions.

                                       

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Dear Laemmle Fans,

Exactly seven months have passed since the first case of Coronavirus was identified in the United States, and it’s become harder to remember what life was like back then. We’ve done our best since to keep bringing you new arthouse cinema every week, but I can’t say I don’t miss the big screen. If only there was a way to download the smell of hot buttered popcorn (pick-up concessions coming soon)…

Today’s new releases include documentaries Desert One, about the U.S. Government’s failed 1980 attempt to end the Iranian hostage crisis, and Love Express, about the little-known-career of visionary Polish director Walerian Borwczyk. There’s also a variety of foreign-language narrative films, including The August Virgin from Spain, Watch List from the Philippines, African Violet from Iran, and three new titles presented by the French Institute Alliance Francaise.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

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New Releases for August 21 • Click posters for “Watch Now” instructions.

                                   

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Dear Laemmle Fans,

Although Los Angeles cinemas remain closed until further notice from the county, next week hints at a return to normalcy, as the first major studio film since March is released theatrically. Local cases are also down from their previous high last month, and the Dodgers are humming along in second place. Things could certainly be better… but it’s important to note the silver linings in between.

First up this week on Laemmle Virtual Cinema is the must-see concert film Jazz on a Summer’s Day, recorded in 1958. The film features countless soon-to-become legends and was a favorite of my grandfather, company founder Max Laemmle. There’s also new documentaries about fashion designer Martin Margiela, and the importance of local elections in the United States. Narrative releases include The Bay of Silence (starring Brian Cox, Claes Bang, and Olga Kurylenko), as well as Lingua Franca, presented by Ava DuVernay’s Array.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

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Laemmle Virtual Cinema
New Releases for August 14 • Click posters for “Watch Now” instructions.

                               

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Dear Laemmle Fans,

Our thoughts are with the citizens of Lebanon today, as they contend with the crisis caused by Tuesday’s disaster. For those who are able to, here is a list of meaningful ways you can help.

In other news, it has now been 20 long weeks since the closure of local cinemas, and the launch of our online program. And while I wish more had changed since then, I’m grateful to see our local curve begin to flatten. As a reminder, we can all make a difference by wearing masks, washing our hands, and maintaining social distance when appropriate.

New on Laemmle Virtual Cinema this week, we have the Norwegian drama Out Stealing Horses, featuring an exceptional performance from a never-better Stellan Skarsgard, as well as My Dog Stupid, starring real-life French couple Yvan Attal and Charlotte Gainsbourg. On the documentary side, there are new releases on rock ‘n’ roll magazines, Iranian detainees, and a journalist fighting for freedom of the press in the Philippines.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

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New Releases for August 7 • Click posters for “Watch Now” instructions.

                            

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Dear Laemmle Fans,

Day by day, our country continues to reckon with the new realities of living through a pandemic. The return of baseball has provided a much-appreciated semblance of normalcy, although the pleasure may be a fleeting one unless the league is able to contain the ongoing outbreak amongst the Marlins roster. And in unrelated news, Hollywood quietly says goodbye to the longest lived star of its Golden Age.

I’d also like to highlight some of the new releases on Laemmle Virtual Cinema this week, including excellent new documentaries concerning the American judicial system and the Paradise fire from 2018 (directed by Ron Howard). We also have drama films A Girl Missing and The Cuban, as well as biographies on musicians Gordon Lightfoot and Bob Marley. And in case you missed it last week, Catholic school comedy Yes, God, Yes (starring Natalia Dyer of Stranger Things) has been particularly popular and well-received by our audience.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle

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Laemmle Virtual Cinema
New Releases for July 31 • Click posters for “Watch Now” instructions.