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In an effort to maintain the movie theater industry alive – past creating many movies we all know and love – a few of Hollywood’s most celebrated filmmakers are the proud new homeowners of an historic movie show in Los Angeles.
Led by “Juno” and “Ghostbusters” director Jason Reitman, a coalition of 35 filmmakers together with Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper, Chloé Zhao and Christopher Nolan have acquired the Village Theater, a 93-year-old landmark situated in Los Angeles’ Westwood neighborhood.
The coalition’s mission, based on a information launch despatched to CNN on Wednesday, is to “protect the architectural gem and create a cultural landmark devoted to the beloved expertise of film going.”
Spielberg stated in a press release on Wednesday that he has vivid recollections of seeing motion pictures on the Village Theater. “I’m excited to be a part of this group that’s intent on restoring Westwood to its glory years as a film-going cultural establishment,” he added.
Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Ryan Coogler, Alfonso Cuarón, Todd Phillips, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn and Alexander Payne, amongst others, are additionally a part of Reitman’s coalition of theater buyers.
Reitman has a private connection to the Village Theater, recalling in a press release that he was impressed to leap on this chance having held numerous his motion pictures’ premieres on the theater, together with “Juno,” “Up Within the Air” and the latest “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.”
When the Village Theater went available on the market, Reitman stated, “I instantly made a suggestion and hoped my fellow administrators would be part of me on this journey. We take this stewardship very critically and hope to supply a real neighborhood for anybody who loves the flicks.”
Below its new starry possession, the Village Theater will showcase each first-run and beforehand launched classics that will probably be proven on the theater’s customary and large-scale screens. Inside, the filmmakers will even showcase props, wardrobe and movie prints from their private collections.
The Village Theater has been a Los Angeles staple because the Thirties and continues to host a few of Hollywood’s buzziest film premieres.