Hollywood Then and Now - May 2021

 

Well, here's a Then and Now that I hope goes no further than right at this moment.

It was big news out here in LaLa Land about a month ago.   The Arclight Cinema chain was going to become a victim of COVID.   Indeed, my favorite place in the world to see a movie.  

Of course, attached to the Arclight in Hollywood is the famed Cinerama Dome.  This magnificent theater opened in 1963 with the world premiere of "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World."

That had to be a special night.   But, then again, any night at the Dome is a special one.  If there was a big blockbuster opening, this would be where you would go to see it with its gigantic wrap-around screen and superlative sight lines.   

I am sure there are folks out here who were born and raised on the Dome.   I've just been lucky enough to have it for the 24 years I have been in LA.  

Now I believe it is a landmark so it needs to exist in some form.   But one rumor is that it could possibly be turned into a restaurant!  

Please, no.   Let's keep the Arclight in Hollywood and the Dome doing what they were built to do.   Show movies.

Right now, the Dome looks like it is awaiting the next BLM outburst.   Hopefully, those boards are temporary.

Dinner last night:  Leftover Chinese food.