#TCL Chinese Theatre

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#OnThisDay in 1927:

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, now the TCL Chinese Theatre, opened on May 18, 1927 with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's THE KING OF KINGS.

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Actor and comedian Jerry Lewis at his handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood - April 12, 2014

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TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Boulevard, LA. CA.

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Jerry Schilling, Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood, Lisa Marie Presley, Baz Luhrmann, Priscilla Presley, Riley Keough, Austin Butler, & Finley Aaron Love Lockwood attend the Handprint Ceremony honoring Three Generations of Presley's at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 21, 2022 in Hollywood, California

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On October 6, 1999, Pokemon: The First Movie premiered at the TCL Chinesse Theater.

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Dolby Theatre, TCL Chinese Theatre & handprints

10.01.2024

Hollywood Heights, California, USA

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TCL Chinese Theatre had an honored ceremony with Yoshiki of 'X Japan' and 'The Last RockStars' in LA. the ceremony chooses Yoshiki as the first Japanese person. confirm it, please.

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The Grauman's Chinese Theatre opened on May 18, 1927, with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings.

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Next up for for FNF prez Eddie Muller at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival today. He'll introduce Elia Kazan's EAST OF EDEN (1955), 11:45 am, TCL Chinese Theatres, House 1.

#TCMFF film notes:

When director Elia Kazan realized Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift were too old to play the brothers in his adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, he went looking for new talent. Boy, did he find it! In his first starring role (and the only one of his major films released during his lifetime), James Dean burns up the screen with inner turmoil. He’s cast as Cal, the tortured Cain to Richard Davalos’s Abel and Raymond Massey’s Adam in coastal California on the eve of World War I. Rejection dominates Dean’s performance as he strives to win his father’s love, finds himself drawn to his brother’s girlfriend (Julie Harris), and discovers his mother (Jo Van Fleet) is running a brothel in a nearby town.

Working with cinematographer Ted McCord, Kazan reflected Cal’s emotional turmoil in his creative use of the widescreen image. This was Kazan’s first film shot in color and CinemaScope, and he frequently tilts the camera to intensify a scene’s emotional impact. He also worked with composer Leonard Rosenman to make the score mirror Cal’s inner life. At the time, many reviewers lauded Kazan’s move into widescreen while complaining that Dean’s performance was just an imitation of early Brando. More recent critics have hailed the film as Kazan’s and Dean’s best. Van Fleet won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress with her film debut, with additional nominations going to Kazan, Dean, and Paul Osborn’s adapted screenplay.

d. Elia Kazan, 118 minutes, DCP

World premiere restoration courtesy of Warner Bros. Classics

Restored by Warner Bros. in collaboration with the Film Foundation

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The grand opening of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood happened on May 18, 1927 #OnThisDay

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AFI has announced that the World Premiere of Robert Zemeckis' "HERE" has been selected as the Centerpiece Screening at this year's AFI FEST presented by Canva and will be celebrated at the TCL Chinese Theatre Friday, October 25, 2024

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Alexander Edwards, Cher, Norman Reedus and Austin Butler attend the Los Angeles premiere of Focus Features' "The Bikeriders" at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 17, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

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1. A kínaiak megvették a kínainak nevezett mozikomplexet :)

2. A Barbie könnyes-nyálas vége meg a zavaros történet nagy csalódás, viszont a Kenek csatája eposzi. Epikus. A normandiai csata méltó megfelelője.

3. Az M:I 7 tkp fél film, a sztori bullshit, de a vasúti jelenet, naaz. Meg a kisautós poén, naazis.

4. A MEG2 meg olyan számomra, mint egy közpénzes influenszer: kerülöm, nehogy bajba keveredjek.

Grauman's Chinese Theatre (branded as TCL Chinese Theatre for naming rights reasons) is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.The original Chinese Theatre was commissioned following the success of the nearby Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, which opened in 1922. Both were built as Exotic Revival style architecture. Built by a partnership headed by Sid Grauman over 18 months beginning in January 1926, the theater opened May 18, 1927, with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings. It has since been home to many premieres, including the 1977 launch of George Lucas' Star Wars, as well as birthday parties, corporate junkets, and three Academy Awards ceremonies. Among the theater's features are the concrete blocks set in the forecourt, which bear the signatures, footprints, and handprints of popular motion picture personalities from the 1920s to the present day.

Originally named Grauman's Chinese Theatre, it was renamed Mann's Chinese Theatre in 1973; the name lasted until 2001, after which it reverted to its original name. On January 11, 2013, Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL Corporation purchased the facility's naming rights.

In 2013, the Chinese Theatre partnered with IMAX Corporation to convert the house into a custom-designed IMAX theater. The newly renovated theater seats 932 people and features one of the largest movie screens in North America.

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TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028

Grauman’s (now TCL) Chinese Theatre might be the best-known movie theater in the world because it has been the site of so many movie premieres. It also has distinctive Chinese pagoda architecture. The theatre first opened in 1927. It has one screen which was converted to an IMAX screen in 2013. There is a complex in the mall that also shows movies but it’s not the original theatre.

The lions that guard the entrance were imported from China.

There are a few famous costumes in the lobby (Dorothy’s dress from Wizard of Oz, Scarlett O’Hara’s curtain gown from Gone With the Wind) and a life-size Darth Vader. The lobby feels small. The concessions stand seems to have the usual items: popcorn, hot dogs, drinks, candy.

The Chinese inspired interior is ornate and much of it is original. The ceiling is particularly impressive. Bathrooms are on the lower level (not handicapped accessible). Because the theatre seats so many people (there are three levels), the line for the bathroom is extremely long once the movie is over.

They even offer a tour of the theatre. Be sure to check out the Forecourt of the Stars, with the hands and footprints of movie stars imprinted in cement. Michael Jackson, the cast of Harry Potter, and the cast of Twilight’s imprints are near the front door.

I wasn’t that impressed with the IMAX screen but the audio was super loud. We reserved the seats online ($24). Not much was left so we sat closer than we really wanted to (sixth row). The ventilation wasn’t that great and the A/C wasn’t strong enough. Leg room is decent unless you are tall. The seats are older but have arm rests and cup holders. They recline slightly. It’s not stadium style seating but more comfortable than some of the older movie theatres that I’ve been to.

I don’t think they have matinee pricing but the tickets aren’t that expensive compared to regular, non-historic movie theatres.

Do take advantage of the validated parking (4 hours for $3 if you see a movie) because it’s hard to find parking in the area. The parking garage is huge (it also serves the attached mall). Or take the Metro because there’s a station that’s super close.

4 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.