16mm cinescope2/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Some of them are absolutely amazing, and I want people to see them, to enjoy them." And I want to show my prints! We’ll still be borrowing prints from the studios and other collectors, but I like the idea that the base of what we’re doing will be my print collection. Said Quentin of his prints, “I have a really, really huge film-print collection that I’ve been curating for almost 20 years now. One of the prime reasons he wanted to run the New Beverly was to share his collection with an audience. Many of the 35mm and 16mm prints shown are from Quentin’s private collection. Tuesdays remain one of our most popular nights with a tremendously loyal following. founder Eric Caidin with current New Bev manager Brian Quinn. Quentin has also continued and expanded the wildly popular Grindhouse Tuesdays, run for over a decade by our beloved friend and Hollywood Book and Poster Co. retrospective), Ozploitation (Australian exploitation), Meeker Mania (an extended Ralph Meeker celebration) and salutes to Richard Fleischer, Glenn Ford, John Cassavettes (as actor) and more. Other popular programming series that Quentin has scheduled include two blockbuster months in tribute to 90’s cinema, Shawtember (an action-packed Shaw Bros. He also started an ongoing weekend kiddee matinee series and added Friday midnight shows of his own work, promising “if you want to see one of my movies in 35mm, any week of the year, there is one place you can go to.” Quentin does the vast majority of the monthly programming at the New Beverly, having launched with an October 2014 double feature tribute to Paul Mazursky featuring BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE and BLUME IN LOVE. Plus, the concession stand has been expanded, carpet replaced, seats re-upholstered and cupholders added. 4 Track mag heads and a 16mm projector were installed, giving us the ability to show more film formats. The periscope projection system was eliminated, resulting in a crisper and brighter image. A small partition wall in the lobby was removed and we’re now able to display large format posters, mostly from France and Italy. While ticket and concession prices have not changed in the two years since Quentin came on board, there have been a few changes. You know it’s playing in 35 because it’s the New Beverly." When you see a film on the New Beverly calendar, you don’t have to ask whether it’s going to be shown in DCP or in 35mm. "I want the New Beverly to be a bastion for 35mm films. Committed to celluloid, Quentin made the unique decision to have the New Beverly solely project film prints. Michael continues to use his deep knowledge and passion to help manage the theater to this day.Īfter 10 years of being a benefactor of the theater, Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino became owner and head programmer. Upon his untimely death in 2007, his son Michael assumed day-to-day operations, helping usher in a new era for the theater. Seeing Sherman in the box office was always a welcome sight for the city’s cinephiles. ![]() But everything would change in 1978 when Sherman Torgan turned a shuttered adult theater into the repertory movie haven we know today as the New Beverly Cinema.įor nearly 30 years Sherman Torgan dedicated his life to sharing his love of motion pictures, turning a simple venue into a de facto film school and beloved cultural hub through nightly themed double feature pairings of classic, foreign, independent and arthouse cinema. A vaudeville house, candy factory & beer parlor, Jewish Community Center and celebrity nightclub, a lot of magic happened at 7165 Beverly Blvd before the first film projectors rolled in. ![]()
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