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Topic: Mann National, Westwood

Christopher Crouch
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posted May 08, 2007 03:05 PM

I believe Mr. Daugherty is also the person who took on the old Mann Culver City a few months back.

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Michael Furlinger
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posted May 09, 2007 08:33 PM

Any more news on who the operator will be ..name it will operate under...

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Michael Coate
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posted May 11, 2007 05:09 PM

From today's Los Angeles Times...

In the display ad for "The Ex" the venue is listed as "The National Theatre" with no operator identified.

I saw no listing for the place in the directory of independent theatres.

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Bill Gabel
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posted May 12, 2007 02:45 PM

It's no longer on the Mann Theatres site. When you go to the premiere page and click a former listing of a premiere at the National, it gives an error page. Where it once gave the National Theatre info and a few pictures.

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Bill Gabel
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posted October 09, 2007 06:57 PM

FYI: The online petition is now up to 75 signatures. looks like the theatre might be closing for the last time in the very near future.

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Mark Campbell
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posted October 12, 2007 09:01 AM

Has the National quietly closed today? There are no showtimes listed anywhere and the phone rings and rings....

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Bill Gabel
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posted October 12, 2007 04:57 PM

Someone on CinemaTreasures posted they quietly closed last Sunday Oct. 7th. 2007. The last feature was "Feast of Love".
Like you posted there are no show times anywhere for the theatre.

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Mark Campbell
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posted October 13, 2007 10:47 AM

Seems like this will be it. Developers will build a Banana Republic in its place that itself will probably close (knowing Westwood's problems) in 3 years.

Its too bad that all the theatres of this era will be gone soon. Remember this was the last single screener built in LA. Not old enough to be protected, not new enough to have multiple screens. But presentation that was flawless and spectacular. I would see a film here over the Village any day.

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Mark Campbell
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posted October 14, 2007 08:06 AM

Today's LA Times lists "Gone Baby Gone" opening at the National this Friday in THX. Will the booking move or is the theatre not really closed? The theatre has been listed in the Independent Theatre guide of the LA times all week with "Call Theatre for Information and Showtimes". Perhaps "Feast of Love" was such a bust they were not financially able to run it beyond Sunday?...

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Bill Gabel
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posted October 15, 2007 07:11 AM

It's CLOSED

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Bill Gabel
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posted December 05, 2007 09:25 AM

The vote for landmarking the National Theatre came down at 4-0 againist landmarking it. It looks like January might be when work will start on the razing of the theatre.

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Chris Utley
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posted December 05, 2007 10:06 AM

A shame.

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Mark Campbell
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posted January 08, 2008 07:22 PM

Looks like this is it:

http://cinematreasures.org/theater/799_0_2_0_C/

I'll be in LA on business toward the end of the month. I bet there will be a big hole in the ground by then.
[Frown]

With the National and NuWilshire gone, I picked a good time to move back to Seattle.

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Bill Gabel
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posted January 28, 2008 01:15 PM

Look at the last set of pictures from the above link of the National Theatre from CinemaTreasures.

It's been GUTTED. Just a frame is really what left of the building.

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Mark Campbell
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posted February 14, 2008 04:59 PM

And now...nothing.

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