Date

Feb 24 2023 - Mar 09 2023
Expired!

ONLY IN THEATERS

The Laemmle Theaters, a beloved Arthouse Cinema chain with a Hollywood legacy, has passionately elevated the art of filmmaking as a family for 85 years – and today, they’re facing seismic change. ONLY IN THEATERS chronicles this family-run business and their determination to survive in a swiftly changing world.

SYNOPSIS

In 1938, two European Jewish immigrant brothers (who happened to be the cousins of famed movie mogul Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures) escaped fascist Germany right before World War II. They came to America and opened a movie theater. By the 1960’s, the dynamic Laemmle family owned and operated 6 theaters in the Los Angeles developing an outsized influence on cinema. Over four generations, the Laemmles—a close-knit Jewish family—have dedicated themselves to supporting, innovating, and elevating the art of filmmaking. Responsible for bringing foreign film to Los Angeles, popularizing independent films, documentary films, and their makers, the Laemmle Theatres’ impact on Hollywood and world cinema cannot be overstated. Today, in a world of conglomeration and streaming, as well as a pandemic, the Laemmle circuit of beloved theaters has faced unprecedented challenges.

Filmed over two years, director Raphael Sbarge was given complete access, and editorial control, over this family’s most turbulent time in 85 years of doing business. With appearances from Cameron Crowe, Ava DuVernay, James Ivory, Nicole Holofcener, and Alison Anders, ONLY IN THEATERS is both a state-of-industry film for insiders, a love letter to cinema for a general audience, as well as an irresistible story of a multi-generational American family. The film is further enhanced with appearances from critics, writers, and filmmakers Edward Goldman, Kevin Thomas, Kenneth Turan, Bruce Joel Rubin plus Leonard Maltin, Ross Melnick, Michael Renov, and Mark Ulano. Laemmle Theatres, the beloved 84-year-old arthouse cinema chain in Los Angeles, is facing seismic change and downward pressure. Yet the family behind this multigenerational business—whose sole mission has been to support the art of film—is determined to see it survive.

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Director
Raphael Sbarge
WITH
Allison Anders, Cameron Crowe, Ava DuVernay, Nicole Holofcener, James Ivory, Kenneth Turan
Run Time
1 hour, 34 minutes
Released
January 13, 2023
Distributed by
The Film Collaborative
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE

Assisted Listening

Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
NOT RATED

Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.

SHOWINGS

FEB 24 | FRI

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

FEB 25 | SAT

12:40, 2:45, 5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

FEB 26 | SUN

12:40, 2:45, 5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

FEB 27 | MON

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

FEB 28 | TUE

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 1 | WED

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 2 | THU

5:00 p.m.

MAR 3 | FRI

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 4 | SAT

12:50, 2:55, 5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 5 | SUN

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 6 | MON

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 7 | TUE

7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 8 | WED

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.

MAR 9 | THU

5:00, 7:05, 9:10 p.m.
Reviews
“[ONLY IN THEATERS is] a fascinating and poignant look at the Laemmle family.“
Claudia Puig

Film Week

“Like a knotty, poignant family business saga you might see on one of their screens, the story here is beautiful and complicated, one in which the twin weights of legacy and calling bear down on the need to survive in changing times.”
Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

“It’s not a film about how important theatrical exhibition is for filmmakers (though that is nice too). Rather, it’s an intimate portrait of a man burdened by legacy, navigating uncharted waters, not even sure that he wants to.”
Katie Walsh

TheWrap

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