1045 Broxton Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90024 | map |
Opened: It opened as the Regent Theatre on September 9, 1966, a project of Laemmle Theatres. Landmark got the house in 2002. It was renovated and renamed the Landmark Westwood in 2020. Photo: Bill Counter - November 2021
Phone: 310-208-3250 Website: landmarktheatres.com/los-angeles | on Facebook
Seating: 400 before the 2019 renovations.
Screen size: 35'
Architect: Unknown. The building was constructed in the 40s as
retail space but had later been used as a warehouse before the theatre conversion.
A September 9, 1966 grand opening ad. Thanks to Mike Rivest for locating this. Visit his site:
Movie-Theatre.org
A 1974 Laemmle ad that appeared in the L.A. Free Press. Thanks to Dyban for posting it on Cinema Treasures.
The theatre was operated for years
by Mann after Laemmle lost their lease on the building around 1980. It
was acquired in 2002 by Landmark Theatres, who did a general
refurbishing. They ran some artie product and then settled into a routine of first
run or moveover mainstream product including, for a few years, lots of Disney releases.
In 2017 the building owner had announced plans to take off the 60s
facade and revamp the building for two restaurant tenants. That plan never
went forward. Landmark kept operating the building as a theatre. The theatre closed for a major renovation on June 14, 2019.
It reopened as the Landmark Westwood on March 6, 2020 after the
eight month renovation. At the time of the opening it still said Regent on the facade
and marquee.
The theatre closed in mid-March due to Covid restrictions. The second reopening: May 14, 2021.
Status: It now has new platformed seating, an ATMOS sound system, a bar offering wine and artisan beers, food service, and a concierge station. It's still a single screen venue.
The lobby:
A 2011 view across the bar to the house left end of the lobby. It's a photo that was a post on the theatre's Facebook page.
A look to house right in 2011. Photo: Landmark Theatres
The stairs in 2011. Photo: Landmark Theatres
A look through the front windows at the revamped snackbar prior to reopening in March 2020. The open period wasn't long as they had to shutter later in the month due to Covid restrictions. Photo: Bill Counter
The remodeled lobby with the lights on. Photo: Landmark Westwood Facebook page - March 2020
A bar detail. Photo: Landmark Westwood Facebook page - March 2020
Looking toward house left. Restrooms are behind the boxoffice area. Photo: Bill Counter - August 2022
A happy couple at the bar. Photo: Bill Counter - August 2022
A view to the house right end of the lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - August 2022
The auditorium:
A 2011 view to the front. Photo: Landmark Regent Facebook page
The house left wall. Photo: Landmark Regent Facebook page - 2011
The rear of the auditorium. Photo: Landmark Regent Facebook page - 2011
Thanks to Mark NYLA for this 2017 photo appearing on the
Cinema Treasures page about the Regent.
A 2019 view, before the renovations. Thanks to Jane C. for her photo on
Yelp.
A look at the renovated auditorium. The aisles got moved out to the side walls. It was a March 2020 post on the Landmark Westwood Facebook page.
A look in from house left. Photo: Bill Counter - August 2022
The rear of the renovated auditorium. Photo: Bill Counter - August 2022
Exterior views:
c.1950 - The building that later became the Regent. Thanks to Kevin Roderick for the photo in a February 2017
L.A. Observed article written when it had been announced that the theatre would be closing.
1979 - "Till Marriage Do Us Part" was a 1974 film that finally got a U.S. release in the fall of 1979. Thanks to Laemmle Theatres for this shot. It's one displayed in the lobby at their
Royal Theatre.
1983 - "Flashdance" and pedicabs. Thanks to Alison Martino for sharing this photo from her collection in a 2021 "
Memories of Westwood Village" post on her Vintage Los Angeles blog. blog She also shared it on her
Vintage Los Angeles Facebook page.
1987 - The theatre running as a Mann operation. It was the opening of "Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3." Thanks to Dennis Mahaney for sharing this photo from his collection on
Cinema Treasures. The film was a February release.
1990 - Thanks to Scotty A. for posting this shot on
Cinema Treasures that was taken at the opening night of "Problem Child."
2001 - The theatre as the Mann Regent. Thanks to Scott Neff for his photo, one appearing on the
Cinema Tour page about the theatre. "Life as a House" was a September release.
2002 - The Regent running "Ali," a December 2001 release with Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight. Thanks to Richard DuVal for including the shot in a post about the theatre on the
Cinema Treasures Facebook page. He calls our attention to the Mann name being blacked out as the theatre's operator.
2002 - "Monsoon Wedding" was an April release. The photo is one that appeared as a 2011 post on the theatre's Facebook page.
2004 - "King Arthur" was a June release. It's a photo Richard DuVal included in his 2023 Cinema Treasures Facebook post about the Regent.
2007 - The theatre as a Landmark operation. Photo: Bill Counter
2008 - The Regent running "Smart People." It a photo that appeared as a 2011 post on the theatre's Facebook page.
2009 - "Walt & El Grupo" had a September release. It's a photo Richard DuVal included in his 2023
Cinema Treasures Facebook post about the Regent.
2010 - "Prince of Persia" was out in May. It's a photo Richard DuVal included in his 2023
Cinema Treasures Facebook post.
2011 - A shot of the theatre that once appeared on the website of the
Westwood Village Improvement Association.
2011 - A view from Andie B. appearing on
Yelp.
2017 - Thanks to Chris Nichols for this photo of the theatre running "The Red Turtle." It appeared with "
The Classic Landmark Regent Theatre in Westwood is Closing After 50 Years," his Los Angeles Magazine article written when the landlord was thinking about revamping the space for restaurant tenants. Landmark got a new lease.
2019 - Construction began in June. Photo: Brian Aldrich
2019 - A peek into the gutted lobby. Photo: Brian Aldrich
2019 - The facade in December. Photo: Brian Aldrich. Thanks, Brian!
2020 - It reopened as the Landmark Westwood on March 6 after an
eight month renovation. But it still said Regent on the facade
and marquee. Photo: Bill Counter - March 10
2021 - An image from the theatre's Facebook page.
2021 - A two-week Clint Eastwood series. Thanks to Richard DuVal for including the shot in a post about the theatre on the Cinema Treasures Facebook page.
See the Regent page on
Cinema Treasures for many comments. Several more exterior photos are on
Cinema Tour.
There's a small 1998 photo of the Mann Regent taken by Don Ceppi on the
Silver Screens page about Los Angeles Theatres. The site Roadside Peek has a 1998 photo of the Mann Regent running "The Truman Show" on their
Westwood Theatres page.
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