Westwood’s historic Village Theatre will welcome moviegoers yet another time earlier than it shuts its doorways for an intensive and prolonged renovation odyssey later this yr.
Beneath a particular association between Common and the Village Administrators Circle, the collective of filmmakers led by Jason Reitman that purchased the film palace in 2024, American Cinematheque will display Christopher Nolan’s new epic The Odyssey in a particular three-week engagement starting July 17.
The film can be introduced in 70mm and play 3 times a day, in accordance Cinematheque, which partnered with the theater final yr to program and operate the theater.
The three-week engagement is a part of programming and particular occasions Cinematheque is placing on as a fundraising effort previous to its fall closure for a 12-month renovation and restoration. The theater lately hosted the world premiere of James Cameron and Billie Eilish’s Billie Eilish – Hit Me Arduous and Smooth: The Tour (Dwell in 3D).
Nolan and Odyssey producer and spouse Emma Thomas are companions within the VDC, which incorporates a galaxy of filmmakers starting from J.J. Abrams and Ryan Coogler to Steven Speilberg and Denis Villeneuve amongst its ranks.
“There are many reasons to go to the movies, but few better than a three-week run of The Odyssey in 70mm at one of the most beautiful movie palaces in the country. This American Cinematheque series is a preview of what we hope the restored Village Theatre will become,” mentioned Reitman in a press release. “A home for great filmmakers, great audiences, and the kind of theatrical experiences that simply can’t be replicated anywhere else. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas were among the very first filmmakers to step in when the Village Theatre needed help. Their commitment to keeping the spirit of moviegoing alive continues to inspire us all.”
Cinematheque inventive director Grant Moninger acknowledged, “The Village booth will be fitted with restored dual 70mm projectors to ensure a world-class presentation throughout the entire run.”
The Odyssey is the one of many extra anticipated cinema releases of the summer season. Opening July 17, the film is a retelling of Homer’s epic story and stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya and Charlize Theron, amongst others.
With a projected 2027 completion to its deliberate renovation, the VDC and Cinematheque need the reworked Village Theatre to be the newest go-to venue for particular screenings with in-person conversations, awards season occasions, new theatrical releases, retrospectives and tributes, in addition to Cinematheque’s standard year-round programming and festivals akin to Past Fest, Bleak Week, This Is Not a Fiction and Extremely Cinematheque 70. The group additionally need to proceed the venue’s legacy of internet hosting film premieres.
