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Alex Theatre Becomes Top 70mm Theater for ‘The Odyssey,’ Extends Run for 2 Weeks
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…The Alex Theatre in Glendale extended its screening of Universal’s “The Odyssey” through Aug. 20 after the recently refurbished movie palace became the top grossing theater screening the film in standard 70mm across the United States.
As TheWrap reported last month, The Alex went through a major refurbishment that included the construction of a brand-new projector room housing a state-of-the-art 70mm projector as well as acoustic upgrades.
The changes, which would usually take one year in a step-by-step process, were compressed into a five-week period so that the new projector could be unveiled with the release of “The Odyssey.”
“We’re incredibly grateful to the people of Los Angeles and to film lovers from across Southern California for making our presentation of ‘The Odyssey’ in 70mm such an extraordinary success,” said Miles Williams, artistic director of the Alex Theatre.
The launch of the theater’s projector room adds the Alex to a list of L.A. movie palaces that includes the New Beverly Cinema, the Egyptian, the Aero, and the Vista.