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Westwood’s Village Theatre continues its revival: Universal’s Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey is booked to person a three-week engagement successful 70 mm erstwhile nan pic opens connected July 17.
The 95-year-old cinema, which will acquisition a 12-month renewal this fall, is operated by nan American Cinematheque and nan Jason Reitman led Village Directors Circle.
Nolan and The Odyssey producer Emma Thomas are besides partners successful nan Village Directors Circle, which is dedicated to redeeming nan famed movie palace.
The three-week Village Theatre tally is portion of a prime number of engagements and typical events AC is programming astatine nan humanities venue arsenic a fundraising effort for its renewal and restoration. Previously, nan Village reopened for Paramount’s world premiere of James Cameron and Billie Eilish’s Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live successful 3D). The Village’s projection booth was refurbished by Dolby for nan event. The Odyssey was changeable utilizing a caller Imax movie technology.
“Presenting Christopher Nolan’s latest epic successful glorious 70mm connected nan largest accepted theatre surface successful Los Angeles is an grant for nan American Cinematheque,” said American Cinematheque Artistic Director Grant Moninger. “The Village booth will beryllium fitted pinch restored dual 70mm projectors to guarantee a world-class position passim nan full run,” he added.
Said Reitman: “There are galore reasons to spell to nan movies, but fewer amended than a three-week tally of The Odyssey successful 70mm astatine 1 of nan astir beautiful movie palaces successful nan country. This American Cinematheque bid is simply a preview of what we dream nan restored Village Theatre will become. A location for awesome filmmakers, awesome audiences, and nan benignant of theatrical experiences that simply can’t beryllium replicated anyplace else. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas were among nan very first filmmakers to measurement successful erstwhile nan Village Theatre needed help. Their committedness to keeping nan tone of moviegoing live continues to animate america all.”
In November 2025, AC and VDC announced a non-profit business calling for AC to program, negociate and beryllium nan operating partner for nan 1000+-seat theatre. With a projected 2027 completion to its planned renovation, nan remodeled theatre will beryllium a location to typical screenings pinch in-person conversations, awards play events, caller theatrical releases, retrospectives and tributes, arsenic good arsenic AC’s year-round programming and movie festivals specified arsenic Beyond Fest, Bleak Week, This Is Not a Fiction and Ultra Cinematheque 70, and more.
Tickets for 70mm showings of The Odyssey will spell connected waste connected Thursday, June 4 astatine 9am PT.
