Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

2023

Action / Documentary

IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 262 262

restoration movie theater

Plot summary

Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian Theatre as it returns to its former movie palace glory.

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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Musicianmagic 2 / 10

This is NOT about the Egyptian Theatre!

This is just a few minutes of several Talking Heads (mostly Director Guillermo del Toro & a few others I never heard of) giving their personal opinion on watching a movie on a big screen.We learn basically nothing about the Egyptian Theatre. Not what makes it different; why it was built; who built it; where it is located. We get a couple of pics without reference plus some very short film footage of a movie premiere.This should have been even shorter. The talking heads were worthless. Cut that out and leave the minutes and a half. Or better yet, just skip this excuse for a documentary.
Reviewed by planktonrules 1 / 10

So...where is the theater?!

"Temple of Film" is an incredibly frustrating short film to watch. Grauman's Egyptian Theatre is one of the most beautiful theaters in the world and it's recently been restored to its original glory. I have been to this restored movie palace and it is worth the travel to see it. In fact, in many ways I like it more than Grauman's Chinese which is just up the street...and it, too, is gorgeous. Why in particular do I love the Egyptian? Well, the Egyptian revival theme is the answer--with the place looking as if it was created by King Tut's architects! It is simply breathtaking to see and experience watching a movie there. I fortunately have seen several...including a Harold Lloyd silent with a full orchestra! Talk about amazing!!Here is the problem. The short is only 11 minutes long...and you see almost NOTHING of this glorious theater. Instead, you see Hollywood big-wigs like Guillermo del Toro and Rian Johnson waxing poetic about movies...but not so much about the Egyptian.It's NOT really a film about the theater but about why famous filmmakers like films...oh, and they also just happen to like the theater as well. A huge disappointment and a film that felt like bait and switch! You see only a few clips of the place before its restoration and almost nothing about it now! One new clip lasted about 1-2 seconds...and that's it!! Talk about a waste of time.
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