It is a sea of red. Its architect calls it his “magic lantern.” Some movie buffs tabbed it the “Death Star.”After standing empty for more than two years, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ grandiose 1,000-seat spherical theater opened Thursday to standing ovations, and a few skeptical reviews.
Following a morning of ribbon cutting and official speeches, excited audiences wallowed in the period magic of The Wizard of Oz backed by a full symphony orchestra.Leaders of the Motion Picture Academy and civic officials, having been battered for years for delays and overages, had a right to view it all as a minor miracle.
The theater itself represents an exercise in cinematic optimism at a moment when theaters around the nation stand forlorn.The
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