Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe news that the Arclight Cinemas are closing permanently — part of the larger closure that includes Pacific Theaters in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic — hit the film industry, and the greater Los Angeles community, like a shockwave.Filmmaker John August was one of the first to tweet about the news: “Oh no.
ArcLight Hollywood is my favorite place to see movies.”Actor Ben Schwartz echoed that feeling. “The Arclight Hollywood was my most favorite theatre in the world to see movies,” he tweeted. “I saw my first movie in LA there when I moved here in 2009 and the last movie before the pandemic there.
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