TCL CHINESE THEATRE IMAX INTRO

Описание: The TCL CHINESE THEATRE, previously and commonly referred to as Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States

The original Chinese Theatre was commissioned following the success of the nearby Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, which opened in 1922

Both were built as Exotic Revival style architecture

Built by a partnership headed by Sid Grauman over 18 months beginning in January 1926, the theater opened May 18, 1927, with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings

It has since been home to many premieres, including the 1977 debut of Star Wars as well as many private events and three Academy Awards ceremonies

Among the theater's features are the concrete blocks set in the forecourt, which bear the signatures, footprints, and handprints of popular motion picture personalities from the 1920s to the present day

Former names Mann's Chinese Theatre (1973–2001)
Grauman's Chinese Theatre (1927–1973; 2001–2013)
Owner : Chinese Theatres, LLC
Type : Indoor movie theater
Capacity : 932 (as of 2013)

CONSTRUCTION
Broke ground : January 9, 1926
Built : January 16, 1926
Opened : May 18, 1927
Renovated : 2001–04
2013 (Digital IMAX conversion)
2014 (70mm IMAX installation for Interstellar)
2015 (IMAX with Laser installation)

The TCL Chinese Theatre is the most iconic movie palace in the world. With over 50 events a year, including movie premieres, imprint ceremonies, and film festivals, the theatre continues to make Hollywood history every day

On January 11, 2013, the world famous Chinese Theatre announced that they would be teaming up with one of China’s biggest electronics manufacturers, TCL, aka “The Creative Life,” in a 10-year naming rights partnership

This partnership has brought many exciting upgrades and preservation projects to the Chinese Theatre

For example, new sloped seating, new digital marquee, main lobby refurbishments and key technology upgrades for both the audio and visual presentation. Not only do these enhancements bring the cherished venue back to the glory days when showman-founder Sid Grauman first opened the theatre, but they will also give the storied movie palace a new lease on life and provide theatre-goers with a much improved, truly world-class movie experience

Since 1927, the TCL Chinese Theatre has been the home to the most prominent red carpet movie premieres and special events

It’s where Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars come to watch their movies!

The theatre has the unique Forecourt of the Stars, which features cement hand and footprints of major movie stars from past to present

These aspects make our cinema palace the most famous movie theatre in the world

The IMAX stands apart too. It’s the world’s largest IMAX auditorium, as well as the only movie palace in California with a state-of-the-art IMAX Laser projection experience

Watching a movie here is not just a night out, it’s a memorable event

The IMAX laser experience at the TCL Chinese Theatre represents a quantum leap forward in cinema technology - providing audiences with the sharpest, brightest, clearest and most vivid digital images ever, combined with a whole new level of immersive audio

The experience of seeing a movie at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX is truly unparalleled

EXTERIOR
The exterior's most notable feature is the 90 foot (27 m)-tall pagoda centered in the middle of the forecourt

The pagoda's upright structure is supported by two prominent red pillars and its roof is plated in bronze. The design features numerous traditional Chinese ornamentations, including a 30 foot (9.1 m)-tall stone-carved mural of a dragon on the central wall between the columns

Two Ming dynasty-era guardian lion statues flank the venue's entrance

INTERIOR
The auditorium features a sixty-foot-wide ornate doily on its ceiling with various silver dragon emblems and gold medallions

A bronze chandelier fashioned to appear as a lantern hangs from the center of the doily

The theater's color scheme is primarily various shades of red – ruby, crimson, pale scarlet, and coral lacquer – with bronze, gold, stone, and silver providing accents

The auditorium is likened to a "gigantic shrine at the time of the Five Emperors or the Dynasty of Hsia"

Nearly 200 Hollywood celebrity handprints, footprints, and autographs are in the concrete of the theater's forecourt

to convert the original theater for IMAX. The new 94 ft × 46 ft (29 m × 14 m) silver screen is curved and can be masked for premieres and screening events of non-IMAX films. To accommodate better sightlines and a taller screen, seating was re-arranged in stepped rows, descending from street level to the floor of the former basement

TCL hosts the third largest commercial movie screen in North America, joining an exclusive class of theatres along with cinemas such as the Metrodome IMAX® theatre in San Francisco and Lincoln Square IMAX® theatre in New York City