For pointless nostalgic value, I recently re-watched The Glass House. The memory of watching it in the theater always stands out to me, because we watched it shortly after 9/11. We saw it up on Hollywood Blvd, and the Hollywood tourism felt eerily quiet in the day(s) right after 9/11. And in a way, it personally felt kinda crass to be indulging in meaningless activity like killing time in a theater.
Re-watching it tho I noticed something new.. there's a brief theater scene right at the start, that was filmed in a cool old theater in the Valley. It's a spot I always sought as a movie goer in the early 2ooos called the Pacific Theaters (in Sherman Oaks). It's kind of tucked on a side street, and for a long time aesthetically frozen in the early 8os. I used to love watching movies in their empty theaters. And they had unusually convenient parking for LA. I haven't been in there in many years, but hope it hasn't changed too much, it's a really cool, unique relic.
Daytime photo I took of the theater (circa 2005). At the time it wasn't advertised as Pacific Theaters, not sure if it was re-branded for a while..
Have to admit, the movie was an enjoyable re-watch.. it's now a good time capsule of (very) early 2ooos teen culture.
