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Laemmle Theatres ( ) is a group of family-run
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in the
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. It was established in 1938Richard Verrier A Hollywood opening for downton cinema October 24, 2009 Los Angeles Times and is owned and operated by Robert Laemmle and his son Greg Laemmle. Robert Laemmle's father Max and uncle Kurt, cousins of
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founder
Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle (; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the most important o ...
, bought their first movie theater in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1938. There are eight locations: Claremont 5 in Claremont, Glendale 5 in
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, Monica 4-plex in
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, Playhouse 7 in
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, Royal Theatre in
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, Town Center 5 in Encino, NoHo 7 in
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, and Laemmle Theatres 7 in
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. The Laemmle Grande 4-Plex on South
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closed October 25, 2009 as
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's
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complex was set to open. Construction of the Santa Clarita theater was completed in 2020, but its opening was delayed due to the
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. It opened on April 9, 2021. In December 2011, the
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City Council and Redevelopment Agency approved a $12.8 million plan to develop a loft with 42 residential units, a 5-screen Laemmle Theaters, and a
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restaurant. Construction of the residential building complex began in mid-2015, and it opened in August of 2018. With the Glendale location's reopening on May 21, 2021, Laemmle Theatres will be operating all of the locations that had been open in 2019 prior to the closures caused by the
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.


Oscar qualifying

During the 21st century, the Laemmle venues have come to be known as the "Secret Path to Oscar Qualifying" since they have been repeatedly used by
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s,
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s, and
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for that purpose. Laemmle provides services designed to enable a film to qualify for
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s,Qualification
from the Laemmle Theatres website
charging a
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for exhibition while giving the film's producers 100 percent of the
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receipts; they have someone meet every year with the Academy committees in all the categories to ensure their "qualifying run" bookings actually qualify. They even help film-makers book their films outside of their own theaters if a committee requires that.


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* {{official, https://www.laemmle.com/
Growing up Laemmle
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