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The Grand Lake Theatre, My Hometown Movie Palace, Is Turning 100

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Castro Theatre Shows for 2026 Announced: Lucy Dacus, Santigold, Perfume Genius, More

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In Small-Town Healdsburg, Residents Welcome a Brand New Movie Theater

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San Francisco’s 112-Year-Old Roxie Theater to Buy Its Building

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What’s With All the Raucous Audiences at ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Screenings?

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What’s the Etiquette of Movie Theater Sing-Alongs?

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Alamo Drafthouse to Open Two South Bay Theaters in 2025

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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The Parkway in Oakland

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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The UC Theatre in Berkeley

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