Recommended Theaters
If you want to reliably see films like those on Sight and Sound's "Greatest Films of All Time" list on the big screen, your best bet is to (generally) avoid the multiplexes and seek out repertory, art-house, and independent cinemas. They aren't easy to come by, by here are a few favorites...
Northern California
- Alamo Drafthouse, San Jose, Mountain View, and San Francisco
- Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto
- 3Below , San Jose
- Balboa Theater, San Francisco
- Roxie, San Francisco
- Vogue, San Francisco
- 4 Star, San Francisco
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley
- Niles Film Museum, Fremont
- Orinda Theatre, Orinda
- True West Film Center, Healdsburg
Central California
Southern California
- Alamo Drafthouse, Los Angeles
- The Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles
- Braindead Studios, Los Angeles
- Aero Theatre, Santa Monica
- Los Feliz, Los Angeles
- The Vista, Los Angeles
- New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles
- Vidiots, Los Angeles
- The Frida, Santa Ana
Farther Afield