As always, the AFS supported the film with an informative
newsletter, a relevant lobby exhibit, a vintage cartoon, and a
special introduction for the Mass Comm 101 group.
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The Alex Film
Society screens vintage films at Glendale's 1925-vintage
Egyptian-inspired movie palace, the Alex Theatre. This
semester, we went to an AFS program built around the 1933
horror-adventure classic, King
Kong.
As always, the AFS supported the film with an informative
newsletter, a relevant lobby exhibit, a vintage cartoon, and a
special introduction for the Mass Comm 101 group. |
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Here's what the theater looked like in 1959.
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Back to the neon mentioned above. At left is a shot of the
Alex's classic neon spire at night.
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Here is the Alex's neon-accented marquee...
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| There is an Old Hollywood glamour to the Alex that today's multiplexes can't quite match. |  |
| We did the sign-in in the
Alex's ornate lobby. |
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| The Alex Film Society put out a special program
for the evening's screening. |
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