Egyptian Theatre History: The Iconic Location Turns 100 - Netflix Tudum

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    The Egyptian Theatre Is Celebrating 100 Years of Movie Magic

    The iconic location was the home of the first Hollywood red carpet premieres.

    By John DiLillo
    Oct. 18, 2022

The Egyptian Theatre has been a Hollywood fixture for decades — 10 of them, in fact. Today marks 100 years since the iconic theater opened for the first time. In the years since, the landmark location has hosted countless star-studded events, including the very first Hollywood movie premiere, for 1922’s silent Robin Hood starring Douglas Fairbanks. The theater quite literally invented the red carpet. After 100 years of movie magic, the renovated Egyptian is reopening next year.

The Egyptian was created by Hollywood showman Sid Grauman and real estate developer Charles E. Toberman, the duo who also built the nearby Chinese Theatre. It was a Hollywood fixture until it closed in 1992; four years later, nonprofit film presentation organization the American Cinematheque purchased the building and renovated it. In 2020, Netflix joined the Cinematheque in its mission to preserve the theater. When the Egyptian reopens, it will be the home of Netflix premiere events as well as continuing programming from the American Cinematheque.

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The Egyptian is one of only four remaining theaters in the United States capable of projecting 35mm nitrate film, the film stock used from 1889 to the 1950s; it’s a significant connection to the earliest days of the art form and a continuing reminder of its fragility. Here’s to another 100 years. 

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