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EXCLUSIVE: Women in Entertainment will feature series of female-directed documentaries at the ArcLight Santa Monica, screening over four consecutive Sundays at 4 PM beginning October 1. Two of the films — Everything Must Change and The S Word — are getting their premieres. The series is part of an ongoing…

EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Lewis’ longtime association with Labor Day and the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be kept alive this weekend: ArcLight Cinemas will host charity screenings of the late comic’s The Nutty Professor and The King Of Comedy. "Jerry Lewis will always be a legendary icon in entertainment, leaving his…

For the first time in its 16-year history, NBCUniversal-owned Fandango will now sell tickets for ArcLight Cinemas, which has locations in Chicago, Washington D.C. as well as the exhibitor’s home base of Southern California. The addition of ArcLight Cinemas increases Fandango’s footprint in the movie ticket share…

The Los Angeles Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup to go with its opening-night film Lowriders. The titles, which include 42 world premieres, will play in the competitive U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, LA Muse, and Nightfall sections. The 22nd annual event also includes a diverse slate of shorts and…

The Los Angeles Film Festival is partnering with ArcLight Cinemas beginning with next year’s 22nd edition of the fest. The Film Independent-organized event will run from June 1-9 at ArcLight Cinemas around the city including ArcLight Hollywood and the new ArcLight Santa Monica. The festival headquarters will be at…

There was a ruckus outside a press screening of Jupiter Ascending at the ArcLight Hollywood tonight as protesters turned out to support IATSE Local 33 projectionists locked in a wage dispute with ArcLight Cinemas. About 15 people chanted “Do right, ArcLight” during the noisy but peaceful demonstration, which drew…

A federal mediator has been called in to help resolve the ongoing labor dispute between IATSE Local 33 and ArcLight Cinemas over a living wage for the theater chain's projectionists. On Friday, the union's chief negotiator called the company that owns the theater chain "evil." The dispute pits old-time unionism…