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An Open Letter to Cinefamily / Fairfax Cinema

An Open Letter to Cinefamily / Fairfax Cinema

After yet another derailed attempt at straightforward communications with the Harkhams about Cinefamily, Fairfax Cinema, and the Silent Movie Theater, we release this letter, marking the one-year anniversary of the Board’s failure.

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Renovations, Alcohol Coming to Silent Movie Theater (Maybe)

Renovations, Alcohol Coming to Silent Movie Theater (Maybe)

Recent filings with the L.A. Department of Building and Safety indicate Cinefamily/Fairfax plans to begin renovations on the Silent Movie Theater. According to the city engineer overseeing the permit application, “they are doing some interior and exterior work to the existing theater,” including “proposing a small bar at the rear.”

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Details on Fairfax Cinema Trickle Out

Cinefamily’s Erin Hensley confirms that Fairfax Cinema will be a for-profit business, that Dan Harkham is the sole owner, and that Fairfax plans to operate at the Silent Movie Theater showing the same mix of content as Cinefamily. But here’s why they don’t want you to call it a rebranding.

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Confirmed: Cinefamily Becomes Fairfax Cinema

Confirmed: Cinefamily Becomes Fairfax Cinema

In which we contemplate what it means that Dan Harkham, owner of the Silent Movie Theater and controller of Cinefamily, filed papers back in October 2017 for something called Fairfax Cinema.

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