On Jan. 28, the Laemmle Claremont 5 theater changed ownership after 18 years in the village. After years of post-pandemic financial difficulties, the space was bought by Regency Theatres, and is set to reopen after renovations to the space complete in May. Regency is set to reopen the theater in May, after adding reclining seats, tables and more food options to the space. Still, many 5C students were stunned by the sudden ownership change and closure.
Tag: Movies
A Nightmare on 6th St: Coping with the election with ‘Saw’
Is living with the results of the 2024 election as painful as cutting off your own foot with a rusty saw in a grimy bathroom? No, and that’s a weird analogy? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ’25 doesn’t care, and explains why “Saw” (2004) provided the escapist self care he needed the weekend after election day.
Girl Power: The consequences of female body horror in ‘The Substance’
“The Substance” uses body horror towards feminist ends — but does its graphic imagery also inadvertently create a spectacle out of female pain? Anna Peterson SC ’25 discusses this difficult tension.
A Nightmare on 6th St: The brilliant, doomed marketing of ‘Longlegs’
If you were brave enough to call the phone number on a mysterious Los Angeles billboard this summer, you would’ve heard the voice of a serial killer singing “Happy Birthday.” Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ’25 unpacks “Longlegs” (2024), the movie behind this stunt, and explains how this incredible viral marketing set the film up to disappoint.
A Nightmare on 6th St: How horror movie exposure therapy eased my anxiety
Does the idea of watching a horror movie this Halloween give you the shivers? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ‘25 shares tips she learned on her journey from scaredy cat to a horror fan, and shares how scary movies helped her confront her anxiety.
Girl Power: What “Lady Bird” gets wrong about girlhood
Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed 2017 film “Lady Bird” artfully depicts mother-daughter relationships and growing out of girlhood, among other things but falls short in other places. Columnist Anna Peterson SC ’25 compares the movie with 2002’s “Real Women Have Curves.”
OPINION: Don’t be scared, embrace the nuanced art of horror films
American horror films are Tess McHugh’s PO `25 dream, and she understands that the gore isn’t for everyone. But, McHugh argues that it should be.
Frame Rating: Holy sincerity! How “Batman” (1966) stands up to the self-conscious super-genre
Film columnist Gerrit Punt PO ‘24 writes about his love for Batman (1966) and how he thinks self-awareness has taken the joyful sincerity from films of the past.
Aaron Sorkin tells all: writing, managing criticism and why he loves what he does
On Nov. 7 at Scripps College’s Garrison Theater, Emmy-winning writer-director-producer Aaron Sorkin spoke with Claremont High School theater educator Krista Carson Elhai as part of the ongoing speaker series “Scripps Presents.” Sorkin shared wisdom and his struggles during his ascent in the entertainment industry.
Changing Cinema: How Bong Joon-Ho transcended the subtitle barrier and put international films in the American mainstream
Film columnist Peter Dien CM ’25 compares two other Bong Joon-Ho films hoping to uncover the winning formula of “Parasite” and the differences between films for American and Korean viewers.