Landmark Theatres Regent

I’ve only been here twice, both for screenings of The Room. The second night I came was about a month ago. And man, was it hectic.
The night before, James Franco had come to talk and I believe film some stuff for his movie based on the making of The Room. So I heard it was insane that night, especially since Wiseau showed up too. Movie didn’t start til 2, huge crowd, and so forth.
Well, I went the night after, and Tommy Wiseau showed up again.
at 11:30 there was already a huge line formed. I prebought my tickets, so I had them printed out, and stood in line with my friend. I soon learned that there were 2 lines– one for people who were going to buy merchandise and meet Tommy Wieau– AKA «VIP».
Not joking, we were outside in line until 1:15.
Got inside and the manager there was chasing around some guy– for whatever reason. He apparently «knocked down a gate», if I heard right. The manager acted so unprofessionally and was practically causing a scene– saying that the cops were coming and that he won’t start the movie until that guy left. Bizarre. Once that was over, Tommy Wiseau showed up and said that he will have a Q&A after the movie. He leaves, and his crappy TV show, Neighbors, starts playing.
Everyone was livid at this point. By this time it was already like 2. Tommy steps out, does a Q&A, which was half entertaining, half «what the hell is wrong with this dude…», and he left.
Movie was halfway through, and then the DVD just stops working. My friend and I were done at this point, we walked out, while people were yelling at us «it’s not over!!» As we walked into the lobby I caught a glimpse of Wiseau pulling up his saggy pants. Studded belt and all. Such a weird night… By the time we got in our car and drove off, we saw everyone walking out the theatre, so I assume the problem wasn’t fixed.
Overall a bizarre night. I don’t think I’d go back. I live about an hour away from Westwood, so just driving out here to this theatre is work, and a good chunk of gas. and after the several displays of lack of professionalism, I’m ok staying at home.

I’ve only been here once and I will be back again but my first experience here was well less than perfection.
I had pre paid for ‘The Room’ tickets and unfortunately the other person could not make it so I asked if I could get a refund on the other ticket.
I was able to get a refund sort of but I stupidly paid for it on my debit card and I have yet to see that it actually got refunded and the manager didn’t exactly seem thrilled to be there but this will make much more sense later.
I then went to see Trumbo before the room screening and the only complaint I have is that they could turn the volume up just a bit.
And then after the movie is when things went to fascinating shit.
I work in guest services at Staples Center and Microsoft theater and this was a clusterfuck of epic porportions.
First when I got out of Trumbo Tommy Wisseau was standing right in the lobby which is a bizarre thing to come out too on a head full of edibles.
So I went to the other side of theatre and excited cause yeah.
And then there were two lines and I choose the wrong line.
Now what I don’t get it is why would you have a screening ending just after 1130 and then do a midnight at 12 when you should know that you’re never going to be able to start on time.
At least that’s what was advertised?
Mr. Wisseau had his meet and greet before the movie if you bought merchandise.
This took forever.
And by the time I realized I was in the meet and greet line, but only if you bought merchandise the other line was down the block.
So I waited in that line for over an hour while we waited for Mr. Wisseaus meet and greet to be done.
This is a very small theatre so unfortunately they apparently could not do this away from the main lobby???
Finally I’m in the theatre and this thang starts at 1 a. m
Except there was another half hour to go before the movie started because of the Neighbors short films and a music video which they really should have played first because Neighbors was about five minutes too long and the audience was exhausted by this point.
So after all that that movie starts and then they stop it after the initial logo for the Q and A and pictures???
This should have been done after the movie but Tommy is Tommy and he is quite incredible bringing an audience back from the brink of an epic disaster of a screening.
FINALLY, the movie starts, my edibles are rockin hard, and its the greatest audience reaction I’ve ever experienced in life.
And then hour into it the whatever player they were using died and they had no back up???
And that was that.
The poor employee (whom I just wanted to hug) at the door gave us all a comp ticket which I will be using for the next time this screens but that manager was way over his head that night and has very little experience at dealing with a large crowd.
It was a very dissapointing way to end a night that I had so carefully planned out on my end to perfection and then not to have it be professional reciprocated on their end.
Hopefully they chalked it up to a learning evidence or Mr. Wisseau is such a natural walking disaster artist that it should have been expected.
Anyways, hopefully better luck on the next one.

I have never before experienced the pure chaos that was tonight. Went to a midnight screening of The Room and we weren’t even let into the theatre until 12:30??? You’ve held this even before… How were you so disorganized that you didn’t let people in until half an hour AFTER the movie was supposed to start.
25 minutes of extra material was played before the movie, material that was not disclosed when purchasing the tickets, so the movie didn’t start until 1:30am…
The manager purposefully held up the movie and seating people because of ONE DISRUPTIVE MEMBER. ONE PERSON. You need to learn how to handle minor disruptions and not hold up hundreds of people.
The movie crapped out an hour in and that was it. No further explanation other than the DVD player stopped working. And what was our compensation for all that frustration, one free movie pass. Why would I ever come back to such a poorly managed theatre?

I have been to screenings of «The Room» before but last night’s screening was absolute chaos. It’s a midnight screening but it didn’t start until 1:30. I brought a bunch of new people to see the movie for their first time and what should have been an enjoyable experience ended up being a terrible one.
Tommy was awesome even to the point when he realized the movie was so far behind he hurried up the Q&A and tried to move things along faster. The staff, however, was a different story.
The people at the ticket booth are rude and don’t want to answer any questions. They seemed like they couldn’t handle the pressure of a full crowd. They do however show this movie once a month. The theater manager held up the movie for at least half an hour literally chasing a guy around the auditorium who was intoxicated. I thought the manager was going to cry at one point. He was begging, literally begging the guy to leave. Once the movie finally started everyone seemed kind of over everything at that point but then about half way in the dvd player failed.
We just walked out. I absolutely will not be returning to this theater under any circumstances. I will still attend screenings of «The Room» but not here.

I organized a première at this theater and found it to be a nice venue and a pretty solid choice if you’re looking for a good-​sized theater for an event.
It seats 390 — so it’s a big venue — but if that’s what you’re in the market for, the prices are reasonable. The staff is for the most part extremely helpful — especially the assistant managers and younger staff members who do their job with a calm efficiency.
Parking is not as hard as you might think — the public garage across the street is a flat $ 3 if you enter after 6 — a good deal! And the added bonus of having a farmers market right outside the theater on Thursday nights makes this a fun choice for a date night.
We had a really successful event here and I’ll definitely use the Regent again for another screening.

This is like a bargain movie theater without the bargain prices. I love that it hasn’t been upgraded because it has a vintage feel and it makes me nostalgic for my days at UCLA. You don’t have to worry about noise from adjacent theaters (there are none) and it’s cool to be able to walk about to the theater rather than going through a multiplex.
As other reviewers have said, the workers here are a little odd but I didn’t find them rude. It’s definitely not necessary to get here too early for a movie to start because it doesn’t seem to get that crowded even though seats aren’t reserved.

If only Unilocal allowed 0 stars. This theater doesn’t deserve the one star. Do you remember the Soup Nazi from Seinfield? Well, the guy at the front (Rod) seems to be inspired by that character.
This theater doesn’t have reserved seating so we arrived about 30 minutes early to see The Theory of Everything (we usually go to the Landmark on Pico which we love but for some reason they moved the movie to this location this weekend and it’s the only place in LA playing it). Anyhow, back to our scene from Seinfield.
When we arrived, no one was at the one ticket booth so we opened the doors to go inside. «We’ll be selling tickets in 15 minutes!» he exclaimed in such a way that made it seem as though he was annoyed we were early (as well as the others standing around waiting to get tickets to the same movie). I asked where the restrooms were and while walking away, «Upstairs!» I’m sorry, is it an inconvenience for you to have customers? So odd.
We went back outside and watched one by one as people walked to the door to receive the same treatment. Finally, a couple arrived and instead of telling them they’d be opening up to sell tickets shortly, he slammed the doors closed (while they were standing on the other side), locked them and walked away. They turned to us, «Was it something we said?» We assured them, as we did everyone else that were confused by the poor customer service, that it wasn’t them but rather the theater staff.
And if this place is in the business of selling tickets, the other strange thing was they weren’t taking tickets at the door. People were all in the theater talking about the fact that they just walked in and no one checked to see if they even had a ticket.
The whole experience was so bizarre I told someone else standing around confused that it was like an episode of Candid Camera. Surely, someone was going to jump out at any point and tell us we were being Punk’d (and yes, I know that’s a different show — but you know what I mean).
Now, for the inside. The movie screen is so small. Pretty old school. You’ll need to sit closer that you may be accustomed.
Next time, we’ll just wait for a movie to return to the Landmark on Pico where you can reserve seats, the concession snacks are good (popcorn made with sunflower oil), and the staff actually seems to want you to be there.

had technical difficulties during out movie. apparently the movie player was broken, they had to bring in another one. still had sound issues
staff was friendly and communicative. and a great location by lots of restaurants so still a 3

Unique to Westwood, it offers films that are hard to find at the other theaters in the area. I walk and bus everywhere, so this means an enormous amount to me.

The theater is ok but too small. It only plays one movie at a time, and never the «good» films that are playing at the larger landmark theater. They never put any schedule up so you never know what is playing in advance.

Really tiny. Restrooms are located on second floor, kinda creepy looking. Seatings are not comfy. Very old theater.

Quite small.
You’ve got plenty of options for theaters to choose from in Westwood. It’s got a homey kind of feel. So if you want fairly comfortable seats, a small screen, and a somewhat heated kind of atmosphere, check out this theater.

Uncomfortably warm in there last night. ugh I couldn’t wait to leave!

Old-​fashion looking theater on a one-​way, short and narrow quaint street (Broxton Avenue) in Westwood Village. Broxton Avenue is especially quaint during Christmastime with the lights (check my photo). This theater is small and functional. The women’s restroom was surprisingly nice.
As for parking, there is a City of LA parking structure across the street. My cousin and I arrived around 4:30 for a 5:20 showing. We paid $ 6 parking. I believe it is a flat and lower rate if you arrive after 6.

Saw a special viewing of Bellflower, where the filmmakers held a Q&A to a sadly small crowd and the car from the flick (Medusa) got more notice outside from people who hadn’t seen the movie. The movie was terrific, and I was glad Landmark screened it.
The theater’s old-​fashioned marquee and storefront charmed me. The seats were fine, not ripped or trashed, and there’s nothing to complain about as far as the screen. The bathroom was a nice change from the generic mall theater stalls, again harkening back (quietly) to a past era. Parking was way too easy and only $ 3.

My bf and I went here today to watch Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop. Since it’s in limited release, we could either go here or a theater in San Diego.
The first thing that slapped me in the face was the reek of stale popcorn from movies past… decades of it.
It’s a cute theater, though. I was surprised at how nice the bathrooms were. I don’t know about the guys restroom, but in the girls restroom there is a little vanity with 2 chairs. Pretty classy for a place that kind of reminds me of a psychiatric ward with its cushioned doors.

This theater is a dump, its filthy and I don’t think its been updated since it ever opened. People are confusing this theater with the other Landmark theater on PICO, so that is why ratings are higher, don’t get mixed up!

Darn, wish I’d taken a photo of the outside of this theater since no one has posted one…
This is one of the old Westwood theaters that has passed through many hands and is now the Landmark Regent. If you’re think’ it’s one of them fancy Landmark theaters (like the one in Westside Pavilion), think again pardner.
This is a funky old theater, but it has $ 8 prices for the matinée. We were there to see «Atlas Shrugged» (hadn’t read it since high school and couldn’t really remember much), and we were absorbed enough in the movie that we didn’t pay too much attention to the tiny, old seats where your knees were pretty close to the seats in front.
A varied crowd, about 50 people in the theater, and the picture and sound were decent, so no complaints.
PS, okay, a little complaint… the bathrooms are up an old, steep, funky stairway, and when you come out of the women’s restroom, walk carefully past the door to your left on the other side because that’s the projection room and sometimes the guy comes charging out of that door.

Seats were hard. The middle armrest didn’t move up, so no making the moves on your lady… The cup holder was in-​front instead on the armrest, which is pretty cool. Otherwise, it’s a theater. Oh, they let in too many annoying UCLA students… but I guess that’s not their fault.

The Regent is a single-​screen theater. The plastic arms of the chairs don’t go up (booo), and they are small, giving little room for your arms. Also, the seating incline is not very steep, so you better hope that a tall person doesn’t sit in front of you!
Up was a very cute movie!