The TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, famously known for
decades as Grauman’s, is the most historic of movie palaces world-wide, and one
of the most magnificent. Famed for its lavish “Oriental” décor, its klieg light-lit
Old Hollywood movie premieres, and its hand- and footprint-studded forecourt,
the theater has been a shrine to cinema since 1927, when it first opened its
doors. An IMAX theater since 2013, it continues to be the foremost Hollywood
venue for major movie premieres. The theater is also the scene of showcase screenings during
TCM’s annual classic film festival in Hollywood.
