Podcast appearances and mentions of Jay L Clendenin

The end of the year means photo compilations, and Sarah and Allen go through some of their favorites from the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times with work by Allen Schaben, Francine Orr, Marcus Yam, Kent Nishimura, Wally Skald, Jay L. Clendenin, Ashley Gilbertson, Brenda Ann Kenneally, Sergey Ponomarev, Ryan Christopher Jones, Kholook Eid, Sandy Kim, Adam Ferguson, Kenny Houston, Michael Cialgo and more!Plus Instagram allows users to prevent embedding, and Lina Scheynius wonders why Instagram allows her images to be stolen. Happy Holidays, and here's to a better 2022!

ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres are closing 300 screens in California, including the iconic Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. The twins discuss this sad news with writer Brendan Wright, a longtime friend who worked for a time at the Dome. They also discuss the trend toward movie streaming, Brendan's time in Hollywood and his comprehensive annual Biggie Awards. Photo: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times SHOW NOTES: 0:00 "Tired" by Chris Yale 2:04 - Greetings and about the song 2:55 - 300 movie screens are going dark in California 3:11 - Hollywood Reporter - "ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres to Close" 4:35 - Cinerama Dome / "2001: A Space Odyssey" / "Back to the Future" / "Yentl" / Roger E. Mosley / Geodesic Dome 6:07 - Petition to Save the Cinerama Dome 6:20 - Introducing Brendan Wright / Biggie's Place 7:45 - Initial thoughts on theater closings 8:09 - Brendan's time in Hollywood 8:25 - Natick, MA / North Hollywood / In-N-Out Burger 10:05 - Working at the ArcLight / The daily trip to work 11:27 - More about the ArcLight / Cinerama Dome 14:00 Celebrities and industry types 15:11 - Coordinating events / logistics 15:15 - Cinerama Dome versus the Chinese Theatre / "Star Wars" at the Chinese Theatre, 1977 17:46 - "Dreamgirls" / Jennifer Hudson / Eddie Murphy 18:22 - Applause and actually reading the credits - a Hollywood thing 19:43 - Learning from mistakes - what to do next time in Hollywood 20:50 - About Biggie's Place / Biggie Awards versus Academy Awards 22:10 - Origins of the Biggie Awards / "Saving Private Ryan" / "Shakespeare In Love" 23:23 - COVID-19 and movies / Ben Affleck / "The Way Back" / "Tenet" 24:50 - Protecting the Dome 25:55 - The state of the movie industry / Oscar qualification / "Mank" / "The Irishman" 27:26 - ArcLight kettle corn / Reserving seats / high-end food and beer 28:38 - Alamo Drafthouse Austin / "A Star is Born" 30:57 - www.biggiesplace.net / Instagram: @bwimages 31:37 - "Judas and the Black Messiah" / "Nomadland" / "Sound of Metal" 32:07 - The problem with streaming / Attention spans / Distraction 34:00 - The dreaded word: Content 35:02 - Padron cigars

View fullsize Moonlight (2017 Academy Award Best Picture) Cast, Director, and Playwright (JAY L. CLENDENIN/LOS ANGELES TIMES) Recorded March 7, 2017.