It would be inaccurate reporting to say that the L.A. Planning Commission unanimously found Dan Harkham to be a bad person. But only a little?
Read MoreHarkham Hotel Rejected by City Planning
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Neighborhood Council Opposes Harkham Hotel Project
More than three hours into a neighborhood council meeting, community support for a proposed Harkham hotel project in Pico Robertson turned into opposition.
Read MoreHarkham Hotel Project Goes before Neighborhood Council
Dan Harkham’s proposed hotel is going to the South Robertson Neighborhood Council for a vote. Will his track record at Cinefamily endear him to the community?
Read More“Uncut Gems” [Was] to Open Cinefamily / Fairfax on Christmas 2019 [Updated]
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fairfax Cinema—the rebranded Cinefamily entity—will open next week with a 35mm run of “Uncut Gems,” the new Safdie Brothers movie starring Adam Sandler. Yet inaccuracies in THR reporting left readers scratching their heads, and roiling anger over the Cinefamily scandal spilled into social media and may have caused the filmmakers to rethink their plans.
Read MoreExclusive Pics of Cinefamily / Fairfax Renovations: Frontage or Fronting?
An intrepid visitor to 611 N. Fairfax sends along these fresh pictures of the renovations Dan and Sammy Harkham are making to the Silent Movie Theater.
Read MoreFairfax Cinema Lobbyist: Change of Plans
A disclosure from the Harkhams’ former lobbyist raises new questions about the viability of the project, and signals that the renovations and rebranding may not be on track.
Read MoreCinefamily / Fairfax Hires Lobbyist to Woo City, Community
Cinefamily / Fairfax’s Dan Harkham has brought a veteran lobbyist onto the team. Apex LA’s Margaret Taylor is expected to help the Harkhams secure a conditional use permit to allow beer and wine sales at the rebranded Fairfax Cinema at the Silent Movie Theater.
Read MoreFairfax Attempts Opening, Cinefamily Gets More Tax Woes
In late 2018 the Harkhams applied for a Certificate of Occupancy from the L.A. Department of Building and Safety for the Silent Movie Theater’s Fairfax Cinema (Cinefamily). As of this writing in early February 2019, the application is still pending. New documents indicate that plans for the venue may have changed yet again, possibly related to an alcohol licensing challenge with the state ABC.
Read MoreFairfax Licensing on Hold, Sacramento Weighs Harkhams' "Fitness"
The ABC’s License Query System indicates the Harkhams’ application for a license to sell alcohol at the Silent Movie Theater’s Fairfax Cinema has been placed on hold. Are they a “public nuisance?” Was Cinefamily?
Read MoreExclusive: Fairfax Cinema Floorplans
In which we get a look at some of the blueprints the Harkhams submitted for approval at the Silent Movie Theater’s Fairfax Cinema (rebrand of Cinefamily), following the #MeToo scandal.
Read MoreExclusive: Peek Inside Silent Movie Theater Renovations
A Cinefamily-watcher and friend of this website sends in these pictures of the historic Silent Movie Theater being gutted as the Harkhams rebrand into Fairfax Cinema.
Read MoreRenovations, 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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