00:00 The Egyptian is this classic movie house,
00:03 is the home of the very first Hollywood premiere.
00:05 So it's, I think, as important to Hollywood
00:07 and the history of Hollywood as the Hollywood sign.
00:09 Netflix came to us about a partnership,
00:13 not simply preserving what we had,
00:16 but enhancing what we have.
00:18 For Netflix and the American Cinematheque
00:20 to partner is pretty organic.
00:22 I think it's really important to preserving
00:24 and recognizing the history of film,
00:26 and we want to be part of that.
00:27 We are saving buildings
00:30 that we want to stand for another hundred years.
00:33 We don't want to lose too much of the history.
00:36 If Sid Grauman walked into the Egyptian theater today,
00:40 we want him to look around and say,
00:42 "This is the Egyptian theater that I built in 1922."
00:46 The architects who worked on this were unbelievable,
00:49 both the kind of splendor of the room itself,
00:52 the comfort of the seats,
00:54 and this incredible Atmos sound system.
00:56 It's a place for us to continue to entertain people.
00:59 One of the great, exciting ways
01:00 is the 35mm and the nitrate.
01:03 It's only one of five in the entire country,
01:05 and filmmakers, that's an incredible form that they love.
01:08 We have a brand-new old theater.
01:12 It's a marriage at the Egyptian
01:14 of technology, history, and art.
01:18 That's very satisfying to see.
01:19 You can walk into that theater again
01:22 and have that historic ambiance
01:24 and not be overwhelmed by the technology.
01:28 It's entertainment architecture.
01:30 The fact that we can contribute
01:31 back to the entertainment community,
01:33 back to the city of Los Angeles,
01:35 and ensure that this classic movie house
01:37 that's been there for a hundred years
01:38 will be there for another hundred years,
01:40 it makes me incredibly proud.
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