Los Angeles County movies theaters starting to re-open Monday, March 15. Tenet director Christopher Nolan was on hand at the AMC Burbank 16 multiplex to celebrate the occasion with moviegoers.
The Dark Knight auteur was on hand to watch a movie with fellow film enthusiasts on the first day Los Angeles theaters reopened. Nolan was seen waiting in the AMC theater lobby based on photos shared on social media.
LA moviegoer Tyler Disney met with the Inception creator in the AMC Burbank 16 elevators.
Nolan today has something else to celebrate. His classic Memento was released twenty years ago today (March 16, 2001). He insisted his latest film, Tenet, be released in theaters.
In a photo snapped by Reuters, shared above in this article, Nolan can be seen in the AMC auditorium. He and his wife are distanced from other moviegoers per Los Angeles County rules. Indoor operations are allowed at 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer. Reserved seating is a requirement.
AMC Theaters implemented their Safe & Clean policies and protocols. The movie chain developed these in consulatation with Clorox and the Harvard University School of Public Health.
According to AMC CEO Adam Aron, “AMC Safe & Clean includes social distancing & automatic seat blocking in each auditorium, mandatory mask wearing, and upgraded air filtration with MERV-13 air filters, as well as many other important health, sanitization and cleanliness efforts.”
While AMC has re-opened their AMC Burbank 16 and AMC Century City 15, they plan to reopen all of it remaining 23 LA area theaters beginning March 19.
This was made possible due to Los Angeles County entering into the “Red Tier” of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The County still warns residents that the “danger COVID-19 poses to our community has not subsided.”
LA County also reports that vaccinations are occurring “as quickly as supplies allow.” They urge residents to get vaccinated when it is their turn.
Drive-In theaters have already been allowed to reopen in Los Angeles. The drive-in movie operations had to have sufficient infrastructure, staffing and training to meet all physical distancing, face covering and sanitation requirements.
