Fox Bruin Theater


The Fox Bruin Theater is a 670-seat movie palace located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, near University of California, Los Angeles.

History

The Bruin is located in the heart of the Mediterranean-themed Westwood Village shopping and cinema precinct, opposite the prominent white tower of the Fox Village Theater. The structure was designed by movie theater architect, S. Charles Lee, with a Streamline Moderne marquee, and opened in 1937. It is named after the UCLA mascot Joe Bruin. It is currently operated by Regency Theatres. The theater is often used for private events, such as film and television show premieres.
It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1988.

In popular culture

The theater featured in the music video of "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim and was animated in Grand Theft Auto V as well, as the Tivoli Cinema. It was prominently featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, in which actress Sharon Tate is shown watching the film The Wrecking Crew.