Kristen Stewart has purchased the historic Highland Theatre in Los Angeles’ Highland Park, stepping in to revive the nearly century-old movie palace and reimagine it as a community-driven cinema space.
The Highland Theatre, which opened in 1925 as a vaudeville venue and movie house, was designed by architect Lewis Arthur Smith, whose other credits include the Vista Theatre in Los Feliz, the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood and the Rialto Theatre in Pasadena. The theater closed in 2024.
“Making films is a political act,” Stewart said on Wednesday. “You have to decide how you want to wield your presence and your voice.”
She also noted that she wasn’t actively seeking…
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