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Walt Disney Pictures continues its annual tradition of screening Tim Burton’s stop-motion Christmas classic at El Capitan Theatre for Halloween. This time, El Capitan proclaims that THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS will be presented in 3-D: the excellent 3-D conversion will be enhanced with live, in-theatre effects such as fog and snow.

Walt Disney Pictures releases this stop-motion family-friendly horror-fantasy from Tim Burton, shot in 3-D and glorious black-and-white (just like the classic Universal Horror Films it references). Based on Burton’s 1984 live-action short subject, FRANKENWEENIE tells the story of a young boy who brings his beloved pet Sparky back to life after a car accident. When the neighbors find out, they fear that the resurrected pooch is a zombie dog from hell. However, it turns out there may be scarier creatures afoot than Sparky…. Release date: October 5, 2012.

Location: El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Dates: March 11 through April 21
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Description: Walt Disney Pictures opens this computer-animated 3D science fiction comedy nationwide, including a six-week  stint at their lovely theatre in Hollywood. We seriously doubt the film will have much in common with its almost namesake, MARS NEEDS WOMEN, [...]

Location: El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Date: February 11
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Description: Disney opens its latest computer-animated comedy nationwide, including a month-long 3D engagement at their owned-and-operated theatre in Hollywood. As you have probably guessed from the title, this is a skewed adaptation of Shakespeare’s play ROMEO AND JULIET, with gnomes. Pretty high [...]

Location: El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Date: January 21 through February 10, 2011
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Description: This January and February, Walt Disney Pictures’ animated classic returns to the big screen, courtesy of a three-week run at the Disney-owned theatre in Hollywood. The theatre promises a digitally restored print featuring enhanced picture and sound. [...]

Having finished its engagement at Disney’s El Capitan in Hollywood, the sequel to TRON continues its nationwide run, including IMAX 3D presentations.

Location: El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Dates: November 24 through December 16
Description: As part of its nationwide release, Walt Disney Pictures’ animated adaptation of “Rapunzel” screens for a three-week stint at the Disney-owned theatre in Hollywood.

Dates: November 5-21
Location: El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood
Description: Jim Carrey stars in director Robert Zemeckis’ motion-capture version of the Charles Dickens classic.

Location: El Capitan, 6838 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Dates: March 5 through April 20
Tim Burton’s wild film version of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s fantasy tale gets a one-month engagement at the Disney-owned theatre in Hollywood. Next door to the theatre, in the Disney Soda Fountain and Store, there will be Mad Tea Parties every day for [...]

Disney’s follow-up to their classic FANTASIA screens for a week and a half at the wonderful El Capitan Theatre. This fusion of classical music and animation is a worth sucessor to the original. Plus, before every screening, see the short film “Destino.” The engagement kicks off with a special filmmaker discussion panel on February 17 [...]

In anticipation of the upcoming Academy Awards, Disney is screening two of their nominated films at the lavish and lovely El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Unfortunately, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG and UP  are not on a double bill; they simply screen in alternate timeslots each day, so you will have to pay separate admissions [...]

The new Disney computer-animated 3-D version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale opens nationwide, but Los Angeles-area film-goers get a special treat, thanks to a two-month run at the Disney-owned El Capitan in Hollywood, from November 6 to January 3. Screenings are preceded by a new, live “Holiday Spectacular” stage show (no doubt featuring lots of Christmas [...]

There is a lull in Los Angeles Halloween activity this week. Most of the big guns have already begun, and the smaller events and attractions will not open their crypts until the middle of the month. This means that, if you have been good boys and girls who followed our advice to hit Knotts Scary [...]