Overview
- Ben Steinberg paused his five-year Save the Cinerama Dome effort after LAPD, responding to the owner’s complaint, shut down a projection protest on Friday night.
- Steinberg said his lawyer advised him to stop after the Forman family threatened harassment claims, and police confirmed no arrests or citations were issued.
- Decurion, the Forman family’s company that owns the site, did not comment, and Steinberg said the police complaint was the first direct response he has received from the owner.
- City filings show sporadic permit activity, including an October application to renew the alcohol license that promised jobs and safety improvements when the theater reopens but offered no timetable.
- Industry reports say reopening would require expensive code and equipment upgrades, and the Dome’s projection room is reportedly misaligned for 70mm, adding cost and complexity to any restart.