Skip to main content The Closure of Arclight Cinemas Has L.A. Movie Lovers in Mourning - and Asking, Can It Be Saved? It's difficult to overstate how central the Arclight had become to L.A. film culture. Adam B. Vary, provided by April 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The news that the Arclight Cinemasare closing permanently — part of the larger closure that includes Pacific Theaters in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic — hit the film industry, and the greater Los Angeles community, like a shockwave. Filmmaker John August was one of the first to tweet about the news: “Oh no. ArcLight Hollywood is my favorite place to see movies.”