RETURN OF THE KING @ the Los Angeles Theatre (Labor Day weekend)
About this Event
Part of our Let’s Go Back to the Movies series
Sunday, September 6, 2026 (Labor Day weekend so you can sleep it off in the Shire on Monday)
LOCATION: The Los Angeles Theater, 615 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014
SPECIAL NOTE: We’re screening the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy in the opera house of Los Angeles cinemas-the Los Angeles Theater, built in 1931 by showman H.L. Gumbiner — with Charlie Chaplin himself putting up money to finish it in time to host the world premiere of City Lights, with Einstein in the audience.. We’ll have 1 hour intermissions between each movie so audiences can explore the theater, go down to an entire level we’re setting up with bars, food courts, music. This is a once in a lifetime experience, a mecca of cinema. We have a whole day planned of cinema, food, drink, trivia, tours, movie lore.
10a THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001, dir by Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema, 178mns, USA/NEW ZEALAND, theatrical version)
2p THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002, dir by Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema, 179 mns, USA/NEW ZEALAND, theatrical version)
6p THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003, dir by Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema, 201mns, USA/NEW ZEALAND, theatrical version)
10p THERE AND BACK AGAIN AFTERPARTY After-hours in the secret rooms of the 1931 Los Angeles Theatre, spaces almost no one gets to see after our Lord of the Rings trilogy screening Sun 9/6/26 @ 10p. Music, drinks, food, dancing, fun. Celebrate seeing this trilogy like the great opera it is with fellow LOTR and movie lovers.
You can get tickets to any individual movie (and add the Afterparty a la carte) or get the All-Day pass (all movies, with or without afterparty, best deal).
Please note that while we are working to screen these movies on 35mm prints if possible, if we have any issues, we will have DCP/digital back ups. The show must go on!
6p LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
One of the greatest final films in all cinematic trilogies, The Return of the King shares the honor of having won the most Oscars (11) of all time with only Titanic and Ben-Hur.
At this point, Peter Jackson and his team had the reverse problem they had at the beginning before anyone had seen The Fellowship of the Ring. Now all the world had seen and loved The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Could Peter Jackson and company deliver a climax worthy or even better than what had come before?
The answer is a resounding yes. All the story threads weave together into a climactic tapestry where all is answered. . .for better or worse.
Frodo, Sam, and Gollum finally make it into Mordor though Gollum has planned treacheries to get his hands onto the ring.
Meanwhile the Fellowship must deal with the corrupt human leadership at Minas Tirith where the final battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil will meet.
And Sauron, the dark Lord, now knows someone is trying to destroy the ring of power. And puts all his resources and vast armies to destroying anyone or anything who dares try to enter his dark lands of Mordor.
It was always an impossible task for anyone, let alone creatures as small and humble as hobbits, to accomplish something so monumental.
So too was the making of this trilogy. Come see the climax to end all epic climaxes. In the opera house of Los Angeles cinemas.
And if you’re in the mood, get tickets to our 10p Afterparty: After-hours in the secret rooms of the 1931 Los Angeles Theatre, spaces almost no one gets to see after our Lord of the Rings trilogy screening Sun 9/6/26 @ 10p. Music, drinks, food, dancing, fun.
HINT: Get the THERE AND BACK AGAIN ALL ACCESS PASS as early as possible if you plan to see all three movies and attend the afterparty. Our best deal by far.
NOTE: In between each movie, folks with all day passes will be able to explore the theater, go to a floor with drinks, bars, food courts, music, And for the most adventurous, we’ll be throwing an after hours party in secret rooms of the theater almost no one ever gets to see at 10pm to celebrate making it through the full day.
10p THE LORD OF THE RINGS THERE AND BACK AGAIN AFTERPARTY (21+): If you get the All-Access Pass or see a single movie and get the a la carte After Party pass, you get access to our Afterparty: after-hours in the secret rooms of the 1931 Los Angeles Theatre, spaces almost no one gets to see after our Lord of the Rings trilogy screening Sun 9/6/26 @ 10p. Music, drinks, food, dancing, fun, secret tours, and more.
Celebrate the completion of a day of cinema and a journey to Mordor and back with friends, fellow Hobbits, drinks, food, music, dancing, fun, and more.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 17.00 to USD 100.00
