Movie Night

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 87th Academy Awards ceremony will take place this Sunday, February 22nd, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. In honor of this year's Oscars, I present a selection of private screening rooms . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBAUxHIH3Ltt2YpjIoAOad3sU_9i5kVw6ODUFQD70fTzObJK5Z4J5W16tvOmwgmKNOOvxG310xITspdKmqiutISKh2ir6tl_9mJFR76IeSlm2G_4U5Ex1hFr-3Ja_swU9eIQTG0oL8Pk/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.michael-bay-los-angeles-home-08-wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBAUxHIH3Ltt2YpjIoAOad3sU_9i5kVw6ODUFQD70fTzObJK5Z4J5W16tvOmwgmKNOOvxG310xITspdKmqiutISKh2ir6tl_9mJFR76IeSlm2G_4U5Ex1hFr-3Ja_swU9eIQTG0oL8Pk/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.michael-bay-los-angeles-home-08-wm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Lynda Murray collaborated with Jeff Cooper Architects on the home theater, whose dome is embedded with LED lights." For more specific technical details about this home theater, see "<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2015/02/michael-bay-home-theater" target="_blank">Michael Bay's 40-Seat Digital Theater</a>," <i>Architectural Digest</i> (February 3, 2015).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2015-03/michael-bay-los-angeles-home-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">Inside Director Michael Bay's High-Style Hollywood Home</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2015).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4s5PSQb9b6X733eENhEt0w0pKkro9E-sZRB9oRF77Ow353oMZS9I981XrmjRGmhQ5GO-jWM3OAmiU6_T_6772M6crCtBK1y8-68jjBjg_JkRRE-HbULLP9F3BrP7rllGZ8MTFeua6le0/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.09_home_theaters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4s5PSQb9b6X733eENhEt0w0pKkro9E-sZRB9oRF77Ow353oMZS9I981XrmjRGmhQ5GO-jWM3OAmiU6_T_6772M6crCtBK1y8-68jjBjg_JkRRE-HbULLP9F3BrP7rllGZ8MTFeua6le0/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.09_home_theaters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A French acoustic plaster dome tops a Northern California home theater created by designers Keith Yates and Dan Dowling, with A/V installation by Geoffrey Franklin. 'My job is to take my clients so far into a state of suspended disbelief that by the end of the movie they don’t even remember their names,' says Yates."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo originally appeared in <i>Architectural Digest</i> (November 2003).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/2010-02/home_theaters_slideshow_slideshow_item8_9" target="_blank">Home Theaters</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt82DB47Kyyod6O2-RpC8b1FJZpZ7B3yJhjNHuM73rBMAZF5xHPWkz9qsr99W_NsPDOmwoCNIL7EbDQFbaa2oucTsZnQeTzmsUyh9OKwhQRtUnBlderJuvOIqdd8CKO4b630KyrOC5JM/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.klein-goldwyn-hollywood-home-06-screening-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt82DB47Kyyod6O2-RpC8b1FJZpZ7B3yJhjNHuM73rBMAZF5xHPWkz9qsr99W_NsPDOmwoCNIL7EbDQFbaa2oucTsZnQeTzmsUyh9OKwhQRtUnBlderJuvOIqdd8CKO4b630KyrOC5JM/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.klein-goldwyn-hollywood-home-06-screening-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The screening room, inspired by the fabled William Haines–designed oval sitting room in movie director George Cukor’s residence, features suede-paneled walls crowned with copper molding, curtains of a Holland and Sherry fabric, and maple-and-oak parquet flooring; Madeline Stuart designed the leather armchairs as well as the velvet-covered club chairs and sofa, which are joined by a 1970 French bronze table from Habité and a vintage Baguès floor lamp."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1950s Los Angeles home of hotelier Jeff Klein and film producer John Goldwyn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Madeline Stuart.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Guy Trebay.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-03/madeline-stuart-jeff-klein-john-goldwyn-los-angeles-home-slideshow_slideshow_Screening-Room_7" target="_blank">A Glamorous Home in the Hollywood Hills</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2014).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIimpIYTEE2c4zZtWf5aN40BeZu1y_FH3R6FrpMWbu1s6jlUzAFtX8Wwstf-bay4HNmdWIRCQPBzaIq9ZGEhlRtDBP8iT75_TlOvHgMmqyItoBwv3G6tfpuZv1hGgUDk0s-YCYqdwqoh8/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.tony-ingrao-st-john-home-17-screening-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIimpIYTEE2c4zZtWf5aN40BeZu1y_FH3R6FrpMWbu1s6jlUzAFtX8Wwstf-bay4HNmdWIRCQPBzaIq9ZGEhlRtDBP8iT75_TlOvHgMmqyItoBwv3G6tfpuZv1hGgUDk0s-YCYqdwqoh8/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.tony-ingrao-st-john-home-17-screening-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Screening room.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-05/tony-ingrao-randy-kemper-st-john-us-virgin-islands-home-slideshow_slideshow_Online-Exclusive---Screening-Room_9" target="_blank">Designers Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper Create a Private Paradise in the Virgin Islands</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (May 2014).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcjMLmV-30LwjFErAnYe6In1e-QkafpJiA7xsnDcaelwPbdMLc4TrSDEahnjx7_tHhR_z1UwbjCkkW-1VAPlWZJErKVHWaLG_aXuAxZ6sXL2LRgR8ahZUwuCTXvD18kSLhz8tiYWBLZg/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl08_boone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcjMLmV-30LwjFErAnYe6In1e-QkafpJiA7xsnDcaelwPbdMLc4TrSDEahnjx7_tHhR_z1UwbjCkkW-1VAPlWZJErKVHWaLG_aXuAxZ6sXL2LRgR8ahZUwuCTXvD18kSLhz8tiYWBLZg/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl08_boone.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Boone used gold leaf on the ceiling in the screening room to create 'glamour and warmth.' Brunschwig and Fils wallcovering and mohair on seats. Stark carpet. Williams-Sonoma Home cashmere throws. 'You could be in Italy, the Mediterranean—anywhere,' says the wife."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18,000-square-foot Tuscan-style villa in Los Angeles.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mark Boone of London Boone.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mary E. Nichols.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/london_boone/boone_article_052006" target="_blank">Under the California Sun</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (May 2006).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawNDBOXcLIE0WY1bOA_Q7QUwjtB8dDeceCMK8UEbi8gVmpu46pfjV99bL3mnHe-yLCHCH8E167mvKHrsPuOcUimJ1VLdcdEnCXvuUeIoU0bbt5Gp_Nv1-DHfIvt_fA07akkaxGTLRMkI/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.jacobsen-architecture-nantucket-compound-16-home-theater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawNDBOXcLIE0WY1bOA_Q7QUwjtB8dDeceCMK8UEbi8gVmpu46pfjV99bL3mnHe-yLCHCH8E167mvKHrsPuOcUimJ1VLdcdEnCXvuUeIoU0bbt5Gp_Nv1-DHfIvt_fA07akkaxGTLRMkI/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.jacobsen-architecture-nantucket-compound-16-home-theater.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The high-tech home theater is decorated in chocolatey brown shades."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Jacobsen Architecture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Douglas Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-06/jacobsen-architecture-nantucket-massachusetts-compound-slideshow_slideshow_Home-Theater_7" target="_blank">An Ingenious Vacation Compound on the Island of Nantucket</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2014).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe7tNiBS1QPupTsedzYAmQwgdhzozD-d-4gcVq0YlD06zXceP20LK_HD8ANhyphenhyphen4iK5-pXwZ8SgCto3MEP2CahbAhbWKqSpz44AhzTydRKWX-gN6n7QCZDo_gRy7DADZ_dKquLgvUyjfyI/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl07_jackson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe7tNiBS1QPupTsedzYAmQwgdhzozD-d-4gcVq0YlD06zXceP20LK_HD8ANhyphenhyphen4iK5-pXwZ8SgCto3MEP2CahbAhbWKqSpz44AhzTydRKWX-gN6n7QCZDo_gRy7DADZ_dKquLgvUyjfyI/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl07_jackson.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inside a 2,100-square-foot guesthouse is the actor’s screening room: 'the best toy I could have,' he says. Jackson estimates that he owns between 6,000 and 7,000 laser discs. The mahogany low table and end tables, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, are from Morocco."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of actor Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Cecil N. Hayes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mary E. Nichols.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Samuel L. Jackson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2000/samuel-l-jackson-slideshow-042000_slideshow_item6_7" target="_blank">Samuel L. Jackson</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (2000).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrV6CiK0p5u3Cl0bBmf0kkc0uThwh5zlkb9ELRN1AiQxJy-5b_tZ5_1D54M9N5hQWioYR6yrl4fCo0KhiTquzBq8xlNRBvSTmxF6ZfYOfZGP_AEA-okC85Fcs_lK44vz9xu2uwnXvRbjQ/s1600/RMalibu_Theater12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrV6CiK0p5u3Cl0bBmf0kkc0uThwh5zlkb9ELRN1AiQxJy-5b_tZ5_1D54M9N5hQWioYR6yrl4fCo0KhiTquzBq8xlNRBvSTmxF6ZfYOfZGP_AEA-okC85Fcs_lK44vz9xu2uwnXvRbjQ/s1600/RMalibu_Theater12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Entertainment area of Dan and Luana Romanelli's Malibu home. "Dan was founder and president of Warner Bros. Worldwide Consumer Products. Now semi-retired, the former merchandiser of Bugs Bunny, Batman, Harry Potter and other Hollywood icons says, 'I'm just a big kid at heart.' " </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text - Linda Sherbert. Veranda (July - August 2008). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Madeline Stuart.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Stephen Giannetti.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Dominique Vorillon. </span><a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/interiors.php?project=Malibu_-_Equestrian&photo=12" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Image</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> via Madeline Stuart website.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Entertainer Lady Gaga recently purchased this house. For more photos of this property, please read my blog post - <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2015/01/steve-and-brooke-giannetti.html" target="_blank">Steve and Brooke Giannetti</a> - dated January 12, 2015.]</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhSdh-EVRXJ_ud-h2f4Mu80slfnp71j2sA19S25GAHODpPeNtQM2lzrWTUJKM3qkdSJbcoI0X9-HFbNC4y2plpThWSx6advhTHPciyTAzv-mGjobNu1F8xoNW0fbF8XzUIzaUVATMOuU/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.03_home_theaters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhSdh-EVRXJ_ud-h2f4Mu80slfnp71j2sA19S25GAHODpPeNtQM2lzrWTUJKM3qkdSJbcoI0X9-HFbNC4y2plpThWSx6advhTHPciyTAzv-mGjobNu1F8xoNW0fbF8XzUIzaUVATMOuU/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.03_home_theaters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Sandra Nunnerley worked with architect Arthur S. Pier to open up the living and dining rooms of a prewar Manhattan apartment for her clients, who wanted a more generous layout. 'The trick was to create a space where the clients could entertain in an elegant setting that could be transformed into a screening room,' Nunnerley says." (February 2007)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Durston Saylor.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/2010-02/home_theaters_slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">Home Theaters</a>"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2010).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtf_TxCtN22fwigVmkq1ldicRtjkz_n5tRRhGoTJv0HNnGvcYAghJwobIARHz26ce_A6SC1WWlhhNMW7z3ptLU9eeuRDfj_unzrUkKiG1lCkL2ebE4_vjIQnNcAFKZNHH6blGUpuqO0w/s1600/eBQcXcGh0pTl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtf_TxCtN22fwigVmkq1ldicRtjkz_n5tRRhGoTJv0HNnGvcYAghJwobIARHz26ce_A6SC1WWlhhNMW7z3ptLU9eeuRDfj_unzrUkKiG1lCkL2ebE4_vjIQnNcAFKZNHH6blGUpuqO0w/s1600/eBQcXcGh0pTl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home theater in Greenwich, Connecticut, home of director Ron Howard.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/Director+Ron+Howard's+Greenwich+Compound/articles/m_heA6fo8WD/Movie+Madness" target="_blank">Photo</a>: Sotheby's via Lonny Magazine.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Ron Howard sold this house in 2014 for $27.5 million. He and his wife raised their family in the home, but they now spend most of their time in California. Source: <a href="http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/blogs/open-house/Ron-Howards-Greenwich-Home-Goes-on-Market-258125241.html" target="_blank">NBC Connecticut</a>.]</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57DqFXjB69A0W-3Wriyot9mta8N5rwaUfWvn9zrmgSXZ3RTEhWfRNRHcZWJW5ehj7LGsWu0wX_Q5uTJpKVS9q3_DPvpwpD0mPZfyd5HBplvWHhiTglSxcIDanW2RLctq3Ryk39ZBVQOs/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.04_home_theaters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57DqFXjB69A0W-3Wriyot9mta8N5rwaUfWvn9zrmgSXZ3RTEhWfRNRHcZWJW5ehj7LGsWu0wX_Q5uTJpKVS9q3_DPvpwpD0mPZfyd5HBplvWHhiTglSxcIDanW2RLctq3Ryk39ZBVQOs/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.04_home_theaters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fashion designer Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky, bought a Jamaican villa on Round Hill, near Montego Bay, some 20 years ago. 'It’s a place where you really love where you are,' he says. For the screening room and adjacent sitting area, they tore down an existing structure and used 'lots of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mahogany' to continue the plantation aesthetic in the newly built space." (November 2007)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/2010-02/home_theaters_slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Home Theaters</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05GfyDi7BVvB7W6y1-_bSeO-WAsqrSkoj6DEGUR11zUDFXAGoxp7eTtsSFBa3eb7uNA8MtojdQfF9YuD3nu7o6ohUBc-Dt4YE9hPwPx6ehhSPl4ThXUq6sicgV3pWvkBKSV9AUrycDx8/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_home_theaters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05GfyDi7BVvB7W6y1-_bSeO-WAsqrSkoj6DEGUR11zUDFXAGoxp7eTtsSFBa3eb7uNA8MtojdQfF9YuD3nu7o6ohUBc-Dt4YE9hPwPx6ehhSPl4ThXUq6sicgV3pWvkBKSV9AUrycDx8/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_home_theaters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“ 'The interiors are open and refreshing and take in the local spirit,' architect Campion Platt says of the Palm Beach, Florida, house he and his wife, Tatiana, renovated. The pool fountain wall doubles as a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">movie screen. Exterior armchairs and settee, Restoration Hardware." (September 2009)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/2010-02/home_theaters_slideshow_slideshow_item4_5" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Home Theaters</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ssLCnSyYpYGDZRPqYXEylF_oH6zRr_SlcZvnvU2DzHCa5yyXz0Iv7TYSXU0Gte4vo5xR6V-L-7Yo6e9s8SnwIRo6LCIoVqFHe86-sqvVckBKfYzAA6Ocij3-pmppPfXMRZgEITIN1aI/s1600/item15.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.kurt-rappaport-los-angeles-home-16-home-theater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ssLCnSyYpYGDZRPqYXEylF_oH6zRr_SlcZvnvU2DzHCa5yyXz0Iv7TYSXU0Gte4vo5xR6V-L-7Yo6e9s8SnwIRo6LCIoVqFHe86-sqvVckBKfYzAA6Ocij3-pmppPfXMRZgEITIN1aI/s1600/item15.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.kurt-rappaport-los-angeles-home-16-home-theater.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Large ink drawings by Thomas Hammer are an arresting presence in the home theater."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Scott Mitchell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-06/scott-mitchell-kurt-rappaport-los-angeles-home-slideshow_slideshow_Online-Exclusive---Home-Theater_16" target="_blank">Real-Estate Maven Kurt Rappaport's Striking Malibu Home</a>" written and produced by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2014).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7bbFxgyqP0OS8YD_M4BCoxuXTPn2-OSWD-8g0doH3GI3WJbfDSpH4J10IcI-80TYJ7IkFj6filDqtFrkVb-gtrLcA27NzVzO7pd0MiS1oRFX3nIn18XReBkdE-jjiOG7cB-Adn_x2Bs/s1600/img_elegantsustainablelg_ss20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7bbFxgyqP0OS8YD_M4BCoxuXTPn2-OSWD-8g0doH3GI3WJbfDSpH4J10IcI-80TYJ7IkFj6filDqtFrkVb-gtrLcA27NzVzO7pd0MiS1oRFX3nIn18XReBkdE-jjiOG7cB-Adn_x2Bs/s1600/img_elegantsustainablelg_ss20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Susan Gulick combined the coziness of a family room with the sophisticated technology of a home theater--and did it all with sustainable materials.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A sink-in sectional that seats practically an entire family is constructed of woods from responsibly managed forests. Cushions are soy-based, springs are made of 80 percent recycled material, and upholstery is a bamboo and organic cotton fabric. The fabric was even manufactured using wind power.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Susan chose sound-absorbent and cushy cork for the floor. Cork is a renewable resource and is harvested without damaging the tree. For added comfort, Susan layered the floor with a wool rug colored with vegetable dyes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The room's acoustics and elegance are enhanced by decorative hardwood paneling that is formaldehyde free and bonded using soy-based adhesives. Two other walls are softened with a Phillip Jeffries wall covering made of hemp, a rapidly renewable and biodegradable material.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 46-inch Samsung TV may be large, but its LED (light-emitting diode) technology uses 40 percent less energy than a standard LCD or plasma television, plus it contains no mercury."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/greenspace/elegant-and-sustainable?page=19" target="_blank">Elegant and Sustainable</a>" written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLg9i5EDtuCvbLJTgoAEYbGXJXqbdD1CfIhc08D2neJ8Z2OwQXen8BitOoCqmuWVatE5-HLd5A850vz6ZnsMNaay2pmO8bxvsHBRmy_StV4gi7rEymAanaR1srE25HPIhRV4SiSXiIfxs/s1600/img_elegantsustainablelg_ss21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLg9i5EDtuCvbLJTgoAEYbGXJXqbdD1CfIhc08D2neJ8Z2OwQXen8BitOoCqmuWVatE5-HLd5A850vz6ZnsMNaay2pmO8bxvsHBRmy_StV4gi7rEymAanaR1srE25HPIhRV4SiSXiIfxs/s1600/img_elegantsustainablelg_ss21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Maple plywood panels, which contain no urea formaldehyde, provide a sophisticated backdrop for water-based paintings by Craig Cahoon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For added privacy and to darken the room for TV viewing, Susan hung handwoven silk draperies--colored with natural dyes--between the sitting area and a back entry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home theater designed by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://susangulickinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Susan Gulick Interiors Ltd.</a> of Reston, Virginia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/greenspace/elegant-and-sustainable?page=20" target="_blank">Elegant and Sustainable</a>" written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32OqBaF7dT5hmH19QRBeaTkISpHZBLT-qqkaKY7bRwfVHfMbYR8WFNmVlJDct9jkPbXqS9cP56h7VzT6vg0bF8CLtik2MAKNdLC8mnn8JsQ2wWRpiWAvs7YdTCRKyHvuYjzmrrrcHGc8/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl03_warner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32OqBaF7dT5hmH19QRBeaTkISpHZBLT-qqkaKY7bRwfVHfMbYR8WFNmVlJDct9jkPbXqS9cP56h7VzT6vg0bF8CLtik2MAKNdLC8mnn8JsQ2wWRpiWAvs7YdTCRKyHvuYjzmrrrcHGc8/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl03_warner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack L. Warner’s screening room.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The screening room had several concealed devices, including projectors hidden behind a panel that was opened by moving the Buddha’s head. The screen was raised with the help of a water pump, and the front sofa was rotated to provide viewing."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills estate of Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Bros. Studio for more than 40 years.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interiors by William Haines.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Roland E. Coate.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeffret Hayden.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2005/slideshow-jack-l-warner-20051101_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">Jack L. Warner</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkhE0dD9yJkCIS0zHLxF3PCr9kecJYCLC8eko3ygbd7PMeKDLqumYHTvG9ssv_go7mXsw6MOvy02aI4I-_JCeuGZQREslYZNAOJ5Iv0QdjifSp75kgMbGY9ztFzQb0Y8VvToLBuaLp9g/s1600/3a5b8620f7904e9766eaeb9fdd9d6a76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkhE0dD9yJkCIS0zHLxF3PCr9kecJYCLC8eko3ygbd7PMeKDLqumYHTvG9ssv_go7mXsw6MOvy02aI4I-_JCeuGZQREslYZNAOJ5Iv0QdjifSp75kgMbGY9ztFzQb0Y8VvToLBuaLp9g/s1600/3a5b8620f7904e9766eaeb9fdd9d6a76.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The built-in movie screen also dates back to the McCrays [1928] and can be seen in old photos of the home, say the owners, who bought the seats from a theater in Fort Wayne."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1928 Kendallville, Indiana, home of Elmer Ellsworth McCray, president of McCray Refrigerator Co.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Gail Herendeen Photography.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/mansion-built-for-a-refrigerator-magnate-asking-449-900-1424362338" target="_blank">A Refrigerator Magnate's Indiana Abode</a>" by Sarah Tilton.<br /><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal</a> (February 20, 2015).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPT1nZ77rTwXzKSfdjpcffNl_2T5mhLFeXEHuoPCs4OJpfl2Lyqi_01VympW65qUJvWtLe46Q_G998Hbo2Sla_OJ4UpRbFdTFMlkiMdGF_2f-mFNg0fCFSeaSLRyyEMjajUWPnBufbZk8/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.06_home_theaters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPT1nZ77rTwXzKSfdjpcffNl_2T5mhLFeXEHuoPCs4OJpfl2Lyqi_01VympW65qUJvWtLe46Q_G998Hbo2Sla_OJ4UpRbFdTFMlkiMdGF_2f-mFNg0fCFSeaSLRyyEMjajUWPnBufbZk8/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.06_home_theaters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer William Stubbs has transfigured an emblem of Stalin-era severity just outside Kiev into an inviting, historically resonant dacha for his client, an international businessman. 'It was built with Ukrainian hands,' says the resident, who was born in the region. Theo Kalomirakis built the home theater. Its dome was 'the best and worst element of the space,' architecturally striking but acoustically wanting. To improve sound quality, fiberglass padding was added to the dome, which was then covered with latticed fabric panels. Scalamandré gold bullion drapery fringe." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(December 1998).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/2010-02/home_theaters_slideshow_slideshow_item5_6" target="_blank">Home Theaters</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsVdpl51tiFkEXgQCSjlpHPs1VGuUJaS1jPiAH3s88p3jaS2UKL2Zb2xEoydUnIT9eI_ELVS9YCtFXAjjZP4rsSgsMcWAc2F6EhNmVyE_G-zWMSlebGs38CdV5-RSORObAkNENqr1gYs/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.02_home_theaters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsVdpl51tiFkEXgQCSjlpHPs1VGuUJaS1jPiAH3s88p3jaS2UKL2Zb2xEoydUnIT9eI_ELVS9YCtFXAjjZP4rsSgsMcWAc2F6EhNmVyE_G-zWMSlebGs38CdV5-RSORObAkNENqr1gYs/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.02_home_theaters.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The presidents and first ladies who have lived in the White House since its completion in 1800 have left their mark on its rooms and grounds. Franklin Roosevelt had the Family Theater carved out of a cloakroom, known as the Hat Box, in July 1942. Ronald and Nancy Reagan added the theater’s stadium-style seating. For a later makeover, First Lady Laura Bush was inspired by early 20th-century movie palaces." (March 2008)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/2010-02/home_theaters_slideshow_slideshow_item1_2" target="_blank">Home Theaters</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RZHDvXSuI3xeqdi0-huzcK55BjiLjZNKOprDLiT5mcLPCyzRfWuXHS9aHMT0scjPBqAGitaBSDfzJhnNjacn0XMhoP5_792kjEP4yVMEYrdozxhYIyirDqMdns-3Sbgx5mjDnOKjPow/s1600/Oscars-18-1940x1081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RZHDvXSuI3xeqdi0-huzcK55BjiLjZNKOprDLiT5mcLPCyzRfWuXHS9aHMT0scjPBqAGitaBSDfzJhnNjacn0XMhoP5_792kjEP4yVMEYrdozxhYIyirDqMdns-3Sbgx5mjDnOKjPow/s1600/Oscars-18-1940x1081.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood - home of the Academy Awards ceremony since 2002.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Thom Brekke.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2015/02/20/oscar-preview-behind-the-scenes-at-dolby-theater/" target="_blank">Oscar Preview: Behind the Scenes at Dolby Theatre</a>" by Mark Hughes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/" target="_blank">Forbes</a> (February 20, 2015).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Movie Night

The 87th Academy Awards ceremony will take place this Sunday, February 22nd, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. In honor of this year's ...

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