Only in Theaters, a love letter to cinema that tells the story of the Laemmle family and the American Dream, is now available on DVD. When I first spoke to Raphael Sbarge last fall, there were some technical issues that prevented the interview from being recorded. He was gracious enough to redo the interview earlier this year, which you can read right here. When we first spoke, he mentioned Kino Lorber being interested in releasing…
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Raphael Sbarge spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Only In Theaters, a recent documentary about the Laemmle Theatres family chain. The film isn’t just about the Laemmle family but the American Dream. As I said in my interview with Raphael, it’s not lost on me that the chain might not even exist without Carl Laemmle‘s efforts to save Jews from the Holocaust. The Universal Pictures founder rescued some 350 Jews from Nazi Germany. You…
"Raphael Sbarge talks Only In Theaters, Laemmle Family" Only In Theaters isn’t just a love letter to cinema but a story about the Laemmle family and living the American Dream. Over the course of two and a half years, filmmaker Raphael Sbarge traces the family’s history all the way back to the 1930s. He was given complete access and full creative control in telling their story. While the final run time is about an hour and a half, the initial cut ran around…
"Only In Theaters: The Laemmle Family and the American Dream"