The owner of Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre says he's keeping the place open at a loss, for his own sense of history and aesthetics.

The Grand Lake Theatre has been part of Oakland since 1926 when it opened with silent movies and Vaudeville screenings.

Allen Michaan, owner of the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, uses his movie marquee to protest Trump. "This is my contribution to the resistance," he says.

OAKLAND — The longtime operator of the historic Grand Lake Theater now owns the building that houses his movie palace, which will continue showing films — without commercials — for as long ...

Thank you Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, CA for not enforcing the R rating on my film and allowing tweens and teens in to see it. “Political Discourse Must Not Be Stifled”.

Grand Lake Theatre. OAKLAND - The Grand Lake Theatre near Lake Merritt has been sold to the man who has been operating the business the last 38 years. Allen Michaan paid $3.75 million for the theatre.

"It's ghostly to see the place abandoned like this." The owner of the Grand Lake Theatre is looking forward to the day he can open his doors again. But with COVID-19, when that will be remains ...

The disaster film “San Andreas” received a real-time fact check from one of Southern California’s foremost seismologists during its premiere Tuesday night in Hollywood.

The Grand Lake Theater in Oakland has been named one of the "Coolest Movie Theaters in the World" by Variety and is the only Bay Area theater to make the cut.

Grand Lake theater owner Alen Michaan sits in his renovated main theater and talks about the future of film Thursday July 1, 2010. The Grand Lake theater in Oakland, Calif. is the last theatre run ...