18, 2007, Sherman Torgan died of a heart attack at age 63 while bicycling in Santa Monica. Quentin Tarantino ownership In December 2007, to save the property from redevelopment, Tarantino purchased it, effectively making him the theater's landlord. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Tarantino would allow the Torgan family to continue operating the theater but would make programming suggestions from time to time. Tarantino said: "As long as I'm alive, and as long as I'm rich, the New Beverly will be there, showing double features in 35mm." From December 2007 until September 2014, the New Beverly was managed full-time by Michael Torgan. Tarantino facilitated Torgan's renovation of the theater, which included replacing all the lighting fixtures and seats, while Torgan funded the installation of a digital film projector for occasional use. In September 2014, seven years after acquiring the theater, Tarantino took over full programming duties for the New Beverly. The cinema would continue to show double features, now exclusively in 35mm (or 16mm, depending on print availability), with some films coming from Tarantino's private collection. In October, Tarantino's new programming began with a double feature of Paul Mazursky films: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and Blume in Love (1973). The theater's standard programming was suspended for extended runs of Tarantino's films Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2016), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). For Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the theater was adorned with film posters (both real and fictional), lobby cards and props used in the film. The screenings featured a specially curated pre-show consisting of an extended cut of the Bounty Law segment and vintage trailers that are featured (C.C. and Company and The Wrecking Crew) or referenced (Rosemary's Baby) in the film. The final first-run screening took place on February 29, 2020. In 2018, the New Beverly was closed for renovations from January 1 through December 1. On March 16, 2020, it closed following an order from Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti that all L.A. movie theaters must temporarily cease operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 1, 2021, the New Beverly announced that they would be reopening on June 1. Schedule and repertoire In addition to daily double (and, occasionally, triple) features, usually beginning at 7:30 p.m., midnight screenings are programmed on Fridays and Saturdays. "Kiddee Matinees" take place on weekend afternoons at 2:00 p.m., with a