The city 's oldest movie theater is the Majestic . Opened in 1912 and also known as the Mayfair Theatre , the theater , it has been closed since the 1994 Northridge earthquake . The Aero Theater ( now operated by the American Cinematheque ) and Criterion Theater were built in the 1930s and still show movies . The Santa Monica Promenade alone supports more than a dozen movie screens
1994 Northridge earthquake
1994 Northridge earthquake
Santa Monica, California