Glendale’s century-old Alex Theatre installed its 70mm presentation system six weeks ago, just ahead of the July 17 premiere of The Odyssey. Now the venue, which hadn’t shown a first-run movie for 35 years, has announced it’s the highest grossing theatre in the country for Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic on the film format. “The response from audiences has been overwhelming and a wonderful reminder of how much people still value the shared experience of seeing a great film together,” Alex’s artistic director Miles Williams said in a statement which thanked Universal Pictures “for recognizing the important role historic theatres…
