Cinecon Classic Film Festival Opens in Los Angeles September 3rd

The 2026 Cinecon Classic Film Festival will take place at the Landmark Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles from September 3rd through 7th, 2026.This year's 62nd festival will be a bit longer than last year's, opening on a Thursday evening, rather than Friday, and concluding on Labor Day, the 7th.This year's location at the Nuart Theatre is also a change in venue; the last two years the festival was held at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. More thoughts on the location are at the end of this post.After attending Cinecon in Hollywood from 2017-2019, I had a terrific time returning to the festival last year, attending two days of the 2026 festival. Last March I also attended a Cinecon "Pop-Up" one-day festival held at the Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo.This year's Cinecon honorees are Nancy Kwan, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Lainie Kazan, and Barbara Eden, who are all scheduled to appear in person; additionally, Pat Boone will be on hand to honor Eden. Movies Boone made with both Eden…