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But once upon a time they were the neon-lighted hub of L.A.'s entertainment scene, where screen goddesses and guys in fedoras rubbed elbows with Army nurses and aircraft pioneers.The Los Angeles Conservancy opens these cinema paradisos to the public every year during its Last Remaining Seats series, which runs through July 5. How could he say such a mean thing?When Riccardi heard Molina's sobs, he apologized.But his outbursts and paranoid behavior got worse. CBS had not had a comedy hit on that night since "Gomer Pyle," and Leslie Moonves, who had just become the network's president, badly needed a show to stick.With its complex family dynamics that portrayed with brio what holds relatives together while simultaneously driving them crazy, "Raymond" relied more on character than on pranks and became a critical favorite from the start It took the viewers a little longer. We even chart the time-date stamps with the exactitude of our menstrual cycles -- all in the service of finding out how much we mean to him.Tone, as well as content, matter.

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