From left, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean in director Rob Reiner's 1984 debut film "This Is Spinal Tap." (Courtesy Embassy Pictures/Photofest)

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From Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" to Jordan Peele's "Get Out," the movie theater captures the jaw-dropping efforts of first-time directors ahead of the opening of its expansion. "We're hoping to make that kind of first impression when we open to the public," says the Coolidge's Mark Anastasio.

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