LA Times: Cinephiles in slippers

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Cinephiles in slippers

Harold BRONSON was so intent on having a home theater, he studied photos in magazines, checked out ads, put his imagination to work. But he didn't have a room that was workable in his Westwood house, and none of the designs he saw provoked him to build a new one. He just kept dreaming and hoping — for years.

And then one day, about a decade into his quest, he saw a picture of a home theater designed by Theo Kalomirakis. "It was obvious to me right away that it was what I wanted," says Bronson, co-founder of L.A.'s Rhino Records. "Finally, I was motivated — I had to have this room."

The New York-based, Greek-born Kalomirakis is used to that kind of aha! moment from clients, who number more than 300, live as far away as Australia and Saudi Arabia, and range from movie stars to Midwest businessmen to heads of state. He's been hired by novelist Dean Koontz, Roger Ebert, Eddie Murphy, Marc Anthony, Damon Dash, Russell Simmons, Cal Ripken Jr., Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Chili Davis and the president of Ukraine. Those are just a few of the ones he can remember off the top of his head, or disclose.

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Cinephiles in slippers

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