Only Yesterday

The Seven Year Itch with Kim Morgan

The Parallax View

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Often misunderstood, Malcolm X was one of the leading forces of the United States’ Civil Rights Movement. He inspired many—and frightened many—but is destined to be remembered as one of the greatest men of his era. This riveting biography directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington in an Academy Award-nominated performance reveals the man at the center of a storm of change.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

MALCOLM X in 70mm

Aero Theatre

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Killer of Sheep

It&#8217;s a hot one on a summer day in Brooklyn as the pizzas get delivered, ice is used for foreplay and boomboxes play on. Hyper-colourful, righteously angry and showcasing Spike Lee at peak power, this one rides the tightrope of human emotion/drama and political indignation. Good soundtrack too.

Do the Right Thing

Brain Dead Studios

Join us for day of riso printing! Come by and participate in this quick turnaround open riso studio. Beginners and experiences artists can bring a simple photograph or design, or make something on the spot, and have us print it on our riso with a quick turnaround time. We will have supplies to make drawings, collages, or print an existing image. This session will be limited to one color or two color designs. We will print 20 copies of each design. To print extra copies, feel free to pay a small material fee.

1-Hour Risograph Printing (6/19)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Having built his career as both an actor and director of silent cinema with comedic short films starring his wildly popular Little Tramp character, Charles Chaplin confounded audiences when he followed up his first feature, The Kid, with a serious melodrama—sans the Tramp! A major departure from his previous output, A WOMAN OF PARIS centers around the title character (frequent Chaplin Studios actor Edna Purviance), who is betrayed by her lover and then cast aside by her would-be fiancé (Adolphe Menjou). Applauded by the press but rejected by the public, then pulled from distribution by Chaplin himself, A WOMAN OF PARIS, with its influential, understated acting and deft storytelling, now stands as one of Chaplin’s greatest directorial achievements.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

Get your ticket for just $7.02 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

A WOMAN OF PARIS

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Le Jour Ou…,” 1997, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 7 Mins, Chantal Akerman Foundation, Switzerland**

*In French with English subtitles.*

Chantal Akerman ruminates on the future of cinema from her bed.

FORMAT: DCP

**MAKING OF TOMORROW WE MOVE, 2004, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 80 Mins, Chantal Akerman Foundation, France**

*In French with English subtitles.*

What a revelation and a privilege it is to see Chantal Akerman at work. Its French title a pun, this film offers behind-the-scenes footage from the production of TOMORROW WE MOVE: makeup and costume tests, script readings, scene blocking and rehearsals and on-set interviews with Aurore Clément and Sylvie Testud, her lead actresses, as well as Akerman herself.

FORMAT: DCP

Photo courtesy of Collections CINEMATEK © Chantal Akerman Foundation ‘Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

“Le Jour Ou…” / MAKING OF TOMORROW WE MOVE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph’s family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Rich Spirit

COUNTRY: USA

Co-presented by The African American Film Critics Association Juneteenth Screening

BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

John Waters’ off-kilter riff on Douglas Sirk was his first film in 35mm and one of his best satires on family values. Waters regular Divine plays Francine Fishpaw, a housewife driven to alcoholism by her philandering husband, promiscuous daughter and foot-fetishist son. Her shot at redemption comes in the form of an unlikely romance with Todd Tomorrow (ex-teen idol Tab Hunter), the slick owner of an art-house drive-in.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

‘Melo-drama Queens: MADDIE’S SECRET Inspirations’

POLYESTER

Los Feliz Theatre

One Battle After Another

Inglourious Basterds

New Beverly Cinema

The first night of a rare, momentous 2-evening retrospective of the Basses' remarkable short films, feat. beautiful archival 16mm prints!

THE FILMS OF SAUL & ELAINE BASS —Night 1: Short Films feat. WHY MAN CREATES

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters**: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris

**Producers**: Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P.J. Voeten

One of the best films of 2015 and winner of six Academy Awards, George Miller’s reboot of the *Mad Max* series is as thrillingly imaginative as the previous installments. This time around, Tom Hardy’s Max is along for the ride as Charlize Theron’s badass Imperator Furiosa flees the forces of a brutish warlord through a primitive, post-apocalyptic desert wasteland. Taking the form of an epic, breathlessly inventive chase sequence, *Mad Max**: Fury Road* is a nigh-operatic spectacle of anarchic action and vehicular carnage that never takes its foot off the gas!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more bad-ass Aussie adventures? Head down under with these deep cuts!

*Dead End Drive-In, Razorback, Stone*

**Accessibility Options**: Closed Captions, Descriptive Audio, Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Mad Max: Fury Road

**Screenwriters**: Michael Tolkin,  Henry Bean

**Producers**: Pierre David,  Henry Bean

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome actor/director/legend **Bill Duke** for a special screening of his neon-soaked neo-noir ***Deep Cover*!**

We are going undercover with Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum in Bill Duke&#8217;s slick crime thriller set in the underbelly of early 90s Los Angeles. Fishburne plays Russell Stevens, an undercover LAPD officer determined to infiltrate the cartel of LA&#8217;s biggest drug kingpin, played by none other than Jeff Goldblum, in one of his most menacing roles. Stevens has to walk the line between criminal and cop as he plunges into ever darker territory to keep his cover and bring down the operation. Smart and stylish with a killer early 90s hip hop soundtrack and incredible performances by Fishburne and Goldblum, this sizzling slice of neo-noir will pull you deep under its sinister spell!

Screening followed by a conversation with Bill Duke. And the fun doesn&#8217;t stop there! Join us for [*Predator*](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/predator/) with Bill Duke and Richard Chaves on Sunday the 21st.

**Picks from the Video Store**

We&#8217;ve got decades of Bill Duke deep cuts you can take home tonight on Blu-Ray and DVD!

*Street of No Return, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, Car Wash*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

A Weekend with Bill Duke: Deep Cover

**Screenwriter**: Angela Robinson

**Producers**: Jasmine Kosovic,  Andrea Sperling

Everyone&#8217;s favorite teen girl secret agent squad movie finally comes to Vidiots&#8217; big screen in all its queer and girl power glory! A quartet of girls from a prep high school are recruited by a secret paramilitary academy to conduct cloak-and-dagger missions, all while maintaining their Discipline, Energy, Beauty, and Strength! This campy cult classic is the gayest sendoff to *Charlie&#8217;s Angels* the cinema world has produced! So grab your squad and get ready for a campy kick-ass queer time!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Searching for more Sapphic cinema? Take home these queer classics tonight!

*But I&#8217;m a Cheerleader, Desert Hearts, Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

D.E.B.S.

Vidiots

Disclosure Day (70mm)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Vista Theatre

Acropolis Cinema presents *An Injury to One - 4K Reconstruction* (Dir. Travis Wilkerson, 2001/2026).

*U.S premiere of the reconstruction of the 2001 film for its 25th anniversary using gorgeous new 4K scans, texts, and animations.*

Total runtime: 53 min. In person: Travis Wilkerson.

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*An Injury to One* provides a corrective—and absolutely compelling—glimpse of a particularly volatile moment in early 20th century American labor history: the rise and fall of Butte, Montana. Specifically, it chronicles the mysterious death of Wobbly organizer Frank Little, a story whose grisly details have taken on a legendary status in the state. Much of the extant evidence is inscribed upon the landscape of Butte and its surroundings. Thus, a connection is drawn between the unsolved murder of Little, and the attempted murder of the town itself.

Archival footage mixes with deftly deployed intertitles, while the lyrics to traditional mining songs are accompanied by music from William Oldham, Jim O'Rourke, and the band Low, producing an appropriately moody, effulgent, and strangely out-of-time soundtrack. The result is a unique film/video hybrid that combines painterly images, incisive writing, and a bold graphic sensibility to produce an articulate example of the aesthetic and political possibilities offered by filmmaking in the digital age.

This version is not precisely a “remaster” but rather a meticulous reconstruction of the original vision of the film. Where the original material was available, it was used, in the highest quality available. Where such material no longer exists, adequate substitutions were made. The result is something new, both resolutely of the past while firmly in the present. The richness of the film material is almost unimaginable from the original version—more lush, more expressive, more heartbreaking, too.

Acropolis Cinema: Travis Wilkerson's An Injury to One - 4K Reconstruction (2001/2026)

2220 Arts + Archives

The Rescuers

River of No Return

Car Wash 50th Anniversary Screening in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Based on the daring campaigns of real-life British military figure T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole, in his first feature) during WWI, this sweeping epic of Arab infighting and British colonialism won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. The amazing cast includes Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Claude Rains and Alec Guinness as Prince Feisal.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony

COUNTRY: UK

‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2026’ The American Cinematheque’s own pristine 70mm archival print!

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Hank (Frederic Forrest) and Frannie (Teri Garr) argue while celebrating their fifth anniversary. Yearning for a life of excitement and romance, Frannie fears that she is wasting her life on a man who shows no interest in her dreams of traveling to far-off places. The argument escalates and they break up. Heading in separate ways and taking to the streets, they both meet and spend the night with strangers. Hank with the seductive Leila (Nastassja Kinski), a runaway circus performer and Frannie with Ray (Raul Julia), a handsome waiter who moonlights as a cocktail pianist and singer.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Rialto Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

In remembrance of Dean Tavoularis Last screened in L.A. in 1990 ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2026’

ONE FROM THE HEART in 70mm

An enterprising producer believes he has hit upon a winning concept: a program of original animated shorts set to classical music. Undeterred by warnings that this has already been done by an American named &#8216;Prisney,&#8217; he rallies an orchestra of geriatric women, a bullish conductor, and an animator that he keeps locked in the dungeon. What could go wrong?

Allegro non troppo

After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

Green Room

Gardena Cinema is the oldest and only vintage single-screen stand-alone movie cinema in Southwest Los Angeles.

Oh hi Mark! A double feature you won't believe and an epic meet & greet with Greg Sestero with exclusive merch for fans. Do NOT Miss This!

THE ROOM (2003)(R) & BIG SHARK (2023)(PG-13) w Greg Sestero In-Person 6pm

Gardena Cinema

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**Please note**: Registration does not guarantee entry if the event reaches capacity. Admission is granted on a first come, first served basis.

Patrons who have registered will need to obtain their free tickets at the box office, where seating will be assigned. Any seats remaining 15 minutes before showtime will be released to standby patrons.

Family secrets and betrayals explode in the most riveting video call you’ve ever seen. Writer-director Homayoun Ghanizadeh transforms the familiar stacked boxes of talking heads we all live with these days into a dazzling, high-wire act of storytelling and performance when three generations of an Iranian family are confronted by the son of a former family servant over the fate of the stately family home back in Iran. Ghanizadeh’s riveting, all-star ensemble — Golshifteh Farahani, Payman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Ali Nasirian, Shirin Neshat — delivers an acting tour de force that deliberately transcends the bounds of the film’s form. 

DCP. Director/Screenwriter: Homayoun Ghanizadeh. With: Golshifteh Farahani, Shirin Neshat, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Ali Nasirian, Payman Maadi.

Oh, What Happy Days

Hammer Museum

On Saturday, June 20th, we are celebrating filmmakers who have created films that touch on themes of connection: relationships, queerness, solidarity, community, and even death. This special screening will include a Q&A at the beginning with the present filmmakers. There are over 20 films from around the world, one hour and fifteen minutes in length, with a fifteen-minute break in between. We hope to see you there!

Loose Frames Come Together: Animated Shorts Screening

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In NO BLOOD RELATION, a gripping early example of Mikio Naruse’s cinematic boldness, featuring a screenplay by Ozu’s famed collaborator Kogo Noda, an actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she abandoned years before.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Japan

35mm print courtesy of National Film Archive of Japan Series co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles and The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities ‘Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

NO BLOOD RELATION

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Swedish with English subtitles.*

A period piece that forgoes nostalgia in favor of a stark examination of working-class struggle, Bo Widerberg’s second feature unfolds in 1936 in the director’s hometown of Malmö. It’s there, in the poor district of Raven’s End, that young Anders (Widerberg’s regular collaborator Tommy Berggren) chases his dream of becoming a writer while growing increasingly disillusioned with the dead-end world that surrounds him: an alcoholic father, a toiling mother and the ominous specter of Nazism. Delivering a bracing jolt of kitchen-sink realism to Swedish cinema, Widerberg paints an unsparing portrait of youthful idealism bumping up against economic despair.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Sweden

West Coast Theatrical Premiere of New Restoration ‘Bo Widerberg: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

RAVEN'S END

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

After being falsely convicted of murdering his wife, Vincent Parry escapes San Quentin and shacks up with Irene Jansen, a woman whose innocent father died in prison. Undergoing plastic surgery to change his appearance, Vincent sets off on the hunt for the real killer under a new identity.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTIRBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Program begins with a live recording of the Greg Proops Film Club podcast. Feature starts at 7:30pm ‘The Greg Proops Film Club’

The Greg Proops Film Club Presents DARK PASSAGE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Julianne Moore stars with Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack and Robert Pattinson in this unforgettable drama from acclaimed director David Cronenberg. Hollywood actress Havana Segrand (Moore) is unraveling as her career flounders. Her therapist (Cusack) and his wife are busy managing the career of their child-star son. But when a mysterious young woman named Agatha (Wasikowska) befriends a limo driver (Pattinson) and ties all their lives together, nothing will ever be the same as they try to survive a world of money, fame, envy and relentless hauntings.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: Canada/France/Germany/USA

‘Watch Local: Sex, Lies, and… Fame at the Chateau Marmont’

MAPS TO THE STARS

Lilo & Stitch

Mars Attacks!

Featuring the Basses' strange sci-fi cult classic PHASE IV and their most cosmic explorations of the natural world and the otherworldly

THE FILMS OF SAUL & ELAINE BASS —Night 2: PHASE IV and Beyond — feat. QUEST

**Screenwriters**: Dennis Lee, Jim Henson, Terry Jones

**Producer:** Eric Rattray

Step into one of Jim Henson&#8217;s most beloved fantasy worlds with Rock God and Goblin King David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, and a plethora of magical puppets from foxes to worms in a psychedelic Escheresque landscape. When teen Sarah is forced to babysit Toby, her baby stepbrother, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him. A musical puppet banger for any age of cinephile, make sure you head to Vidiots for all the dance magic we can muster!

**Picks From the Video Store**

Take home more David Bowie tonight!

*Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Linguini Incident*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Labyrinth

**Produced by**: Elliot Page, Megan Ellison, Matt Jordan Smith, Jennifer Steinman Sternin, Drew Denny

With producer/director **Drew Denny** in conversation after the screening, moderated by comedian **Ever Mainard**!

Elliot Page narrates this hilarious and heartening romp through the animal world, led by brave scientists fighting censorship as they reveal the truth about our nature. *Second Nature* — everything you didn’t learn in high school biology!

Did you know that clownfish change sex from male to female? (*So if Nemo’s mom had died in real life, his dad would have become his mom!*) Did you know that albatross, penguins and swans parent in same sex pairs? Or that bonobos, who are just as closely related to us as chimps, are matriarchal and have same-sex sex every day?!

Debunking myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is “unnatural,” *Second Nature* follows trailblazing trans Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets other groundbreaking scientists exploring the 1500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more.

Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World

**Screenwriter**: Aleshea Harris

**Producers**: Tessa Thompson,  Kishori Rajan,  Riva Marker,  Janicza Bravo,  Aleshea Harris

Summer is just getting started and we&#8217;ve got one hell of a roadtrip planned for you with Aleshea Harris&#8217; miraculous debut feature &#8211; a vengeance film so incendiary and kick-ass, we had to bring it back for more! In *Is God Is*, two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that will push them to extraordinary lengths. The film is Aleshea Harris’ directorial debut and is based on Harris’ adaptation of her award-winning play of the same name.

Is God Is

**Screenwriter**: Ronald Bass

**Producers**: Ronald Bass,  Jerry Zucker

You are cordially invited to a very special occasion: Vidiots is playing the wildly entertaining *My Best Friend’s Wedding*, one of the best romantic comedies of an impressive decade. Julianne (Julia Roberts) realizes she has feelings for her longtime platonic guy friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) just as he announces he’s marrying Kimmy (Cameron Diaz), but will her attempts to break up the couple lead to true love with Michael or utter disaster? Make sure you RSVP to this fizzy delight that has everything you’d want from a ‘90s rom-com: impromptu musical numbers, giant flip phones, characters with glamorous jobs like “restaurant critic” and “sportswriter,” and Rupert Everett as the impossibly charming gay BFF!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Have you got wedding fever? Take home these gems full of fabulous nuptials

*The Wedding Banquet, Muriel&#8217;s Wedding, Margot at the Wedding*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

My Best Friend’s Wedding

**Writer/Producer**: David Cronenberg

Co-Presented by Community Partner **The Cinegogue**

Car culture has never been more bizarrely erotic than in David Cronenberg&#8217;s take on J.G. Ballard&#8217;s disturbing novel in this audacious and twisted fetishistic phenomenon. James Spader plays James Ballard, a television producer in a passionless marriage. After a car accident involving Dr. Helen Remington (Holly Hunter), he uncovers a dark sub-culture of car-crash victims who embrace their scars and indulge in auto-obsession. Not streaming on any online platforms, you won&#8217;t want to miss this singular work of vehicular eroticism.

Stop by the video store early (between 8:00pm and 9:30pm) for a special Cinegogue pop up shop with special giveaways and exclusive merch!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Our David Cronenberg section is stocked with nearly 50 years of creepy treasures!

*Shivers, The Brood, Videodrome*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Crash

**Screenwriter**: Boots Riley

**Producers**: Aaron Ryder,  Andrew Swett,  Allison Rose Carter,  Jon Read,  Boots Riley

Get your eyeballs and brain ready for maximum explosiveness as Boots Riley&#8217;s newest inventive, hilarious, surreal, stylish, stop-motion-sprinkled, and utterly singular masterpiece hits our microcinema in all its dazzling propagandistic glory! The fashion, the fun, the gonzo satire &#8211; it&#8217;s the wildest ride in cinema this year and an absolute revelation for those of us who have been craving the return of originality to filmmaking. Keke Palmer heads a crew of professional fashion boosters out to resell expensive clothes at a discount, but when a fashion maven (Demi Moore at her bitchy best) vows to take them down, and an unexpected guest with a magical gadget appears &#8211; their quest begins to turn global. Boots Riley solidifies his place among America&#8217;s most inventive auteurs with yet another brilliantly bonkers but perennially relevant capitalist critique that will keep you laughing, gagging (at the FASHION), and cheering throughout.

I Love Boosters

Pather Panchali

Whisper of the Heart

The Hitch-Hiker

Shakespeare&#8217;s King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

After a rollercoaster crash at a California amusement park, safety inspector Harry Calder (George Segal) soon realizes a psychopath is sabotaging rides across to country to black mail the multinational corporations that own the parks. Now Calder must figure out which park the mad bomber is targeting on the Fourth of July. Originally presented in Sensurround and part of Universal Pictures disaster film cycle including the likes of EARTHQUAKE, ROLLERCOASTER features a solid cast including Timothy Bottoms, Susan Strasberg, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and the band SPARKS in a show stopping live performance at Magic Mountain.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents ROLLERCOASTER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Egyptian Arabic with English subtitles.*

A small peasant village’s struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner. The Land shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

New Restoration ‘Youssef Chahine: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

THE LAND

Born to Kill / The Set-Up

Now Instant and [Rotations](https://rotations-la.net/) present a special screening of Caroline Golum’s *Revelations of Divine Love*, accompanied by Ioanna Filippopoulou’s *Three Mystics*, followed by a post-screening conversation with actress Tessa Strain and Molly Lambert.

Revelations of Divine Love

Now Instant Image Hall

**Screenwriters**: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.

**Producer**: Charles Brackett

*I&#8217;m ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille*. One of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring classics, Billy Wilder&#8217;s *Sunset Boulevard *stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who thinks he can squeeze an aging and forgotten silent star (the glorious Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond), but learns he&#8217;s getting much more than he bargained for. Wryly funny, with memorable performances and endlessly quotable dialogue, there&#8217;s a reason this film is widely regarded as the best movie about Hollywood ever made. Don your turban and cigarette holder and spend your New Year&#8217;s Eve with Vidiots and Norma Desmond!

**Movie Den** is a community initiative generously supported by **Golden Globe Foundation.******

All tickets come with a free small popcorn. Please enter through the video store. Doors will open 45 minutes before showtime.

If online tickets are no longer available HAVE NO FEAR, we will ALWAYS have walk-ups available starting 45 minutes before showtime (which give you plenty of time for free popcorn and a browse of the video store)!

This series was designed for audience members 12 and up, please note some films may contain more mature content than others. We encourage parents, caretakers, and guardians to explore the program and titles prior to ticket purchases. We will include MPAA ratings for all films in this series. Parental discretion is advised.

Sunset Boulevard

**Screenwriter**: Ryuya Suzuki

**Producer**: Kenji Iwaisawa

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and an oracle in this hundred-year chronicle spanning the past, present, and future. Through a chance encounter with a transfer student, he trains to become an idol, starting his search for self-identity and a journey toward greatness beyond superstardom. Written, directed, edited and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki over eighteen months, *Jinsei* (meaning “life” in Japanese) is an anime tour-de-force that announces Suzuki to the world as a bold new talent in independent animation.

Jinsei

**Screenwriter**: Robert Alan Arthur, Bob Fosse

**Producer**: Robert Alan Arthur

It&#8217;s Showtime Folks! Bob Fosse only made a handful of films (in between revolutionizing the world of dance), and while all are impressive, none deliver as much razzle-dazzle as this seminal semi-autobiographical masterpiece. Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is at the top of his craft as one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him &#8211; his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going. Winner of the Palme d&#8217;Or at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for 9 Academy Awards, *All That Jazz* is a musical like no other and a cinematic triumph on every level.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Fosse tonight, from brutal true crime to cheeky musicals &#8211; there&#8217;s no bad film from Bob Fosse!

*Star 80, Lenny, Sweet Charity*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

All That Jazz

The Invite

Acropolis Cinema presents *Escape* (Dir. Masao Adachi, 2025).

A contemporary of Nagisa Ōshima and Kōji Wakamatsu, Masao Adachi has spent more than six decades as a revolutionary figure on both cinematic and political stages. These personal histories are brilliantly distilled in his biopic of Japanese terrorist Satoshi Kirishima, who, as one of the country’s most wanted men, successfully evaded capture for nearly 50 years before revealing his true identity on his deathbed. Kirishima’s remarkable, often troubling life—from anarchist activities to a new existence under an assumed name, all the while driven by guilt for failing to fulfill his vocation—is told through a dazzling mix of archival footage, staged recreations, and outright fantasy that allows Adachi to trace a history of resistance and terror in Japan. The performances from Kanji Furutachi and Rairu Sugita convey lifetimes of idealism and regret (NYFF, Film at Lincoln Center)

Acropolis Cinema: Masao Adachi's Escape (2025)

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Part 5, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 58 Mins, Paramount, USA**

Case files.

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 6, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 58 Mins, Paramount, USA**

Don’t die.

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE SERIES:**

**TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, 2017, Paramount, USA**

Directed entirely by David Lynch, this 18-part limited event series picks up 25 years after the residents of a quaint northwestern American town were stunned when their homecoming queen, Laura Palmer, was shockingly murdered. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN is written and executive produced by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, and is executive produced by Sabrina S. Sutherland.

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Parts 5 & 6

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“The Web,” 1956, Dir. Peter Watkins, 20 Mins, UK**

A reconstruction of the Allied landing in occupied France during the Second World War.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE GLADIATORS, 1968, Dir. Peter Watkins, 105 Mins, Sweden**

*In English, Cantonese, French, German and Swedish with English subtitles.*

*“The growing professional isolation which followed the banning of THE WAR GAME, as well as the vicious critical attacks on PRIVILEGE made me rather inclined to leave the UK. I was finally able to do so, and began what became permanent exile from my own country, when I was approached by Sandrews in Stockholm. Sandrews was a major cinema distributor and at that time a production company (they were producing two films by Susan Sontag); they had just premiered THE WAR GAME in Stockholm, and offered to produce any film I chose to make. Nicholas Gosling, a young writer, joined me in developing a script for what became my second feature film. THE GLADIATORS is a bleak satire set in the near future, in which the major powers of the world, East and West, aligned and non-aligned, recognize the possibility of a major world war within our lifetime, and try to forestall it by channeling man’s aggressive instincts in a more controllable manner. They do this by forming an International Commission along the lines of the United Nations, dedicated to fighting a series of contests between teams of selected soldiers from each country. These competitions, which can be fought to the death, are called ‘Peace Games’, and are broadcast on global television via satellite – complete with sponsors and commercials. The film follows Game 256, which is being ‘played’ in the International Peace Game Centre near Stockholm, under the controlling eye of a highly sophisticated computer, hired out to the International Commission by the (neutral) Swedish Army. The international group of officers watching Game 256 decide to eliminate a man and a woman from opposing teams who reach out to each other, because they decide that such forms of communication would be the gravest threat of all to the stability of the existing world-system.” – Peter Watkins*

FORMAT: DCP

‘Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

"The Web" / THE GLADIATORS

**Screenwriter:** Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon from the short story by Stephen King

**Producers: **Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon, Andrew Scheinman

Bring your gang for Rob Reiner&#8217;s beloved tale of friendship adapted from the short story by Stephen King. In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends — sensitive Gordie (Wil Wheaton), tough guy Chris (River Phoenix), flamboyant Teddy (Corey Feldman), and scaredy-cat Vern (Jerry O&#8217;Connell) — are in search of a missing teenager&#8217;s body. Wanting to be heroes in each other&#8217;s and their hometown&#8217;s eyes, they set out on an unforgettable two-day trek that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery. They sneak smokes, tell tall tales, cuss &#8217;cause it&#8217;s cool, and band together when the going gets tough. When they encounter the town&#8217;s knife-wielding hoods who are also after the body, the boys discover a strength they never knew they had. One of the most enduring childhood films of the 1980s, this classic never gets old!

**Movie Den** is a community initiative generously supported by **Golden Globe Foundation.******

All tickets come with a free small popcorn. Please enter through the video store. Doors will open 45 minutes before showtime.

If online tickets are no longer available HAVE NO FEAR, we will ALWAYS have walk-ups available starting 45 minutes before showtime (which give you plenty of time for free popcorn and a browse of the video store)!

This series was designed for audience members 12 and up, please note some films may contain more mature content than others. We encourage parents, caretakers, and guardians to explore the program and titles prior to ticket purchases. We will include MPAA ratings for all films in this series. Parental discretion is advised.

Stand by Me (1986)

**Screenwriter**: Pedro Almodóvar

**Producers**: Agustín Almodóvar,  Pedro Almodóvar

Weaving stories within stories, fictions within truths, and layers upon layers, this meta masterpiece from maestro Almodóvar is an essential and torturous melodrama of young queer love, clerical overreach, gender transformation, and the creative transformation from fact to fiction.  Gael García Bernal stars in this mind and gender-bending cine-novela as a trans drag performer out to reunite with her old flame from her Catholic school days and sell him on a film that looks a lot like her life. But blackmail, double crosses, and secret identities and histories drag everyone into a web of power, seduction, and making a film within a film. Don&#8217;t miss your chance to see this masterpiece on glorious celluloid!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Our Almodóvar section has it all &#8211; from his dark comedies, to his psycho-sexual thrillers, to his tangled melodramas! Try these masterful deep cuts!

*Dark Habits, Matador, Pepi, Luci, Bom Y Otras Chicas del Monton*

**Accessibility Options**: Open Captions, Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Bad Education on 35mm

Galaxy Quest in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Cary Grant teams with director Alfred Hitchcock for the fourth and final time in this superlative espionage caper. After Roger Thornhill, an innocent man, is mistaken for a wanted fugitive he is pursued across North America by a pair of espionage agents trying to kill him, as well as by police who suspect him of murder.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

NORTH BY NORTHWEST in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE EVENT: **

*In Swedish with English subtitles.*

When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Sweden

THE MAN ON THE ROOF

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador,” 1991, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 4 Mins, Amnesty International, France/Belgium/Switzerland**

*In French with English subtitles.*

Commissioned by Amnesty International for its TV program Ecrire contre l’oubli (Write Against Oblivion), Akerman’s contribution in the form of a poem is dedicated to Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, an El Salvadorian trade unionist and mother of three, murdered by the US-backed junta. Deneuve emerges from the calm of a Parisian night to deliver a heartfelt plea for remembrance of Febe Elisabeth’s too short life. Sonia Wieder-Atherton’s cello weeps appropriately.

FORMAT: DCP

**FROM THE OTHER SIDE, 2012, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 99 Mins, Icarus Films, Belgium**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

With her unmistakable style Chantal Akerman explores the border between the United States and Mexico.

For years immigrants passed through San Diego, but cutting-edge technologies have helped stem the flow of illegal immigration there. This leaves only the mountains and deserts of Arizona for those desperate enough to try their luck. And it is here that Akerman shifts her focus, between Agua Prieta, Sonora and Douglas, Arizona and the desert in between.

FORMAT: DCP

‘Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

“For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador” / FROM THE OTHER SIDE

**Screenwriters**: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

**Producer**: Joel Silver

Lily and Lana Wachowski’s ground-breaking science fiction parable set the standard for both action movies and Science Fiction films for years to come with its innovative visuals and one-of-a-kind fight choreography. Set in the 22nd century, *The Matrix* tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers that now rule the earth. So, take your blue pills and join us for some futuristic fun.

**Movie Den** is a community initiative generously supported by **Golden Globe Foundation.******

All tickets come with a free small popcorn. Please enter through the video store. Doors will open 45 minutes before showtime.

If online tickets are no longer available HAVE NO FEAR, we will ALWAYS have walk-ups available starting 45 minutes before showtime (which give you plenty of time for free popcorn and a browse of the video store)!

This series was designed for audience members 12 and up, please note some films may contain more mature content than others. We encourage parents, caretakers, and guardians to explore the program and titles prior to ticket purchases. We will include MPAA ratings for all films in this series. Parental discretion is advised.

The Matrix (1999)

**Screenwriters**: Lee Hall, Tom Hooper from the stage play by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the book by T.S. Elliot

**Producers**: Debra Hayward,  Tim Bevan,  Eric Fellner

*Meow*! You are cordially invited to the feline ball to end it all when Vidiots goes full Jellicle with a special screening of the all-star furry film meowiscal bonanza *Cats*!  No one thought this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical could ever make the leap to the big screen, but thanks to CGI fur suits, and a cast that includes Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, and Jason Derulo, the world has been gifted the magic of one of the most outlandishly surreal head trips in cinema. You know the songs, you know the actors, you know the composers, but are you ready to roll down our furry pink carpet and experience this cinematic spectacle the way it was meant to be seen &#8211; Big and Loud and with a Crowd, because *jellicles can and jellicles DO!*

Doors will open at 6:00pm and there will be feline delights before and after the screening with some of our favorite felines from our besties at **Bob Baker Marionette Theater**, with **live DJ sets**, **themed libations** and plenty of warm fuzzy Vidiots meowgic throughout the evening. Plus kitty-themed face painting while time and supplies last. Come dressed to impress &#8211; whether that&#8217;s your best ballgown or your best Rum Tum Tugger bodysuit, we will have a **costume contest** after the screening!

Cats + Vidiots’ Jellicle Ball

Oscar-nominee Sandra Hüller narrates this cinematic adaptation of Robert Macfarlane&#8217;s bestselling book, *Underland*. The documentary voyages into worlds rarely glimpsed by human eyes to explore the world beneath our feet. One not of fear and darkness, but rather of knowledge and wonder that can be found nowhere else. Beginning in the shallow soils beneath an old ash tree, we travel alongside several ‘astronauts of the underworld’ into ancient sacred caves, flooded storm drains, melting glaciers, underwater burial chambers and a deep underground laboratory built to solve the mysteries of the Universe. *Underland* dives deep into the Earth to present a groundbreaking vision for rethinking our lives on this fragile surface.

&#8220;*Underland* serves to draw the viewer completely into the compelling, unnerving, alluring void.&#8221;

—SCREEN

&#8220;An immersive sensory experience, complete with ethereal cinematography and intricate sound design, to take you into worlds unknown.&#8221;

—MOVEABLE FEST

&#8220;Robert Petit&#8217;s thrilling, unnerving documentary plays like a sprawling epic about the scope of human existence.&#8221;

—OBSERVER

&#8220;[&#8230;] It is at once [a] sensorial, philosophical experiences to be had, preferably in a darkened theater.&#8221;

—ScreenAnarchy

&#8220;*Underland* isn&#8217;t merely notable for its ability to capture abject darkness&#8230;but for its stellar soundscape that whirrs, drones, hums and echoes, almost replicating the sensitivity one&#8217;s ears achieve when the light suddenly vanishes.&#8221;

—FILMMAKER MAGAZINE

Underland

Some Like It Hot in 4K

Tokyo Drifter

### **ABOUT THE FILM**

LICORICE PIZZA is the story of Alana Kane (Alana Haim) and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and directed by heralded filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, this potent coming-of-age drama tracks the treacherous navigation of first love. Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Tom Waits and Benny Safdi also star.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

LICORICE PIZZA in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Arabic with English subtitles.*

During a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Yehia, a famous Egyptian director, finds himself obsessed with Amir, the leading man in one of his movies, and Nadia, a woman he desires to work with.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

New 4K Restoration ‘Youssef Chahine: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

ALEXANDRIA AGAIN AND FOREVER

North Star Sessions is a free showcase that strives to be a safe and inclusive place for artists and music lovers in the LA music scene. We will highlight the work of 3 musicians, and have an open mic draw between sets.

This months featured artists are Carolyn Kendrick, Bailey Drew, and Daniel Bordonaro.

8pm

North Star Sessions

Scribble

**Screenwriters**: Jean-Luc Godard, from the novel *Fool&#8217;s Gold* by Dolores Hitchens

One of Jean-Luc Godard&#8217;s most charming crime capers, cinema doesn&#8217;t get much cooler than this laissez-faire dalliance with love, danger, friendship, and amateur criminality. Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile (the iconic Anna Karina at her most adorably luminous). The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory &#8212; which could be just what they want. With a soundtrack from Michel Legrand and an infectious nonchalance, this is fizzy French fun at its best!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Anna Karina tonight &#8211; she&#8217;s a lovely sight to behold!

*Bread and Chocolate, The Nun, Chinese Roulette*

**Accessibility Options**: Open Captions, Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Band of Outsiders

Mezzanine presents LOVE LETTER, directed by Shunji Iwai (1995, Japan, 117m, digital).

L.A. premiere of a brand-new 4K restoration.

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The debut feature from the great Japanese filmmaker Shunji Iwai (ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU) is a ‘90s romantic drama par excellence, featuring real-life J-pop idol Miho Nakayama in a dual role. Set among the picturesque, snowy vistas of Hokkaidō, the film follows Hiroko (Nakayama), a young widow whose fiancé Itsuki died tragically two years ago. On a whim, she sends a letter to his childhood address, and is surprised to receive a response from a female Itsuki (Nakayama), who just so happens to be her fiancé’s former classmate. Their continued exchanges stir up childhood memories and revelations, as the two women deepen their relationship and come to terms with adulthood. Shot by Iwai’s longtime cinematographer Noboru Shinoda, the film’s sumptuous widescreen photography and warm sentimentality is a paean to the heyday of 1990s arthouse cinema.

A Film Movement release. Special thanks to Erin Farrell (Film Movement).

“Iwai tapped into the dreams and lives of Japan’s youth with his lyrical meditations on the hardships of young adulthood, capturing pivotal and unforgettable moments of life. Balancing popular entertainment with arthouse predilection, Iwai’s exhilarating takes on the youth film provided a much-needed voice for the younger generation, offering delicate portraits of adolescence, ripe with poetic yearnings of grief, friendship and young love. Iwai’s sumptuous visual style coupled with his affecting and underground appeal opened a world of new possibilities in the ’90s cinescape—marking him as one of the most accomplished and unique filmmakers of his generation.” -Japan Society

“This yearning quality is this tremendously moving film’s greatest strength, a humanity that makes LOVE LETTER resonate decades later.” -The Brooklyn Rail

Mezzanine: Shunji Iwai's Love Letter

The Misfits in 4K

Sorcerer

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

With 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, director Stanley Kubrick redefined the limits of filmmaking in this classic science fiction masterpiece. To begin his voyage into the future, Kubrick visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman into unchartered realms of space, perhaps even into immortality.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: UK/USA

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Writer Preston Sturges famously offered the script of this classic comedy to his studio for $1 – with the proviso that he be attached to direct. This potent satire about the rise of Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy) under the tutelage of a corrupt political boss (Akim Tamiroff) earned Sturges an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and jumpstarted the most celebrated span in Sturges’ career in the early 1940s, which solidified his status as one of the greatest directors of comedy.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Get your ticket for just $7.38 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

THE GREAT MCGINTY

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A revenge-of-nature film in which thousands of swamp critters attack a wheelchair-bound, Deep South plantation owner and his family on his birthday, the 4th of July. Does the fact that he’s been destroying the bayou wildlife around him have anything to do with it?

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents FROGS

A double feature of Varda's deeply intertwined companion films, capturing early 80's LA with intimacy, humanity and wonder

Agnès Varda in LA: DOCUMENTEUR (1981) + MUR MURS (1981)

**Screenwriters**: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon

**Producer**: Jim Morris

Never has a robot had such pathos than in this beloved high-tech animation! The last robot on earth has spent 700 years picking up trash when a scanner robot named EVE suddenly interrupts his endless solitude. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet&#8217;s future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile a smitten WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen. Considered one of the best animated films ever made, and winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, this intergalactic Pixar darling is best seen with your little space cadets on our big screen!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bringing home more robotic fun for the kiddos tonight!

*Short Circuit (1+2), Iron Giant, Robot Dreams*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

WALL·E

**Screenwriters**: Shinobu Hashimoto,  Ryûzô Kikushima,  Akira Kurosawa,  Hideo Oguni from William Shakespeare&#8217;s *Macbeth*

**Producers**: Akira Kurosawa, Sojiro Motoki

A vivid, visceral adaptation of *Macbeth*, Akira Kurosawa&#8217;s Shakespearean tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. *Throne of Blood* fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Our Akira Kurosawa section is stacked with tons of masterpieces on Blu-Ray and DVD, including:

*Ran, Kagemusha, Yojimbo*

**Accessibility Options**: Open Captions, Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Throne of Blood

**Screenwriters**: Dean Devlin,  Roland Emmerich

**Producer**: Dean Devlin

Who doesn&#8217;t want to celebrate America&#8217;s 250th birthday by watching the White House explode on our big screen! All salute President Bill Pullman and join us for a very patriotic screening of this action-packed science fiction blockbuster! Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world&#8217;s major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. Can Jeff Goldblum &#8211; once again typecast as the subtly sexy scientist &#8211; come up with a solution that can thwart these intergalactic invaders, and can President Bill Pullman lead the US to universal dominance? Pull up your spaceship to join the most explosive indoor 4th of July party this summer!

Independence Day

**Screenwriter**: Mark Jenkin

**Producer**: Denzil Monk

Prepare yourself for a hypnotic analog time machine of a filmgoing experience with Mark Jenkin&#8217;s otherworldly 16mm science fiction artifact *Rose of Nevada*.  In a small fishing village, a mysterious boat returns 30 years after vanishing into the vastness of the ocean. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew, and trapped in this other time, unable to return to their own lives in the future. Like a long-form extra existential *Twilight Zone* shot on gorgeous 16mm film with perfectly unnerving sound design, *Rose of Nevada* looks and feels like the time-traversing vessel of its story. In a world of 4K digital imagery, take a step back and appreciate the ultra-saturated 4:3 beauty of 16mm film as you marvel at the disquieting magic of this timeless and ageless masterpiece.

Rose of Nevada

**Screenwriters**: Stewart Raffill,  Gary Brockette

**Producer**: Diane Kirman

Directed by Stewart Raffill (*Mac and Me, The Ice Pirates*), *Tammy and the T-Rex* is a love story as old as time. This post-*Jurassic* jam stars Denise Richards and the late Paul Walker in an unprecedented mishmash of rom-com tropes and R-rated horror thrills. When Paul is mauled by the local zoo’s toothier residents, his love affair with Denise doesn’t cease—even after his brain is transplanted into an ancient animatronic predator. Originally filmed as a gorefest with impressive splatter by SFX guru John Carl Buechler, *Tammy* was cut to PG-13, funneled straight-to-video, and inexplicably marketed as a “kids’ film.” Thanks to the intrepid efforts of top-notch archival pals Vinegar Syndrome, this gonzo gem is fully restored!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more &#8220;kids&#8221; movies that are definitely not for kids?!?

*The Garbage Pail Kids, The Peanut Butter Solution, Howard the Duck*

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Tammy and the T-Rex

Jaws

The Great Muppet Caper in 4K

Jaws in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Originally released on June 20, 1975, JAWS, based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, became the first true summer blockbuster and a cultural tsunami. It shattered every record to become the highest-grossing film of the year, earning a nomination for Best Picture and winning three Academy Awards, including one for John Williams’ iconic musical score. Five decades later, JAWS has become inexorable from global film culture, has inspired multiple generations of filmmakers and remains one of the most thrilling, terrifying and unforgettable films of all time.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

JAWS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won’t leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of his children to get comfortable urban jobs instead of the backbreaking work in the paddy fields under parental control.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Toho

COUNTRY: Japan

SUMMER CLOUDS

Bring your gently loved clothes and household items (or just yourself) and leave with something new to you! Accessories, books and art welcome. Please leave at home underwear, bras, baby clothes, heavy/sharp items, smelly/stained clothes. 

Suggested donation: $10+

100% of proceeds go towards supporting 16 verified families in Gaza. NOTAFLOF.

Free plant-based snacks and Palestinian cold brew provided :)

Masks required! This is a covid-conscious event. 

2-4:30pm. Donations accepted until 4pm. 

LA Swap for Gaza

**Screenwriters**: Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Howard Sackler, John Milius, Robert Shaw

**Producers**: David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck

*We&#8217;re going to need a bigger boat*! We&#8217;ve got your pre-fireworks July 4th plans handled with two sharky screenings of Steven Spielberg&#8217;s perennial summer blockbuster! When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss), and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Even 50 years after it first became one of the original summertime blockbusters, *Jaws* still thrills with its combination of shocks, humor, and that unforgettable soundtrack. Get your tickets before they sell out!
All together now — *&#8220;Duh duuhh. Duh duuhhh. Dum dumm dum dumm&#8230;&#8221;*

**Picks from the Video Store**

If it&#8217;s your summer of sharks, take home these maneaters on DVD and Blu-Ray tonight!

*Shark Night, Open Water, Spring Break Shark Attack*

(And for the Peter Benchley fans, try out *The* *Beast* &#8211; a giant squid miniseries starring William Peterson!)

**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Los Angeles Filmforum presents *Filmforum 50, program 16: Star Spangled to Death*.

Program notes and complete info at: https://www.lafilmforum.org/

∆

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, and in honor of the late Ken Jacobs, we present his epic tribute to the United States of America.

“Is an epic film shot for hundreds of dollars! Combining found-films with my own more-or-less staged filming, it pictures a stolen and dangerously sold-out America, allowing examples of popular culture to self-indict. Racial and religious insanity, monopolization of wealth and the purposeful dumbing down of citizens and addiction to war oppose a beat playfulness. A handful of artists costumed and performing unconvincingly appeal to audience imagination and understanding to complete the picture. Jack Smith's pre-Flaming Creatures performance as The Spirit Not Of Life But Of Living (the movie has raggedly cosmic pretensions), celebrating Suffering (rattled and impoverished artist Jerry Sims) at the crux of sentient existence, is truly a visitation of the divine. Assisted by Nisi Jacobs” – Ken Jacobs

Special Thanks to Azazel Jacobs.

*Star Spangled to Death*, by Ken Jacobs, Made 1956-60/2003-04, digital, 440 minutes or maybe 390 minutes?

Filmforum 50: Ken Jacobs – Star Spangled to Death

Giant in 4K

Private Property

Three Days of the Condor

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

With THE SEARCHERS, John Wayne and director John Ford forged an indelible saga of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, an ex-Confederate who sets out to find his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won’t surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements, or loneliness. And in his obsessive quest, Ethan finds something unexpected: his own humanity. One of the most influential movies ever made.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

THE SEARCHERS in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

*In French with English subtitles. *

Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PLAYTIME. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a baffling modern world, this time Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, PLAYTIME is a lasting record of a modern era tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

PLAYTIME in 70mm

Matches start at 1PM and 5PM

Watch 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup Round of 16 matches live at the Hammer—on big screens, with friends and fellow fanatics, in an indoor/outdoor setting where art and sport come together. Between matches, explore our free exhibitions, shop the store, or grab a bite at our restaurant. Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed. Drinks will also be available for purchase onsite.

Admission is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

**12PM** Doors open, onsite bar open
**1PM** Kickoff

[Let us know you're coming!](https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_8ppk18)

World Cup Watch Party

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**DEKALOG: SEVEN, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 57 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

As a high school student, Majka bore a child, Ania, whom Majka’s mother, Ewa, has been raising as her own. Now that Majka is ready for motherhood, Ewa refuses to let go, leading Majka to kidnap her own daughter, with unexpected emotional consequences.

FORMAT: DCP

**DEKALOG: EIGHT, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 56 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

**DEKALOG, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, Janus Films, Poland**

This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, DEKALOG focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth and the passage of time. Shot by nine different cinematographers, with stirring music by Zbigniew Preisner and compelling performances from established and unknown actors alike, DEKALOG arrestingly explores the unknowable forces that shape our lives.

Co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York ‘Krzysztof Kieślowski: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Only Yesterday

2:30 PM

The Seven Year Itch with Kim Morgan

6:30 PM

The Parallax View

7:30 PM

MALCOLM X in 70mm

7:00 PM

Killer of Sheep

7:30 PM

Do the Right Thing

9:45 PM

1-Hour Risograph Printing (6/19)

12:00 PM

A WOMAN OF PARIS

1:00 PM

“Le Jour Ou…,”

MAKING OF TOMORROW WE MOVE,

4:00 PM

BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS

7:00 PM

POLYESTER

10:00 PM

One Battle After Another

7:00 PM

Inglourious Basterds

11:59 PM

THE FILMS OF SAUL & ELAINE BASS —Night 1: Short Films feat. WHY MAN CREATES

7:30 PM

Mad Max: Fury Road

4:00 PM

A Weekend with Bill Duke: Deep Cover

7:00 PM

D.E.B.S.

9:45 PM

Disclosure Day (70mm)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

8:00 PM