Windgrease Cinema, curated by Harmony Holiday (Mythscience) and Minaret, features Kahlil Joseph's rarely seen work *Process*, which captures musician Sampha in Freetown, Sierra Leone, plus archival shorts, and a rare film on Tony Williams in Africa.

Windgrease Festival: Windgrease Cinema

2220 Arts + Archives

The Thin Red Line in 35mm

Bunny Lake Is Missing in 4K

Elle

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Mandarin with English subtitles.*

Set just prior to the start of the 21st century, this vaguely futuristic story follows two residents of a quickly crumbling building who refuse to leave their homes in spite of a virus that has forced the evacuation of the area. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him. Combining deadpan humor with an austere view of loneliness and a couple of unexpected musical numbers, Tsai Ming-Liang crafted one of the most original films of the 1990s.

FORMAT: 35mm

COUNTRY: Taiwan

DISTRIBUTOR: Big World Pictures

New 35mm print ‘Transcendental Appointments’

THE HOLE

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**REELING, 2025, Dir. Yana Alliata, 76 Mins, The Future of Film is Female, USA**

REELING, the striking debut feature by Yana Alliata, is a lyrical and emotionally charged exploration of memory, trauma and belonging set against the idyllic family property on Oahu’s windward side. After a life-altering accident, Ryan returns to his family’s homestead for a birthday luau, attempting to reconnect with old friends and relatives who now feel like strangers. Amid laughter, music and the glow of torches, buried tensions simmer beneath the surface as Ryan uncovers the secret of when things took a tragic turn. REELING is executive produced by the singular Werner Herzog.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE FIRE WITHIN: A REQUIEM FOR KATIA AND MAURICE KRAFFT, 2022, Dir. Werner Herzog, 84 Mins, France/UK**

Written, directed and narrated by Herzog, THE FIRE WITHIN pays homage to the French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft, who left an archive of more than 200 hours of footage.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmakers Yana Alliata and Werner Herzog

REELING / THE FIRE WITHIN: A REQUIEM FOR KATIA AND MAURICE KRAFFT

Aero Theatre

**Alice Coltrane: *****Eternity&#8217;s Pillar***

Originally broadcast on late-night Los Angeles television between 1985 and 1988, *Eternity&#8217;s Pillar* is Alice Coltrane&#8217;s rarely seen series blending devotional music, meditation, and spiritual teachings. This special screening presents four newly restored episodes from the Coltrane archive, offering a rare glimpse into the visionary artist&#8217;s extraordinary creative and spiritual practice.

The acclaimed limited-edition Blu-ray collection featuring all seventeen surviving episodes will also be available for purchase at the screening.

Alice Coltrane: Eternity’s Pillar

Brain Dead Studios

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Amazon

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Moderated by David Canfield. ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2026’

PROJECT HAIL MARY in 70mm

Directors Village

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

After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.

RUN LOLA RUN (1999)(R) Sun 8/9: 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30 pm

Gardena Cinema

Co-presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive

Recommended for ages 10+

During the early aughts in Toronto, ambitious 13 year-old boy band fanatic Mei Lee is torn between remaining her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of teenage adolescence. When Mei discovers she transforms into a giant red panda when she gets too excited – which is, to her dismay, all of the time – she must reckon between her two selves: spirited teenager and obedient daughter. With vibrant animation and playful nods to the stylings of anime and manga, Turning Red captures the energy, uncertainty, and excitement of growing up.

(2022, Dir. Domee Shi, DCP, color, 100 min.)

Family Flicks: Turning Red

Hammer Museum

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 (8/9)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

This true story of wartime valor stars Burt Lancaster as a French railway inspector who goes up against the Nazis in order to prevent a trainload of France’s most treasured paintings from being stolen. Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau co-star in this suspense-filled and sophisticated action film from John Frankenheimer.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA/France

Introduction by filmmaker and actor Macon Blair ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Macon Blair Presents THE TRAIN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT, from director Lawrence Kasdan, is the definitive documentary on beloved comedian Martin Short. Using beautiful, intimate, never-before-seen archive footage alongside exclusive interviews with some of the most established and beloved stars, the documentary takes a look at one of the most influential comedians of a generation.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Netflix

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan, producer Justin Wilkes and editor Sierra Neal. Moderated by Michael Schneider. ‘Martin Short Weekend’

MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A trio of silver-screen Western heroes are summoned to the town of Santa Poco, Mexico, which is under siege by bloodthirsty bandits. Believing it’s just a “personal appearance,” they answer the call and find they’re up against real banditos!

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

¡THREE AMIGOS!

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A mischievous and obnoxious 10-year-old boy makes life pure hell for his bachelor uncle while his parents are in Hawaii.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

CLIFFORD

Los Feliz Theatre

School of Rock

Taxi Driver

New Beverly Cinema

2011 • Introduction by Randy Haberkamp • Martin Scorsese made many extraordinary films, but nothing else in his career feels quite as magical as this. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards and winner of 5, it begins as a beautifully crafted adventure and gradually reveals itself as something richer: a moving tribute to pioneers of cinema • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Hugo

Old Town Music Hall

Join Miry's List on August 9th for a special New Arrival Supper Club featuring authentic Syrian cuisine prepared by newly arrived chefs Maysaa and Abdul Kanjo. 

Our New Arrival Supper Club brings together community members and newly arrived refugee families for a meaningful cultural exchange through food, conversation, and connection.


This intimate evening celebrates the rich culinary traditions of Syria while creating space to build friendships across cultures. Enjoy a thoughtfully prepared meal, hear stories of resilience and hope, and experience the power of sharing a table with neighbors from around the world.

Your participation supports Miry's List's ongoing mission to welcome and empower newly arrived refugee families as they build new lives here in America.


6-9pm

For more info on Miry's List and to get tickets, click  here !

Food is Love in Action

Scribble

Our fuzzy overlords return to the big screen! Vidiots is purrfectly enthralled to bring back the cutest kitty compilation ever! *CatVideoFest* is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. *CatVideoFest* is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area.

To support our feline friends, we are highlighting the work of [Tail Town Cat Cafe](https://www.tailtowncats.com/), who house adoption-ready cats from [Kitten Rescue of Los Angeles](https://kittenrescue.org/) and help to find them amazing families and homes. To support their mission, please visit their website or their wish list by clicking [here](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1SG1NXK67DON1/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex) or [here](https://www.chewy.com/g/tail-town-cats_b122796640).

**Picks from the Video Store**

We&#8217;ve got more non-streaming kitties for your viewing pleasure on glorious physical media!

*Standard of Perfection: Show Cats, Cat Dancers, Cat Soup*

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

CatVideoFest 2026

**Screenwriters**: Ryûnosuke Akutagawa,  Shinobu Hashimoto,  Akira Kurosawa

**Producer**: Minoru Jingo

One of the most influential movies ever made, *Rashomon* is an enduring masterpiece that served as the big breakthrough for both legendary director Akira Kurosawa and charismatic star Toshirō Mifune, and introduced a radical new idea to cinema: telling the same story multiple times through the POV of different characters. Set in 11th century Kyoto, the plot centers on a grisly crime — a samurai is murdered and his wife assaulted by a bandit — that’s depicted via a series of flashbacks in which the participants each give their version of what happened. When their stories fail to match up, it’s left to the viewer to determine where exactly the truth lies. The first Japanese movie to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, this shapeshifting thriller has inspired countless imitators and even coined a psychological phenomenon called the “Rashomon Effect.”

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more Toshiro Mifune tonight on Blu-Ray and DVD

*Chushingura, Hell in the Pacific, Samurai III*, and every single Kurosawa/Mifune collab!

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

Rashomon

**Screenwriters**: Orian Barki,  Meriem Bennani,  Ayla Mrabet

**Producers**: John Michael Boling,  Jason Coombs

Join us in the microcinema for one of the most unique animated feature films of recent history &#8211; Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani&#8217;s intensely personal, singular, and genuine *Bouchra*. Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist, the rift in her cultural identity and an array of romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning becomes her path to expression. Juxtaposing decidedly absurd animation choices with the realism of her characters and dialogue, Bennani creates an asbolutely unique vision of artistry and queer identity.

Bouchra

**Screenwriters**: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

**Producers**: Jenno Topping,  Betty Thomas

Vidiots can&#8217;t wait to party with Writer/Directors **Deborah Kaplan** and **Harry Elfont** at a special screening of their quintessential 90s teen classic *Can&#8217;t Hardly Wait, *and you&#8217;re invited!

One of the best teen movies of the 1990s, this is one epic graduation party with a who&#8217;s who of 90s teen stars and beyond quotable dialogue! It&#8217;s graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means &#8211; time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance. So bring your besties for one last high school shindig and we will party like it&#8217;s 1998!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Want more of that sick 90s aesthetic? Get styling with these fashionable finds!

*Party Girl, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Hackers*

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

Can’t Hardly Wait

**Producers**: Jeff Tremaine,  Spike Jonze,  Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final fling at the big screen. Featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past, jackass: best and last is a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you’ve come to love and expect from these idiots over the past 25 years. So, grab your dumb little buddies, raise your glasses, and come experience the cinematic event that promises to be the last time you’ll ever laugh this hard in a theatre.

Jackass: Best and Last

Vidiots

Three Wise Girls

The Odyssey (70mm)

Vista Theatre

Returning every time we need her, **Anna Nicole Smith (Jamie Patterson** of **High Tower Video**) joins us at our new location with her personal VHS copy of the only Die Hard ripoff that matters - SKYSCRAPER (1996) !‍

If you missed our previous screenings of this at our old location, here is another opportunity to experience this singular VHS experience with a raucous Los Angeles audience.

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In a performance like no other, Anna Nicole shines as a pilot turned hero, with the right amount of screen time, re-used footage and gratuitous sex scenes to leave you wondering - what is actually going on here?! Some of Whammy fave PM ENTERTAINMENT's finest, most special work.

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A helicopter charter turns deadly when the pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages. - Letterboxd

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**‍***Whammy!*** *is located at* **1***2***00 N Alvarado St***, near the intersection of Sunset & Alvarado and in between Tierra Mia Coffee and Manly & Sons Barbershop. Street parking only, please* ***do not park*** ***in the library parking lot****, as your vehicle will get locked in when the library closes. The corner of Sunset & Alvarado is served by 3 major bus lines*, the** 2, the ***4****, and the* ***93.***

SKYSCRAPER (1996) pres. by High Tower Video

WHAMMY!

Howl’s Moving Castle

The Prestige in 35mm

A screening of three short documentary films about John Coltrane, Carol King, and Modest Mouse

*Saint John Coltrane, 2004 (43m)*

*You&#x27;ve Got A Friend, 2017 (22m)*

*The Lonesome Crowded West*, 2013 (45m)

John Coltrane, Carole King, Modest Mouse Documentary Screening (8/10)

Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 150,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a special screening of *Spider-Noir*, followed by a conversation with cinematographer Darran Tiernan; Production Designer Warren Alan Young; and co-showrunner, executive producer, writer Oren Uziel; moderated by Jim Hemphill.

*Spider-Noir *tells the story of Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage), a seasoned, down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life, following a deeply personal tragedy, as the city’s one and only superhero.

This series is presented in both "Authentic Black & White" and "True-Hue Full Color" formats.

*Spider-Noir* has received eleven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More), Outstanding Cinematography For A Series (One Hour), Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour), Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour), Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Single Episode, Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score), and Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics.

Watch the [official trailer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1j7hSU6aE)

You will receive a link to view the episodes on the event date.

**This screening is hosted by Slipstream, a LACMA-approved third-party screening platform. If you have not previously registered with Slipstream, you will be asked to provide a valid email address and set a password to create an account.**

Emmy Award®-Nominated Screening Series—Spider-Noir and Post-Screening Conversation

LACMA

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Recently fired security guards Ivan and Josh are sure they’ve found their calling: the world of music videos. But in trying to resuscitate the career of a legendary soul duo they begin careening through an outrageous underworld.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Bill Fishman, production designer Catherine Hardwicke and producers Peter McCarthy and Eric Barrett 35mm print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive ‘Cinematic Void’

Cinematic Void Presents TAPEHEADS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Just a quick nap and weary stock analyst Nick Halloway is sure he’ll emerge good as new. Instead, he wakes up good as gone. Vanished. Poof. Thin air. A nuclear accident has made Nick invisible.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN

Ice Cream Man

Ponyo in 35mm

Out of Sight

Two young men seek the solitude of the country; their peace is disturbed when a set of random occurrences suggest to their susceptible minds a pattern with sinister meanings.

Cosmos

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to share coffee and discuss death.

Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their finite lives. This is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session.

[https://deathcafe.com/](https://deathcafe.com/)

This event will be facilitated by Emily Yacina. Donuts and coffee will be provided.

Death Cafe (8/19)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French, Arabic and Spanish with English subtitles.*

DESTINY centers on the twelfth-century Islamic philosopher, judge, and polymath Ibn Rushd, commonly known in the West as Averroes. In the Arab-ruled Spanish province of Andalusia, the brilliant Averroës (Nour el-Sherif) lives at the center of a secular, multicultural world of learning and open inquiry—until a sect of extremists set out to suppress everything he represents.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

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

DESTINY

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles*

Opening March 15, 1997, this is the original film adaptation of the TV anime NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, helmed by filmmaker Hideaki Anno and airing from 1995-1996. It is composed of EVANGELION:DEATH, a compilation of episodes 1-24 out of the original 26 episode series, as well as EVANGELION:REBIRTH, a portion of the alternate ending to episode 25, “Air.”

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: GKIDS

COUNTRY: Japan

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: DEATH & REBIRTH

Ball of Fire / The Lady Eve

**Producers**: Caryn Capotosto,  Jodi Wille

The unbelievable but one-hundred percent true story of the Unarius Academy of Science —an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school in Southern California who in the 1980s became a prolific filmmaking collective and public access TV phenomenon under the direction of their outlandish spiritual leader Ruth E. Norman, AKA “Archangel Uriel.” Director Jodi Wille (*The Source Family*) brings this singular American story to the screen with the same wide-eyed fascination the subject demands. Engaging, enchanting, and extraterrestrial, *Welcome Space Brothers* is the most endearing cult documentary you&#8217;ve ever seen!

Welcome Space Brothers

Escape to the hilariously switched-on world of *Programme 4*, the groovy, feature-length “broadcast” from the Botany 500 Age of Television. Transmitting surreal local programming from the wall-to-wall carpeted dimension of Golden Sands — exclusively screened in-person for your analog pleasure with *Programme 4* creator **Rachel Lichtman** and more special guests.

Hosted by Masters of Ceremonies the **Sklar Brothers**, with pre and post-show cocktail lounge entertainment featuring the soft sounds of **Jon Spurney** on the Rhodes piano. Plus **special guests**, complimentary matchbooks, and more!

Doors will open at 6:00pm, with pre-show Rhodes piano entertainment starting at 6:30pm and a special pre-show screening at 7:20pm with our feature presentation beginning at 7:30pm

Programme 4

Joe Kidd

Sleazy Femme Film Fest is a forum for transgressive, queer, and low budget cinema curated by underground filmmaker Maren Moreno in Olympia, WA. Created in 2025 to showcase short films that have fallen prey to algorithmic internet censorship due to frank expression of sex, drug use, abortion and gender affirming care, Sleazy Femme has gone on to host an array of screenings in Olympia, New York City and Pittsburgh. Last year, the two day festival in Olympia featured the US premiere of Becca Kozak’s brilliant debut feature film SUGAR ROT.

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Prepare for an evening of teenage gay yearning, catholic eroticism and monster fucking. Sleazy Femme Film Fest is coming to LA to host a block of the sweetest and scuzziest short films from past and future screenings in Olympia, closing with a 30 year anniversary screening of the SOV mini punk documentary DIRTY GIRLS featuring a Q&A with director Micheal Lucid.

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**Rimbom Hairspray** dir. Elena Aranssay (2026)

**Body Tour** dir. Veronica Contreras (2024)

**Retro Sheilas in Space** dir. Juliet John (1996)

**Mommy on Drugs** dir. David Leo (2023)

**Nightcaller** dir. Odor Eater (2026)

**Optic Nerve** dir. Micheal Dorsey and Liz Vasquez (2022)

**The Devil in Me** dir. Ana Armengod (2015)

**Monsterdyke** dir. Kaye Adelaide (2021)

**Blue Moon Angels** dir. Clementine Narcisse (2024)

**Dog Pound** dir. Tatiana Salazar (2026)

**Skate Witches** dir. Danny Plotnick (1986)

**Lizzzard** dir. Kylee Hill (2026)

**Dirty Girls** dir. Micheal Lucid (1996)

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***Basic*** *&* ***Microcinephile*** *members, please log-in to your account at checkout for your discounts to apply*.* Don't have a membership? Get one* *[here](https://shop.whammyanalog.com/pages/get-a-membership)*.

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**‍***Whammy!*** *is located at* **1***2***00 N Alvarado St***, near the intersection of Sunset & Alvarado and in between Tierra Mia Coffee and Manly & Sons Barbershop. Street parking only, please* ***do not park*** ***in the library parking lot****, as your vehicle will get locked in when the library closes. The corner of Sunset & Alvarado is served by 3 major bus lines*, the** 2, the ***4****, and the* ***93.***

SLEAZY FEMME FILM FEST

Mezzanine presents *Talking to Strangers*, by Rob Tregenza (1988, U.S. 90m, digital).

West Coast premiere of a new 4K restoration, followed by a recorded conversation with Rob Tregenza.

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Among the most distinctive American debuts of the 1980s, maverick independent filmmaker Rob Tregenza’s haunting, formally audacious feature—beloved by Jean-Luc Godard and Jonathan Rosenbaum, yet never available on home video—now appears in a beautiful restoration.

Known for its elaborate structural gambit, Tregenza’s film is made up of nine scenes, each filmed in a single eleven-minute take in various locations in Baltimore, with elaborately choreographed camera movements and an intricately calculated mise-en-scene. We watch an aspiring, somewhat unstable writer (Ken Gruz) meets a series of strangers, with whom he is confronted with probing questions about life, religion, ethics, art and love. Perhaps infamously, the film’s sequence order was randomized by Tregenza, save for the first and last scenes—and yet “the possibility of accident and error hovers over every moment suspensefully, as in a jazz improvisation” (Rosenbaum). A radical achievement of film style, we are thrilled to present Tregenza’s film to a new audience.

Special thanks to Nick Newman.

*"Masterpiece… If one of the earmarks of a groundbreaking work is its capacity to confound and/or challenge existing categories and assumptions, Tregenza’s first feature qualifies on several counts. Frankly and audaciously ‘experimental’ — in the original rather than the generic sense of that term — it is shot in wide-screen 35-millimeter and direct Dolby sound, implicitly inviting us to experience it as a movie in a theater, not as a film in an austere screening space. Financed and photographed by the writer-director himself, a Baltimore resident who raised the money by making TV commercials, it combines the rigors of elaborate preplanning with the bold risk taking of an aleatory event.”* -Jonathan Rosenbaum

Mezzanine: Rob Tregenza's Talking to Strangers (1988)

The Searchers in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

A sort of sports show but not really. Filled with meaninglessness. Hosted by Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Tom Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up ballplayer whose big league days are over. Hired to coach in the All-American Girls Baseball League of 1943, while the male pros are at war, Dugan finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his all-girl team. Jon Lovitz adds a scene-stealing cameo as the sarcastic scout who recruits Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis), the baseball dolly with a Babe Ruth swing. Teammates Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O’Donnell round out the roster, taking the team to the World Series. Based on the true story of the pioneering women who blazed the trail, on the fields and off, for generations of athletes.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Repertory

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by The PosCast hosts Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur Opening Night Book signing for Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur’s new book, Big Fan, prior to the screening at 6:30pm in partnership with Larry Edmunds Bookshop. ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

The PosCast Presents A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

Monthly short film festival. Watch and vote. Audience award to the best short film each month. Annual championship in DECEMBER.

MOVIE SCREENERS CLUB (Thu. 8/20) 7:30pm

[Tickets](https://pools.events/t/dvmcxo5k/)

Egg (2005, 1hr 13min) Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.

Tsukiko closes her eyes and sees a mysterious giant egg in her mind’s eye, growing and evolving with every blink. When it hatches, its horrors spill into the real world, growing ever more terrifying.

		

	
		
	

	
		
			
				
					
						
	
	

						
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Human Resources

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Hosted by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley and Deadline’s Documentary Editor, Matt Carey,* Doc Talk* features weekly interviews with filmmakers, storytellers and industry leaders about creating critical content with the power to move the genre forward – and possibly change the world.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In English, Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles.*

From Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, AMERICAN DOCTOR follows three American physicians— Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian—united by a single oath to save lives. After volunteering in besieged hospitals in Gaza, they return home determined to fight for the patients and colleagues they left behind, taking their battle from the front lines of war to the halls of Congress.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Watermelon Pictures

COUNTRY: USA/State of Palestine/Malaysia/Qatar

Introduction by Doc Talk hosts John Ridley and Matt Carey. Live podcast recording with filmmaker Poh Si Teng and doctors Thaer Ahmad, Mark Perlmutter and Feroze Sidhwa Advance Screening Opening Night ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Doc Talk Presents AMERICAN DOCTOR

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*StraightioLab* is an intellectual podcast where smart comedians George Civeris and Sam Taggart unpack the rich, multi-colored tapestry of straight culture. In each episode, George and Sam are joined by a guest to hold a mirror to society and finally get to the bottom of mysterious and perverse topics such as college fraternities, gender reveal parties, the military, themed restaurants and the concept of “the holidays.”

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

This documentary chronicles Madonna’s controversial 1990 “Blonde Ambition” international tour, kicking off in Japan during its rainy season, then traveling to North America with significant stops in Los Angeles, Detroit, Toronto and New York. The film is a behind-the-scenes look at Madonna’s relationships with her dancers and crew, her then-boyfriend Warren Beatty and her family and friends, achieving an intimate glimpse into the boundary-pushing singer’s drive and individuality.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Straightiolab hosts George Civeris and Sam Taggart Opening Night ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

StraightioLab Presents MADONNA: TRUTH OR DARE

Moneyball

Join us for a screening of biopic La Bamba on the life of pioneering Mexican-American musician Ritchie Valens + panel discussion!

Ritchie Forever: LA BAMBA Screening & Panel Discussion on Ritchie Valens

Philosophical Research Society

Best trivia night in town hosted by Justin Hantz

$10 entry fee, teams of 4 or less

Winners take home the $$$!

Trivia Night!

Stories Books & Cafe

We&#8217;re firing up our 16mm projector for a night of the best of puberty&#8217;s pitfalls and adolescence at its most awkward with a program of long-forgotten and laughably outdated short films from the 1940s through the 1980s about humanity&#8217;s cringiest life stage with menstrucation&#8217;s finest, endearing Mormon comedy shorts, mid-century slut-shaming primers, and more! Sex ed doesn&#8217;t get any better than ***Dear Diary: A Film About Female Puberty ***(1981) get ready to cheer for the chef&#8217;s kiss of endings.  The crowd-pleasing BYU comedy short ***The Phone Call*** (1977) wants you to know that even geeky, karate and bassoon-loving Mormon fast food workers deserve love, and with a little self-confidence and a great ginger-fro, they just might get it! Plus, another sensational menstrucational treat: ***Linda&#8217;s Film on Menstruation*** (1974) complete with a menstrual game show, the mid-century mental hygiene primer ***Are You Popular? ***(1958) to gently remind you to not slut it up, and a special surprise cartoon from the **[A/V Geeks Archive](https://avgeeks.com)** that will have you rethinking everything you knew about the mouse! Arrive early to explore all the gross but necessary things that happen to the growing boy in the third edition of ***Boy To Man*** (1984). You will laugh, you will cringe, you will finally learn all about your changing body! Everything screened on 16mm film.

Featuring:

***Dear Diary, a film about female puberty*** (Color, 1981, 26 min)

*The Welcome to the Dollhouse* of puberty primers! Our incredibly awkward thirteen-year-old protagonist offers a narrative alternative to the facts about female puberty. Our homely heroine encounters peer pressure from her boy-crazy friends, changing sex roles, and making out with a pillow with a smiley face, all while she waits to become a woman. A bonafide crowd pleaser and the absolute top tier of menstrucational film!
***The Phone Call*** (Color, 1977, 28 min)

30 years before *Napoleon Dynamite*, this BYU-sponsored &#8220;comedy&#8221; follows an awkward teenage boy with Art Garfunkle&#8217;s hairstylist and a penchant for karate and bassoons as he works up the courage to ask his crush for a date.  The Mormons want you to know that nice guys can finish first! An audience favorite starring Marc McClure (Jimmy Olson from the Christopher Reeves *Superman* series).

***Linda&#8217;s Film on Menstruation*** (Color, 1974, 18 min)

*&#8220;It means that blood is falling out of my uterus!&#8221;***

A goofy sex education classic with two groovy teens from the mid-seventies. Judy is a regular 15 year old girl going through what every woman goes through at some point, her first monthly visitor. Her 16 year old boyfriend hasn&#8217;t got a clue, and quite frankly she doesn&#8217;t really either. Thankfully there&#8217;s an obnoxious cartoon to explain it all to them! If that doesn&#8217;t work, maybe the menstruation game show will hammer home the facts. Also featuring actor Jonathan Banks from *Breaking Bad*.

Plus more magic from the legendary **A/V Geeks** archive!

Doors will open at 6:30pm and the pre-show will begin at 6:40pm, so grab your popcorn early! Due to the rare nature of these films, condition will vary.

**Sweet 16mm** is a monthly screening of short films that demonstrate the special magic of the medium of 16mm. Ranging monthly from experimental to animation, educational, promotional, and ephemeral, we seek to spread the gospel of 35mm&#8217;s cheap and portable cousin and a physical media often overlooked and underrated. Sit in the room with the projector and behold the magical analog obscurities that we dig out monthly on glorious 16mm celluloid!

Sweet 16mm – Those Awkward Years

**Screenwriter**: Pedro Almodóvar

**Producer**: Esther Garcia

Join us for one of Pedro Almodóvar&#8217;s best dark comedies in all its colorful mastery in glorious 35mm film! From Academy Award-winner Pedro Almodóvar comes *Volver*, a darkly comedic and compassionate tribute to women and their resilience in the face of life&#8217;s most outrageous tribulations. A luminous Penélope Cruz leads an ensemble of gifted actresses, including Carmen Maura, star of Almodóvar&#8217;s *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*.

Raimunda (Cruz) and her sister Sole lost their parents in a tragic fire years ago&#8230;or did they? Superstitious villagers claim that the girls&#8217; departed mother, Irene (Maura), has been seen wandering around their Aunt Paula&#8217;s home. When Irene appears to Sole, she explains that she has returned to set right her daughters&#8217; troubled lives and reveal shocking secrets that will impact everyone! Raimunda has &#8220;female troubles&#8221; of her own, least of which is a corpse in the freezer! Winner of numerous film festival and critics&#8217; awards, *Volver* is a hilarious tale of love, loss, and forgiveness.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more of maestro Almodóvar&#8217;s uproarious dark comedies tonight!

*Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Kika*

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

Volver on 35mm

Theorem

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in VistaVision

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

An ongoing conversation about wellness from two obsessive friends. Jacqueline Novak and Kate Berlant have been inviting eavesdroppers into their conversations since 2020, and now their award-winning podcast returns. New episodes every Tuesday.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In this mesmerizing and suspenseful film, a woman becomes convinced that a ten-year-old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Poog host Kate Berlant ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Poog Presents BIRTH

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

The Piano

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

Dark City

**ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*Bullseye *is a public radio show about what’s good in popular culture. Whether you’re already plugged in to the culture map, or looking for a signpost, *Bullseye *will keep you on target.

**ABOUT THE FILM:**

In this four-time Oscar nominated film (including Best Picture), Jason Robards stars as a nonconformist who is forced to find a conventional job.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Bullseye host Jesse Thorn ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Bullseye Presents A THOUSAND CLOWNS

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Hollywood’s golden era produced some of the greatest films ever made. *Ticklish Business* is the podcast where film critic Kristen Lopez digs into it with enthusiasm. Classic stars, forgotten gems and the chaos genius of Old Hollywood, examined with sharp humor and excellent guests.

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The one film above all others by which Rita Hayworth is remembered, this feverish film noir was a monster hit and cemented her status as “The Love Goddess.” Glenn Ford stars as a wandering American in Buenos Aires who is befriended by wealthy casino owner George MacReady and given a job. Alas, the boss is married to the younger, very sensual Gilda (Hayworth), and pretty soon things really start to heat up. Steamily directed by Charles Vidor and starkly photographed by Rudolph Maté, this heady brew of sex, murder and betrayal is arguably Columbia’s most enduring film from the 1940’s, and Hayworth’s mock-striptease to “Put the Blame On Mame” is among the most memorable scenes from any movie ever.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Ticklish Business host Kristen Lopez ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Ticklish Business Presents GILDA

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Hosts and longtime frenemies Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review chain restaurants and bicker about absolutely everything on the iHeartRadio award-winning Best Food Podcast, **Doughboys**.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Doughboys hosts Michael Mitchell and Nick Wiger Pre-show film and fast food trivia by Doughboys ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’ and ‘Doughboys: Fast Films’

Doughboys Present LITTLE CAESAR

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt is joined by major executives, dealmakers and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing and what people in show business are actually talking about.

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Reese Witherspoon is Tracy Flick, a straight “A” go-getter who’s determined to be president of Carver High’s student body. But when popular teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) observes the zealous political locomotive that is Tracy, he decides to derail her obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate (Chris Klein) – with disastrous results!

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by The Town host Matt Belloni ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

The Town Presents ELECTION

Pulp Fiction

**Screenwriters**: Melissa Mathison, Hayao Miyazaki

**Producer**: Toshio Suzuki

Dive into this breathtaking and heartwarming adventure from the legendary Studio Ghibli, and Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki. When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea. Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale *The Little Mermaid*, Miyazaki’s breathtaking, imaginative world is brought to life!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Miyazaki magic on Blu-ray and DVD tonight!

*Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki&#8217;s Delivery Service*

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

Ponyo (Japanese with English Subtitles)

**Screenwriter**: Gregg Araki from the novel by Scott Heim

**Producers**: Gregg Araki,  Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte,  Mary Jane Skalski

Indie legend Gregg Araki&#8217;s most sensitive and thoughtful film to date, *Mysterious Skin* offers a profound and compassionate view into the lasting effects of childhood trauma. A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. With outstanding and compelling performances and empathetic direction, this powerful film still captivates and illuminates over 20 years later.

More encore screenings added in the microcinema from August 21-23 &#8211; screening only, no special guests

And come see Araki&#8217;s latest *sin*sational romp [*I Want Your Sex*](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/i-want-your-sex/), opening in our microcinema on Friday, August 28th.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for an Araki-thon this weekend? Buckle up for fun and visit his epic director&#8217;s section!

*Nowhere, Doom Generation, Smiley Face*

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

Mysterious Skin

**Screenwriter**: Christopher Hampton from the novel *Les Liaisons dangereuses* by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

**Producers**: Norma Heyman,  Hank Moonjean

Get ready for all the opulence, the intrigue, the seduction, and the betrayal of Stephen Frears&#8217; lush and salacious period piece. In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned. Nominated for seven Academy Awards and winner of Best Costumes, Art Direction, and Adapted Screenplay, and starring some of the best actors of any generation, this is one gorgeously sexy game of cat and mouse best watched in all its luxurious glory on our big beautiful screen!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more sexy period pieces? Slip into these swoon-worthy treasures!

*Ferdinando and Carolina, The Favourite, Women in Love*

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

Dangerous Liaisons

**Screenwriter**: Sam Raimi

**Producer**: Rob Tapert

The original night of terror in all its weird and twisted glory! Sam Raimi&#8217;s all-time horror classic is a smorgasbord of gory violence, guttural laughs, wildly inventive demons, and top-notch practical effects all helmed by the boundlessly charismatic Bruce Campbell. Five vacationing college students unwittingly resurrect demonic spirits through the Book of the Dead. Now there is no escape. The guilty must be punished.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more awesome low-budget deep cut horror classics?

*Messiah of Evil, Let&#8217;s Scare Jessica to Death, Fade to Black*

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

The Evil Dead on 35mm

The Fast and the Furious (25th Anniversary)

Jawbreaker/Idle Hands

Child's Play

TV Party, the smash-hit Moviepassed program, makes its long-awaited in-person debut! Join Hollywood Entertainment for a long-form, loose, and wild late-night video party. See old faves, rare episodes, unseen pilots, lost treasures, secret short films, and more. This evening of TV Roulette runs late with rolling admission: stay for a minute or stay all night. We don’t care! Be a part of everyone’s favorite party for TV: “TV Party”

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8pm to late… some snacks and drinks will be provided. Bring your own remote!

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## FRIDAY, 8/217:30 DOORS8:00 START

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**‍***Whammy!*** *is located at* **1***2***00 N Alvarado St***, near the intersection of Sunset & Alvarado and in between Tierra Mia Coffee and Manly & Sons Barbershop. Street parking only, please* ***do not park*** ***in the library parking lot****, as your vehicle will get locked in when the library closes. The corner of Sunset & Alvarado is served by 3 major bus lines*, the** 2, the ***4****, and the* ***93.***

TV PARTY, pres. by Hollywood Entertainment

Nancy Drew

The Ten Commandments in VistaVision

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*Light the Fuse – The Official Mission: Impossible Podcast *is a weekly show where hosts Drew Taylor and Charles Hood interview people who worked on the franchise, including Oscar-winning filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, composers, editors and Tom Cruise.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

No plan. No backup. No choice. Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his elite team (Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg) go underground after a bombing of the Kremlin implicates the IMF as international terrorists. While trying to clear the agency’s name, the team uncovers a plot to start a nuclear war. Now, to save the world, they must use every high-tech trick in the book. The mission has never been more real, more dangerous or more impossible.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Light the Fuse hosts Drew Taylor and Charles Hood. Live virtual Q&A with filmmaker Brad Bird. ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Light the Fuse Presents MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST PROTOCOL

### Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary!

**Saturday, August 22**

**Doors:** 12:00 PM  |  **Showtime:** 12:30 PM

**Mystery Feature Screenings of Four Unreleased New Titles on the Big Screen!**

Plus: Sneak Preview Trailers & Promos, Free Swag, Merch Table, DJ & More!

Severin’s Super-Shock Pop-Up Film Festival 2026

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*Uhh Yeah Dude* is one of the longest-running podcasts of any genre, with more than 1,100 episodes and counting. Debuting in February 2006 during the earliest years of podcasting, it has remained active ever since with the same two hosts, Jonathan Larroquette and Seth Romatelli. The premise is intentionally simple: each episode features the duo discussing current events, pop culture, movies, television, sports, food, odd news stories, technology, internet culture, scientific studies, everyday life, and American culture. Rather than relying on elaborate production or celebrity guests, the show’s appeal comes from the chemistry between the hosts, conversational storytelling, and the running jokes and recurring themes that have developed over more than twenty years of episodes. Recently included in Chronicle Books’ first comprehensive history of the medium, *The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen*, author Sean Malin described the hosts and the show as “the Lewis and Clark of podcasting.” *Uhh Yeah Dude* is America through the eyes of two American Americans.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Career criminal Mac Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) promises to go straight after being released from a six-year prison sentence, but when the pressures of a mindless job and a pompous parole officer prove too much, he cracks, setting off a reckless crime spree.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Uhh Yeah Dude hosts Jonathan Larroquette and Seth Romatelli ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Uhh Yeah Dude Presents STRAIGHT TIME

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

A weekly film podcast hosted by Elric Kane (of the *Shock Waves* podcast) and Brian Saur (of the *Rupert Pupkin Speaks* film blog) featuring discussions of new films, old films, double features, cult movies, filmmakers and movie lists among a smorgasbord of other Cinema-related things.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has “larceny in his heart,” it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Pure Cinema hosts Elric Kane and Brian Saur ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Pure Cinema Presents BREAKING IN

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*Upstairs Neighbors* is a podcast hosted by best friends, Dom Roberts and Maya Umemoto Gorman, who blend sharp humor, internet lingo, and heartfelt honesty to help young people feel a little less alone. After meeting one fateful night outside of a club in Los Angeles, what began as late-night conversations between two creatives quickly grew into a viral online community, celebrated for its relatable chaos and genuine connection. Through witty banter and candid storytelling, Dom and Maya create a space that feels like hanging out with friends, where laughter, vulnerability, and purpose coexist. With every episode, they remind listeners that even in an isolating world, we’re all just neighbors trying to figure it out together.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Upstairs Neighbors hosts Dom Roberts and Maya Umemoto Gorman ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Upstairs Neighbors Presents CHALLENGERS

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

This is the 17th year of the *Skylight Books Podcast*, featuring in-store author events recorded at our bookstore (right next door to the Los Feliz 3), exclusive interviews with authors and publishers about recent books and bookseller-led series like the monthly “Better Than the Movie” book-to-film comparison show. We serve our community and communicate with the world.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Headstrong young Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis, in a star-making performance) bemoans her stifling life in the backcountry, where her writerly ambitions receive little encouragement, and craves independence above all else. When a handsome landowner (Sam Neill), disarmed by her unruly charms, begins to court her, Sybylla must decide whether she can reconcile the prospect of marriage with the illustrious life’s work she has imagined for herself.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Australia

Introduction by Skylight Books Podcast hosts Justin Remer, Allan Traylor and Tyler Austin with Unnamed Press’ Allison Woodnutt ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’ and ‘Starring Sam Neill’

Skylight Books Podcast Presents MY BRILLIANT CAREER

The Mummy

The War of the Worlds  / Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Ghost World

As part of the annual El Segundo Art Walk, Old Town Music Hall will open its doors for visitors to stop by, have a chat, see the theatre, and hear the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ. From 3:00pm to 9:00pm. NO TICKETS REQUIRED

OPEN HOUSE

**Screenwriter**: Alun Owen

**Producer**: Walter Shenson

Co-presented by the Eagle Rock** School of Rock**!

John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Paul&#8217;s grandfather bring Beatlemania to the big screen in Richard Lester&#8217;s 1964 pop fantasia *A Hard Day&#8217;s Night*. More than a concert film or jukebox musical, Lester&#8217;s revolutionary, freewheeling masterpiece captures the swinging &#8217;60s sensibility with an infectious, hilarious, and toe-tapping adventure. A snapshot of the Beatles when they were &#8220;bigger than Jesus,&#8221; *A Hard Day&#8217;**s Night *is a post-modern delight that introduced the world to a new kind of pop star, one that would not be defined by genre or haircuts. The band&#8217;s lightning-quick wits continue to win over crowds with their irreverent sense of humor and, yes, indelible songs. Don&#8217;t get stuck trying to watch this one at home, with a pathetic soundbar struggling to keep up with Ringo&#8217;s beat. Hear *A Hard Day&#8217;s Night *on speakers that won&#8217;t let you down. &#8220;Can&#8217;t Be Me Love&#8221; on Vidiots&#8217; sound system is worth the price of admission. Trust us.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Fall down a Beatles rabbit hole with all their movies and music on DVD and Blu-Ray

*Yellow Submarine, Help, the entire Beatles Anthology*

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

A Hard Day’s Night

**Producer**: Sasha Waters

Featuring a conversation with filmmaker **Sasha Waters** after the August 12th screening!

If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly queer but intensely private, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame, Oliver’s life was shaped by devotion to nature, paying attention, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention, presence, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis, digital distraction, and social fragmentation.

Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters, never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey, *Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World *considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

**Screenwriter**: Taika Waititi

**Producers**: Carthew Neal,  Leanne Saunders,  Taika Waititi,  Matt Noonan

Vidiots remembers the life and legacy of the incredible **Sam Neill** with an especially heartwarming screening of Taika Waititi&#8217;s *Hunt for the Wilderpeople*.

Nature just got gangster! Young actor Julian Dennison gives a masterful Oscar-worthy performance in Taika Waititi’s hilarious and enormously entertaining magical-realism backwoods saga *Hunt for the Wilderpeople*. Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant delinquent Ricky (Dennison) gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside with the loving Aunt Bella, the ornery Uncle Hec (Sam Neill) and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. Upon a national manhunt, the outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family. Triumphant, touching, surreal and just about perfect.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home a treasure trove of Sam Neill&#8217;s best work on glorious physical media!

*The Piano, In the Mouth of Madness, My Brilliant Career, and dozens more!*

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

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

**Screenwriters**: Amy Holden Jones, Perry Howze,  Randy Howze,  Alfred Uhry

**Producers**: Mark Levinson,  Scott M. Rosenfelt

We&#8217;ve got your Saturday night cooking in the oven with this tasty and endearing coming-of-age classic from the late 80s starring Julia Roberts in her breakout role! For Daisy Araujo, her sensible sister Kat and their wisecracking friend Jojo, the summer after high school is a summer they can never forget. Slinging pizza at a local restaurant, the three girls share their hopes, dreams and plans for escaping their small town. A warm and genuine romantic comedy that never leaves you hungry, *Mystic Pizza* is still cinematic comfort food for your soul!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more cinematic pizza shops? Head down to the video store for more tasty treasures!

*Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Chopping Mall, Delivery Boys*

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

Mystic Pizza

**Screenwriters**: Amat Escalante,  Gibrán Portela

**Producer**: Jaime Romandia

Join us for Amat Escalante&#8217;s mind- blowing, genre-bending tour-de-force, an unnerving, erotic, and chilling science fiction/ body horror/ existential thriller, you won&#8217;t want to miss on the big screen! Young mother Alejandra is a working housewife, raising two boys with husband Angel in a small city. Her brother Fabian works as a nurse in a local hospital. Their provincial lives are upset with the arrival of mysterious Veronica. Sex and love can be fragile in certain regions where strong family values, hypocrisy, homophobia, and male chauvinism exist. Veronica convinces them that in the nearby woods, inside an isolated cabin, dwells something not of this world that could be the answer to all of their problems. Something whose force they cannot resist and with whom they must make peace or suffer its wrath.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more Mexican horror? We&#8217;ve got you covered!

*Alucarda, Poison for the Fairies, The Witch&#8217;s Mirror*

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

The Untamed

**Producers**: David Alvarado, Lauren DeFilippo, Everett Katigbak, Amanda Pollak

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with *Zoot Suit *and* La Bamba*, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.

An auteur emerges from America’s underclass: from migrant farmworker to revolutionary artist, Luis Valdez changed American culture. In the 1960s, his *El Teatro Campesino* performed on flatbed trucks and helped mobilize workers to win the first farmworker union contract. His *Zoot Suit *was the first Chicano play on Broadway. Despite critical rejection that killed the show, he persevered, creating *La Bamba*—a breakout blockbuster that authentically depicted Mexican-American life to the world. Now in its 60th year, *El Teatro* continues to be a beacon for Latino/a creators. This is the story of an artist who gave voice to the overlooked and opened pathways for generations.

Windgrease Festival: Windgrease Cinema

2:00 PM

The Thin Red Line in 35mm

2:00 PM

Bunny Lake Is Missing in 4K

2:30 PM

Elle

6:30 PM

THE HOLE

3:00 PM

REELING,

THE FIRE WITHIN: A REQUIEM FOR KATIA AND MAURICE KRAFFT,

7:00 PM

Alice Coltrane: Eternity’s Pillar

6:30 PM

PROJECT HAIL MARY in 70mm

3:00 PM

RUN LOLA RUN (1999)(R) Sun 8/9: 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30 pm

Family Flicks: Turning Red

11:00 AM

1-Hour Risograph Printing (8/9)

12:00 PM

Macon Blair Presents THE TRAIN

1:00 PM

MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT

4:00 PM

¡THREE AMIGOS!

7:00 PM

CLIFFORD

10:00 PM

School of Rock

2:00 PM

Taxi Driver

6:30 PM

Hugo

2:30 PM

Food is Love in Action

6:00 PM

CatVideoFest 2026

1:30 PM

Rashomon

4:15 PM

Bouchra

4:45 PM

Can’t Hardly Wait

7:00 PM

Jackass: Best and Last

7:30 PM

Three Wise Girls

10:00 AM

The Odyssey (70mm)

SKYSCRAPER (1996) pres. by High Tower Video

8:00 PM