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

2220 Arts + Archives

Whisper of the Heart in 4K

The Misfits in 4K

Sorcerer in 4K

Academy Museum

### **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

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

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in 70mm

Aero Theatre

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

eXistenZ

**In 35mm! **On his way home, parolee Billy kidnaps a tap-dancing teen (Christina Ricci) and forces her to meet his parents (Angelica Huston and Ben Gazzara), pretend to be his wife, and come face-to-face with the man he intends to kill: the football player turned strip-club owner who missed a winning goal in 1966. Needless to say, Billy may soon make a return upstate. A tale of love and indignity in Buffalo from director, co-writer, and star Vincent Gallo.

Buffalo ’66

Brain Dead Studios

### **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 FILMS:**

**DEKALOG: FIVE, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 60 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind

FORMAT: DCP

**DEKALOG: SIX, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 61 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

A teenage postal worker, Tomek, routinely spies on his older neighbor Magda, a sexually liberated artist who lives in the apartment across the courtyard from his. As their private worlds merge, fascination turns to obsession, and the line between love and curiosity becomes violently blurred.

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’

DEKALOG: FIVE & SIX

### **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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with shrieking, fire-spitting, brain-sucking special effects creatures, acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven crafts a dazzling epic based on Robert A. Heinlein’s classic sci-fi adventure. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Niel Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon and Michael Ironside star as the courageous soldiers who travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Repertory

COUNTRY: USA

STARSHIP TROOPERS

Los Feliz Theatre

Heat

Jackie Brown

New Beverly Cinema

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)

Philosophical Research Society

**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

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

**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

**Screenwriters**: Tin Shu Mak,  Zhilong Lei,  Kwan-Sin Shum,  Frank Hui

**Producers**: William Kong,  Shan Tam,  Frank Hui

Martial arts fan rejoice &#8211; there&#8217;s a new masterpiece to add to your favorites list and it&#8217;s hitting our microcinema with a vengeance! With absolutely unbelievable martial arts choreography and an endless onslaught of bad ass hand-to-hand combat, no one can resist this unrelenting action spectacular. After Wang Wei&#8217;s daughter is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out to find her himself. His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly battle the kidnappers in this jaw-droppingly dynamic martial arts showdown. Who needs fireworks when you&#8217;ve got non-stop explosive action!

The Furious

Vidiots

The Invite

The Return of the Living Dead

Jaws

Vista Theatre

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

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’

SUMMER CLOUDS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA/Denmark

THE IRON GIANT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY

Men in Black

I Know What You Did Last Summer

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

Scribble

**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.

My Neighbors the Yamadas

The Saddest Music in the World with Guy Maddin

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

John David Washington is the new Protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s original sci-fi action spectacle TENET. Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. Not time travel. Inversion.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: UK/USA

TENET in 70mm

***Hudson Hawk* returns — on 35mm — for one night only with very special guests: director Michael Lehmann and co-writer Daniel Waters, the team of demented comic geniuses that brought you *Heathers*!**

**Featuring a special introduction by screenwriter Larry Karaszewski.**

On his first day out of prison, Hudson Hawk (Bruce Willis), the safe-cracking, wise-cracking master thief, and his partner Tommy &#8220;Five-Tone&#8221; (Danny Aiello) find themselves wrapped up in international intrigue and conspiratorial blackmail involving the CIA (led by James Coburn slyly playing off his Flint character), the Vatican, the Mafia, and the incredibly evil, dog-toting villains The Mayflowers (portrayed par excellence by Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard!).

Will Hudson Hawk find Da Vinci&#8217;s Codex? Will he finally get a good cappuccino?

A wild, funny, musical, satirical mix of heist movies, globe-trotting thrillers, witty action-comedy and a dozen other genres, *Hudson Hawk* is a singular, delightful, delirious adaptation (of a song by Bruce Willis) and an expectations-shattering romp.

Join Hollywood Entertainment just in time for the film&#8217;s 35th anniversary and that hat convention in July.

Hudson Hawk

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The scheme is far from tame. But whose scheme is it? Assume nothing as you venture beyond Blue Bay’s elite beach communities and into the murky waters of the Everglades for a mystery of deceit, sex and greed as unpredictable as a hungry gator. And please, keep your hands inside the boat at all times. Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards and Bill Murray star in a swamp-steamy thriller about two high school students, the guidance counselor they accuse of rape and the detective who knows there’s more to the story.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Repertory

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents WILD THINGS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR

Singapore / Tangier

**Screenwriters**:  Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson

**Producers**: Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, Scott Rudin

An exquisitely quirky and poignant ensemble piece of a family of brilliant losers, *The Royal Tenenbaums* cemented Wes Anderson&#8217;s signature style into the cinematic firmament. With amazing performances from the whole family including Gene Hackman and Angelica Huston, a perfectly crafted aesthetic, and an ultra-hip soundtrack, this is the dysfunctional family reunion only Wes Anderson could orchestrate so perfectly.

**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 Royal Tenenbaums

**Screenwriter**: John Early

**Producers**: Harris Mayersohn,  John Early,  Luca Intili,  Luca Intili

*Maddie&#8217;s Secret* is comedian, writer, and actor John Early&#8217;s critically acclaimed directorial debut starring himself as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company. While her life seems picturesque &#8212; complete with an adoring husband (Eric Rahill), ride-or-die best friend (Kate Berlant) and a cupboard full of woman-owned ethically-sourced chili crisp to boot &#8212; mounting professional pressures threaten to reawaken a hidden secret from her troubled past. A pitch-perfect blend of satire, melodrama, daring tonal shifts and intimate performances, the film marks a bold new voice in contemporary cinema.

Maddie’s Secret

**Screenwriter**: Deric Washburn

**Producers**: Michael Deeley,  Barry Spikings

One of the first American movies to directly depict the chaos and violence of the Vietnam War, *The Deer Hunter* is a triumph of visionary New Hollywood filmmaking from director Michael Cimino. Mike (Robert De Niro), Steven (John Savage), and Nick (Christopher Walken) are three small-town steelworkers whose idyllic view of life — symbolized by the almost hourlong wedding sequence that opens the movie — is shattered forever when the three are shipped off to fight in Vietnam. The trio endure unimaginable horrors in a Vietnamese POW camp, but even their escape is just the beginning of a long odyssey that concludes with Mike searching for a lost friend during the fall of Saigon. Winner of five Oscars including Best Picture, the movie is also notable for featuring John Cazale’s final performance before his death, and for earning Meryl Streep her first Academy Award nomination.

**Picks from the Video Store**

1978 was a great year for American cinema. Take home more classics from this banner year tonight!

*Days of Heaven, Halloween, Up in Smoke*

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

The Deer Hunter

Dances With Wolves

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA/UK

INCEPTION in 70mm

Match starts at 12PM

Watch the Semifinals of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup 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. Drinks available for purchase at the bar. Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed.

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

**11AM** Doors open, onsite bar open
**12PM** Kickoff

[Let us know you're coming!](https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_zjjpg3)

World Cup Watch Party

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Part 9, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 58 Mins, Paramount, USA**

This is the chair.

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 10, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 53 Mins, Paramount, USA**

Laura is the one.

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 9 & 10

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn’t there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he’s never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

BREAKDOWN

Billy Madison / 50 First Dates

Join us for an evening of storytelling brought to you by writers from our Creative Aging Program. Our seasoned writers will take you on a journey from joy to heartbreak and everything in between in a true celebration of lives well lived.

  

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Read safety information [here](https://thewallis.org/safety).

STAGED STORIES LIVE!

The Wallis

**Screenwriter**: Bomani J. Story

**Producers**: Darren Brandl, Jack Davis, Bomani J. Story

Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Writer/director Bomani J. Story&#8217;s auspicious debut film breathes fresh life into a classic horror trope by modernizing and recontextualizing Mary Shelley&#8217;s ubiquitous story from an entirely new and unique perspective.

**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 Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

**Producers**: Andrew Renzi,  Nick Boak,  Kyzza Terrazas,  Santiago Maza,  Sabrina Coulston, Colin Cadarette,  Travis Gutiérrez Senger

The people have spoken and they want more ASCO, so we&#8217;re bringing back the infectious creativity of this essential LA Chicano documentary treasure! From executive producers Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna *ASCO: Without Permission* challenges the limits of documentary conventions to tell the story of a revolutionary Chicano art group who turned 1970s LA into their defiant canvas. Merging activism with radical artmaking, ASCO challenged the established order of Hollywood, museums, and media and are now considered amongst the 20th century&#8217;s most significant artists. Director Travis Gutiérrez Senger mirrors their boundary-breaking spirit through a groundbreaking approach, weaving nonfiction, and fiction together with a new generation of artists. The result is more than a profile &#8212; it&#8217;s a reimagining of what&#8217;s possible in art and cinema, celebrating iconoclasts who were decades ahead of their time.

ASCO: Without Permission

**Producers**: Christian Davi,  Christof Neracher,  Thomas Thümena,  Chiemi Karasawa

Join Vidiots as we celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of the legendary **Harry Dean Stanton **with a special screening of the critically acclaimed, unusually poetic documentary ***Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction*** with director **Sophie Huber** in person!

An iconic actor in his intimate moments, with film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heartbreaking renditions of American folk songs. Lensed in colour and B+W by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor’s enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes scenes with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry.

This program will kick off a celebration of Harry’s legacy, featuring special guests and screenings throughout the Fall.

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Mommie Dearest

Bugsy in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

From director Christopher Nolan comes the story of a team of pioneers undertaking the most important mission in human history. Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey stars as ex-pilot-turned-farmer Cooper, who must leave his family and a foundering Earth behind to lead an expedition traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

INTERSTELLAR in 70mm

Tank Girl 30 Year Anniversary 4K Screening at Brain Dead Studios with Q&A featuring Director Rachel Talalay and Special Guests

Synopsis: Tank Girl is an irreverent post-apocalyptic punk-rock story about a rebellious, tank-driving antiheroine named Rebecca Buck. Set in a drought-ravaged, dystopian Australia, she and her mutant kangaroo boyfriend, Booga, fight back against a tyrannical mega-corporation that controls the remaining water supply

TANK GIRL 4K W/ Q+A with Director Rachel Talalay & Special Guests

Movie theater chain established in 1938 showcasing the latest independent, foreign & art films.

This unique series is hosted by filmmaker Stanley Sheff, who worked closely with Welles as a collaborator, editor, and un-credited co-director on his unsold TV pilot The Orson Welles Show. Sheff will share stories from their professional collaboration and personal friendship, giving audiences a rare first-hand glimpse into the private world of Orson Welles.Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30pm and film at 8pm.

Tonight's show:F FOR FAKE. Orson Welles' free-form documentary about fakery focusses on the notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory and Elmyr's biographer, Clifford Irving, who also wrote the celebrated fraudulent Howard Hughes autobiography, then touches on the reclusive Hughes and Welles' own career (which started with a faked resume and a phony Martian invasion). On the way, Welles plays a few tricks of his own on the audience.

F FOR FAKE

Fine Arts Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

“Why would I tie myself to one woman if I were interested in others?” says Jerôme, even as he plans on marrying a diplomat’s daughter by summer’s end. Before then, Jerôme spends his July at a lakeside boardinghouse nursing crushes on the sixteen-year-old Laura and, more tantalizingly, Laura’s long-legged, blonde stepsister, Claire. Baring her knee on a ladder under a blooming cherry tree, Claire unwittingly instigates Jerôme’s moral crisis and creates both one of French cinema’s most enduring moments and what has become the iconic image of Rohmer’s Moral Tales.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

CLAIRE'S KNEE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: MPI Media

COUNTRY: USA

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

**Screenwriters**: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Arthur Sheekman

**Producer**: Herman J. Mankiewicz

Politics have never made more sense than inside the Marx brothers’ madcap masterpiece *Duck Soup*. The plot, if *Duck Soup* has one, concerns Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx), the newly installed idiot leader of the bankrupt nation of Freedonia, and the hapless spies (Harpo and Chico Marx) who fail to stop him. As the world descends into chaos, the Marx brothers’ lunacy runs like clockwork yet feels like magic. In *Duck Soup*, Groucho, Zeppo, Chico, and Harpo stage an unpredictable political circus of comedic filmmaking, crafting the smartest stupid movie ever made, a tightly choreographed extravaganza of complete buffoonery. Audiences have been slurping up *Duck Soup* for nearly a century, and it tastes better than ever. 

**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.

Duck Soup

**Screenwriters**: Walter Hill, Larry Gross

**Producers**: Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver

An &#8217;80s Rock Opera for the Ages! Directed by Walter Hill (*The Warriors*) and featuring music by Rock God Jim Steinman, this modern musical scorches! Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe, sporting an amazing pompadour and leather waders) and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim (a teenaged Diane Lane). Ellen&#8217;s former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody (&#8217;80s mainstay Michael Paré), happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen&#8217;s manager (we love Rick Moranis) hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, Tom battles through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back. So, pop on your leather jacket, hop on the back of your motorcycle, and get ready to rock on the *Streets of Fire.*

Please Note &#8211; We love to dance here at Vidiots and cannot guarantee this will not turn into a full-on dance party!

**Picks From the Video Store**

Bring home more Walter Hill bangers tonight!

*The Driver, Southern Comfort, The Warriors*

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

Streets of Fire on 35mm

Godzilla (1954)

Juice with Ernest Dickerson

A short documentary following C.O.F.F.I.N from their beginnings as teenagers on Sydney’s Northern Beaches to becoming one of Australia’s most respected contemporary rock’n’roll bands.

Told through over 20 years of archival footage, interviews, unseen material and life on the road, the film explores how persistence, friendship and the surrounding culture of the Northern Beaches shaped the band’s identity, music and worldview.

At the centre of the story are the decades-long friendships that built C.O.F.F.I.N, from founding members Ben Portnoy and Abijah Rado, who began performing together at age 12, to the later additions of Aaron Moss and Steven ‘Kosty’ Kostogiannis. Together, the film explores their deep personal bonds and shared history that shaped the band long before the music itself.

Featuring commentary from family, collaborators and figures across the Australian music community, alongside live in-studio performances and early previews of unreleased music, the film offers an intimate inside view into who C.O.F.F.I.N is.

For more on Up, head to https://up.com.au/

C.O.F.F.I.N '10,000 Miles From Oslo' Documentary Premiere

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

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

MOVIE SCREENERS CLUB (Thu. 7/16) 7:30pm

Gardena Cinema

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.

Dive into the lives and legacies of the Hanyeo divers of South Korea's Jeju Island at a screening of *The Last of the Sea Women*, a documentary that follows this group of fierce largely senior women as they fight to protect their centuries-old tradition of seafood harvesting and the ocean itself. 

Co-presented with GYOPO.

This program is part of Third Weekends at LACMA, a monthly line up of free and ticketed programs inspired by our collection and special exhibitions.

**Go Metro. The D Line now brings you directly to LACMA (Wilshire/Fairfax Station). Plan your trip at ****Metro.net****.**

Film Screening: The Last of the Sea Women

LACMA

A Clockwork Orange

A bracingly inventive and vital landmark of the L.A. Rebellion, following one woman's journey of political awakening and self-determination

Haile Gerima’s BUSH MAMA (1979)

Bring a project you've been working on or try one of ours!

Presented by Art Hang.

6-8pm

FREE! Some materials provided. First come, first serve.

Art Night at Scribble!

**Screenwriter:** Guillermo Arriaga

**Producer:** Alejandro González Iñárritu

Co-Presented by the **MUBI Podcast **featuring an in-person introduction from MUBI Podcast host**** Rico Gagliano!****

Considered by many as one of the best Mexican films of all time, *Amores Perros* is a visceral, emotional look at the intertwined lives of three perfect strangers in Mexico City — a supermodel, a rebellious adolescent, and an ex-guerrilla now living on the streets — all brought together by the seemingly inconsequential destiny of a dog. The directorial debut of Alejandro G. Iñárritu, this award-winning film is bold, ambitious, and, once seen, never forgotten. After 25 years, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s legendary debut returns to the big screen in a stunning restoration.

**The MUBI Podcast** is an audio documentary series telling the stories of great cinema: How it happens, and why it matters.  Listen where you get your podcasts: [mubi.io/podcast](http://mubi.io/podcast)

In the episode dropping July 16, host Rico Gagliano gets the origin story of *Amores Perros*, straight from the legends who made it: director Alejandro Iñárritu and his cinematographer, Rodrigo Prieto.  From Iñárritu&#8217;s leap behind the camera after hosting Mexico City&#8217;s most notorious radio show, to Prieto&#8217;s f*%k-it experiments with the movie&#8217;s actual negative, it&#8217;s a tale of two iconoclasts who figured this was their shot at revolutionizing Mexican cinema&#8230;and did.

Meanwhile, dig [their episode about the history of Modern Mexico City filmmaking](https://mubi.buzzsprout.com/1788738/episodes/17513990-amores-perros-shakes-up-mexico-city-w-gael-garcia-bernal), featuring *Amores* star Gael Garcia Bernal&#8217;s memories of the movie&#8217;s Cannes premiere: the night that made him a marquee name.

Amores Perros

The Odyssey (70mm)

The Outfit/Defiance

Poison Ivy in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson give dazzling dual-role performances in this supernatural-tinged romantic murder mystery. Mike Church (Branagh) is a L.A. gumshoe with a knack for tossing off wisecracks and tracking down missing persons. But Church doesn’t have a clue when he’s hired to help a beautiful amnesia victim (Thompson) tormented by blood-curdling nightmares. Then an eccentric antiques dealer and hypnotist (Derek Jacobi) leads Church to a startling discovery: The source of the nightmares may lie in a past-life connection to Margaret Strauss, a world-famous pianist allegedly murdered by her composer husband… in 1948. In the classic tradition of Spellbound and Rebecca, DEAD AGAIN “brings an entertaining genre back to life” (Tom Jacobs, Los Angeles Daily News). Costarring Andy Garcia.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA/UK

Q&A with producer Lindsay Doran 35th Anniversary ‘Killer Movies with Josh Miller’

DEAD AGAIN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

Medellin, 1987. A group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed photographer and Bad Bunny music video director Stillz redefines the found footage genre as a haunting, poignant coming-of-age story with a disturbing twist. Set to an awe-inspiring score by Arca and produced by Harmony Korine’s collective EDGLRD, the film taps into the anxieties of a youth culture from the margins of history yearning to be understood. 

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Film Movement

COUNTRY: Colombia/USA

BARRIO TRISTE

As part of YesterdayLA, join us for a book talk featuring a presentation & discussion with photographer Jerry de Wilde in the PRS Library!

In Case You Missed It:  Jerry de Wilde's Counterculture Photography

A rare screening of a landmark of Los Angeles avant garde cinema, a hypnotically drifting afternoon-to-evening cruise through a bygone LA

Fabrice Ziolkowski's L.A.X. (1980) — A Hypnotic City Symphony of Bygone LA

**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

**Screenwriters/Producers**: Haifaa Al-Mansour,  Brad Niemann

Evil hides best in plain sight. Uncover the truth in *Unidentified*, a gripping Saudi murder mystery from acclaimed filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour (*Wadjda*). Sparked by the discovery of the lifeless body of a teenage girl in the desert; When no one claims the body, Noelle Al Saffan, a newly divorced, true crime aficionado who recently lost a child of her own, gets obsessively involved. Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth. She slowly unravels a mystery entangled within a traditional society in transition, where women are learning to create more space for themselves and to take control of their own destinies.

Unidentified

**Screenwriter**: Graham Yost

**Producer**: Mark Gordon

*Pop Quiz hot shot! *You know you can&#8217;t resist this high-speed adventure, so buckle up for the fun! Keanu plays Jack Traven, an LA SWAT officer as he matches wits with serial bomber Howard Payne (the legendary Dennis Hopper) who has put a high-tech bomb on a city bus. Sandra Bullock inadvertently teams up with the sexy cop as she careens the doomed bus through the nightmare of Los Angeles traffic in order to save herself and all its passengers. A high-octane sexy thrill ride that never takes its foot off the gas, *Speed* still has plenty of horse power 30 years later!

Plus! To promote public transportation &#8211; Show us your Metro Pass at the concession stand and get a free small popcorn!

**Picks From the Video Store**

Bring home more Keanu bangers tonight!

*The Devil&#8217;s Advocate, My Own Private Idaho, River&#8217;s Edge*

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

Speed

**Screenwriter:** Sadayuki Murai

**Producers:** Hitomi Nakagaki, Yoshihisa Ishihara, Yutaka Tōgō, Masao Maruyama, Hiroaki Inoue

Visionary director Satoshi Kon brings us this intense animated psychological thriller for the social media era. Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go, and when she takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up dead. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows. Considered an undeniable animated classic, *Perfect Blue* is the debut film from legendary director Satoshi Kon, who would go on to gift us *Millennium Actress*, *Tokyo Godfathers*, and *Paprika. *Hailed as the first animated film to feature an authentic psychological suspense story, this film was acclaimed at international film festivals and was released in theaters in Japan in 1998. Blending a play within a play, the story unfolds as fiction and reality, dreams and delusions, and cyberspace intertwine—like an optical illusion.

Perfect Blue

Starman

The Great Mouse Detective

30th Anniversary of From Dusk Till Dawn with Robert Rodriguez, plus a performance by Robert Rodriguez's CHINGON BAND

**Antenna Releasing presents *DEAD MEDIA (2025)***

**Featuring an in-person appearance with cast members James Urbaniak, Sammi-Jack Martincak, and Jessica Fenton.**

The story of a troubled young woman, her lonely Gen X uncle, a haunted DVD, and a movie night that won’t die. “Dead Media is an exciting homage to great horror, cult classics, and the bygone era of DVD bonus features.” &#8211; Twin Cities Geek

*DEAD MEDIA* is a horror love letter to physical media, obsessive collectors, and the ghosts lurking inside our outdated technologies.

Dead Media

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.

Shaolin Soccer

Match starts at 2PM

Watch the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup Bronze Final 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. Drinks available for purchase at the bar. Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed.

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

**1PM** Doors open, onsite bar open
**2PM** Kickoff

[Let us know you're coming!](https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_jxxp3x)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

An uncharacteristic departure from Naruse’s typical concentration on the lives of adults, THE APPROACH OF AUTUMN fixates on Hideo, a boy whose arrival in Ginza from the countryside formulates the beginnings of a forced adolescence, marked by his own exposures to city life and growing resentment about his single mother’s choices. Taken to live with his uncle’s family, Hideo is left to his own devices when his mother takes a job at a nearby ryokan, thereby neglecting her son. A friendship with a local girl brings Hideo to a deeper understanding of the broken state of postwar familial structures, as issues of abandonment, alienation and self-worth accelerate his increasing disillusionment with the world at large.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Toho

COUNTRY: Japan

THE APPROACH OF AUTUMN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Egyptian Arabic with English subtitles.*

Nayla, a middle-aged aristocrat steeped in debt, is deeply unhappy in her marriage and struggles to find her place in post-revolutionary 1960s Egypt. A glimmer of hope appears in the form of working-class college student Tareq.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

New Restoration ‘Youssef Chahine: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

DAWN OF A NEW DAY

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The scintillating feature debut of Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO) and one of the most controversial independent films of the 1990s, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL stars an electric Lili Taylor as Valerie Solanas, a militant feminist whose attempted murder of Andy Warhol brought instant fame to her radically anti-male SCUM Manifesto. Dropping out of grad school in the mid-sixties, the brilliant yet volatile Solanas survived in New York City as a destitute artist, sex worker, and panhandler, soon striking up a friendship with Warhol superstar Candy Darling that brought her briefly into the orbit of the world’s premier pop artist. With vivid, hallucinatory attention to historical detail, Harron captures the explosive cross-pollination of New York’s political and artistic countercultures as well as the creativity, snobbery, and decadence at the heart of the legendary Factory. Anchored by pitch-perfect performances—and featuring a blistering score by John Cale as well as covers of sixties hits by some of the nineties’ most iconic bands (R.E.M., Wilco)—I SHOT ANDY WARHOL is an incisive portrait of a rebel without an outlet and the soon-to-be-lost generation she came to define.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

I SHOT ANDY WARHOL

A Goofy Movie

The ‘Burbs

Acclaimed counterculture & esoterica scholar Erik Davis explores the oft-overlooked New Age films of legendary cosmic imagist Jordan Belson!

JORDAN BELSON: INTO THE NEW AGE presented by Erik Davis — Screening & Talk!

America is turning 250! Come on out for the National Film Preservation Foundation’s Semiquincentennial Celebration of Celluloid! For nearly 30 years the NFPF has been helping to preserve America’s film heritage. To herald the 250th anniversary of the USA, we present a group of preserved cinematic gems demonstrating the American spirit and the drive of democracy. This collection of shorts from archives around the country reveals the many ways—from amateur to avant-garde—that American filmmakers have used movies to inform, honor, document, and critique. Films include ***Flaming Canyons*** (1929, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), an excerpt from **Marian** ***Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert*** (1939, UCLA Film & Television Archive), ***Obey Your Air Raid Warden*** (1942, Chicago Film Archives), ***The House I Live In*** (1945, Library of Congress), ***The Story of Creative Capital** *(1957, Hagley Museum and Library), ***The Festival in Washington*** (1968, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage), ***Tellin’ the World** *(1972, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research), and the Bruce Conner film for David Byrne and Brian Eno&#8217;s ***America is Waiting*** (1981, Anthology Film Archives, preserved through the Avant-Garde Masters Program funded by The Film Foundation).

National Film Preservation Foundation’s Semiquincentennial Celebration of Celluloid

**Screenwriters**: Larry Gelbart,  Barry Levinson,  Elaine May,  Murray Schisgal

**Producers**: Sydney Pollack,  Ronald L. Schwary

For a smart, dynamic comedy that never drags, grab your sequins for Sydney Pollack&#8217;s iconic comedy classic starring Dustin Hoffman as America&#8217;s hottest new actress! When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego—Dorothy Michaels—in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle. A brilliantly witty film that examines gender roles, fame, and Hollywood through a unique lens, with an incredible cast that includes Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, and Dabney Coleman, this hilarious and biting delight was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, with Jessica Lange taking home the Best Supporting Actress statuette.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Drag is not a crime! Take home more gender-bending classics tonight!

*The Queen, Female Trouble, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert*

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

Tootsie

**Screenwriter:** Bill Lancaster

**Producers:** David Foster, Lawrence Turman

As the temperature rises, join us in the air conditioning for a chilling trip to Antarctica with one of the best horror/sci-fi films ever made. At a remote Antarctica outpost, a research team of misfits and malcontents comes under attack by a shape-shifting alien lifeform that had been trapped in the ice for 100,000 years. As the creature rages through the men, assuming one identity after another, the paranoia rises as the temperatures outside plummet. A fantastic cast, lead by the never-better Kurt Russell, amazing, now-legendary practical effects, and John Carpenter&#8217;s atmospheric direction make *The Thing* a chilling classic.

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

The Thing

Fandango

Fantômas Episodes 1-5

25th Anniversary of Spy Kids with Robert Rodriguez, plus a performance by The Rodriguez Family SPY BAND

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space&#8230; until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for &#8220;historical documents&#8221; and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.

Galaxy Quest

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren&#8217;t the only ones hunting him.

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Join us Sunday July 19th at Gardena Cinema for MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN, JASON TAKES MANHATTAN, SHORTS HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD & a Reception!

FILMMAKER FACE-OFF: BROADWAY vs. SUNSET w/ Ryan Lambert & Liz Wiest!

Match starts at 12PM

Watch the Final of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup 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. Drinks available for purchase at the bar. Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed.

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

**11AM** Doors open, onsite bar open
**12PM** Kickoff

[Let us know you're coming!](https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_3773v3)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

New 4K Restoration 30th Anniversary ‘Sunday “Rest”orations’

Mezzanine: Shunji Iwai's Love Letter

8:00 PM

Whisper of the Heart in 4K

2:30 PM

The Misfits in 4K

7:00 PM

Sorcerer in 4K

7:30 PM

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in 70mm

7:00 PM

eXistenZ

7:15 PM

Buffalo ’66

9:45 PM

THE GREAT MCGINTY

1:00 PM

DEKALOG: FIVE & SIX

4:00 PM

Cinematic Void Presents FROGS

7:00 PM

STARSHIP TROOPERS

10:00 PM

Heat

7:00 PM

Jackie Brown

11:59 PM

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

7:00 PM

WALL·E

12:30 PM

Underland

Throne of Blood

3:30 PM

Independence Day

6:30 PM

Rose of Nevada

7:00 PM

Tammy and the T-Rex

9:45 PM

The Furious

10:00 PM

The Invite

The Return of the Living Dead

8:00 PM

Jaws

11:30 PM