Construction worker Douglas Quaid&#8217;s obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn&#8217;t reality.

Total Recall

Brain Dead Studios

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Joining us to discuss Dan Sackheim’s new book, *The City Unseen*, is photographer Dan Sackheim and author of the book’s foreword, Foster Hirsch. Following the screening, Sackheim and Hirsch will discuss the book and how it was influenced by classic noir films such as SUDDEN FEAR.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In this rediscovered masterpiece of film noir, Joan Crawford plays a successful playwright who marries a mediocre actor (Jack Palance). She soon discovers that he not only married her for money but that he plans to murder her with the help of his lover (Gloria Grahame).

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Cohen Media Collection

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by author Foster Hirsch. Q&A with photographer Dan Sackheim and author Foster Hirsch. Book signing with Foster Hirsch for Dan Sackheim’s book, The City Unseen, prior to the screening at 6:30pm at Los Feliz 3, in partnership with Larry Edmunds Bookshop.

SUDDEN FEAR

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

*In French, Farsi, and German with English subtitles. *

Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine-year-old Marjane that we see a people’s hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power — forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Classics

COUNTRY: France/Iran/USA

PERSEPOLIS

Los Feliz Theatre

Dusty and Sweets McGee  / Born to Win

New Beverly Cinema

**Screenwriter**: Tom Tykwer

**Producers:** Stefan Arndt, Gebhard Henke, Andreas Schreitmüller

Hit the streets with Vidiots and Movie Den for the ultimate cinematic rush. In this visually and conceptually impressive film, two-bit Berlin criminal Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) delivers some smuggled loot for his boss, Ronnie (Heino Ferch), but accidentally leaves the 100,000 mark payment in a subway car. Given 20 minutes to come up with the money, he calls his girlfriend, Lola (Franka Potente), who sprints through the streets of the city to try to beg the money out of her bank manager father (Herbert Knaup) and get to Manni before he does something desperate.

**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.

Run Lola Run

**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.

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

**Screenwriter**: Anne Rice

**Producers**: David Geffen, Stephen Woolley

Join us in an everlasting eternity with Neil Jordan&#8217;s devastatingly sexy Anne Rice adaptation! Born as an 18th-century lord, Louis is now a bicentennial vampire, telling his story to an eager biographer. Suicidal after the death of his family, he meets Lestat, a vampire who persuades him to choose immortality over death and become his companion. Eventually, gentle Louis resolves to leave his violent maker, but Lestat guilts him into staying by turning a young girl &#8212; whose addition to the &#8220;family&#8221; breeds even more conflict. With stunning costume and art direction, a jaw-dropping performance from an 11 year-old Kirsten Dunst, a healthy dose of homoeroticism, and so many sexy, brooding vampires, we can&#8217;t wait to sink our teeth into this lush bloodthirsty classic on glorious celluloid!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for an evening with the undead? Check out these tasty deep cuts!

*Daughters of Darkness, Messiah of Evil, Nadja*

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

Interview with the Vampire on 35mm

Vidiots

The Odyssey (70mm)

Thunder On The Hill/My Name Is Julia Ross

Vista Theatre

Mezzanine presents DREAD BEAT AN’ BLOOD, directed by Franco Rosso, 1979, UK, 46m, digital.

L.A. premiere 2K restoration by the British Film Institute, released by Seventy-Seven

followed by: LINTON KWESI JOHNSON IN CONCERT, directed by Roger Thomas, 1985, UK, 26m, digital.

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We are thrilled to present this stunning verité documentary about the legendary dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson (LKJ)—which paints a vivid cinematic portrait of Brixton in the late 1970’s on the cusp of Thatcherism—paired with a rare concert film originally broadcast on British television.

A member of the British Black Panthers, the 27-year-old LKJ we see on screen had already become an essential voice for British African-Caribbean youth, pioneering a genre known as dub poetry: militant passionate verse about the Black liberation struggle in Britain set to heavy dub. Director Franco Rosso (BABYLON) kinetically documents LKJ’s live poetry and reggae performances; his recording and mixing sessions with producer Dennis Bovell; and his activism, including a powerful protest for the unjustly imprisoned Black Briton George Lindo, about whom Johnson wrote “It Dread inna Inglan.” The film gained national attention when its TV premiere was delayed by the BBC until Margaret Thatcher was elected, so great was the concern about Johnson’s powers of persuasion. Originally screened at the Los Angeles Independent Film Exposition (FilmEx) in 1980 and unseen since its U.S. premiere, we are honored to revive DREAD BEAT AN’ BLOOD for L.A. audiences in a beautiful new restoration.

“One of the most powerful examples of the pervasive influence that Jamaican and reggae culture had on 1970s England.” -Ink 19

“A GEM... A portrait of the artist as principled activist.” -Sasha Frere-Jones, 4Columns

“If any young artists need to know about longevity and integrity, Linton Kwesi Johnson is the one to look to... He knew his path and he walked it. His words are still relevant and that reggae bass is still vibrating.” -Steve McQueen

Total runtime: 72 min. In English and Jamaican patois. Special thanks to Gabriele Caroti (Seventy-Seven) and Pauline Kraatz.

Mezzanine: Franco Rosso's Dread Beat an' Blood

2220 Arts + Archives

Join us for an evening of chess and community at Heavy Manners Library. Play against friends and strangers, with all skill levels welcome. Free donuts will also be provided!

Echo Park Chess Club at Heavy Manners Library (7/30)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

An arrogant, isolated investment banker is targeted by an enigmatic entertainment company, plunging into an escalating, reality-bending conspiracy orchestrated by his estranged brother to shatter his emotional detachment.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

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

The Greg Proops Film Club Presents THE GAME

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Part 13, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 59 Mins, Paramount, USA**

What story is that, Charlie?

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 14, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 56 Mins, Paramount, USA**

We are like the Dreamer.

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 13 & 14

The Deer Hunter

Queer Diaspora & 7th House co-present a rare, exuberant program drawn from the pioneering years of LA's underground queer cinema!

UNDERGROUND & OUT IN LOS ANGELES: Queer Short Films from 60s & 70s LA

Philosophical Research Society

Please join us for an evening of information and action regarding the onslaught of rising commercial rents, evictions, and small business displacement created by the predatory landlord practices of corporate investors in Highland Park and throughout Los Angeles.Small-business owners and members of the neighborhood will speak about the emotional and financial impact of displacement. Learn why this is happening all over L.A., and what both business owners, and concerned citizens can do to combat corporate landlords. Representatives from Bet Tzedek, Public Counsel, SAJE, and Inclusive Action will be on hand to discuss pro-bono legal representation, ADA lawsuit assistance, legislative remedies, and community investment such as purchasing property. Whether you are a small business worried about the future of your livelihood, or a community member worried about your neighborhood, this meeting is for you. Concrete action is possible.Come join the fight.

7pm

Free community event 

Únase a nosotros para una noche de información y acción sobre la creciente ola de aumentos en los alquileres comerciales, desalojos y desplazamiento de pequeños negocios provocados por las prácticas abusivas de propietarios corporativos e inversionistas en Highland Park y en todo Los Ángeles.

Propietarios de pequeños negocios y miembros de la comunidad compartirán el impacto emocional y financiero del desplazamiento. Conozca por qué esto está ocurriendo en toda el área de Los Ángeles y qué pueden hacer tanto los propietarios de negocios como los ciudadanos preocupados para combatir a los propietarios corporativos.

Representantes de Bet Tzedek, Public Counsel, SAJE e Inclusive Action estarán presentes para hablar sobre representación legal pro bono, asistencia con demandas relacionadas con la ADA, soluciones legislativas e inversiones comunitarias, como la compra de propiedades.

Ya sea que sea propietario de un pequeño negocio preocupado por el futuro de su sustento, o un miembro de la comunidad preocupado por su vecindario, esta reunión es para usted.

Es posible tomar acciones concretas.

Venga y únase a la lucha.

Save Our Small Businesses

Scribble

**Screenwriter**: Paddy Chayefsky

**Producer**: Howard Gottfried

**Arthouse Theater Day!**

*I&#8217;m mad as Hell and I&#8217;m not going to take it anymore!* One of the greatest satiric thrillers of all time, Sidney Lumet&#8217;s paranoid masterpiece *Network* has never stopped being relevant in an ever-increasingly corporate world. The UBS network is ready to retire their anchorman Howard Beale after 25 years. In an on-air tirade, Beale announces his plan to kill himself on TV. When ratings sky-rocket, Beale&#8217;s angry prophet routine becomes big business, and UBS decides to go even harder into extreme programming. Savagely funny, soul-shatteringly prescient, and with unbelievable performances from Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway, it&#8217;s easy to see how this film won 4 Oscars and continues to stay timely &#8211; 50 years later.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more incredible deep cut performances from Faye Dunaway tonight!

*Eyes of Laura Mars, Puzzle of a Downfall Child, Barfly*

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

Network

The Green Slime/Yongary

Harriet the Spy in 4K

Fritz Lang’s M

The 4th Man in 35mm

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**SHERLOCK JR., 1924, Dir. Buster Keaton, 45 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Buster plays a movie projectionist who daydreams himself into the movies he is showing and merges with the figures and the backgrounds on the screen. While dreaming he is Conan Doyle’s master detective, he snoops out brilliant discoveries.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Electric House,” 1922, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 23 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home. He installs lots of fanciful gadgets. The one who should have received the degree gets even by rewiring all the gadgets to wreak havoc.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Scarecrow,” 1920, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 18 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

‘What Is a Home Without a Mother’ reads the sign on the wall of Buster and Big Joe’s bachelor pad – a marvelously inventive house designed for effortless living. A two-reel trick-and-slapstick farce with Buster Keaton and funny furniture doing most of the farcing.

FORMAT: DCP

SHERLOCK JR. / "The Electric House" / "The Scarecrow"

Aero Theatre

### FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN

Brain Dead Studios presents ***FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN***, preceded by a special seminar presented by filmmaker **Heather Landsman** exploring the film’s ambitious creation, groundbreaking technology, and infamous legacy.

Celebrating its **25th anniversary**, ***Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within*** features a star-studded voice cast and years of cutting-edge development. The film remains one of the most revolutionary leaps in computer animation and motion capture.

**Brain Dead members can use their code to get a discounted ticket!**

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Reckless rich playboy, played by the great Rock Hudson in his breakthrough role, commits maritime manslaughter that ends the life of the town’s beloved local doctor. Douglas Sirk’s delirious Technicolor melodrama weaves its way through wild twists, turns, trials, tribulations, the American subconscious and the sudsy and spiritual journey to make right what can never be undone.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

‘Magnificent Melodramas: Douglas Sirk & Russell Metty’

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Golden Globe winner John Travolta stars with Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito and Rene Russo in this wildly popular comedy of a gangster who turns into a big-time producer after he travels to Hollywood to collect a debt.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Pre-recorded introduction by Angelyne ‘Watch Local: Angelyne the Billboard Queen’

GET SHORTY

Cartoon Club

School of Rock

Taxi Driver

Cannibal Holocaust

FIVE UNRELEASED SHORTS FROM: NATE VARRONE, ANDREW THEODORE BALASIA, PHILIP STEIGER, AUDREY ARNOLD, ALEC MOELLER

Now Instant Image Hall

1964 • Introduction by Author Foster Hirsch • Few screen debuts have been as memorable as Julie Andrews in this film. She won the Academy Award, and the picture went on to receive 13 nominations and win five. The Sherman Brothers songs have become part of movie history, and the blend of live action and animation still offers pure movie magic. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Mary Poppins

1968 • Introduction by Author Foster Hirsch • Shot on real city streets, this film has a toughness and realism that helped set a new standard for police thrillers. It won the Academy Award for Film Editing, and its San Francisco car chase remains one of the most celebrated and influential action sequences ever put on screen.  • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Bullitt

Old Town Music Hall

The kick-off of Dead Day! Hollywood Entertainment presents a rare screening of the doc that captures a pivotal moment in Deadhead history

TIE-DIED: ROCK N' ROLL'S MOST DEADICATED FANS (1995)

Transform a tarot card into your own personalized piece of art! You'll start by selecting a card at random from a deck, then cutting away and rebuilding imagery using collage techniques to create a tarot card that reflects your own story, emotions, or intentions. No art or tarot experience needed - all materials are provided, and each attendee will leave with a one-of-a-kind customized tarot card. 

2-4PM

$20-$30 sliding scale 

Tickets available  here !

DIY Collage Tarot Cards

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

**Producer**: Bob Maurice

We got you front row passes to the most legendary concert in American history &#8211; and you get to enjoy the whole thing in the air conditioning! An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000. Join in on the musical mayhem on our big screen in glorious celluloid!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more incredible concert docs tonight on physical media!

*Wattstax, Gimme Shelter, Monterey Pop*, and so many more from our Music Documentary section!

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

Woodstock on 35mm

**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; Maeriem 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**: Mel Brooks, J.D. Shapiro, Evan Chandler

**Producer**: Mel Brooks

Vidiots is celebrating the 100th birthday of one of the greatest legends of comedy and cinema &#8211; the incomparable **Mel Brooks** &#8211; with a stupid fun screening of his ridiculous comedy classic *Robin Hood: Men in Tights!*

You know the legend, you&#8217;ve seen the cartoon, but you&#8217;ve never seen *Robin Hood* like this! Get ready for a night of ridiculousness as Mel Brooks, the maestro of the spoof takes on this timeless tale &#8211; with extra lycra! Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff. With Brooks at the helm, you know there will be laughs from start to end, not to mention the dreamiest casting of Robin Hood ever with Cary Elwes!

Picks from the Video Store

Take home all the laughs with our Mel Brooks treasure trove of physical media!

*The Producers, Spaceballs, High Anxiety*

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

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

**Screenwriters**: Harley Peyton, Mark Frost

*She’s dead… wrapped in plastic.* If your summer plans call for an enigmatic journey to the Pacific Northwest and a small sleepy burg called *Twin Peaks*, have we got news for you! Go back to the beginning of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s game-changing television phenomenon with a special theatrical screening of the first two episodes of this landmark series on our beautiful big screen. When the homecoming queen washes ashore shrouded in a plastic coccoon, this small town is thrown into tragedy and panic. Luckily, the FBI’s most intriguing special agent, Dale Cooper, is on the case and vows to unravel this enduring mystery that extends beyond Twin Peaks and into the dark recesses of this universe and beyond. Whether you’re starting the show for the first time, or you’re revisiting for your twentieth, there’s nothing like seeing this dark, clever, mystical, metaphysical, and offbeat masterpiece at Vidiots! 

Watch the whole first season with us!

[Episodes 1 + 2 in the Eagle Theatre](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/twin-peaks-the-original-mystery-episodes-1-2/) &#8211; Sun., July 26th, 7:00pm

[Episodes 3 + 4 in the Mubi microcinema](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/twin-peaks-the-original-mystery-episodes-3-4/) &#8211; Sat. Aug. 1, 7:30pm, Sun. Aug. 2, 7:30pm

[Episodes 5 + 6 in the MUBI microcinema](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/twin-peaks-the-original-mystery-episodes-5-6/) &#8211; Sat. Aug. 1, 10:00pm, Mon. Aug. 3, 7:30pm

[Episodes 7 + 8 in the MUBI microcinema](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/twin-peaks-the-original-mystery-episodes-7-8/) &#8211; Fri. Aug. 7, 10:00pm, Sat. Aug. 8, 7:30pm

Or, if you&#8217;re impatient, you can take home every single episode of the whole series and *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* from our David Lynch director&#8217;s section in the video store!

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 7 + 8

**Screenwriter**: Bill Phillips from the novel by Stephen King

**Producer**: Richard Kobritz

A meeting of two of the greatest minds in horror, this vehicular monster movie combines the sentient machines of Stephen King with the uneasy vibes of John Carpenter for an 80s horror classic in high gear. Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie&#8217;s girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other. Featuring Vidiots&#8217; forever legend Harry Dean Stanton as a wisened, chain-smoking police detective trying to solve a string of mysterious homicides that appear to be the work of a motorpsycho.

**Picks from the Video Store**

We&#8217;ve got all your Carpenter favorites, and deep cuts in his directors section!

*Prince of Darkness, The Fog, Elvis*

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

Christine

**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

Three Wise Girls

Ice Cream Man

The Thin Red Line in 35mm

Bunny Lake Is Missing in 4K

Elle

### **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

**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

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)

### **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

2011 • Introduction by Randy Haberkamp • Martin Scorsese made many extraordinary films, but nothing else in his career feels quite as tender 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 the pioneers who gave movies their first sense of wonder. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Hugo

**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**: 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

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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**dir. Raymond Martino, 1996‍***United States, VHS projection*96 min

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## SUNDAY, 8/97:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

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## $10 general admission.

***Basic*** *&* ***Microcinephile*** *members, please log-in to your account and 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.***

SKYSCRAPER (1996) pres. by High Tower Video

WHAMMY!

Howl’s Moving Castle

The Prestige in 35mm

### **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

Sound and Fury presents of Jawbreaker: an Anti-Cimex Documentary with Q+A by Director Tomas Haglund moderated by Zed Cutsinger of So You Did A Thing Podcast

Sound and Fury presents JAWBREAKER: Anti-Cimex Documentary w/ Q+A

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Part 17, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 59 Mins, Paramount, USA**

The past dictates the future.

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 18, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 57 Mins, Paramount, USA**

What is your name?

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 17 & 18

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).  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). 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**: Melissa Rosenberg from the novel by Stephanie Meyer

**Producers**: Mark Morgan,  Greg Mooradian,  Wyck Godfrey

Vidiots is dying to welcome back director **Catherine Hardwicke** for the emo screening of your teen dreams &#8211; *Twilight* &#8211; followed by a conversation with Hardwicke on her undead phenomenon!

Are you ready to live your Y2K gothic teen fantasy to the max with this teen goth essential as it *sparkles* on our big screen!?! When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward&#8217;s repeated cautions, Bella can&#8217;t stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life. You know you&#8217;ve been waiting for this (eternal) night, so bring your pack of baseball-playing vampires and join us in the shadows of the evening to sink your teeth into this tortured romance!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for an evening with the undead? Check out these tasty deep cuts!

*Daughters of Darkness, Messiah of Evil, Nadja*

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

Twilight

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## Featuring a Q&A with The Emperor's New Groove director Mark Dindal, writer Dave Reynolds, and production manager Tracey Miller-Zarneke-- their first-ever appearance for this unreleased documentary! Moderated by LA Filmforum programmer and Animation Historian Sam Gurry.

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Barred from release due to its raw exposé of the corporate filmmaking process, *The Sweatbox* is one of the best- and least available- inside-filmmaking movies. Packed with unrivaled insights into the animation process, it documents a tumultuous big budget production through Sting’s work on a film called *The Kingdom of the Sun*. Until it wasn’t.

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What follows is a timeless story of ambition, adaptive ingenuity, Incan myths, ego, emotion, and flutes as directors John-Paul Davidson and Trudie Styler document Sting’s dissatisfaction watching the film’s tone and story shift dramatically amid executive doubt, uninspiring test screenings, and the unyielding deadlines dictated by Happy Meal toy production. Paralleling the intensely focused musician’s work with the tireless efforts of heroically talented animators, the film takes its title from the grueling processes of review and revision that make this chaotic milieu a thrilling viewing experience and often disillusioning look at creative collaboration.

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“At first, I was angry and perturbed. Then I wanted some vengeance.” - Sting, 2000

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**dirs. John-Paul Davidson & Trudie Styler, 2002***United States, digital projection*95 min

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## $14 general admission.

***Basic*** *&* ***Microcinephile*** *members, please log-in to your account and 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.***

THE SWEATBOX (2002) with Special Guests! pres. by Hollywood Entertainment

To Be or Not to Be

When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

The Dreamers

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Six weeks after a drunk driving accident that left her jaw wired shut, Rayna tries to have a fun night out with her friends. Over the course of a wild night, she strains existing relationships and makes new enemies. conflicts.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Magenta Edge Films

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Sabrina Greco and actor Blu Hunt Advance Screening ‘Women Wednesday’

LOCKJAW

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Arabic with English subtitles.*

One of director Youssef Chahine’s most controversial works ignited a firestorm of criticism from both Islamic and Christian voices, who objected to its liberal reinterpretation of the biblical story of Joseph (here renamed Ram to skirt censorship that forbids the depiction of religious figures). Nevertheless the film proved one of Chahine’s biggest commercial triumphs at home, a passionate evocation of ancient Egypt that uses the story—in which a young dreamer (Khaled el-Nabawy) leaves behind his backwards rural home and sets off to the intellectual center of Egypt on a journey fraught with political and sexual peril—to comment on deeply personal ideas about resistance, sacrifice, and liberation.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

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

THE EMIGRANT

My Dinner with Andre / Vanya on 42nd Street

**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**: Michael Mann from the novel *Red* *Dragon* by Thomas Harris

**Producer**: Dino de Laurentiis

Before *Silence of the Lambs*, Michael Mann first introduced the cinema world to infamous cannibal Hannibal Lecter in this sizzling and stylish thriller. FBI criminal profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) is called out of early retirement to assist on a serial murder case involving a killer known as the &#8220;Tooth Fairy&#8221;. Graham enlists the help of imprisoned serial killer &#8212; and cannibal &#8212; Dr. Hannibal *Lecktor* (Brian Cox), who is the reason Graham took an early retirement. Soon, Graham and the FBI are entangled in a deadly cat-and-mouse game between the Tooth Fairy, Lecktor and an interfering journalist.

**Restoration**:

Restored in 4K in 2026 by StudioCanal at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, from the original 35mm A/B camera negative and a 35mm interpositive. Audio restored at Audio Mechanics laboratory, from the 35mm magnetic sound 6-track master used to create a new 5.1 mix. Grading supervised by Michael Mann at Company 3 laboratory and finalized at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory.
**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Manhunter: The Final Cut

Fatal Attraction with Adrian Lyne

Members at the Immerse level and above ($250+) are invited to join our curators for an exclusive walk-through of *Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70, Part II*.

This event is exclusive to Hammer Immerse members and higher. If you would like to upgrade your membership, email [membership@hammer.ucla.edu](mailto:membership@hammer.ucla.edu) or call 310-443-7050. RSVP required; capacity is limited.

[Become a member today](https://hammer.ucla.edu/support/membership).

RSVP required; capacity is limited. Kindly reply by Friday, August 7 to 310-443-7050 or [membership@hammer.ucla.edu](mailto:membership@hammer.ucla.edu).

Coffee with a Curator: Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70, Part II

Join us for the world premiere of the Ink & Dagger film "The Order," a convo w/filmmaker Nathaniel Shannon + a reading from "THE ALMIGHTY".

WORLD PREMIERE Ink & Dagger's "The Order", Presentation w/Filmmaker & More!

Unfaithful with Adrian Lyne

SPECIAL BRAIN DEAD SOUND AND FURY WEEK DOUBLE FEATURE

CAM (2018) & FACES OF DEATH (2026) Double Feature with Director Daniel Goldhaber & Writer Isa Mazzei Q+A

Cam Synopsis: When her account is stolen by a look-alike, a cam girl sets out to unmask the mysterious woman and get her identity back.

Faces of Death Synopsis: A content moderator stumbles upon a series of violent videos that appear to re-enact death scenes from the infamous 1978 film "Faces of Death." In an online world where nothing can be trusted, she must determine whether the violence is fake or unfolding in real time.

CAM & FACES OF DEATH Double Feature + Q&A w/ Daniel Goldhaber & Isa Mazzei

### SPECIAL BRAIN DEAD SOUND AND FURY WEEK DOUBLE FEATURE

***CAM*** and ***FACES OF DEATH*** come together for a special double feature, followed by an **in-person Q&A with director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei.**

### CAM

*Release Year:* 2018  |

*Run Time:* 94 mins  |

*Format:* DCP
[Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8xZ5WDonk)

When her account is stolen by a look-alike, a cam girl sets out to unmask the mysterious woman and get her identity back.

### FACES OF DEATH

*Release Year:* 2026  |

*Run Time:* 98 mins  |

*Format:* 35mm
[Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6L502Ukb4)

A content moderator stumbles upon a series of violent videos that appear to re-enact death scenes from the infamous 1978 film *Faces of Death*. In an online world where nothing can be trusted, she must determine whether the violence is fake or unfolding in real time.

CAM & FACES OF DEATH + Q&A w/ Daniel Goldhaber & Isa Mazzei

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A pretty saloon entertainer escapes the marshal’s custody and hides in a small town where she unexpectedly becomes surrogate mother to three motherless boys who wish to see their father re-married.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

TAKE ME TO TOWN

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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:**

Welcome to Greenleaf, a picture-postcard Indiana town where the high school is the proud focus of attention and “alternative lifestyle” means you bowl on alternate Tuesdays. But on the night of the Oscars. telecast, the town’s – and the world’s – center of attention is Greenleaf teacher Howard Brackett. A former student who’s now a superstar actor tells an audience of millions that Howard is gay. Poor Howard. He’s outted when he didn’t know he was in! Kevin Kline plays stunned Howard, scrambling to go forth with his wedding to devoted Emily (Joan Cusack) and doing his frantic best to assert his manliness. With clever dialogue, antic situations and a stellar cast that includes Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds and Bob Newhart, In & Out is out-and-out fun!

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

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

Doughboys Present IN & OUT

Cabaret

Pulp Fiction

**Screenwriters**: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack

**Producers**: David Permut,  Ben Browning,  Megan Ellison

Does your summer need a little spice? Have we got the dinner party for you! Join us in the microcinema for Olivia Wilde&#8217;s wildly entertaining and perversely hilarious comedy *The Invite* for a fun and naughty night of indie cinema! Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

The Invite

**Screenwriter**: Reid Carolin

**Producers**: Nick Wechsler,  Gregory Jacobs,  Channing Tatum,  Reid Carolin

Is it hot in here, or is it just Matt Bomer? Get ready to go wild with Mike and the boys in the original thirst trap throwdown! Would anyone have guessed that Steven Soderbergh would have taken on the male-exotic dance scene with such zeal? With Channing Tatum and a cavalcade of the sexiest men in America stripping down to their skivvies, it&#8217;s no wonder this beefcake bonanza launched the thirst of millions worldwide and led to a jock-thrusting empire that anyone can get behind! You can leave your dollar bills at home, we&#8217;ve got the money gun prepped and primed for this sexy fun night for anyone who&#8217;s feeling a little thirsty with all this heat!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Spend the night with Channing Tatum with a marathon on DVD and Blu-Ray

*Side Effects, Hail,Caesar, Step Up*

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

Magic Mike

**Screenwriters**: Matthew Weisman,  Jeph Loeb,  Steven E. de Souza

**Producer**: Joel Silver

With a special introduction from the big baddie himself **Vernon Wells**!

Get your bazookas ready for a non-stop action bonanza as Schwarzenegger takes on an army of mercenaries to save his daughter (none other than Alyssa Milano!) by brawling in the mall, and blowing up as much of LA as he can! One of the best popcorn blockbusters of the 1980s, Rae Dawn Chong and the Governator team up for action, for fun, and for revenge in this bad-ass specatacular. John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped by a group of assassins led by ultra villain Bennett (Vernon Wells). To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she&#8217;s killed. Join us for all the fun as we watch this explosive banger big and loud!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Rae Dawn Chong on glorious physical media tonight!

*Fear City, Highball, Tales from the Darkside*

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

Commando

**Screenwriter**: Sabrina Greco

**Producer**: Abbie Jones

With writer/director **Sabrina Greco** in person at both screenings! Friday, August 14th Greco will be in conversation with **Micah Gottlieb** of *Mezzanine Cinema* and the *Los Angeles Festival of Movies*.

Join us in the microcinema for the cringiest party this summer with Sabrina Greco&#8217;s absurd indie comedy *Lockjaw*! Six weeks after getting into a drunk driving accident that leaves her jaw wired shut, Rayna tries to have a fun night out with her friends, but ends up at a magician&#8217;s house where she summarily attempts to destroy everyone&#8217;s night &#8211; including her own!

Lockjaw

The Dark Knight Rises

Scooby-Doo in 35mm

Train to Busan in 4K with Yeon Sang-ho

The Ugly with Yeon Sang-ho and Park Jeong-min

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“The Balloonatic”, 1923, Dir. Buster Keaton, 22 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Buster rises to new heights as he sails heavenward in a balloon. He bumps into clouds and, in trying to bring down a duck, punctures the gas bag and crashes in the woods where he saves Phyllis Haver from a bear and falls in love. His courtship and the balloonatic events that follow are hilarious.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Cops”, 1922, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 18 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

A carefully orchestrated series of gags in which Buster plays an innocent who tries to impress his girl by becoming more than he is, and winds up inextricably caught in a police parade that breaks up to pursue him.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Haunted House”, 1921, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 20 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Bank teller Buster spills glue on his money, gets himself accused of robbery and winds up in a haunted house full of spooky devices.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The High Sign”, 1921, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 19 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Buster plays a contract-killer who must murder the town miser, August Nickelnurser. But Nickelnurser knows a good man when he sees one and hires Buster as his bodyguard.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Goat”, 1921, Dir. Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair, 23 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

A mistaken-identity crisis precipitates an almost continuous – and continuously brilliant chase through two adjoining towns where Buster is taken for ‘Deadeye Dan, Public Enemy’.”

FORMAT: DCP

105th Anniversary of “The Haunted House,” “The High Sign” and “The Goat” ‘Summer Busterblocks’

Buster Keaton Shorts Block

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer&#8217;s chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Jacob’s Ladder

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***Deep Water***, Adrian Lyne&#8217;s powerfully sexy, witty, and intoxicating return to the erotic thriller, finally receives its theatrical premiere. Lyne will join Hollywood Entertainment **in person** for a very special evening—including some unprecedented interactive surprises!

Featuring an all-star cast including **Ben Affleck**, **Ana de Armas**, **Tracy Letts**, **Jacob Elordi**, **Finn Wittrock**, **Lil Rel Howery**, and more, this modern spin on a Patricia Highsmith classic unfolds in a sumptuous Southern setting. A simmering tale of an open marriage gone wrong, *Deep Water* is filled with egos, mind games, manipulation, and suggestions of murder as Vic and Melinda find themselves at war with their psychosexual instincts—and each other. Their world begins to unravel as their friends wonder if Vic is responsible for the disappearances of Melinda&#8217;s lovers&#8230;

**Hollywood Entertainment is proud to present this timeless tale with a contemporary twist.**

Don&#8217;t miss Adrian Lyne&#8217;s appearances at the Academy Museum for presentations of *Fatal Attraction* (for which he received an Academy Award nomination) and *Unfaithful* on **August 13** and **August 14**, respectively.

Deep Water

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A raging volcano pushes to the surface, raining a storm of deadly fire bombs and an endless tide of white-hot lava upon the stunned city.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

Pre-recorded introduction by Angelyne ‘Angelyne Watch Local’

VOLCANO

Knights of the Round Table

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

1926 - Silent • Live Accompaniment by Randy Woltz on the Mighty Wurlitzer • Introduction by Film Historian Randy Haberkamp • Director Ernst Lubitsch brings that famous “Lubitsch touch” to a silent comedy that's playful and surprisingly modern in how it handles romance and mischief. It’s a great reminder that silent-era comedy could be sophisticated without being stiff.

So This is Paris

1978 • This is the film that made people believe a comic-book hero could truly come alive on screen. Christopher Reeve is marvelous, making Superman noble and inspiring while also giving Clark Kent real sweetness and charm. John Williams’s score is one of the great glories of modern movie music, and hearing it in a theater is a thrill all by itself. The visual effects won a Special Achievement Academy Award, but what really lasts is the film’s heart. It has a sincerity and sense of wonder that still win people over. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Superman

**Screenwriters**: Jymn Magon, Chris Matheson, Brian Pimental

**Producer**: Dan Rounds

Head out on a road trip of goofing proportions in this very 90s animated dad joke! An endearing modern-day story about how the lovable Goof bonds with his teenage son Max on a hilarious cross-country road trip. En route to the ol&#8217; fishing hole, they find themselves up to their floppy ears in misadventure! A movie for the goofball in all of us featuring one of the most epically 90s animated musical sequences ever!

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

A Goofy Movie

**Screenwriters**: Dudley Nichols,  Georges de la Fouchardière,  Andre Mouézy-Éon

**Producer**: Fritz Lang

Watch out for the double cross in Fritz Lang&#8217;s film noir classic *Scarlet Street *starring crime cinema&#8217;s crown prince Edward G. Robinson and the infectiously alluring Joan Bennett as the feisty femme fatale. Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she&#8217;s really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris&#8217;s work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much. A razor-sharp thriller with an abundance of artistic flourishes, plus wit and wisecracks, *Scarlet Street* is among Fritz Lang&#8217;s most entertaining masterpieces.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Our Film Noir section is magnificent! Take home hundreds of classics on Blu-Ray and DVD including:

*The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Naked Alibi, Leave her to Heaven*

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

Scarlet Street

**Screenwriters**: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright from the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O&#8217;Malley

**Producers**: Marc Platt,  Eric Gitter,  Nira Park,  Edgar Wright

Vidiots is ecstatic to welcome director **Edgar Wright** for an evening of epic epicness starting with a screening of his beloved cult classic ***Scott Pilgrim vs. the World***.

Director Edgar Wright stepped away from British comedies to direct this classic of Canadian cinema. *Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World*, Wright&#8217;s beloved cult classic, follows the titular Toronto slacker and indie rocker (Michael Cera) overcoming his beloved Ramona Flowers&#8217; seven evil exes and learning some self-respect in the process. Not only is Wright&#8217;s adaptation one of the best comic book movies ever, it&#8217;s one of the best video game movies, aping the structure of a sidescroller to give this wildly inventive comedy some 8-bit flair. Try not to fill up on garlic bread because movies as special as *Scott Pilgrim *only come around so often. 

A conversation with **Edgar Wright** will follow this screening, but the fun doesn&#8217;t end there! Join us as Wright introduces one of the wildest movies of all time, Russ Meyer&#8217;s [***Beyond the Valley of the Dolls!** *](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/beyond-the-valley-of-the-dolls/)Please note, separate tickets will be required for each movie.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Visit our Edgar Wright directors section for so much more fun on glorious physical media!

*Shaun of the Dead, baby Driver, The Sparks Brothers* (and all the rest!)

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

An Evening with Edgar Wright: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

**Screenwriters**: Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer

**Producer**: Russ Meyer

Our evening of epic epicness continues with a special screening of Russ Meyer&#8217;s sexy psychedelic cinematic freakout *Beyond the Valley of the Dolls* introduced by **Edgar Wright**!

*This is my happening and it freaks me out!* Sex, drugs, rock n&#8217; roll, psychedelia, melodrama, camp, and just crazy crazy fun &#8211; there is no other film that gives so much! The only film penned by Roger Ebert, and the only studio film of Russ Meyer, this rock extravaganza is a one-of-a-kind spectacular of cinematic excess.  Only partially inspired by its predecessor *Valley of the Dolls, Beyond* is the Hollywood dream, nightmare, and wet-dream rolled into one, with one of the best on-screen bands (and soundtracks) in the history of film and wall-to-wall quotable dialogue and frenetic editing. An all-girl rock group finds fame, love, drugs, and drama when they move to LA, but success has its drawbacks, especially in the glittering city of the angels. A film so intensely groovy, funny, visually and sonically enthralling, you will never be the same again! Don&#8217;t miss your chance to rock out with these dolls on the big screen!

This screening is only half the fun! Join us earlier for a screening of [***Scott Pilgrim vs the World***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/) followed by a Q+A. Please note, separate tickets will be required for each movie.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Russ Meyer films are almost impossible to stream &#8211; lucky we&#8217;ve got a ton on DVD and Blu-Ray!

*Faster, Pussycat, Kill Kill!, Up!, Supervixens*

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

An Evening with Edgar Wright: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Misbehaving Ladies

Munich in 35mm

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1935 • Introduction by Karie Bible • Few films bring together this much classic Hollywood talent so effortlessly. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at their most glamorous, Irving Berlin supplied the songs, and RKO gave it the shine and style that made its musicals so special. For anyone wanting to know what the great Hollywood musicals were like, this picture is a must-see. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Top Hat

**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 with an all-star cast, featuring the voices of Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, and Betty White.

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

Wednesday, 7/29

Brain Dead Studios

Total Recall

8:00 PM

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Los Feliz Theatre

SUDDEN FEAR

7:00 PM

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PERSEPOLIS

10:00 PM

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New Beverly Cinema

Dusty and Sweets McGee

Born to Win

7:30 PM

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