Howl’s Moving Castle

To Be or Not to Be

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In silent-era Hollywood, stuntman Roy Walker (Lee Pace) is brought to a hospital after an on-set accident. There, he befriends a young girl (Catinca Untaru) and tells her a fantastical tale of epic heroes taking revenge on an evil ruler. The story transports her from the hospital into the exotic landscapes of her imagination.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: MUBI

COUNTRY: USA/India

THE FALL

Aero Theatre

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

Brain Dead Studios

### **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

### **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. 

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 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

THE HOLE

Los Feliz Theatre

My Dinner with Andre / Vanya on 42nd Street

New Beverly Cinema

**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

Vidiots

Broken Lullaby

The Odyssey (70mm)

Vista Theatre

Fatal Attraction with Adrian Lyne

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Jane Wyman, a lonely widow with two spoiled, almost grown children (William Reynolds, Gloria Talbot) as well as a circle of snobbish, upper-middle-class friends, suddenly finds herself falling in love with her gardener (Rock Hudson). Director Douglas Sirk examines the curious cultural barriers we set up for ourselves regarding love, skewering age and class differences in the process as well as championing fearless independence of the individual spirit – something that was not so common in the 1950s. One of the most subversive love stories of 20th-century cinema and a prime inspiration for Todd Haynes’ acclaimed FAR FROM HEAVEN.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

‘Magnificent Melodramas: Douglas Sirk & Russell Metty’

ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS

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

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Peter Sellers triumphs in his classic performance as an illiterate gardener who is hilariously catapulted into the fast lane of political power. Shirley MacLaine and Academy Award winner Melvyn Douglas co-star. A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run-in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of a woman (MacLaine) and her husband Ben (Douglas), an influential but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, and an unlikely political insider.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

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 BEING THERE

### **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

Join us for the world premiere of the Ink & Dagger film "The Order," readings with Erik Bader & Geoff Rickly + a conversation with the band

WORLD PREMIERE Ink & Dagger's "the Order" + Readings + Conversation

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!

Philosophical Research Society

Safe + Sound:   Home 
 Presented by Lighthaus in partnership with Sounds of LA County and Next Fest 
 Thursday, August 13, 2025 · 6:00 – 9:00 PM 
 Ruben F. Salazar Park · 3864 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023 
 Free & Open to the Public

Safe + Sound: Home  is a free, outdoor live music event produced by Lighthaus in partnership with Sounds of LA County and Next Fest, bringing the Los Angeles community together around music, honest conversation, and mutual aid. This concert is a gathering space where art and community care share the same stage.


The evening features a curated lineup of local artists across an intimate, community-centered program hosted at Ruben F. Salazar Park in East Los Angeles. Openers O-Slice, Aziza Love, and Alfred Nomad each bring their own voice to a night centered on belonging, and the evening is anchored by the return of Los Angeles legends J Davey. Vocalist Jack Davey and producer D'LEAU's boundary-defying blend of funk, new wave, soul, and alternative R&B helped define a generation of LA sound. J Davey are currently celebrating the 18-year anniversary of their landmark double album  The Beauty in Distortion / The Land of the Lost , newly available on vinyl.

Throughout the evening, community organizations Scribble, Hope St. Distro and Traklife will be on-site to share resources, collect donations, and invite attendees into a broader network of mutual aid and community support. Attendees will also have the opportunity to sign up for a future volunteer day with Hope St. Distro.

Safe + Sound: Home  is free to attend and open to all.

A percentage of proceeds will go toward our mutual aid partner, Hope St. Distro.

Lineup 
DJ: WyldeFlower
Opener: O-Slice
Opener: Aziza Love
Opener: Alfred Nomad
Headliner: J*Davey

Community Partners 
Scribble Community Center · Hope St. Distro · Traklife

Produced by 
Lighthaus · Sounds of LA County · Next Fest


RSVP  here !

Sounds of LA County

Scribble

Man Bites Dog

Nancy Drew

The Ten Commandments in VistaVision

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

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

Light the Fuse Presents MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST PROTOCOL

### Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary!

**Saturday, August 22**

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

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

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

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

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

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

Uhh Yeah Dude Presents STRAIGHT TIME

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

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

Pure Cinema Presents BREAKING IN

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

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

Upstairs Neighbors Presents CHALLENGERS

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Australia

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

Skylight Books Podcast Presents MY BRILLIANT CAREER

The Mummy

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

Ghost World

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

OPEN HOUSE

Old Town Music Hall

**Screenwriter**: Alun Owen

**Producer**: Walter Shenson

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Yellow Submarine, Help, the entire Beatles Anthology*

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

A Hard Day’s Night

**Screenwriter**: Taika Waititi

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

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

**Producers**: Caryn Capotosto,  Jodi Wille

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

Welcome Space Brothers

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

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

Mystic Pizza

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

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

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

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Nowhere, Doom Generation, Smiley Face*

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

Mysterious Skin

**Screenwriters**: Amat Escalante,  Gibrán Portela

**Producer**: Jaime Romandia

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

The Untamed

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

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

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

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

The Crime of the Century

The Fast and the Furious (25th Anniversary)

Beau James

Child's Play

Funny Face

Jackie

Hot Spell

White Christmas in VistaVision

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Mandarin and Taiwanese with English subtitles.*

Set in the early sixties in Taiwan, A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. A film of both sprawling scope and tender intimacy, this novelistic, patiently observed epic centers on the gradual, inexorable fall of a young teenager (Chen Chang, in his first role) from innocence to juvenile delinquency, and is set against a simmering backdrop of restless youth, rock and roll and political turmoil.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Taiwan

A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah visit the homes and workshops of some of their favorite creators for intimate conversations about the relationship between their lives and their art.

### 

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Howard Beale, a veteran newscaster, is informed by his ratings-driven network executives that he is about to be dumped because he “skews old” – in turn, he uses his next broadcast to announce that he is going to commit suicide on his final programme. An ambitious programming executive convinces her superiors to let the broadcast go ahead, hoping that the final event will give the network its greatest ratings ever.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Live podcast recording with Visitations hosts Daniel Noah and Elijah Wood and guest screenwriter Dan Harmon ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Visitations Presents NETWORK

Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion &#8211; until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.

La Piscine

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.

Shoplifters

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Filmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and *Trailers From Hell *guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself, director Joe Dante.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Considered ahead of its time — and perhaps it still is — this unusual drama, inspired by the French New Wave, brought Warren Beatty and producer-director Arthur Penn together for the first time — two years before their landmark BONNIE AND CLYDE. Beatty stars as a Detroit night club comic who incurs the wrath of The Mob (he doesn’t know why) and flees to Chicago to start life anew — but still living in fear.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Movies That Made Me host Joe Dante ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’ and ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Movies That Made Me Presents MICKEY ONE

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*Emergency Intercom* is a comedy podcast by Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips. There is no emergency, but there is an intense need for attention, so maybe listen up… You don’t want to know what happens if you don’t.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

The pristine image of the Japanese family is turned on its uber-polite head with surreal aplomb in this far out collection of hilarious vignettes. Set in the languid countryside, mom is an eccentric artist who eschews household chores for an animation project with occasional help from crazy grandpa. Meanwhile, dad is just your everyday hypnotherapist. Their teenaged son suffers from hangups about the opposite sex while his little sister must contend with a doppelganger. Uncle is a groovy music producer on a respite whose ghostly past experiences still haunt him. Maverick director Katsuhito Ishii (who created the animated sequence in KILL BILL: VOLUME 1) pulled out all the stops for this endearing outré take on the Japanese psyche.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Film Movement

COUNTRY: Japan

Introduction by Emergency Intercom hosts Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Emergency Intercom Presents THE TASTE OF TEA

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman react to the latest in fandom and share their instant reactions to the newest nerd culture releases, all while bringing the banter every week.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In the second chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Zion falls under siege to the Machine Army. Only hours before 250,000 Sentinels destroy the last human enclave on Earth — and its growing resistance — Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) choose to return to the Matrix with Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the forces of repression and exploitation. Now, at the confluence of love and truth, faith and knowledge, purpose and reason, Neo must follow the course he has chosen if he is to save humanity from the dark fate that haunts his dreams.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by The Midnight Boys hosts Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran and Steve Ahlman ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

The Midnight Boys Present THE MATRIX RELOADED

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Comedian Dana Gould takes a look at our world… through his eyes… for your benefit. Joined by fellow comedians and other interesting people with a focus on the weird and the real. Conversation. Music. Monologues. With Ken Daly, Andy Paley and more.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling his long-lost fiancée, Josette.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by The Dana Gould Hour host Dana Gould ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

The Dana Gould Hour Presents HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS

CONCERT • Piano virtuoso Carl Sonny Leyland returns with bassist Sam Rocha and drummer Danny Coots for an afternoon of boogie, blues, rags, stride, early jazz, and swing. Leyland’s dazzling command of the keyboard is complemented by two top-notch players who know how to have fun. Rocha brings the kind of deep, driving bass that makes early jazz and swing come alive, while Coots has brought his precision percussion to more than 100 albums — with only his humor off-beat. Great playing, good spirits, and music that makes sitting still impossible.

Boogie, Blues, Rags & Swing

**Screenwriters:** Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Jerry Juhl, Jack Rose

**Producers:** David Lazer, Frank Oz

Jewel heists, intrigue, an all-star cast, and the eternal love story of a frog and a pig &#8211; this Muppetty installment has got it all! This time around, Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday (The legendary Diana Rigg), a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, none other than that luminous porcine Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It&#8217;s up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

**Picks from the Video Store**

So many puppetty delights await you in or Jim Henson section!

*The Fraggles, The Muppet Show, Storyteller, and more!*

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

The Great Muppet Caper

**Screenwriters**: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Carlo Ponti

**Producer**: Dino De Laurentiis

Co-presented by community partners **Pacific Opera Project**.

The circus is in town, and with the legendary Federico Fellini helming the big top with the extraordinary Giulietta Masina at center stage, you know you&#8217;re in for a magnificent show!  Maestro Federico Fellini&#8217;s *La Strada *launched both him and his luminous wife Giulietta Masina to international stardom. Gelsomina (Masina) is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampanò encounters an old rival in highwire artist the Fool (Richard Basehart), his fury is provoked to its breaking point. With *La Strada* Fellini left behind the familiar signposts of Italian neorealism for a poetic fable of love and cruelty, evoking brilliant performances and winning the hearts of audiences and critics worldwide. A phenomenal early work from one of Italy and the world&#8217;s greatest masters of cinema.

*Restored by the Criterion Collection in collaboration with The Film Foundation and the Cineteca di Bologna. Restoration funding provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.***

Founded in 2011, [**Pacific Opera Project**](https://www.pacificoperaproject.com) (POP) reimagines opera as an affordable adventure, by making unforgettable, entertaining performances accessible for all. 

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more delights with Fellini and Masina on Blu-Ray and DVD!

*Juliet of the Spirits, Nights of Cabiria, Variety Lights*

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

La Strada

**Screenwriters**: S.S. Rajamouli, Sai Madhav Burra

**Producers**: D.V.V. Danayya

Can&#8217;t stop! Won&#8217;t Stop! The biggest film of the decade has become a Vidiots tradition! *RRR* is an exhilarating, action-packed spectacular, starring two of India&#8217;s biggest superstars, N.T Rama Rao Jr., aka Jr NTR and Ram Charan. Set in the 1920s before their fight for India’s independence began, *RRR* imagines a fictional meeting between two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj.

With staggeringly choreographed action sequences, an all-timer of a musical number, and a powerful story, *RRR* is pure cinematic joy from start to finish. Audiences across the world have been won over, and trust us — If you haven&#8217;t seen this on a big screen, you haven&#8217;t really seen it, and if you have, you know why we sell out every single screening!

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

The Secret World of Arrietty

Anything Goes in VistaVision

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In English and Spanish with English subtitles.*

The life of American lawyer and journalist William Walker, who named himself president of Nicaragua during the 1850s. 

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA/Mexico

Introduction by host Jim Branscome. Q&A with musician and actor Zander Schloss. ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’ and ‘Cinematic Void’

Cinematic Void Presents WALKER

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Welcome to *House of R*, where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from GAME OF THRONES to STAR WARS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly invite you into a magical universe where nothing is what it seems! Babysitting infant stepbrother Toby on a weekend night isn’t young Sarah’s (Connelly) idea of fun. Frustrated by his crying, she secretly imagines the Goblins from her favorite book, *Labyrinth*, carrying Toby away. When her fantasy comes true, a distraught Sarah must enter a maze of illusion to bring Toby back from a kingdom inhabited by mystical creatures and governed by the wicked Goblin King (Bowie).

FORMAT: 35mm

Distributor: Sony

County: UK/USA

Introduction by House of R hosts Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

House of R Presents LABYRINTH

These Are the Damned / The Curse of the Werewolf

**Screenwriters**: Paul Mazursky,  Larry Tucker

**Producer**: Larry Tucker

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome screen icons **Elliott Gould** and **Dyan Cannon** for a special screening of Paul Mazursky&#8217;s ***Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice***!

Get ready to hop in bed with the singular Paul Mazursky&#8217;s smart and swinging comedy.  When Bob and Carol return from a group therapy session, they are bitten by the self-help craze and drag their best friends into the fray, trying to bring the sexual revolution from the counterculture into the suburbs. Eventually, all the introspection, openess, and curiosity lead to sexual tensions bubbling to the surface. While it&#8217;s not quite the sex romp promised in the poster, *Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice* is one of the smartest comedies of the late 1960s with four of its most iconic stars!

**Picks from the Video Store**

So many hilarious treasures await you in our Paul Mazursky section, bring home all the laughs on DVD and Blu-Ray tonight!

*An Unmarried Woman, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Next Stop, Greenwich Village*

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

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: top fives, movie drafts, Oscar analysis, and more, featuring a rotating cast of *Ringer* colleagues like Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Bill Simmons.

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Meet Jack Foley (George Clooney), a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) is a Federal Marshal who chooses all the right moves… and all the wrong guys. Now they’re willing to risk it all to find out if there’s more between them than just the law.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by The Big Picture hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

The Big Picture Presents OUT OF SIGHT

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*You Must Remember This* is the podcast dedicated to exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. The podcast was created and is written, produced and narrated by Karina Longworth.

I CONFESS is featured in the new season of *You Must Remember This*, called ‘The Bisexuals,’ which debuts September 15.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In the confessional of a small Quebec parish, Father Michael Logan hears the church sexton whisper: “I killed a man.” Father Logan’s vows prevent him from breaking the sanctity of the confessional and allow the killer to go free. But as the police investigate the murder, all the evidence points to Father Logan. Now, in order to remain true to his vows, Father Logan will be forever discredited and possibly convicted for murder.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by You Must Remember This host Karina Longworth ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

You Must Remember This Presents I CONFESS

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Since 2018, *Unspooled* has taken listeners on a cinematic journey across decades, genres and timelines. From CITIZEN KANE to CROUCHING TIGER, PADDINGTON 2 to JEANNE DIELMAN, JACKASS to LAWRENCE OF ARABIA—every episode is a chance to dig into the art, chaos, legacy and weird trivia that make movies unforgettable and answer the question of what makes movies great. Hosted by actor/comedian Paul Scheer and LA Times Film Critic Amy Nicholson.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A moment comes when you stop dreaming, start living and discover your destiny. For day dreamer Walter Mitty, that time is now. When his job, along with that of his coworker (Kristen Wiig) are threatened, Walter takes action and embarks on an incredible journey. Ben Stiller directs and co-stars in this inspiring story about an ordinary man who leaps into the extraordinary adventure that is life.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA/UK

Introduction by Unspooled hosts Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Unspooled Presents THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY

To Live and Die in L.A. / The Rip

**Writers**: Arnold Perl, Albert D&#8217;Annibale

**Producer**: Bert Stern

Join Vidiots and [**Jazz is Dead**](https://www.jazzisdead.com) for the perfect summer concert film. Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, *Jazz on a Summer&#8217;s Day* features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O&#8217;Day, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of *The Lord&#8217;s Prayer* by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in 4K from the best surviving vault elements by IndieCollect.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home some rare and incredible performances from the masters of jazz on glorious physical media!

*Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba: A Night in Havana, Chet Baker: Let&#8217;s Get Lost, Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog*

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

Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Smile

To Catch a Thief in 4K

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Interviews with the world’s best directors and TV creators about their process, craft, collaborations and the challenges (and opportunities) they face in getting their visions out of their heads and up on screen.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Eddie Murphy rocketed to movie star status (and earned a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination) in this acclaimed action-comedy that pushes the limits of both genres. Nick Nolte is unforgettable as Jack Cates, a rough-edged Inspector on the hunt for two vicious cop-killers. Unlikely ride-along con Reggie Hammond (Murphy) is given 48-hour leave from prison to help Cates on the case. The laughs fly almost as much as the punches, as both men attempt two very different goals in a short amount of time.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction and live podcast recording with IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit host Jim Hemphill and filmmaker Walter Hill ‘Friend of the Fest’

IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Presents 48 HRS.

Patrick Shiroishi Trio Live

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Please note that guests will be assigned seats at check-in. Check-in for AC members will be located one block away from the theatre. Please arrive early to find parking as there will be street closures in the area. You will receive specific arrival instructions in your reminder email sent out the day before the event.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by steamrollers, maligned by misfires, bedeviled by bungees, rattled by rockets, backstabbed by bat suits, rocked by rocket skates, upended by unicycles, quaked by quake pills, rubberized by rogue bands and hurled headlong off every cliff in the Southwest, Wile E. Coyote (Genius) finally fights back. Teaming up with billboard accident lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte), he takes on slick corporate counsel Buddy Crane (John Cena) and ACME, Inc., the profit-obsessed conglomerate behind every one of the Coyote’s chaotic catastrophes.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Ketchup Entertainment

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by filmmaker Dave Green and cast World Premiere ‘You Can’t Handle The Toons! COYOTE VS ACME Inspirations’

COYOTE VS. ACME

Directors Village

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*Song Exploder* is an award-winning podcast where musicians take apart one of their songs and, piece by piece, tell the story of how they created it. In conversation with host Hrishikesh Hirway, guests ranging from Lady Gaga to Fleetwood Mac to Pharrell to Paul McCartney have broken down their creative process, using their demos, voice memos and the isolated tracks from their recordings. *Song Exploder* has also had a long connection with film, featuring conversations with composers including Hans Zimmer, Ludwig Göransson, Nicholas Britell, Johann Johannson and more; Hirway himself composed the score to the 2025 film COMPANION. *Vulture* said “*Song Exploder* is probably the best use of the podcast format ever,” and in 2020, the podcast was adapted into a Netflix documentary series produced by Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo star as grown-up siblings who couldn’t be more different. While conservative Sammy (Linney) stayed in her quiet hometown, rebellious Terry (Ruffalo) was on the road, drifting in and out of trouble. When Terry suddenly comes to visit, his presence has a profound influence on Sammy’s world. As Terry forms a special friendship with Sammy’s precocious eight-year-old son, Rudy (Rory Culkin), Sammy rediscovers her passion for life, entertaining a marriage proposal from her boyfriend (Jon Tenney) while having a fling with her boss (Matthew Broderick). But when Terry’s behavior becomes disruptive, Sammy must finally confront the choices of the past… and make new ones to renew her family’s future.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Song Exploder host Hrishikesh Hirway ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

Song Exploder Presents YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Every week, *The Ringer*’s Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan — longtime friends and pop culture addicts — break down the latest in TV, movies, and music.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Found with two bullets in his back, Jason Bourne discovers he has the skills of a very dangerous man with no memory of his violent past. Racing to unlock the secret of his own identity, he discovers the deadly truth: he’s a 30-million-dollar weapon, lethally trained and built to disappear, the government’s top operative who has become its number one target.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA/Germany/Czech Republic

Introduction by The Watch hosts Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

The Watch Presents THE BOURNE IDENTITY

The Bat

*“A sexual thriller”*

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Kenny Martinez (Mike Gonzalez) is a Los Angeles-based conceptual artist who decides to set up a confessional telephone answering machine as part of his latest project. As the constant deluge of traumatic and obscene voicemails threatens to create a rift in Kenny’s relationship with his girlfriend, Jill (Regina Oh!), a bizarre serial killer (Glen Meadmore) begins using the hotline to menace the couple.

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Inspired by artist Allan Bridge’s Apology Line project, Ken Camp’s *Mantra* is a queer shot-on-video “sexual thriller” that’s as shockingly outrageous as it is lyrically erotic. As the original poster proclaims, it’s “precisely the kind of picture that Dan Quayle—or GLAAD, for that matter—doesn’t want you to see!” (Muscle Distribution)

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## New digital preservation from the original 3/4” tape master.

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Courtesy of [Muscle Distribution](https://www.muscle-distribution.com/).

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**dir. Ken Camp, 1992***United States, digital projection*120 min

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## WEDNESDAY, 8/267:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

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## $10 general admission.

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

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

MANTRA (1992)

WHAMMY!

We’re No Angels in VistaVision

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

What movies would make it into the film festival of your life?

The American Cinematheque has operated since 1985 as a year-round film festival.

In our new podcast, we’re asking friends and filmmakers – like Edgar Wright, Karyn Kusama, Mary Bronstein, Larry Karaszewski, and so many more – to program their own personal film festivals!

They’ll talk about their favorite films and most formative movie-going memories with our host, Grant Moninger, to create the film festival of their lives and celebrate the theatrical experience.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In English and Italian with English subtitles*

An ambitious Italian attorney has his flight delayed in Los Angeles. The vapid lawyer goes to some parties with some Italians living there and has a brief affair with a beautiful Italian expatriate.

Restoration funded by the Golden Globe Foundation. Restored by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and the UCLA Film & Television Archive in collaboration with Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. from the 35mm original picture negative, a 35mm composite fine grain master positive and a 35mm optical track negative. Laboratory services by L’Immagine Ritrovata Group, Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services – Picture. Special thanks to Daphne Dentz, George Feltenstein, Craig Johnson.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: Italy

Introduction by The American Cinematheque Podcast guest Larry Karaszewski Closing Night ‘Friend of the Fest 2026’

The American Cinematheque Podcast Presents SMOG

Special screening of It Lives In The Screening @ Brain Dead Studios 08/27

It Lives In The Screen @ Brain Dead Studios

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact. After reaffirming both her own and her mother’s existence in a state of despair, Asuka returns and begins the counterattack. However, new enemies descend from the heavens. Meanwhile, Shinji witnesses the horrifying wreckage of Asuka’s EVA-02 while piloting EVA-01. Mass production models surround EVA-01 and perform a solemn ceremony. What does it mean to complete a human heart?

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: GKIDS

COUNTRY: Japan

THE END OF EVANGELION

**Screenwriters**: Zou Jingzhi,  Xu Haofeng, Wong Kar-wai

**Producer**: Jacky Yee Wah Pang

Director Wong Kar-wai delivers a ravishing biopic of real-life martial artist Ip Man, which expertly fuses an action epic full of larger-than-life fight scenes with a decades-spanning tale of wistful longing and unrequited romance. Ip Man (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) is first introduced in 1936 as he tries to prove his worth to a martial-arts master, in the process gaining the attention of the master’s equally skilled daughter Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi). As years pass, the two are torn apart by the outbreak of World War II, as Ip Man tries to escape the bloodshed and protect his family, while Gong Er swears vengeance against the traitorous pupil who killed her father. The winner of 12 Hong Kong Film Awards, *The Grandmaster* is notable for the fact that its actors spent years training in martial arts in order to make the fight sequences as stunning and believable as possible.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more martial arts masterpieces tonight on physical media!

*Lady Snowblood, Shadow, Thirteen Samurai*

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

The Grandmaster on 35mm

Visitor Q/Audition

North by Northwest in 70mm

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

Psycho

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.

One Missed Call

Join us for a special screening and Q&A with the animators of Wishbone Animation hosted by Loose Frames!

Loose Frames Presents: Wishbone Animation (8/28)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Arabic with English subtitles.*

This wildly plotted drama marks the end of Youssef Chahine’s love affair with the United States, commenting on everything from capitalist greed to American cultural imperialism to terrorism within the context of a roiling Oedipal soap opera. Nabila Ebeed—one of Egypt’s leading box-office stars of the ’80s and ’90s—plays the jealous, possessive matriarch of a rich family who will stop at nothing to destroy her son’s marriage to an intrepid investigative journalist chasing a story about corruption among wealthy elites that may just hit a bit too close to home.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRIES: Egypt/France

THE OTHER

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

The world’s most loved and respected film festival showcase of new horror, science fiction and fantasy films directed by women, The Etheria Film Festival, is back in Los Angeles for its 2026 Official Showcase Lineup! In its 12th year of making cinematic history, Etheria has discovered and launched the careers of masters of horror such as Axelle Carolyn (STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS), Gigi Saul Guerrero (V/H/S/85), Chloe Okuno (WATCHER), Mariama Diallo (MASTER), Roseanne Liang (MURDERBOT), Natalie Erika James (SACCHARINE), Prano Bailey-Bond (CENSOR) and more.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Bestias De la Muerte,” 2026, Dir. Sandra Powers, 8 Mins, USA**
Devastated by her mother’s death, sixteen-year-old Claudia performs an ancient Andean ritual and summons the Beasts of Death. Dragged into their realm, she must survive three trials and face an impossible choice.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Wall Udder,” 2026, Dir. Alexandra Hayden, 8 Mins, USA**
A dissatisfied woman confronts repressed feelings of malaise after her partner comes home smelling like milk.

FORMAT: DCP

“Deo Volante,” 2025, Dir. Sophie Lupine, 13 Mins, Austria
On the day of the harvest festival, young Harle takes part in the sacred rite of Harar en Hoendar.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Visitors,” 2026, Dir. Minnie Schedeen, 14 Mins, USA**
A young woman is in the throes of early pregnancy when strange things begin to happen to the people closest to her and she starts to question her own reality.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Confession,” 2025, Dir. Mai Nakanishi, 14 Mins, Japan**

A woman seeks confession from a priest, but as her story unfolds, the priest discovers she harbors terrifying secrets.

FORMAT: DCP

“Superconscious,” 2026, Dir. Christianne Hedtke, 20 Mins, USA
Set in 1973, against the height of the energy crisis, a simmering Cold War and the dawn of the Age of Aquarius, a woman journeys to a far-flung human potential center to join the REMOTE VIEWING PROGRAM, a scientific study on so-called “psi energy.”

FORMAT: DCP

“Gog,” 2026, Dir. Kara Grace Miller, 14 Mins, USA
Five Flatlanders set out for a perfect day on the lake. The lake’s oldest resident welcomes them kindly.

FORMAT: DCP

“The Bones Exist,” 2026, Dir. Kelsey Bollig and Matthew Duvall, 14 Mins, USA
In the unforgiving wilderness of 1850s Alta California, a dwindling group of gold prospectors encounters a feral boy who forces the men to confront the horrors lurking in the woods and the sins of their past.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmakers Sandra Powers, Kelsey Bollig, Alexandra Hayden, Christianne Hedtke, Minnie Schedeen and Kara Grace Miller. Moderated by Abby Wright.

The 2026 Etheria Film Festival Short Film Showcase

The 39 Steps  / Sabotage

Pulp Fiction

Artillery Magazine joins Now Instant for a special presentation of Emile de Antonio&#8217;s 1973 *Painters Painting, *featuring documentation of studio visits with Rauschenberg, de Kooning, Frankenthaler, Motherwell, and Warhol, who famously said, “Everything I learned about painting, I learned from De.”

The screening will be preceded, *and* followed by a reception hosted with Artillery.

Painters Painting

Now Instant Image Hall

**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!

Encore screening added August 28th &#8211; no special guests, screening only

**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

**Screenwriter**: Eleanor Bergstein

**Producer**: Linda Gottlieb

*Nobody puts Baby in a corner! *Spend your summer vacation in the Catskills with one of the most beloved coming-of-age love stories of all time. Put on your dancing shoes and fall in love with Patrick Swayze all over again (as if you ever fell out of love with him)! It&#8217;s the Summer of &#8217;63 and well-to-do, do-gooder Baby is vacationing with her family at a swank summer resort when she’s swept away by an other-side-of-the-tracks dance instructor who opens her eyes *and* her heart. Don your dancing shoes and come prepared for a movie-going experience you&#8217;ll only find at Vidiots (surprises will abound), you know you can’t resist these hungry eyes!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Love an 80s Coming-of-Age classic? Check out these gems and more!

*The Legend of Billie Jean, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, River&#8217;s Edge*

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

Dirty Dancing

**Screenwriters**: Karley Sciortino,  Gregg Araki

**Producers**: Gregg Araki,  Seth Caplan,  Teddy Schwarzman,  Michael Heimler,  Courtney Cunniff,  Karley Sciortino

Los Angeles indie legend Gregg Araki&#8217;s newest absurd comedy is a raunchy, kinky delight and it&#8217;s steaming up our microcinema in all its eye-popping, kink-positive, raucously funny glory! When fresh-faced Elliot lands an exciting job for renowned artist, icon and provocateur Erika Tracy, his fantasies come true as Erika taps him to become her sexual muse. But Elliot soon finds himself out of his depth as Erika takes him on a journey more profound than he ever could have imagined, into a world of sex, obsession, power, betrayal and murder.

And don&#8217;t miss **Gregg Araki in person** for a screening of **[*Mysterious Skin*](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/mysterious-skin/)** in the Eagle Theatre on August 5th and take home all his films on DVD and Blu-Ray from our video store!

Howl’s Moving Castle

2:30 PM

To Be or Not to Be

7:30 PM

THE FALL

7:30 PM

The Dreamers

8:00 PM

THE EMIGRANT

7:00 PM

LOCKJAW

7:00 PM

THE HOLE

10:00 PM

My Dinner with Andre

Vanya on 42nd Street

7:30 PM

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

7:00 PM

Manhunter: The Final Cut

7:30 PM

Broken Lullaby

2:00 PM

The Odyssey (70mm)