There’s No Business Like Show Business

The Fog in 4K

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In this tragicomic work of realism, Pierce Mundy (Everett Silas) is employed at his parents’ South Central dry cleaners with no prospects for the future —his childhood buddies are all in prison or dead. Pierce’s best friend Soldier (Ronnie Bell) is just getting out of jail. Pierce’s brother Wendell (Monte Easter), an up-and-coming lawyer, is busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman named Sonia (director Charles Burnett’s wife, Gaye Shannon-Burnett, who co-produced the film). Pierce’s pious, Bible-touting mother (Jessie Holmes) provides occasional comic relief but also a heartfelt moral backbone to the film, as she urges Pierce to accept his responsibility to his family.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Charles Burnett. Moderated by Brandon D. Wilson. West Coast Theatrical Premiere of New 4K Restoration

MY BROTHER'S WEDDING

Aero Theatre

Dario Argento changed the course of horror history with movies like DEEP RED and SUSPIRIA. But his greatest achievement was deciding to pit Jennifer Connelly (LABYRINTH), Donald Pleasence (HALLOWEEN), and a cute monkey against a horde of killer insects. With a little bit of CARRIE, a touch of Nancy Drew, and a whole lot of black-gloved giallo mayhem, PHENOMENA is Argento’s finest entry in the coked-out, anything-goes sweepstakes of 1980s horror. From the shocking violence to the songs by Iron Maiden, this movie was made to be watched by a theater full of appreciative maniacs.

Phenomena

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

The Wicker Man

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Brain Dead Studios

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When a supposedly tame black leopard escapes from a New Mexico nightclub, young girls start to die horribly. While the police desperately search for the beast, nightclub singer Kiki Walkerand her manager Jerry Manning start to suspect that someone or something far worse is responsible for the killings. Something is stalking the small town, something with an overwhelming compulsion to kill and kill again…

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Get your ticket for just $5.94 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

THE LEOPARD MAN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The American Cinematheque is thrilled to announce a limited engagement of TAKE ME HOME, Liz Sargent’s feature length version of the 2024 PROOF Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner. From an award-winning short film to a world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival with the feature is an inspirational journey, and we wish the team the best as they bring this moving film around the world.

Anna (Anna Sargent, making her acting debut), a middle-aged Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. Alongside her sister Emily (Ali Ahn) and her father (Victor Slezak), they must confront challenging questions about the future, but Anna remains determined to build a life where all of them can thrive.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: WILLA

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Liz Sargent, actor Anna Sargent and acting coach Terra Mackintosh. Moderated by Lawrence Yee.Limited Engagement Co-Presented by Slamdance

TAKE ME HOME

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In English and Spanish with English subtitles.*

For his directorial swan song, Alex Cox (REPO MAN, STRAIGHT TO HELL) stars in this frontier fable of American greed, playing the mysterious drifter Strindler as he scours the West for the names of dead Mexican laborers. In this loose adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s 1842 novel *Dead Souls*, Strindler – or is it Swindler? – raises eyebrows when he offers to pay a pretty penny to add to his list of names. Wandering affably from saloon to ranch, Strindler exercises the old adage that money talks – but sometimes too loudly. Pistol duels and crooked officials abound, and Spaghetti Western legend Gianni Garko (IF YOU MEET SARTANA PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH) claims a co-writer credit. But Cox’s idiosyncrasy stands out as the film veers tonally through the picaresque, dark satire and other unexpected twists. DEAD SOULS is a meditative Western that takes place at the borderlands of the American nightmare: where fortunes rest on a dirty deal, and legacies are built on blood and gold.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA/Spain

Q&A with filmmaker Alex Cox, actors Dick Rude and Zander Schloss and composer Dan Wool ‘Alex Cox: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

DEAD SOULS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Four hapless bank robbers bury their loot and attempt to hide out in a deserted desert town, but very soon find out that the town is not really deserted. Norwood (Sy Richardson), Simms (Joe Strummer) and Willy (Dick Rude) are three black-suited killers-for-hire. After missing their intended target and trying to escape the wrath of their employer (Jim Jarmusch), they head for the desert and rob a bank en-route. As their car dies in a ravine, the trio bury their money and head for a lonely town to hide out till the heat blows over. The insane cast includes Courtney Love, The Pogues, Grace Jones, Dennis Hopper, Elvis Costello, Kathy Burke and Xander Berkeley.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by filmmaker Alex Cox, screenwriter and actor Dick Rude, actor and musician Zander Schloss, and composer Dan Wool 40th Anniversary ‘Alex Cox: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

STRAIGHT TO HELL

Los Feliz Theatre

Little Shop Of Horrors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors / The Blob

From Dusk Till Dawn

New Beverly Cinema

George C. Scott stars in one of cinema’s greatest ghost stories, a haunting tale of grief, memory, and a presence that won’t stay silent.

THE CHANGELING (1980) — One of Cinema's All Time Greatest Ghost Stories!

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters:** Colin Higgins, Patricia Resnick

**Producer:** Bruce Gilbert

Vidiots remembers its forever **Goddess Dolly Parton** with a special screening of the iconic ***9 to 5***.

The ultimate workplace revenge comedy, with three of the most iconic stars to ever grace the world and the big screen with their presence, there are few films as satisfying as this all time comedy/worker&#8217;s rights banger! In this witty, satirical farce — listed as one of the &#8220;100 Funniest Movies&#8221; by the American Film Institute — secretaries Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and office manager Lily Tomlin live every female worker&#8217;s dream after discovering they share the same resentment towards their egotistical, sexist boss, played by Dabney Coleman. When they get an unexpected chance to take revenge, they turn their male controlled workplace into a model office — even as their scheme spins wildly out of control. Bring your best coworkers and gal pals, and make sure you take the joint when Fonda passes it to you!

**Dolly Parton – We Will Always Love You!**

Dolly Parton was one of one – with a heart even bigger than her hair. She was one of the greatest to ever make us laugh, cry, and sing – sometimes all at once! A community leader who always put her money where her mouth was, Dolly was a constant inspiration to show up for ourselves and one another, and she brought joy that will be dearly missed by the generations of people that adore her and will forever celebrate her impact. We will always love you, Dolly!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Dolly Parton on physical media tonight!

*9 to 5, Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias*

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

9 to 5

**Screenwriter**: John Wilson

**Producers**: John Wilson,  Clark Filio,  Shirel Kozak,  Allie Viti

One part documentary, one part camcorder video essay, and one part the driest yet funniest of comedies, John Wilson extends his unique genre-bending style from the small screen to the big with this magnificently absurd examination of the literal ground below our feet. Following the finale of his acclaimed HBO series “How To with John Wilson”, NYC documentarian John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure. Concrete, the world&#8217;s most widely used building material, appears as an ever-present life force, and John sets out to make the definitive documentary on the matter. After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, he decides to use the industry-approved Hallmark formula to tell this seemingly drab story and increase his movie’s appeal. But his foundation soon begins to crumble—literally and figuratively—as he struggles to balance artistic freedom with the realities of the modern film industry. So crawl out from under that rock and hit the pavement to catch this singular feature that only John Wilson could have made!

The History of Concrete

**Screenwriter**: Alex Garland

**Producer**: Andrew Macdonald

Danny Boyle breathes new life into the world of the undead with this gritty, frenetic, and fantastically bloody journey through a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic UK. 28 days after a violent car accident, bike messenger Jim (Cillian Murphy) awakens from a coma to a world ravaged by “the Rage,” a virus that turns its victims bloodthirsty and primal. Jim flees the infected and encounters another group of survivors, led by Selena (Naomie Harris), cab driver Frank (Brendan Gleeson) and his daughter (Megan Burns). Together, the group sets out in pursuit of a rumored safe zone in Manchester with the flesh-eating undead close behind. Boyle’s visceral, bloody, and high-octane horror thriller offers a bitter reminder that the only things worse than zombies are people. 

**Picks from the Video Store**

Can&#8217;t get enough Zombies? Try out these these undead deep cuts!

*Messiah of Evil, Demons, The Church*

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

28 Days Later

**Screenwriter**: Melody C. Roscher

**Producers**: Craig Shilowich,  Alexander Schepsman,  Danielle Massie,  Cody Ryder, Sam Bisbee,  Saba Zerehi

Writer/Director **Melody C. Roscher** in person at all screenings!

- Friday, October 9  with Melody C. Roscher and Alisha Wainwright, moderated by Raven Jackson

- Saturday, October 10 with Melody C. Roscher and Alisha Wainwright

- Sunday, October 11 &#8211; Introduction by Melody C. Roscher

Join us in the microcinema for Melody Roscher&#8217;s bitingly comic feature film debut that weaves themes of race, belonging, and family into a mercurial journey.  Bird returns home to visit her mom in search of the perfect wedding venue after a surprise engagement to her longtime boyfriend, but much to everyone&#8217;s surprise, she is actually on the hunt for something else. Inspired by Roscher’s own biracial experience, *Bird in Hand* follows the newly engaged Bird Rowe (Alisha Wainwright) as she returns to her rural hometown to plan the wedding with her narcissistic hippie mother Carlotta (Christine Lahti). Bird also has a hidden agenda, one that leads her to her mother&#8217;s new neighbors, a misguided couple on a mission to &#8216;rebrand&#8217; a plantation. Truth, lies, and fantasy collide against that backdrop, leading to a surprising climax as tender as it is funny. James LeGros, Jeffrey Nordling, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones co-star.

Bird in Hand

**Screenwriters**: Jim Sharman, Richard O&#8217;Brien

**Producers**: Lou Adler, Michael White

Vidiots remembers the iconic legacy of the great **Tim Curry** with a special screening of the quintessential cult classic musical extravaganza ***The Rocky Horror Picture Show! ***Come dressed up and prepare to do the time warp, hosted by **Jamie Jirak!**

The antici&#8230;pation is over and it&#8217;s finally time to do the Time-Warp again! Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and the biggest cult film of all time is born. A gender-bending camptastic science fiction musical the likes have never been seen again, this quintessentially iconic film is as bizarre as ever and will still leave you laughing, singing, and quoting endlessly.

**Please Note**: This is an interactive screening. You can leave your props at home (seriously, no outside props), we&#8217;ve got a prop bag for everyone! Feel free to dress in your best Frank-N-Furter or Magenta costume, but no masks, weapons, or anything offensive.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Tim Curry treasures on glorious physical media!

*The Worst Witch, Times Square, Stephen King&#8217;s It*

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Vidiots

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 35mm

Ghostbusters II

The Blair Witch Project

Vista Theatre

## Special guests in person!

Dark Romances is a 1990 SOV anthology filmed at EZTV and conceived by director/producer Patricia Miller and (the late) Mark Shepard. It was originally shot as an episodic TV series for PLAYBOY, but was turned down due to it being deemed too violent & gory for their network. So, Mark and Patricia decided to distribute the 3-hour, 28-minute edited stories directly to video. Film Threat originally released these as a two-volume set. The set features scream queen BRINKE STEVENS in most of the stories and has a very EC / Tales from the Crypt vibe, with distincitve lighting and set design that truly sets this anthology apart from other shot-on-video films. 5 different auteurs who all worked at or frequented EZTV (PATRICIA MILLER, MARK SHEPARD, SAMUEL OLDHAM, JOHN STRYSIK, BRYAN MOORE and RODD MATSUI) created a genuine piece of analog you have to see. Many collaborators on this film also worked on the SOV film, CARDS OF DEATH which has a similar vibe and aesthetic.

**VOL 1.**
"The Black Veil" is a Grand Guignol-inspired gothic story set in 1988 where a psychiatrist's widow visits a college friend performing in a theatre that enacts mutilations. It is one of the longer stories in this set, running just about an hour. "Listen to Midnight" is a film noir style story about a photographer and a woman with a dragonfly tattoo who mates with and then lures men to their death.

**VOL 2**
"She's Bad, She's Blonde, She's Lunch" starts off with a bang, literally, and is my favorite of the bunch. A couple robs a store, leaving a trail of bloodshed, and then takes a trip to lover's lane where they meet a man, and his monster. In "Cardinal Sin," a young man is tempted by his dreams of Hustler star Elle Rio while dealing with his overbearing religious mom. "Pet Shop of Death": A submissive husband who wants to leave his wife for his neighbor (Brinke Stevens) goes to a specialty pet shop to find something to help free him from matrimony. "Last Love" is about a psychiatrist who, depressed over the loss of her husband, ends up having an affair with his ghost! Lastly, in "What Goes Around," a composer uninspired to create music after losing his wife and child finds new inspiration with a woman who is not what she seems.

**dirs. Patricia Miller, Mark Shepard, John Strysik, Bryan Moore, Rodd Matsui, Samuel Oldham, 1990**
*United States, digital projection*
208 min

**FRIDAY, 10/9 · *note earlier than usual start time* · 6:30 DOORS · 7:00 SCREENING**

## Brinke Stevens, producer/dir. Patricia Miller, dir. John Strysik in person!

There will be a 15 minute intermission between Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.

## $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)*.

[Culture Shock Releasing](https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/) is a Las Vegas based preservation company that releases films shot on both video and film, focusing mostly on titles from the '80s and '90s with some contemporary films mixed in.

*****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.***

DARK ROMANCES (1990) w/ special guests! pres. by Culture Shock Releasing

WHAMMY!

The Little Vampire in 35mm

Get on the Bus 30th Anniversary Screening in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Debonaire hoofer Fred Astaire and the graceful Ginger Rogers star in this Oscar-nominated musical comedy about a woman who mistakenly thinks her best friend’s husband is in love with her. Considered by many to be the dancing duo’s best film, it features a classic Irving Berlin score, including “Cheek to Cheek” and the title song. Look for a young Lucille Ball as a florist shop clerk!

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

‘Programmed by Mel Brooks: 100 Years at the Movies’

TOP HAT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The Man With No Name and Tuco are gunmen who admire each other professionally but dislike each other personally. Encountering a group of dying soldiers, Tuco learns the location of the graveyard where a Confederate treasure is buried, while the Man With No Name learns the identity of the exact grave. Joined by mercenary drifter Sentenza, they cross the desert, each of the desperadoes knowing part of the secret and each focusing his squinty eyes on the $200,000 bounty.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: Italy

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**WALKER, Dir. Alex Cox, 1987, 95 Mins., Universal, USA/Mexico**

*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

**EL PATRULLERO, Dir. Alex Cox, 1991, 104 Mins., Kino Lorber, Mexico**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

REPO MAN director Alex Cox went south of the border to film this dramatic tale of a rookie member of Mexico’s national highway patrol, who struggles to keep on the straight and narrow in a department rife with corruption.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmaker Alex Cox, actors Dick Rude and Zander Schloss, producer Lorenzo O’Brien and gaffer Greg Gardiner ‘Alex Cox: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

WALKER / EL PATRULLERO

When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren&#8217;t the only things that are spooky. Strange things are happening, and it&#8217;s up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to uncover the truth behind the mysterious happenings.

Scooby-Doo

Teppei and Kamiya, two average joes working in the electronic services industry, stumble upon the intergalactic bounty-hunter Ilia, and her partner, the artificial intelligence named Bob. Both men are accidentally transported to the Zone, a virtual reality in which Bob has trapped Ilia&#8217;s latest prey, a biological weapon named Zeiram. The Earth natives must both survive the experience and help Ilia capture Zeiram before the Zone disappears around them.

Zëiram

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

Serial Mom

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the country to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

House

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

Akira

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

Saturday October 10th at Gardena Cinema - 3rd Annual Universal Monster-Thon! See all your favorite Universal Monsters on the big screen!

3rd ANNUAL UNIVERSAL MONSTER-THON, Hosted by @horrorbiznessmovies

Gardena Cinema

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Created by and for Los Angeles–based independent filmmakers, RSFF is a non-competitive festival that brings bold, distinctive work to the big screen—and brings the people behind it into the community. Across four days, filmmakers and audiences gather to discover new voices, pack theaters and build the relationships that sustain creative lives in Los Angeles.

From October 7–10, RSFF presents 19 short films and three features at the Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3.

This year’s program was shaped by a committee of alumni filmmakers, industry professionals and experienced programmers, including Festival Directors Page Brady, Nir Liebenthal, Noah Morse, Jeremy Roth-Rose and Dylan Trupiano; filmmaker and RSFF alum Calleen Koh; documentary filmmaker Aurora Brachman; producer Nuer Taqa; programmer Lily Bolton; Unapologetic Projects Creative Executive Kyle Bowles; Book of Shadows producer and executive Nix Santos; and Imani Davis on behalf of the American Cinematheque.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Blush,” 2025, Dir. Ana Chavez, 14 Min, Singapore**

*In English, and Portuguese with English subtitles.*

Amidst the humidity of a bustling city-island, a group of teenagers navigates friendship, first love, and the messiness of growing up. “Blush” is an improvisational portrait of youth in Singapore — drawn from the real lives of its cast, and shaped by the moments between.

FORMAT: DCP

**VALENTINA, 2025, Dir. Tatti Ribiero, 78 Min, USA**

*In English, and Spanish with English subtitles.*

A series of bureaucratic mishaps plagues Valentina as she tries to tackle a simple to-do list at the El Paso-Juarez border.

VALENTINA has played at and won awards at film festivals including the Austin Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival. Filmmaker Tatti Ribeiro won the Someone to Watch Award, which is given to an exceptional emerging director, at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Q&A with director Tatti Ribiero hosted by SHOTDECK ‘LA’s Rich and Successful Film Fest 2026’

VALENTINA / "Blush"

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In German and Japanese with English Subtitles.*

Young Stefan ‘Buschi’ Busch (Detlefsen) lives in an assisted group home in Cologne, where his structured daily routine leaves little room for surprises. Nevertheless, he longs for change. Setting out on his own in an unexpected act of self-determination, Buschi seizes the chance to leave an organized outing and casually joins a Japanese tour group. Having lived his entire life without speaking, Buschi discovers new ways to express himself and connect with others on this unusual trip. Along the way, a tentative, silent friendship develops between Buschi and the Japanese traveler Hideo Kitamura (Kanji), a man on his own personal journey. As this extraordinary road trip unfolds across Germany, Switzerland, and Japan, a bond develops between these unlikely friends that transcends words. Stuber, Kuppel, and Yamato’s screenplay provides the perfect roadmap for award-winning performances by Kanji and Detlefsen in this most unlikely of off-beat road movies.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Germany/Switzerland

Q&A with artist, speaker and American Ambassador on Disability TL Forsberg. Moderated by journalist and podcast host Rosie Knight. West Coast Premiere ‘German Currents 2026’

THE FROG AND THE WATER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Italian, German and South Tyrolean dialect with English subtitles.*

Alto Adige/Südtirol/South Tyrol, 1961. A series of separatist bomb attacks shakes the northern Italian region with a German-speaking minority. Paul (Prenn), a farmer’s son and free spirit, dreams of escaping his little village to study painting in Munich. When his hardliner older brother, Anton (Rupp), is exposed as one of the bombers and is forced to flee, he leaves the farm, his wife Anna (Schwarz) and young son Thomas (Carli) behind. Reluctantly, Paul stays to support the family, but as ethnic tensions and police repression in the village grow, he is drawn into a downward spiral of violence and toxic masculinity. As events spin out of control, Paul must choose between his dream and standing up against his brother. In

his feature debut, director Michael Kofler delivers a powerful portrayal of the events surrounding the so-called “Night of Fire” in South Tyrol, highlighting the thin line between conviction and radicalization.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Germany/Italy/Austria

Q&A with filmmaker Michael Kofler L.A. Premiere ‘German Currents 2026’

A LAND WITHIN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Superstars George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger face off as the coolest–and the cruelest–villain to ever stalk Gotham City comes after its courageous caped crusaders, Batman & Robin. When the evil Mr. Freeze (Schwarzenegger) teams up with toxic Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) to freeze Gotham City and destroy its residents, the end appears near for superheroes Batman (George Clooney) and Robin (Chris O’Donnell). But with the arrival of Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), the dynamic duo becomes a transcendent trio in this fourth episode of the blockbuster theatrical series.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros

COUNTRY: USA

BATMAN & ROBIN

In Session invites visitors to engage with readings, film/video and writing activities that relate to current exhibitions and are meant to generate self-reflection and group discussion.

This In Session will focus on Sawako Goda, who currently has work on view in In These Times: Recent Acquisitions at MOCA. Capacity is limited to 15 people. In Session is organized by MOCA Education.

Sawako Goda made lyrical drawings with colored pencils inserted between her toes. The swirls, knots, and serpentine lines, vivid in color and rhythmic in pattern, evoke the automatic, free drawing of the Surrealists.

In Session: Sawako Goda

MOCA Grand Avenue

The Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,710-foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles.

**On select Saturday afternoons, enjoy classic sci-fi, vintage silent films, and even a few family-friendly surprises in our 256-seat auditorium. Moviegoers can enjoy lunch at the Cosmic Cafe or picnic on the grounds, explore the Observatory’s rich history, and then settle in for a unique cinematic experience above the city! Movie snacks & drinks will be available for purchase.**

*Please arrive early to allow time to purchase a required Forest Adventure Pass at the Cosmic Cafe—ideally before 2:30 PM. [You can also purchase one in advance online or at an authorized vendor](https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/passes). *

General Admission: $20
 Children under 12: $15

Please note: All ticket sales are final.
 We’re unable to offer refunds, exchanges, or transfers. Thank you for understanding!#### Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

A small-town doctor discovers that people in his community are being secretly replaced by emotionless alien duplicates grown from mysterious pods.

Matinees on the Mountain – October 10: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Mount Wilson Observatory

Cartoon Club

The Dark Crystal

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death

*Please note: entry to both the screening and launch party is ticketed for the general public and free RSVP for LARB members. Seating for the screening & reading is limited. Please email [membership@lareviewofbooks.org](mailto:membership@lareviewofbooks.org) with any questions about the member ticket discount.*

*Guests who were unable to either purchase an online ticket to the screening, or make an online reservation may add their names to the standby list upon arrival. Online tickets will be honored up until 15 minutes after the scheduled showtime; at that time, any unclaimed seats will be released to those in the standby list on a first-come, first-served basis.*

*All screening attendees are welcome to attend the launch party at no additional charge. *

*All tickets purchased solely for the launch party will be honored pending capacity limits.*

LARB: Scene Launch Party

Now Instant Image Hall

1931 • IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES • Introduction by Film Archivist Alejandra Espasande • This is the Spanish-language version Universal filmed on the same sets as the better-known English one, using a different cast and director. It has a different rhythm because it runs longer and plays certain scenes more fully. It’s a genuinely fun alternate masterpiece!  • Show begins with spooky music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Drácula

1976 • This is one of the rare horror films that the Academy took seriously, with Oscar nominations for both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. Brian De Palma directs it with real style, but what sticks is how personal it feels, like a nightmare version of high school that people instantly recognize. • Show begins with spooky music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Carrie

Old Town Music Hall

**Screenwriter**: John August

**Producers**: Tim Burton, Allison Abbate

Re-animate your weekend with Tim Burton&#8217;s adorably oddball animated send-off to horror, with enough goofs and gaffs for the whole family. Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor&#8217;s fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals — with monstrous consequences.

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

Frankenweenie

**Screenwriters**: Vernon Zimmerman, Robin Menken

**Producer**: Alana H. Lambros, Rafael Eisenman

With a special introduction from actor/rapper extraordinaire **Noah Blake**!

*Top That!* Behold the magic, the music, the hairspray, the tutus, and the rap battles of this camptastic spectacle of 80s awesomeness! Louise is a teenage nerd with dreams of popularity, romance, and style that always seem to elude her. But when she happens upon the witch Madame Serena (played by *Poltergeist*&#8216;s Zelda Rubinstein), she discovers she&#8217;s about to come into her magical powers upon her 16th birthday. But even as all her dreams come true, she&#8217;s finding out that magic isn&#8217;t always enchanting. Sing along to such bizarro songs as *I Like Boys, Top That*, and *Most Popular Girl* as this campy and over-the-top musicalamity casts its spell on you.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more 80s musicals on glorious physical media!

*The Apple, Fast Forward, Xanadu*

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

Teen Witch

**Screenwriters**: Ivete Lucas,  Leah Marino

**Producers**: Holly Herrick,  Harry W. Hanbury,  Patrick Bresnan,  Zackary Drucker

Followed by a conversation with director **Patrick Bresnan** with **Alysa Nahmias** on Saturday and **Heather Courtney** on Sunday.

When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stages a coup at New College, the state’s beloved public honors college, students and professors confront a new reality: their campus is ground zero in an unprecedented nationwide assault on academic freedom and diversity. 

*First They Came for My College* tells the inside story of the right-wing campaign to &#8220;reconquer&#8221; higher education in America. New College of Florida was the first public college to be transformed by a political coup &#8211; a blueprint for our new era of unprecedented censorship and political interference in academia. By embedding with the student newspaper, an outspoken professor, and students from all sides of the political spectrum, this verité feature reveals a microcosm of America&#8217;s culture wars and serves as an essential document for students today grappling with their moment in history.

First They Came for My College

**Screenwriter**: Jonathan Lynn

**Producer**: Debra Hill

Vidiots remembers the iconic legacy of the great **Tim Curry** with a special screening of the mirthful murder mystery ***Clue***!

It’s the dinner party to die for! Everyone’s favorite murder mystery board game comes to life with the comedic talents of hilarious heavyweights Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Leslie Ann Warren and Christopher Lloyd.   Six *colorful* dinner guests gather at the mansion of their host and blackmailer, Mr. Boddy — who ends up dead after his secret is exposed. With a killer among them, the guests and Boddy’s chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises. Laugh along as you see who did in whom with what in which room!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Tim Curry treasures on glorious physical media!

*The Worst Witch, Times Square, Stephen King&#8217;s It*

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

Clue

**Screenwriter**: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

**Producers**: Ken Inoue, Seiji Okuda, Shun Shimizu, Atsuyuki Shimoda, Hiroshi Yamamoto

With an introduction by Founding Member **Bret Berg** from **American Genre Film Archive**.

One of the greatest, most gripping achievements in Japanese horror, and a dark mirror for our terminally online world. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s shattering masterpiece from 2001 is beyond liminality, beyond dimension, giving us a despair and isolation decades ahead of its time while still rooting itself in the sound design and dread of David Lynch, along with the emotional high notes of Bernard Hermann’s scores for Hitchcock.

At the turn of the millennium, a group of young people in Tokyo experience an increasing number of missing co-worker, technological breakdown and a mysterious website which asks: &#8220;Do you want to meet a ghost?&#8221; After the sudden deaths of several friends, three strangers explore a city that grows more empty by the day, and attempt to solve what lies within a forbidden room in an abandoned construction site, mysteriously sealed shut with red packing tape.

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

Pulse

The Birds

V/H/S/85 + V/H/S/Beyond

What is it? We can't say. All we can tell you it's peak NU METAL with an aesthetic and soundtrack to bring you back to the days of wallet chain, big shoe, piercing, spiky hair, Y2K glory.

**dir. ???????, 20??**
*United States, digital projection*
?? min

**SATURDAY, 10/10 · 1:30P DOORS · 2:00P SCREENING**

## $10 general admission.

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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.***

A Secret NU METAL HORROR Movie

Channel Surfing: 3D Short Films Curated by Blake Williams

2220 Arts + Archives

The Seven Year Itch

In the Mouth of Madness in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

An enduring masterpiece of cinema starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption – and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned – and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Clockwork

COUNTRY: UK

KEN RUSSELL'S THE DEVILS

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

Hereditary

A trio of classy card sharks targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him.

The Lady Eve

Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Lady Macbeth

Egyptian Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

DR. BUTCHER, M.D. sparked riots on 42nd Street, spawned a generation of VHS gorehounds and forever set an insane standard for Italian mad doctor/zombie/cannibal carnage worldwide. Ian McCulloch (ZOMBIE) and Alexandra Delli Colli (THE NEW YORK RIPPER) star in this blood orgy of gut-munching, eyeball-gouging and face-chopping originally known as ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST, which a notorious American distributor would then re-edit, re-title and re-release as a certified grindhouse masterpiece. As a bonus, this is one of the rare Italian cannibal movies that features zero onscreen animal violence.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Severin Films

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents DR. BUTCHER, MD

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Ken Russell's The Devils 35mm

An Arkansas drifter becomes an overnight media sensation. As he becomes drunk with fame and power, will he ever be exposed as the fraud he has become?

A Face in the Crowd

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.

Klute

With its low budget and lush black-and-white imagery, Gus Van Sant's debut feature Mala Noche heralded an idiosyncratic, provocative new voice in American independent film. Set in Van Sant's hometown of Portland, Oregon, the film evokes a world of transient workers, dead-end day-shifters, and bars and seedy apartments bathed in a profound nighttime, as it follows a romantic deadbeat with a wayward crush on a handsome Mexican immigrant. Mala Noche was an important prelude to the New Queer Cinema of the nineties and is a fascinating capsule from a time and place that continues to haunt its director's work.

Mala Noche

### ABOUT THE FILM:

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Whispers

Art cinema meets eerie horror in this hypnotic ’70s cult classic—a somnambulant fever dream of seaside desolation and gathering dread.

MESSIAH OF EVIL (1973) — A Hypnotic, Vibe-Drenched Cult Classic

**Screenwriters**: Martin Donovan, David Koepp

**Producers**: Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey

Bring your best frenemies and get ready for Vidiots epic annual Halloween Shindig! We&#8217;ll be kicking off the night with extra spooky tunes and vibes before diving into the everlasting classic dark comedy ***Death Becomes Her***, followed by more Halloweenie revelry and plenty of spooky Vidiots fun. So, put on your costumes, bring your besties, and come for one killer party!

The quest for eternal youth is a bitch! National treasures Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn star as best frenemies who will stop at nothing to keep their youthful good looks and the love of Bruce Willis. When Isabella Rossellini offers up a magical immortality potion, the rivalry intensifies to deadly and devilishly funny heights. A marvelously twisted dark comedy that lives on forever!

**Picks from the Video Store**

We would die for Goldie Hawn! Take home more ridiculous classics from one of America&#8217;s funniest ladies!

*Private Benjamin, Housesitter, Overboard*

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

Death Becomes Her + Vidiots Halloween Party

**Screenwriter**: Joan Tewkesbury

**Producer**: Robert Altman

Part political thriller, part comedy, part musical, part whirling dervish, this kaleidoscopic symphony of celluloid could only be conducted by the maestro himself, Robert Altman. Dozens of characters&#8217; lives intersect in the bars, recording studios, music halls, hospitals, and airports of Music City, leading to a surprising and devastating climax. With overlapping soundtracks of dialogue, political rhetoric, and country music (written and performed by its stars including Karen Black and Ronee Blakley) and a cavalcade of fascinating characters that shoot for stardom, or fall from it, this film is a one-of-a-kind exercise in flawlessly-executed excess. Funny, cynical, and sonically enduring, you won&#8217;t want to miss a beat of *Nashville*.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more physical media from maestro Altman tonight!

*A Wedding, California Split, The Long Goodbye*

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

Nashville

The Leech Woman

Over its history, the NYC-based non-profit a/v preservation group XFR Collective ([https://xfrcollective.org/](https://xfrcollective.org/)) has undertaken many projects, but none as ambitious as Alan W. Moore’s collection of nearly 900 tapes centered on the Monday/Wednesday/Friday Video Club. Active from 1986-2000, the collection includes works associated with Collaborative Projects, Inc. and Potato Wolf, many of which aired on public access Cable Channel D and other local venues. Now, after eight years of dedicated effort, this extensive collection of video tapes has been cataloged, digitized, and shipped to The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research for safe keeping.

XFR scoured the entire collection to find you the juiciest nuggets of experimental video. Come celebrate the completion of this massive project and watch some extremely rare and seriously underseen art videos from New York’s underground.

**TUESDAY, 10/20 · 7:30 DOORS · 8:00 SCREENING**

## $10 general admission.

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*Presented by* *[T.A.P.E.](https://tapeanalog.org/)* *- a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to facilitating support for analog media through free digitizing, education, hands-on training, equipment rentals and volunteer opportunities. Teach, archive, preserve, exhibit.*

*****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.***

Monday/Wednesday/Friday Club, pres. by TAPE & XFR Collective

An Evening of Short Films by Women Directors

Set against the stifling conformity of pre-World War I English society, E.M. Forster's Maurice is a story of coming to terms with one's sexuality and identity in the face of disapproval and misunderstanding. Maurice Hall (James Wilby) and Clive Durham (Hugh Grant) find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. In a time when homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment, the two must keep their feelings for one another a complete secret. After a friend is arrested and disgraced for "the unspeakable vice of the Greeks," Clive abandons his forbidden love and marries a young woman. Maurice, however, struggles with his identity and self-confidence, seeking the help of a hypnotist to rid himself of his undeniable urges. But while staying with Clive and his shallow wife, Anne, Maurice is seduced by the affectionate and yearning servant Alec Scudder (Rupert Graves), an event that brings about profound changes in Maurice's life and outlook.

Maurice

Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s final film is a deliriously stylized tale of hothouse lust and simmering violence. Set amid an expressionistic soundstage vision of a French sea port, this daring adaptation of a novel by Jean Genet recounts the tragedy of a handsome sailor (Brad Davis) as he is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality. Completed just before Fassbinder’s sudden death at age thirty-seven, QUERELLE finds the director pushing his embrace of artifice and taboo-shattering depiction of queer desire to new extremes.

Querelle

*Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative*

Ever a student of film theory, Ryusuke Hamaguchi credits his graduate work with Kiyoshi Kurosawa for challenging him to grapple with the essential contradiction of cinema: using a recording device to create fiction. Understanding this paradox, Hamaguchi has said, “is what directing is all about.” Curiously there’s a touch of Hirokazu Koreeda in this short about a film student making a documentary about people who knew her deceased sister, only to discover one of her subjects, a detached young man, can speak with her ghost. In Hamaguchi’s script and framing, the nature of the afterlife becomes enmeshed with the nature of cinema.—*Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm* 

DCP. Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Screenwriter: Ryusuke Hamaguchi. With: Nao Okabe, An Ogawa, Hyunri.

On the morning they’re supposed to get married, Seichi (Hikohiko Sugiyama) has woken up with a hangover from his bachelor party while Eiko (Aoba Kawa) wonders if now is the time to tell him about her affair. Meanwhile, across town, her ex-boyfriend, a nude model, decides he needs to stop the whole thing. As they each make their way to the event, Hamaguchi orchestrates an extended cross-cutting sequence that builds anticipation while building a multifaceted portrait of a generation at the crossroads between holding on to their ideals and surrendering to practicality.—*Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm* 

DCP. Director/Screenwriter: Ryusuke Hamaguchi. With: Aoba Kawai. Hikohiko Sugiyama, Nao Okabe.

Heaven Is Still Far Away / I Love Thee for Good

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Shocking, outrageous and poetic, *JIGOKU* (HELL, a.k.a. *THE SINNERS OF HELL*) is the most innovative creation from Nobuo Nakagawa, the father of the Japanese horror film. After a young theology student flees a hit-and-run accident, he is plagued by both his own guilt-ridden conscience and a mysterious, diabolical doppelgänger. But all possible escape routes lead straight to hell—literally. In the gloriously gory final third of the film, Nakagawa offers up his vision of the underworld in a tour de force of torture and degradation. A striking departure from traditional Japanese ghost stories, JIGOKU, with its truly eye-popping (and -gouging) imagery, created aftershocks that are still reverberating in contemporary world horror cinema.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Japan

JIGOKU

For ticket holders for preceding Henson event only! A free-with-RSVP screening of 3 eps of Henson's fairy & folk tale television series!

PRIVATE RSVP for TINKERDEE TICKET HOLDERS! Jim Henson's THE STORYTELLER

Free. Bad artist welcome

Hosted by an art group based in Echo Park

BYOP: Bring Your Own Pen Drink & Draw!

Stories Books & Cafe

**Screenwriters**: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe

**Producers**: Rupert Harvey, Peter Heller, Lloyd Segan

Vidiots is *dying* to welcome back legendary director **Ernest R. Dickerson** for a special screening of his cult classic horror starring Snoop Dogg &#8211; ***Bones*** on glorious 35mm celluloid!

Snoop Dogg haunts the streets in Ernest R. Dickerson&#8217;s wildly entertaining mash-up of Blaxploitation and horror. Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to avenge those who killed him and restore his neighborhood to its former glory with the help of the iconic Pam Grier. Grisly, gruesome, with just the right pinch of schlock, Ernest Dickerson&#8217;s *Bones* brings the horror to the hood.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more killer flicks from the great Ernest R. Dickerson on glorious physical media tonight!

*Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Futuresport, Surviving the Game*

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

Bones on 35mm

Hocus Pocus/The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Invincible and Bee are low level criminals who spend their days selling bootleg VCDs (precursors to DVDs that were popular in Asia) at the mall. Their boss sends them on a routine job during which they accidentally kill a pedestrian. To keep their crime hidden, they decide the best place to hide the body is the mall. But, to their shock, the body they hit was infected by an extremely infectious bio-weapon that spreads to the mall’s patrons. What follows is an all night battle to stay alive while trapped in a neon-lit shopping center.

Hollywood Entertainment is proud to present an extremely rare screening of *Bio Zombie* directed by Wilson Yip (*Ip Man*, *Flash Point*)*.* This film is Hong Kong’s answer to *Dawn of the Dead* and is recommended for fans of *Idle Hands*, *Resident Evil*, and fluorescent frights.

Will you be able to survive a night in the mall?

**dir. Wilson Yip, 1998**
*Hong Kong, digital projection*
94 min

**WEDNESDAY, 10/21 · 7:30P DOORS · 8:00P SCREENING**

## $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)*.

*****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.***

BIO ZOMBIE (1998), pres. by Hollywood Entertainment

Dark Star with Captain Voyeur

When Stella Martin (Barbara Stanwyck), a working class woman, meets and marries the wealthy Stephen Dallas (John Boles), they quickly have a daughter named Laurel (Anne Shirley). Stella and Stephen struggle to stay happy as their class differences become a problem; when they finally separate, Laurel is caught in the middle of the divorce. Soon, Lauren becomes the center of Stella's life. Stella tries to be a good mother, but realizes that her daughter can flourish quite well without her.

Stella Dallas

Scarlett Johansson plays an alien who takes human form to prey on men—but ends up finding something like humanity within herself—in this bleak and startling thriller directed by Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth). With its powerful combination of Johansson’s brave performance, the moody cinematography of Daniel Landin, and the naturalistic (often improvised) dialogue, Under the Skin is a one-of-a-kind science-fiction horror, aided greatly by the unnerving atonal music of Mica Levi’s first score for a feature film.

Under the Skin

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In 1970s LA, struggling comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) hits it big with his raunchy alter ego, Dolemite, then risks it all to take his act to the big screen.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Netflix

COUNTRY: USA

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

BEGOTTEN has no characters in the ordinary sense. Its final credits name three principal figures:

God Killing Himself.

Mother Earth.

Son of Earth — Flesh on Bone

The entire film is what those names do to each other and to the earth. God Killing Himself tears open his body and dies. Mother Earth rises from what remains and takes his seed into herself. She gives birth to Son of Earth — Flesh on Bone. He is cast into a barren world, seized by the Nomads, tortured, killed and briefly returned to life by his mother. The Nomads destroy her too. The Robed Figures gather what remains of mother and son, grind their bodies down and return them to the soil. The ground flowers.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino

COUNTRY: USA

Limited Engagement New 4K Restoration Official Beyond Fest 2026 Selection Restoration personally supervised by filmmaker E. Elias Merhige. Restored from the original 16mm negative and optical soundtrack. It was scanned and restored in 4K, and final grading was done at filmscan & more in Munich, Germany.

BEGOTTEN

Do You Love Me

**Producers**: Alison Byrne Fields,  Josh Penn

With director **Sam Green** in conversation with **Dominic Willsdon**, Executive Director of IDA after the October 22nd screening!

Join us in the microcinema for an-all-too-human triumph of documentary filmmaking, Sam Greene&#8217;s profound and entertaining affirmation of life, The* Oldest Person in the World.  *Green creates a decade-long odyssey chronicling the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. As the title inevitably passes from one supercentenarian to the next, acclaimed filmmaker Sam Green traverses the globe to meet each new record holder, his personal fascination with what the title means becoming entangled with events and milestones in his own life. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a poignant meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.

The Oldest Person in the World

**Screenwriters**: Martin Donovan, David Koepp

**Producers**: Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey

Bring your best frenemies and get ready for Vidiots epic annual Halloween Shindig! We&#8217;ll be kicking off the night with extra spooky tunes from **[DJ Jéli](https://www.instagram.com/chromequeen/), Tarot Card Readings**, and creeped out vibes before diving into the everlasting classic dark comedy ***Death Becomes Her***, followed by more Halloweenie revelry and plenty of spooky Vidiots fun. So, put on your costumes, bring your besties, and come for one killer party!

The quest for eternal youth is a bitch! National treasures Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn star as best frenemies who will stop at nothing to keep their youthful good looks and the love of Bruce Willis. When Isabella Rossellini offers up a magical immortality potion, the rivalry intensifies to deadly and devilishly funny heights. A marvelously twisted dark comedy that lives on forever!

Tarot Card Readings by Camilha Contreras &#8211; one card Tarot pulls from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Come early as time slots will likely fill up fast.

**Picks from the Video Store**

We would die for Goldie Hawn! Take home more ridiculous classics from one of America&#8217;s funniest ladies!

*Private Benjamin, Housesitter, Overboard*

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

Dracula's Daughter/Frankenstein's Daughter

A couple ends up renting a haunted house in this eerie throwback to the classics of Italian horror cinema. Shot on consumer-grade digital video on the streets of Turin, director Fabio Zuliani's second feature has rarely, if ever, been screened theatrically in the US.

**dir. Fabio Zuliani, 2000**
*Italy, digital projection*
72 min

**THURSDAY, 10/22 · 7:30P DOORS · 8:00P SCREENING**

## $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)*.

*Presented by* *[T.A.P.E.](https://tapeanalog.org/)* *- a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to facilitating support for analog media through free digitizing, education, hands-on training, equipment rentals and volunteer opportunities. Teach, archive, preserve, exhibit.*

*****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 HOUSE WITH ARCHED WINDOWS (2000), pres. by TAPE

The George Stevens Lecture on Directing presents Giant in 4K

Vampires in 4K with Memoirs of an Invisible Man in 35mm

Selected by Sammy Harkham: &#8220;A movie to see if you love drugs or have a large collection of mad magazines or listen to 90s hard rock or jack off to Basil Wolverton drawings or jack off to Gumby jacking off or laugh at Will Elder’s chicken fat or rent movies if Screaming Mad George is in the credits or watch YouTube clips of old borscht belt comedians or only like Steve Johnson when he’s more coked out than usual or you think Randy Quaid is under appreciated or you just like watching kids falling out of airplanes, Freaked is for YOU.&#8221;

Freaked

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Riding the J-horror wave spawned by RINGU and AUDITION, JU-ON: THE GRUDGE is one of the key 2000s films from Japan that redefined horror’s cultural landscape. A social worker visits an elderly woman at her house. The woman appears deeply disturbed, but that’s nothing compared to the shapeless black void — also known as “Kayako” — that lurks in an upstairs hallway. Quiet, creepy, and with bursts of unexpected intensity, JU-ON: THE GRUDGE combines liminal spaces and creepypasta chills to rattle your skeleton. There’s nothing scarier than not knowing what’s scaring you.

Ju-on: The Grudge

Join us for a special screening of the 2025 documentary *Nova ’78*, that chronicles the 1978 Nova Convention centered on William S. Burroughs and New York’s downtown avant-garde. After the screening, artist Julia Heyward performs her electronic-vocal monologue from the now-legendary event. Heyward then joins director Aaron Brookner for a Q&A about the convention, the recovered archive, and bringing *Nova ’78* to the screen.

#### About the Film

Created from 44 rolls of recovered and newly discovered film footage shot by filmmaker Howard Brookner, *Nova ’78* plunges viewers into the legendary Nova Convention, a three-day gathering celebrating countercultural talisman William S. Burroughs. Organized by Sylvère Lotringer, James Grauerholz, and John Giorno, the 1978 convention gave form to something already in the air in downtown New York: the sense that the Beats’ anti-establishment experiments with language, performance, and media were a consequential inheritance of a younger avant-garde, including the emerging No Wave scene, who were confronting many of the same anxieties about humanity’s capacity for self-destruction.

That lineage comes vividly into view as Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg take the convention stage alongside Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Frank Zappa, Anne Waldman and others, capturing a moment when Beat culture, experimental performance, minimalist music, punk and No Wave were all brushing against one another.

*Nova ’78* also preserves the atmosphere of its tense era. Political upheaval, threats to civil liberties, environmental anxiety, and the specter of nuclear catastrophe surface throughout the film, giving urgency to the artists’ experiments with language, technology, performance, and mass media. Burroughs’s longstanding fascination with systems of communication and control resonates sharply with this unsettled late-1970s landscape, as a younger generation searches for new forms through which to respond.The film also features previously unseen footage of William S. Burroughs, filmed by Howard Brookner with a young Jim Jarmusch working as sound recordist, including material from a journey to Colorado.

Rather than explain that moment from a distance, directors Rodrigo Areias and Aaron Brookner—Howard Brookner’s nephew and steward of his archive—let the recovered footage unfold on its own terms, through shots of performances, conversations, audiences, and unexpected encounters. The result is a vivid portrait of an artistic community in motion, aware of its predecessors while already becoming a reference point for what came next.

#### About the Performance
For this special Getty presentation, artist Julia Heyward appears in person to perform her celebrated harmonizer-modified vocal monologue Keep Moving Buddy, debuted at the Nova Convention as part of a tuxedo-clad double act with Laurie Anderson. Heyward then joins director Aaron Brookner for a conversation.

Presented as part of Ever Present and in dialogue with the October 4 program [A Moveable Feast of No: No Wave Women with Adele Bertei][1], this event extends the series’ exploration of the histories, affinities, and artistic lineages surrounding No Wave.


  [1]: https://www.getty.edu/calendar/ever-present-moveable-feast-no-wave

There’s No Business Like Show Business

2:30 PM

The Fog in 4K

7:30 PM

MY BROTHER'S WEDDING

7:30 PM

Phenomena

5:00 PM

The Wicker Man

7:30 PM

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

9:45 PM

THE LEOPARD MAN

1:00 PM

TAKE ME HOME

4:00 PM

DEAD SOULS

7:00 PM

STRAIGHT TO HELL

10:00 PM

Little Shop Of Horrors

2:00 PM

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

The Blob

6:00 PM

From Dusk Till Dawn

11:59 PM

THE CHANGELING (1980) — One of Cinema's All Time Greatest Ghost Stories!

7:30 PM

9 to 5

4:00 PM

The History of Concrete

28 Days Later

7:00 PM

Bird in Hand

7:20 PM

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

9:45 PM

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 35mm

Ghostbusters II

8:00 PM

The Blair Witch Project

11:59 PM

Dark Romances

7:00 PM