Niagara

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 35mm

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In one of his most legendary films, director David Lynch chronicles the intense emotional journey of a complex, lonely man and the dedicated surgeon who changed his life. John Merrick (John Hurt) was born with a horribly disfiguring congenital disease, and suffered the humiliation of being a sideshow freak. Only when London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) rescues him does Merrick begin to regain the life of dignity and respect that everyone deserves. Based on a true story, the critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film has earned its place in cinematic history. Visually fascinating and historically relevant, Lynch has created a haunting masterpiece of compassion, beauty and ultimately, humanity.

The film was produced by Brooksfilm, Mel Brooks’ production company.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

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

THE ELEPHANT MAN

Aero Theatre

*Wong Kar Wai, Hong Kong, 2000, DCP , 98 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. *

Hong Kong, 1962: neighbors Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung) suspect their spouses business trips to Japan are cover for an affair; as the truth becomes clearer, so do the feelings of Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan. Cinematographers Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping Bing bring to life — in vivid detail — an elegant pile-up of affections, memories, and illusions. A slow seduction of stolen glances; the “Quizás, Quizás, Quizás” of restrained passions prove, once again, Wong Kar Wai can wring more emotions out of a silk dress than stains at a laundromat.

In the Mood for Love

Brain Dead Studios

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

The town council of Paimpont — a small village in Brittany — has unanimously voted in favor of welcoming a family of Ukrainian refugees. However, the refugees who turn up aren’t Ukrainian but Syrian, and some of the locals are not very pleased with their new neighbors. Yet the Fayad family avoids all the clichés the French villagers may have expected. So much so that, they leave one wondering: who in this little village are the true ‘barbarians’?

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: France

Q&A with filmmaker, screenwriter and actor Julie Delpy

MEET THE BARBARIANS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as “The Filthiest Person Alive.”

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

‘You Can’t Stream That on Television’

PINK FLAMINGOS

Los Feliz Theatre

Rocky  / Bound for Glory

New Beverly Cinema

Fresh off her national theatrical tour, four-time Emmy winner [**Alex Borstein**](https://bzph8u.fg53.fdske.com/e/c/01m0k2hnx538fbx4c1v8t56kgs/01m0k2hnx538fbx4c1w2et3n78) brings her critically acclaimed one-person stage show,*** A Silent Thirst ***to our very own Vidiots!

After wrapping five seasons as Susie on *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* and earning a Critics Choice award nomination for her 2023 comedy special, *Corsets & Clown Suits*, Alex stars in this new show about growing up, growing old, and staying thirsty. Borstein unloads her hilarious perspective as she finds herself sandwiched between two soul sucking kids and two eccentric, aging parents. You&#8217;ve loved her as Lois on *Family Guy,* Ms. Ungermeyer in *Lizzie McGuire*, Dawn on *Getting On* and Susie on *Maisel* &#8211; &#8211; and you&#8217;re gonna love this.

Doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 7:30pm.

Click [here](https://www.simpletix.com/e/alex-borstein-a-silent-thirst-tickets-283688#description) for tickets and more information!

Alex Borstein: A Silent Thirst

Vidiots

Onslaught

Great Guy/Held for Ransom

Vista Theatre

## Theatrical premiere of a new transfer!

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*Every year we show exclusively shot-on-videotape works throughout September for something we call:* ***SOV SEPTEMBER****. Join us for this year's month-long exploration into the depths of some of the most under-appreciated margins of filmmaking. Usually no-budget, usually put together by small crews of friends (and family members, and neighbors), sometimes over-the-top gross, sometimes transgressive, and almost always like no other film you've ever seen - this series is for cinematically adventurous travelers only!*

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A gang of degenerate metalheads dabble in the occult, make enemies with local toughs, and embark on a revenge plot after they are transformed into vampires.

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**dir. Michael W. Johnson, 1996***United States, digital projection*90 min

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## WEDNESDAY, 9/97:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

With an introduction from Mike & Tara Connelly of Underground Espionage.

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## $10 general admission.

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

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Courtesy of [Saturn's Core Audio & Video](https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/saturns-core), a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn's Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features.

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[Underground Espionage](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/underground-espionage/id1794849496) is a podcast from Mike and Tara Connelly dedicated to underground exploits. From shot-on-video movies to porn to cult films and much more, we shine a light on the black sheep. Past guests include Ross Snyder of Saturn’s Core, Tina Krause, Tim Ritter and Honk! Magazine. Support the worldwide DIY underground!

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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.***

SOV SEP: Possessed by Evil (1996) pres. by Saturn's Core & Underground Espionage

WHAMMY!

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn’t go down without a fight. With the help of Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, the two join together to keep it open and find romance along the way. Sing along through this extraordinary story about passion, scandal and romance.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS

Fiddlehead is a post-hardcore supergroup made up of members of Basement, Have Heart, Big Contest and Intent. Their debut EP, Out Of The Bloom, was meant to be a one-off; a swansong for the mid-noughties emo that encapsulated everything the band was trying to do. However, since signing to Run For Cover Records, they have released several full-length albums and played a run of tours. Catch them while you can – lead singer Patrick Flynn is now a full-time teacher and only plays shows on weekends.

Fiddlehead presents: GOOD WILL HUNTING

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, and John Gavin discover that it takes the realities of life to help us discover who we truly are in this classic, stirring drama of ambition directed by Douglas Sirk. Featuring Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane, a troubled teenager caught between dueling identities in the complicated social landscape of mid-century America.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

‘Magnificent Melodramas: Douglas Sirk & Russell Metty’

IMITATION OF LIFE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment in this violent, controversial thriller starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA/UK

STRAW DOGS

Red Desert

Celebrating the works of local El Salvadorian muralist Rodolfo Kardona.

7-9:30pm

Rodolfo Kardona Gallery Opening

Scribble

I Cover The Waterfront/Yellow Cargo

Los Angeles Filmforum presents *Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland,* directed by Ryan Worsley. 2022, digital color, sound, 96 minutes.

LA Premiere with Negativland in person!

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“Every bit as mind-altering as its subjects.”- Oscar Goff, Boston Hassle

“Much of the film layers eviscerated visuals into a vaudevillian media kaleidoscope.” - Marc Weidenbaum, *The Wire*

In 1978, David "The Weatherman" Wills, Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, which quickly became an absurd and noisy multimedia world without boundaries, ownership or privacy.

Negativland's complex chaos of plunderphonics poses both serious and silly questions about the nature of sound, media, technology, control, propaganda, power and perception in the global village. Negativland continue to be pioneers of art in the electric age, and the medium reveals that any message is all in our heads.

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Negativland is an American experimental music band that originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. The core of the band consists of Mark Hosler, David Wills, Peter Conheim and Jon Leidecker. Negativland has released a number of albums ranging from pure sound collage to more musical expositions. They perform at 2220 Arts on Friday night, Sept 18.

Stand By for Failure – A Documentary About Negativland

2220 Arts + Archives

Something Wicked This Way Comes in 35mm

The Others in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: A24

COUNTRY: USA

THE INVITE in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Italian with English subtitles.*

After his young lover, Gitone (Max Born), leaves him for another man, Encolpio (Martin Potter) decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another. He’s invited to a poetry reading that ends in violence; is taken hostage by pirates; and is even forced to battle a gladiator disguised as a minotaur in a giant labyrinth.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: Italy/France

‘You Can’t Stream This On Television’

FELLINI SATYRICON

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Turner Classic Movies and the American Cinematheque present a special panel discussion with screening of DR. STRANGELOVE. This event is in celebration of the upcoming season of THE PLOT THICKENS: “Stanley,” a podcast about the life and career of Stanley Kubrick, the visionary filmmaker who redefined the art of filmmaking. THE PLOT THICKENS: “Stanley” is presented by TCM and Criterion.

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

For our seventh season, TCM is partnering with Criterion to tell the complete story of Stanley Kubrick. Stanley traces his journey from a curious Bronx teenager, first inspired by a camera gifted to him by his father, to a visionary director who redefined the art of filmmaking. Across his career, Kubrick pushed boundaries, challenged censorship and pursued an uncompromising level of creative control that shaped landmark films including LOLITA, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, THE SHINING and EYES WIDE SHUT. With revealing new interviews and never-before-heard archival audio, including a newly uncovered interview with Stanley Kubrick himself, Stanley brings listeners behind the scenes of Kubrick’s creative process, capturing the obsessive precision, artistic ambition and unforgettable imagery that cemented his legacy as one of the most influential filmmakers in history.

*Stanley*, an eleven-episode limited series podcast, starts September 24.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!”

Psychotic Air Force General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) unleashes an ingenious, foolproof and irrevocable scheme sending bombers to attack Russia. Meanwhile, U.S. President Muffley (Peter Sellers) works with the Soviet Ambassador (Peter Bull) in a desperate effort to save the world. Featuring George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens and a 33-year-old James Earl Jones in his feature film debut as Lt. Lothar Zogg.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Repertory

COUNTRY: UK/USA

Panel with author Jonathan Lethem and filmmaker Jason Reitman. Moderated by author Kenneth Turan. In-person appearance by TCM Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz.

TCM's The Plot Thickens Presents DR. STRANGELOVE

Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who&#8217;s a lawyer &#8211; Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it&#8217;s a real shock &#8211; for him and the Deep South!

My Cousin Vinny

*Josh and Benny Safdie, USA, 2014, 94 min. *

Dropping you onto the heart of dirty NYC, like a bastard cross between THE PANIC IN NEEDLE PARK and CHRISTIANE F., this crushing story of a young junkie hooked on heroin and the wrong man, fellow addict and lover, Ilya, is a harrowing ride from start to finish. Based on an unpublished memoir from star Arielle Holmes, this frenetic anxiety-trip bops and weaves through the streets, assaults the senses with black metal needledrops, and leaves you jonesing for the next Safdie brothers fix.

Heaven Knows What

Join us for an exciting evening as Getty curators share insights into the exhibition [Stendahl’s World: Marketing Ancient Mexico and Modern Art in Los Angeles][1]. This talk and in-gallery tour will highlight the [Stendahl Art Galleries archive][2] and introduce how Earl Stendahl’s collecting of Mexican antiquities transformed the market for pre-Hispanic art in Los Angeles and beyond. The evening will be paired with themed cocktails and appetizers to surprise and delight.

*Stendahl’s World* is on view at the Getty Center until October 18, 2026. 

Visit the Getty Research Institute's [Exhibitions and Events page][3] for more free programs.


  [1]: https://www.getty.edu/exhibitions/stendahls-world-marketing-ancient-mexico-and-modern-art-in-los-angeles/
  [2]: https://www.getty.edu/research/collections/collection/113YNX
  [3]: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/

Cocktails with a Curator:  Marketing Antiquities

Getty Center

Intro to Leatherworking

While making a small accessories pouch, learn the basics of working with leather. This will cover different types of leather, terms and tools for working with chrome tanned pieces. This is a hands class on with sharp tools and Sharpies and is intended for beginners 14 years and older. Leave the class with a new appreciation for leather and take home a small finished pouch and a pattern to make more if you fall in love with the craft!

For more work by C&J Goods visit...

[http://www.candjgoods.com](http://www.candjgoods.com/)

Intro to Leatherworking w/ C & J Goods (9/19)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

70th Anniversary ‘Magnificent Melodramas: Douglas Sirk & Russell Metty’

THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A wealthy businessman makes a bet he can survive homelessness on the L.A. streets for 30 days but quickly discovers it is much tougher than he imagined.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with actor Lesley Ann Warren. Moderated by Foster Hirsch.

LIFE STINKS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Conceived by comedy greats Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, THIS IS SPINAL TAP chronicles one of England’s loudest bands on what proves to be a disastrous U.S. tour.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Bleecker Street

COUNTRY: USA

THIS IS SPINAL TAP

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Roxy is an anthropology major at her local university as well as a DJ for the college’s radio station. One night, a listener calls into Roxy’s show to share a local legend about a hidden cemetery in the woods where a group of Friars were killed and buried because the townspeople believed they were vampires. Thinking this would be a great topic for her thesis, Roxy convinces her friends in a punk band to head out into the woods for a weekend of camping in order to find the cemetery. After discovering that the legend of the cemetery is in fact real, blood is accidentally spilled on the hallowed ground, and the undead Friars rise from their graves in search of fresh victims to satisfy their blood lust.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Utopia

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Kurtis Spieler. Moderated by Alex Gootter. West Coast Premiere

NIGHT OF THE VAMP-FRIARS

The Incredible Journey

Fight Club

Fritz the Cat

1953 • Introduction by Film Historian Randy Haberkamp • This delightful French beach vacation comedy is full of little everyday mishaps, without much dialogue. The subtitles are there, but you won’t be reading much since the jokes are visual and the sound effects are part of the punchlines. It’s the kind of film where the whole audience starts noticing the same tiny details and laughing at the same time! • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Mr. Hulot's Holiday

1974 • Introduction by Film Historian Randy Haberkamp • This was an “event” picture, and Universal leaned into it with “Sensurround”, a low-frequency sound system meant to feel like an earthquake. Join us for our version of that effect, with a little help from the lowest frequencies of our very own Mighty Wurlitzer! Join us for the full destruction of LA! • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Earthquake

Old Town Music Hall

An exclusive audiovisually illuminated conversation w/ author Andrea Wright exploring Jim Henson’s lifelong fascination with fairy tales!

THE FAIRY TALES OF JIM HENSON feat. TALES OF THE TINKERDEE (1962)

A special free-with-RSVP screening of three episodes of Henson's visionary fairy and folk tale television series! A rare big screen event!

Jim Henson's THE STORYTELLER — Three Classic Tales on the Big Screen!

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters**: Dick King-Smith, George Miller, Chris Noonan

**Producers**: Bill Miller, George Miller, Doug Mitchell

This perennially delightful family film will still make you squeal with joy! Babe is a little pig who doesn&#8217;t quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck, who thinks he is a rooster, and Fly, the dog he calls mum, Babe realizes that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hogget knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be. So round up your little swineherds for one precious porcine adventure!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more delightful porkers on physical media tonight!

*Charlotte&#8217;s Web, Porco Rosso, Babe: Pig in the City*

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

Babe

**Producers**: Albert Maysles,  David Maysles

This landmark documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working tirelessly to sell gold-embossed bibles . Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples. One of the most important and illuminating documentaries of the mid-20th-century, *Salesman* showed the world a realism it had never seen and a pair of brothers who would change the documentary landscape forever. 

**Picks from the Video Store**

Check out our Maysles Brothers directors&#8217; section for more multi-faceted and entertaining non-fiction!

*Grey Gradens, Iris, Gimme Shelter*

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

Salesman

**Screenwriter**: Rafael Manuel

**Producers**: Jeremy Chua,  Alex Polunin,  Bianca Balbuena,  Bradley Liew,  Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi,  Rafael Manuel

Join us in the microcinema for one of the best films of the year and a masterwork of international cinema &#8211; Rafael Manuel&#8217;s phenomenally composed deadpan social satire *Filipiñana*. With jaw-dropping shot composition, immaculate color coding, a biting and satiric wit, and a slow deliberateness that builds to a shocking ending, this is a dazzler on another level with class consciousness to boot. If Ruben Ostlund and Wes Anderson had a Filipino baby, it still wouldn&#8217;t be as good as *Filipiñana*! Don&#8217;t miss your chance to see this stunner on a big screen!

Amid stifling heat and pervasive drought, Isabel (Jorrybell Agoto), a 17-year-old Ilokana from the rural north, works at a posh country club outside Manila, lining up golf balls for powerful men to drive into the verdant horizon. New to the job, she wanders the immaculate grounds sampling its luxuries as members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the club president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the club’s doting and subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort, as Isabel discovers when she tries to return a mislaid golf club to its patriarchal director, Dr. Palanca (Teroy Guzman). The deeper she journeys into its most exclusive corners, the closer she gets to the violent truths of the club, her native Philippines, and her own past.

Filipiñana

**Screenwriters**: Scott Frank,  Jon Cohen from the novella by Philip K. Dick

**Producers**: Gerald R. Molen,  Bonnie Curtis,  Walter F. Parkes,  Jan de Bont

An all-too prescient science fiction blockbuster of the surveillance state gone awry, Steven Spielberg&#8217;s adaptation of Philip K. Dick is a dystopian thriller for this and any time! Set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this Precrime unit and is himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn&#8217;t even met. With the blockbuster action you&#8217;ve come to expect from Spielberg, and the dystopian cynicism of Philip K. Dick, *Minority Report* remains a big screen banger with a brain and a message that only gets more timely as our own surveillance state increases!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Philip K. Dick adaptations on glorious physical media!

*Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, Total Recall*

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

Minority Report

**Screenwriter**: Elena Oxman

**Producer**: Marc Smolowitz,  Elena Oxman,  Asia Kate Dillon,  Allison Estrin, Henry Russell Bergstein

Featuring a conversation with writer/director **Elena Oxman, **Director of Photography ** Lucia Zavarcikova,** and cast member **Louisa Krause** after the screening.

Join us in the microcinema for Elena Oxman&#8217;s festival darling, the beautifully touching triumph *Outerlands* starring Asia Kate Dillon in a stirring performance. Cass juggles jobs as a nanny, restaurant server, and party drug dealer to make ends meet and pay for their tiny San Francisco apartment. After a one night stand with Kalli, a co-worker they have a crush on, Cass agrees to watch her 11-year-old daughter, Ari, while she goes out of town. But as days pass without word from Kalli, Cass and Ari form a bond that spirals Cass back to their own difficult childhood and the pain they’ve been running from. With beautiful cinematography and an exploration of a San Francisco seldom celebrated, this little charmer is a warm and wonderful treat.

Outerlands

**Screenwriter**: Henry Edwards

**Producer**: Robert Stigwood

Get ready for all the gonzo musical weirdness of this Beatles-tuned, Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees helmed cult classic of epic proportions! This musical, set to late-period Beatles hits, recounts the story of Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s famed musical group, which found success during World War I bringing music to weary soldiers in the field. The band&#8217;s leader has since died, and now it&#8217;s up to his grandson, Billy Shears (Peter Frampton), to carry on the group&#8217;s traditions. To this end, he recruits the Henderson brothers (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) to help him defend the group&#8217;s magic instruments from nefarious crook B.D. Hoffler. It&#8217;s a bubblegum campfest head trip that is best experienced on the big screen with a crowd!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more musical weirdness? Try out these bizarro musical experiences!

*The First Nudie Musical, Fruit Fly, The Apple*

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

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

High Society

Resident Evil

Hearts of the West

Gigi in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Acclaimed director George Stevens’ legendary rendition of the quintessential Western myth earned six Academy Award nominations, and made SHANE one of the classics of the American cinema. The story brings Shane (Alan Ladd), a drifter and retired gunfighter, to the assistance of a homestead family terrorized by a wealthy cattleman and his hired gun (Jack Palance). In fighting the last decisive battle, Shane sees the end of his own way of life. Mysterious, moody and atmospheric, the film is enhanced by the intense performances of its splendid cast.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

SHANE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Six divas of the silver screen – Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts – come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Julia Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter, M’Lynn Eatenton (Sally Field) looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fear of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony

COUNTRY: USA

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

1970s, Rio De Janeiro. Fifteen miles from paradise, two young men of the favelas find that in the battle between rich and poor, there is no right or wrong. A relentless, bloody masterpiece from start to finish, it’s no wonder this Brazilian arthouse smash stands as one of the touchstones of world cinema, going on to spawn sequel series. Based on the autobiographical novel by Paulo Lins.

City of God

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.

Dead Ringers

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When the body of Dimitrios Makropoulos (Zachary Scott) washes ashore in Istanbul, there is cause for celebration all across Europe. The devious sociopath has left as his legacy an array of crimes including blackmail, thievery, murder and high treason.

Interested in chronicling the dead man’s unscrupulous exploits, mystery writer Cornelius Leyden (Peter Lorre) takes up his trail, aided by a mysterious man named Peters (Sydney Greenstreet). But as Leyden zeroes in on the truth about Dimitrios, he finds that his new associate has an ulterior motive in helping him – with Leyden as the unwitting accomplice!

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Pure Cinema host Brian Saur ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Pure Cinema Presents THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Citizens in turn-of the-century London are terrified by a mysterious string of bloody killings in the city’s most infamous park. In a nearby estate, Phyllis Allenby fears that she has turned into a “she-wolf” who awakens at night to stalk and slash her innocent prey. Determined to prove that the woman he loves couldn’t be a murderess, Phyllis’ fiancé sets out to unmask the real killer.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by NBCUniversal Preservation Coordinator Felicity Flesher World Premiere of New 4K Restoration 80th Anniversary ‘Sunday “Rest”orations’

SHE-WOLF OF LONDON

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Marcello Mastroianni, as a lonely city transplant, and Maria Schell, as a sheltered girl haunted by a lover’s promise, meet by chance on a canal bridge and begin a tentative romance that quickly entangles them in a web of longing and self-delusion. Luchino Visconti’s WHITE NIGHTS is an exquisite adaptation of Dostoevsky’s legendary novella, transforming this romantic, shattering tale of two restless souls into a ravishing black-and-white dream.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Italy

New 4K Restoration ‘Sunday “Rest”orations’

WHITE NIGHTS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In English, French, Russian and Japanese with English subtitles.*

As the world recovers from the destruction of the Chernobyl disaster, William Shakespeare Jr. the Fifth (Peter Sellars) attempts to restore the human race’s great works of art. His quest takes him to a hotel in Switzerland where he meets an old gangster (Burgess Meredith) and his daughter, Cordelia (Molly Ringwald). William’s journey also leads him to encounters with an absurd professor (Jean-Luc Godard) and an unhinged filmmaker (Woody Allen).

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA/France

KING LEAR

The Unknown  / Outside the Law

CONCERT • The Beatles, Reimagined • Celter Skelter is an Irish-Celtic bluegrass tribute to the Beatles. Using traditional Irish and bluegrass folk instruments (accordion, fiddle, banjo, mandolin) to create the rock and orchestral arrangements of the Beatles, Celter Skelter tells the story of the Fab Four while covering their diverse musical catalog. It’s the Beatles like you’ve never heard them before!

Celter Skelter

Writer and podcaster Karina Longworth presents a rare screening of Hans Richter's avant-garde omnibus in celebration of YMRT's new season!

DREAMS THAT MONEY CAN BUY (1947) — co-presented by YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS

**Screenwriters**: Charise Castro Smith,  Jared Bush

**Producers**: Yvett Merino Flores,  Clark Spencer

One of Disney’s most delightful and beloved films of the 21st century, the animated fantasy *Encanto* is overflowing with unforgettable characters, colorful adventures, and hum-worthy tunes. The Madrigals are a family living in a mystical house in the mountains of Colombia, and each member of the clan has their own special power — all except for teen daughter Mirabel (voice of Stephanie Beatriz), still disappointed that she’s the only ordinary one. But when their magical world faces a new threat, Mirabel seizes her chance to be a hero after all. María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Diane Guerrero, and Wilmer Valderrama also lend their voices, and Lin-Manuel Miranda contributes eight original songs (including the impossibly catchy “We Don&#8217;t Talk About Bruno”). Sing along with this enchanted musical with your little ones, or your Pixar-loving adult besties!

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

Encanto Sing-Along

**Screenwriter**: Mike Mills

**Producers**: Leslie Urdang,  Dean Vanech,  Miranda de Pencier,  Jay Van Hoy,  Lars Knudsen, Mark Levinson

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome Indie legend **Mike Mills** for an enchanting night of cinema starting with the lovable modern classic ***Beginners ***followed by a conversation with Mills.

A sweet and effervescent charmer that feels like a cinematic breath of fresh air, this magical little film of love, loss, family, and acceptance will melt even the iciest of hearts. Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend and an adorable pup. Smart, funny, and endlessly charming, it&#8217;s never too late to start falling in love with *Beginners* all over again!

And this screening is only half the fun! Join us after for Mills&#8217; latest triumph [***C&#8217;mon, C&#8217;mon***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/cmon-cmon/) at 7:30pm. Please note: separate tickets are required for each movie.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more delights from the great Mike Mills tonight on glorious physical media!

*Thumbsucker, Paperboys, 20th Century Women*

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

An Evening with Mike Mills – Beginners

**Screenwriter**: Mike Mills

**Producers**: Andrea Longacre-White,  Lila Yacoub,  Chelsea Barnard

Our enchanting evening with **Mike Mills** continues with his latest intimate and tender triumph ***C&#8217;mon C&#8217;mon*** featuring an introduction by Mills.

An endearing and all-too-human treasure of cinema from the always charming and understated Mike Mills. Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future. With remarkable performances, graceful and nuanced direction, and lovely black and white cinematography, *C&#8217;mon C&#8217;mon* is yet another precious delight from the master of the soft touch!

And join us earlier for Mike Mills&#8217; marvelous charmer [***Beginners***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/beginners/) followed by a conversation with Mills. Please note: separate tickets are required for each movie.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more delights from the great Mike Mills tonight on glorious physical media!

*Thumbsucker, Paperboys, 20th Century Women*

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

An Evening with Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon

*Every year we show exclusively shot-on-videotape works throughout September for something we call:* ***SOV SEPTEMBER****. Join us for this year's month-long exploration into the depths of some of the most under-appreciated margins of filmmaking. Usually no-budget, usually put together by small crews of friends (and family members, and neighbors), sometimes over-the-top gross, sometimes transgressive, and almost always like no other film you've ever seen - this series is for cinematically adventurous travelers only!*

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Welcome to the world of Brittney Meredith, a young fashion model in demand. She has it all; youth, beauty, and a handsome fiancé named Ricky. Tragedy strikes when Ricky is killed in a motocross accident. Brittney has only Ricky’s precious gift, a music box, to remember his undying love. The world and dreams of Brittany quickly change to nightmares, as Ricky comes back to pledge his eternal love for her once more. Ricky goes on a murderous rampage to have Brittney all to himself. As he gets closer to fulfilling his deadly desire, Brittney must figure out a way to stop her fatal nightmares…but, *in your dreams no one hears you SCREAM!* (Terror Vision)

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[TERROR VISION](https://www.terror-vision.com/) is a Savannah, GA based DIY independent releasing company from Savannah who specializes in 80s horror LPs, tapes and blu-rays.

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SOV SEP: Dream Stalker (1991) pres. by Terror Vision

How to Marry a Millionaire

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

The George Lucas Talk Show is a long-running variety spoof show in New York City. Comedian Connor Ratliff (WIDOW’S BAY, Dead Eyes podcast) hosts the show as “Retired Filmmaker George Lucas,” the creator of STAR WARS, and he interviews real guests as themselves in a panel format. He is flanked by sidekick Watto, played by Griffin Newman (THE TICK, Blank Check podcast) and producer Patrick Cotnoir (Hey, That’s Me!: A Commentary Podcast, ASSSSCAT).

The show has been running since 2014 and has featured guests like Seth Rogen, Jon Hamm, Weird Al, Seth Meyers, Rachel Zegler, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Hale, Padma Lakshmi, the cast of SEVERANCE, Bobby Moynihan, Jeff Hiller, Kathleen Turner, Tatiana Maslany, Jack Quaid, Meredith Vieira, D’Arcy Carden, Heidi Gardner, Kevin Smith, and Lea Thompson, (and so, so many more).

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**THE HIDDEN FORTRESS, 1958, Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 139 Mins, Janus, Japan**

A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS stars the inimitable Toshiro Mifune as a general charged with guarding his defeated clan’s princess (a fierce Misa Uehara) as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’s STAR WARS*. *THE HIDDEN FORTRESS delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor, breathtaking action, and compassionate humanity.

FORMAT: 35mm

**SPACEBALLS, 1987, Dir. Mel Brooks, 97 Mins, Park Circus, USA**

The evil leaders of Planet Spaceball, having foolishly squandered their precious atmosphere, devise a secret plan to take every breath of air away from their peace-loving neighbor, Planet Druidia.

They send the evil Dark Helmet to kidnap Princess Vespa on the day of her wedding, in the hope of holding Druidia to ransom. But the princess skips town and joins forces with a mercenary named Lone Starr and his sidekick, Barf.

FORMAT: 35mm

Introduction by The George Lucas Talk Show hosts Connor Ratliff and Griffin Newman

The George Lucas Talk Show Present THE HIDDEN FORTRESS / SPACEBALLS

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Recently Deceased Media merch will be available for purchase prior to the screening.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Cobbled together with loose change by George Romero’s friends, EFFECTS is a mesmerizing D.I.Y. frightmare that no one talks about, but everyone should. A group of coked-up filmmakers gather in Pittsburgh to make a slasher. As filming begins and “accidents” happen, it’s clear that something isn’t right. EFFECTS is a meta-enhanced takedown on the philosophy of horror that doubles as a sleazy and terrifying movie on its own.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker John Harrison Co-presented by Recently Deceased Media

Cinematic Void Presents EFFECTS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

With strains of his nihilistic youth-culture script for Larry Clark’s KIDS, Harmony Korine’s directorial debut moves out of the city to wander the post-apocalyptic fallout of a suburban Midwestern landscape recently ravaged by a tornado. Weaving between the day-to-day lives of various poverty-stricken small-town outcasts, GUMMO’s scattershot structure and varied shooting styles present a collage of American themes on the precipice of an unpredictable new millennium, ultimately yielding a movie that Gus Van Sant called “both bracingly realistic and hauntingly dreamlike.”

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

‘You Can’t Stream That On Television’

GUMMO

The Thing with Two Heads / The Black Gestapo

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A Singing Plant. A Daring Hero. A Sweet Girl. A Demented Dentist. Seymour–an orphan and a nerd who works in a run-down flower shop on Skid Row–spends his time doing menial tasks and dreaming of his co-worker, Audrey. Then, one day, just after an eclipse of the sun, Seymour discovers a strange plant. The exotic plant draws customers, saves the flower shop from bankruptcy and makes Seymour a hero in Audrey’s eyes. But the plant has a rather unique appetite … and it’s getting interested in Audrey too. Based on the 1961 film and the stage musical, remastered in 4K.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Frank Oz New 4K Restoration 40th Anniversary ‘Beyond Fest 2026’ Pre-Fest Screening

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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’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.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Magnolia Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE

You Can’t Take It with You / Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

The Bad Sleep Well

Far from Heaven in 35mm

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

The Virgin Suicides

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Academy Awards went to Best Actress Anne Bancroft and Best Supporting Actress Patty Duke for their moving portrayals of Annie Sullivan and her remarkable blind and deaf pupil, Helen Keller.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

THE MIRACLE WORKER

Vidiots invites you to an extraordinary evening of music, cinema, and community when we welcome the **Yeah Yeah Yeahs** for a special advance screening of ***Hidden in Pieces &#8211; ***a visual companion to their new record &#8211;  followed by a conversation with the band and a special screening of David Lynch&#8217;s ***Eraserhead***.

***Hidden in Pieces***

**Director**: Barnaby Clay           **Run Time**: 22 min.

*Hidden in Pieces* is a 22-minute visual companion-piece to the Yeah Yeah Yeah&#8217;s live record *Hidden in Pieces: Live at The Royal Albert Hall* out on September 25th. The black and white short film is directed by award-winning filmmaker Barnaby Clay, who previously directed the Mick Rock documentary *Shot*! and horror film *The Seeding*.

*&#8220;I wanted to create a film that not only captured the live performance but also felt close to the spirit of what the band was going for with their shows; something delicate and dream-like, like a precious memory, timeless, emotionally charged and shrouded in mystery.”*

The special live session was recorded at the legendary Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles at the end of the band’s recent 25th anniversary tour. *Hidden in Pieces* was produced by Lana Kim and Jett Steiger.

***Eraserhead***

**Writer/Producer/Director**: David Lynch    **Run Time**: 89 min.

**Starring**: Allen Joseph, Charlotte Stewart, Jack Nance, Jeanne Bates, Judith Roberts

*In Heaven Everything is Fine*&#8230; David Lynch arrived on the scene in 1977, almost like a mystical UFO gracing the landscape of LA with its enigmatic radiance. His inaugural work, *Eraserhead* (1977), stood out as a cinematic anomaly, painting a surreal narrative of a young man navigating a dystopian, industrialized America, grappling not only with his tumultuous home life but also contending with an irate girlfriend and a mutant child.

An Evening with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Hidden in Pieces + Eraserhead

Mimi/False Pretenses

## Featuring an in-person Q&A with director Clifton Holmes!

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*Every year we show exclusively shot-on-videotape works throughout September for something we call:* ***SOV SEPTEMBER****. Join us for this year's month-long exploration into the depths of some of the most under-appreciated margins of filmmaking. Usually no-budget, usually put together by small crews of friends (and family members, and neighbors), sometimes over-the-top gross, sometimes transgressive, and almost always like no other film you've ever seen - this series is for cinematically adventurous travelers only!*

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Jane finds a note one day from the unseen and unheard 'Master of Games', daring her to complete increasingly more drastic challenges for money as she gets drawn further into the perverse world of the game.

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**dir. Clifton Holmes, 2000***United States, digital projection*106 min

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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.***

SOV SEP: In The Dark (2000) dir. Clifton Holmes in person!

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

While drag-racing through the American Southwest in a Chevrolet 150, a driver and his mechanic cross paths with an enigmatic hitchhiker and the tall-tale-spinning driver of a GTO.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

55th Anniversary ‘You Can’t Stream That On Television’

TWO-LANE BLACKTOP

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

30th Anniversary ‘You Can’t Stream That on Television’

CRASH

Now Instant and Acropolis Cinema present Sebastian Brameshuber’s portrait of life, labor, and landscape in the Austrian Alps, *Movements of a Nearby Mountain*, paired with two earlier shorts: *Preserving Cultural Traditions* (2004) and *Of Stains, Scrap, and Tires* (2014).

The screening will be followed by a Q&A and conversation with Brameshuber and Jordan Cronk.

Movements of a Nearby Mountain

Now Instant Image Hall

Gerald Potterton's long lost & gleefully befuddling Canadian animation/Soviet live action oddity bursts back onto the big screen in 4k!

TIKI TIKI (1971) — New 4K Restoration of a Truly Bonkers Animated Oddity!

**Screenwriters**: Peter Sollett,  Eva Vives

**Producers**: Scott Macaulay,  Robin O&#8217;Hara,  Peter Sollett,  Alain de la Mata

Vidiots is excited to welcome writer/director **Peter Sollett**, screenwriter **Eva Vives**, and cast member **Melonie Díaz** for a special screening of the coming-of-age classic ***Raising Victor Vargas***!

A warm, funny, and intimate look at growing up and getting down on the Lower East Side, this coming-of-age classic is an undeniable treasure of indie cinema. Victor, a horny Lower East Side Dominican teenager, deals with his eccentric family and tries to solidify himself as a ladies man, but strikes out with everyone but the big girls. When he sets his sights on his beautiful neighbor Judy, he&#8217;s got to compete with his whole Manhattan neighborhood. A charming and hilarious portrait of youth that strays from the expected tropes, this all-too-relatable East Side delight is ripe for rediscovery!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Visit our Coming of Age section for more growing pains!

*Slums of Beverly Hills, Mi Vida Loca, Crooklyn*

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

Raising Victor Vargas

Riverbend

In Paris at night, a young aspiring filmmaker grapples with heartbreak after his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend. After a failed attempt to confront his friend, he wanders the streets and encounters a girl who has just been abandoned. Their paths cross at a party, bringing together two tormented souls.

Boy Meets Girl

An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair&#8217;s portly Caucasian brother.

Funky Forest: The First Contact

Scream

Kill Bill: Volume 1

**Screenwriters**: Terry Hayes

**Producers**: Terry Hayes,  George Miller,  Doug Mitchell

Our celebration of the life and legacy of **Sam Neill** continues with the unnerving slow burn Aussie thriller ***Dead Calm, ***featuring a special extended introduction from Director **Phillip Noyce**!

Set sail with this white-knuckle Australian thriller starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, and Billy Zane (in one of his most sinister roles). After the sudden and tragic loss of their child, Rae and John Ingram think the calm of the ocean will soothe their grief, but when they discover a sinking ship with only one survivor, their nightmares are only about to get worse. Dive into this nail-biter and discover true terror on the open ocean.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home even more Sam Neill classics from our video collection!

*Yes, Plenty, Memoirs of an Invisible Man*

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

Dead Calm on 35mm

**Screenwriters**: Luc Besson,  Robert Mark Kamen

**Producers**: Luc Besson, Ariel Zeitoun

If your Friday night could use a little kick-ass social justice fire, don&#8217;t miss out when Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek singe the big screen with this bad ass banger! When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists. A wickedly fun Western produced and co-written by Luc Besson and starring two absolute icons together, get ready to laugh and cheer for *Bandidas*!

**Picks from the Video Store**

We know you can&#8217;t get enough Penélope Cruz! Take home more treasures on physical media!

*Don&#8217;t Tempt Me, Everybody Knows, Volver*

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

Bandidas on 35mm

Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

Hell Ride

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*Every year we show exclusively shot-on-videotape works throughout September for something we call:* ***SOV SEPTEMBER****. Join us for this year's month-long exploration into the depths of some of the most under-appreciated margins of filmmaking. Usually no-budget, usually put together by small crews of friends (and family members, and neighbors), sometimes over-the-top gross, sometimes transgressive, and almost always like no other film you've ever seen - this series is for cinematically adventurous travelers only!*

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A meltdown at a nuclear power plant turns a bunch of folks into lethal shambling flesh-eating zombies who go on a gory rampage.

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**dir. Todd Sheets, 1993***United States, digital projection*88 min

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Followe by an in-person Q&A with director Todd Sheets, hosted by writer & filmmaker Chris Shields.

## $12 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.***

SOV SEP: Zombie Bloodbath (1993) dir. Todd Sheets in person!

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Halloween with John Carpenter

In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.

The End of Violence

Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Idem as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greater than the aliens—the state itself.

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

Experience *Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines* before the exhibition opens to the public.

All members are welcome to bring up to four guests at any time between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to enjoy the members-only exhibition preview. Coffee and tea provided.

This event is exclusive to Hammer members. [Become a member today](/support/membership).

Kindly RSVP to [membership@hammer.ucla.edu](mailto:membership@hammer.ucla.edu).

**Ticketing: **RSVP for free by emailing [membership@hammer.ucla.edu](mailto:membership@hammer.ucla.edu). 
**Parking:** Parking is available at the museum at a flat rate of $9.

Niagara

2:30 PM

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 35mm

7:30 PM

THE ELEPHANT MAN

7:30 PM

In the Mood for Love

8:00 PM

MEET THE BARBARIANS

7:00 PM

PINK FLAMINGOS

10:00 PM

Rocky

Bound for Glory

7:30 PM

Alex Borstein: A Silent Thirst

7:30 PM

Onslaught

Great Guy/Held for Ransom

2:00 PM

SOV SEP: Possessed by Evil (1996) pres. by Saturn's Core & Underground Espionage

8:00 PM