Spirited Away in 35mm

Le Cercle Rouge in 4K

Academy Museum

Join us for day of riso printing! Come by and participate in this quick turnaround open riso studio. Beginners and experiences artists can bring a simple photograph or design, or make something on the spot, and have us print it on our riso with a quick turnaround time. We will have supplies to make drawings, collages, or print an existing image. This session will be limited to one color or two color designs. We will print 20 copies of each design. To print extra copies, feel free to pay a small material fee.

1-Hour Risograph Printing (7/20)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In the early 1900s, Miranda (Anne Lambert) attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine’s Day, the school’s typically strict headmistress (Rachel Roberts) treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It’s not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers (Vivean Gray) have disappeared mysteriously.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Australia

Cinematic Void Presents PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack (Matt Dillon) through 5 incidents and are introduced to the murders that define Jack’s development as a serial killer.

We experience the story from Jack’s point of view. He views each murder as an artwork in itself, even though his dysfunction gives him problems in the outside world. Despite the fact that the final and inevitable police intervention is drawing ever near (which both provokes and puts pressure on Jack) he is – contrary to all logic – set on taking greater and greater chances. The goal is the ultimate artwork: A collection of all his killings manifested in a House that he builds.

Along the way we experience Jack’s descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge – a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and in-depth explanations of, for Jack, dangerous and difficult maneuvers.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Independent Film Company

COUNTRY: Denmark/France/Germany/Sweden

Introduction by Caleb Hammond ‘Summer Break-Down’

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

Los Feliz Theatre

The Women  / Dinner at Eight

New Beverly Cinema

**Screenwriter**: Louis Venosta

**Producer**: Rupert Hitzig

Get the glow! Comedy, romance, music, and kung fu collide in this cult classic directed by the great Michael Schultz and produced by Motown Productions. Prince protegé Vanity co-stars with black-belt martial artist Taimak in a Harlem-based odyssey set to the backdrop of Motown&#8217;s hottest stars like Stevie Wonder, DeBarge, and Willie Hutch. As 80s as it gets with glowing ninja masters and a killer soundtrack, this killer kung-futastic thrill ride is best experienced big and loud with a crowd of Vidiots!

**Movie Den** is a community initiative generously supported by **Golden Globe Foundation.******

All tickets come with a free small popcorn. Please enter through the video store. Doors will open 45 minutes before showtime.

If online tickets are no longer available HAVE NO FEAR, we will ALWAYS have walk-ups available starting 45 minutes before showtime (which give you plenty of time for free popcorn and a browse of the video store)!

This series was designed for audience members 12 and up, please note some films may contain more mature content than others. We encourage parents, caretakers, and guardians to explore the program and titles prior to ticket purchases. We will include MPAA ratings for all films in this series. Parental discretion is advised.

The Last Dragon (1985)

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

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

Unidentified

**Screenwriters**: Bigas Luna,  Cuca Canals,  Quim Monzó

**Producer**: Andrés Vicente Gómez

Open wide for Bigas Luna&#8217;s tasty erotic romp with breakout roles for Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. The pleasures of sex and food entwine to outrageous effect in this wickedly seductive, darkly surreal romance. A teenage Penélope Cruz makes a memorable film debut as Silvia, a worker in a small-town underwear factory who strikes up a relationship with the boss’s son (Jordi Mollà)—much to the horror of his mother, Conchita (Stefania Sandrelli). Determined to break up the affair, Conchita enlists Raul (Javier Bardem), a studly pork-delivery man and wannabe bullfighter, to seduce Silvia—only to fall for the hunky ham guy herself. A sensorial and sensual feast of food, fun, and sex, come swoon with us!

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

Jamón Jamón

Vidiots

The Odyssey (70mm)

Vista Theatre

Join us for a special Getting Real 2026 screening event featuring Taiwan Academy's two award-winning documentary shorts, *Island in Between* and *Colour Ideology Sampling.mov*.

Not every border is a line. Some are a color, a silence, an identity that refuses to settle.

This special screening brings together two award-winning documentary shorts that dwell in the space between, the grey that no map, no flag, and no color chart can fully account for. In *Island in Between* (2023), Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 96th Academy Awards, director S. Leo Chiang weaves the geopolitical tension of Kinmen, a Taiwanese island just two miles from mainland China, with his own personal reckoning. Having grown up in the United States, Chiang reflects on a life shaped by Taiwan, China, and America, finding in this suspended island a mirror for his own ambivalent sense of belonging.

*Colour Ideology Sampling.mov* (2024), by directors Chan Cheuk-sze and Kathy Wong, finds that same unresolvedness in the political life of color itself. Winner of Best Documentary Short at the 61st Golden Horse Awards and the Jury Award at TIDF 2026, the film deconstructs how hues become ideology, tracing the symbolism of Hong Kong yellow and Taiwan green, and how identity always exceeds the shades we are handed.

Together, these films ask us to resist the comfort of clear edges. To stay in the grey. To look carefully at what lives in between.

~

*Sponsored by Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles*

The Grey Between: Island in Between + Colour Ideology Sampling.mov

2220 Arts + Archives

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Part 11, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 57 Mins, Paramount, USA**

There’s fire where you are going.

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 12, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 54 Mins, Paramount, USA**

Let’s rock.

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE SERIES:**

**TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, 2017, Paramount, USA**

Directed entirely by David Lynch, this 18-part limited event series picks up 25 years after the residents of a quaint northwestern American town were stunned when their homecoming queen, Laura Palmer, was shockingly murdered. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN is written and executive produced by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, and is executive produced by Sabrina S. Sutherland.

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Parts 11 & 12

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

This scathing late-sixties satire from Jean-Luc Godard is one of cinema’s great anarchic works. Determined to collect an inheritance from a dying relative, a bourgeois couple travel across the French countryside while civilization crashes and burns around them. Featuring a justly famous sequence in which the camera tracks along a seemingly endless traffic jam, and rich with historical and literary references, WEEKEND is a surreally funny and disturbing call for revolution, a depiction of society reverting to savagery and—according to the credits—the end of cinema itself.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

WEEKEND

Join us for an exploration of the cinematic ark of the pioneering transmedia artist, feat. a rare screening of his masterpiece "I&I" (1979)!

EMANCIPATE THE IMAGE: Revisiting the Cinematic Ark of BEN CALDWELL

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriter**: Arthur Laurents from the play by Patrick Hamilton

**Producers**: Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock

Loosely inspired by the &#8220;crime of the century,&#8221; the brutal thrill-killing of Bobby Franks by Leopold and Loeb, Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s *Rope* is both a true crime and reclaimed Queer classic. Two friends attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner for the family of a classmate they strangled to death. Shot as one take (although craftily stitched together from 4 long takes) the taut terror commences in real-time. While the characters in the original play were explicitly homosexual, censorship in 1940s Hollywood only allowed for gay subtext and coding.

**Movie Den** is a community initiative generously supported by **Golden Globe Foundation.******

All tickets come with a free small popcorn. Please enter through the video store. Doors will open 45 minutes before showtime.

If online tickets are no longer available HAVE NO FEAR, we will ALWAYS have walk-ups available starting 45 minutes before showtime (which give you plenty of time for free popcorn and a browse of the video store)!

This series was designed for audience members 12 and up, please note some films may contain more mature content than others. We encourage parents, caretakers, and guardians to explore the program and titles prior to ticket purchases. We will include MPAA ratings for all films in this series. Parental discretion is advised.

Rope

Get your eyes and ears ready for our latest 16mm installment of celluloid obscurities ***Rare Notes***, a program ranging from the 1920s &#8211; 1970s of offbeat musical masterpieces, curiosities, and cartoons. From blues and jazz to funk and prog rock, this smorgasbord of sounds will move you and get you moving! Featuring a rare **Elvis Presley** television performance from the 1950s, incredibly entertaining Soundies from **Fats Waller, Cab Calloway,** and others, the only film featuring tragic blues legend **Bessie Smith**, the haunting ***St. Louis Blues*** (1929), nearly forgotten footage of **The Georgia Sea Island Singers**, a mesmeric excerpt from the extraordinary mini doc ***Blind Gary Davis***, and very sweaty performance footage of **Little Richard**. Plus, **Electric Light Orchestra** performs a medley on TV from 1974 (and Jeff Lynne&#8217;s hair does not disappoint!), a special visit from the ***Monkees***, more animated musical surprises, and a musicational pre-show for the early birds. Everything screened on 16mm film.

Sweet 16mm – Rare Notes

**Screenwriter**: Ingmar Bergman

**Producers**: Lars-Owe Carlberg, Ingmar Bergman

This existential wail of a drama from Ingmar Bergman concerns two sisters, Karin (Ingrid Thulin) and Maria (Liv Ullmann), keeping vigil for a third, Agnes (Harriet Andersson), who is dying of cancer and can find solace only in the arms of a beatific servant (Kari Sylwan). An intensely felt film that is one of Bergman’s most striking formal experiments, *Cries and Whispers* (which won an Oscar for the extraordinary color photography of Sven Nykvist) is a powerful depiction of human behavior in the face of death, positioned on the borders between reality and nightmare, tranquillity and terror.

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

Cries and Whispers

The Guilty/Roses Are Red

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mezzanine: Franco Rosso's Dread Beat an' Blood

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

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Pre-recorded introduction by Greg Proops ‘The Greg Proops Film Club’

The Greg Proops Film Club Presents THE GAME

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

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

What story is that, Charlie?

FORMAT: DCP

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

We are like the Dreamer.

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE SERIES:**

**TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, 2017, Paramount, USA**

Directed entirely by David Lynch, this 18-part limited event series picks up 25 years after the residents of a quaint northwestern American town were stunned when their homecoming queen, Laura Palmer, was shockingly murdered. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN is written and executive produced by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, and is executive produced by Sabrina S. Sutherland.

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Parts 13 & 14

The Deer Hunter

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

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

**Screenwriter**: Paddy Chayefsky

**Producer**: Howard Gottfried

**Arthouse Theater Day!**

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

Network

The Green Slime/Yongary

Green Border (Zielona granica) with Agnieszka Holland

Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie (John Lurie), his pal Eddie (Richard Edson), and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous Florida suburb. With its delicate humor and dramatic nonchalance, Jim Jarmusch&#8217;s one-of-a-kind minimalist masterpiece, _Stranger Than Paradise_, forever transformed the landscape of American independent cinema.

Stranger Than Paradise

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

The Lost Boys

Brain Dead Studios

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Hosts and longtime frenemies Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review chain restaurants and bicker about absolutely everything on the iHeartRadio award-winning Best Food Podcast, **Doughboys**.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

On parental leave to help raise his daughter, Amy, respected psychologist Carter Nix shows terrifying signs of a psychotic break. His obsessive behavior toward Amy alarms his cheating wife, Jenny, to the danger, but nothing prepares her for Nick’s multiple personalities and a gruesome plot akin to that of Nick’s demented father.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

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

Doughboys Present RAISING CAIN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

Though happily married to his adoring wife Hélène, with whom he is expecting a second child, the thoroughly bourgeois business executive Frédéric cannot banish from his mind the multitude of attractive Parisian women who pass him by every day. His flirtations and fantasies remain harmless until Chloé (played by the mesmerizing Zouzou), an audacious, unencumbered old flame, shows up at his office, embodying the first genuine threat to Frédéric’s marriage. The luminous final chapter to Rohmer’s “Moral Tales” is a tender, sobering, and wholly adult affair that leads to perhaps the most overwhelmingly emotional moment in the entire series.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON

Jackie Brown

Charles Phoenix hosts a celebration of the remarkable past, flourishing present, & bright beautiful future of LA's beloved puppet palace!

ENCHANTED STRINGS: The Story of BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER

**Screenwriter**: Lucía Aleñar Iglesias

**Producers**: Tono Folguera,  Bàrbara Ferrer,  Cesc Mulet,  Ariadna Dot,  Marta Cruañas

Join us in our microcinema for the haunted Spanish vacation your summer was missing with this tender and otherworldly film of loss, ghosts, and grief from filmmaker Lucía Aleñar Iglesias. Cata will see her summer vacation disrupted by the absurd and sudden death of her grandmother, which only she witnesses. Her grief shifts when she casually turns to play pretend, transforming into the deceased. What begins with a game of dress-up will blur the lines of reality and family roles. With absolutely stunning cinematography (with an incredible use of framing), the exquisite backdrop of the Catalonian coastline, and a breathy and ethereal vibe, this is one of the loveliest ghost stories you may ever see.

CRITIC&#8217;S PICK *&#8220;ENCHANTING&#8230; An exquisitely deconstructed ghost story, a muted mystery that beguiles while remaining deeply grounded in its evocative setting.&#8221;*

— Natalia Winkelman, The New York Times
*★★★★ LUMINOUS, SPELLBINDING&#8230; Tight and taut&#8230;a major discovery, handling grief with alluring stylistic choices that enhance the already remarkable narrative. If ghosts exist, Aleñar Iglesias has learned the cinematic sorcery to house them.&#8221;*

— Carlos Aguilar, RogerEbert.com
*&#8220;An unexpectedly tender ghost story.&#8221;*

— Filmmaker Magazine

Forastera

**Screenwriter**: Joseph Stefano from the novel by Robert Bloch

**Producer**: Alfred Hitchcock

Join us for a full day of killer films that inspired Jane Schoenbrun&#8217;s *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma* presented by our friends at MUBI.

It&#8217;s time for a vacation, and we got you a reservation at the Bates Motel. It&#8217;s got all the amenities you&#8217;ll need &#8211; a comfy bed, attentive service, and a nice hot shower! You might want to look out for the creepy caretaker Norman and his overbearing mother, they make a killer team. After Marion Crane goes on the run after stealing a wad of cash she ends up at the historic resort and gets more hospitality than she bargained for. Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;s eternal classic has lived on in the cobwebbed attics of our deepest collective nightmares for nearly 65 years, and shows no signs of loosening its grip.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Anthony Perkins is more than Norman Bates, check out these deep cuts from our collection:

*Pretty Poison, Chillers: The Complete Series, The Trial*

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

Psycho

**Screenwriter**: Brian De Palma

**Producer**: George Litto

Join us for a full day of killer films that inspired Jane Schoenbrun&#8217;s *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma* presented by our friends at MUBI.

Brian De Palma turns up the sleaze with Hitchocockian inspiration in this killer thriller. Taking a few pages out of *Psycho*&#8216;s playbook, but amping up the sex and violence, this stylish erotic thriller pays homage to the master of suspense while retaining De Palma&#8217;s signature sordidness and cinematic tricks. After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, sex worker Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness. Come for Angie Dickinson in the shower and stay for Michael Caine as a twisted sex therapist!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more of Brian De Palma&#8217;s trashy Hitchockian bangers from his directors section!

*Body Double, Blow Out, Obsession*

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

Dressed to Kill

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

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

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

And **Luis Valdez** himself will be in the Eagle theatre on July 23rd for a special screening of [***Zoot Suit!***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/zoot-suit/)

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

12 Angry Men

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Franz with Agnieszka Holland

Europa Europa in 35mm with Agnieszka Holland

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Milton Berle, Sid Caesar and Jimmy Durante are just a few of the stars that shine in this laugh-out-loud adventure about a goofy assortment of vacationing motorists who compete to locate a stolen fortune.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Book signing with Jim Curtis for his book, Comedy is a Grim Business: The Making of IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, prior to the screening at 1:00pm at Aero Theatre, in partnership with the Larry Edmunds Bookshop. ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2026’

IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler, SINNERS is a genre-bending and multi-layered exploration of Black culture and the Blues music that is unique to it, told through the lens of a Southern Gothic epic. Set in 1932 Mississippi, Michael B. Jordan stars as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who, after chasing success in the North, return to Clarksdale, Mississippi to open a juke joint and revive the soul and spirit of their hometown. As music and dance meld in celebration of artistry, culture and history, an evil descends, threatening to devour the fabric and heart of the community — and all that Smoke and Stack have worked to achieve. Uniquely shot on both Ultra Panavision 70 and IMAX 70mm, SINNERS is a singular and emotionally resonant tale of cultural change that resonates still today.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

SINNERS in 70mm

Aero Theatre

### TROMA

Brain Dead Studios presents ***TROMA*** — a double feature celebrating two of Troma&#8217;s most depraved cult classics.

Witness the fast-food apocalypse of ***Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead***, where chicken zombies and the world&#8217;s worst restaurant collide. Then stick around for ***Tromeo & Juliet***, Shakespeare&#8217;s timeless tragedy mutated into a grungy body horror with enough bad taste to make the playwright roll in his grave.

**Lloyd Kaufman returns to Brain Dead Studios for a special in-person appearance!**

**Prepare to be Tromatized!**

**One night only. This August. At Brain Dead.**

### POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD

*Release Year:* 2006  |  *Run Time:* 103 mins  |  *Format:* DCP

[Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a0_6NBTK00)

When a fast food chicken restaurant is built atop an ancient Native American burial ground, vengeful spirits transform unsuspecting diners into ravenous chicken zombies. It&#8217;s up to a dimwitted counter boy, his ex-girlfriend, and a fry cook to stop the foul-feathered apocalypse before the whole town becomes extra crispy.

### TROMEO & JULIET

*Release Year:* 1996  |  *Run Time:* 107 mins  |  *Format:* DCP

[Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFvFUD-P-4M)

Shakespeare&#8217;s classic romance is shredded, splattered, and rebuilt the Troma way. As two lovers from feuding families fight to be together, they&#8217;re met with mutant bodybuilders, bizarre family drama, outrageous gore, and gleeful depravity.

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead + Tromeo & Juliet

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

A prestige talent showcase for Toho, led by the venerable Aiko Mimasu alongside Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, and supported by a dozen further major and minor stars of the era, Naruse’s full color melodrama is a feat of directorial command, never once buckling under its own widescreen weight. Concerning the ill fortunes of a widowed mother (Mimasu) and her five adult children as they endure a string of destabilizing personal and financial shocks, this melancholy picture of a Japanese family’s gradual disintegration evokes Naruse’s friend and critical rival Ozu with its succession of domestic rearrangements and tests of filial responsibility. Small wonder that Ozu favorite Chishu Ryu makes an eleventh hour cameo.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Toho

COUNTRY: Japan

35mm print courtesy of National Film Archive of Japan Series co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles and The Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities ‘Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

DAUGHTERS, WIVES AND A MOTHER

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Prior to the screening, visit Angelyne’s pink corvette outside of the theatre where Angelyne merch will be available for purchase. 

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A young Southern California woman, who has just caught her fiancé cheating on her, befriends three humanoid aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate Films

COUNTRY: USA

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

EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY

1928 - Silent • With Live Accompaniment by Mark Herman on the Mighty Wurlitzer • Introduction by Author Lara Gabrielle • Marion Davies is an absolute delight here, full of charm, comic timing, and movie-star sparkle. The film is also packed with wonderful cameos from silent-era royalty, including Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. It has the added pleasure of feeling like a visit to Hollywood in its most glamorous and playful years.

Show People

1946 • This gripping film noir marked Burt Lancaster’s electrifying screen debut, instantly launching him to stardom. Based on Ernest Hemingway’s short story, with shadowy cinematography, a haunting Miklós Rózsa score, and an unforgettable femme fatale in Ava Gardner, The Killers is noir at its finest. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

The Killers

Old Town Music Hall

A big screen celebration of the Queen of Art Pop on film—in concert, videos, & TV appearances PLUS a Kate Bush costume and lip sync contest!

KATE BUSH NIGHT!  7th House's VIDEO MIX + COSTUME & LIP SYNC CONTEST!

**Screenwriters**: Ed Naha, Tom Schulman

**Producers**: Penney Finkelman Cox

Rick Moranis is nobody&#8217;s *Father of the Year* as he takes science one step too far and miniaturizes his whole family. The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them. A microscopic adventure to share with the whole family!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more Rick Moranis classics tonight!

*Strange Brew, My Blue Heaven, SCTV*

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

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

**Screenwriter**: Isobel Lennart from her stage play

**Producer**: Ray Stark

*Hello Gorgeous!* There&#8217;s no better time to revel in the glory of Barbra than in her Oscar-winning performance in William Wyler&#8217;s masterful musical biopic *Funny Girl*! In this bittersweet, iconic musical classic, the vibrant and beautiful young Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand) starts out as a bit player on the New York City vaudeville stage, but works her way up to stardom on the Great White Way with help from theater impresario Florenz Ziegfeld while struggling with her relationship with her suave, imprisoned businessman husband, Nicky Arnstein (Omar Sharif). Nominated for eight Academy Awards and considered one of the best musicals of all time &#8211; be one of the *luckiest people* *in the world* and don&#8217;t miss Streisand in her full glory on our big screen and blasted in stereo!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Barbra bangers tonight from our massive collection of physical media!

*Barbra: The Television Specials, The Way We Were, A Star is Born*

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

Funny Girl

**Screenwriter**: Andrew Niccol

**Producers**: Scott Rudin,  Andrew Niccol,  Edward S. Feldman,  Adam Schroeder

Grab the remote and change the station &#8211; it&#8217;s time for *The Truman Show* on our big beautiful screen. Jim Carrey plays America&#8217;s favorite reality star, only he doesn&#8217;t know how and when he signed up for the airtime! In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show. A smart, funny, and endearing satire of celebrity culture and reality television with a killer cast and a soundtrack that includes tons of Phillip Glass, Peter Weir&#8217;s modern classic remains perennially relevant and rewatch-worthy.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Love watching movies about TV? Go behind the small screen with these bangers!

*Broadcast News, The King of Comedy, Nightcrawler*

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

The Truman Show

**Screenwriters**: Mark Frost, David Lynch, Harley Peyton

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

Watch the whole first season with us!

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

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

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

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

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

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 3 + 4

**Screenwriter**: Barry Ping-Yiu Wong, James Clouse

**Producer**: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, John Sham

The iconic Michelle Yeoh teams up with the incredibly bad ass Cynthia Rothrock for one riotously fun martial arts action spectacular from Hong Kong legend Corey Yuen! Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man&#8217;s hotel room and steal his passport, with a hidden microfilm, wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case. A universally beloved action comedy with two of the coolest ladies of all time, this is going to be one hell of a Saturday night!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Have an amazingly kick ass weekend with these Michelle Yeoh bangers!

*Heroic Trio, Tomorrow Never Dies, Royal Warriors*

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

Yes, Madam!

**Screenwriters**: Robert Engels, Mark Frost

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

Watch the whole first season with us!

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

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

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

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

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

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 5 + 6

Los Angeles Filmforum presents *George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus*, by Jeff Perkins. With Jeff Perkins in person!

In conjunction with the exhibition *Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind*, Running May 23 - October 11 at The Broad.

Full info: www.lafilmforum.org

*George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus* is a feature documentary as mercurial as its subject, George Maciunas, impresario of the international avant-garde art movement Fluxus (1962-78). Fascinatingly contradictory interviews with artists, including Yoko Ono, Jonas Mekas, and Nam June Paik, and inventive sound and screen design, shape this rich portrait of a visionary artist. Dedicated to cooperative methods and expanded processes, everything could be Fluxus: kits, shops, festivals, islands, weddings, food, or Flux Lofts – the first network of artist-owned lofts in SoHo, New York. The iconoclastic Maciunas and the spirit of Fluxus provoke questions still critical to artists working today.

LA Filmforum: George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

Korczak with Agnieszka Holland

Out of Africa in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The legendary true-story of Capt. Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke’s tumultuous expedition to find the source of the Nile River.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Rialto Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by son of filmmaker Bob Rafelson, Peter Rafelson ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2026’

MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is released from prison to carry out a top secret mission rescuing POWs held in the jungles of Vietnam.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Rialto Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A group of scientists on the hunt for fossilized evidence of aquatic creatures in the Amazon get more than they bargained for when a mysterious “Gill-man” starts terrorizing the expedition. While the men chase after this strange new discovery, the beautiful Kay Lawrence (Julia Adams) in thrown into grave peril.

FORMAT: 35mm

COUNTRY: USA

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

Introduction by actor Doug Jones ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Doug Jones Presents CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 3D

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Egyptian Arabic and French with English subtitles.*

connection centers on Napoleon’s occupation of Egypt at the turn of the nineteenth century and the complex relationship that develops between two Arab brothers (Mohsen Mohieddin and Mohamad Atef) and the gay French general Cafarelli (Michel Piccoli, playing one of many fascinating queer characters populating Chahine’s films). 

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

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

ADIEU BONAPARTE

1966 • The scares are gentle, the jokes are steady, and it’s built for a crowd that likes to laugh together instead of getting pummeled by horror. Don Knotts is the whole engine here, but the supporting cast is strong and keeps the pace moving. This is a great “bring someone who doesn’t like scary movies” scary movie. •  • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

**Screenwriter**: Bill Peet from the book by Dodie Smith

**Producer**: Walt Disney

What&#8217;s better than one puppy? Over one hundred puppies of course! And who would ever want to hurt dozens of puppies? An evil fashionista named Cruella De Vil that&#8217;s who. But the four-legged parents of these adorable spotted babies aren&#8217;t going to let the villainess or her criminal henchmen make off with their precious furballs. Bring your own adorable litter of little ones and relish this furry fable all over again!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Need more furry films for your family? Try out these lovable critters!

*Hammy the Hamster, Beethoven, Fox and the Hound*

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

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

**Screenwriters**: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

**Producers**: Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert

Vidiots remembers the life, legacy, and creativity of the extraordinary **Marjane Satrapi** with a special screening of the animated masterpiece Persepolis!

Join Vidiots for *Persepolis* &#8211; the poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. A breathtaking and powerful film based on Marjane Satrapi&#8217;s revolutionary autobiographical graphic novel with beautiful black and white animation, *Persepolis* shines as one of the most important animated films of the century. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine-year-old Marjane that we see a people&#8217;s hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power — forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the &#8220;social guardians&#8221; and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. So embrace your inner rebellion and join us for this special screening.

Persepolis

**Screenwriters**: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

**Producer**: Ethan Coen

Co-presented by our friends at **American Cinema Editors** and featuring a conversation with editor **Michael Miller** moderated by **John Venzon**. Also featuring a book signing of Miller&#8217;s book ***Developing the Editor’s Eye***.

The Coen Brothers head back to the neo-noir in this effortless, quotable, and beautifully shot gangster drama. When the Italian Mafia threatens to kill a crooked bookie (John Turturro), Irish mob boss Leo O&#8217;Bannon (Albert Finney) refuses to allow it, chiefly because he&#8217;s dating the bookie&#8217;s sister, crafty gun moll Verna Bernbaum (Marcia Gay Harden). Leo&#8217;s right-hand man, Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne), is also seeing Verna on the sly, and when he&#8217;s found out is obliged to switch sides, going to work for the Italian mob amidst a dramatically escalating gang war over liquor distribution.

**Picks from the Video Store**

No matter which kind of Coen Brothers movie you&#8217;re looking for, we&#8217;ve got it in their director&#8217;s section!

*Raising Arizona, Hudsucker Proxy, No Country for Old Men*

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

Miller’s Crossing

The Cat Returns

A Man Escaped in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

The narrative directorial debut of Penelope Spheeris (WAYNE’S WORLD, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION), SUBURBIA will kick your ass. Made for Roger Corman’s New World Pictures after Spheeris’ phenomenal success with DECLINE, this nuanced look at a patchwork family of punks banded together against their bad parents + shitty authority figures is made even radder by hammering live sets from SoCal hardcore squads D.I. and TSOL. Fuck the world. 

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: USA

35mm print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive ‘Cinematic Void’

Cinematic Void Presents SUBURBIA

**Screenwriter**: Greta Gerwig

**Producers**: Scott Rudin,  Eli Bush,  Evelyn O&#8217;Neill

Join us for Greta Gerwig&#8217;s Oscar-winning debut coming-of-age triumph. Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

**Movie Den** is a community initiative generously supported by **Golden Globe Foundation.******

All tickets come with a free small popcorn. Please enter through the video store. Doors will open 45 minutes before showtime.

If online tickets are no longer available HAVE NO FEAR, we will ALWAYS have walk-ups available starting 45 minutes before showtime (which give you plenty of time for free popcorn and a browse of the video store)!

This series was designed for audience members 12 and up, please note some films may contain more mature content than others. We encourage parents, caretakers, and guardians to explore the program and titles prior to ticket purchases. We will include MPAA ratings for all films in this series. Parental discretion is advised.

Lady Bird

Between pandemics, people’s revolts and male institutions, this period film cheekily combines fantastic psychedelia and handmade sets. Inspired by the life story of Julian of Norwich, a 14th-century mystic and the first woman to write a book in English.

Followed by Q & A with director Caroline Golum and actress Tessa Strain.

Fairfax Film Festival: Revelations of Divine Love

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Part 15, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 55 Mins, Paramount, USA**

There’s some fear in letting go.

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 16, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 57 Mins, Paramount, USA**

No knock, no doorbell.

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE SERIES:**

**TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, 2017, Paramount, USA**

Directed entirely by David Lynch, this 18-part limited event series picks up 25 years after the residents of a quaint northwestern American town were stunned when their homecoming queen, Laura Palmer, was shockingly murdered. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN is written and executive produced by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost, and is executive produced by Sabrina S. Sutherland.

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Parts 15 & 16

**Screenwriter**: Brian De Palma

**Producer**: Edward R. Pressman

Brian De Palma joins forces with songwriting superstar Paul Williams for one hell of a Faustian rock opera! Fledgling singer-songwriter Winslow Leach (William Finley) finds himself double-crossed by the nefarious music producer Swan (Paul Williams), who steals both his music and the girl Winslow wants to sing it, Phoenix (*Suspiria&#8217;s* Jessica Harper), for the grand opening of his rock palace, the Paradise. After Swan has Winslow sent to prison for trespassing, Winslow endures a freak accident that leaves him disfigured, after which he seeks revenge on both Swan and the Paradise. With killer music, a love story to span the ages, humor, stunning visuals, and remarkable performance numbers, this movie has really got it all!

**Movie Den** is a community initiative generously supported by **Golden Globe Foundation.******

All tickets come with a free small popcorn. Please enter through the video store. Doors will open 45 minutes before showtime.

If online tickets are no longer available HAVE NO FEAR, we will ALWAYS have walk-ups available starting 45 minutes before showtime (which give you plenty of time for free popcorn and a browse of the video store)!

This series was designed for audience members 12 and up, please note some films may contain more mature content than others. We encourage parents, caretakers, and guardians to explore the program and titles prior to ticket purchases. We will include MPAA ratings for all films in this series. Parental discretion is advised.

Phantom of the Paradise

**Screenwriters**: Alexander Korda, Graham Greene

**Producers**: Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, David O. Selznick

Join us for Carol Reed&#8217;s slick masterpiece of thrilling double-crosses, doomed love, and startling philosophy. Holly Martins, an author of pulp Westerns, arrives in postwar Vienna as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has recently died. Martins stays around to investigate the death and finds everything isn&#8217;t what it seems. Joseph Cotton is the perfect patsy, Alida Valli is the gorgeous mystery, and Orson Welles is the smooth-talking devil twisting the rules to suit his own fortune. Often regarded as one of the best films of all time from the stunning cinematography, to the performances, to Welles&#8217; adlibbed monologue on the Medicis and cuckoo clocks, *The Third Man* is every bit as good as the hype.

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

The Third Man on 35mm

Titicut Follies in 4K

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

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

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome back legendary indie filmmaker **Gregg Araki** for a special screening of *Mysterious Skin* followed by a conversation with Araki and actor **Joseph Gordon-Levitt**.

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Nowhere, Doom Generation, Smiley Face*

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

Mysterious Skin

In the Cut in 35mm

Flowers For Lev screening with Alan Ruck Q+A

Flowers For Lev Screening with special Alan Ruck Q+A

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Arabic with English subtitles.*

This singularly arresting adaptation of a novel by renowned writer Andrée Chedid casts French pop star Dalida (in her final screen performance) as a married washerwoman trying to save the life of her stricken grandson in the midst of the 1947 cholera outbreak in Cairo, while simultaneously navigating the romantic advances of a charming, Gene Kelly–obsessed young organ grinder (Mohsen Mohieddin). 

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

THE SIXTH DAY

North Star Sessions is a free showcase that strives to be a safe and inclusive place for artists and music lovers in the LA music scene. This month we will highlight the work of Agustin Donati, Lauren O'Connel, and Mathew Walker, with an open mic draw between sets.

8pm

North Star Sessions

Scribble

Basic Instinct in 4K

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

Hosts and longtime frenemies Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review chain restaurants and bicker about absolutely everything on the iHeartRadio award-winning Best Food Podcast, **Doughboys**.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach), POPEYE follows the sailor man with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall, in the role she was born to play), but Olive’s hand has already been promised to the hulking Bluto (Paul Smith), of whom Olive can say little except, well, he’s large. Eventually, Popeye and Olive are brought together by Swee’ Pea (Wesley Ivan Hurt), an adorable foundling, and Popeye finally meets his dad, Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston). Director Robert Altman in no way tempered his trademark style for this big-budget family opus, crowding the screen with a variety of characters and allowing his cast to overlap as much dialogue as they want.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

Doughboys Present POPEYE

BYOP: Bring Your Own Pen Drink & Draw!

Stories Books & Cafe

**Producers**: Jeff Tremaine,  Spike Jonze,  Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for one final fling at the big screen. Featuring all-new stunts and stupidity along with the greatest hits and biggest laughs from the past, jackass: best and last is a joyously raucous celebration of all the mischievous camaraderie that you’ve come to love and expect from these idiots over the past 25 years. So, grab your dumb little buddies, raise your glasses, and come experience the cinematic event that promises to be the last time you’ll ever laugh this hard in a theatre.

Jackass: Best and Last

**Screenwriters**: Dale Launer,  Stanley Shapiro,  Paul Henning

**Producers**: Bernard Williams

The con is on with Frank Oz&#8217;s masterful dark comedy classic with absolute legends Steve Martin and Michael Caine! At a luscious coastal resort two expert con men go head to head and toe to toe in a match to see who can swindle an heiress out of her money and claim the resort for their own private hunting ground. Steve Martin turns on one of his most ridiculous performances against the suave and debonaire coolness always exuded by Michael Caine resulting in 24 carat comedy gold! Bring your best frenemy to ease the tension through uproarious laughter!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home a whole Steve Martin movie binge tonight, including these deeper cuts!

*All of Me, The Man with Two Brains, Dead Men Don&#8217;t Wear Plaid*

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

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

**Screenwriters**: Julie Reichert,  Jan Ventura

**Producers**: Menahem Golan,  Yoram Globus

A sequel that is best remembered for its subtitle, this 80s breakdancing cult classic is about to turn your Friday night into the ultimate 80s dance off! The best breakdancers on the block are poppin&#8217; and lockin&#8217; their way to good karma when they use their powers of dance to take on a greedy developer that threatens their beloved community center with strip-mallification. The fashion, the dance moves, the 80s cheese, the Cannon Films moxie, it&#8217;s all in such abundance, you&#8217;ll be doing head-spins on the way back to your car! So bring your crew, pop on your knee pads, and get ready for the ultimate in 80s dance cinema!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home all the Hip Hop cult classics of the 1980s!

*Wild Style, Beat Street, Rappin’, Delivery Boys*

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

Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo

**Screenwriters**: Harley Peyton, Mark Frost

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

Watch the whole first season with us!

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

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

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

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

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

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 7 + 8

Harriet the Spy in 4K

Fritz Lang’s M

The 4th Man in 35mm

### FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN

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

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

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

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

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

GET SHORTY

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

Mary Poppins

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

Bullitt

Our fuzzy overlords return to the big screen! Vidiots is purrfectly enthralled to bring back the cutest kitty compilation ever! *CatVideoFest* is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses. *CatVideoFest* is a joyous communal experience, only available in theaters, and raises money for cats in need through partnerships with local cat charities, animal welfare organizations, and shelters to best serve cats in the area.

To support our feline friends, we are highlighting the work of [Tail Town Cat Cafe](https://www.tailtowncats.com/), who house adoption-ready cats from [Kitten Rescue of Los Angeles](https://kittenrescue.org/) and help to find them amazing families and homes. To support their mission, please visit their website or their wish list by clicking [here](https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1SG1NXK67DON1/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex) or [here](https://www.chewy.com/g/tail-town-cats_b122796640).

**Picks from the Video Store**

We&#8217;ve got more non-streaming kitties for your viewing pleasure on glorious physical media!

*Standard of Perfection: Show Cats, Cat Dancers, Cat Soup*

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

CatVideoFest 2026

**Producer**: Bob Maurice

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more incredible concert docs tonight on physical media!

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

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

Woodstock on 35mm

**Screenwriters**: Orian Barki,  Meriem Bennani,  Ayla Mrabet

**Producers**: John Michael Boling,  Jason Coombs

Join us in the microcinema for one of the most unique animated feature films of recent history &#8211; Maeriem Bennani&#8217;s intensely personal, singular, and genuine *Bouchra*. Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist, the rift in her cultural identity and an array of romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning becomes her path to expression. Juxtaposing decidedly absurd animation choices with the realism of her characters and dialogue, Bennani creates an asbolutely unique vision of artistry and queer identity.

Bouchra

**Screenwriters**: Mel Brooks, J.D. Shapiro, Evan Chandler

**Producer**: Mel Brooks

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

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

Picks from the Video Store

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

*The Producers, Spaceballs, High Anxiety*

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

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

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

**Producer**: Richard Kobritz

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Prince of Darkness, The Fog, Elvis*

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

Christine

Rotations presents *Aloïse* (1975) by Liliane de Kermadec (115m, French with English ST), starring Isabelle Huppert + Delphine Seyrig. Preceded by *Colors Folly* (1986), by Abraham Ségal (12m, in English).

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One of a handful of female outsider artists to earn praise from the early exponents of art brut, Aloïse Corbaz—born in modest circumstances in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1886; institutionalized as a schizophrenic in 1918; and kept under psychiatric observation until her death in 1964—is portrayed here by two of the premiere European actresses of their respective generations: Isabelle Huppert, who plays Corbaz as a ruminative, searching young woman, and Delphine Seyrig, astonishingly committed as the elder artist.

Newly restored by Cinémathèque Française and produced by Paul Vecchiali, de Kermadec’s sophomore feature is an ideal introduction to an unjustly forgotten giant of post–New Wave French cinema. In the same year of the release of *Aloïse*, de Kermadec would serve as one of the producers on Seyrig and Chantal Akerman’s *Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles*.

Restored in 4K by TF1 Studio, La Cinémathèque française and Cinémathèque suisse at Hiventy and Transperfect laboratories, from the original negatives. With thanks to Several Futures.

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Accompanied by *Colors Folly* (1986), Abraham Ségal

12m, in English

An archival gem: Delphine Seyrig and visionary painter Mary Barnes talk together about the “madness” of Aloïse Corbaz and its experiential links to pictorial expression. With thanks to The Simone de Beauvoir Audiovisual Center, a feminist audio-visual archive founded in 1982 by Delphine Seyrig, Ioana Wieder, and Carole Roussopoulos.

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A resident member of 2220 Arts + Archives in Los Angeles, Rotations is an occasional film series focused on feminist practitioners and their collaborators. Founded late 2021.

Monday, 7/20

Academy Museum

Spirited Away in 35mm

2:30 PM

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Le Cercle Rouge in 4K

7:30 PM

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Heavy Manners Library

1-Hour Risograph Printing (7/20)

12:00 PM

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Los Feliz Theatre

Cinematic Void Presents PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

7:00 PM

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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

9:30 PM

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New Beverly Cinema

The Women

Dinner at Eight

7:30 PM

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Vidiots

The Last Dragon (1985)

1:00 PM

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Unidentified

7:00 PM

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Jamón Jamón

7:30 PM

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Vista Theatre

The Odyssey (70mm)

11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 7:30 PM

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Monday, 7/20