Fantômas Episodes 1-5

25th Anniversary of Spy Kids with Robert Rodriguez, plus a performance by The Rodriguez Family SPY BAND

Academy Museum

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space&#8230; until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for &#8220;historical documents&#8221; and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.

Galaxy Quest

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren&#8217;t the only ones hunting him.

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Brain Dead Studios

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

Join us Sunday July 19th at Gardena Cinema for MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN, JASON TAKES MANHATTAN, SHORTS HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD & a Reception!

FILMMAKER FACE-OFF: BROADWAY vs. SUNSET w/ Ryan Lambert & Liz Wiest!

Gardena Cinema

**12PM** Spain vs. Argentina

Watch the Final of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup live at the Hammer—on big screens, with friends and fellow fanatics, in an indoor/outdoor setting where art and sport come together. Between matches, explore our free exhibitions, shop the store, or grab a bite at our restaurant. Drinks available for purchase at the bar. Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed.

Doors and bar open one hour prior to kickoff. Admission is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

[Let us know you're coming!](https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_3773v3)

World Cup Watch Party

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In director William A. Wellman’s engrossing drama starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Blondell, and Clark Gable, a nurse discovers that the children she’s caring for are murder targets. Lora Hart is an ambitious student nurse whose first assignment after graduation is tending to a couple of deathly ill little girls. Despite their posh surroundings, the girls are apparently suffering from malnutrition; their mother, Mrs. Ritchey, is a heavy drinker; and the girls’ physician is a society quack. Lora soon realizes that the doctor is deliberately starving the children to death in order to gain access to their trust fund, and that Mrs. Ritchey is kept in line by Nick, a black-clad gangster posing as the family chauffeur.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. 

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by filmmaker Georgia Bernstein and actor Cemre Paksoy 95th Anniversary ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Georgia Bernstein and Cemre Paksoy Present NIGHT NURSE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

New 4K Restoration 30th Anniversary ‘Sunday “Rest”orations’

CITIZEN RUTH

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“The Bakery Girl of Monceau,” 1963, Dir. Éric Rohmer, 23 Mins, Janus Films, France**

*In French with English subtitles.*

Simple, delicate, and jazzy, the first of the “Moral Tales” shows the stirrings of what would become the Rohmer style: unfussy naturalistic shooting, ironic first-person voice-over, and the image of the “unknowable” woman. A law student (played by producer and future director Barbet Schroeder) with a roving eye and a large appetite stuffs himself full of sugar cookies and pastries daily in order to garner the attentions of the pretty brunette who works in a quaint Paris bakery. But is he truly interested, or is she just a sweet diversion?

FORMAT: DCP

**SUZANNE’S CAREER, 1963, Dir. Éric Rohmer, 55 Mins, Janus Films, France**

*In French with English subtitles.*

Bertrand bides his time in a casually hostile and envious friendship with college chum Guillaume. But when ladies’ man Guillaume seems to be making a play for the spirited, independent Suzanne, Bertrand watches bitterly with disapproval and jealousy. With its ragged black-and-white 16 mm photography and strong sense of 1960s Paris, Rohmer’s second “Moral Tale” is a wonderfully evocative portrait of youthful naiveté and the complicated bonds of friendship and romance.

FORMAT: DCP

"The Bakery Girl of Monceau" / SUZANNE'S CAREER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The scintillating feature debut of Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO) and one of the most controversial independent films of the 1990s, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL stars an electric Lili Taylor as Valerie Solanas, a militant feminist whose attempted murder of Andy Warhol brought instant fame to her radically anti-male SCUM Manifesto. Dropping out of grad school in the mid-sixties, the brilliant yet volatile Solanas survived in New York City as a destitute artist, sex worker, and panhandler, soon striking up a friendship with Warhol superstar Candy Darling that brought her briefly into the orbit of the world’s premier pop artist. With vivid, hallucinatory attention to historical detail, Harron captures the explosive cross-pollination of New York’s political and artistic countercultures as well as the creativity, snobbery, and decadence at the heart of the legendary Factory. Anchored by pitch-perfect performances—and featuring a blistering score by John Cale as well as covers of sixties hits by some of the nineties’ most iconic bands (R.E.M., Wilco)—I SHOT ANDY WARHOL is an incisive portrait of a rebel without an outlet and the soon-to-be-lost generation she came to define.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

I SHOT ANDY WARHOL

Los Feliz Theatre

A Goofy Movie

The Big Parade

New Beverly Cinema

1937 • Introduction by Author / Filmmaker Steven C. Smith • Cary Grant and Irene Dunne are fun in this energetic comedy that picked up six Oscar nominations and won Best Director for Leo McCarey. We love this film! It’s classic Hollywood charm at its finest.  • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

The Awful Truth

Old Town Music Hall

**Screenwriter**: David Reynolds

**Producer**: Randy Fullmer

Get in the groove with this llama-rrific animated comedy with an all-star cast of voice talent including Eartha Kitt and John Goodman. Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco&#8217;s new summer home. Kuzco&#8217;s advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a llama, who accidentally ends up in Pacha&#8217;s village. Pacha offers to help Kuzco if he doesn&#8217;t destroy his house, and so they form an unlikely partnership. Fast-paced fluffy fun for all!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more fun for you and your little movie-lovers!

*Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, The Daydreamer, Bill and Coo*

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

The Emperor’s New Groove

**Producers**: Paige Bethmann,  Judd Ehrlich,  Jessica Epstein

Editor **Eric F. Martin** in person!

*Remaining Native* is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a 17-year-old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great-grandfather&#8217;s escape from an Indian boarding school begins to connect past, present, and future.

Ku Stevens (17) is the solo runner at his high school with no coach. Living on the Yerington Paiute reservation in Northwest Nevada he needs more to be seen by his dream school, the University of Oregon. 

As Ku trains, unreconciled emotions unearth the memory of his great-grandfather, Frank Quinn. At 8 years old, Frank ran 50 miles across the desert to escape an Indian boarding school. Frank’s story becomes interwoven with Ku’s journey to run a collegiate qualifying time.

Will Ku outrun his history or will he learn to run in parallel with it to achieve his dreams?

Co-presented by **The Chapter House**

[The Popcorn List](http://thepopcornlist.com) is an annual survey of acclaimed feature films recommended by film festival programmers across North America &#8211; that are not yet available in wide release. 

Founded in 2024, The Popcorn List is a discovery and visibility initiative to amplify independent films that deserve to be seen more widely, highlight the discovery nature of film festivals and the craft of film curation, and respect audience’s desire for story-driven movies.

The Popcorn List: Remaining Native

**Screenwriter**: Paul Osborn from the novel by John Steinbeck

**Producer**: Elia Kazan

Adapted from the acclaimed novel by John Steinbeck (and even more loosely adapted from the Biblical story of Cain and Abel), this searing period drama from director Elia Kazan explores the fissures in a dysfunctional family. In 1910s California, wayward son Cal (James Dean) struggles to prove his worth to his deeply religious father Adam (Raymond Massey) and live up to the example of his better-loved brother Aron (Richard Davalos). But Cal’s good intentions are complicated by a shocking secret about his supposedly deceased mother, their farm’s economic decline, and the looming shadow of World War I. Dean’s electrifying performance here is still hailed as one of the greatest in film history — this was the last movie of his released before his tragic death at 24, and it earned him a posthumous Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more John Steinbeck films tonight!

*Of Mice and Men* (1939 + 1992), *Lifeboat, The Grapes of Wrath*, and see the man himself introduce *O Henry&#8217;s Full House*

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

East of Eden

**Screenwriter**: Jacy Mairs

**Producers**: Karlee Boon,  Cameron Holly Dexter,  Jacy Mairs

*Trash Baby* is an indie drama that celebrates the kids who grew up amidst white trash culture in the early 2000’s. The film follows Stevie (12), during yet another sweltering summer spent in Pine Park. After an unexpected run-in with the resident cool girl next door, Stevie strikes an unlikely friendship with wild, not-so-child, Edie. 

Swirling in a new world of puberty, boys, and drinking, Stevie is convinced it is time to leave childhood behind in exchange for new friends and a world she has long romanticized. 

That is until the reality of her new found idol’s life which contains fractured experiences of motherhood, corrupted innocence, and a world of violence starts to bleed into the frame. Soon Stevie must decide if she is truly ready to let innocence go or embrace childhood while it lasts. 

[The Popcorn List](http://thepopcornlist.com) is an annual survey of acclaimed feature films recommended by film festival programmers across North America &#8211; that are not yet available in wide release. 

Founded in 2024, The Popcorn List is a discovery and visibility initiative to amplify independent films that deserve to be seen more widely, highlight the discovery nature of film festivals and the craft of film curation, and respect audience’s desire for story-driven movies.

The Popcorn List: Trash Baby

**Screenwriters**: Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi

**Producer**: Claudio Argento

One of the most beautiful horror films of all time, Dario Argento&#8217;s stunning shocker is one gorgeous nightmare. One dark night, an American dancer arrives at a baroque European ballet academy, where she is greeted with students fleeing in a panic, secretive headmistresses and a series of murders and supernatural occurrences that grow increasingly gruesome. Eventually she discovers to her horror—and our frightful delight—that the school holds terrifying secrets within its walls. Almost impossibly stylized and highly influential (David Lynch, Nicolas Winding Refn and Guillermo del Toro are all big fans), *Suspiria* is a classic of contemporary horror, a Technicolor fever dream of stunning imagery that has recently been digitally restored to its full nightmarish glory.

Suspiria

**Screenwriter**: Annapurna Sriram

**Producer**: Timothy Petryni

Director **Annapurna Sriram **and Producer** Tim Petryn** in person!

Part-time sex worker, full-time chaos magnet, AP is convinced that the universe has it out for her… and she might be right. In Fucktoys — the wild, unfiltered debut from writer/director/star **Annapurna Sriram** — AP seeks a cosmic reset after a swampy tarot reading (courtesy **Big Freedia**) tells her she needs $1,000 and a sacrificial lamb to lift her curse. Armed with neither, she sets off on a bizarre quest with her kindred spirit Danni (**Sadie Scott**) through Trashtown, USA — a dystopian, neon-drenched sprawl of assorted oddballs, Tom of Finland cops, and strip clubs galore. 

Channeling the cinematic stylings of French New Wave, cross-pollinated with the rebellious vibe of 90s-era Gregg Araki, *Fucktoys* is rude, crude, unhinged, girlypop middle finger to filmic convention. The film features a spunky and beloved cast that includes *13 Reasons Why’*s **Brandon Flynn**, *The Comeback’*s **Damian Young**, and a knockout performance by* Heated Rivarly’s ***François Arnaud**. Sriram’s *Fucktoys *took home the **Grand Jury Award **at **NewFest**, **Special Jury Award** at both the **SXSW** & **Fantasia**, and has won a slew of other jury and audience awards since. 

[The Popcorn List](http://thepopcornlist.com) is an annual survey of acclaimed feature films recommended by film festival programmers across North America &#8211; that are not yet available in wide release. 

Founded in 2024, The Popcorn List is a discovery and visibility initiative to amplify independent films that deserve to be seen more widely, highlight the discovery nature of film festivals and the craft of film curation, and respect audience’s desire for story-driven movies.

The Popcorn List: Fucktoys

Vidiots

The Odyssey (70mm)

Vista Theatre

Spirited Away in 35mm

Le Cercle Rouge in 4K

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

The Women  / Dinner at Eight

**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

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

Total Recall

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Cohen Media Collection

COUNTRY: USA

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

SUDDEN FEAR

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

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

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Classics

COUNTRY: France/Iran/USA

PERSEPOLIS

Dusty and Sweets McGee  / Born to Win

**Screenwriter**: Tom Tykwer

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

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

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

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

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

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

Run Lola Run

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

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

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

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

**Screenwriter**: Anne Rice

**Producers**: David Geffen, Stephen Woolley

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Daughters of Darkness, Messiah of Evil, Nadja*

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

Interview with the Vampire on 35mm

Thunder On The Hill/My Name Is Julia Ross

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mezzanine: Franco Rosso's Dread Beat an' Blood

2220 Arts + Archives

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

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

### **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

Philosophical Research Society

**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

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

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

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

Fantômas Episodes 1-5

12:00 PM

25th Anniversary of Spy Kids with Robert Rodriguez, plus a performance by The Rodriguez Family SPY BAND

2:00 PM

Galaxy Quest

5:30 PM

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

8:00 PM

FILMMAKER FACE-OFF: BROADWAY vs. SUNSET w/ Ryan Lambert & Liz Wiest!

3:00 PM

World Cup Watch Party

12:00 PM

Georgia Bernstein and Cemre Paksoy Present NIGHT NURSE

1:00 PM

CITIZEN RUTH

4:00 PM

“The Bakery Girl of Monceau,”

SUZANNE’S CAREER,

7:00 PM