Niagara

The Beguiled

Academy Museum

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A car crash victim suddenly finds himself turned on by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground sub-culture of like-minded souls.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

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

CRASH

Aero Theatre

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll can change lives.

The School of Rock

Indonesia is a beautiful place. Because only Indonesia is capable of delivering a movie like LADY TERMINATOR: one of the most important acts of plagiarism that will ever exist. When a man steals a ghost snake from a witch, she declares revenge on his entire lineage. The curse comes true 100 years later, when a lady anthropologist is possessed by the ghost snake and transformed into a cyber-robotic master of death known as Lady Terminator.  An excessively perverted mash-up of action, horror and exploitation, LADY TERMINATOR is a neon-soaked, fifty-uzi salute to THE TERMINATOR, eye lasers and crotch violence against men.

Lady Terminator

Brain Dead Studios

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Prior to the screening, Los Angeles Silent Film Festival and Film Preservation Society merch will be available for purchase in the auditorium.

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**“Now You Tell One,” 1926, Dir. Charley Bowers, 22 Mins, Blackhawk Films, USA**

Charley Bowers’ NOW YOU TELL ONE is a dazzling blend of slapstick, stop-motion animation and surreal visual invention. Long overlooked and only rediscovered decades after his death, Bowers has emerged as one of silent cinema’s most original comic filmmakers. His delightfully unpredictable comedy remains unlike anything produced by his contemporaries.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE BLACK PIRATE, 1926, Dir. Albert Parker, 101 Mins, Museum of Modern Art, USA**

Douglas Fairbanks reaches the height of his swashbuckling career in THE BLACK PIRATE (1926), one of silent cinema’s most spectacular adventure films. Produced at the peak of Fairbanks’ international popularity, the film follows a daring nobleman who infiltrates a band of pirates to avenge his father’s murder, leading to a succession of breathtaking action sequences staged with Fairbanks’ trademark athleticism and charm.

Equally remarkable is the film’s groundbreaking use of two-strip Technicolor. One of the earliest feature films photographed entirely in the process, THE. BLACK PIRATE demonstrated that color cinematography could become an integral part of dramatic storytelling rather than a novelty. This presentation features a beautiful new restoration that recreates the film’s original color design, allowing modern audiences to experience one of the silent era’s greatest technical and artistic achievements as it was originally intended.

*Restored by The Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation in Cooperation with the British Film Institute. Funding provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Special thanks to Alexander Payne.*

FORMAT: DCP

Opening Night Introduction presentation by film historian Tracey Goessel. Live score by Cliff Retallick. 100th Anniversary Color Restoration Courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art ‘Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026’

"Now You Tell One" / THE BLACK PIRATE

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Prior to the screening, Los Angeles Silent Film Festival merch will be available for purchase in the auditorium.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Directed by Roland West from the enormously successful Broadway play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, THE BAT (1926) helped define the “old dark house” mystery long before it became a Hollywood staple. A mysterious masked criminal known only as “The Bat” stalks the corridors of an isolated mansion where hidden wealth, suspicious houseguests, secret passageways and unexpected murders keep audiences guessing until the final moments.

West directs with extraordinary visual flair, using expressive lighting, elaborate camera movement and striking Art Deco-inspired production design to create an atmosphere of mounting suspense. The film’s shadow-filled imagery would prove enormously influential on later horror and mystery films, while its combination of suspense and humor established a formula that filmmakers would revisit for decades.

Presented in the West Coast premiere of a new restoration during its centennial year, THE BAT remains one of silent cinema’s most stylish and entertaining mysteries, a masterfully crafted thriller whose influence can still be felt throughout the genre today.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Undercrank Productions

COUNTRY: USA

Opening Night Introduction by horror and science fiction film historian David Del Valle. Live score by Dean Mora. West Coast Premiere of New Restoration 100th Anniversary Film preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive, digital restoration by Undercrank Productions ‘Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026’

THE BAT

Los Feliz Theatre

Magnolia

Red Desert

Kill Bill: Volume 1

New Beverly Cinema

Coinciding with the opening of Luigi Mangione’s trial on September 8, Now Instant presents artist Stanya Kahn’s new short video work, *Deny, Defend, Depose*, a 30-minute film composed entirely of tweets posted in response to the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO in New York City on December 4, 2024.

The screening will be preceded by an introduction from Kahn.

Deny, Defend, Depose

Now Instant Image Hall

**Screenwriters**: Michael Showalter, David Wain

**Producer**: Howard Bernstein

Summer may be nearly over, but we&#8217;ve saved one last summer camp blowout with the 25th Anniversary of one of the funniest films ever, the massively hilarious cult classic from master-absurdist David Wain. Head back to the short shorts and arts and farts and crafts of the summer of 1981 with the happy campers of Camp Firewood who have one last day to to live their dreams, ask out their crush, get ready for the big talent show, and save the Earth from a colliding satellite. This non-stop barrage of laughter stars a cavalcade of brilliant comedians and then-up-and-comers like Bradley Cooper, Christopher Meloni, and Elizabeth Banks. So grab your sunscreen and your bug spray and get ready for the most fun you&#8217;ve ever had at camp!

Second Screening added September 11th. No guests will be in attendance at the encore screening.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for films that inspired *Wet Hot*? Camp it up with these vintage gems!

*Little Darlings, Meatballs, Gorp*

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

Wet Hot American Summer

**Screenwriter**: Jane Schoenbrun

**Producers**: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt

Visionary director Jane Schoenbrun (*I Saw the TV Glow*) presents a new kind of horror remake in *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma*. Bursting with imagination and surreal wit, their latest genre-bending wonder affirms there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure.

After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the *Camp Miasma* slasher franchise is due for resurrection. And one young director (Hannah Einbinder) is more than up to the task. But when she visits the original’s star, a now-reclusive actress (Gillian Anderson), the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, delirium — under threat from the spear-wielding Little Death.

Winner of the Queer Palm, this transformative Cannes favorite leads its protagonists to true fulfillment, encouraging us to ask how we can reach our own.

The first step? Facing your fears fantasy.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

**Screenwriter**: M. Night Shyamalan

**Producers**: M. Night Shyamalan,  Barry Mendel,  Sam Mercer

M. Night Shyamalan twists the superhero genre into an introspective thriller in this genre-shattering slow burn. An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass. The closest cinema has come to picturing superheroes in real life, this banger is best on the big screen!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Make it a M. Night Shyamalan weekend and take home these bangers on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K!

*The Last Airbender, Glass, The Sixth Sense*

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

Unbreakable

**Producers**: Gabriel Sedgwick,  Nickolas Hasse

Our microcinema is going to the birds with Penny Lane&#8217;s rapturous documentary about everyone&#8217;s favorite escaped zoo owl Flaco &#8211; *Wild Inside*.

In February 2023, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco answers the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along. *Wild Inside* is an underdog story of resilience and self determination as Flaco the Owl beats the odds and accomplishes the impossible. Flaco busts out of his cage barely able to fly, but he adapts, he explores and eventually – it seems – he goes far beyond mere survival, becoming an internationally known icon of freedom, hooting from the highest water towers. He claims all of New York City as his wild kingdom.

The remarkable story of Flaco raises some questions: is it right to keep a bird in a cage? Is there any real distinction between “zoo animals” and “wild animals”? How can we be better to our nonhuman neighbors?

This one of a kind owl’s epic song is sung in *Wild Inside* by a chorus of besotted New Yorkers – young and old, bird-nerds and civilians, many of them immigrants themselves – all of them reaching for a glimpse of the wild, a glimmer of magic, or even just someone to believe in. Everywhere Flaco goes, he leaves that place and its people forever enchanted.

Wild Inside

**Screenwriters**: Willard Huyck,  Gloria Katz

**Producers**: Gloria Katz,  Robert Latham Brown

With a special video introduction from **Tim Robbins**!

Get your brain ready for maximum meltage with this bizarro cult classic and one of the strangest superhero movies of all time. When a laser beam zaps a wise-cracking duck from Duckworld to Cleveland, he&#8217;s got to make the best on Earth and he makes friends with a rocker chick with enormous hair, and picks up a cigar habit. Can Howard make it back to his home planet? Will evil scientists blast something even more evil through their laserbeams? Does the plot even matter when you&#8217;ve got a smoking superhero duck made by human hands in a time before CGI? Do your Friday night a favor and lose your mind over *Howard the Duck*!

And stay after for the Vidiots Premiere of Tim Robbins&#8217; short film ***A Rough Day in Duckland***, chock full of recently unearthed behind the scenes footage of Howard the Duck shot on camcorder by the legendary Tim Robbins!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more gonzo comic book adaptations on DVD and Blu-Ray!

*Flash Gordon, Dick Tracy, Tank Girl*

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

Howard the Duck

**Screenwriters**: Nastasya Popov,  Tess Cohen

**Producers**: Tess Cohen,  Camila Mendes,  Rachel Matthews,  Saba Zerehi,  Nastasya Popov

With filmmaker **Nastasya Popov** in person at the Sunday, September 13th screening!

*&#8220;Doing it for the girls and the gays.&#8221;*

Our microcinema is catching the fashion bug with Nastasya Popov&#8217;s fiercely funny and endearing indie comedy of fashion, family, and desperation! In West Hollywood’s Russian district, Margarita lives out the American Dream: competing on a reality show. Will she slay, serve, or survive? In this sharp, irreverent comedy, a disgraced fashion designer with a dangerously low credit score, Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov) enters a reality show with a six-figure cash prize to save her babushka&#8217;s West Hollywood apartment. But as the competition intensifies, slick producer Nicol (Camila Mendes) pushes her to spin her family&#8217;s struggle into spectacle, forcing Margarita to decide whether to play along or take control of her own narrative, one unhinged look at a time.

Idiotka

Vidiots

Onslaught

Navy Spy/Bank Alarm

Streets of Fire

Vista Theatre

## Followed by a post film discussion with author Vincent Albarano & filmmaker Devon Green!

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

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Jason is back for vengeance in the most sprawling and substantial of Bryan Fortin’s original Zones of Evil productions! Growing out of the 1980s fanzine and cable access program of the same name, Peabody, MA-based Fortin and collaborators Jim Demers and Steven Mallas (comprising FDM productions) produced a score of feature-length projects that never aired outside of Cablevision. Though their meditative *Happy Halloween* series is better known, *Jason’s Curse* is a more concise endeavor, full of atmospheric locations, impressive night-lensed chase scenes,and plenty of inventive kills.

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Fortin plays Rick, who, alongside his friend David (Brian Less), confronts Jason’s past killing spree that landed his sister in an asylum. As with other FDM productions, a lot of time is spent in Fortin’s house (standing in for a cabin) as he discusses the plot details and his character’s history, while a series of bloody kills occur outside. These moments are imbued with quiet charm in Bryan’s world, proving that he and his team created the peak of cable access programming experience. Despite the fact that there are rarely more than two people onscreen at one time, Fortin manages to transcend the sophomoric fan film heap and deliver a perfect bit of seasonal fun. Xposure Video is proud to present *Jason’s Curse* for the first time outside of the MA area. (Vincent Albarano)

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**dir. Bryan Fortin, 1994***United States, digital projection*84 min

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## FRIDAY, 9/117:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

Followed by a post film discussion with author Vincent Albarano & filmmaker Devon Green!

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## $10 general admission.

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Courtesy of [XPOSURE VIDEO](https://experimentalkindergarten.bigcartel.com/products) - a distribution company founded by Vincent Albarano, author of [AESTHETIC DEVIATIONS: A Critical View of American Shot-on-Video Horror 1984-1994](https://experimentalkindergarten.bigcartel.com/product/aesthetic-deviations-signed-copy). AESTHETIC DEVIATIONS delves deep into several of the most famous SOV horror titles to give credit for their unique and singular contributions to independent genre cinema. Informed equally by a fan’s passion and the studied approaches of scholarly analysis, Albarano offers the first-ever detailed examination of the SOV horror cycle, proving that this strain of amateur filmmaking is deserving of proper appraisal. Sure to enlighten and provoke thought among fans and converts to the unique charms of SOV cinema, as well as inspire newcomers, Albarano’s book proves an invaluable resource for a neglected area of cinematic inquiry.

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SOV SEP: Jason's Curse (1994) pres. by Xposure Video

WHAMMY!

The Monster Squad in 35mm

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Sam Neill is Smith, a man escaping the break-up of his marriage by finding isolation on a coastal island. As he settles in, the country experiences its own turmoil: an oil embargo has led to martial law and civil war, which Smith is increasingly sucked into. 

This was the first feature film for both Sam Neill and filmmaker Roger Donaldson, as well as the first feature length film in color to be shot in New Zealand.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: American Genre Film Archive

COUNTRY: New Zealand

Q&A with filmmaker Roger Donaldson. Moderated by host and executive producer of The Amazing Race Phil Keoghan. ‘Starring Sam Neill’

SLEEPING DOGS

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**MIRAGE, 1965, Dir. Edward Dmytryk, 109 Mins, Universal, USA**

During a blackout in a Manhattan skyscraper, accountant David Stillwell (Gregory Peck) descends a darkened staircase and encounters a mysterious woman (Diane Baker) who seems to know him. Then he learns a prominent philanthropist has fallen to his death… strangers begin hunting him… and Stillwell realizes he can’t remember the last two years of his life. Desperate for answers, he hires a wisecracking private detective (Walter Matthau) to help untangle the mystery—but the deeper they dig, the more danger they find. Stylish and atmospheric with a paranoid edge, MIRAGE blends noir-like suspense and comedy into a disorienting thriller that keeps us questioning what is real. With memorable supporting turns from Kevin McCarthy, George Kennedy, and Leif Erickson, a taut screenplay by Peter Stone (Charade), striking B&W location photography by Joseph MacDonald (Call Northside 777), a vibrant Quincy Jones score, and assured direction from Edward Dmytryk (Murder My Sweet), MIRAGE is expert entertainment.

FORMAT: 35mm

**STRAIT-JACKET, 1964, Dir. William Castle, 93 Mins, Sony Pictures, USA**

After spending 20 years in a psychiatric institution for the brutal axe murders of her husband and his mistress, Lucy Harbin (Joan Crawford) is finally released into the care of her daughter, Carol (Diane Baker). Returning to a life she barely recognizes proves unsettling enough, but when a series of grisly murders begins, old suspicions and new fears quickly surface. Produced and directed by William Castle from a screenplay by Psycho novelist Robert Bloch, STRAIT-JACKET is a deliciously lurid blend of psychological suspense, gothic horror, and dark humor, with Crawford commanding the screen as a woman whose grip on reality may be slipping once again. Castle surrounds Crawford and Baker with a colorful supporting cast, including George Kennedy, Leif Erickson, and Rochelle Hudson, while milking the story for shocks and sinister surprises. STRAIT-JACKET is vintage Castle: stylish, campy, and macabre.

FORMAT: DCP

*Program notes by author Jeremy Arnold*

Q&A with actress Diane Baker. Moderated by author Jeremy Arnold.

MIRAGE / STRAIT-JACKET

When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel The Chicken Ranch, proprietress Miss Mona Stangley and her girls won&#8217;t go down without a fight.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

Legend

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Prior to the screening, Los Angeles Silent Film Festival merch will be available for purchase in the auditorium.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Help Yourself,” 1927, Dir. Joe Pasternak, 20 Mins, Dino Everett/USC, USA**

Long believed lost, “Help Yourself” (1927) stars Swedish-born comedian El Brendel as a hungry drifter whose search for a meal unexpectedly leads to romance. Produced by future Hollywood legends Joe Pasternak and William R. Wilkerson before either achieved fame, the film was never released, and its negative was eventually destroyed. Surviving elements, discovered more than ninety years later, have now been painstakingly reconstructed by USC HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive Curator Dino Everett and film collector Louie Despres, making this screening the first opportunity in nearly a century to experience this forgotten comedy.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE SLANDERERS, 1924, Dir. Nat Ross, 60 Mins, Dino Everett/USC, USA**

The world premiere restoration of THE SLANDERERS (1924), a previously lost feature preserved from the only known surviving copy, a 16mm print recently discovered in the USC HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive. Directed by Nat Ross, the film follows a World War I veteran who returns home only to find himself confronting the corruption, rumor and small-town bureaucracy that threaten both his reputation and his future. Blending timely social commentary with compelling drama, THE SLANDERERS explores how quickly false accusations can overwhelm truth, a theme that remains remarkably relevant a century after the film was made.

FORMAT: DCP

Introduction by University of Southern California HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive Curator Dino Everett. Live score by Cliff Retallick. World Premiere of New Restorations ‘Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026’

"Help Yourself" / THE SLANDERERS

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Prior to the screening, Los Angeles Silent Film Festival merch will be available for purchase in the auditorium.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Love in an Apartment Hotel,” 1913, Dir. D.W. Griffith, 17 Mins, Film Preservation Society, USA**

A lively comedy of romance, mistaken identity and theft, the film marks an important turning point in motion picture history, as Griffith and cinematographer G.W. Bitzer completed production while transitioning from Biograph’s legendary New York studio to California, where the American film industry would soon establish its permanent home.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE QUARTERBACK, 1926, Dir. Fred C. Newmeyer, 74 Mins, Paramount, USA**

The plot revolves around Jack Stone (Richard Dix), whose father (Harry Beresford) vowed that he would not leave Colton College until his team defeats its archrival, State University. Unfortunately, they lose, year after year after year. Rather than graduate, the father keeps his promise and remains enrolled for the next 27 years. By the 1920s, he is an aging perpetual student attending classes alongside his son Jack, who becomes the school’s new quarterback. Jack must not only win the championship game but also evade attempts by the State team to derail his football success while pursuing a romance with Louise Mason (Esther Ralston).

FORMAT: DCP

Introduction by Paramount Archives Senior Director of Film Preservation & Restoration Charlotte Barker. Live score by Dean Mora. World Premiere of New Restoration 100th Anniversary

"Love in an Apartment Hotel" / THE QUARTERBACK

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Prior to the screening, Los Angeles Silent Film Festival merch will be available for purchase in the auditorium.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Ilka’s Birthday at Egyptian Theatre,” 1925, 1 Min, Library of Congress, USA**

A delightful Hollywood newsreel capturing a canine birthday celebration in the forecourt of Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. Featuring some of silent cinema’s most famous four-legged stars—including Rin-Tin-Tin—the short offers a charming glimpse into Hollywood’s fascination with celebrity, both human and animal.

FORMAT: DCP

**WHAT PRICE GLORY, 1926, Dir. Raoul Walsh, 123 Mins, MoMA USA**

Based on a story by THE BIG PARADE writer Laurence Stallings, Raoul Walsh’s WHAT PRICE GLORY is the tale of friendly rivals, Captain Flagg (Victor McLaglen) and Sergeant Quirk (Edmund Lowe) who battle each other over women in their travels around the world. Reconnecting in France during WWI, the two compete for Charmaine’s (Dolores Del Rio) love while enduring the cruelties of war. One of the first male buddy films, WHAT PRICE GLORY takes a coarse, unsentimental look at the horrors and chaos of war, timely even today. Director Raoul Walsh and second unit director John Ford demonstrate their eye for composition and strong, male relationships on their road to iconic success.

*Restored by The Museum of Modern Art and The Film Foundation, in collaboration with George Eastman Museum and Academy Film Archive. With the support of the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.*

FORMAT: DCP

Introduction by film historian Marc Wannamaker. Live score by Cliff Retallick. 100th Anniversary West Coast Premiere of New 4K Restoration ‘Los Angeles Silent Film Festival’

"Ilak's Birthday at Egyptian Theatre" / WHAT PRICE GLORY

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Prior to the screening, Los Angeles Silent Film Festival merch will be available for purchase in the auditorium.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Cinderella Cinders,” 1920, Dir. Frederick J Ireland, 21 Mins, Ben Model/Blackhawk Films, USA**

Alice Howell, one of silent film’s most gifted, and too often overlooked, comediennes, stars in this whirlwind parody of the classic fairy tale. The film showcases Howell’s extraordinary blend of graceful physical comedy and fearless slapstick that earned her comparisons to later comic legends. Beautifully restored, the short offers a welcome opportunity to rediscover one of the silent screen’s funniest performers.

Format: DCP

**THE DEVIL’S CIRCUS, 1926, Dir. Benjamin Christensen, 74 Mins, Danish Film Institute, USA**

THE DEVIL’S CIRCUS marks Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen’s debut in America. The director of such classics as HAXAN (1922) and SEVEN FOOTSTEPS TO SATAN (1929) weaves his signature thematic motifs around the striking image of a grim, devilish figure pulling the strings of fate. The film tells the gripping story of Mary, played by the radiant Norma Shearer, a naive young woman from the country who is befriended by Carl, a professional pickpocket, played by Charles Emmett Mack. When Mary finds employment in a circus, Carl is arrested but promises to go straight for her sake. However, the corrupt world under the Big Top threatens Mary’s safety and innocence. Despite its breathtaking tragedies, the film is ultimately a deeply moving ode to the redemptive power of love.

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Introduction by Director of Graduate Programs in Film at Mount Saint Mary’s University Kelby Thwaits. Live score by Dean Mora. 100th Anniversary “Cinderella Cinders” preserved by Blackhawk Films Collection, digital restoration by Undercrank productions. ‘Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026’

"Cinderella Cinders" / THE DEVIL’S CIRCUS

The Iron Giant

Back to the Future Part II

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! / The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Christine

1943 • Film Historian Randy Haberkamp brings another Canine Classic, this time focusing on “Pal”, the collie who plays Lassie. And while Pal steals the show, 14-year-old Roddy McDowall is terrific, and it’s also a fun to see a talented 11-year-old Elizabeth Taylor.  • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Lassie Come Home

1932 • Introduced by author Kim Luperi • This is pre-Code Hollywood when the gloves were off. Howard Hughes produced it, and the film famously ran into censorship trouble, which is part of why it became a legend. This is the film that influenced all later gangster movies. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Scarface

Old Town Music Hall

The 3rd ever animated film from the Dominican Republic — a surreal and tender fantasia of love, loss, & memory, co-presented by El Cine!

OLIVIA & THE CLOUDS —  co-presented by El Cine

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters**: Warren Coleman,  John Collee,  Judy Morris,  George Miller

**Producers**: Doug Mitchell,  Bill Miller

Get ready to shake a tail feather with George Miller&#8217;s joyously animated treasure of putting your best foot (and wing) forward. Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, Mumble, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! So bring your feathered flock for an icy musical adventure that will warm your heart!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Have a bird-binge with your little avian-lovers!

*Bill and Coo, The Three Caballeros, Fly Away Home*

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

Happy Feet

**Screenwriter/ Producer**: Abbas Kiarostami

Join us for Abbas Kiarostami&#8217;s remarkable feature debut with this simple, intimate, and haunting tale of childish obsessions and the means we&#8217;ll use to fulfill them. Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in Tehran. In order to achieve that, he scams his friends and neighbors. A quest film that’s also a study of youthful obsession, it’s filmed in edgy black and white with a quiet energy that matches its hero’s. *The Traveler* has an acridly ironic ending and one of the best performances by a child in Kiarostami’s early work.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Visit our Kiarostami director&#8217;s section to take home more beautifully observed Iranian cinema!

*Close-Up, Shirin, Certified Copy*

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

The Traveler

**Screenwriter**: Lowell Ganz,  Babaloo Mandel,  Bruce Jay Friedman

**Producer**: Brian Grazer

A rom com with fins, get ready to fall in love all over again with Ron Howard&#8217;s very 80s fairytale starring Daryl Hannah and Tom Hanks (not to mention Eugene Levy and John Candy)! A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There&#8217;s one big complication though; he&#8217;s fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid. Now, she&#8217;s given up her fins, is learning English from cable TV, and maxing out his credit cards with an epic 80s makeover. Can their love transcend the fact they&#8217;re different species? Will the meddling scientist ever give up trying to study her like a specimen? Take the plunge and find out!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Crazy for mermaids? Try out these aquatic gems!

*The Lure, Aquamarine, The Daydreamer*

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

Splash

**Screenwriter**: Wendell Mayes

**Producers**: Hal Landers,  Bobby Roberts,  Michael Winner

Bronson&#8217;s gonna get you, punk! After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark. The ultimate vigilante film with a tough-as-nails Charles Bronson &#8211; vengeance has never felt better!

**Picks from the Video Store**

We&#8217;ve got a whole section for Bronson &#8211; so take home a bunch of bad-assery tonight!

*Death Wish 1-3, The Valachi Papers, Once Upon a Time in the West*

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

Death Wish

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

The Court Jester

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

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Dubbed “The Ed Wood of the 21st Century”, Des Plaines, Illinois based former marine and Golden Gloves boxer turned gonzo filmmaker David “The Rock” Nelson has been churning out his bizarre and mesmerizing brand of backyard monster movies for over 30 years. Often playing multiple onscreen roles simultaneously while utilizing local friends, his parents, and his girlfriend Janet Okulanis as his co-stars, “The Rock” has amassed a robust SOV filmography and persevered undaunted in the face nonexistent funds, unfavorable reviews, and outdated video equipment. Nelson’s work represents a singular viewing experience like no other: landing somewhere between the earnest monster romps of Paul Naschy and the eccentric video diaries of George Kuchar; where the filmmakers’ real life day to day activities and interactions sometimes outweigh the forwarding of the narrative. Equipped with dime store rubber fright masks and his camcorder, David “The Rock” Nelson has unapologetically crafted a legacy that remains an inspirational testament to the spirit of fulfilling your cinematic dreams at any cost.

Over 4 1/2 years in the making and clocking in at a staggering 2 1/2 hour runtime, The Devil Ant from 1999 is considered by many to be Nelson's magnum opus and mission statement. When the sardine gobbling mad doctor (Nelson) and his absent minded assistant (also Nelson) dump a pail of nuclear waste into the nearby water supply, an ordinary ant (Nelson’s infamous dime store rubber toy) is transformed into an unstoppable, marauding menace! With Detective Rock (Nelson again) not-so hot on the trail, the radioactive ant (as well as David’s probing camcorder) wreaks havoc on the streets, restaurants, and horror conventions of Illinois as Nelson brazenly flings his rubber ant at unsuspecting civilians, exasperated friends and family members, and confused convention attendees and celebrities. Featuring “appearances” by cult film luminaries including Forest J. Ackerman, Roger Corman, Fred Olen Ray, Bill Hinzman, Conrad Brooks, John Russo, Carl J. Sukenick, and even former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton!! (Saturn's Core)

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**dir. David "The Rock" Nelson, 1999***United States, digital projection*136 min

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

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

SOV SEP: The Devil Ant (1999) pres. by Saturn's Core

How to Marry a Millionaire

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

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

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

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

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

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

FORMAT: 35mm

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

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

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

FORMAT: 35mm

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

The George Lucas Talk Show Present THE HIDDEN FORTRESS / SPACEBALLS

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: USA

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

Cinematic Void Presents EFFECTS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

‘You Can’t Stream That On Television’

GUMMO

The Thing with Two Heads / The Black Gestapo

**Screenwriter**: Rafael Manuel

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

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

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

Filipiñana

Resident Evil

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

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

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Following the finale of his acclaimed HBO series HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON, NYC documentarian John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure. Concrete, the world’s most widely used building material, appears as an ever-present life force, and John sets out to make the definitive documentary on the matter. After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, he decides to use the industry-approved Hallmark formula to tell this seemingly drab story and increase his movie’s appeal. But his foundation soon begins to crumble—literally and figuratively—as he struggles to balance artistic freedom with the realities of the modern film industry.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Magnolia Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Italy

WHITE NIGHTS

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

The Bad Sleep Well

Far from Heaven in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM**

From writer-director Bassam Tariq, YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER stars Mahershala Ali as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him – and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.

FORMAT:DC

DISTRIBUTOR: Amazon MGM Studios/Orion Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Opening Night Q&A with filmmaker Bassam Tariq and actors John Cho and Adia West Coast Premiere

YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Malayalam, Hindi, English, Telugu,and Tamil with English subtitles.*

In the perpetually snow-covered Northern European town of Lowsungberg, vampire twins Victor and Rebecca live in hiding. Their fragile existence is shattered when Victor accidentally impregnates his human partner, Sofia—drawing the attention of merciless vampire hunters. Rebecca and Victor sacrifice themselves to ensure Sofia’s escape. Alone in the wilderness, Sofia gives birth to twins, Ethan and Ivy: half-human, half-vampire, unharmed by sunlight yet nearly blind in its glare. Sofia undertakes an arduous journey through the harsh winter to find refuge back home in India. Years later, after Sofia’s death, Ethan and Ivy are savagely attacked by armed bandits during a road trip through the desert. In a fight for survival, they are forced to reveal their dark secret—a terrifying bloodlust that threatens to consume their humanity. Driven by their mother’s love, the twins embark on a brutal and relentless quest for vengeance.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: India

Beyond Fest 2026 Opening Night Introduction by actor Ranjith Sajeev and producer Anne Sajeev West Coast Premiere

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

The Virgin Suicides

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In 2006, TO CATCH A PREDATOR host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: A24

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Opening Night Q&A with filmmaker Lance Oppenheim West Coast Premiere

PRIMETIME

Directors Village

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

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

THE MIRACLE WORKER

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

***Hidden in Pieces***

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

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

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

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

***Eraserhead***

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

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

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

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

Mimi/False Pretenses

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

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

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

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Followed by a in-person Q&A with director Clifton Holmes, hosted by Tim Vermeulen.

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

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Julia was fired three weeks ago. She also got sober three weeks ago. She’s starting over in a suburban rental, and doing a lot of online shopping to help make the space her own, fast. When packages she didn’t order start showing up at her door — a blender, a corkscrew, her signature shade of lipstick — they feel so unnervingly tied to her past that it starts to feel like someone is watching her. The shopping site Smirk denies responsibility. But increasingly paranoid, Julia tumbles down a rabbit hole to find the identity of her anonymous sender.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Russell Goldman, producer and actor Jamie Lee Curtis and actors David Dastmalchian and Rhea Seehorn West Coast Premiere

SENDER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it’s up to his estranged daughter to unravel his dark past.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Shudder

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Jordan Downey, screenwriter Kevin Stewart, actor Trevor Newlin and producer Patrick McGee West Coast Premiere

THE CYCLE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

To earn extra money, Charlie Simms, a scholarship student at an exclusive prep school, agrees to look after blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade. The innocent and reserved Simms is immediately thrown off guard by Slade’s bullying personality. And when Slade takes off for a wild weekend in New York City, the lives of both men are changed forever.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Martin Brest and actor Al Pacino Theatrical Premiere of New 4K Restoration Tribute to Martin Brest

SCENT OF A WOMAN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

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

TWO-LANE BLACKTOP

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

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

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

Movements of a Nearby Mountain

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

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

**Screenwriters**: Peter Sollett,  Eva Vives

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

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

Visit our Coming of Age section for more growing pains!

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

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

Raising Victor Vargas

Riverbend

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

This smoldering chamber thriller from Anton Corbijn (CONTROL) stars Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich (WEAPONS) as opponents in a strange confrontation between a youthful literary agent and *The Talented Mr. Ripley *author Patricia Highsmith.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Bleeker Street

COUNTRY: UK/Italy

‘Beyond Fest 2026’ West Coast Premiere

A TALENT FOR MURDER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Michelle, adrift in the aftermath of a tragic accident, floats through her days in the company of her overbearing best friend, Kelly. One evening, Michelle and Kelly meet Bridget, a vibrant, artistic high-schooler. When Bridget innocently asks Michelle to model for a school photography project, an unexpected friendship forms—one that begins to challenge Kelly’s hold on Michelle in ways both uncomfortable and absurdly comedic.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Doron Max Hagay, screenwriters and actors Blair Beeken and Katy Fullan and actors Shay Rudolph, John Early, Ayden Mayeri and Mike Mitchell. Moderated by HACKS co-creator Lucia Aniello. L.A. Premiere

SHE KEEPS ME YOUNG

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

Boy Meets Girl

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

Funky Forest: The First Contact

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Italian with English subtitles.*
A desperate woman turns up at her daughter’s doorstep during a terrible rain storm – she has a story to tell, a story that will reveal the true extent of the curse that has ensnared this family.

Paolo Strippoli returns after the thrilling HOLY BOY with another kind of terror – playing like a twisted Stephen King story, THE SPIRAL is unnerving, atmospheric, exquisitely violent and absolutely bloody scary, exploring the cost of desire, wishes, faith and most of all – the desire of a mother to control the destiny of her family. See it once and never forget it; this is destined to be a horror to remember.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Italy/France/Belgium

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Paolo Strippoli West Coast Premiere

THE SPIRAL

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Italian with English subtitles.*

Leftist radical-turned-terrorist Giorgio—hiding out in Latin America since the 1970s—turns himself in as soon as the Berlin Wall falls. Wishing to lead a comfortable, bourgeois life in his native Italy, he cuts a deal with a dirty cop, getting his sentence reduced in return for ratting former comrades out. Once released, Giorgio obsessively pursues his dream of becoming an upright citizen, but his old police acquaintance keeps dragging him down…

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Severin Films

COUNTRY: Italy/France

Beyond Fest 2026 World Premiere of New 4K Restoration

THE GOODBYE KISS

Scream

**Screenwriters**: Terry Hayes

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

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Yes, Plenty, Memoirs of an Invisible Man*

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

Dead Calm on 35mm

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

**Producers**: Luc Besson, Ariel Zeitoun

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

Bandidas on 35mm

Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

Hell Ride

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

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

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## FRIDAY, 9/257:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

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

## $12 general admission.

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

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

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Halloween with John Carpenter

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventorentrepreneur” who exerts an enormous influence on the world in which we all live.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Bleecker Street

COUNTRY: USA

MUSK

### **ABOUT THE SHOW:**

**CARRIE, 2026, Prime Video, USA**

Misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.

FORMAT: DCP

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with showrunner Mike Flanagan and actor Samantha Sloyan West Coast Premiere of Episodes 1 + 2

CARRIE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Three young thieves (Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto) fight for their lives after breaking into the home of a blind man (Stephen Lang) who has a dark side.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Screen Gems

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Fede Álvarez, screenwriter Rodo Sayagues and actors Stephen Lang, Danny Zovatto and Dylan Minnette 10th Anniversary

DON'T BREATHE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Warranting comparisons to PULP FICTION, SHORT CUTS and LA CONFIDENTIAL, TOO LATE is a sexy, smart noir detective thriller starring Academy Award nominee John Hawkes. Told in non-linear fashion, in a series of five true long takes, TOO LATE is a cinephile’s dream, with stunning 35mm cinematography, white hot dialogue and a masterful performance from Academy Award Nominee John Hawkes.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Antenna Releasing

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Live musical performance and Q&A by filmmaker Dennis Hauck and actor John Hawkes 10th Anniversary

TOO LATE

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

The End of Violence

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

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

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

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

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

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

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

Niagara

2:30 PM

The Beguiled

7:30 PM

CRASH

7:30 PM

The School of Rock

7:15 PM

Lady Terminator

10:00 PM

“Now You Tell One,”

THE BLACK PIRATE,

7:00 PM

THE BAT

10:00 PM

Magnolia

2:00 PM

Red Desert

7:30 PM

Kill Bill: Volume 1

11:59 PM

Deny, Defend, Depose

9:00 PM

Wet Hot American Summer

4:00 PM

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

4:15 PM

Unbreakable

7:00 PM

Wild Inside

7:20 PM

Howard the Duck

9:45 PM

Idiotka

10:00 PM

Onslaught

Navy Spy/Bank Alarm

8:00 PM

Streets of Fire

11:59 PM

SOV SEP: Jason's Curse (1994) pres. by Xposure Video

8:00 PM