Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

The Others in 4K

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

SCARLET WARNING 666 stars Rockey as twin brothers in a story of Satanic skullduggery, bizarre occult rituals and “demonic assassination” on a country estate.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Grindhouse Releasing

COUNTRY: USA

L.A. Premiere of New Restoration ‘Cinematic Void’

Cinematic Void Presents SCARLET WARNING 666

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Cantonese with English subtitles.*

After a fatal hit-and-run, three high school friends flee the crime scene. They are witnessed by Pearl, a sadistic young girl, who pursues the group and blackmails them into more crimes, with increasingly disastrous consequences.  

DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE (a.k.a. DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIRST KIND), directed by Tsui Hark (A BETTER TOMORROW), is one of the most controversial and violent crime films from the Hong Kong New Wave of the 1980s.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Cult Epics

COUNTRY: Hong Kong

DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE

Los Feliz Theatre

Joysticks / Zapped!

New Beverly Cinema

**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

**Screenwriter**: Ngozi Onwurah

**Producer**: Simon Onwurah

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome writer/director **Ngozi Onwurah** for a special 30th Anniversary screening of her visionary Afrofuturist gem ***Welcome II the Terrordome***! Co-presented by our friends at [**Monkeypaw Productions**](https://www.monkeypawproductions.com) and featuring a merch pop-up and limited giveaways!

Ngozi Onwurah’s radically ahead-of-its-time Afrofuturist vision *Welcome II the Terrordome* made history as the first theatrically distributed British feature directed by a Black woman. Nevertheless, it was largely dismissed upon its release by critics unable to see the urgency in its evocation of a gritty dystopia in which Black people have been relegated to living in a slum called the Terrordome, where simmering racial tension threatens to boil over in the wake of a young boy’s death. Over thirty years later, Onwurah’s fusion of political commentary and genre spectacle looks positively prescient, and her ability to build an entire cosmology that connects the history of slavery to present-day police brutality is nothing less than visionary.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Afrofuturist deep cuts from our video collection!

*Space is the Place, Born in Flames, The Brother from Another Planet*

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

Welcome II the Terrordome

Vidiots

Onslaught

Vista Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi’s experience. As she digs deeper into the house’s past, a secret comes to light — and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Magnolia Pictures

COUNTRY: Japan

Q&A with filmmaker Dave Boyle. Moderated by filmmaker Joe Lynch. Advance Screening Co-presented by Beyond Fest

NEVER AFTER DARK

Aero Theatre

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

*You Must Remember This* is the podcast dedicated to exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century.

THE CHEAT is featured in the new season of *You Must Remember This*, called ‘The Bisexuals,’ which debuts September 15.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Elsa Carlyle (Tallulah Bankhead) is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she’s spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who’s the cheat?

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by You Must Remember This host Karina Longworth

You Must Remember This Presents THE CHEAT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

An entire civilization must confront its destiny in alternative-animation pioneer René Laloux’s final feature, a cult classic of mind-bending science fiction. In a distant world, a merciless army of automata attacks Gandahar, turning its peace-loving people to stone. Hoping to discover the source of these Men of Metal, a council of matriarchs enlists the brave yet inexperienced warrior Sylvain (Pierre-Marie Escourro), who, while journeying through his planet’s outer regions, teams up with the Deformed, a race cast out from Gandahar after failed science experiments rendered them mutants. Soon, Sylvain learns that a gargantuan brain called Metamorphis (Georges Wilson) is responsible for his utopian society’s strife and—together with the beautiful Airelle (Catherine Chevallier)—travels through time to defeat him, in the process risking their lives and Gandahar’s very existence. Featuring stunningly surreal creatures and wondrously bizarre environments designed by renowned comic-book artist Caza, *Gandahar* is a visceral, visionary head-trip in which animation opens a gateway to the furthest reaches of the imagination.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

GANDAHAR

Peeping Tom / See No Evil

**Screenwriter/Producer**: Karen Sperling

Filmmaker **Karen Sperling** in Person! Presented in collaboration with **7th House** and the **Philosophical Research Society**.

Join 7th House and Vidiots in our microcinema as we rediscover Karen Sperling&#8217;s newly unearthed groundbreaking film, *The Waiting Room*, shot with an all-female crew at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center on Wards Island and virtually unseen for 50 years! Don&#8217;t miss your opportunity to be one of the first to revisit this mind-bending lost film at Vidiots!

Karen Sperling emerged as a pioneering yet underrecognized figure in American independent cinema of the 1970s. The granddaughter of Hollywood mogul Harry Warner, Sperling carved her own artistic path, directing two highly distinctive films in the early part of the decade. In 1971, at just 25 years old, she wrote, produced, directed, starred in, and composed the score for *Make a Face*, an experiential psychodrama reminiscent of *Repulsion* (1967). Two years later, she made history by assembling an all-woman film crew to create *The Waiting Room*, an enigmatic exploration of personal, familial, and institutional relationships between women. Shot entirely within the Manhattan Psychiatric Center on Wards Island, the film blends naturalism with avant-garde techniques—incorporating elements of dance, theatricality, and video art.

As Sperling remarked in a *Daily Times* article in 1973, “the production crew is made up of women whose feelings, and the unique environment women create together extends right into the filming of the story, reinforcing the conception.” The total creative and financial freedom Sperling enjoyed was double-edged: after a handful of press and industry screenings in 1973, the film went undistributed and was never publicly screened again.

Despite its groundbreaking nature, *The Waiting Room* was largely forgotten, though its approach anticipated the work of legendary filmmakers like Yvonne Rainer and Chantal Akerman. Many members of its pioneering all-woman crew, including Roberta Findlay and Alexis Krasilovsky, Nancy Schreiber are notable filmmakers and film industry professionals themselves, while Sperling pursued interests outside the film industry. As an act of cinematic archaeology, it’s fascinating, but it wouldn’t be so exciting if the films themselves weren’t also incredible works of art.

Note courtesy of Michael Metzger, Pick-Laudati Academic Curator for Cinema and Media Arts at the Block Museum in Chicago.

And don&#8217;t miss Karen Sperling&#8217;s other lost feature [***Make A Face***](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/karen-sperlings-make-a-face-1971-la-restoration-premiere-tickets-1998998067030?aff=oddtdtcreator) at the **Philosophical Research Society** on Sunday, September 13th at 7:00pm.

The Waiting Room

Thief

### **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

Directors Village

A medical mission deep in the Amazon awakens Boiúna, a colossal ancient mythical serpent, sparking a fight for survival.

Beware Boiúna

The film opens with a robed, profusely bleeding "God" disemboweling himself, with the act ultimately ending in his death. A woman, Mother Earth, emerges from his remains, arouses the body, and impregnates herself with his semen. Becoming pregnant, she wanders off into a vast and barren landscape. The pregnancy manifests in a fully grown convulsing man whom she leaves to his own devices.

The "Son of Earth" meets a group of faceless nomads who seize him with what is either a very long umbilical cord or a rope. The Son of Earth vomits organic pieces, and the nomads excitedly accept these as gifts. The nomads finally bring the man to a fire and burn him.

"Mother Earth" encounters the resurrected man and comforts him. She seizes the man with a similar umbilical cord. The nomads appear and proceed to rape her. Son of Earth is left to mourn over the lifeless body. A group of characters appears, carry her off and dismember her, later returning for Son of Earth. After he, too, is dismembered, the group buries the remains, planting the parts into the crust of the earth. The burial site becomes lush with flowers.

Begotten

Egyptian Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

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

TWO-LANE BLACKTOP

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

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

CRASH

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

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

Movements of a Nearby Mountain

Now Instant Image Hall

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

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

Philosophical Research Society

**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

Resident Evil

Riverbend

How to Marry a Millionaire

### **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

Brain Dead Studios

### **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

Kill Bill: Volume 1

**Screenwriters**: Terry Hayes

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

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Yes, Plenty, Memoirs of an Invisible Man*

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

Dead Calm on 35mm

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

**Producers**: Luc Besson, Ariel Zeitoun

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

Bandidas on 35mm

Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors

Hell Ride

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

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

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

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**‍***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!

WHAMMY!

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.

Huguette Caland: A Life in a Few Lines Member Preview

Hammer Museum

Join host Katja Bartholmess for an open writing studio at Heavy Manners Library from 1-3! No frills, no prompts, just write!

Manuscripts, Screenplays, Articles … whatever you’re working on, let’s do it in each other’s company!

**Afternoon Writing Session**

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Drop in and stay a while!

Writing Gets Lonely: Open Writing Studio (9/26)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

A pickup game interrupted by aliens, a telepath’s citywide puppet show, a wannabe idol’s obsession with her more famous double, a voice crackling through a man’s headphones with sinister instructions: this block of paranoid thrillers finds menace of all sizes and intensities lurking day and night. Uncanny and unsettling in equal measure, these shorts ask what happens when someone (or something) else is pulling the strings.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Pick Up Game,” Dir. Ocean Vashti Jude, 8 Min, USA**

One night, Troy, a fearless hooper, stays out late playing a very competitive and somewhat flirtatious game of basketball until it is interrupted by the presence of something extraterrestrial.

FORMAT: DCP

**“There’s Room For Two In Here,” Dir. Henry Chastain, 12 Min, USA**

A telepath roams Los Angeles using strangers as puppets to commit random acts of violence.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Obscure Identity,” Dir. Sarah Rich, 14 Min, USA**

In an era of sensory overload and conspiracy, the line between truth and delusion is razor thin. When a woman is stuck in the liminal space of an airport baggage claim, she must know the difference before paranoia (or worse) consumes her.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Next In Line,” Dir. Danny Dolan, 21 Min, USA**

After losing out on the job of a lifetime, one choreographer’s attempts at self-care are hijacked by an unhinged and malicious rival.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Idols,” Dir. Matt Halsall, 20 Min, South Korea/Japan/UK**

Kim Min-ha has always dreamed of the bright lights, but now she’s an almost 30-year-old wannabe K-pop idol and people only care about her uncanny resemblance to Park Hye-mi, the superstar she believes is living the life that by all rights should be hers.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Orange Circle,” Dir. by Mike Robinson, 13 Min, USA**

A woman is terrorized by a mysterious orange circle who intimidates her into attacking people with a pair of garden shears.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Headphones,” Dir. by Steven Arriagada 9 Mins, Australia**

A lovelorn young man working the late shift at a dead-end fast-food joint alongside his crush listens to his uncle’s old Walkman, when a mysterious voice crackles through the headphones whispering exactly what he must do to keep her alive.

FORMAT: DCP

**“By Yourself,” Dir. by Elaine Frost, 10 Min, USA**

In the deep woods, a solo camper’s solitude turns sinister when she wakes to find a neighboring tent that wasn’t there the night before.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Observer / Participant,” Dir. by Gregory Foltynowicz, 6 Min, USA**

Two souls move through a surreal inner world shaped by addiction. Trapped in cycles of ritual and withdrawal, they fight themselves as identity fractures and time repeats. The deeper they sink, the more they shift from living as participants to watching as silent observers of their own lives.

FORMAT: DCP

Beyond Shorts: Mind Games

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

A vape pen’s dying-battery reveals an illuminating perspective, a slasher targets the wrong slumber party, a GameStop hostage crisis coincides with the Halo 2 drop: this block is one wild ride after another. Raunchy, ridiculous, and occasionally gruesome, these shorts revel in escalating stakes.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Million Dollar Man,” Dir. Riley Scott, 11 Min, USA**

A timid man does something by himself for once.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Vape Glow,” Dir. Steven Schloss, 5 Min, USA**

Guided by the POV of a dying vape pen, Mike puffs around a dark vacation rental during an unusual blackout.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Scissors,” Dir. Hannah Alline, 13 Min, USA**

A slasher with a grudge meets his match when a group of queer friends on a weekend getaway turns his killing spree into a bloody night he never saw coming.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Midnight Drop,” Dir. Ricky M Staffieri, 18 Min, USA**

It’s November 8th, 2004—and Halo 2 drops at midnight, a night that will go down in gaming history. Best friends Adam and Tone are gearing up for an unforgettable all-nighter, but their plans go off the rails when two suburban punks hold up their local GameStop. What was supposed to be an epic night of gaming quickly turns into a chaotic hostage standoff.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Son of Danson,” Dir. Dylan Trupiano & Noah Morse, 11 Min, USA**

Three jailbirds try to survive the night after one of them, a real estate mogul named Danson Cougar, claims he’s been cursed to give birth at midnight.

FORMAT: DCP

**“No. 3,” Dir. Joe Heath, 13 Min, USA**

A young man’s desperate plea to use a gas station bathroom leads to the most unforgettable piss of his life.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Fight for the Fantasy,” Dir. Marissa Goldman, 10 Min, USA**

A divorcée goes on her first date in years and immediately tries to force a love connection over chicken wings.

FORMAT: DCP

**“A Stable Marriage,” Dir. Josephine Decker, 8 Min, USA**

A woman’s sexual fantasy is fulfilled — with surprising ramifications.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Seeing Eye Dog Who Saw Too Much,” Dir. Eric Jackowitz, 17 Min, USA**

In 1975, Italian director Enrico Januzzi began filming a giallo set in Rome – a feverish tale of a blind violinist who rises to first chair of the symphony, only to find herself stalked as a black-gloved killer murders her fellow musicians one by one. The only witness: her seeing-eye dog. Production collapsed after a week, and the footage was presumed lost, until its rediscovery in 2025. Painstakingly restored by WBAZ Films, this surviving fragment is presented here for the very first time.

FORMAT: DCP

Beyond Shorts: Peak Chaos

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Pumpkin is the last person alive – and every day is Halloween as far as she is concerned in the post-apocalypse. Her home is decorated with all sorts of Halloween paraphernalia and there are jack-o’-lanterns everywhere. And yet the sadness she feels at being alone simply won’t go away. Until one day she discovers there are others alive – a group of scavengers led by Thalia who seems very friendly. But first impressions can be wrong and deadly and soon the scavengers are about to discover they have messed with the wrong girl.
Ben Sottak’s beautiful debut is a spooky season treat of the best kind – scary and gory in all the right places with a delicate heart at the very core and a new hero that will be a fan favourite for the ages – a truly heartfelt love letter to Halloween and all that the holiday entails.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Shudder

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Ben Sottak West Coast Premiere

HALLOWARRIOR

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Three generations of the same family arrive at a cabin – some are there willingly, others brought along against their wishes. What they don’t know is that their night at the cabin will be both a chance to avenge a loved one and an occasion in which they’ll have to face horrors they’ve never faced before – the kind of horrors that only appear after the sun has gone down and darkness takes over.

Directed by Rebekah McKendry and produced by musical legend Slash, SUNDOWN breathes new life into the myth of vampires – with cool practical effects, a beautiful snowy location and thrills galore – this wicked gem is a beautiful throwback to creature-features of the ’80s and the perfect movie to spend Saturday night with.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Canada

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Rebekah McKendry North American Premiere

SUNDOWN

A Night at the Opera

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack / Godzilla 2000

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

1953 • A great pick for our 3-D day because it was filmed during the early 1950s 3-D craze, and it’s staged to make you notice. The director, William Cameron Menzies, was famous in Hollywood for visual design, and this “old dark house” flick ended up being his final film as director and production designer. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

The Maze

1961 • Introduction by Eric Kurland, Founder of 3-D Space • This is a real 3-D oddity and it has a built-in gimmick that audiences remember: the film actually cues you with the line “Put the mask on now!” when the 3-D nightmare sequences kick in. Only part of the movie is in 3-D, so when it switches over, it feels like the film is turning a corner. It’s not polished Hollywood horror, but that’s part of the charm!  • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

The Mask

Old Town Music Hall

PRS is honored to present here now, now gone, gone here., a new solo exhibition by Los Angeles–based artist Senon Williams

here now, now gone, gone here by Senon Williams OPENING RECEPTION

7th House proudly presents what may be the first ever U.S. theatrical screening of Jamil Dehlavi’s deeply strange metaphysical odyssey

BORN OF FIRE (1987)—The 1st Known U.S. Screening of a Hallucinatory Odyssey

A safe space for curious kids (aged 10-13) to explore magic, intuition, and their connection to the web of life. Gently guided, age-appropriate, and rooted in respect for nature and all living beings.

9-11:30am

$30

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Moonseed Academy for Young Mystics

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**Writer**: Richard Linklater

**Producers**: Richard Linklater, Sean Daniel, James Jacks

*Air raid!!! *Yes, it&#8217;s that time of year, join us and our besties down the block from **Walt&#8217;s**  for Vidiots’ Fourth Annual **Dazed Day**! Wiggle into your best bellbottoms and bring all your buds for a full day of Richard Linklater’s singular, stoney classic *Dazed and Confused*! Our all-day **Emporium Takeover** features vintage pinball on freeplay courtesy of Walt&#8217;s, plus all-vinyl DJ sets from **DJs Dan Wilcox** and **KCRW&#8217;s Tyler &#8220;Boogie&#8221; Boudreaux**, 16mm psychedelic celluloid mini-shows between screenings, all followed by a late-night screening of The Who&#8217;s tripped out pinball rock opera [***Tommy***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/tommy/) from the always audacious auteur Ken Russell!

Leave your paddles behind, but make sure you cruise down to Vidiots – it’d be a *whole lot cooler *if you did! 

Doors will open at 2:00pm &#8211; come early and stay late &#8211; the festivities will last all day!

Please note: separate tickets are required for each screening, but access to the Emporium is available to all ticket holders all day!

Dazed and Confused – Dazed Day!

**Screenwriter**: Ken Russell

**Producers**: Robert Stigwood, Ken Russell

Our **Dazed Day** extravaganza continues with the most psychedelic cinematic rock opera of all time &#8211; Ken Russell&#8217;s mind-melting adaptation of The Who&#8217;s *Tommy*. Co-presented by our friends and neighbors at **Walt&#8217;s Bar!**

*That deaf dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball!* Join **Vidiots** and **Walt&#8217;s Bar** for the pinball rock opera to redefine the genre from the singularly twisted mind of Ken Russell and the music of *The Who*. Rock legend Roger Daltry plays *Tommy,* a sight and sound-challenged pinball savant. A psychedelic musical spectacle with an electrified Tina Turner, Ann-Margret writhing in a room full of beans, cameos from Eric Clapton and Elton John, and more absurd and insane imagery that could only come from the mind of Ken Russell, you won&#8217;t want to miss this one-of-a-kind explosive experience on the big screen! You don&#8217;t have to be high to take this trip, but it might enhance the ride!

And don&#8217;t miss our double dose of [***Dazed and Confused***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/dazed-and-confused/), plus free-play pinball, DJ sets, 16mm psychedelia and more! Your ticket for Tommy includes access to our Emporium!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more provocative, opulent, and often sacrilegious masterpieces from our Ken Russell section!

*Lair of the White Worm, Altered States, Crimes of Passion, Lisztomania*

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

Tommy

Munster, Go Home!

The Boy Friend

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A detective investigating a rash of mysterious drug-related deaths finds a society of Satanists bent on bringing about the End Times.

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## SATURDAY, 9/267:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

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

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SOV SEP: Violent New Breed (1997) dir. Todd Sheets in person!

Doctor Zhivago

They Live with John Carpenter

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

When Lord Murashige (Masahiro Motoki) rises up against the tyrannical Oda (Bando Shingo), he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda), a brilliant yet dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon. Helped by his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and his most loyal generals, Murashige must uncover the truth before the castle falls.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus

COUNTRY: Japan

Beyond Fest 2026 International Premiere of the Black-and-White Edition

THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER - BLACK AND WHITE EDITION

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

Two manga artists, the brash Fujino and the reclusive Kyomoto, meet and develop a bond over making manga.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: GKIDS

COUNTRY: Japan

LOOK BACK

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Hot Dogs for Gauguin,” 1972, Dir. Martin Brest, 22 Mins, USA**

Martin Brest’s NYU student film stars a then unknown Danny DeVito as a struggling photographer who devises a drastic plan to achieve fame and fortune.

FORMAT: DCP

**BEVERLY HILLS COP, 1984, Dir. Martin Brest, 105 Mins, Paramount Pictures, USA**

The heat is on in this fast paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street smart Detroit cop tracking down his best friend’s killer in Beverly Hills. Axel quickly learns that his wild style doesn’t fit in with the Beverly Hills Police Department, which assigns two officers to make sure things don’t get out of hand.

FORMAT: DCP

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Martin Brest and actor Danny Devito First theatrical screening of “Hot Dogs for Gauguin” in over 50 years, featuring a newly remastered version supervised by Martin Brest. Tribute to Martin Brest

"Hot Dogs for Gauguin" / BEVERLY HILLS COP

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

An explosive rebound situation, a husband’s hidden chamber of secrets, a group of men radicalizing before our very eyes: this block follows men coming undone with lovers, with each other and with themselves. Bitter, unsettling and occasionally ugly, these shorts trace a throughline of masculinity fraying at the edges, whether the wound is romantic, repressed or entirely self-inflicted.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Early Human Media,” Dir. Adrian Delcan, 12 Mins, USA**

At the end of their second date, Joaquin accepts Misty’s invitation up to her apartment, but the night takes a turn when her eccentric brother subjects him to a surreal trial that leaves him questioning reality and love.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Sorrows of Young Charlotte,” Dir. Shir Ariya, 14 Mins, UK**

Still nursing a breakup, Charlie has a rebound night with her friend Werther, but when he pops her ex’s potency pills, unrequited love and pharmaceutical overkill collide in a most unexpected way.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Fester,” Dir. Max Parr, 18 Mins, Canada**

Unable to digest the end of his relationship, Robert develops a haunting gut-rot that sends him spiraling down the toilet… and into his ex-girlfriend’s new lover’s apartment.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Jack & Christine,” Dir. Noam Kroll, 9 Mins, USA**

A quiet dinner party spirals into emotional chaos when a mysterious guest from the past arrives.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Friends Like Us,” Dir. Ray Savaya, 11 Mins, Canada**

A dark comedic thriller where two sitcom actors have to reenact a new version of their show’s series finale after a crazed fan keeps them hostage.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Overlooked,” Dir. Lola Blanc, 4 Mins, USA**

In this 8mm oner, a group of men become more radicalized with each turn of the camera.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Bad Look,” Dir. Maxwell Rousso, 16 Mins, USA/Germany**

After her first nude photo shoot, an ambitious model becomes unsettled by the way a well-known photographer has framed and interpreted her body. When she confronts him to regain control of the images, their negotiation spirals into a charged argument that exposes the power and insecurity underlying their collaboration.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Mancave,” Dir. Fredrik S. Hana, 23 Mins, Norway**

Charlotte Husebø is drawn into a labyrinth of repressed fantasies and dark secrets when she discovers that her husband, Didrik Husebø, has a hidden room in the family’s garage.

FORMAT: DCP

Beyond Shorts: Heartburn

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When an American mercenary employed as a hired gun is blackmailed into leading a trading party to a nearby native village, what they encounter is death and destruction. Barely getting away with their lives and with some supplies, the party returns home to their trading post – but something else has followed them back, something not human.
Signaling the resurrection of the mighty Hammer Studios, Casey Walker’s survival horror is a mean, lean ride buried deep within the Canadian wilderness in the 1800s – a relentlessly thrilling story that is filled with exceptional performances from a game cast and one of the most stunning visual palettes of any film this year. Clearly built for the big screen, this horror-Western must be experienced in a room full of like-minded horror fans.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kaleidoscope 

COUNTRY: Canada

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Casey Walker North American Premiere

ITHAQUA

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“This Place is a Sh*thole,” 2025, Dir. Will Wightman, 4 Mins, UK**
The chaos and grime of communal living spiral into something both horrifying and hilariously relatable.

FORMAT: DCP

**WELCOME TO G-TOWN, 2026, Dirs. Nathan & Ben McQuaid, 85 Mins, UK**
Bill, along with his two best friends, is struggling to make sense of life post-graduation. Unable to find a job, he applies for any opportunity that might be a breakthrough – which is exactly how he ends up attending a job interview at a very strange office that seems to be populated by weird characters. Soon, the trio realizes that aliens have indeed landed in Glasgow and the only thing in their nefarious way is their gang of friends and one slightly unhinged conspiracy theorist.
Channeling the manic energy of early Jackson (especially BAD TASTE) but with a particular, unique Scottish streak, WELCOME TO G-TOWN is a no-budget statement of purpose devised and delivered by the very young McQuaid Brothers. If you’re a fan of DIY cinema of the most inventive kind, the twins have got a treat for you in this wicked, singular genre-defying beauty of a movie.

FORMAT: DCP

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmakers Nathan McQuaid and Ben McQuaid and producer Dylan Antscherl North American Premiere of WELCOME TO G-TOWN

"This Place Is A Sh*thole" / WELCOME TO G-TOWN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

The vanishing of an editor of an occult magazine sets in motion an investigation by a freelance writer and a colleague – soon they will be mired in a mystery that engulfs the Kinki region: missing children, hysteria, hauntings and much, much more.
Director Koji Shiraishi defined what true fear was with his entry into the found-footage-documentary scene with NOROI and he comes back this year with this new entry that is designed with a single purpose in mind: to terrify the audience beyond belief and then some. Trust me when I say that once KINKI ends, darkness will seem like a much more terrifying place than it did before the screening – see it with a friend and make sure you don’t walk together.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Japan

KINKI

1942 • Veronica Lake is pure movie-star fun here, playing a witch with revenge on her mind. Director René Clair keeps it light on its feet, with quick jokes and a dreamy, magical look. A great bit of Hollywood afterlife: this film as the key inspiration for the TV series Bewitched.  • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

I Married a Witch

1928 - Silent • With Live Accompaniment by Robert York on the Mighty Wurlitzer • Introduction by Film Historian Antonia Carlotta • Directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni, this adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1869 novel features superstar of the silent era Mary Philbin and German-born mega star Conrad Veidt. The film is known for the freakish grin on Veidt’s face, which pushes the film into the realm of horror. If you’ve never seen this creepy work of art, mark your calendar!

The Man Who Laughs

U.S. premiere of the new 4k restoration of legendary Czech fantasist Karel Zeman's beautifully animated adaptation of the Persian fairytale!

Karel Zeman's A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS  (1974)— U.S. Restoration Premiere!

**Screenwriter**: Linda Woolverton

**Producer**: Don Hahn

*Be our guest* as we chime in and sing along to the timeless classic songs of Disney&#8217;s magical animated classic *Beauty and the Beast*.  Follow the adventures of Belle, a beautiful but restless bookworm who finds herself in the castle of a prince who&#8217;s been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle&#8217;s enchanted staff of anthropomorphic housewares, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all &#8212; that true beauty comes from within. Lend your voice to this *Tale as Old as Time* and join in on the magic!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home all the hand-drawn Disney hits of the 1990s Renaissance on DVD and Blu-Ray

*Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan*

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

Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along

**Screenwriters**: Tania Rose,  William Rose

**Producer**: Stanley Kramer

Buckle up for a carload of belly laughs with Stanley Kramer&#8217;s madcap comedy of treasure hunting starring a cavalcade of some of the best comedians of the day. Stanley Kramer&#8217;s first foray into comedy, this all-star laugh riot garnered 6 Oscar nominations. A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself. So join the treasure hunt and get ready to laugh for 3 hours straight in this all-time comedy bonanza!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Ready for more laughs with Sid Caesar? Drive off with these comedy gems!

*The Cheap Detective, The Busy Body, History of the World, Part I*

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

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

**Screenwriter**: Anya Kochoff

**Producers**: Chris Bender,  J.C. Spink,  Paula Weinstein

It&#8217;s a battle of the icons when J. Lo faces off against Jane Fonda in this guiltless pleasure of cinematic bitchery! Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she&#8217;s found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there&#8217;s a problem standing in the way of everlasting bliss: Kevin&#8217;s overbearing and controlling mother, Viola. Fearing she&#8217;ll lose her son&#8217;s affections forever, Viola decides to break up the happy couple by becoming the world&#8217;s worst mother-in-law. If you need those rom com vibes to end your weekend right, we&#8217;re happy to oblige with this tasty slice of cinematic comfort food!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Do you love Jennifer Lopez as much as us? Overload on these gems on physical media!

*Out of Sight, The Cell, El Cantante*

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

Monster-in-Law

## dir. Jeff Leroy in person!

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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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Four college friends take a fateful road trip on Hell's Highway...a direct route to terror. They pick up Lucinda, a deviant hitchhiker with lust for the kill. The group thinks they have rid themselves of the vicious pick-up, but she soon starts appearing around every corner and down every bend like a murderous mirage. Is this the work of the Devil or something else and can anyone stop her killing spree? Anchored by a deliciously mad performance from Phoebe Dollar as hitchhiker Lucinda Polonia. (Terror Vision)

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**Doors Open**: SUNDAY, 9/27NOTE EARLY "MATINEE" TIME!3:30 4:00 SCREENING

**Screening Starts**: SUNDAY, 9/27NOTE EARLY "MATINEE" TIME!3:30 DOORS4:00

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

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SOV SEP: Hell's Highway (2002) dir. Jeff Leroy in person!

## Featuring the first-ever LA post-film discussion with director Jay Blumenfield. Admission includes access to the discussion following a complimentary screening of Small Town Ecstasy.

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“Aren’t people great?”

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Hollywood Entertainment is proud to present *Small Town Ecstasy*, a film of unrivaled familial tension and religious grace. One of the only films to capture glimpses of the Northern California rave scene, it shows us a family on the brink of collapse punctuated with strobe lights and pummeling trance synth. Like taking ecstasy, this is a story of the highest highs and the lowest lows once the music stops.

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A 40-year-old preacher’s son and father of four, Scott’s post-divorce crisis takes an atypical form. Rather than getting a Porsche or starting a cover band, he indulges in underground trance and jungle raves under the influence of ecstasy with his 20-year-old son. The two go to raves in matching Adidas visors and baggy pants looking for light shows, bass, and pills while his new lifestyle creates tension between his ex-wife and younger children. Scott loves the rave and wants to share the feeling with his children without comprehending the dangers that lie ahead.

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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: An Evening with Jay Blumenfield featuring Small Town Ecstasy, pres. by Hollywood Entertainment

River of No Return

Assault on Precinct 13 with John Carpenter

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In a forgotten desert town, a solitary racetrack janitor with a gift for drifting is haunted by his tragic past. Given a single chance to compete at a pro drifting event, he discovers his raw talent is useless without the one thing he’s always avoided: connection with others. Under a hardened mentor, he must learn to trust his found family and transform his untamed, lonely art into a dangerous dance of partnership, or be consumed and controlled by the past he’s desperate to escape.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Sung Kang and cast and crew U.S. Premiere

DRIFTER

Director and co-writer David Wain joins us in person for the premiere of the year: the world theatrical debut of the *Wet Hot American Summer* Fart Cut.

After an unfairly underseen limited initial release, *Wet Hot American Summer *would first find the adoring audience it deserved when it was issued on DVD in the winter of 2002.

Deep within the menus of that quintessential disc, a one-of-a-kind special feature was waiting to be discovered. 

It was&#8230; a Fart Track.

An alternate audio track playing alongside the movie featuring live recorded farts, **simulated** by Wain, co-writer/star Michael Showalter, and (“maybe”) co-star Zak Orth. Like the film, the track has a fervent following who until tonight have never had a chance to convene and relive their favorite farts.

Much has thankfully been done to celebrate the 25th anniversary of *Wet Hot American Summer. *But on this day, Hollywood Entertainment is proud to be the first to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the *Wet Hot American Summer *Fart Cut live and in surround sound.

Thank you to Rob Turbovsky and our community partner Dynasty Typewriter.

For more about the history of this unprecedented premiere, read [Vulture’s definitive oral history of the Fart Track](https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/oral-history-wet-hot-american-summer-fart-track.html).

Wet Hot American Summer: World Theatrical Premiere of the Fart Cut

Two children are sent to their grandparents house to spend a week with their grandparents while their single mom goes on a relaxing vacation with her boyfriend. One of the kids, Becca, decides to film a documentary about her grandparents in order to help her mom reconnect with her parents and also find out some things about her parents as well. While filming the documentary, however, Becca and her little brother, Tyler, discover a dark secret about their grandparents. 

The Power of Paranoia: THE VISIT / TRAP

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Marie and Paul move to a new area for a fresh start after Paul is wounded in the line of duty – however, soon their joy turns to terror when their newborn baby is abducted from his crib. Things take a strange turn when Marie learns of a mysterious cave in the woods which can help bring her baby back – but what will be the cost of such an action? Suffice it to say, everyone will suffer. Caleb Phillips’ twisted mind-bender is the perfect panacea for souls who have been searching for a thrilling, brainy science-fiction-horror since COHERENCE first hit the screens. Anchoring the entire wild ride are superb performances from Jessica Rothe and Charlie Barnett, who truly bring to life the desperate parents willing to sacrifice anything to get their child back. A swift, superb ride that will give you whiplash.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Caleb Phillips, producer Thomas Bond and actor Jessica Rothe West Coast Premiere

IMPOSTERS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

In the 18th century, Ana is sent to a remote convent by her guardian to atone for her Earthly sins – but what she ends up finding there, amongst the cloistered nuns and the young woman preparing to take the Holy vows, ends up being something more sinister than she could have ever imagined: a mysterious blood disease that seems to drain its victims every night…

Óscar Martín already blew our minds once with his feature debut AMIGO and he returns to do it again with an opulent, gorgeous nunsploitation film that was truly made for the big screen – lushly bathed in light and shadows like some magnificent chiaroscuro masterpiece with a sound design that truly makes the skin crawl. Go and scream for you’ll find it worth it.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Spain

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Óscar Martín and writer and producer Elena Muñoz West Coast Premiere

UPIRO

Ride Clear of Diablo / Six Black Horses

**Producers**: Claire Edelman,  Brydie O&#8217;Connor,  Elijah Stevens

Join us in the microcinema to rediscover the immense legacy of groundbreaking lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer through Brydie O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s phenomenal and award-winning portrait, *Barbara Forever!*

*Barbara Forever* explores the films, archive, and ongoing cultural impact of experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer, revealing her ingenious lifelong artistic effort to create and record lesbian histories, personal and societal. Through her own images and words, the film centers Hammer as a prism of the cultural ecosystems around her – through the feminist and queer movements in 1970s San Francisco, the male-dominated New York art world of the 1980s, the New Queer Cinema movement of the 1990s, and expanded LGBTQIA+ representation in art and culture in the 2000s. 

Driven by her canon of over eighty films, a vast collection of unreleased archival materials – hundreds of hours of footage, personal photographs and ephemera, and extensive audio interviews – *Barbara Forever* tells Barbara Hammer’s story through her own voice and visual perspective, making her the expert on her life, vision, and motivations. 

Barbara Hammer’s films break taboos around female sexuality, aging, illness, and queer love, often using her own body as a site of exploration and political power. Through the course of the film, she shows us that the personal is not only political, the personal is historical. Looking to Barbara Hammer as one of the first filmmakers to put a full lesbian life on screen that wasn’t there before, her work becomes a blueprint for a new generation of queer and radical artists to write their own histories into existence. This exploration of both Barbara Hammer’s life, work, archive, and her ongoing legacy provides an urgent, necessary story of queer life, feminist history, and American cinema.

Monday, 9/14

Academy Museum

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

2:30 PM

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The Others in 4K

7:30 PM

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Los Feliz Theatre

Cinematic Void Presents SCARLET WARNING 666

7:00 PM

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DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE

10:00 PM

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New Beverly Cinema

Joysticks

Zapped!

7:30 PM

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Vidiots

Wild Inside

7:00 PM

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Welcome II the Terrordome

7:30 PM

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Vista Theatre

Onslaught

3:30 PM, 7:30 PM

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Monday, 9/14