Who Framed Roger Rabbit in Dolby Vision

Franz with Agnieszka Holland

Europa Europa in 35mm with Agnieszka Holland

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by author Jim Curtis Book signing with Jim Curtis for his book, Comedy is a Grim Business: The Making of IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, prior to the screening at 12:00pm at Aero Theatre, in partnership with Larry Edmunds Bookshop. ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2026’

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

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

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

SINNERS in 70mm

Aero Theatre

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

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

**Prepare to be Tromatized!**

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead + Tromeo & Juliet

Brain Dead Studios

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

Join us Sat. August 1st at Gardena Cinema as we honor the late, great Wes Craven on his birthday weekend by screening 2 of his best films!

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) & WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994)

Gardena Cinema

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Toho

COUNTRY: Japan

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

DAUGHTERS, WIVES AND A MOTHER

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate Films

COUNTRY: USA

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

EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY

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**“Going! Going! Gosh!,” 1952, Dir. Chuck Jones, 6 Mins, Warner Bros., USA**

The Coyote makes various attempts to get the Road Runner with an explosive-tipped arrow, by shooting himself out of a sling shot and by covering the road with quick drying cement.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE INSIDER, 1999, Dir. Michael Mann, 157 Mins, Disney, USA**

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 MINUTES exposé on Big Tobacco.

FORMAT: 35mm

‘You Can’t Handle The Toons! COYOTE VS. ACME Inspirations’

"Going! Going! Gosh!" / THE INSIDER

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**“Stop! Look! And Hasten!,” 1954, Dir. Chuck Jones, 7 Mins, Warner Bros., USA**

A Burmese tiger trap, a pop-up steel wall, a motorcycle and a box of Acme-brand leg-building vitamins can’t help the Coyote (Eatibus anythingus) catch the Road Runner (Hot Rodicus supersonicus).

FORMAT: DCP

**A CIVIL ACTION, 1998, Dir. Steven Zaillian, 115 Mins, Walt Disney Studios, USA**

Jan Schlichtmann is a cynical, high-priced personal injury attorney who only takes big-money cases he can safely settle out of court. Though his latest case at first appears straightforward, Schlichtmann soon becomes entangled in an epic legal battle…one where he’s willing to put his career, reputation and all that he owns on the line for the rights of his clients!

FORMAT: 35mm

"Stop! Look! And Hasten!" / A CIVIL ACTION

Los Feliz Theatre

Whisper of the Heart

Throw Momma from the Train / Ruthless People

Dredd

New Beverly Cinema

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

Show People

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

The Killers

Old Town Music Hall

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

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

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters**: Ed Naha, Tom Schulman

**Producers**: Penney Finkelman Cox

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more Rick Moranis classics tonight!

*Strange Brew, My Blue Heaven, SCTV*

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

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

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

**Producer**: Ray Stark

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

Funny Girl

**Screenwriter**: Lucía Aleñar Iglesias

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

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

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

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

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

— Filmmaker Magazine

Forastera

**Screenwriter**: Andrew Niccol

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Broadcast News, The King of Comedy, Nightcrawler*

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

The Truman Show

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

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

Watch the whole first season with us!

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

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

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

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

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

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 3 + 4

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

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Heroic Trio, Tomorrow Never Dies, Royal Warriors*

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

Yes, Madam!

**Screenwriters**: Robert Engels, Mark Frost

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

Watch the whole first season with us!

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

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

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

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

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

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 5 + 6

Vidiots

The Old Fashioned Way

The Odyssey (70mm)

Saturday Night

Vista Theatre

We're cleansing & christening the new space with the first film we screened at the original space - ARREBATO, the 1979 film about the catharsis and dangers of filming and being filmed.

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From cult Spanish director Iván Zulueta, also the brains behind many of Pedro Almodóvar's iconic movie posters, this hallucinatory tale is a dimension-shattering blend of heroin, sex, and Super-8, and the final word on **cinemania**.

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Courtesy of [Altered Innocence](https://www.alteredinnocence.net/).

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**dir. Iván Zulueta, 1979***Spain, digital projection*110 min

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## $10 general admission.

***Basic*** *&* ***Microcinephile*** *members, please log-in to your account and 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.***

ARREBATO (1979)

WHAMMY!

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

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

Full info: www.lafilmforum.org

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

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

2220 Arts + Archives

Korczak with Agnieszka Holland

Out of Africa in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Rialto Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

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

MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Rialto Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II in 70mm

In a world of black and white, there is only color, and for friends Vinz (Vincent Cassel) , Hubert (Hubert Koundé), and Saïd (Saïd Taghmaoui) — that color is blue. Armed with a gun, the trio set out on a 24-hour trek through the banlieue districts of Paris in the wake of a clash with the authorities which has left one man in the hospital and three hurtling towards an explosive conclusion. Shot with the idea that the” film should be banned,” Mathieu Kassovitz’s no-holds-barred look of France in the grip of racial tension and fear caused a sensation upon release, and later became an international arthouse smash and a landmark of modern French cinema. Is Paris burning? You bet.

La Haine

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

COUNTRY: USA

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

Introduction by actor Doug Jones ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Doug Jones Presents CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 3D

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Egyptian Arabic and French with English subtitles.*

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

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

ADIEU BONAPARTE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Reckless rich playboy, played by the great Rock Hudson in his breakthrough role, commits maritime manslaughter that ends the life of the town’s beloved local doctor. Douglas Sirk’s delirious Technicolor melodrama weaves its way through wild twists, turns, trials, tribulations, the American subconscious and the sudsy and spiritual journey to make right what can never be undone.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

‘Magnificent Melodramas: Douglas Sirk & Russell Metty’

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In silent-era Hollywood, stuntman Roy Walker (Lee Pace) is brought to a hospital after an on-set accident. There, he befriends a young girl (Catinca Untaru) and tells her a fantastical tale of epic heroes taking revenge on an evil ruler. The story transports her from the hospital into the exotic landscapes of her imagination.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: MUBI

COUNTRY: USA/India

THE FALL

1966 • A gem filled with gentle scares and jokes that are great fun. Don Knotts is his nervous, hilarious best in this 'haunted house' story -- his first film after leaving The Andy Griffith Show. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

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

**Producer**: Walt Disney

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

**Screenwriters**: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

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

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

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

Persepolis

**Screenwriters**: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

**Producer**: Ethan Coen

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

Miller’s Crossing

‍*Wanda* is an experiment in passivity. At the height of a civil rights moment in the US Loden decided to ask what if a woman is passive? What results from a woman giving in to her exhaustion with the world around her and what does it look like for a woman to refuse? The vision of her sensitive and intelligent character being not interested in the constant requirement to fight for equal treatment and rights is profound and it was a daring artistic risk to put that vision to film - to see what story comes out of it.

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Don't miss an opportunity for a first watch with us or the opportunity to join an audience in witnessing jaw dropping vulnerability and rawness from the barren American 1970 landscape captured cinematically by Barbara Loden in the form of a dramatic, funny and devastating road movie.

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After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal. - Letterboxd

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## $10 general admission.

***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.***

WANDA (1970)

Sound and Fury presents of Jawbreaker: an Anti-Cimex Documentary with Q+A by Director Tomas Haglund moderated by Zed Cutsinger of So You Did A Thing Podcast

Sound and Fury presents JAWBREAKER: Anti-Cimex Documentary w/ Q+A

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**Part 17, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 59 Mins, Paramount, USA**

The past dictates the future.

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 18, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 57 Mins, Paramount, USA**

What is your name?

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE SERIES:**

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

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

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Parts 17 & 18

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In German with English subtitles.*

Banned upon its original release in 1981, Andrzej Żuławski’s stunningly choreographed nightmare of a marriage unraveling is an experience unlike any other. Professional spy Mark (Sam Neill) returns to his West Berlin home to find his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani, in a role that earned her Best Actress at Cannes) insistent on a divorce. As Anna’s frenzied behavior becomes ever more alarming, Mark discovers a truth far more sinister than his wildest suspicions. With its pulsating score, visceral imagery, and some of the most haunting performances ever captured on screen, Possession is cinematic delirium at its most intoxicating.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: France/West Germany

POSSESSION

Ice Cream Man

We&#8217;re firing up our 16mm projector for a night of the best of puberty&#8217;s pitfalls and adolescence at its most awkward with a program of long-forgotten and laughably outdated short films from the 1940s through the 1980s about humanity&#8217;s cringiest life stage with menstrucation&#8217;s finest, endearing Mormon comedy shorts, mid-century slut-shaming primers, and more! Sex ed doesn&#8217;t get any better than ***Dear Diary: A Film About Female Puberty ***(1981).  The crowd-pleasing BYU comedy short ***The Phone Call*** (1977) wants you to know that even geeky, karate and bassoon-loving Mormon fast food workers deserve love, and with a little self-confidence and a great ginger-fro, they just might get it! Plus, another sensational menstrucational treat: ***Linda&#8217;s Film on Menstruation*** (1974) complete with a menstrual game show, the mid-century mental hygiene primer ***Are You Popular? ***(1958) to gently remind you to not slut it up, and a special surprise cartoon from the **[A/V Geeks Archive](https://avgeeks.com)** that will have you rethinking everything you knew about the mouse! Arrive early to explore all the gross but necessary things that happen to the growing boy in the third edition of ***Boy To Man*** (1984). Everything screened on 16mm film.

Featuring:

***Dear Diary, a film about female puberty*** (Color, 1981, 26 min)

*The Welcome to the Dollhouse* of puberty primers! Our incredibly awkward thirteen-year-old protagonist offers a narrative alternative to the facts about female puberty. Our homely heroine encounters peer pressure from her boy-crazy friends, changing sex roles, and making out with a pillow with a smiley face, all while she waits to become a woman. A bonafide crowd pleaser and the absolute top tier of menstrucational film!
***The Phone Call*** (Color, 1977, 28 min)

30 years before *Napoleon Dynamite*, this BYU-sponsored &#8220;comedy&#8221; follows an awkward teenage boy with Art Garfunkle&#8217;s hairstylist and a penchant for karate and bassoons as he works up the courage to ask his crush for a date.  The Mormons want you to know that nice guys can finish first! An audience favorite starring Marc McClure (Jimmy Olson from the Christopher Reeves *Superman* series).

***Linda&#8217;s Film on Menstruation*** (Color, 1974, 18 min)

*&#8220;It means that blood is falling out of my uterus!&#8221;***

A goofy sex education classic with two groovy teens from the mid-seventies. Judy is a regular 15 year old girl going through what every woman goes through at some point, her first monthly visitor. Her 16 year old boyfriend hasn&#8217;t got a clue, and quite frankly she doesn&#8217;t really either. Thankfully there&#8217;s an obnoxious cartoon to explain it all to them! If that doesn&#8217;t work, maybe the menstruation game show will hammer home the facts. Also featuring actor Jonathan Banks from *Breaking Bad*.

Plus more magic from the legendary **A/V Geeks** archive!

Doors will open at 6:30pm and the pre-show will begin at 6:40pm, so grab your popcorn early! Due to the rare nature of these films, condition will vary.

**Sweet 16mm** is a monthly screening of short films that demonstrate the special magic of the medium of 16mm. Ranging monthly from experimental to animation, educational, promotional, and ephemeral, we seek to spread the gospel of 35mm&#8217;s cheap and portable cousin and a physical media often overlooked and underrated. Sit in the room with the projector and behold the magical analog obscurities that we dig out monthly on glorious 16mm celluloid!

Sweet 16mm – Those Awkward Years

**Screenwriter**: Melissa Rosenberg from the novel by Stephanie Meyer

**Producers**: Mark Morgan,  Greg Mooradian,  Wyck Godfrey

Vidiots is dying to welcome back director **Catherine Hardwicke** for the emo screening of your teen dreams &#8211; *Twilight* &#8211; followed by a conversation with Hardwicke on her undead phenomenon!

Are you ready to live your Y2K gothic teen fantasy to the max with this teen goth essential as it *sparkles* on our big screen!?! When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward&#8217;s repeated cautions, Bella can&#8217;t stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life. You know you&#8217;ve been waiting for this (eternal) night, so bring your pack of baseball-playing vampires and join us in the shadows of the evening to sink your teeth into this tortured romance!

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

*Daughters of Darkness, Messiah of Evil, Nadja*

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

Twilight

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

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## Featuring a Q&A with The Emperor's New Groove director Mark Dindal, writer Dave Reynolds, and production manager Tracey Miller-Zarneke-- their first-ever appearance for this unreleased documentary! Moderated by LA Filmforum programmer and Animation Historian Sam Gurry.

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Barred from release due to its raw exposé of the corporate filmmaking process, *The Sweatbox* is one of the best- and least available- inside-filmmaking movies. Packed with unrivaled insights into the animation process, it documents a tumultuous big budget production through Sting’s work on a film called *The Kingdom of the Sun*. Until it wasn’t.

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What follows is a timeless story of ambition, adaptive ingenuity, Incan myths, ego, emotion, and flutes as directors John-Paul Davidson and Trudie Styler document Sting’s dissatisfaction watching the film’s tone and story shift dramatically amid executive doubt, uninspiring test screenings, and the unyielding deadlines dictated by Happy Meal toy production. Paralleling the intensely focused musician’s work with the tireless efforts of heroically talented animators, the film takes its title from the grueling processes of review and revision that make this chaotic milieu a thrilling viewing experience and often disillusioning look at creative collaboration.

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“At first, I was angry and perturbed. Then I wanted some vengeance.” - Sting, 2000

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THE SWEATBOX (2002) with Special Guests! pres. by Hollywood Entertainment

Howl’s Moving Castle

To Be or Not to Be

When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

The Dreamers

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Six weeks after a drunk driving accident that left her jaw wired shut, Rayna tries to have a fun night out with her friends. Over the course of a wild night, she strains existing relationships and makes new enemies. conflicts.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Magenta Edge Films

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Sabrina Greco and actor Blu Hunt Advance Screening ‘Women Wednesday’

LOCKJAW

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Arabic with English subtitles.*

One of director Youssef Chahine’s most controversial works ignited a firestorm of criticism from both Islamic and Christian voices, who objected to its liberal reinterpretation of the biblical story of Joseph (here renamed Ram to skirt censorship that forbids the depiction of religious figures). Nevertheless the film proved one of Chahine’s biggest commercial triumphs at home, a passionate evocation of ancient Egypt that uses the story—in which a young dreamer (Khaled el-Nabawy) leaves behind his backwards rural home and sets off to the intellectual center of Egypt on a journey fraught with political and sexual peril—to comment on deeply personal ideas about resistance, sacrifice, and liberation.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

THE EMIGRANT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Mandarin with English subtitles.*

Set just prior to the start of the 21st century, this vaguely futuristic story follows two residents of a quickly crumbling building who refuse to leave their homes in spite of a virus that has forced the evacuation of the area. As rain pours down relentlessly, a single man is stuck with an unfinished plumbing job and a hole in his floor. This results in a very odd relationship with the woman who lives below him. Combining deadpan humor with an austere view of loneliness and a couple of unexpected musical numbers, Tsai Ming-Liang crafted one of the most original films of the 1990s.

FORMAT: 35mm

COUNTRY: Taiwan

DISTRIBUTOR: Big World Pictures

THE HOLE

My Dinner with Andre / Vanya on 42nd Street

**Producer**: Sasha Waters

Featuring a conversation with filmmaker **Sasha Waters** after the August 12th screening!

If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, openly queer but intensely private, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic, stalking the ponds and forests of Cape Cod for nearly fifty years in order to open herself – and her readers – to the known and unknowable world. From a lonely childhood to literary fame, Oliver’s life was shaped by devotion to nature, paying attention, and the long journey toward learning to love and to be loved. Her poems inspire liberals and conservatives, atheists and believers, naturalists and urbanites, speaking directly to contemporary anxieties about attention, presence, and the human relationship with the natural world – issues that feel especially pressing in an era of climate crisis, digital distraction, and social fragmentation.

Featuring interviews with her close friends, including John Waters, never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey, *Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World *considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her.

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

**Screenwriter**: Michael Mann from the novel *Red* *Dragon* by Thomas Harris

**Producer**: Dino de Laurentiis

Before *Silence of the Lambs*, Michael Mann first introduced the cinema world to infamous cannibal Hannibal Lecter in this sizzling and stylish thriller. FBI criminal profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) is called out of early retirement to assist on a serial murder case involving a killer known as the &#8220;Tooth Fairy&#8221;. Graham enlists the help of imprisoned serial killer &#8212; and cannibal &#8212; Dr. Hannibal *Lecktor* (Brian Cox), who is the reason Graham took an early retirement. Soon, Graham and the FBI are entangled in a deadly cat-and-mouse game between the Tooth Fairy, Lecktor and an interfering journalist.

**Restoration**:

Restored in 4K in 2026 by StudioCanal at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, from the original 35mm A/B camera negative and a 35mm interpositive. Audio restored at Audio Mechanics laboratory, from the 35mm magnetic sound 6-track master used to create a new 5.1 mix. Grading supervised by Michael Mann at Company 3 laboratory and finalized at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory.
**Accessibility Options**: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.

Manhunter: The Final Cut

Broken Lullaby

Fatal Attraction with Adrian Lyne

Members at the Immerse level and above ($250+) are invited to join our curators for an exclusive walk-through of *Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70, Part II*.

This event is exclusive to Hammer Immerse members and higher. If you would like to upgrade your membership, email [membership@hammer.ucla.edu](mailto:membership@hammer.ucla.edu) or call 310-443-7050. RSVP required; capacity is limited.

[Become a member today](https://hammer.ucla.edu/support/membership).

RSVP required; capacity is limited. Kindly reply by Friday, August 7 to 310-443-7050 or [membership@hammer.ucla.edu](mailto:membership@hammer.ucla.edu).

Coffee with a Curator: Five Centuries of Works on Paper: The Grunwald Center at 70, Part II

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Peter Sellers triumphs in his classic performance as an illiterate gardener who is hilariously catapulted into the fast lane of political power. Shirley MacLaine and Academy Award winner Melvyn Douglas co-star. A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run-in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of a woman (MacLaine) and her husband Ben (Douglas), an influential but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, and an unlikely political insider.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Program begins with a live recording of the Greg Proops Film Club podcast. Feature starts at 7:30pm ‘The Greg Proops Film Club’

The Greg Proops Film Club Presents BEING THERE

Join us for the world premiere of the Ink & Dagger film "The Order," a convo w/filmmaker Nathaniel Shannon + a reading from "THE ALMIGHTY".

WORLD PREMIERE Ink & Dagger's "The Order", Presentation w/Filmmaker & More!

Man Bites Dog

Unfaithful with Adrian Lyne

SPECIAL BRAIN DEAD SOUND AND FURY WEEK DOUBLE FEATURE

CAM (2018) & FACES OF DEATH (2026) Double Feature with Director Daniel Goldhaber & Writer Isa Mazzei Q+A

Cam Synopsis: When her account is stolen by a look-alike, a cam girl sets out to unmask the mysterious woman and get her identity back.

Faces of Death Synopsis: A content moderator stumbles upon a series of violent videos that appear to re-enact death scenes from the infamous 1978 film "Faces of Death." In an online world where nothing can be trusted, she must determine whether the violence is fake or unfolding in real time.

CAM & FACES OF DEATH Double Feature + Q&A w/ Daniel Goldhaber & Isa Mazzei

### SPECIAL BRAIN DEAD SOUND AND FURY WEEK DOUBLE FEATURE

***CAM*** and ***FACES OF DEATH*** come together for a special double feature, followed by an **in-person Q&A with director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei.**

### CAM

*Release Year:* 2018  |

*Run Time:* 94 mins  |

*Format:* DCP
[Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8xZ5WDonk)

When her account is stolen by a look-alike, a cam girl sets out to unmask the mysterious woman and get her identity back.

### FACES OF DEATH

*Release Year:* 2026  |

*Run Time:* 98 mins  |

*Format:* 35mm
[Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6L502Ukb4)

A content moderator stumbles upon a series of violent videos that appear to re-enact death scenes from the infamous 1978 film *Faces of Death*. In an online world where nothing can be trusted, she must determine whether the violence is fake or unfolding in real time.

CAM & FACES OF DEATH + Q&A w/ Daniel Goldhaber & Isa Mazzei

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A pretty saloon entertainer escapes the marshal’s custody and hides in a small town where she unexpectedly becomes surrogate mother to three motherless boys who wish to see their father re-married.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

TAKE ME TO TOWN

### **ABOUT THE PODCAST:**

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Welcome to Greenleaf, a picture-postcard Indiana town where the high school is the proud focus of attention and “alternative lifestyle” means you bowl on alternate Tuesdays. But on the night of the Oscars. telecast, the town’s – and the world’s – center of attention is Greenleaf teacher Howard Brackett. A former student who’s now a superstar actor tells an audience of millions that Howard is gay. Poor Howard. He’s outted when he didn’t know he was in! Kevin Kline plays stunned Howard, scrambling to go forth with his wedding to devoted Emily (Joan Cusack) and doing his frantic best to assert his manliness. With clever dialogue, antic situations and a stellar cast that includes Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Debbie Reynolds and Bob Newhart, In & Out is out-and-out fun!

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

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

Doughboys Present IN & OUT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A best-selling author’s newest novel is literally driving readers insane. When the author inexplicably vanishes, a special investigator hired to track him down crosses the barrier between fact and fiction and enters a terrifying world from which there is no escape.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

Cabaret

Pulp Fiction

Now Instant and escorpión present Kiro Russo&#8217;s *Dark Skull*, featuring a recorded introduction from Russo that will be shown before the film.

Dark Skull

Now Instant Image Hall

**Screenwriters**: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack

**Producers**: David Permut,  Ben Browning,  Megan Ellison

Does your summer need a little spice? Have we got the dinner party for you! Join us in the microcinema for Olivia Wilde&#8217;s wildly entertaining and perversely hilarious comedy *The Invite* for a fun and naughty night of indie cinema! Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

The Invite

**Screenwriter**: Reid Carolin

**Producers**: Nick Wechsler,  Gregory Jacobs,  Channing Tatum,  Reid Carolin

Is it hot in here, or is it just Matt Bomer? Get ready to go wild with Mike and the boys in the original thirst trap throwdown! Would anyone have guessed that Steven Soderbergh would have taken on the male-exotic dance scene with such zeal? With Channing Tatum and a cavalcade of the sexiest men in America stripping down to their skivvies, it&#8217;s no wonder this beefcake bonanza launched the thirst of millions worldwide and led to a jock-thrusting empire that anyone can get behind! You can leave your dollar bills at home, we&#8217;ve got the money gun prepped and primed for this sexy fun night for anyone who&#8217;s feeling a little thirsty with all this heat!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Spend the night with Channing Tatum with a marathon on DVD and Blu-Ray

*Side Effects, Hail,Caesar, Step Up*

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

Magic Mike

**Screenwriters**: Matthew Weisman,  Jeph Loeb,  Steven E. de Souza

**Producer**: Joel Silver

With a special introduction from the big baddie himself **Vernon Wells**!

Get your bazookas ready for a non-stop action bonanza as Schwarzenegger takes on an army of mercenaries to save his daughter (none other than Alyssa Milano!) by brawling in the mall, and blowing up as much of LA as he can! One of the best popcorn blockbusters of the 1980s, Rae Dawn Chong and the Governator team up for action, for fun, and for revenge in this bad-ass specatacular. John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped by a group of assassins led by ultra villain Bennett (Vernon Wells). To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she&#8217;s killed. Join us for all the fun as we watch this explosive banger big and loud!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Rae Dawn Chong on glorious physical media tonight!

*Fear City, Highball, Tales from the Darkside*

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

Commando

**Screenwriter**: Sabrina Greco

**Producer**: Abbie Jones

With writer/director **Sabrina Greco** in person at both screenings! Friday, August 14th Greco will be in conversation with **Micah Gottlieb** of *Mezzanine Cinema* and the *Los Angeles Festival of Movies*.

Join us in the microcinema for the cringiest party this summer with Sabrina Greco&#8217;s absurd indie comedy *Lockjaw*! Six weeks after getting into a drunk driving accident that leaves her jaw wired shut, Rayna tries to have a fun night out with her friends, but ends up at a magician&#8217;s house where she summarily attempts to destroy everyone&#8217;s night &#8211; including her own!

Lockjaw

Christiane F.

The Dark Knight Rises

Scooby-Doo in 35mm

Train to Busan in 4K with Yeon Sang-ho

The Ugly with Yeon Sang-ho and Park Jeong-min

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“The Balloonatic”, 1923, Dir. Buster Keaton, 22 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Buster rises to new heights as he sails heavenward in a balloon. He bumps into clouds and, in trying to bring down a duck, punctures the gas bag and crashes in the woods where he saves Phyllis Haver from a bear and falls in love. His courtship and the balloonatic events that follow are hilarious.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Cops”, 1922, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 18 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

A carefully orchestrated series of gags in which Buster plays an innocent who tries to impress his girl by becoming more than he is, and winds up inextricably caught in a police parade that breaks up to pursue him.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Haunted House”, 1921, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 20 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Bank teller Buster spills glue on his money, gets himself accused of robbery and winds up in a haunted house full of spooky devices.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The High Sign”, 1921, Dir. Buster Keaton and Eddie Cline, 19 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

Buster plays a contract-killer who must murder the town miser, August Nickelnurser. But Nickelnurser knows a good man when he sees one and hires Buster as his bodyguard.

FORMAT: DCP

**“The Goat”, 1921, Dir. Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair, 23 Mins, Cohen Film Collection, USA**

A mistaken-identity crisis precipitates an almost continuous – and continuously brilliant chase through two adjoining towns where Buster is taken for ‘Deadeye Dan, Public Enemy’.”

FORMAT: DCP

105th Anniversary of “The Haunted House,” “The High Sign” and “The Goat” ‘Summer Busterblocks’

Buster Keaton Shorts Block

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer&#8217;s chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Jacob’s Ladder

### DEEP WATER

***Deep Water***, Adrian Lyne&#8217;s powerfully sexy, witty, and intoxicating return to the erotic thriller, finally receives its theatrical premiere. Lyne will join Hollywood Entertainment **in person** for a very special evening—including some unprecedented interactive surprises!

Featuring an all-star cast including **Ben Affleck**, **Ana de Armas**, **Tracy Letts**, **Jacob Elordi**, **Finn Wittrock**, **Lil Rel Howery**, and more, this modern spin on a Patricia Highsmith classic unfolds in a sumptuous Southern setting. A simmering tale of an open marriage gone wrong, *Deep Water* is filled with egos, mind games, manipulation, and suggestions of murder as Vic and Melinda find themselves at war with their psychosexual instincts—and each other. Their world begins to unravel as their friends wonder if Vic is responsible for the disappearances of Melinda&#8217;s lovers&#8230;

**Hollywood Entertainment is proud to present this timeless tale with a contemporary twist.**

Don&#8217;t miss Adrian Lyne&#8217;s appearances at the Academy Museum for presentations of *Fatal Attraction* (for which he received an Academy Award nomination) and *Unfaithful* on **August 13** and **August 14**, respectively.

Deep Water

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A raging volcano pushes to the surface, raining a storm of deadly fire bombs and an endless tide of white-hot lava upon the stunned city.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

Pre-recorded introduction by Angelyne ‘Angelyne Watch Local’

VOLCANO

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Guided Muscle,” 1955, Dir. Chuck Jones, 7 Mins, Warner Bros., USA**

While cooking a tin can, the Coyote spots a better meal rushing by – the Road Runner. But making himself into a giant arrow doesn’t catch the bird, and the book, “How to Tar and Feather a Road Runner,” isn’t much help either.

FORMAT: DCP

**ERIN BROCKOVICH, 2000, Dir. Steven Soderbergh, 131 Mins, Universal, USA**

Erin (Julia Roberts) is a sassy single mother and low-level law-office worker who becomes obsessed with a case involving a California utility company that’s accused of polluting the drinking water in a small town. She puts everything into fighting the corporation.

FORMAT: DCP

"Guided Muscle" / ERIN BROCKOVICH

### ABOUT THE FILM:

Seven years ago, pioneering research spacecraft “Event Horizon” mysteriously vanished without a trace on its maiden voyage. But then, in the darkness of deep space, a persistent signal prompts a rescue crew to wing its way through the galaxy on a bold rescue mission. What they uncover is an unimaginable interstellar horror that will test the entire team’s sanity and souls.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: PARAMOUNT

COUNTRY: USA

EVENT HORIZON

Knights of the Round Table

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

1926 - Silent • Live Accompaniment by Randy Woltz on the Mighty Wurlitzer • Introduction by Film Historian Randy Haberkamp • Director Ernst Lubitsch brings that famous “Lubitsch touch” to a silent comedy that's playful and surprisingly modern in how it handles romance and mischief. It’s a great reminder that silent-era comedy could be sophisticated without being stiff.

So This is Paris

1978 • This is the film that made people believe a comic-book hero could truly come alive on screen. Christopher Reeve is marvelous, making Superman noble and inspiring while also giving Clark Kent real sweetness and charm. John Williams’s score is one of the great glories of modern movie music, and hearing it in a theater is a thrill all by itself. The visual effects won a Special Achievement Academy Award, but what really lasts is the film’s heart. It has a sincerity and sense of wonder that still win people over. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Superman

**Screenwriters**: Jymn Magon, Chris Matheson, Brian Pimental

**Producer**: Dan Rounds

Head out on a road trip of goofing proportions in this very 90s animated dad joke! An endearing modern-day story about how the lovable Goof bonds with his teenage son Max on a hilarious cross-country road trip. En route to the ol&#8217; fishing hole, they find themselves up to their floppy ears in misadventure! A movie for the goofball in all of us featuring one of the most epically 90s animated musical sequences ever!

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

A Goofy Movie

**Screenwriters**: Dudley Nichols,  Georges de la Fouchardière,  Andre Mouézy-Éon

**Producer**: Fritz Lang

Watch out for the double cross in Fritz Lang&#8217;s film noir classic *Scarlet Street *starring crime cinema&#8217;s crown prince Edward G. Robinson and the infectiously alluring Joan Bennett as the feisty femme fatale. Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she&#8217;s really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris&#8217;s work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much. A razor-sharp thriller with an abundance of artistic flourishes, plus wit and wisecracks, *Scarlet Street* is among Fritz Lang&#8217;s most entertaining masterpieces.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Our Film Noir section is magnificent! Take home hundreds of classics on Blu-Ray and DVD including:

*The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Naked Alibi, Leave her to Heaven*

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

Scarlet Street

**Screenwriters**: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright from the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O&#8217;Malley

**Producers**: Marc Platt,  Eric Gitter,  Nira Park,  Edgar Wright

Vidiots is ecstatic to welcome director **Edgar Wright** for an evening of epic epicness starting with a screening of his beloved cult classic ***Scott Pilgrim vs. the World***.

Director Edgar Wright stepped away from British comedies to direct this classic of Canadian cinema. *Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World*, Wright&#8217;s beloved cult classic, follows the titular Toronto slacker and indie rocker (Michael Cera) overcoming his beloved Ramona Flowers&#8217; seven evil exes and learning some self-respect in the process. Not only is Wright&#8217;s adaptation one of the best comic book movies ever, it&#8217;s one of the best video game movies, aping the structure of a sidescroller to give this wildly inventive comedy some 8-bit flair. Try not to fill up on garlic bread because movies as special as *Scott Pilgrim *only come around so often. 

A conversation with **Edgar Wright** will follow this screening, but the fun doesn&#8217;t end there! Join us as Wright introduces one of the wildest movies of all time, Russ Meyer&#8217;s [***Beyond the Valley of the Dolls!** *](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/beyond-the-valley-of-the-dolls/)Please note, separate tickets will be required for each movie.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Visit our Edgar Wright directors section for so much more fun on glorious physical media!

*Shaun of the Dead, baby Driver, The Sparks Brothers* (and all the rest!)

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

An Evening with Edgar Wright: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

**Screenwriters**: Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer

**Producer**: Russ Meyer

Our evening of epic epicness continues with a special screening of Russ Meyer&#8217;s sexy psychedelic cinematic freakout *Beyond the Valley of the Dolls* introduced by **Edgar Wright**!

*This is my happening and it freaks me out!* Sex, drugs, rock n&#8217; roll, psychedelia, melodrama, camp, and just crazy crazy fun &#8211; there is no other film that gives so much! The only film penned by Roger Ebert, and the only studio film of Russ Meyer, this rock extravaganza is a one-of-a-kind spectacular of cinematic excess.  Only partially inspired by its predecessor *Valley of the Dolls, Beyond* is the Hollywood dream, nightmare, and wet-dream rolled into one, with one of the best on-screen bands (and soundtracks) in the history of film and wall-to-wall quotable dialogue and frenetic editing. An all-girl rock group finds fame, love, drugs, and drama when they move to LA, but success has its drawbacks, especially in the glittering city of the angels. A film so intensely groovy, funny, visually and sonically enthralling, you will never be the same again! Don&#8217;t miss your chance to rock out with these dolls on the big screen!

This screening is only half the fun! Join us earlier for a screening of [***Scott Pilgrim vs the World***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/) followed by a Q+A. Please note, separate tickets will be required for each movie.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Russ Meyer films are almost impossible to stream &#8211; lucky we&#8217;ve got a ton on DVD and Blu-Ray!

*Faster, Pussycat, Kill Kill!, Up!, Supervixens*

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

An Evening with Edgar Wright: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Misbehaving Ladies

The Rainmaker

Munich in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In Steven Spielberg’s massive blockbuster, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park’s mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

JURASSIC PARK

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A tall, handsome ‘preacher’ – his knuckles eerily tattooed with ‘love’ and ‘hate’ – roams the countryside, spreading the gospel… and leaving a trail of murdered women in his wake. To Reverend Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), the work of the Lord has more to do with condemning souls than saving them, especially when his own interests are involved. Now his sights are set on $10,000 – and two little children are the only ones who know where it is. ‘Chill…dren!’ the preacher croons to the terrified boy and girl hiding in the cold, dark cellar… innocent young lambs who refuse to be led astray.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Who Framed Roger Rabbit in Dolby Vision

11:00 AM

Franz with Agnieszka Holland

2:30 PM

Europa Europa in 35mm with Agnieszka Holland

7:30 PM

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

1:00 PM

SINNERS in 70mm

7:00 PM

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead + Tromeo & Juliet

6:30 PM

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) & WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994)

7:00 PM

DAUGHTERS, WIVES AND A MOTHER

1:00 PM

EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY

4:00 PM

“Going! Going! Gosh!,”

THE INSIDER,

7:00 PM

“Stop! Look! And Hasten!,”

A CIVIL ACTION,

10:15 PM

Whisper of the Heart

2:00 PM

Throw Momma from the Train

Ruthless People

6:30 PM

Dredd

11:59 PM

Show People

2:30 PM

The Killers

7:00 PM

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

8:00 PM

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

12:15 PM

Funny Girl

3:15 PM

Forastera

4:30 PM

The Truman Show

7:00 PM

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 3 + 4

7:30 PM

Yes, Madam!

9:45 PM

Twin Peaks: The Original Mystery – Episodes 5 + 6

10:00 PM

The Old Fashioned Way

10:00 AM

The Odyssey (70mm)

Saturday Night

11:59 PM

ARREBATO (1979)

8:00 PM