*By very popular demand, we've added a 5pm early show for this very special screening event*.

Dirty Looks presents *Three Bewildered People in the Night*, the first (unreleased) film by Gregg Araki.

Gregg Araki, *Three Bewildered People in the Night*, 92min., B&W 16mm on HD digital video, 1987

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Gregg Araki’s first, unreleased feature is a moody chamber drama about friendship, apathy and sexual fluidity. David (Mark Howell) is a performance artist, navigating the poseur factions of the L.A. underground, with his video artist gal pal, Alicia (Darcy Marta), and her photographer boyfriend, Craig (John Lacques). They tramp the urban wasteland at night, from arcade to diner to another sad club scene, and soon sparks fly between the boys, too. Araki’s early debt to Jean Luc Godard is palpable in this aching black and white movie that moves like a Smiths song. HD 16mm scan by Outfest Legacy Project, courtesy of Strand Releasing.

Dirty Looks: Gregg Araki's Three Bewildered People in the Night (Early Show)

Dirty Looks presents *Three Bewildered People in the Night*, the first (unreleased) film by Gregg Araki.

Gregg Araki, *Three Bewildered People in the Night*, 92min., B&W 16mm on HD digital video, 1987

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Gregg Araki’s first, unreleased feature is a moody chamber drama about friendship, apathy and sexual fluidity. David (Mark Howell) is a performance artist, navigating the poseur factions of the L.A. underground, with his video artist gal pal, Alicia (Darcy Marta), and her photographer boyfriend, Craig (John Lacques). They tramp the urban wasteland at night, from arcade to diner to another sad club scene, and soon sparks fly between the boys, too. Araki’s early debt to Jean Luc Godard is palpable in this aching black and white movie that moves like a Smiths song. HD 16mm scan by Outfest Legacy Project, courtesy of Strand Releasing.

Dirty Looks: Gregg Araki's Three Bewildered People in the Night

2220 Arts + Archives

All That Money Can Buy (The Devil and Daniel Webster)

Let’s Make Love

Frenzy with Guillermo del Toro

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Director Stanley Kubrick’s awesome epic is one of the most visually stunning films ever produced in 70mm. Kirk Douglas stars as the gladiator who leads his fellow slaves in a revolt against Rome, while co-stars Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin and Nina Foch get swept into the firestorm. Brilliantly scripted by writer Dalton Trumbo (whose hiring by producer Douglas helped shatter the blacklist), with Oscar-winning photography by Russell Metty.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

SPARTACUS in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

James Stewart and Kim Novak star in Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece thriller about an acrophobic detective hired to shadow a friend’s mysterious and suicidal wife.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

VERTIGO in 70mm

Aero Theatre

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

Ikiru

The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut&#8217;s alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine&#8217;s father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers&#8217; seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.

Stolen Kisses

Brain Dead Studios

The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each *Family Flicks* program.

Dazzling, hand-painted watercolor animation brings Gabrielle Vincent’s Belgian children’s books to life in this Oscar-nominated gem. In a world sharply divided by fear between bears, who live above, and mice, who live below, an unlikely bond blooms between a grumpy, music-loving bear and a spirited little mouse with big dreams. Mutual need brings them together but a shared love of creativity and fun connects them in a story about how friendship can change the world.—*Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm*

Director: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner. Screenwriters: Daniel Pennac, Gabrielle Vincent. With: Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Lauren Bacall.

Ernest & Celestine

Co-presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive

Recommended for ages 6+

Dazzling, hand-painted watercolor animation brings Gabrielle Vincent’s Belgian children’s books to life in this Oscar-nominated gem. In a world sharply divided by fear between bears, who live above, and mice, who live below, an unlikely bond blooms between a grumpy, music-loving bear and a spirited little mouse with big dreams. Mutual need brings them together but a shared love of creativity and fun connects them in a story about how friendship can change the world.

(2012, Dir. Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner. DCP, color, 80 min.)

Family Flicks: Ernest & Celestine

*Legacy* is the story of Bissie Hapgood, a woman unraveling under the pressures of a vapid and materialistic society consumed with dinner-plate settings, soap operas and sexual frustration. The material originated as a one-woman show in 1973, written and performed by Joan Hotchkis, a versatile talent celebrated for her roles on television series including *The Odd Couple *and *The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts*. Karen Arthur, a first-time filmmaker, saw Hotchkis on stage and convinced the actor to adapt the screenplay and star in the film. Independently produced and financed, *Legacy*, like its peers *Wanda* (1970) and *A **Woman Under the Influence *(1974), confounds 1970s Hollywood’s expectations with the introduction of a new kind of cinematic woman. Bissie stuns audiences with her honesty that is confrontational, yet heartfelt and a vulnerability that is never sentimental and always surprising.

*Legacy* features an exceptional crew at the start of what would become a set of accomplished careers. Arthur, who would go on to direct *The Mafu Cage* (1978) and become a prolific television director, winning an Emmy Award for *Cagney & Lacey*, collaborated with cinematographer John Bailey (*Ordinary People*, 1980, *In the Line of Fire*, 1993) and editor Carol Littleton (*E.T.*, 1982, *The Manchurian Candidate*, 2004).

*Note written by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler.*

Special thanks to our community partners: [American Film Institute](https://www.afi.com/), ***[Women In Media](https://womennmedia.com/)***, [UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Barbra Streisand Center](https://csw.ucla.edu/) 

Director/Producer: Karen Arthur. Screenwriter: Joan Hotchkis. With: Joan Hotchkis.

Legacy

Hammer Museum

Join us for a night of music featuring performances by Escape-ism, Tunde Adebimpe, Smooth Jas (solo), and Mo0d, the last show at our 1200 N Alvarado address!

Escape-ism, Tunde Adebimpe, Smooth Jas (solo), Mo0d

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles. *

In the brilliantly accomplished centerpiece of Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales series, Jean-Louis Trintignant plays Jean-Louis, one of the great conflicted figures of sixties cinema. A pious Catholic engineer in his early thirties, he lives by a strict moral code in order to rationalize his world, drowning himself in mathematics and the philosophy of Pascal. After spotting the delicate, blonde Françoise at Mass, he vows to make her his wife, although when he unwittingly spends the night at the apartment of the bold, brunette divorcée Maud, his rigid ethical standards are challenged. A breakout hit in the United States, MY NIGHT AT MAUD’S was one of the most influential and talked-about films of the decade.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

‘Éric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales’ and ‘Sunday Print Edition’

MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

*“We are now moving through a very bleak period in human history – where the conjunction of Post Modernist cynicism (eliminating humanistic and critical thinking in the education system), sheer greed engendered by the consumer society sweeping many people under its wing, human, economic and environmental catastrophe in the form of globalization, massively increased suffering and exploitation of the people of the so-called Third World, as well as the mind-numbing conformity and standardization caused by the systematic audiovisualization of the planet have synergistically created a world where ethics, morality, human collectivity, and commitment (except to opportunism) are considered “old fashioned.” Where excess and economic exploitation have become the norm – to be taught even to children. In such a world as this, what happened in Paris in the spring of 1871 represented (and still represents) the idea of commitment to a struggle for a better world, and of the need for some form of collective social Utopia – which WE now need as desperately as dying people need plasma. The notion of a film showing this commitment was thus born.” – Peter Watkins*

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: France

‘Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

LA COMMUNE (PARIS, 1871)

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**DEKALOG: FIVE, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 60 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind

FORMAT: DCP

**DEKALOG: SIX, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 61 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

A teenage postal worker, Tomek, routinely spies on his older neighbor Magda, a sexually liberated artist who lives in the apartment across the courtyard from his. As their private worlds merge, fascination turns to obsession, and the line between love and curiosity becomes violently blurred.

FORMAT: DCP

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**DEKALOG, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, Janus Films, Poland**

This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, DEKALOG focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth and the passage of time. Shot by nine different cinematographers, with stirring music by Zbigniew Preisner and compelling performances from established and unknown actors alike, DEKALOG arrestingly explores the unknowable forces that shape our lives.

Co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York ‘Krzysztof Kieślowski: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

DEKALOG: FIVE & SIX

Los Feliz Theatre

Silverado

The Passenger

New Beverly Cinema

A dreamy and lyrical meditation on language, memory, myth, and what human life might become beyond the ruins of the contemporary world

Ben Rivers's MARE'S NEST (2025) — LA Premiere!

The US theatrical premiere of the beautiful restoration of a long-buried gem of Estonian cinema — a vibrant celebration of childhood wonder

COLOURFUL DREAMS (1974) — US Premiere of Gorgeous New Restoration!

Philosophical Research Society

Berk and Bourgeois present: a 60th anniversary celebration of Revolver and Pet Sounds!

LA's finest singer/songwriters join forces to celebrate the birthdays of Paul McCartney & Brian Wilson by performing two of their classic works in their entirety.

Doors at 7pm

$12 in adv / $15 at the door

Advance tickets available  here !

Revolver and Pet Sounds

Scribble

**Screenwriters**: Roger Allers,  Ron Clements, and John Musker from the story by Hans Christian Anderson

**Producers**: Howard Ashman,  John Musker

*Darling it&#8217;s better down where it&#8217;s wetter! *Vidiots is headed under the sea for a sing-along of titan proportions with one of the most beloved Disney movies of the 1980s. Get ready to belt it out to your favorite tunes like &#8220;Part of Your World&#8221; &#8220;Poor Unfortunate Souls&#8221; and the Oscar-winning &#8220;Under the Sea&#8221; with your underwater friends like Ariel and Sebastian, and your underwater enemies like the evil sea witch Ursula &#8211; originally fashioned after drag superstar Divine. This eternal fairytale is as enchanting 35 years later as it ever was, so dive in with us to an ocean of musical fun!

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

The Little Mermaid Sing-Along

**Screenwriter**: Ryuya Suzuki

**Producer**: Kenji Iwaisawa

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and an oracle in this hundred-year chronicle spanning the past, present, and future. Through a chance encounter with a transfer student, he trains to become an idol, starting his search for self-identity and a journey toward greatness beyond superstardom. Written, directed, edited and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki over eighteen months, *Jinsei* (meaning “life” in Japanese) is an anime tour-de-force that announces Suzuki to the world as a bold new talent in independent animation.

Jinsei

**Screenwriter**: Shinobu Hashimoto

**Producer**: Tatsuo Hosoya

Director Masaki Kobayashi delivers a samurai movie like no other with this provocative drama, which dares to examine the dire consequences of blindly obeying authority. In 17th-century Japan, masterless samurai Tsugumo Hanshiro (Tatsuya Nakadai) asks the powerful Iyi clan if he can commit ritual suicide in the courtyard of their estate, but clan elder Saito (Rentaro Mikuni) suspects he’s just another beggar looking for money. When Saito forces him to go through with the ceremony, Tsugomo tells the clan the shocking story of how the heartlessness of the samurai code destroyed his life. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, *Harakiri* is a timeless meditation on the difficulty of holding on to one’s humanity in the face of a cruel and unjust system.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Check out our massive Samurai section to take home tons of bad-ass action!

The Complete *Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, Sword of Doom, Chushingura*

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

Harakiri

**Producers**: Andrew Renzi,  Nick Boak,  Kyzza Terrazas,  Santiago Maza,  Sabrina Coulston, Colin Cadarette,  Travis Gutiérrez Senger

With Director **Travis Gutiérrez Senger** at the Sunday, June 28th screening!

From executive producers Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna *ASCO: Without Permission* challenges the limits of documentary conventions to tell the story of a revolutionary Chicano art group who turned 1970s LA into their defiant canvas. Merging activism with radical artmaking, ASCO challenged the established order of Hollywood, museums, and media and are now considered amongst the 20th century&#8217;s most significant artists. Director Travis Gutiérrez Senger mirrors their boundary-breaking spirit through a groundbreaking approach, weaving nonfiction, and fiction together with a new generation of artists. The result is more than a profile &#8212; it&#8217;s a reimagining of what&#8217;s possible in art and cinema, celebrating iconoclasts who were decades ahead of their time.

ASCO: Without Permission

**Producers**: Ro Haber,  Caryn Capotosto

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome filmmaker **Ro Haber** along with comedy icons **Julia Sweeney **and** Harper Steele, **and all-around legend A**lan Cumming** for an extra special screening of the massively entertaining, endearing, and thought-provoking documentary ***We Are Pat***!

*We Are Pat* explores the evolution of gender identity and comedy from the ‘90s to the present day through the lens of the iconic *Saturday Night Live* sketch, *It’s Pat*. The film examines Pat’s origins as a joke rooted in the cultural anxiety of the ‘90s around gender while drawing striking parallels to today’s culture wars around transness and queerness. Trans and non-binary comedians and culture-makers reimagine and rewrite the original Pat sketches, using camp and humor to reclaim and re-envision an iconic character in American comedy. The film explores humor as both a tool of oppression and a radical force for change. Beyond comedy, *We Are Pat* raises complex questions: How does art age? What responsibility does a creator have as cultural values evolve? Can we reclaim narratives that once mocked us, transforming pain into laughter, visibility, and ultimately, our own creations? With the laugh, cry, cheer trifecta, this magnificent documentary will give you all the feels!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more fabulous queer documentaries on DVD tonight!

*Wigstock: The Movie, The Joy of Life, Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community*

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

We Are Pat

We&#8217;re cranking up the 16mm projector for another program of celluloid rarities and in honor of Pride month, we&#8217;re going queer as f@$k with ***Sweet****** 16mm: Revolutionary Queer Cinema* &#8211; **a program of groundbreaking and jaw-dropping short films from the 1930s &#8211; 1970s that not only challenged the norms of gender and sexuality but of form and fluidity of filmmaking, including works by Jean Genet, Barbara Hammer, Coni Beeson, James Sibley Watson, and more! Films include Jean Genet&#8217;s ***Un Chant D&#8217;Amour ***(1950), full of homoerotic visual poetry, Barbara Hammer&#8217;s ***Dyketactics ***(1974), a super fun romp of Sapphic delights, Coni Beeson&#8217;s gorgeous ***Holding*** (1971) merging the erotic with experimental cinema, and James Sibley Watson&#8217;s pre-code breathtaking expressionistic ***Lot in Sodom ***(1933). With a few special surprises, and a secret pre-show for the early birds. Everything screened on 16mm film featuring prints generously on loan from Smokehouse Films and [Canyon Cinema.](https://canyoncinema.com)

Sweet 16mm: Revolutionary Queer Cinema

Vidiots

The Wild Party

The Invite

Vista Theatre

**Screening Starts**: LAST  HERE AT 2514 SUNSET BLVD!

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What if *The Evil Dead* was reimagined as a forgotten, mid-level horror paperback that you found at a thriftstore for 25 cents? That’s sort of the vibe of *Forever Evil*. Punching above its weight, this ambitious 1987 Texas horror epic combines heavy metal album cover special effects, off-brand Lovecraft mythos, and a novelesque plot into something uncannily familiar–it’s a film you feel you’ve seen even when watching it for the first time.

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Is it too long? For some. Is it too boring? Maybe for the weak of heart. Does it feel birthed from some greater cosmic video store consciousness directly on to a VHS tape? Yes. Hence it’s the perfect movie to send the Whammy! Analog Media faithful onto bigger and better things!

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Join crap lovers and film critics, Sarah Fensom and Chris Shields, for a glimpse of low-budget nirvana in a film that teaches you to never trust a real estate agent. There will be trivia, prizes, and maybe even an original song!

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All hail Yog Kothag!

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**dir. Roger Evans, 1987***United States, VHS projection*107 min

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## SUNDAY, 6/287:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

$10 general admission. Sign in to your membership at checkout for member discounts. Don't have a membership? Get one [here](https://shop.whammyanalog.com/pages/get-a-membership).

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*Whammy! is located in the REAR unit of 2514 Sunset Blvd, entrance access is via Rampart Blvd.*

FOREVER EVIL (1987) on VHS! [last screening at 2514 Sunset!]

WHAMMY!

Whisper of the Heart in 4K

The Hitch-Hiker

Shakespeare&#8217;s King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

After a rollercoaster crash at a California amusement park, safety inspector Harry Calder (George Segal) soon realizes a psychopath is sabotaging rides across to country to black mail the multinational corporations that own the parks. Now Calder must figure out which park the mad bomber is targeting on the Fourth of July. Originally presented in Sensurround and part of Universal Pictures disaster film cycle including the likes of EARTHQUAKE, ROLLERCOASTER features a solid cast including Timothy Bottoms, Susan Strasberg, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and the band SPARKS in a show stopping live performance at Magic Mountain.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents ROLLERCOASTER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Egyptian Arabic with English subtitles.*

A small peasant village’s struggles against the careless inroads of the large local landowner. The Land shows why political oppression does not necessarily lead to a sense of solidarity among the disinherited.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Egypt

New Restoration ‘Youssef Chahine: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

THE LAND

Born to Kill / The Set-Up

Now Instant and [Rotations](https://rotations-la.net/) present a special screening of Caroline Golum’s *Revelations of Divine Love*, accompanied by Ioanna Filippopoulou’s *Three Mystics*, followed by a post-screening conversation with actress Tessa Strain and Molly Lambert.

Revelations of Divine Love

Now Instant Image Hall

**Screenwriters**: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman Jr.

**Producer**: Charles Brackett

*I&#8217;m ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille*. One of Hollywood&#8217;s most enduring classics, Billy Wilder&#8217;s *Sunset Boulevard *stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who thinks he can squeeze an aging and forgotten silent star (the glorious Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond), but learns he&#8217;s getting much more than he bargained for. Wryly funny, with memorable performances and endlessly quotable dialogue, there&#8217;s a reason this film is widely regarded as the best movie about Hollywood ever made. Don your turban and cigarette holder and spend your New Year&#8217;s Eve with Vidiots and Norma Desmond!

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

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

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

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

Sunset Boulevard

**Screenwriter**: Robert Alan Arthur, Bob Fosse

**Producer**: Robert Alan Arthur

It&#8217;s Showtime Folks! Bob Fosse only made a handful of films (in between revolutionizing the world of dance), and while all are impressive, none deliver as much razzle-dazzle as this seminal semi-autobiographical masterpiece. Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is at the top of his craft as one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him &#8211; his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going. Winner of the Palme d&#8217;Or at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for 9 Academy Awards, *All That Jazz* is a musical like no other and a cinematic triumph on every level.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Fosse tonight, from brutal true crime to cheeky musicals &#8211; there&#8217;s no bad film from Bob Fosse!

*Star 80, Lenny, Sweet Charity*

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

All That Jazz

Princess Mononoke in 35mm

The Lovers on the Bridge (Les amants de Pont-Neuf) in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

BABYLON in 70mm

Synopsis:

Q&A with Jon Lovett of Pod Save America

LA's former Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Noguchi gained fame through high-profile celebrity autopsies. His controversial findings on cases like Monroe and Kennedy advanced forensic science despite pressure from Hollywood and politicians.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHIlgyYy0Z4

Coroner To The Stars Screening + Q&A with Jon Lovett of Pod Save America @ Brain Dead Studios

Coroner to the Stars is a documentary film directed by Ben Hethcoat and Keita Ideno about the extraordinary life and controversial career of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner whose celebrity autopsies forever shaped American culture. From Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy to Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, Dr. Noguchi&#8217;s death investigations pushed forensic science into the spotlight — even as Hollywood elites and political adversaries sought to silence him. A Japanese American who unwittingly rose to fame in a city driven by stardom, Noguchi&#8217;s commitment to “tell it like it is” often put him within the crosshairs of controversy.

Coroner to the Stars

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Beyond its obvious cultural significance as the only classic film noir directed by a woman (actress Ida Lupino), THE HITCH-HIKER is perhaps better remembered as simply one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, THE HITCH-HIKER is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip (Edmond O’Brien and Frank Lovejoy) who are held captive by a homicidal drifter (William Talman). He forces them, at gunpoint, to embark on a grim joyride across the Mexican desert.

Renegade filmmaking at its finest, THE HITCH-HIKER was independently produced, which allowed Lupino and ex-husband/producer Collier Young to work from a treatment by blacklisted writer Daniel Mainwaring, and tackle an incident that was too brutal for the major studios to even consider.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA

THE HITCH-HIKER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

From the mind of Wes Craven, THE HILLS HAVE EYES stands alongside the likes of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD as one of the defining moments in American indie horror.

Taking a detour whilst en route to L.A., the Carter family (featuring Dee Wallace of E.T. and THE HOWLING) is in deep shit when their camper van breaks down in the middle of the desert — and they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the hills. With their lives under threat, the Carters are forced to fight back by any means necessary.

Horror master Craven achieved critical and commercial success with the likes of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and SCREAM — but for many genre fans, the director’s seminal ‘77 effort remains his masterpiece.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: USA

New 4K Restoration ‘Summer Break-Down’

THE HILLS HAVE EYES

Beauty and the Beast  / Orpheus

Join us on July 8th for a whole night of jamming in 7/8 time! All are welcome, no experience with odd time signatures necessary. Bring your preferred instrument! A few amps and DI boxes will be provided. This will be a free and leaderless jam! Please be considerate of your fellow jammers make sure everyone has a chance to join in.

8pm

FREE!

7/8 Night!

**Screenwriters**: Todd W. Langen, Bobby Herbeck

**Producers**: David Chan, Kim Dawson, Simon Fields

Crawl out of your shell and bring the kids or your best pizza-scarfing buds to join the coolest turtles in town for the original TMNT cinematic adventure. In New York, mysterious radioactive ooze has mutated four sewer turtles into talking, upright-walking, crime-fighting ninjas. The intrepid heroes &#8212; Michelangelo (Robbie Rist), Donatello (Corey Feldman), Raphael (Josh Pais) and Leonardo (Brian Tochi) &#8212; are trained in the Ninjutsu arts by their rat sensei, Splinter. When a villainous rogue ninja &#8211; the dastardly Shredder &#8211; who is a former pupil of Splinter, arrives and spreads lawlessness throughout the city, it&#8217;s up to the plucky turtles to stop him. 

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

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

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

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

**Screenwriters**: Tin Shu Mak,  Zhilong Lei,  Kwan-Sin Shum,  Frank Hui

**Producers**: William Kong,  Shan Tam,  Frank Hui

Martial arts fan rejoice &#8211; there&#8217;s a new masterpiece to add to your favorites list and it&#8217;s hitting our microcinema with a vengeance! With absolutely unbelievable martial arts choreography and an endless onslaught of bad ass hand-to-hand combat, no one can resist this unrelenting action spectacular. After Wang Wei&#8217;s daughter is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out to find her himself. His only ally is Navin, a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly battle the kidnappers in this jaw-droppingly dynamic martial arts showdown. Who needs fireworks when you&#8217;ve got non-stop explosive action!

The Furious

**Screenwriter**: John Hodge from the novel by Irvine Welsh

**Producer**: Andrew Macdonald

Join us for the 30th Anniversary of this addictive cult classic, newly restored in 4K! Smart, funny, sickly and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero for our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never dreamed of, *Trainspotting* is the story of Mark and his so-called friends &#8211; a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate &#8211; but then again, does he really want to &#8216;choose life&#8217;?

**Picks from the Video Store**

Who doesn&#8217;t want to take home Ewan McGregor tonight?

*Shallow Grave, Velvet Goldmine, Beginners*

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

Trainspotting

Westward Ho the Wagons!

Lightstruck presents *Jordan Belson: Knowledge Beyond Words pgm II.*

On June 25 and July 9, Lightstruck is honored to present two evenings devoted to one of cinema's unparalleled visionaries – Jordan Belson – an artist and filmmaker whose singular body of work has justifiably been the subject of devoted contemplation and ecstatic appreciation for over six decades. Belson's films defy concrete description, which is part of their deep and personal appeal, hinting as they do at "a knowledge that is beyond words", as Belson once told writer and curator Raymond Foye (to whom we are greatly indebted for being able to present these programs). While his earliest films embodied more familiar aspects of mid-century non-objective visual art, the early 1960s marked a radical shift into intensely mystical and elusive imagery – achieved largely through Belson's own remarkable photographic techniques – to give miraculous form to the innermost regions of imagination and consciousness.

Our second program devoted to the films of Jordan Belson spans his career up to the early 1970s, with a selection of ever-evolving and -expanding techniques of singularly mystical expression, most films screening on recently struck 16mm prints, courtesy of the Belson estate and Raymond Foye. Inspired by relationships to the worlds of Non-Objective art, jazz, meditation, and encounters with West Coast artist friends such as Harry Smith and James Whitney, Belson was consistently exploring and discovering new methods and mediums of visualization that engage with a level of consciousness which feels thrilling and otherworldly, yet somehow deeply familiar. In the late 1950s, through his planetarium “Vortex Concerts” in collaboration with sound artist Henry Jacobs, Belson amplified his vision with complex multimedia light shows which helped define the concept of “expanded cinema” and greatly influenced his filmmaking techniques. In the late 1960s, he began exploring the medium of video, synthesizing multilayered contemplations in such films as Cosmos. In 1974, Belson would team up with video artist, musician, and polymediast, Stephen Beck, to produce one of the ultimate visionary fusions of film and video in Cycles, which will conclude the evening in a glorious 16mm print.

The films screening in this program are: Bop Scotch (1952), Mandala (1952), Séance (1959), Re-Entry (1964), Momentum (1968), Cosmos (1969), Light (1973), Union (1975, by Stephen Beck), and Cycles (1974, by Jordan Belson & Stephen Beck).

Huge thanks to (and all films courtesy of) Raymond Foye and the Jordan Belson estate, with additional thanks to Stephen Beck and Electronic Arts Intermix for providing Union. Notes and program by Zena Grey and Mark Toscano.

Lightstruck: Jordan Belson – Knowledge Beyond Words (II)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a mentally unstable WWII veteran whose search for purpose is complicated when he forms a profound yet explosive bond with author Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the leader of a mysterious philosophical movement known as “the Cause.” Driven by astonishing performances, this deep character study is also a visually stunning exploration of religion, power and social structures.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate

COUNTRY: USA

THE MASTER in 70mm

**In Person: James N. Kienitz Wilkins**

In a tragicomedy about millennials turning forty, *The Misconceived* continues the journey of Tyler from *The Plagiarists* (2019). *The Misconceived* is a 3D-rendered feature film about home renovation that doubles as an acidic and comic treatise on the working conditions of the contemporary creative class.

Starring John Magary, Jesse Wakeman, Jess Barbagallo, J. Dixon Byrne, and Callie Hernandez.

#### Director&#8217;s Statement

*The Misconceived* is a tragicomedy about millennials turning forty, which follows a struggling yet entitled white American male found throughout the annals of indie film who apprehends his likely cultural irrelevance during the Biden era.

The film utilizes experimental 3D-rendered processes entirely within a video game engine, utilizing motion capture, facial recognition, voice performance, and a vast library of stock media. *The Misconceived* takes full advantage of the new ability to shoot in virtual worlds and a marketplace of 3D architectural and character models to create an uncanny mirror to contemporary society (notably, not using generative AI).

In many ways, the movie is an argument for and against its right to exist.

Acropolis Presents: The Misconceived

Match starts at 1 PM

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

Admission is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

**12PM** Doors open, onsite bar open
**1PM** Kickoff

[Let us know you're coming!](https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_9rrzd0)

World Cup Watch Party

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

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

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Classics

COUNTRY: France/Iran/USA

Introduction by filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour In remembrance of Marjane Satrapi

PERSEPOLIS

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Part 7, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 57 Mins, Paramount, USA**

There’s a body all right.

FORMAT: DCP

**Part 8, 2017, Dir. David Lynch, 58 Mins, Paramount, USA**

Gotta light?

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 7 & 8

Risky Business / Miracle Mile

A very special evening with founding members of the revolutionary East LA art collective, feat. the world premiere of their long lost film!

An ASCO Evening — feat. the World Premiere of SEÑOR TERESHKOVA (1974-75)!

A documentary film screening of Lightworkers, followed by a Q&A with Charley Lang and Director Bobby Roth.

6:30pm

suggested donation of $10 at the door

NOTAFLOF

Lightworkers: a Documentary Film Screening

**Screenwriter**: Na Hong-jin

**Producers**: Suh Dong Hyun, Ho Sung Kim

Co-presented by **GYOPO** and **Luaka Bop,** the record label founded by David Byrne. The screening will be followed by a conversation with **Jang Young-gyu**, the film’s composer and founder of the award-winning Korean psych-pop band **Leenalchi**.

Korean director Na Hong-jin delivers the ultimate supernatural horror experience in *The Wailing*, where sinister mystery meets surreal diabolism. A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

**[Leenalchi](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYUZajOt90M/)**, will be playing their first ever show in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, at [The Getty](https://www.getty.edu/calendar/off-the-405-leenalchi/). 

*“Leenalchi has changed the way I think about music and Korea. I have never heard anything quite like this.”* – Brian Eno 

For music and more background on Leenalchi, please go [here](https://luakabop.lnk.to/leenalchi).

Second screening added (screening only) Friday, July 10th

The Wailing

Murder, My Sweet/The Dark Corner

Blow Out in 35mm

Match starts at 12PM

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

Admission is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

**11AM** Doors open, onsite bar open
**12PM** Kickoff

[Let us know you're coming!](https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_n88vng)

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**DEKALOG: SEVEN, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 57 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

As a high school student, Majka bore a child, Ania, whom Majka’s mother, Ewa, has been raising as her own. Now that Majka is ready for motherhood, Ewa refuses to let go, leading Majka to kidnap her own daughter, with unexpected emotional consequences.

FORMAT: DCP

**DEKALOG: EIGHT, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 56 Mins, Janus Films, Poland**

*In Polish with English subtitles.*

Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

**DEKALOG, 1988, Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, Janus Films, Poland**

This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, DEKALOG focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth and the passage of time. Shot by nine different cinematographers, with stirring music by Zbigniew Preisner and compelling performances from established and unknown actors alike, DEKALOG arrestingly explores the unknowable forces that shape our lives.

DEKALOG: SEVEN & EIGHT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: 1-2 Special

COUNTRY: UK

ROSE OF NEVADA

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.

COUNTRY: Mexico

Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

Medellin, 1987. A group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed photographer and Bad Bunny music video director Stillz redefines the found footage genre as a haunting, poignant coming-of-age story with a disturbing twist. Set to an awe-inspiring score by Arca and produced by Harmony Korine’s collective EDGLRD, the film taps into the anxieties of a youth culture from the margins of history yearning to be understood. 

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Film Movement

COUNTRY: Colombia/USA

BARRIO TRISTE

Jackie Brown

Now Instant and [Acropolis Cinema](https://www.acropoliscinema.com/) present James N. Kienitz Wilkins latest, *The Misconceived*, followed by a conversation between Kienitz Wilkins and Jordan Cronk.

The Misconceived

Cassavetes' warmest, most hilarious, and most tender film—a gleefully ragged rom-com that doubles as a vivid snapshot of 70s LA!

John Cassavetes' MINNIE AND MOSKOWITZ (1971)

**Screenwriter**: John Early

**Producers**: Harris Mayersohn,  John Early,  Luca Intili,  Luca Intili

*Maddie&#8217;s Secret* is comedian, writer, and actor John Early&#8217;s critically acclaimed directorial debut starring himself as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company. While her life seems picturesque &#8212; complete with an adoring husband (Eric Rahill), ride-or-die best friend (Kate Berlant) and a cupboard full of woman-owned ethically-sourced chili crisp to boot &#8212; mounting professional pressures threaten to reawaken a hidden secret from her troubled past. A pitch-perfect blend of satire, melodrama, daring tonal shifts and intimate performances, the film marks a bold new voice in contemporary cinema.

Maddie’s Secret

**Screenwriters**: Jonathan Levine,  Peter Rader,  David Twohy

**Producers**: Charles Gordon,  John Davis,  Kevin Costner

The most expensive movie ever made at the time of its release, *Waterworld* puts every dollar up on the screen with stunning production design, incredible practical effects, and awe-inspiring stunts that look even better today when most movies just rely on CGI. Kevin Costner stars as an unnamed mariner in an post-apocalyptic world where the icecaps have melted, forcing everyone to live on the high seas. When he encounters a young girl (Tina Majorino) with a tattoo map that could lead to dry land, the mariner must protect her from a pirate gang led by Dennis Hopper. This exciting action thriller is absolutely worth a second look — there’s a reason it inspired a long-running stunt spectacular at Universal Studios!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Looking for more dystopian science fiction? We&#8217;ve got you covered with these bangers and more!

*Logan&#8217;s Run, Dead End Drive In, Starship Troopers*

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

Waterworld

**Screenwriters**: Len Blum,  Daniel Goldberg,  Cornelius Cole,  Dan O&#8217;Bannon

**Producer**: Ivan Reitman

One of the most bad ass animated films of all time, this science fiction adventure will take you on one hell of a trip &#8211; to the far reaches of the galaxy and beyond! Adventures from deep space to futuristic New York, and beyond. Each world and story is dominated by the presence of the Loch&#8217;nar &#8212; the sum of all evils manifest as a glowing green sphere whose power infects all times, all galaxies, all dimensions. To some, it appears as treasure, a green jewel they must possess. Others worship it as a god. Few escape it. Even in death and through death its powers continue. From war to war and world to world it seems invincible.

Heavy Metal

Dances With Wolves

Demon Witch Child/Cathy's Curse

Hollywood 90028

Co-written by experimental filmmakers James N. Kienitz Wilkins and Robin Schavoir, *The Plagiarists* is at once a hilarious send-up of low-budget American indie filmmaking and a probing inquiry into race, relationships, and the social uncanny.

A young novelist (Lucy Kaminsky) and her cinematographer boyfriend (Eamon Monaghan) are waylaid by a snowstorm on their way to visit a friend in upstate New York and are taken in by the kindly yet enigmatic Clip (Michael “Clip” Payne of Parliament Funkadelic), who puts them up for the night. But an accidental discovery months later recasts in an unnerving light what had seemed like an agreeable evening, stoking resentments both latent and not-so-latent. Exhilaratingly intelligent and distinctively shot on a vintage TV-news camera, *The Plagiarists* is a work whose provocations are inseparable from its pleasures.

TRT: 76 min

In person: Peter Parlow

Acropolis Cinema: The Plagiarists

Clue

Elevator to the Gallows

Careful in 4K with Guy Maddin

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

One of the great guilty pleasures of the 1980s, director Walter Hill’s spectacular, rock & roll-fueled pulp classic roars at you like a souped-up roadster with the radio going full blast. B-movie god Michael Paré stars as an enigmatic loner who comes back to town to save former gal-pal Diane Lane from the clutches of sinister biker chieftain Willem Dafoe.

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

STREETS OF FIRE in 70mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Beauty, wonder and thrilling adventure spin together in a grand legend that transcends time as the evil and jealous fairy Maleficent, one of imagination’s most spectacular villains, casts a curse on the kingdom’s beloved Princess Aurora. 

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

Rare archival print ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2026’

SLEEPING BEAUTY in 70mm

When a hooded stranger appears in private eye &#8216;Mike&#8217; Hama&#8217;s office with the cryptic challenge &#8220;I want you to look for me,&#8221; Hama is drawn into a string of bizarre serial murders that have Yokohama&#8217;s police baffled and the city terrified.

The Trap

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

The Killing

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

John Massari Presents... a Special Event PUNK ROCK celebration of the cult-classic film Killer Klowns from Outer Space featuring LIVE Music!

THE 3rd ANNUAL KILLER KLOWNS PUNK ROCK FEST (Sat. 7/11)

Gardena Cinema

Matches start at 2PM and 6PM

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

Admission is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

**1PM** Doors open, onsite bar open
**2PM** Kickoff

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

A young woman tries to raise money to open her own coffee shop. She arranges a loan when her rigid family won’t help and then her husband becomes jealous of the loan officer.

FORMAT: 35mm

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’

A WIFE'S HEART

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

A bombastic, womanizing art dealer and his painter friend go to a seventeenth-century villa on the Riviera for a relaxing summer getaway. But their idyll is disturbed by the presence of the bohemian Haydée, accused of being a “collector” of men. Rohmer’s first color film, LA COLLECTIONNEUSE pushes the Moral Tales into new, darker realms. Yet it is also a grand showcase for the clever and delectably ironic battle-of-the-sexes repartee (in a witty script written by Rohmer and the three main actors) and luscious, effortless Néstor Almendros photography that would define the remainder of the series.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

LA COLLECTIONNEUSE

Cartoon Club

The Love Bug

The Drama

Punch-Drunk Love

Join us for a very rare theatrical screening of the widely celebrated 1972 episode starring John Cassavetes!

COLUMBO: ÉTUDE IN BLACK — The Great Disheveled Detective on the Big Screen!

A free clown class taught by Grayson Morris, for those who have never tried clown. 

1:30 - 4:30pm

Free! Rsvp  here .

Free Clown

**Screenwriters**: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon

**Producers**: Chris Columbus,  Shawn Levy,  Michael Barnathan

A night watchman (Ben Stiller) at a museum of natural history makes a startling discovery: Thanks to the unleashing of an ancient Egyptian curse, the museum&#8217;s animals, birds, bugs and other exhibits spring to life after the building closes, and former President Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams) is among those the hapless guard encounters. Co-starring a list of legendary Hollywood veterans like Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke, and written by the sheriff&#8217;s department at *Reno 911* (Tom Lennon and Ben Garant) you know you&#8217;re in for a historically hilarious and magical time at this museum!

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

Night at the Museum

**Screenwriters**: Ruth Gordon,  Garson Kanin

**Producer**: Lawrence Weingarten

Screwball comedy has never been so litigious and effervescent than in George Cukor&#8217;s madcap masterpiece starring the infectiously iconic Katharine Hepburn and co-written by multi-hyphenate legend Ruth Gordon! A courtroom rivalry finds its way into the household when prosecuting lawyer Adam Bonner (Spencer Tracy) faces off against his wife, Amanda (Katharine Hepburn), who happens to be a defense attorney. Working on opposite sides of a lawsuit where a woman (Judy Holliday) has shot her cheating husband (Tom Ewell), Adam and Amanda are both determined to win the case, and their home becomes the setting for comical showdowns, with neither spouse willing to relent.

**Picks from the Video Store**

You can never go wrong with a Katharine Hepburn-athon!

*The Philadelphia Story, Woman of the Year, Desk Set*

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

Adam’s Rib

**Producers**: Tommy Andres, Billy Ray Brewton, Ben Hethcoat, John Henry Hinkel

With director **Ben Hethcoat** in conversation with **Adrienne Hill**, the Senior VP of News and Politics at Crooked Media on Sunday, July 12th!

Join us in the microcinema for a fascinating documentary at the intersection of Hollywood, morbid curiosity, and the American immigrant experience*, Coroner to the Stars &#8211; *a chronicle of the extraordinary journey of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner whose groundbreaking autopsies forever shaped American culture. From Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy to Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, Noguchi’s outspoken expertise pushed forensic science into the spotlight—even as Hollywood elites and political adversaries sought to silence him. A Japanese immigrant who unwittingly rose to fame in a city driven by stardom, Noguchi’s fearless pursuit of truth often placed him in the crosshairs of controversy.

**Screenwriter**: Jon Kilik, Spike Lee

**Producer**: Victor Colicchio,  Spike Lee,  Michael Imperioli

Spike Lee turns up the heat by revisiting one terrifying Bronx summer during the ongoing rampage of the .45 Caliber Killer (also known as the Son of Sam) who terrorized New York residents through a series of deadly shootings. But this isn&#8217;t your average true crime flick &#8211; this is a Spike Lee Joint and the focus is on the neighborhood, the characters, and the frenzy surrounding the string of murders. When Vinny (John Leguizamo) almost finds himself in Berkowitz&#8217;s line of fire he ignites fear, distrust and panic in his circle of friends. A time capsule to another era with the paranoia dialed up with the temperature and a killer soundtrack to match, *Summer of Sam* is still a scorcher!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Our Spike Lee shelf is stocked with the maestro&#8217;s complete catalog, go on a binge tonight!

*She&#8217;s Gotta Have It, Bamboozled, BlacKkKlansman*

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

Summer of Sam

**Screenwriter**: Kevin Smith

**Producers**: Kevin Smith,  Scott Mosier

All the action is behind the counter in Kevin Smith&#8217;s micro-budget indie breakthrough. *Clerks* was a game changer in the early 1990s, ushering in an era of small budgets and big laughs with its Gen-X irreverence. Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives. So meet us at the Quik Stop for all the snarky ridiculousness (and all the glorious video store footage!) because you are definitely *supposed to come in today*!

And to spread the video store love &#8211; show us your *Clerks* movie ticket on July 11th for one free rental in the video store!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Love a scrappy low-budget indie? Take home tons, including these unsung gems!

*Mary Jane&#8217;s Not a Virgin Anymore, Chan is Missing, Fruit Fly, The Beaver Trilogy*

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

Clerks

Snoopy Come Home

Chopper

Los Angeles Filmforum presents Yoko Ono’s film *“RAPE”* with a talk by Jennifer Doyle.

In conjunction with The Broad’s exhibition *Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind*, Filmforum presents her rarely screened film “RAPE” followed by a talk on the film by writer and educator Jennifer Doyle. The film is not included in the exhibition, so this is your only chance to see it currently.

*Note that there is no sex or nudity or conventional physical violence in the film.*

∆

Yoko Ono’s score for *Film No. 5 RAPE (or CHASE) (1968)* begins with the instruction: “A cameraman will chase a girl on a street with a camera persistently until he corners her in an alley, and, if possible, until she is in a falling position.’

“In one sense, Rape is a particularly brutal dramatization of the Warholian discovery that the camera‘s implacable stare disrupts ‘ordinary’ behavior to enforce its own regime. In another, the film is a graphic metaphor for the ruthless surveillance that can theoretically attach itself to any citizen of the modern world.” – J. Hoberman, “John Lennon/Yoko Ono. *Film No 5. RAPE (or CHASE) (Clip)*”, in *Rhetoric of Surveillance from Bentham to Big Brother*, Thomas Y. Levin, Ursula Frohne, Peter Weibel (eds), ZKM, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, 2002, p. 406f.

Jennifer Doyle is a writer, curator, and scholar. She has published books about harassment dynamics (*Shadow of My Shadow*, 2024) and difficulty in contemporary art (*Hold It Against Me*, 2013). She lives in Los Angeles and teaches at UC Riverside.

Special Thanks to Ed Patuto, The Broad, Connor Monahan, Yoko Ono’s studio.

Dirty Looks: Gregg Araki's Three Bewildered People in the Night (Early Show)

5:00 PM

Dirty Looks: Gregg Araki's Three Bewildered People in the Night

7:30 PM

All That Money Can Buy (The Devil and Daniel Webster)

2:00 PM

Let’s Make Love

3:00 PM

Frenzy with Guillermo del Toro

7:00 PM

SPARTACUS in 70mm

2:00 PM

VERTIGO in 70mm

7:30 PM

Ikiru

5:00 PM

Stolen Kisses

8:15 PM

Ernest & Celestine

11:00 AM

Family Flicks: Ernest & Celestine

11:00 AM

Legacy

7:00 PM

Escape-ism, Tunde Adebimpe, Smooth Jas (solo), Mo0d

7:00 PM

MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S

1:00 PM

LA COMMUNE (PARIS, 1871)

3:30 PM

DEKALOG: FIVE & SIX

10:00 PM

Silverado

2:00 PM

The Passenger

6:30 PM

Ben Rivers's MARE'S NEST (2025) — LA Premiere!

4:00 PM

COLOURFUL DREAMS (1974) — US Premiere of Gorgeous New Restoration!

7:00 PM

Revolver and Pet Sounds

7:00 PM

The Little Mermaid Sing-Along

12:45 PM

Jinsei

1:15 PM

Harakiri

3:30 PM

ASCO: Without Permission

4:00 PM

We Are Pat

7:00 PM

Sweet 16mm: Revolutionary Queer Cinema

7:30 PM

The Wild Party

10:00 AM

The Invite

FOREVER EVIL (1987) on VHS! [last screening at 2514 Sunset!]

8:00 PM