River of No Return

Assault on Precinct 13 with John Carpenter

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

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

DRIFTER

Aero Theatre

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

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

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

It was&#8230; a Fart Track.

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

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

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

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

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

Brain Dead Studios

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

The Power of Paranoia: THE VISIT / TRAP

Egyptian Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

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

IMPOSTERS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

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

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

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Spain

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

UPIRO

Los Feliz Theatre

Ride Clear of Diablo / Six Black Horses

New Beverly Cinema

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

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

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

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

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

Barbara Forever

**Screenwriters**: Robert Altman,  Frank Barhydt from the stories of Raymond Carver

**Producer**: Cary Brokaw

Cinematic master Robert Altman interweaves the stories of 22 characters in this sprawling and kaleidoscopic masterpiece based on the short stories of Raymond Carver. Tragedy, comedy, and nudity intermingle in a way only Altman can achieve with a beyond remarkable cast that&#8217;s too full of icons to list them all. Notoriously unavailable on streaming, don&#8217;t miss your chance to watch this phenomenal ensemble piece on our big screen!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more masterpieces from Robert Altman, one of cinema&#8217;s greatest masters!

*3 Women, California Split, McCabe and Mrs. Miller*

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

Short Cuts

Vidiots

Resident Evil 35mm

Vista Theatre

## With an introduction from Joel D. Wynkoop!

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

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Steve Nekoda (Joel D. Wynkoop) is a good guy having a bad day. After run-ins with both the corrupt local cops and a satanic biker gang, his world is turned upside down when his beautiful, model wife is kidnapped by an evil karate master (David Bardsley) and his nefarious henchmen; who keep a harem of abducted women confined in a jungle prison awaiting their sale into a white slavery ring. Nekoda soon realizes that it will require much more than just his heroic courage and martial arts expertise to defeat his enemies and rescue his wife. He must first reach deep down inside his soul and attempt to regain his Lost Faith!

Lost Faith is a brain melting, SOV martial arts / action passion project from B-movie luminary (and frequent Tim Ritter collaborator) Joel D. Wynkoop (Creep, Killing Spree), who wrote, produced, directed, edited, starred, and even sang the film’s memorable theme song! Shot regionally in and around South Florida, Lost Faith delivers a high octane roundhouse kick of backyard karate hijinks, over the top amateur thespians, and a head-scratching dose of Christian moral overtones that lands somewhere between the bewildering, do-all antics of Champagne and Bullets and a poverty row Chuck Norris epic. (Saturn's Core)

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**dir. Joel D. Wynkoop, 1989***United States, digital projection*86 min

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

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SOV SEP: Lost Faith (1992) pres. by Saturn's Core

WHAMMY!

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Lance, Clay, and Darby have spent their childhoods drinking, wreaking havoc, and filming crude stunts in their small town. Everyone hates them. Wanting to finally prove their lives have meaning, the boys set out to make a “real movie” and in the process are forced to confront emotions and experiences they’ve never considered: love, loss and ultimately, what it means to grow up.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Canada

Beyond Fest 2026 Q&A with filmmaker Dempsey Bryk, executive producer and actor Gabriel LaBelle, producer and actor Billy Bryk and producers Julian Geneen and Charles Cohen West Coast Premiere

CRASH LAND

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Rita, a mother escaping the weight of a harrowing past, finds solace in a secluded all-women’s cult – but when her daughters arrive she must choose between the freedom she’s found and the life she left behind. Inspired by a true story.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Bleecker Street

COUNTRY: USA

Beyond Fest 2026 Pre-screening Q&A with filmmaker and writer Guy Nattiv West Coast Premiere

THE LIBERATION

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

The Virgin Suicides

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Cole Sear, an 8-year-old boy, is haunted by his ability to “see dead people.” A helpless and reluctant channel, Cole is terrified by threatening visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. Confused by his paranormal powers, Cole is too young to understand his purpose, and too terrified to tell anyone, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe, about his torment. As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the ominous truth about Cole’s supernatural abilities, they both receive a jolt that awakens them to something harrowing and unexplainable.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan ‘Beyond Fest 2026’ and ‘Night Visions: The Shock and Awe of M. Night Shyamalan’

I See (More) Dead People: THE SIXTH SENSE

Directors Village

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Swedish with English subtitles.*

When Bill, an awkward middle-aged father, volunteers to chaperone a weekend trip to a remote archipelago in the hope of reconnecting with his daughter – he finds himself in an uneasy friendship with the two other dad-chaperones who are his exact opposites. As the children start acting out and the group dynamics start to slide into cruel humor and bullying, the three men will revert to their worst selves, revealing in the process the monsters we all are and the monsters we create in the process.
Perhaps the most uncomfortable, stomach-turning film since the original SPEAK NO EVIL, Alex Schulman’s slow release of dread will test the most iron-willed of audiences. Once seen, it will never be forgotten and will certainly inspire discussion and debate for long after.
Please be warned – viewer discretion is advised.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Sweden

Beyond Fest 2026 West Coast Premiere Co-presented by ‘Killer Movies with Josh Miller’

Killer Movies Presents ADULT SUPERVISION

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Coyotes,” 2025, Dir. Said Zagha, 20 Mins, France/Jordan/Palestine/UK**

*In Arabic with English subtitles.*

A Palestinian surgeon drives home after a long night shift, but little does she know that a commute through a desolate West Bank road will change her forever.

FORMAT: DCP

**IN THIS DARKNESS I SEE YOU, 2026, Dir. Nadim Tabet, 85 Mins, Lebanon/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/France**

*In Arabic with English subtitles.*

Strange and life-threatening events at a construction site spark tension between Syrian workers and Lebanese villagers, prompting Tarek, one of the workers, to become convinced the site is haunted. Meanwhile a romance is blossoming that may hold the key to all the secrets.
Nadim Tabet’s haunting exploration of the recent history of Lebanon is a fantastic, haunting affair that uses friction between Syria and Lebanon in the 1990s as a stepping-off point for a classic ghost story that fizzles with unease. Deftly resonating with the current increasing hostility towards immigrants, the film uses a haunting as a central motif to explore a landscape that is both hostile and stuck in the past. With incredible central performances at its core and a smart and sparkling script, IN THIS DARKNESS I SEE YOU is for all fans of old-fashioned ghost stories that sticks with you all the way into the dark.

FORMAT: DCP

Beyond Fest 2026 World Premiere of IN THIS DARKNESS I SEE YOU

"Coyotes" / IN THIS DARKNESS I SEE YOU

Minnie and Moskowitz / Once Around

Love And Work

Now Instant Image Hall

**Screenwriter**: Jim Jarmusch

**Producer:** Jeremy Thomas, Reinhard Brundig

Jim Jarmusch takes on the undead with his signature offbeat style in this utterly gorgeous romance of literally undying love. A depressed musician (Tom Hiddleston) reunites with his lover (Tilda Swinton) in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister. Lush, stylish, and endlessly hip, this is one vampire tale that sets its own pace, humor, and creativity.

Only Lovers Left Alive on 35mm

Murder by Death

Big Trouble in Little China

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

Set in the summer of 1949 amidst the rubble of a defeated Germany in the aftermath of World War II, Fatherland centers on the relationship between the Nobel Prize–winning novelist Thomas Mann (Zischler) and his daughter Erika Mann (Hüller) -actress, writer, and rally driver. Returning home after sixteen years of exile in the US, Thomas Mann must face not only a divided fatherland, but also a deep fissure within his own family, one that is both politically charged and emotionally challenging. As father and daughter embark on a fictionalized road trip across a torn Germany- still visibly scarred by battle and simultaneously in denial of its evils and culpability- they travel from US-dominated Frankfurt in the west to Soviet controlled Weimar in the east. Pawlikowski and Handloegten’s screenplay uses the Mann’s own fractured relationship as the vehicle to examine a country at the crossroads of history, facing an impending moral crisis. Cinematographer Łukasz Żal’s hauntingly stark black-and-white visuals skillfully capture Zischler and Hüller’s masterfully restrained performances.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: MUBI

COUNTRY: Poland/Germany/Italy/France

Q&A with filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski Opening Film West Coast Premiere Event to be followed by reception ‘German Currents 2026’

FATHERLAND

### **ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:**

Created by and for Los Angeles–based independent filmmakers, RSFF is a non-competitive festival that brings bold, distinctive work to the big screen—and brings the people behind it into the community. Across four days, filmmakers and audiences gather to discover new voices, pack theaters and build the relationships that sustain creative lives in Los Angeles.

From October 7–10, RSFF presents 19 short films and three features at the Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3.

This year’s program was shaped by a committee of alumni filmmakers, industry professionals and experienced programmers, including Festival Directors Page Brady, Nir Liebenthal, Noah Morse, Jeremy Roth-Rose and Dylan Trupiano; filmmaker and RSFF alum Calleen Koh; documentary filmmaker Aurora Brachman; producer Nuer Taqa; programmer Lily Bolton; Unapologetic Projects Creative Executive Kyle Bowles; Book of Shadows producer and executive Nix Santos; and Imani Davis on behalf of the American Cinematheque.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Dropping Off,” 2026, Dir. Will Mayo & Ian Scott McGregor, 14 Min, USA**

An aspiring musician gigging as a rideshare driver struggles to navigate the bizarre request of a mourning passenger.

FORMAT: DCP

**DOWNBEAT, 2026, Dir. Danny Madden, 91 Min, USA**

Fleeing mistakes in Atlanta, Mauro crashes on his sister’s couch in Boston. He takes to bucket drumming on the streets for a way out, but can’t stop screwing things up and drawing everyone else into his own feral shortcomings.

DOWNBEAT is a defiantly independent production, crowd-funded via Kickstarter and shot entirely on a single camcorder, with a cast made up largely of real musicians and every note of bucket drumming recorded live. It had its World Premiere at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival, and was recently featured as an Unreleased Gem on the Letterboxd Video Store.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmakers Danny Madden, Will Mayo and Ian Scott McGregor. Moderated by Demi Adejuyigbe. ‘LA’s Rich and Successful Film Fest 2026’

DOWNBEAT / "Dropping Off"

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Created by and for Los Angeles–based independent filmmakers, RSFF is a non-competitive festival that brings bold, distinctive work to the big screen—and brings the people behind it into the community. Across four days, filmmakers and audiences gather to discover new voices, pack theaters and build the relationships that sustain creative lives in Los Angeles.

From October 7–10, RSFF presents 19 short films and three features at the Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3.

This year’s program was shaped by a committee of alumni filmmakers, industry professionals, and experienced programmers, including Festival Directors Page Brady, Nir Liebenthal, Noah Morse, Jeremy Roth-Rose and Dylan Trupiano; filmmaker and RSFF alum Calleen Koh; documentary filmmaker Aurora Brachman; producer Nuer Taqa; programmer Lily Bolton; Unapologetic Projects Creative Executive Kyle Bowles; Book of Shadows producer and executive Nix Santos; and Imani Davis on behalf of the American Cinematheque.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Shadow Daddy,” 2026, Dir. Andrew Theodore Balasia, 8 Min, USA**

When a mysterious dream sparks an unexpected conversation, a boyfriend and girlfriend spiral into revealing the insecurities lurking beneath their relationship.

FORMAT: DCP

**BAGWORM, 2025, Dir. Oliver Bernsen, 97 Min, USA**

After a sexually frustrated hammer salesman steps on a rusty nail, he struggles to determine whether the world’s sudden and violent turn against him is real, or the result of the infection consuming his body and mind.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmakers Oliver Bernsen and Andrew Theodore Balasia. Moderated by Al Warren. L.A. Premiere of BAGWORM ‘LA’s Rich and Successful Film Festival 2026’

BAGWORM / "Shadow Daddy"

Throne of Blood / Ugetsu

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 35mm

There’s No Business Like Show Business

The Fog in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In this tragicomic work of realism, Pierce Mundy (Everett Silas) is employed at his parents’ South Central dry cleaners with no prospects for the future —his childhood buddies are all in prison or dead. Pierce’s best friend Soldier (Ronnie Bell) is just getting out of jail. Pierce’s brother Wendell (Monte Easter), an up-and-coming lawyer, is busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman named Sonia (director Charles Burnett’s wife, Gaye Shannon-Burnett, who co-produced the film). Pierce’s pious, Bible-touting mother (Jessie Holmes) provides occasional comic relief but also a heartfelt moral backbone to the film, as she urges Pierce to accept his responsibility to his family.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Charles Burnett. Moderated by Brandon D. Wilson. West Coast Theatrical Premiere of New 4K Restoration

MY BROTHER'S WEDDING

Dario Argento changed the course of horror history with movies like DEEP RED and SUSPIRIA. But his greatest achievement was deciding to pit Jennifer Connelly (LABYRINTH), Donald Pleasence (HALLOWEEN), and a cute monkey against a horde of killer insects. With a little bit of CARRIE, a touch of Nancy Drew, and a whole lot of black-gloved giallo mayhem, PHENOMENA is Argento’s finest entry in the coked-out, anything-goes sweepstakes of 1980s horror. From the shocking violence to the songs by Iron Maiden, this movie was made to be watched by a theater full of appreciative maniacs.

Phenomena

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

The Wicker Man

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When a supposedly tame black leopard escapes from a New Mexico nightclub, young girls start to die horribly. While the police desperately search for the beast, nightclub singer Kiki Walkerand her manager Jerry Manning start to suspect that someone or something far worse is responsible for the killings. Something is stalking the small town, something with an overwhelming compulsion to kill and kill again…

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Get your ticket for just $5.94 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

THE LEOPARD MAN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The American Cinematheque is thrilled to announce a limited engagement of TAKE ME HOME, Liz Sargent’s feature length version of the 2024 PROOF Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner. From an award-winning short film to a world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival with the feature is an inspirational journey, and we wish the team the best as they bring this moving film around the world.

Anna (Anna Sargent, making her acting debut), a middle-aged Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents in a fragile balance of meeting one another’s needs. Alongside her sister Emily (Ali Ahn) and her father (Victor Slezak), they must confront challenging questions about the future, but Anna remains determined to build a life where all of them can thrive.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: WILLA

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Liz SargentLimited Engagement

TAKE ME HOME

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In English and Spanish with English subtitles.*

For his directorial swan song, Alex Cox (REPO MAN, STRAIGHT TO HELL) stars in this frontier fable of American greed, playing the mysterious drifter Strindler as he scours the West for the names of dead Mexican laborers. In this loose adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s 1842 novel *Dead Souls*, Strindler – or is it Swindler? – raises eyebrows when he offers to pay a pretty penny to add to his list of names. Wandering affably from saloon to ranch, Strindler exercises the old adage that money talks – but sometimes too loudly. Pistol duels and crooked officials abound, and Spaghetti Western legend Gianni Garko (IF YOU MEET SARTANA PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH) claims a co-writer credit. But Cox’s idiosyncrasy stands out as the film veers tonally through the picaresque, dark satire and other unexpected twists. DEAD SOULS is a meditative Western that takes place at the borderlands of the American nightmare: where fortunes rest on a dirty deal, and legacies are built on blood and gold.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA/Spain

Q&A with filmmaker Alex Cox, actors Dick Rude and Zander Schloss and composer Dan Wool ‘Alex Cox: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

DEAD SOULS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Four hapless bank robbers bury their loot and attempt to hide out in a deserted desert town, but very soon find out that the town is not really deserted. Norwood (Sy Richardson), Simms (Joe Strummer) and Willy (Dick Rude) are three black-suited killers-for-hire. After missing their intended target and trying to escape the wrath of their employer (Jim Jarmusch), they head for the desert and rob a bank en-route. As their car dies in a ravine, the trio bury their money and head for a lonely town to hide out till the heat blows over. The insane cast includes Courtney Love, The Pogues, Grace Jones, Dennis Hopper, Elvis Costello, Kathy Burke and Xander Berkeley.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by filmmaker Alex Cox, screenwriter and actor Dick Rude, actor and musician Zander Schloss, and composer Dan Wool 40th Anniversary ‘Alex Cox: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

STRAIGHT TO HELL

Little Shop Of Horrors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors / The Blob

From Dusk Till Dawn

George C. Scott stars in one of cinema’s greatest ghost stories, a haunting tale of grief, memory, and a presence that won’t stay silent.

THE CHANGELING (1980) — One of Cinema's All Time Greatest Ghost Stories!

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters:** Colin Higgins, Patricia Resnick

**Producer:** Bruce Gilbert

Vidiots remembers its forever **Goddess Dolly Parton** with a special screening of the iconic ***9 to 5***.

The ultimate workplace revenge comedy, with three of the most iconic stars to ever grace the world and the big screen with their presence, there are few films as satisfying as this all time comedy/worker&#8217;s rights banger! In this witty, satirical farce — listed as one of the &#8220;100 Funniest Movies&#8221; by the American Film Institute — secretaries Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and office manager Lily Tomlin live every female worker&#8217;s dream after discovering they share the same resentment towards their egotistical, sexist boss, played by Dabney Coleman. When they get an unexpected chance to take revenge, they turn their male controlled workplace into a model office — even as their scheme spins wildly out of control. Bring your best coworkers and gal pals, and make sure you take the joint when Fonda passes it to you!

**Dolly Parton – We Will Always Love You!**

Dolly Parton was one of one – with a heart even bigger than her hair. She was one of the greatest to ever make us laugh, cry, and sing – sometimes all at once! A community leader who always put her money where her mouth was, Dolly was a constant inspiration to show up for ourselves and one another, and she brought joy that will be dearly missed by the generations of people that adore her and will forever celebrate her impact. We will always love you, Dolly!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Dolly Parton on physical media tonight!

*9 to 5, Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias*

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

9 to 5

**Screenwriter**: John Wilson

**Producers**: John Wilson,  Clark Filio,  Shirel Kozak,  Allie Viti

One part documentary, one part camcorder video essay, and one part the driest yet funniest of comedies, John Wilson extends his unique genre-bending style from the small screen to the big with this magnificently absurd examination of the literal ground below our feet. Following the finale of his acclaimed HBO series “How To with John Wilson”, NYC documentarian John Wilson looks to the bedrock of his beloved New York City for inspiration and structure. Concrete, the world&#8217;s most widely used building material, appears as an ever-present life force, and John sets out to make the definitive documentary on the matter. After attending a workshop on how to write and sell a Hallmark movie, he decides to use the industry-approved Hallmark formula to tell this seemingly drab story and increase his movie’s appeal. But his foundation soon begins to crumble—literally and figuratively—as he struggles to balance artistic freedom with the realities of the modern film industry. So crawl out from under that rock and hit the pavement to catch this singular feature that only John Wilson could have made!

The History of Concrete

**Screenwriter**: Alex Garland

**Producer**: Andrew Macdonald

Danny Boyle breathes new life into the world of the undead with this gritty, frenetic, and fantastically bloody journey through a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic UK. 28 days after a violent car accident, bike messenger Jim (Cillian Murphy) awakens from a coma to a world ravaged by “the Rage,” a virus that turns its victims bloodthirsty and primal. Jim flees the infected and encounters another group of survivors, led by Selena (Naomie Harris), cab driver Frank (Brendan Gleeson) and his daughter (Megan Burns). Together, the group sets out in pursuit of a rumored safe zone in Manchester with the flesh-eating undead close behind. Boyle’s visceral, bloody, and high-octane horror thriller offers a bitter reminder that the only things worse than zombies are people. 

**Picks from the Video Store**

Can&#8217;t get enough Zombies? Try out these these undead deep cuts!

*Messiah of Evil, Demons, The Church*

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

28 Days Later

**Screenwriter**: Melody C. Roscher

**Producers**: Craig Shilowich,  Alexander Schepsman,  Danielle Massie,  Cody Ryder, Sam Bisbee,  Saba Zerehi

Writer/Director **Melody C. Roscher** in person after the Friday, October 9th screening!

Join us in the microcinema for Melody Roscher&#8217;s bitingly comic feature film debut that weaves themes of race, belonging, and family into a mercurial journey.  Bird returns home to visit her mom in search of the perfect wedding venue after a surprise engagement to her longtime boyfriend, but much to everyone&#8217;s surprise, she is actually on the hunt for something else. Inspired by Roscher’s own biracial experience, *Bird in Hand* follows the newly engaged Bird Rowe (Alisha Wainwright) as she returns to her rural hometown to plan the wedding with her narcissistic hippie mother Carlotta (Christine Lahti). Bird also has a hidden agenda, one that leads her to her mother&#8217;s new neighbors, a misguided couple on a mission to &#8216;rebrand&#8217; a plantation. Truth, lies, and fantasy collide against that backdrop, leading to a surprising climax as tender as it is funny. James LeGros, Jeffrey Nordling, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones co-star.

Bird in Hand

**Screenwriters**: Jim Sharman, Richard O&#8217;Brien

**Producers**: Lou Adler, Michael White

Vidiots remembers the iconic legacy of the great **Tim Curry** with a special screening of the quintessential cult classic musical extravaganza ***The Rocky Horror Picture Show!***

The antici&#8230;pation is over and it&#8217;s finally time to do the Time-Warp again! Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and the biggest cult film of all time is born. A gender-bending camptastic science fiction musical the likes have never been seen again, this quintessentially iconic film is as bizarre as ever and will still leave you laughing, singing, and quoting endlessly.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Tim Curry treasures on glorious physical media!

*The Worst Witch, Times Square, Stephen King&#8217;s It*

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Blair Witch Project

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Dark Romances is a 1990 SOV anthology filmed at EZTV and conceived by director/producer Patricia Miller and (the late) Mark Shepard. It was originally shot as an episodic TV series for PLAYBOY, but was turned down due to it being deemed too violent & gory for their network. So, Mark and Patricia decided to distribute the 3-hour, 28-minute edited stories directly to video. Film Threat originally released these as a two-volume set. The set features scream queen BRINKE STEVENS in most of the stories and has a very EC / Tales from the Crypt vibe, with distincitve lighting and set design that truly sets this anthology apart from other shot-on-video films. 5 different auteurs who all worked at or frequented EZTV (PATRICIA MILLER, MARK SHEPARD, SAMUEL OLDHAM, JOHN STRYSIK, BRYAN MOORE and RODD MATSUI) created a genuine piece of analog you have to see.  Many collaborators on this film also worked on the SOV film, CARDS OF DEATH which has a similar vibe and aesthetic.

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**VOL 1.**"The Black Veil"  is a Grand Guignol-inspired gothic story set in 1988 where a psychiatrist's widow visits a college friend performing in a theatre that enacts mutilations. It is one of the longer stories in this set, running just about an hour. "Listen to Midnight" is a film noir style story about a photographer and a woman with a dragonfly tattoo who mates with and then lures men to their death.

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**VOL 2**"She's Bad, She's Blonde, She's Lunch" starts off with a bang, literally, and is my favorite of the bunch. A couple robs a store, leaving a trail of bloodshed, and then takes a trip to lover's lane where they meet a man, and his monster. In "Cardinal Sin," a young man is tempted by his dreams of Hustler star Elle Rio while dealing with his overbearing religious mom. "Pet Shop of Death": A submissive husband who wants to leave his wife for his neighbor (Brinke Stevens) goes to a specialty pet shop to find something to help free him from matrimony. "Last Love" is about a psychiatrist who, depressed over the loss of her husband, ends up having an affair with his ghost! Lastly, in "What Goes Around," a composer uninspired to create music after losing his wife and child finds new inspiration with a woman who is not what she seems.

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**Screening Starts**: FRIDAY, 10/9*note earlier than usual start time*6:30 DOORS7:00

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There will be a 15 minute intermission between Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.

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[Culture Shock Releasing](https://www.cultureshockreleasing.com/) is a Las Vegas based preservation company that releases films shot on both video and film, focusing mostly on titles from the '80s and '90s with some contemporary films mixed in.

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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.***

DARK ROMANCES (1990) w/ special guests! pres. by Culture Shock Releasing

The Little Vampire in 35mm

Get on the Bus 30th Anniversary Screening in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Debonaire hoofer Fred Astaire and the graceful Ginger Rogers star in this Oscar-nominated musical comedy about a woman who mistakenly thinks her best friend’s husband is in love with her. Considered by many to be the dancing duo’s best film, it features a classic Irving Berlin score, including “Cheek to Cheek” and the title song. Look for a young Lucille Ball as a florist shop clerk!

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

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

TOP HAT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The Man With No Name and Tuco are gunmen who admire each other professionally but dislike each other personally. Encountering a group of dying soldiers, Tuco learns the location of the graveyard where a Confederate treasure is buried, while the Man With No Name learns the identity of the exact grave. Joined by mercenary drifter Sentenza, they cross the desert, each of the desperadoes knowing part of the secret and each focusing his squinty eyes on the $200,000 bounty.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: Italy

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**WALKER, Dir. Alex Cox, 1987, 95 Mins., Universal, USA/Mexico**

*In English and Spanish with English subtitles.*

The life of American lawyer and journalist William Walker, who named himself president of Nicaragua during the 1850s.

FORMAT: 35mm

**EL PATRULLERO, Dir. Alex Cox, 1991, 104 Mins., Kino Lorber, Mexico**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

REPO MAN director Alex Cox went south of the border to film this dramatic tale of a rookie member of Mexico’s national highway patrol, who struggles to keep on the straight and narrow in a department rife with corruption.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmaker Alex Cox, actors Dick Rude and Zander Schloss, producer Lorenzo O’Brien and gaffer Greg ‘Alex Cox: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

WALKER / EL PATRULLERO

When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren&#8217;t the only things that are spooky. Strange things are happening, and it&#8217;s up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to uncover the truth behind the mysterious happenings.

Scooby-Doo

Teppei and Kamiya, two average joes working in the electronic services industry, stumble upon the intergalactic bounty-hunter Ilia, and her partner, the artificial intelligence named Bob. Both men are accidentally transported to the Zone, a virtual reality in which Bob has trapped Ilia&#8217;s latest prey, a biological weapon named Zeiram. The Earth natives must both survive the experience and help Ilia capture Zeiram before the Zone disappears around them.

Zëiram

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics.

Serial Mom

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

Akira

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

Saturday October 10th at Gardena Cinema - 3rd Annual Universal Monster-Thon! See all your favorite Universal Monsters on the big screen!

3rd ANNUAL UNIVERSAL MONSTER-THON, Hosted by @horrorbiznessmovies

Gardena Cinema

Experience *Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images* before the exhibition opens to the public.

All members are welcome to bring up to four guests at any time between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to enjoy the members-only exhibition preview. Coffee and tea provided.

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

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

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

Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images Member Preview

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

Created by and for Los Angeles–based independent filmmakers, RSFF is a non-competitive festival that brings bold, distinctive work to the big screen—and brings the people behind it into the community. Across four days, filmmakers and audiences gather to discover new voices, pack theaters and build the relationships that sustain creative lives in Los Angeles.

From October 7–10, RSFF presents 19 short films and three features at the Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3.

This year’s program was shaped by a committee of alumni filmmakers, industry professionals and experienced programmers, including Festival Directors Page Brady, Nir Liebenthal, Noah Morse, Jeremy Roth-Rose and Dylan Trupiano; filmmaker and RSFF alum Calleen Koh; documentary filmmaker Aurora Brachman; producer Nuer Taqa; programmer Lily Bolton; Unapologetic Projects Creative Executive Kyle Bowles; Book of Shadows producer and executive Nix Santos; and Imani Davis on behalf of the American Cinematheque.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Blush,” 2025, Dir. Ana Chavez, 14 Min, Singapore**

*In English, and Portuguese with English subtitles.*

Amidst the humidity of a bustling city-island, a group of teenagers navigates friendship, first love, and the messiness of growing up. “Blush” is an improvisational portrait of youth in Singapore — drawn from the real lives of its cast, and shaped by the moments between.

FORMAT: DCP

**VALENTINA, 2025, Dir. Tatti Ribiero, 78 Min, USA**

*In English, and Spanish with English subtitles.*

A series of bureaucratic mishaps plagues Valentina as she tries to tackle a simple to-do list at the El Paso-Juarez border.

VALENTINA has played at and won awards at film festivals including the Austin Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival. Filmmaker Tatti Ribeiro won the Someone to Watch Award, which is given to an exceptional emerging director, at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Q&A with director Tatti Ribiero hosted by SHOTDECK ‘LA’s Rich and Successful Film Fest 2026’

VALENTINA / "Blush"

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In German and Japanese with English Subtitles.*

Young Stefan ‘Buschi’ Busch (Detlefsen) lives in an assisted group home in Cologne, where his structured daily routine leaves little room for surprises. Nevertheless, he longs for change. Setting out on his own in an unexpected act of self-determination, Buschi seizes the chance to leave an organized outing and casually joins a Japanese tour group. Having lived his entire life without speaking, Buschi discovers new ways to express himself and connect with others on this unusual trip. Along the way, a tentative, silent friendship develops between Buschi and the Japanese traveler Hideo Kitamura (Kanji), a man on his own personal journey. As this extraordinary road trip unfolds across Germany, Switzerland, and Japan, a bond develops between these unlikely friends that transcends words. Stuber, Kuppel, and Yamato’s screenplay provides the perfect roadmap for award-winning performances by Kanji and Detlefsen in this most unlikely of off-beat road movies.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Germany/Switzerland

West Coast Premiere ‘German Currents 2026’

THE FROG AND THE WATER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Italian, German and South Tyrolean dialect with English subtitles.*

Alto Adige/Südtirol/South Tyrol, 1961. A series of separatist bomb attacks shakes the northern Italian region with a German-speaking minority. Paul (Prenn), a farmer’s son and free spirit, dreams of escaping his little village to study painting in Munich. When his hardliner older brother, Anton (Rupp), is exposed as one of the bombers and is forced to flee, he leaves the farm, his wife Anna (Schwarz) and young son Thomas (Carli) behind. Reluctantly, Paul stays to support the family, but as ethnic tensions and police repression in the village grow, he is drawn into a downward spiral of violence and toxic masculinity. As events spin out of control, Paul must choose between his dream and standing up against his brother. In

his feature debut, director Michael Kofler delivers a powerful portrayal of the events surrounding the so-called “Night of Fire” in South Tyrol, highlighting the thin line between conviction and radicalization.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: Germany/Italy/Austria

Q&A with filmmaker Michael Kofler L.A. Premiere ‘German Currents 2026’

A LAND WITHIN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Superstars George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger face off as the coolest–and the cruelest–villain to ever stalk Gotham City comes after its courageous caped crusaders, Batman & Robin. When the evil Mr. Freeze (Schwarzenegger) teams up with toxic Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) to freeze Gotham City and destroy its residents, the end appears near for superheroes Batman (George Clooney) and Robin (Chris O’Donnell). But with the arrival of Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), the dynamic duo becomes a transcendent trio in this fourth episode of the blockbuster theatrical series.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros

COUNTRY: USA

BATMAN & ROBIN

Cartoon Club

The Dark Crystal

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death

*Please note: entry to both the screening and launch party is ticketed for the general public and free RSVP for LARB members. Seating for the screening & reading is limited. Please email [membership@lareviewofbooks.org](mailto:membership@lareviewofbooks.org) with any questions about the member ticket discount.*

*Guests who were unable to either purchase an online ticket to the screening, or make an online reservation may add their names to the standby list upon arrival. Online tickets will be honored up until 15 minutes after the scheduled showtime; at that time, any unclaimed seats will be released to those in the standby list on a first-come, first-served basis.*

*All screening attendees are welcome to attend the launch party at no additional charge. *

*All tickets purchased solely for the launch party will be honored pending capacity limits.*

LARB: Scene Launch Party

1931 • IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES • Introduction by Film Archivist Alejandra Espasande • This is the Spanish-language version Universal filmed on the same sets as the better-known English one, using a different cast and director. It has a different rhythm because it runs longer and plays certain scenes more fully. It’s a genuinely fun alternate masterpiece!  • Show begins with spooky music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Drácula

1976 • This is one of the rare horror films that the Academy took seriously, with Oscar nominations for both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. Brian De Palma directs it with real style, but what sticks is how personal it feels, like a nightmare version of high school that people instantly recognize. • Show begins with spooky music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Carrie

Old Town Music Hall

**Screenwriter**: John August

**Producers**: Tim Burton, Allison Abbate

Re-animate your weekend with Tim Burton&#8217;s adorably oddball animated send-off to horror, with enough goofs and gaffs for the whole family. Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor&#8217;s fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals — with monstrous consequences.

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

Frankenweenie

**Screenwriters**: Vernon Zimmerman, Robin Menken

**Producer**: Alana H. Lambros, Rafael Eisenman

*Top That!* Behold the magic, the music, the hairspray, the tutus, and the rap battles of this camptastic spectacle of 80s awesomeness! Louise is a teenage nerd with dreams of popularity, romance, and style that always seem to elude her. But when she happens upon the witch Madame Serena (played by *Poltergeist*&#8216;s Zelda Rubinstein), she discovers she&#8217;s about to come into her magical powers upon her 16th birthday. But even as all her dreams come true, she&#8217;s finding out that magic isn&#8217;t always enchanting. Sing along to such bizarro songs as *I Like Boys, Top That*, and *Most Popular Girl* as this campy and over-the-top musicalamity casts its spell on you.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more 80s musicals on glorious physical media!

*The Apple, Fast Forward, Xanadu*

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

Teen Witch

**Screenwriters**: Ivete Lucas,  Leah Marino

**Producers**: Holly Herrick,  Harry W. Hanbury,  Patrick Bresnan,  Zackary Drucker

When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stages a coup at New College, the state’s beloved public honors college, students and professors confront a new reality: their campus is ground zero in an unprecedented nationwide assault on academic freedom and diversity. 

*First They Came for My College* tells the inside story of the right-wing campaign to &#8220;reconquer&#8221; higher education in America. New College of Florida was the first public college to be transformed by a political coup &#8211; a blueprint for our new era of unprecedented censorship and political interference in academia. By embedding with the student newspaper, an outspoken professor, and students from all sides of the political spectrum, this verité feature reveals a microcosm of America&#8217;s culture wars and serves as an essential document for students today grappling with their moment in history.

First They Came for My College

**Screenwriter**: Jonathan Lynn

**Producer**: Debra Hill

Vidiots remembers the iconic legacy of the great **Tim Curry** with a special screening of the mirthful murder mystery ***Clue***!

It’s the dinner party to die for! Everyone’s favorite murder mystery board game comes to life with the comedic talents of hilarious heavyweights Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Leslie Ann Warren and Christopher Lloyd.   Six *colorful* dinner guests gather at the mansion of their host and blackmailer, Mr. Boddy — who ends up dead after his secret is exposed. With a killer among them, the guests and Boddy’s chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises. Laugh along as you see who did in whom with what in which room!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Take home more Tim Curry treasures on glorious physical media!

*The Worst Witch, Times Square, Stephen King&#8217;s It*

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

Clue

**Screenwriter**: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

**Producers**: Ken Inoue, Seiji Okuda, Shun Shimizu, Atsuyuki Shimoda, Hiroshi Yamamoto

One of the greatest, most gripping achievements in Japanese horror, and a dark mirror for our terminally online world. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s shattering masterpiece from 2001 is beyond liminality, beyond dimension, giving us a despair and isolation decades ahead of its time while still rooting itself in the sound design and dread of David Lynch, along with the emotional high notes of Bernard Hermann’s scores for Hitchcock.

At the turn of the millennium, a group of young people in Tokyo experience an increasing number of missing co-worker, technological breakdown and a mysterious website which asks: &#8220;Do you want to meet a ghost?&#8221; After the sudden deaths of several friends, three strangers explore a city that grows more empty by the day, and attempt to solve what lies within a forbidden room in an abandoned construction site, mysteriously sealed shut with red packing tape.

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

Pulse

The Birds

What is it? We can't say. All we can tell you it's peak **NU METAL** with an aesthetic and soundtrack to bring you back to the days of wallet chain, big shoe, piercing, spiky hair, Y2K glory.

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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.***

A Secret NU METAL HORROR Movie

Aliens in 70mm

Prince of Darkness in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Icelandic and English with English subtitles.*

Renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason is chasing something elusive. As the glacial ice of his homeland melts, he constructs a time capsule to hold onto this moment and send it to the future, before everything he loves slips away. Using his own collected archives, his grandparents’ photographs and films, as well as traditional songs and folktales, Andri interlaces his family’s story with that of the land around him. From Academy Award-nominated director Sara Dosa, TIME AND WATER is a universal reflection on the power of home and what it means to be alive amid profound epochal change.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: National Geographic Documentary Films

COUNTRY: Iceland/USA

Q&A with filmmaker Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris Special Screening + free popcorn and soda courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films

TIME AND WATER

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

LEGEND, from director Ridley Scott, is a visually stunning fantasy-adventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story stars Tom Cruise as a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lily (Mia Sara) and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry), or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

LEGEND

**Directed by Peter Watkins**

*1976, 174 mins, Norway/Sweden, 35mm*

**35mm collection print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive**

Sunday, October 11

1:00 PM
Brain Dead Studios

611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

**“A work of genius.” — Ingmar Bergman**

We are thrilled to present a rare 35mm screening of the theatrical version of Peter Watkins’ masterpiece, one of the greatest films about art and art-making, in tribute to the late filmmaker (1935-2025). Known for its highly original style, Watkins’ biopic of the great Norwegian artist uses the tropes of a documentary film—direct-to-camera interviews, contrapuntal voice-over and vérité zooms—while employing non-professional actors, creating an utterly modern exploration of Munch’s ascension into the art world of the late 19th century.

**“Peter Watkins’s three-hour magnum opus is less a portrait of the great Norwegian painter Edvard Munch than it is an exposure of the artist’s frayed inner life.** Indelible images of the painter’s childhood occur and recur; ecstatic moments of human connection punctuate long stretches of boredom, loneliness, and frustration; aesthetic debates within Munch’s Berlin intellectual circle, which included the playwright August Strindberg, unravel at length. The result is an artist biopic—complete with dry voiceover narration—that moves with the logic of a free verse poem or a stream-of-consciousness novel. On one level, *Edvard Munch* is an exhaustive portrait of a particularly fervent moment in European politics and culture. On another, it’s a painfully intimate study of an individual with a particularly acute sense for, as one character in the film puts it, ‘the mysterious anguish of life’—and the cathartic anguish of art.”

*— Film at Lincoln Center*

**“This 1976 study of the tortured expressionist painter is obsessively detailed (and meticulously researched), but through Watkins’s jittery, subjective montage, it retains a life and madness of its own.”**

*— Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader*

**“A moving, complex, beautifully felt portrait of the great Norwegian artist.”**

*— The New York Times*

*In Norwegian, Swedish, German, Danish and English with English subtitles.*

Flyer by Ellie Sunlight Moon. Special thanks to Todd Wiener and Steven Hill (UCLA Film & Television Archive) and Darrell Brett.

Mezzanine presents: Edvard Munch

While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can&#8217;t steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

Onibaba

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs &#8212; and it&#8217;s absolutely impossible to contain.

Join us for a special evening celebrating book clubs. Initially emerging from religious study groups and European literary salons, book clubs originated in the 17th and 18th centuries as rebellious, intellectual spaces. These gatherings provided a vital forum for education, discussion, and social change—particularly for women and marginalized groups who were excluded from universities. 

Join Helen Bui, founder of Silverlake Reading Club and Jessica Strand, senior director of Programming and Strategic Engagement at the Library Foundation, Los Angeles, to explore the history of book clubs and reading groups, tracing their origins as intellectual, and often subversive, forums for conversation, learning, and community. They will reflect on the ways reading, gathering, and sharing knowledge has evolved into a contemporary practice of connection and cultural exchange, inspiring new ways of imagining the future.

Following the discussion, guests will enjoy a three-course dinner inspired by recipes from *The Literary Gourmet* (Linda Wolfe, 1985). Each course will be paired with a live reading performed by Interact Theatre Company, bringing the literary works behind the menu to life in a unique multisensory experience.

**Menu** \
Gluten free and vegetarian options available. Menu is subject to change.

Appetizer: Vegetable Salad from *Forbidden Fruit* (Guy de Maupassant, 1880) \
Sausages from *She Stoops to Conquer* (Oliver Goldsmith, 1773)

Entree: Boeuf en Daube from *To the Lighthouse* (Virginia Woolf, 1927) \
English muffins from *The Importance of Being Ernest* (Oscar Wilde, 1895)

Dessert: Wedding cake, apple tarts, and custard from *Emma* (Jane Austen, 1815)


This event is part of the Getty Research Institute’s [Tastemakers series][1], featuring communal gatherings inspired by cookbooks from the Getty Library. 


  [1]: https://www.getty.edu/whats-on/tastemakers/

Getty Supper Club: The Literary Gourmet

Getty Center

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Jean Cocteau’s update of the Orpheus myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead, through Cocteau’s famous mirrored portal. *Orpheus*’s peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling represent the legendary Cocteau at the height of his powers.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

Introduction by filmmaker Sky Hopinka In partnership with Vidiots Supported by the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation ‘Here and Elsewhere: Films from Sky Hopinka’ and ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Sky Hopinka Presents ORPHEUS

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Kunįkaga Remember Red Banks, Kunįkaga Remembers the Welcoming Song,” 2014, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 9 Mins, USA**

The video traverses the history and the memory of a place shared by both the Ho-Chunk and settler: Red Banks, a Ho-Chunk village site near present day Green Bay, WI was also the site of Jean Nicolet’s landing, who in 1634 was the first European in what is now called Wisconsin. Images and text are used to explore this space alongside my grandmother’s recollections. Each serve as representations of personal and shared history, as well as of practices and processes of remembrance.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Fainting Spells,” 2018, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 11 Mins, USA**

Told through recollections of youth, learning, lore and departure, this is an imagined myth for the Xąwįska, or the Indian Pipe Plant – used by the Ho-Chunk to revive those who have fainted.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Kicking the Clouds,” 2021, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 16 Mins, USA**

This film is a reflection on descendants and ancestors, guided by a 50-year-old audio recording of my grandmother learning the Pechanga language from her mother. After being given this tape by my mother, I interviewed her and asked about it, and recorded her ruminations on their lives and her own. The footage is of our chosen home in Whatcom County, Washington, where my family still lives, far from our homelands in Southern California, yet a home nonetheless.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Dislocation Blues,” 2017, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 17 Mins, USA**

An incomplete and imperfect portrait of reflections from Standing Rock. Shaawan Francis Keahna recounts his experiences entering, being at and leaving the camp and the difficulties and the reluctance in looking back with a clear and critical eye. Terry Running Wild describes what his camp is like, and what he hopes it will become.

FORMAT: DCP

**“When you’re lost in the rain,” 2018, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 5 Mins, USA**

In this video, drawing from Bob Dylan’s song “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues,” layers of experiences circling loss and longing are overlaid between images of landscapes and movement. In the song by Dylan, a stranger’s listlessness and exhaustion are woven through and around Juarez, Mexico, and so too in this video are these stories woven around colonial discontent and uncertainty as they move through an uneasy negotiation with the strangeness of the American pioneer spirit. 

FORMAT: DCP

**“Jáaji Approx,” 2015, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 8 Mins, USA**

Logging and approximating a relationship between audio recordings of my father and videos gathered of the landscapes we have both separately traversed. The initial distance between the logger and the recordings, of recollections and of songs, new and traditional, narrows while the images become an expanding semblance of filial affect. Jáaji is a near translation for directly addressing a father in the Hočak language.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Anti-Objects, or Space Without Path or Boundary,” 2017, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 13 Mins, USA**

“The individual is not an autonomous, solitary object but a thing of uncertain extent, with ambiguous boundaries. So too is matter, which loses much of its allure the moment it is reduced to an object, shorn of its viscosity, pressure and density. Both subject and matter resist their reduction into objects. Everything is interconnected and intertwined.” -Kengo Kuma

The title of this video, taken from the texts of the architect Kengo Kuma, suggests a way of looking at everything as “interconnected and intertwined” – such as the historical and the present and the tool and the artifact. Images and representations of two structures in the Portland Metropolitan Area that have direct and complicated connections to the Chinookan people who inhabit(ed) the land are woven with audio tapes of one of the last speakers of chinuk wawa, the Chinookan creole, chinuk wawa. These localities of matter resist their reduction into objects, and call anew for space and time given to wandering as a deliberate act, and the empowerment of shared utility.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Lore,” 2019, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 10 Mins, USA**

Images of friends and landscapes are cut, fragmented and reassembled on an overhead projector as hands guide their shape and construction in this film stemming from Hollis Frampton’s “Nostalgia.”  The voice tells a story about a not too distant past, a not too distant ruin, with traces of nostalgia articulated in terms of lore; knowledge and memory passed down and shared not from wistful loss, but as a pastiche of rumination, reproduction and creation.

FORMAT: DCP

**“I’ll Remember You as You Were, not as What You’ll Become,” 2016, Dir. Sky Hopinka, 12 Mins, USA**

An elegy to Diane Burns on the shapes of mortality and being, and the forms the transcendent spirit takes while descending upon landscapes of life and death. A place for new mythologies to syncopate with deterritorialized movement and song, reifying old routes of reincarnation. Where resignation gives hope for another opportunity, another form, for a return to the vicissitudes of the living and all their refractions.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmaker Sky Hopinka In partnership with Vidiots Supported by the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation ‘Here and Elsewhere: Films from Sky Hopinka’

Short Films from Sky Hopinka

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice. Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a lyrical and profound testament to the things we carry with us, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Canada/Hungary

BLUE HERON

Introduction and pre-screening Q&A with filmmaker Liz Sargent Limited Engagement

1993 • Special Guest: The film's Production Designer, William Sandell • This one didn’t start as a “classic,” but it earned its place the old-fashioned way: people kept watching it every Halloween until it became a tradition. The three leads are the whole show, and they clearly know it, which is why the comedy works even when things get silly. It’s bright, quick, and very rewatchable! • Show begins with spooky music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Hocus Pocus

1931 • This is the performance that defined Dracula for generations. The early sound-era filmmaking gives it a spooky stillness that actually helps the mood, like the castle air itself has gone cold. This film is a key “first wave” title that kicked off Universal’s monster era. • Show begins with spooky music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along. • Show begins with spooky music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Dracula

Horror master George A. Romero’s underseen, woozy feminist psychodrama of ’70s suburban discontent, witchcraft, and occult liberation.

George A. Romero's SEASON OF THE WITCH (1972)

**Screenwriter**: Tab Murphy

**Producer**: Igor Khait

When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another&#8217;s footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Bring home more adorable bears from our All Ages section!

*Paddington, The Yogi Bear Show, The Country Bears*

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

River of No Return

2:30 PM

Assault on Precinct 13 with John Carpenter

7:30 PM

DRIFTER

7:00 PM

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

7:30 PM

The Power of Paranoia: THE VISIT / TRAP

7:00 PM

IMPOSTERS

7:00 PM

UPIRO

10:00 PM

Ride Clear of Diablo

Six Black Horses

7:30 PM

Barbara Forever

7:00 PM

Short Cuts

7:30 PM

Resident Evil 35mm

SOV SEP: Lost Faith (1992) pres. by Saturn's Core

8:00 PM