Black Revivalist and Loose Frames are proud to present a night of Black femme stories in animation, featuring Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie’s 2013 animated feature 𝒜𝓎𝒶 𝑜𝒻 𝒴𝑜𝓅 𝒞𝒾𝓉𝓎, based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film will be preceded by a selection of shorts from Black femme, LGBTQ, and other emerging animators.

Set against the colorful and spirited backdrop of the Ivory Coast in the 1970s, 𝒜𝓎𝒶 𝑜𝒻 𝒴𝑜𝓅 𝒞𝒾𝓉𝓎 follows a 19-year-old aspiring doctor named Aya and her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, as they navigate love, friendship, and family in the working-class neighborhood of Yopougon. Big trouble arrives when Adjoua realizes she is pregnant, and the baby's father, Moussa, is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the country.

𝒜𝓎𝒶 𝑜𝒻 𝒴𝑜𝓅 𝒞𝒾𝓉𝓎 will be preceded by a selection of short films and works by filmmakers and animators Adebukola Bodunrin, Adrienne Fowler, Aisha Madu, Ashton Kellman-Holmes, Kat Ball, Nana-Tawi Bey, Nevaeh-Leh Lipscomb, Ryan Mesidor, Sahara Sheikh, and Uzo Ngwu.

Doors open at 7:00 pm, screening begins at 7:30 pm, 𝒜𝓎𝒶 𝑜𝒻 𝒴𝑜𝓅 𝒞𝒾𝓉𝓎, 84 mins. Shorts program, 48 mins. There will be a 15 min intermission in between 𝒜𝓎𝒶 𝑜𝒻 𝒴𝑜𝓅 𝒞𝒾𝓉𝓎 and the shorts program.

Thanks to Ngozi Nwadiogbu of GKIDS and all of the participating animators for giving us permission to screen these films.

Content Warning: This program contains explicit language, sexual content, religious themes, and depictions of gun violence. May not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

Aya of Yop City + Animated Short Film Program

2220 Arts + Archives

Anna Karenina

An Evening with Jeff Goldblum featuring Nashville in 4K

Planet of the Vampires (Terrore nello spazio)

Academy Museum

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From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (THE WORLD TO COME, THE BRUTALIST) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the religious sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker’s irrepressible leader, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers as the female incarnation of Christ. THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE captures the ecstasy and torment of her quest to build a utopia, featuring more than a dozen original Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (VOX LUX) and original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (THE BRUTALIST).

FORMAT: 70mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Searchlight Pictures

COUNTRY: UK/USA

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE in 70mm

Aero Theatre

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Interview with the Vampire

Brain Dead Studios

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A disturbed woman is receiving a radical form of psychotherapy at a remote, mysterious institute. Meanwhile, her five-year-old daughter, under the care of her estranged husband, is being terrorized by a group of demonic beings. How these two story lines connect is the shocking and grotesque secret of this bloody tale of monstrous parenthood from David Cronenberg, starring Oliver Reed and Samantha Eggar. With its combination of psychological and body horror, THE BROOD laid the groundwork for many of the director’s films to come, but it stands on its own as a personal, singularly scary vision.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Canada

Print courtesy of the TIFF Film Reference Library ‘Cinematic Void’

Cinematic Void Presents THE BROOD

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Romanian, English and German with English subtitles.*

A struggling director in contemporary Transylvania sets out to film a production of DRACULA. What begins as a simple attempt to revive a familiar myth quickly spirals into something far stranger, as AI interventions, theatrical experiments, and a whirlwind of genres—from slapstick and satire to horror and science-fiction—collide in ways no one could predict. The result is a hall of mirrors where folklore, politics, and pop culture feed on one another like restless spirits.

Radu Jude’s latest work is a dazzling and confrontational riff on the vampire legend, exploding the boundaries between cinema, theatre, and digital collage. By turns hilarious, abrasive, and unsettling, DRACULA is less an adaptation than a delirious reinvention and an electrifying reminder that old myths can still bite.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: 1-2 Special

COUNTRY: Romania/Austria/Luxembourg/Brazil

Limited Engagement Official Beyond Fest 2025 Selection

Radu Jude's DRACULA

Los Feliz Theatre

The Killers  / Criss Cross

New Beverly Cinema

One Battle After Another (VistaVision)

Vista Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, TRAIN DREAMS is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th Century. An ode to a vanishing way of life, an ever-evolving world, and to the extraordinary possibilities that exist within even the most simple of existences, TRAIN DREAMS captures a time and place that are now long gone, and the people who built a bridge to a future they could only dream of. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Clint Bentley with a screenplay by Bentley and Academy Award-nominee Greg Kwedar, the writing team behind SING SING, the film also stars Academy Award-nominees William H. Macy and Kerry Condon.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Netflix

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Clint Bentley, cinematographer Adolpho Veloso, and actors Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones and William H. Macy. Moderated by Peter Debruge. Advance Screening!

TRAIN DREAMS in 35mm

## Hollywood Entertainment presents: *JennaWorld* – Official Los Angeles Release Party

**Host:** Molly Lambert

**Podcast Launch:** October 27 on iHeartRadio

**Hollywood Entertainment** presents the official Los Angeles release party for Molly Lambert’s new podcast *JennaWorld*. The show (launching 10/27 on iHeart) is a wild and crazy ride through the history of the adult film industry and the Valley, with an all-star voice cast including Lauren Servideo as Jenna Jameson, Paul Scheer as Larry Massoli, Blake Anderson as David Foster Wallace, Yasi Salek as Ginger Lynn Allen, Jason Woliner as Paul Thomas, Julie Klausner as Honeysuckle Divine, Jason Stewart as Charlie Sheen, Joe Mande as Frank Sinatra Jr., Max Silvestri as Rocco Siffredi, James Austin Johnson as Howard Stern, and many more!

To celebrate its release, Molly Lambert hosts a showcase of rare clips, ephemera, interviews with Jenna and other luminaries of 90s and Y2K adult films, and maybe even a secret (R-Rated) movie — all featuring live commentary from Siri Dahl (award-winning adult film performer, writer, and sex workers’ rights activist), Lindsey Normington (Anora co-star, comedian, and organizer of the first unionized strip club in the US), and Andrea More (writer, actor: *Stick*, *Sex Lives of College Girls*).

Lambert, a podcaster and journalist who has written for publications like *Pitchfork*, *The New York Times*, and *Grantland*, has created an expansive follow-up to her critically acclaimed podcast *HeidiWorld* (named Best Podcast of the Month by *Vulture*) with *JennaWorld* — a show that takes you through the wild rise, fall, and rebirth of the American adult film industry as it faces pressing new censorship threats.

**Welcome… to *JennaWorld*.**

JennaWorld Release – Hosted by Molly Lambert

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Frankenstein

Egyptian Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“The Film-School Tests: Brussels 1 & 2, Knokke 1 & 2,” 1967, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 8 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium**

These four short 8mm films were made by Chantal Akerman in the summer of 1967, in black and white and without sound, as part of her entrance exams to the Institut Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS) in Brussels. She was admitted in the fall of 1967 but only studied in the school for a few months.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Saute ma ville,” 1968, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 13 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium**

A young lady in her apartment’s kitchen mops the floors, polishes her shoes, dances, cooks, drinks wine, then she duct-tapes the door, opens the gas and blows everything up – humming all along.

FORMAT: DCP

**“J’ai faim, j’ai froid,” 1984, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 12 Mins, Chantal Akerman Foundation, France**

*In French with English subtitles.*

The short classical film of Chantal Akerman, describes two girls in Brussels who run away from home. They chain smoke and obsessively repeat the words: “I’m hungry, I’m cold.” What does fate have in store for two young penniless women in the big city?

FORMAT: DCP

**JE TU IL ELLE, 1975, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 86 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium**

*In French with English subtitles.*

In her provocative first feature, Chantal Akerman stars as an aimless young woman who leaves self-imposed isolation to embark on a road trip that leads to lonely love affairs with a male truck driver and a former girlfriend. With its famous real-time carnal encounter and its daring minimalism, JE TU IL ELLE is Akerman’s most sexually audacious film.

FORMAT: DCP

50th Anniversary of JE TU IL ELLE ‘Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Early Short Films / JE TU IL ELLE

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A modern fairytale plays out in a crumbling kingdom populated only by a King and a Servant. The arrival of a mannequin Queen throws their carefully constructed world into a whirlwind of isolation, madness, and murderous megalomania.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Utopia

COUNTRY: UK/France

KING BABY

Whitmer Thomas&#8217; Big City Tour makes its first stop at Now Instant for a set and performance in the bar.

Accompanied by an opening from friend and collaborator Clay Tatum.

Whitmer Thomas Plays the Bar

Now Instant Image Hall

**Screenwriters**: Dan O&#8217;Bannon,  Don Jakoby from the novel *The Space Vampires* by Colin Wilson

**Producers**: Yoram Globus,  Menahem Golan

An outlandish mix of horror and science fiction, with sexy electric alien vampires and killer special effects, Tobe Hooper&#8217;s cult classic *Lifeforce* is turning 40 (just like us) with a brand new 4K Restoration. Penned by *Alien&#8217;s* Dan O&#8217;Bannon and produced by the schlock masterminds behind Cannon Films &#8211; Golan and Globus &#8211; this is not only one of the most insane science fiction films ever, it&#8217;s one of the horniest too! A space shuttle mission investigating Halley&#8217;s Comet brings back a malevolent race of sexually charged space vampires who transform most of London&#8217;s population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and British authorities attempt to capture a mysterious but beautiful alien woman who helms the army of the undead. Don&#8217;t miss your chance to catch this Cannon Films classic on the big screen to catch all the evil eroticism with a crowd of Vidiots!

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving unstreamable Sci Fi? Check out these gems from our video rental collection!

*Liquid Sky, The Abyss, Crash* (1996)

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

Lifeforce

Vidiots

Lightstruck is honored to present Bill Viola’s riveting, radically empathic consideration of animal consciousness and collective humanity, *I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like*. Structured in five parts, Viola’s 1986 feature-length video is a deeply felt, personal essay that privileges presence, observation, and emotional texture over didactic analysis, resulting in a powerful rumination on our relationship to animals and “the irreconcilable otherness of an intelligence ordered around a world we can share in body but not in mind.” (Viola)

Viola’s journey in exploring these inner states of being and communion brilliantly avoids any claims to facile, rational comprehension and instead occupies a space of mystery, ambiguity, and fascination with the ultimate unknowability of the animal soul. Working largely beyond language or modes of conventional documentary, time also slows down in Viola’s video, creating a space of vivid contemplation. As his exploration goes deeper and further, it becomes increasingly an inward investigation for each of us, a meditation on shared humanity and enhanced self-awareness.

Ultimately, *I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like*, as expressed by the title itself, is a philosophically rich consideration of the self as understood through the intelligent creatures around us, and the degree to which our comprehension of existence resists definition, allowing space for something more powerful, spiritual, and profound.

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*I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like* (1986) by Bill Viola, video, color, stereo sound, 89 minutes.

Program by Zena Grey and Mark Toscano. Notes by Mark Toscano. Thanks to Kira Perov and Bill Viola Studio. Additional thanks to Astra Price.

image © 1986 Bill Viola, I *Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like*

Lightstruck: Bill Viola’s I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The Four Horsemen return along with a new generation of illusionists performing mind-melding twists, turns, surprises and magic unlike anything ever captured on film.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Ruben Fleischer Advance Screening! ‘Ruben Fleischer: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T

The Eastwood offers two versatile spaces for theatrical productions, film screenings, dance performances, and more: the 99-seat Eastwood Mainstage and the intimate, 40 seat Oxford Underground blackbox. Both spaces come equipped for various productions, catering to artists and audiences of all levels.

A young girl takes refuge in a London Tube station during Wwii and confronts grief, loss, and love with the help of her favorite book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. From the writers of Spring Awakening.

Starring

Arlette Carranza – Alice

Timothy Schneider – Alfred

Jenna Luck – Cheshire Cat

Stella Mulroney  Queen of Hearts

Shantilly Tuazon – Mad Hatter

Jordi Kligman – Jabberwock

Emmon Amid – Caterpillar

Gil Dolet – Duchess

Carlos Cameron – King of Hearts

Arianna Ford – Queen of Diamonds

Jude Rossotto – Dormouse

Hannah Lorayne Manuit – Mock Turtle

Eva Schroder – Caterpillar 2

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Alice By Heart

Eastwood Performing Arts Center

Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Golden Globe-nominee Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an era of unprecedented change in early 20th century America. Orphaned at a young age, Robert grows into adulthood among the towering forests of the Pacific Northwest, where he helps expand the nation’s railroad empire alongside men as unforgettable as the landscapes they inhabit. After a tender courtship, he marries Gladys (Academy Award-nominee Felicity Jones) and they build a home together, though his work often takes him far from her and their young daughter. When his life takes an unexpected turn, Robert finds beauty, brutality and newfound meaning for the forests and trees he has felled.

An ode to a vanishing way of life, an ever-evolving world, and to the extraordinary possibilities that exist within even the most simple of existences, Train Dreams captures a time and place that are now long gone, and the people who built a bridge to a future they could only dream of. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Clint Bentley with a screenplay by Bentley and Academy Award-nominee Greg Kwedar, the writing team behind Sing Sing, the film also stars Academy Award-nominees William H. Macy and Kerry Condon.

Train Dreams

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

Classic 1992 movie about a murderous soul with a hook for a hand who is accidentally summoned by a skeptic grad student researching the myth

CANDYMAN (1992)(R)(Thu 11/13) 7:30 pm

Gardena Cinema

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A decade after being best friends and roommates, Chris (35) and Lluis (34) set out on a 600 kilometer hike through the Scottish Highlands. Following the West Highland way and The Cape Wrath Trail, they spend 30 days together in nature – hoping to rekindle their once-powerful friendship. But while Chris remains preoccupied with work and life back at home, Lluis is determined to finish the trail to prove he can do it. The solitude and silence of the highlands forces them to confront harsh truths about themselves, their friendship, and what it truly means to stand still and listen.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Tuesday Film

COUNTRY: Netherlands

Q&A with actor Bart Harder and producer Arnold Janssen

THE NORTH

Keeper

[HEXENTEXTE](https://www.cindyrehm.com/hexentexte) and Now Instant present the book launch of Cindy Rehm&#8217;s *room by the sea* with a screening of Marguerite Duras&#8217; epistolary study in vision, *Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver)*.

Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver)

**Vidiots is turning 40** **and we want to celebrate this against-all-odds milestone with YOU! ******

Join us for an unforgettable night of laughs, dancing, drinks, and nostalgia as we **party like it’s 1985** for L.A.’s favorite film hub. The evening will include Vidiots’ resident **DJs**, an epic **silent auction**, and a one-night-only comedy show **Salute to Vidiots** hosted by **Paul Scheer **and featuring Vidiots’ funniest members and friends, including **Ike Barinholtz, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Emily V Gordon, Ify Nwadiwe, Kumail Nanjiani, Tai Leclaire, Timothy Simons**, and more. Vidiots will close the night with a big screen, **big energy ****dance party** in the historic Eagle Theatre. Bring your friends, your best moves, your 80s fits, and your love of cinema!

Festivities start at **6:30pm** with cocktails, delectable bites, photo ops, DJs, and an epic silent auction! Our Salute to Vidiots hits the stage at **8:00pm**, with an epic dance party to follow. 

**All ticket sales and event proceeds directly benefit Vidiots Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.**

Vidiots 40th Birthday Bash + Benefit!

Nouvelle Vague

Three aimless millennials in a go-nowhere band are recruited as willing pawns by a shadow revolution, an insurrection led by an unlikely anti-government cabal of Buddhist sovereign citizens, telepathic Native American separatists, hardline Rastafas spearheaded by the dreadlocked King Alpha, and AR-toting doomsday preppers. Their mission: to find and execute **[names redacted]**.

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Dosed with the nihilistic punk DNA of Lizzie Borden’s *Born in Flames* and Fassbinder’s *The Third Generation*, *Empty Metal* tosses scraps of our everyday dystopia into its psychic soup, serving up a present that shades into science fiction, studded with details of the daylight world returning with the clarity of a nightmare. (Video Data Bank)

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**dirs. Adam Khalil & Bayley Sweitzer, 2018***United States, digital projection*83 mins

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## 7:30 DOORS8:00 SCREENING

EMPTY METAL (2018)

WHAMMY!

Beauty and the Beast

Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte) in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**BLUE MOON, 2025, Dir. Richard Linklater, 140 Mins, Sony Pictures Classics, USA**

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical OKLAHOMA!

FORMAT: DCP

**BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD, 2007, Dir. Sidney Lumet, 117 Mins, Resurgence Media, USA**

Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a debt-ridden broker, needs some quick cash. He ropes his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke), into a scheme to commit the perfect crime: to rob their parents’ (Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris) jewelry store. The scheme goes horribly awry, and the family patriarch takes justice into his own hands, unaware that the criminals he is hunting are his own sons.

FORMAT: DCP

BLUE MOON / BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD

An Evening of Films by Pratibha Parmar

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A powerful and thought-provoking true story, JUST MERCY follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

‘Michael B. Jordan: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

JUST MERCY

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

The American Cinematheque and Minorities in Film are teaming up for the Make News Showcase, seven sci-fi indie films curated under “visions of the future” from filmmakers around the world.

Minorities in Film (MiFILM) is a collective of social entrepreneurs dedicated to increasing equity and inclusion for BIPOC and People with Disabilities in film.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Development,” Dir. Chloe Caudillo**

Struggling to climb the corporate ladder, a Latina office worker finally lands a leadership training seminar, only to realize that to be successful, trainees must become clones of the “nepo baby” boss.

**“Alone, Alone, Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea,” Dir. Anvita Gattani**

When their mothers’ health deteriorates, estranged brothers, RAJESH and SHIVA are unexpectedly reunited to decide how to move forward. Meanwhile, society has turned to BREATHE, an app that allows its users to erase their painful memories and live in eternal bliss.

**“Eve,” Dir. B. Monét**

What happens when the world is completely barren? Eve Shields will find a way to recreate human life even if it means risking her last egg.

**“Friction,” Dir. Xiona Li**

The [experimental documentary] features Yuqi Zhang, a closeted transgender woman in her 30s living in mainland China, as she navigates these challenges firsthand. Yuqi faces a harrowing choice: risk social abandonment by embracing her true self or endure the mental strain of remaining invisible to stay safe

**“Friends of Sophia,” Dir. Alden Peters**

In a dystopian future, citizens live and work in Company towers a thousand stories tall, bound by a strict contract to build robotics for a far-off war. Unsanctioned vices, especially relationships with the androids they build, are severely punished. When Conor watches the vice police arrest his neighbor, he fears he and Dosso, the hacked android he loves, will be next.

**“Dreamhotline,” Dir. Tanisha Tekriwal**

In a near-future world, Tara works at a Call Center that replicates the voices of lost loved ones. An unexpected call disrupts her daily rhythm.

**“Reprogrammed,” Dir. Christopher Guerrero**

In retro-future LA, Andrea, a lonely roboticist, neglects her life to finish her masterpiece – IRIS. While teaching IRIS the ropes of being sentient, she realizes she must patch things up with her father. By giving birth to artificial life, Andrea learns how to live a real organic life.

Q&A with filmmakers Co-presented by Minorities in Film

Minorities in Film Presents The Make News Showcase

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Ben Stiller, Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn star in this smart, insightful and hilarious comedy that looks at life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. This irreverent look at the harsh realities of life after college captures the misadventures of Lelaina (Winona Ryder), an aspiring TV production assistant, and her relationships with her sarcastic roommate, Vickie (Janeane Garofalo), friends Sammy (Steve Zahn) and Troy (Ethan Hawke) and an ambitious video executive, Michael (Ben Stiller).

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

‘Stiller & Meara: An American Cinematheque Tribute’

REALITY BITES

Pulp Fiction

The LA premiere of the brand new remaster of the late great Diane Keaton's directorial debut, an off-kilter inquiry into the hereafter!

Diane Keaton's HEAVEN (1987) — LA Premiere of New Remastered Version!

Philosophical Research Society

The Perfect Gamble

Breathless

Join us for a screening/sharing of pornographic and fetishistic materials collected and examined by Panteha Abareshi over the course of their research. The artist will lead a lecture-based discussion around the sick/Crip body’s representation in these explicit materials. This program will be an exploration of how the disabled body is made into and used as [sex] object, and an interrogation of consent, control, pleasure and power through a close examination of a slew of porno vids, fetish pics and kinky JPEGs.

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*Please note: 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗪 & 𝟭𝟴+, bear in mind that we will be watching and discussing explicit pornographic material, and some of these may be difficult and challenging to view. This program is first and foremost a safe space of non-judgement, but also one dedicated to pushing into what is most taboo, unknown and uncomfortable as a means of expanding how we know, see and image the sick/Crip subject.*

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*- We are the rear unit of 2514 Sunset Blvd, entrance access is via Rampart Blvd.*

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- While we have no stairs or elevated thresholds in the venue itself, please ***not***e that our restroom is not *wheelchair accessible.*

CAREOTICS: On Giving and Taking

Newsies in 35mm

Alien in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Ben Stiller tells the story of his parents, comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, exploring their impact both on popular culture and at home, where the lines between creativity, family, life and art often blurred. In the process, Stiller turns the camera on himself and his family to examine Jerry and Anne’s enormous influence on their lives, and the generational lessons we all can learn from those we love.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Apple TV

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker and producer Ben Stiller Popcorn and soda courtesy of Apple TV ‘Stiller & Meara: An American Cinematheque Tribute’

STILLER & MEARA: NOTHING IS LOST

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**NOUVELLE VAGUE, 2025, Dir. Richard Linklater, 106 Mins, Netflix, France/USA**

*In French and English with English subtitles.*

Richard Linklater’s NOUVELLE VAGUE is a playful, poignant love letter to cinema. The film reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.

FORMAT: 35mm

**BREATHLESS, 1960, Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, 90 Mins, Rialto Pictures, France**

*In French and English with English subtitles.*

Small-time crook Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) steals a car and murders a policeman. While on the run, he reconnects with Patricia (Jean Seberg), a journalism student living in Paris, and tries to convince her to go on the lam with him.

FORMAT: 35mm

Q&A with filmmaker Richard Linklater Advance Screening!

NOUVELLE VAGUE in 35mm / BREATHLESS

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

True Romance

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family&#8217;s drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother&#8217;s recent death.

Only God Forgives

When a childless couple&#8211;an ex-con and an ex-cop&#8211;decide to help themselves to one of another family&#8217;s quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

Raising Arizona

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies.

THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)(R)(Sat. 11/15)7:30p FilmWeek Hosted by Larry Mantle

The Scent of Green Papaya

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Jerry (Rock Hudson) is a slick adman who uses women and booze to woo his clients. One day, his tactics draw the ire of Carol (Doris Day), an executive at a rival agency, who reports him to the Ad Council. Jerry deflects Carol’s accusations using the testimony of a nightclub performer (Edie Adams), whom he pays off with a starring spot in a fake ad campaign. But when Jerry’s clueless boss (Tony Randall) broadcasts one of the ads on TV, he’s forced to create a new product.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by Universal Manager, Archive Collections and Outreach, Natalie Auxilier and Universal VP Theatrical Distribution – Repertory, Jason Jackowski ‘Watch Local: Universal Stage 12’ Special thanks to Jason Jackowski and Universal Pictures Distribution for their collaboration on this curated series

LOVER COME BACK

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

After the death of his father, the king of Wakanda, young T’Challa returns home to the isolated high-tech African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful enemy appears, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and Black Panther—is tested as he’s drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, he must release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

BLACK PANTHER

Zombie

Sullivan's Travels

Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Old Town Music Hall

**Screenwriters**: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola

**Producer**: Albert S. Ruddy

Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s sweeping mafia family epic needs little introduction &#8211; for over 50s years this unquestionable masterpiece has set the bar for American gangster films and American cinema in general. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winner of 3, *The Godfather* is widely regarded as of one of the greatest films ever made. So dust off your horse head, gather your gang, and we&#8217;ll make you an offer you can&#8217;t refuse.

**Remembering Diane Keaton:**

Diane Keaton was always a genre unto herself. On and off screen, she was effortlessly funny, achingly honest, and unafraid to mirror back to us what it means to be human in an impossible world. She changed the very definition of femininity with her iconic fashion and unapologetic agency. She gave us women who think deeply, laugh loudly, and live on their own terms – and in every performance, a reminder that connection and authenticity are the truest forms of storytelling.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving more Francis Ford Coppola? We’ve got all his classics in his Director’s Section!

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

The Godfather

**Writer/Producer**: Jafar Panahi

Join us in the microcinema for acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi&#8217;s latest Cannes&#8217; Palme d&#8217;Or-winning masterpiece. Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, is suddenly reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to try and confirm Eghbal&#8217;s identity.  Master filmmaker Jafar Panahi creates a deeply felt moral thriller, where high stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge.

It Was Just an Accident

**Screenwriter**: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo from the novel by Mario Puzo

**Producer**: Francis Ford Coppola

We&#8217;re celebrating the great Diane Keaton with a vacation to Sicily to learn the family business in Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s epic masterpiece *The Godfather Part II*.  In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, we head back to the turn of the 20th century as a young Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro steps into Marlon Brando&#8217;s shoes) grows up in Sicily and 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into the glittering hubs Las Vegas, Hollywood, and Cuba. Winner of 6 Academy Awards and considered not only the best sequel ever, but also one of the greatest cinematic epics of all time &#8211; now is your chance to catch this eternal classic on the big screen!

**Remembering Diane Keaton:**

Diane Keaton was always a genre unto herself. On and off screen, she was effortlessly funny, achingly honest, and unafraid to mirror back to us what it means to be human in an impossible world. She changed the very definition of femininity with her iconic fashion and unapologetic agency. She gave us women who think deeply, laugh loudly, and live on their own terms – and in every performance, a reminder that connection and authenticity are the truest forms of storytelling.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving more Francis Ford Coppola? We&#8217;ve got all his classics in his Director&#8217;s Section!

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

The Godfather Part II

**Producer**: Gary Goetzman

It&#8217;s our 40th birthday and we&#8217;re ready to party like rock stars! Join us on Vidiots&#8217; 40th Birthday for one of our favorite cinematic/musical experiences with a reprise of legendary Director Jonathan Demme’s ecstatic musical masterpiece Stop Making Sense. Filmed at the Hollywood Pantages Theater in December 1983, this fascinating piece of musical memorabilia showcases the Talking Heads boundless creativity and showmanship on stage and off. A one-of-a-kind experience, join Vidiots as we revel in 40 years of Vidiots and the 41st anniversary of this groundbreaking film, newly remastered in a stunning 4K presentation.

**Picks from the Video Store:**

Jonesing for more Demme? We&#8217;ve got a killer section for Jonathan Demme on our directors racks that includes these rarities!

*Crazy Mama, Who Am I This Time?, Swimming to Cambodia*, and make sure to check out his tasty episode of *Columbo &#8211; Murder Under Glass!*

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

Stop Making Sense

Los Angeles Filmforum presents *Filmforum at 50, program 1: Classics of Los Angeles Experimental Film*.

We hope you will join us for this special event, the launch of our celebration of Filmforum’s 50th year! The program features works by Amy Halpern, Sara Kathryn Arledge, James Whitney, Adam Beckett, Beth Block, Chick Strand, Pat O’Neill, Craig Rice, and more!

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As the USA prepared to celebrate its bicentennial year, the nation took little notice of one small non-profit organization dedicated to screening avant-garde films. This cheery oasis of sanity and unconventionality amidst the miasma of Southern California arose from the efforts of Terry Cannon. The Neighborhood Church in Pasadena (at 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd) hosted that first season. After a special event screening in November 1975, Filmforum’s first full season, January-March, 1976, set a clear, high standard for the programs ever since.

Starting off with four weeks dedicated to “The Ethnographic Film,” in its first three months Filmforum embraced “The American Avant-Garde: West Coast,” “Thee Films of Paul Robeson,” “Sixteen Films Under Five Minutes,” “Films of Sexy Humor,” and “Women in Film.”

We will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Filmforum with multiple screening and events over the next year with blasts from the past, films looking to the next fifty years, and visits from former directors and programmers of the organization. In this program, we start with some highlights of experimental films made in Los Angeles, several of which by people linked to Filmforum. Works by Amy Halpern, Sara Kathryn Arledge, James Whitney, Adam Beckett, Beth Block, Chick Strand, Pat O’Neill, Craig Rice, and more!

Full program notes at:

https://www.lafilmforum.org/schedule/

Filmforum at 50: Classics of Los Angeles Experimental Film

The Best Years of Our Lives in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) is a perennial playboy with a libido much younger than his years. During what was to have been a romantic weekend with his latest infatuation, Marin (Amanda Peet), at her mother’s Hamptons beach house, Harry develops chest pains. He winds up being nursed by Marin’s reluctant mother Erica Barry (Diane Keaton), a successful, divorced New York playwright. In the process, Harry develops more heart pangs — the romantic kind — for Erica, an age-appropriate woman whom he finds beguiling. However, some habits die hard. When Harry hesitates, his charming thirtysomething doctor (Keanu Reeves) steps in and starts to pursue Erica. And Harry, who has always had the world on a string, finds his life unraveling.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Nancy Meyers. Moderated by Katie Walsh. ‘Starring Diane Keaton’

SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE

Mark your calendars, book a limo, and join **T.A.P.E. Los Angeles** as they close out the year strong with one last fundraiser party — It&#8217;s a PROM-A-THON!

**Hosted by:** Grace Freud and Robert Dayton

Featuring video synth portraits on the patio, installations, direct animation stations, fun drinks, and a slew of special guest performances, video submissions, and call-ins!

**T.A.P.E.** is fundraising for greater access to personal home media! Funds will be used for building more A/V racks for digitizing magnetic tape media, equipment rental upgrades, professional financial services, and stipends for all volunteers cooperatively working together.

*Tune in for the live stream if you can’t make it!*

**Co-hosted by:** Whammy! and Telefantasy Studios

**Time:** 5 – 9 PM

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$20 – Chaperone

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$40 – BFF Forever

- Complimentary Beverage

- $60 – Patron of the Arts

- Complimentary Beverage + Food

*Sliding scale tickets available at the door.*

PROM NIGHT T.A.P.E. Gala Fundraiser

Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer &#8212; &#8220;Mrs. X&#8221; &#8212; wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.

So I Married an Axe Murderer

The Phantom Tollbooth

I May Destroy You

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Cleopatra, a circus’ beautiful trapeze artist, agrees to marry Hans, the leader of a group of side-show performers. But after a shocking revelation, the members of the troupe learn that she has been having an affair with the circus strong man and is only marrying their friend for his inheritance. As Cleopatra plots to kill off Hans with her accomplice, the side-show acts come to his aid and plan an intervention of their own.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Introduction by author Kristen Lopez Book signing with Kristen Lopez for her new book, Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies, prior to the screening at 12:30pm at the Los Feliz 3, in partnership with the Larry Edmunds Bookshop. ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Kristen Lopez Presents FREAKS

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

The American Cinematheque, in partnership with TAICCA and the Taiwan Academy, is thrilled to present a showcase of fall festival winners.

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Side A: A Summer Day,” 2024, Dir. Kin-Fai WAN, 22 Mins, Taiwan**

*In Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles.*

Fei will get the best birthday present ever if he finishes his homework, his mother promised. But it’s already the last day of summer, and Fei hasn’t received anything yet.

Format: DCP

**FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND, 2024, Dir. Kek-huat LAU, 290 Mins, Taiwan**

*In Mandarin, Japanese, Hokkien, English, Bahasa Indonesia and Cantonese with English subtitles.*

During World War II, Taiwan was under Japanese rule. Kek-huat LAU’s FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND aims to reveal the hidden memories of the war in Taiwan and other parts of Asia. It explores the experiences of Taiwanese soldiers and civilians living under Japanese colonization, including those living in Southeast Asia.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&As with filmmakers Kin-Fai WAN and Kek-huat LAU

"Side A: A Summer Day" / FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND

Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys

**Screenwriter**: Eric Luke

**Producers**: Edward S. Feldman,  David Bombyk

We&#8217;re off to outer space in Joe Dante&#8217;s intergalactic cult classic that&#8217;s celebrating its 40th Anniversary (just like us!). Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life. If you&#8217;ve been waiting to see early-adolescent Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix party with the most 80s-esque aliens you can imagine with a crowd of little Vidiots, don&#8217;t miss the spacecraft on this spacy screening 40 years in the making!

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving more fantastical kiddie friendly fare? Check out these unstreamable gems from our All Ages section!****

*Animalia: Welcome to the Kingdom, Atomic Betty, Mio in the Land of Faraway*

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

Explorers

**Screenwriters**: S.S. Rajamouli, Sai Madhav Burra

**Producers**: D.V.V. Danayya

Can&#8217;t stop! Won&#8217;t Stop! The biggest film of the decade has become a Vidiots tradition! *RRR* is an exhilarating, action-packed spectacular, starring two of India&#8217;s biggest superstars, N.T Rama Rao Jr., aka Jr NTR and Ram Charan. Set in the 1920s before their fight for India’s independence began, *RRR* imagines a fictional meeting between two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj.

With staggeringly choreographed action sequences, an all-timer of a musical number, and a powerful story, *RRR* is pure cinematic joy from start to finish. Audiences across the world have been won over, and trust us — If you haven&#8217;t seen this on a big screen, you haven&#8217;t really seen it, and if you have, you know why we sell out every single screening!

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

**Screenwriter**: Richard Brooks from the novel by Judith Rossner

**Producer**: Freddie Fields

Vidiots remembers the singular talent and style of screen icon Diane Keaton with a screening of one of her greatest unsung performances, as school teacher by day, swinger by night in Richard Brooks&#8217; smoky and sexy adaptation of Judith Rossner&#8217;s incendiary true crime novel *Looking for Mr. Goodbar*. Theresa has always been the good girl, the bright student, the familial doormat. After a late sexual awakening, she disavows love and seeks cheap thrills with men at bars, until she finds herself in over her head. With editing and cinematography that put you right into the smoky barroom and one of the best soundtracks of the 1970s &#8211; including a theme song sung by Barbra Streisand and two custom songs from Bill Withers, along with Disco bops from Donna Summers and more &#8211; this thrilling and shocking deep cut was delayed from DVD release for almost 2 decades due to its music being TOO GOOD! Celebrate with us one of the most unconventional and influential actresses in cinema history with one of her best and deepest cuts!

**Remembering Diane Keaton:**

Diane Keaton was always a genre unto herself. On and off screen, she was effortlessly funny, achingly honest, and unafraid to mirror back to us what it means to be human in an impossible world. She changed the very definition of femininity with her iconic fashion and unapologetic agency. She gave us women who think deeply, laugh loudly, and live on their own terms &#8211; and in every performance, a reminder that connection and authenticity are the truest forms of storytelling.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Need more Diane Keaton? We&#8217;ve got the hits and the deep cuts for rent!

Including &#8211; *Lovers and Other Strangers, Harry and Walter Go To New York, Baby Boom, *and all the *Godfathers!***

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

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

In the 1970s, a collective of artists, journalists, filmmakers, and cultural agitators from Teresina transformed Super 8, then a domestic Kodak technology, into a language of avant garde cinema. Influenced by Tropicália, Brazilian cinema de invenção, and figures such as Torquato Neto, Ivan Cardoso, and Luiz Otávio Pimentel, names like Edmar Oliveira, Xico Pereira, Dogno Içaino, Antônio Noronha, José Alencar, Carlos Galvão, Arnaldo Albuquerque, Durvalino Couto, and Haroldo Barradas created films that challenged narrative codes and the repression of the dictatorship with freedom, humor, and critique. Works such as Adão e Eva do Paraíso ao Consumo (Adam and Eve From Paradise to Consumerism, a lost film), Terror da Vermelha (The Terror of Vermelha), Aterro (Landfill), Coração Materno (Mother’s Heart), Tupy Niquim, Porenquanto (Forjustnow), David Aguiar, Miss Dora, and Um Sonho Americano (An American Dream) show how this group built a decentralized and collaborative production network between Teresina, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza, and Belém, using cinema as a tool of aesthetic invention and political resistance. Today this body of work is recognized as CINEMA MARGINAL PIAUIENSE, a symbol of an intense experience of experimentation, friendship, and rebellion that transformed the margins into a creative force.

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## Program One: A Dream in Piauí

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The films of the Cinema Marginal Piauiense cycle are among the very first ever made in the state. Before the emergence of this group of filmmakers and artists, the idea of making cinema in Teresina was nothing more than a distant dream. The arrival of Super 8 cameras represented a true revolution, making not only filming but also the developing process much more accessible and democratic. With the support of Dr. Antônio Noronha in financingproductions, the union of a group of rebels connected to counterculture and the arts, and the return in 1971 of the already famous Torquato Neto, poet, journalist, and Tropicalist lyricist, this dream began to turn into reality. Neto, whose presence brought legitimacy and inspiration to the movement, helped to drive this creative scene forward.

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Our opening session presents the pioneering works of this cycle. After the completion of O Terror da Vermelha (The Terror of Vermelha, 1972), many of the participants left Teresina in search of study and work, but the underground legacy remained and the seed of cinema had already been planted. This session traces that first moment of growth.

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## The Animations of Arnaldo Albuquerque

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In addition to working as cinematographer on many of the films from the Cinema Marginal Piauiense cycle, Arnaldo Albuquerque also stood out as a director, as seen in this program with works such as An American Dream (1973). His creative vision, however, extended beyond live action cinema, reaching into many other forms of artisticexpression. Renowned for his talent in design, photography, and illustration—particularly in comics—Arnaldo also holds a unique place in history as the creator of the first animated films made in Piauí. Three of these pioneering works were preserved and digitized by Cinelimite in 2023. At once masterpieces of Brazilian animation and radical experiments of the counterculture, these shorts—each about three minutes long, produced between 1977 and 1980—will be screened at the opening of each session of the program.

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Films:

CARCARÁ, CATCH, KILL AND EAT (1977) DE **ARNALDO ALBUQUERQUE**

THE TERROR OF VERMELHA (1972) BY **TORQUATO NETO**

AN AMERICAN DREAM (1973) BY **ARNALDO ALBUQUERQUE**

MOTHER'S HEART (1974) BY **HAROLDO BARRADAS**

MISS DORA (1974) BY **EDMAR OLIVEIRA**

DAVID AGUIAR (1975) BY **DURVALINO COUTO**

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This screening will feature an video introduction from **Edmar Oliveira** - director of “Miss Dora” and star of Torquato Neto’s “The Terror of Vermelha”.

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Followed by an in-person conversation with filmmakers **Chica Barbosa** and **Leonardo Pirondi**.

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*Screening courtesy of* *[Cinelimite](https://www.cinelimite.com/)**, a São Paulo-based non-profit organization dedicated to exhibiting, distributing, and digitizing repertory Brazilian Cinema.*

Cinema Marginal Piauiense: A Dream in Piauí, pres. by Cinelimite

Darkest Hour in 4K Dolby Vision

The Broadway Melody in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Behind the drapes… Between the walls… In your bed… A thriller to make your skin crawl!It was supposed to be the perfect crime: the sexy maid (Susan George of STRAW DOGS), a psychotic chauffeur (Oliver Reed of THE BROOD) and an international terrorist (Klaus Kinski of NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE) kidnap a wealthy ten-year-old boy from his elegant London townhouse. But they didn’t count on a murdered cop, a desperate hostage siege, and one very unexpected houseguest: a furious Black Mamba, the most lethal and aggressive snake known to nature. It can attack from ten feet away. Its bite brings excruciating death. And it is on the loose. Now, terror knows no antidote… and the ultimate in slithering mayhem is VENOM.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Blue Underground

COUNTRY: UK

Cinematic Void Presents VENOM

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Bessie (Diane Keaton) and Lee (Meryl Streep) are sisters who have remained apart for nearly twenty years due to radically different personalities and life paths. Bessie remained in Florida to care for their ill, bed-ridden father (Hume Cronyn), and Lee moved to Ohio to marry and have a family. But Bessie’s doctor (Robert De Niro) has informed her she has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Bessie’s prognosis and Lee’s troubled son (Leonardo DiCaprio) create an unexpected family reunion.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

MARVIN'S ROOM

**Screenwriter**: Peter Shaffer

**Producer**: Saul Zaentz

Co-presented by community programming partner **The Cinegogue**.

Put on your masks and join us for an epic screening of *Amadeus* and a Masquerade Ball that would make Mozart blush! F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce star in Miloš Forman&#8217;s epic masterpiece of genius, madness, music, love, and jealousy. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart&#8217;s downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men. The winner of countless awards, including 8 Academy Awards, this breathtaking spectacle is not to be missed!

Doors will open at 6:00pm. Join us for signature refreshments and all the Rococo vibes. There will be a costume contest at the start of the program and the lucky winner will win exclusive Cinegogue merch, so dress (and mask) to impress!

*This is the restored original 1984 theatrical release &#8211; the true director&#8217;s cut &#8211; screening on 4K DCP*

**Picks from the Video Store:**

Want more unconventional period pieces? Check out these rarities from the video store:

*Lisztomania, Ferdinando and Carolina, Dangerous Liaisons*

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

Amadeus with a Masquerade Ball

Movie theater chain established in 1938 showcasing the latest independent, foreign & art films.

The next Flights of Fantasy will be The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) plus 2 Puppetoons.  Stage show featuring the Gort Robot from DTESS and Klatu speaking in Michael Rennie's voice. 
Travelling at mind-boggling speed, a gleaming unidentified flying object zooming in from boundless deep space penetrates the Earth's atmosphere, landing smoothly in Cold War Washington, D.C. Encircled by large yet feeble military forces, the peaceful intergalactic ambassador, Klaatu, emerges from the mysterious vessel accompanied by the silently dangerous robot of incomprehensible power, Gort, only to witness firsthand the earthlings' hospitality. The sophisticated humanoid declares that he comes in peace; however, he needs to assemble the world's greatest minds to hear his merciful warning and a definitive ultimatum. Is Klaatu the messenger of humanity's doom?


DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Fine Arts Theatre

Stephen King's Dollar Babies Shorts

Monthly short film festival. Watch and vote. Audience award to the best short film each month. Annual championship in DECEMBER.

MOVIE SCREENERS CLUB (Thu. 1/15) 7:30pm

I'm Staying In Tonight explores the narrator's complex relationship with identity, truth, and ‎intimacy. The writing is raw and unapologetically honest, as it delves into feelings of ‎disconnection, the search for meaning, and a rejection of societal norms. The narrator's ‎reflections on hands, attraction, and relationships speak to a longing for authenticity in a world ‎that often feels overly controlled and superficial. The exploration of gender, sexuality, and the ‎impact of family experiences shapes the narrator's worldview, creating a deep sense of isolation ‎and rebellion. The recurring themes of cyclical desires, fleeting connections, and the pursuit of ‎balance are interwoven with vivid, sometimes unsettling memories. This narrative is a poignant ‎meditation on the tension between self-awareness and societal expectations, challenging readers ‎to reconsider the boundaries of love, identity, and connection.‎

I'm Staying in Tonight with Stella Leoni and friends

Stories Books & Cafe

**Screenwriters**: Chan Hing-Kai,  Leung Suk-Wah,  John Woo

**Producers**: John Woo,  Hark Tsui

The film that turned John Woo and Chow Yun-fat into international superstars and changed the game of not only Hong Kong action cinema, but action films across the world, *A Better Tomorrow* is a groundbreaking bullet ballet filled with stylized action, incredible performances, and poignant explorations of brotherhood, friendship, and loyalty, all while never taking its finger off the trigger. A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break. Don&#8217;t miss this explosive triumph on the big screen where it was meant to be seen!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Want more Chow Yun-fat rarities? Our video store is stocked! Check out some of these killer flicks:

*Prison on Fire, The Postman Fights Back, The Seventh Curse*

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

A Better Tomorrow

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Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son–who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA–will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben’s sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben’s future.

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**dir. Gene Cayajon, 2000***United States, digital projection*88 min

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THE DEBUT (2000), pres. by Hollywood Entertainment & Chance Calloway

MOVIE SCREENERS CLUB (Thu. 10/16) 7:30pm

Join us for an evening of chess and community at Heavy Manners Library. Play against friends and strangers, with all skill levels welcome. Free donuts will also be provided!

Echo Park Chess Club at Heavy Manners Library (11/20)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Raised in a strict Catholic family, Theresa (Diane Keaton) teaches deaf children during the day and cruises singles bars and discos at night. Theresa favors rough sex with random suitors, ignoring the advances of well-meaning but nerdy social worker James (William Atherton). Instead, Theresa pursues the likes of Tony (Richard Gere), whose threatening knife and swagger excite her. Theresa indulges in increasingly dangerous encounters, putting her life at risk.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR

Film preservationist Ross Lipman presents the restoration Richard Beymer's long lost psychedelic masterwork + a  Q&A with star Joanna Frank!

Richard Beymer's THE INNERVIEW — Restoration of a Psychedelic Magnum Opus!

Thursday November 20th 

Doors at 7 

$12 at the door


Featuring the work of Alex Cline, Kate Renshaw-Lewis and Arius Ziaee.

With musical performances by Frog Luv, Spring Breeding, and GiGi. Special puppet performance by Freak Nature Puppets!!

"Rascals" Art Show Closing Reception

Scribble

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town&#8217;s founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

The Fog

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his &#8220;top five breakups of all time&#8221;.

High Fidelity

La Chinoise

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Portuguese with English subtitles.*

A film born out of 10 years of research in the deep Amazon jungle, MANAS tells the story of Marcielle, a 13-year-old girl from Marajó Island, who finds herself unable to be heard in a world that silences violence against women and children. Too soon, she awakens to the pain that has plagued her family for generations. When Tielle decides to take control of her own destiny, she forever shifts gears on the reality imposed on her.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: KimStim

COUNTRY: Brazil

Q&A with filmmaker Marianna Brennand Popcorn and soda courtesy of Inquietude

MANAS

BYOP: Bring Your Own Pen Drink & Draw!

**Screenwriter**: Ralph Farquhar

**Producers**: Doug McHenry,  Michael Schultz

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome legendary director **Michael Schultz** for a special 40th Anniversary screening of his hip-hop cult classic *Krush Groove*, followed by a conversation with Schultz and cinematographer (and legendary director in his own right) **Ernest Dickerson**! Plus, a funky fresh vinyl set from **DJ Jéli** before and after the screening!

Join us for Michael Schultz&#8217;s game-changing classic detailing the thrilling rise of a fictionalized Def-Jam Records (AKA Krush Groove) featuring hip-hop royalty including Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boys, Sheila E, LL Cool J, New Edition, and The Beastie Boys – in their heyday and as themselves! Russell Walker (Blair Underwood in his first feature), is launching a new hip-hop label, featuring a roster of talent he&#8217;s carefully cultivated, but Walker&#8217;s bank accounts are running low, and as he struggles to keep Krush Groove running, new groups, and competition, emerge daily on New York City&#8217;s thriving hip-hop scene. An incredible time capsule of a thrilling cultural moment, with one of the best soundtracks on screen, we can&#8217;t wait to experience *Krush Groove *big and loud, with YOU!

Keep this magical 1985-of-a-night going with Michael Schultz&#8217;s kung-futastic cult classic [***The Last Dragon***](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/the-last-dragon/) at 9:45pm, featuring a special introduction from Mr. Schultz. Including Vidiots, that&#8217;s three 40th Anniversary celebrations in one! Click [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/the-last-dragon/) for tickets.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Need more killer hip-hop rarities? Check out these gems from our video rental collection!

*Graffiti Rock, Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer, Wild Style***

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

Krush Groove

**Screenwriter**: Louis Venosta

**Producer**: Rupert Hitzig

Vidiots is *glowing* to welcome legendary director **Michael Schultz** to introduce a special 40th Anniversary screening of his inner-city martial arts cult classic *The Last Dragon*! Plus, a funky fresh vinyl set from **DJ Jéli** before the screening!

Get the glow! Comedy, romance, music, and kung fu collide in this cult classic directed by the great Michael Schultz and produced by Motown Productions. Prince protegé Vanity co-stars with black-belt martial artist Taimak in a Harlem-based odyssey set to the backdrop of Motown&#8217;s hottest stars like Stevie Wonder, DeBarge, and Willie Hutch. As 80s as it gets with glowing ninja masters and a killer soundtrack, this killer kung-futastic thrill ride is best experienced big and loud with a crowd of Vidiots!

And join us before as **Michael Schultz** and **Ernest Dickerson** screen and discuss his other 1985 banger *[Krush Groove](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/krush-groove/)*. Including Vidiots, that&#8217;s three 40th Anniversary celebrations in one night! Don&#8217;t miss it! Click [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/krush-groove/) for tickets.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Love Kung-Fu flicks? Our rental collection features a huge section for martial arts films including these bangers:

*Black Belt Jones, Ninja III: The Domination, Kung Fu Mahjong*

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

Monday, 11/3

2220 Arts + Archives

Aya of Yop City + Animated Short Film Program

7:00 PM

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Academy Museum

Anna Karenina

2:30 PM

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An Evening with Jeff Goldblum featuring Nashville in 4K

7:00 PM

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Planet of the Vampires (Terrore nello spazio)

7:30 PM

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Aero Theatre

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE in 70mm

7:30 PM

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Brain Dead Studios

Interview with the Vampire

8:00 PM

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Los Feliz Theatre

Cinematic Void Presents THE BROOD

7:00 PM

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Radu Jude's DRACULA

9:30 PM

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New Beverly Cinema

The Killers

Criss Cross

7:30 PM

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Vista Theatre

One Battle After Another (VistaVision)

10:00 AM, 2:15 PM, 6:30 PM, 10:45 PM

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Monday, 11/3