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Total Filmmaking: CalArts Alumnx Screening

2220 Arts + Archives

Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus. When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. Wicks’s modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq. (Kerry Washington), aspiring politician Cy Draven (Daryl McCormack), town doctor Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), best-selling author Lee Ross (Andrew Scott), and concert cellist Simone Vivane (Cailee Spaeny). After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rian Johnson writes and directs Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and assembles another all-star, award-winning cast.

Wake Up Dead Man

Egyptian Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

“The Singers” is a genre-bending film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden men connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off. With a cast comprised of first-time actors discovered on TikTok, Instagram and Youtube, the film is a celebration of diamonds in the rough and a testament to the power of vulnerability through art.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Sam Davis. Moderated by Sean Wang.

"The Singers"

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, LE SAMOURAÏ is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France/Italy

LE SAMOURAÏ

### ABOUT THE FILM:

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

In an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms – a treasure that she believes is an angel’s egg. A boy with a gun arrives in search of a bird he saw in his dream. At first it seems as if feelings of sympathy are developing between the two. Then, one night, the boy crushes her precious egg.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: GKIDS

COUNTRY: Japan

ANGEL'S EGG

Los Feliz Theatre

We’re No Angels  / Larceny, Inc

New Beverly Cinema

Ride the High Country

The Running Man

Vista Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**SONG SUNG BLUE, 2025, Dir. Craig Brewer, 131 Mins, Focus Features, USA**

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

FORMAT: DCP

**HUSTLE & FLOW, 2005, Dir. Craig Brewer, 116 Mins, Paramount, USA**

DJay is a Memphis hustler who’s not very good at pimping, but he can hustle almost anything or anyone and makes enough to keep himself and three girls satisfied and housed in his shotgun home. DJay however is in the midst of a midlife crisis; he quietly harbors dreams of becoming a respected rapper. When he learns from a local club owner, Arnel (Isaac Hayes), that rap mogul Skinny Black (Ludacris), is rolling through town, DJay decides to record his flow with the hopes of slipping his demo to Skinny.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmaker Craig Brewer Advance Screening!

SONG SUNG BLUE / HUSTLE & FLOW

Aero Theatre

Be among the first to experience *Dead Man’s Wire*, the brand-new film from Gus Van Sant — a special early screening at Brain Dead Studios. Van Sant will join us in person for a live Q&A!

**Synopsis:**

Based on a true story, the 1977 kidnapping of a prominent banker grips the nation and turns the abductor into an eccentric outlaw folk hero. As the media frenzy peaks, the standoff becomes a spectacle of desperation, defiance and blurred justice, which resonates even today.

Dead Man’s Wire

Brain Dead Studios

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

FYC Screening. Nostalgia meets with ambition, and the weight of a confined past meets with an unpredictable future.

YALLA PARKOUR (2024)(NR)(Wed. 12/3) 8:00pm FYC Screening

YALLA PARKOUR (2024)(NR)(Wed. 12/3) 8:00pm FYC Academy Members

Gardena Cinema

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

With unprecedented access, this years-in-the-making verité film embeds with Corey Feldman as he mounts a surreal rock tour with a band of lingerie-clad “angels”. The tour goes horribly awry, forcing Feldman to confront his long-held allegations about abuse in Hollywood and his own darkest secrets.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Marcie Hume, executive producer Jim Cummings, editor and producer Adam Franklin, producer Star Rosencrans and surprise special guests World Premiere!

COREY FELDMAN VS. THE WORLD

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

The Driver is a Hollywood stunt driver by day, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld by night. A loner by nature, he finds himself a target for some of LA’s most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbour, Irene. When the job goes dangerously awry, he takes it upon himself to keep Irene and her son alive.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

DRIVE

The Conversation

**Screenwriters**: John Woo, Barry Wong, Gordon Chan

**Producers**: Terence Chang, Linda Kuk

Hong Kong legends Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and John Woo join forces for this deliriously over-the-top cops vs. gangsters thriller — the towering masterpiece of the “Heroic Bloodshed” genre and arguably the greatest action movie ever made. Yun-fat plays super-cop Tequilla, whose pursuit of the mob causes him to cross paths with a tortured hitman with a secret (Leung, soulful as always). Soon enough, these two loners are fighting shoulder to shoulder in some of the greatest, most hyper-violent shootouts John Woo ever staged. Unavailable for decades, this classic has returned in a newly remastered and retranslated version. So grab your tickets soon, because a killer film like this might sell out faster than Chow Yun-fat can fire two guns at the same time (*very* fast!).

**Picks from the Video Store**

Love Tony Leung Chiu-wai and need more? Take home these gems tonight from our video store!

*Lust, Caution, The Infernal Affairs Trilogy, The Great Magician*

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

Hard Boiled

Vidiots

Downhill Racer/Jeremiah Johnson

Solo Sunny in 4K

Academy Museum

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.

Tangerine

Enjoy a short curated pre-show before the film.

Presented by The Great Film Club!

Famously shot on iPhones with prototype anamorphic lenses, this decidedly modern holiday tale bursts off the screen with energy and style, defying expectations at every turn. It’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone) hasn’t been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the sex worker and her best friend, Alexandra (newcomer Mya Taylor), embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity. “An indie tour de force. … Tangerine jumps off the screen and wows you like nobody’s business.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone.

Secure Paid Parking is available at 5301 Sierra Vista Ave.

The Fine Print:Tickets are valid only for the listed film, date, and showtime. All sales are final—no refunds or exchanges unless the event is canceled or rescheduled.

Management reserves the right to deny entry or remove disruptive guests—this includes phone use, texting, talking, or anything else that ruins the experience for others.

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#### About the Show

Tangerine (Sean Baker, 2015)

Eastwood Performing Arts Center

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In English, Spanish and Russian with English subtitles.*

When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006 (Sean Bean), a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) can save the world from an awesome space weapon that — in one short pulse — could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Trevelyan’s stunning ally, Xenia Onatopp (Famke Janssen), an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: UK/USA

GOLDENEYE

Reality Frictions / Bontoc Eulogy

Hammer Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When we first meet Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp in this comic gem, he’s in typical straits: broke, hungry, destined to fall in love, and just as sure to lose the girl. Mistaken for a pickpocket and pursued by a peace officer into a circus tent, the Tramp becomes a star when delighted patrons think his escape from John Law is an act. At the first ever Academy Awards ceremony, Chaplin was honored with a special statuette for “versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing, and producing THE CIRCUS.” And, it went without saying, for again bringing laughter to packed movie palaces across America.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

Get your ticket for just $6.48 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

THE CIRCUS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In French with English subtitles.*

“Carolers and tinsel; the perfect setting for Christmas Eve in a snowy mountain village. But when a body is discovered, dressed as Santa, the hysteria soon spreads and accusations fly. The first film produced by German controlled Continental Films, who regulated film production under the Occupation, this is more than a fireside mystery for a chilly night… a parable for collaboration, subversively [portraying] a perilous moment in French history.” – *L’Alliance*

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: The Film Desk

COUNTRY: France

WHO KILLED SANTA CLAUS?

Showgirls

It’s A Wonderful Life

Four Rooms

An interactive ceremony calling upon audience, screen, and spirit to travel through Death's elemental realms!

Film Spells x BACII present CINÉRITUAL: DEAR ABYSS— A Cinema Ceremony!

Philosophical Research Society

Join us for a night of collective catharsis, a primal scream in the form of an audience participation-based punk show at Scribble Community Center.

12$

Advance tickets available  here !

Emergency Punk Show: Winter Blues Edition

Scribble

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (70MM)

The Comic/Never a Dull Moment

Live music in the microcinema!

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DJ Cleo Cassettra (all tape DJ)‍

## $8 pre-sale tickets online

or $10 tickets at the door

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## 7:00PM DOORS

Reapo Records presents: NIGHTS TEMPLAR, GROANS, SLICE

WHAMMY!

35th Anniversary of Home Alone

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**DEAD MAN’S WIRE, 2026, Dir. Gus Van Sant, 105 Mins, Row K, USA**

Based on a true story, the 1977 kidnapping of a prominent banker grips the nation and turns the abductor into an eccentric outlaw folk hero. As the media frenzy peaks, the standoff becomes a spectacle of desperation, defiance and blurred justice, which resonates even today.

FORMAT: DCP

**DRUGSTORE COWBOY, 2026, Dir. Gus Van Sant, 100 Mins, Lionsgate, USA**

Bob Hughes is the leader of a “family” of drug users consisting of his wife, Dianne, and another couple who feed their habit by robbing drug stores as they travel across the country. After a tragedy befalls a member of his group, Bob decides he must leave his dysfunctional clan and go straight.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmaker Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Austin Kolodney Advance Screening ‘Gus Van Sant: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

DEAD MAN’S WIRE / DRUGSTORE COWBOY

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare&#8217;s &#8220;Henry IV,&#8221; Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike&#8217;s estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

My Own Private Idaho

A successful music video director and expectant father pushes his work/life balance to the extreme when he can&#8217;t pass up the job of a lifetime and hires a doppelgänger to work in his stead. SERIOUS PEOPLE is a fresh and authentic comedy that explores what it means to be a &#8220;director&#8221; and a parent — and the replaceability of people in clout &#8211; heavy Los Angeles

Serious People

Fleischer Presents Holiday Party! – Restored Golden Age Cartoons

Enjoy a short curated pre-show before the film.

Join us for a block of classic holiday cartoon shorts from the golden age of animation featuring Grampy, Popeye, Pudgy & Max Fleischer’s ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.’ Presented on the big screen in a new restoration!Featured ShortsOut of the Inkwell - ‘Modeling’Christmas Comes But Once A YearRudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerBetty Boop - ‘Thrills and Chills’Somewhere in DreamlandBetty Boop - ‘Ker Choo’Betty Boop - ‘Snow White’Popeye - ‘Spinach Greetings’

Secure Paid Parking is available at 5301 Sierra Vista Ave.

The Fine Print:Tickets are valid only for the listed film, date, and showtime. All sales are final—no refunds or exchanges unless the event is canceled or rescheduled.

Management reserves the right to deny entry or remove disruptive guests—this includes phone use, texting, talking, or anything else that ruins the experience for others.

No outside food or drinks allowed into the theater.

#### About the Show

FLEISCHER PRESENTS HOLIDAY PARTY! – RESTORED GOLDEN AGE CARTOONS

Deadly Games, Dial Code Santa Claus

Enjoy a short curated pre-show before the film.

Previously only available via Vhs bootlegs and a huge audience slayer since its debut at Fantastic Fest, Dial Code Santa Claus (aka 3615 Code PÈRe NoËL and Deadly Games) is your new favorite holiday slayride. Thomas is a typical 1980s kid: he loves computers, role-playing games, and his dog. While mom is away at the office on Christmas Eve, Thomas and his grandfather are left home alone — perfect timing for a disgruntled, perverted, bloodthirsty Santa Claus to raid the home down the chimney. But Hell hath no fury like a mulleted ten-year-old with an arsenal of toys! Made a year before Home Alone, the French-made Dial Code Santa Claus has almost the same plot — only filled with more style, bloodshed, and Rambo references.

Secure Paid Parking is available at 5301 Sierra Vista Ave.

The Fine Print:Tickets are valid only for the listed film, date, and showtime. All sales are final—no refunds or exchanges unless the event is canceled or rescheduled.

Management reserves the right to deny entry or remove disruptive guests—this includes phone use, texting, talking, or anything else that ruins the experience for others.

No outside food or drinks allowed into the theater.

#### About the Show

DEADLY GAMES, DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS (René Manzor, 1989)

A teen slasher elevated by moments of John Waters-esque weirdness and a twisted ending with live commentary by star Felissa Rose in person.

SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983)(Sat. 12/13) 8:30pm Live Commentary by Felissa Rose

### **ABOUT THE FILMS: **

**“Hanging out in Yonkers,” 1972, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 44 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium **

*In French with English subtitles.*

An unfinished film about the troubled youths and drug addicts going through rehabilitation in Yonkers, New York.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Untitled Film,” 1970, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 2 Mins, Chantal Akerman Foundation, Belgium**

In this recently rediscovered home movie, three women—Chantal Akerman, Babette Mangolte, and Epp Kotkas—share a precious moment of laughter and friendship while filming HOTEL MONTEREY in 1972 in New York.

FORMAT: DCP

**HOTEL MONTEREY, 1972, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 62 Mins, Janus Films, USA**

Under Chantal Akerman’s watchful eye, a cheap Manhattan hotel glows with mystery and unexpected beauty, its corridors, elevators, rooms, windows, and occasional occupants framed like Edward Hopper tableaux.

FORMAT: DCP

‘Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

In New York Short Films / HOTEL MONTEREY

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Gary and his best friends seek revenge against a social media influencer who’s scammed them of their life savings.

FORMAT: DCP

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with director, screenwriter and producer Alejandro Montoya Marin, executive producer Kevin Smith, actor and associate producer Matt Walsh and actor and producer Alejandro de Hoyos

THE UNEXPECTEDS

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Adam Sandler’s EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS is a hilarious animated holiday fable that’s also a musical, featuring star voices from Jon Lovitz and Rob Schneider. When extremely disgruntled small-town guy Davey Stone faces another holiday season in his New England hometown, he does what he always has – he screws up big and lands in jail. Davey’s old basketball referee, Whitey, bails him out with the bright idea of putting Davey to work doing community service. But Davey turns his sentence into a daily disaster for Whitey and the whole town! After a few surprises – including the mysterious reason for Davey’s bad attitude and the reappearance of a childhood sweetheart – Davey might find a reason or two to change his ways.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Repertory

COUNTRY: USA

EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS

Cartoon Club

The Shining

Tommy

White Christmas

Old Town Music Hall

**Screenwriters**: Ken Anderson, Larry Clemmons

**Producer**: Wolfgang Reitherman

Swashbuckling adventure and unforgettable characters make the story of *Robin Hood* an all-time favorite. The animal kingdom serves up a feast of bowmanship, swordplay, and daring deeds in Disney&#8217;s classic version of this timeless medieval tale. England is at war and ruled by a phony king! Greedy Prince John and his slithering sidekick, Sir Hiss, are taxing Nottingham&#8217;s residents to the limit. But roguish Robin Hood, along with his trusted companion Little John and his devoted band of merry men, hatch one exciting adventure after another to outfox the prince. Robin won&#8217;t rest until he wins the hand of fair Maid Marian and King Richard is restored to the throne! Superb storytelling, wonderful animation, and sensational songs make *Robin Hood* a magical movie for kids of all ages!

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

Robin Hood

**Screenwriters**: Keiko Nobumoto, Satoshi Kon

**Producer**: Masao Maruyama

Get in the holiday spirit with Satoshi Kon&#8217;s breathtaking anime marvel. Based loosely on *The 3 Godfathers*, this tender tale of three people on the margins of society coming to the aid of a helpless abandoned infant is the inclusive, holiday heartwarmer everyone can rejoice in. When a drunk, a runaway, and a trans woman come across a baby girl at the garbage dump on Christmas Eve, they must band together to solve a mystery, reunite the child with her family, and confront the ghosts from their own pasts. With an astonishing beauty of both animation and spirit, *Tokyo Godfathers* is easily Satoshi Kon&#8217;s most touching film, and an incredible feat of both art and heart.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Did you know we have a section for Satoshi Kon on our anime rack? You can rent these masterpieces tonight!

*Paprika, Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress*

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

Tokyo Godfathers

**Screenwriter**: Jeff Nathanson from the book by Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding

**Producers**: Steven Spielberg,  Walter F. Parkes

Prepare to take off for an exciting adventure with Steven Spielberg&#8217;s deliriously entertaining caper movie that’s — incredibly — based on a true story. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Frank Abagnale Jr., a con artist who scams his way across 1960s America by posing as an airline pilot, then progresses to pretending to be a doctor and then a lawyer. But the FBI agent (Tom Hanks) tracking Frank realizes that his target isn’t some hardened criminal — he’s a lonely teenage boy, still distraught over his parents’ painful divorce. Director Steven Spielberg delivers the goods in this sparkling entertainment, which combines cat-and-mouse thrills, Jet Age glamor, and a warmhearted story of unlikely friendship.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Craving more cons? We&#8217;ve got you covered with these gems you can rent tonight!

*Paper Moon, A Fish Called Wanda, California Split*

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

Catch Me If You Can

**Screenwriter/Producer:** Wong Kar-wai

Get swept away by the profound, languorous beauty of Wong Kar-wai&#8217;s breathtaking time-hopping ode to the transformative power of requited, and unrequited romance. Dreamboat Tony Leung Chie-wai reprises his role from *In the Mood for Love* as a writer whose futuristic prose is inspired by the women he has loved from afar and up close. With magnificent cinematography from legendary Christopher Doyle and exquisite costumes and production design from William Chang Suk Ping, as well as some of the most gorgeous women of all time &#8211; including Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, and Faye Wong &#8211; this deliriously gorgeous feast of cinema must be seen on the big screen!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Do you love Zhang Ziyi as much as we do? Check out these deep cuts tonight!

*Princess Raccoon, The Road Home, Sophie&#8217;s Revenge*

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

2046

Mary Poppins

LA Filmforum presents filmmaker Naomi Uman's 2023 feature, *three sparks*.

Filmmaker Naomi Uman has mentioned that “*three sparks* is a nightmare, a dream and an awakening”. It is a triptych story told in three parts. Extremely lyrical yet amoeba-like in form, the first part of the triptych engages the Legend of Rozafa and is told in song, just as the Albanian folktale itself is in. The second part absorbs us into the writings of artist and anthropologist Edith Durham, and appears to us cinematically in book form, just as the writings of Edith are found in. The third part captivates us through video recordings, speaking to us with the immediacy and directness modern stories are told in.

The film plays with our senses, toggling with our consciousness as text itself communicates visually what is simultaneously heard, between linguistic languages we know and linguistic languages we do not speak. The rural and mountaineer landscapes activate various cultural phenomena that spur us into exploring landscapes and non-linearity, merging the lines between known and unknown future(s), past(s), and present(s). three sparks heightens the way our perception thinks about old laws, traditional gender relations, and various ways our presence as filmmakers and human beings is felt while making, and viewing, bodies full of world.

LA Filmforum: Naomi Uman's Three Sparks

Sholay

The Main Character: Women-Directed Short Films Preserved by the Academy Film Archive

Nightshift

Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It&#8217;s a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival&#8217;s rock concert—including a classic &#8217;80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called &#8220;Linda Linda&#8221;.

Linda Linda Linda

With its bracing blend of unflinching realism and aching humanity, Héctor Babenco’s electrifying look at lost youth fighting to survive on the bottom rung of Brazilian society helped put the country’s cinema on the international map. Shot with documentary-like immediacy on the streets of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Pixote follows the eponymous preteen runaway (the heartbreaking Fernando Ramos da Silva, whose own too-short life tragically mirrored that of his character) as he escapes a nightmarish juvenile detention center only to descend into a life of increasingly violent crime alongside a makeshift family of fellow outcasts. Balancing its shocking brutality with moments of tenderness, this stunning journey through Brazil’s underworld is an unforgettable cry from the lower depths that has influenced multiple generations of filmmakers, including Spike Lee, Harmony Korine, and the Safdie brothers.

Pixote

Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.

Good Will Hunting

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Persian with English subtitles.*

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami’s TASTE OF CHERRY is an emotionally complex meditation on life and death. Middle-aged Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) drives through the hilly outskirts of Tehran—searching for someone to rescue or bury him.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Iran

In remembrance of Homayoun Ershadi ‘Transcendental Appointments’

TASTE OF CHERRY

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Charlie Chaplin’s comedic masterwork—which charts a prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (with the beautiful Georgia Hale)—forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character. Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featuring such timeless gags as the dance of the dinner rolls and the meal of boiled shoe leather, THE GOLD RUSH is an indelible work of heartwarming hilarity.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

100th Anniversary! ‘Silent Night, Silent Type’

THE GOLD RUSH

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

2nd Sunday 70mm PLUS series
The original Robert Wise 1961 production filmed for 70mm
West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the Latino Sharks, led by Bernardo. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their love. Maria and Tony begin meeting in secret, planning to run away. Then the Sharks and Jets plan a rumble under the highway--whoever wins gains control of the streets. Maria sends Tony to stop it, hoping it can end the violence. It goes terribly wrong, and before the lovers know what's happened, tragedy strikes and doesn't stop until the climactic and heartbreaking ending.



WEST SIDE STORY

Fine Arts Theatre

Riyo marries a man more than twice her age. She is devastated and labors in the sugar cane field. At the end she is able to love her husband

PICTURE BRIDE (1995)(PG)(Sun 12/14) 1:00pm 30th Anniversary Fundraiser

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program… with no success. Meanwhile, “pro-honesty” mom Sheryl (Toni Collette) lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother (Steve Carell), fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers – the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive (Abigail Breslin) and Dwayne (Paul Dano), a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather (Alan Arkin), whose outrageous behavior recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the “Little Miss Sunshine” pageant in far-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her – with riotously funny results.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

A Christmas Story

Join perfumer, writer, and museum founder Mandy Aftel for a discussion about her new book,  Symbolorum: The Secret Wisdom of Emblems

Symbolorum: The Secret Wisdom of Emblems with perfumer Mandy Aftel ONLINE

Celebrate our city's rich LGBTQ+ history with this award-winning documentary exploring the rise of groundbreaking L.A. based organizations!

Queer Diaspora presents L.A. A QUEER HISTORY — Screening + Q&A!

**Screenwriters**: Sebastián Lelio,  Rebecca Lenkiewicz from the novel by Naomi Alderman

**Producers**: Frida Torresblanco,  Ed Guiney,  Rachel Weisz

Join us for an unorthodox queer love story that will make your heart melt and set your loins on fire! After her father&#8217;s passing, Ronit returns to the Orthodox Jewish community of her childhood &#8211; the same community that shamed her for her homosexuality. When she is reunited with her lost love, passions reignite and test the boundaries of faith and sexuality. Powerful, sensual, and moving, Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams bring forth a truth, longing, and romance that singes the screen.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Hungry for more lesbian love stories? Try out these outstanding queer masterpieces!

*The Bitter Tears of Petra Van Kant, Love Lies Bleeding, Blue is the Warmest Color*

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

Disobedience

*A collection of animated folktales you’ve never seen before!*

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*Spanning 5 countries and 5 decades, these largely overlooked masterpieces recast your favorite characters, restage your favorite scenes, and draw from lesser-known folk traditions Part of an ongoing series.*

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*Curated by Annapurna Kumar*

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## 3PM - 5PM

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FREE! during regular shop hours. Limited seating!

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"General Admission" link acts as free RSVP

Forgotten Fairytales, pres. by Annapurna Kumar (Free Daytime Screening!)

Daughter of the Dragon in 4K

A Dream Longer Than the Night (Un rêve plus long que la nuit) in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A street-smart cop goes undercover to infiltrate and bring to justice a ruthless motorcycle gang before they can carry out their plans of tyranny and murder.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents STONE COLD

Black Christmas / Silent Night, Deadly Night

When the Eaton Fire tragedy struck the residents of Altadena and Pasadena, we came together with the "**SOUL OF THE HOLIDAYS**"...Celebrating the sounds of Motor City, soul and Gospel in support of the **Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund**. 

This joyful night of music features a live 18-piece band, all-star vocalists, community choirs, and multimedia storytelling that highlights the resilience of Altadena and Pasadena’s Black community. Featuring powerful arrangements of crowd-favorite songs from Motor City, soul and gospel, including holiday classics, this night will touch your heart and send your spirit soaring. 

Why is this so important now? Historically Black communities, especially in Altadena and Pasadena, were hit particularly hard by the Eaton Fire, and this is their first holiday season since the fires. These neighborhoods, once places of promise and opportunity for middle-class Black families unable to purchase homes in other parts of Los Angeles are now sites of immense loss. Homes passed down from generation to generation – part of family legacies – have been destroyed, and places of gathering, such as schools, churches and parks, have been hit hard. But while the structures may be gone, the power of community remains.

Help make this night a turning point for hundreds of families. Your attendance directly supports community recovery, resilience, and renewal.

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Sponsorship opportunities, donations and group sales are invited and encouraged. Please contact Ben Caron at [officeofkellumentertainment@gmail.com](mailto:officeofkellumentertainment@gmail.com) for a sponsorship deck and options. 

Support From: The Schmidt Family Foundation and Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Musical Director: Duane Benjamin (performed with Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Joss Stone, Diana Ross, Earth Wind and Fire, Jamiroquai, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Four Tops) 

Producer: Ron Kellum (Cirque du Soleil, NFL Pro Bowl, Broadway) 

Featuring: 18 all-star musicians including a full horn and rhythm section

Presented by: Kellum Entertainment & The Schmidt Family Foundation

  

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**About the Beneficiary: The Black Freedom Fund's Black LA Relief and Recovery Fund**

The Black Freedom Fund invests in the leaders and organizations at the center of Black communities, advancing people-led solutions to secure the future all people deserve.

In response to the devastating fires that struck Pasadena and Altadena in January, the Black Freedom Fund launched the Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund to address urgent needs and support long-term recovery for those directly affected. The Fund invests in organizations helping communities rebuild their homes, restore their lives, and renew their hope.

Learn more at: [https://fundblackfreedom.org/initiative/black-la-rrf/](https://fundblackfreedom.org/initiative/black-la-rrf/)

SOUL OF THE HOLIDAYS

The Wallis

**Screenwriters**: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke

**Producer**: Stanley Kubrick

With a pre-screening conversation by musician and author **Harper Simon** and computer scientist, author and virtual reality pioneer **Jaron Lanier **in honor of the release of Simon&#8217;s new book *Thinking Out Loud* from [Hat & Beard Press.](https://hatandbeard.com/products/thinking-out-loud) The evingin will also feature a book release and signing.

*Just what do you think you&#8217;re doing Dave?* Stanley Kubrick heads into the far reaches of the galaxy and the limits of artificial intelligence in the epic masterpiece that spans from the dawn of man into the future of the species in one of the most artistic and philosophically drenched science fiction films of all time. Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world&#8217;s most advanced super-computer. And HAL has the *utmost* confidence in its mission. Join us in anti-gravity as we reach for the monolith of knowledge and head off on this singular trip.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Hankering for more Keir Dullea? We&#8217;ve got these rarities and more available for rent!

*The Fox, The Starlost: The Complete Series, Madame X*

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

2001: A Space Odyssey

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

Amid the azure waters and sunbaked desert landscapes of Djibouti, a French Foreign Legion sergeant (Denis Lavant) sows the seeds of his own ruin as his obsession with a striking young recruit (Grégoire Colin) plays out to the thunderous, operatic strains of Benjamin Britten. Denis and cinematographer Agnès Godard fold military and masculine codes of honor, colonialism’s legacy, destructive jealousy and repressed desire into shimmering, hypnotic images that ultimately explode in one of the most startling and unforgettable endings in all of modern cinema.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

BEAU TRAVAIL

Celebrate the true reason for the season with a very purple party paying tribute to Minneapolis&#8217; finest pint-sized performer! We&#8217;ll be sharing a wild assortment of carefully curated music videos and live performances to help get your holiday groove on! Come down and prance like you&#8217;re at Paisley Park—and BYORB (Bring Your Own Raspberry Beret). Hosted by the Museum of Home Video.

And we&#8217;re going to keep partying like it&#8217;s 1999 all night long with themed beverages, an epic post-screening karaoke session, and more holiday surprises! Wear your best *Revolution*ary threads and channel Sheila E, Vanity, Morris Day, or the legendary artist himself and *let&#8217;s go crazy*!

**Museum of Home Video** is a found footage livestream for stoners, seekers, archivists, and drinkers. Each week at museumofhomevideo.com, VJs Bret Berg, Jenny Nixon and IVOR mix the best and wildest bits of late-night talk, game shows, local programming, movie wowzers, and commercial breaks. Like Weird Al’s *UHF* with a college radio vibe, the site’s other dazing and amazing streams include *Musicvideodrome* and the kids-themed *Playtime*.

It’s Princemas! Presented by Museum of Home Video

Blast of Silence/Mr. Soft Touch

Incendiary Blonde in 4K

A New Leaf

Those Whom Death Refused (Mortu Nega) in 4K

Miracles

Presented by The Hong Kong Cinema Club

“Jackie Chan pays homage to classic Hollywood spectacle in this 1930s-set gangster-musical romp. An inspired reworking of a Damon Runyon story (previously filmed twice by Frank Capra as Lady For A Day and Pocketful Of Miracles), Miracles stars Chan as a naive country boy who inadvertently rises to become the leader of a Hong Kong underworld empire, all while attempting to help a kindly but poor flower seller make her dreams come true. Cited by Chan as a personal favorite among his own films, this is certainly one of the director-star’s most unique projects, blending his action-comedy thrills with heartwarming sentiment.” - Criterion

Miracles will be presented uncut, from a recent 4K restoration, in its original Cantonese w/ English subtitles. Our event will include a preshow, trailer reel and themed-zine (Note: zines will be sold in-person).

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MIRACLES (JACKIE CHAN, 1989) PRESENTED BY THE HONG KONG CINEMA CLUB

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

*Roaming like desert animals, we understand it’s enough to find a few leaves or drops to slip past another day* is a film screening program featuring artworks selected by Los Angeles-based artist Samar Al Summary, whose exhibition, *Excavating the Sky*, is currently on view in ICA LA’s Project Room. The program brings together work by artists from across the Middle East and North Africa who, like Al Summary, embrace the medium of film as a form of documentation, resistance, remembering, and imagination and a tool by which to cross the boundaries and borders that might otherwise keep us apart. 

Films will be screened throughout the day from **11am to 5pm**. Starting at **6pm**, the full program will be presented, followed by a conversation between Al Summary and ICA LA Senior Curator, Amanda Sroka.

This offsite program will be hosted by **Now Instant** (939 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90012).

Roaming like desert animals, we understand it’s enough to find a few leaves or drops to slip past another day

ICA LA

Gremlins / Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Director David Charles Rodrigues in person for a special screening of the definitive documentary about the transgressive sonic trailblazer!

S/HE IS STILL HER/E – The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary

White Christmas (I.B. Tech)

Lightstruck invites you to celebrate the weary winter months of the impending holiday season with us as best as we know how, through the all-seeing, all-knowing, all-smelling video camera of George Kuchar. Like an untended litter box, George’s enormous body of video work is strewn with festive nuggets of every kind, but it is wintertime and Christmas that seem to receive the most fervent attention. Themes of family, friends, food, firesides, kitsch, ritual, embarrassment, guilt, and indigestion comprise the perfect ingredients for one of our all-time favorite filmmaker’s magnetic, diaristic gaze, as he approaches the holiday season with love, tenderness, humor, and horror.

Lightstruck is thrilled to present a selection of four of our favorite George Kuchar holiday videos, combining like mulled wine to give you a warm tingling sensation followed the next morning by a headache and maybe a little agita. In *Frigid Escapades*, George visits Gene Youngblood in Santa Fe but makes it back to the Bay Area in time for dinner with Lawrence Jordan and Joanna McClure. In *Migration of the Blubberoids*, a wintery visit to mom in The Bronx is an occasion for tensions to ferment over ring cake from Artuso Pastry Shop. *Xmas 1986* is an emotional epic centered around family and community, with a moving visit to dying friend Curt McDowell forming the centerpiece of one of George’s greatest mixes of the comic, tragic, and eccentric. Our holiday evening will close with the unsurpassably entitled *Fill Thy Crack With Whiteness*, a music-driven montage with plenty of laughs, various Xmas gatherings, and groans of yuletide cheer to send us all stumbling out into the eternally snowless Los Angeles night.

PROGRAM:

- Frigid Escapades (2007) 10m
- Migration of the Blubberoids (1989) 12m
- Xmas 1986 (1986) 36.5m
- Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness (1989) 14m

total = 72.5m

Program and notes by Mark Toscano. All videos courtesy of Video Data Bank, with additional thanks to Michelle Silva and a tip of Santa’s hat to Mike Kuchar.

Lightstruck: Happy Holidays from George Kuchar

Duel in The Sun in 4K

Smile at Last (Naerata ometi)

*&#8220;To me, The Tingler is the best movie ever made&#8221;* – John Waters

*“I&#8217;m going to buzz the asses of everyone in America”* – William Castle

&#8220;Featuring an introduction from Jeffrey Schwarz (director of *Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story*)!&#8221;

This holiday season, Tingle All The Way with history&#8217;s greatest gimmick and movie ever — in the way it was meant to be seen — William Castle&#8217;s Percepto!

You — the audience — will play a part in the movie

as you feel shocking sensations seen on the screen with specially wired seats — tingled for your terror!
*The Tingler* — the classic tale of pathology, deadly fear, and LSD — returns to its ancestral home: the former silent movie theater on Fairfax Boulevard that inspired it! Shake and scream to the scientifically accurate story of Dr. Warren Chapin (Vincent Price) and his macabre discoveries about the true bodily origins of Fear and the horrifying crustacean-esque creatures dormant in every one of our dangerous bodies. Medical professionals will be on site to accommodate the fatally frightened and terminally terrified!

&#8220;Do you have the GUTS to sit in this chair? Can you take it when the Tingler BREAKS LOOSE?

GUARANTEED: The Tingler will Break Loose in the theatre while you are in the audience. As you enter the theater&#8230; you will receive instructions&#8230; how to guard yourself against attack by&#8230;

THE TINGLER!&#8221;
*Special thanks to Eric Notarnicola*

The Tingler – In Percepto!

Annual Championship of a Monthly short film festival. Watch the monthly winners and vote for the best short film of the year.

2025 MOVIE SCREENERS CLUB Championship (Thu. 12/18) 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 (12/18)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

The four-film Female Prisoner Scorpion cycle charts the vengeance of Nami Matsushima (Meiko Kaji, LADY SNOWBLOOD), who becomes an avatar of survival and an unlikely symbol of female resistance in a male-dominated world. Spiritually akin to MS. 45, COFF, and THE BRIDE WORE BLACK, FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 (the second film in the series) finds Nami continuing her quest for dark vengeance and becomes an unlikely symbol of female resistance in a male-dominated world. Featuring stunning pop-art compositions and ultra-violent outbursts, it’s easy to see why these movies were a direct inspiration for Uma Thurman’s character of “The Bride” in Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: Japan

FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41

The first LA showcase of recent works by video artist Cecelia Condit, feat. the premiere of two new films, co-hosted by JJ Stratford!

PARABLES OF NOW: New and Classic Works by CECELIA CONDIT

My Night at Maud's

Only Yesterday

The Girls (Gehenu Lamai)

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It’s Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark’s continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION

As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

Black Christmas

Hundreds Of Beavers

Enjoy a short curated pre-show before the film.

The Fine Print:Tickets are valid only for the listed film, date, and showtime. All sales are final—no refunds or exchanges unless the event is canceled or rescheduled.

Management reserves the right to deny entry or remove disruptive guests—this includes phone use, texting, talking, or anything else that ruins the experience for others.

No outside food or drinks allowed into the theater.

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Hundreds of Beavers (Mike Cheslik, 2022)

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*The beloved American Cinematheque holiday tradition returns!*

Rosalind Russell stars as the jet-setting, Park Avenue socialite who suddenly becomes guardian to her young nephew. Free-spirited Auntie Mame takes the boy on irreverent escapades through the bohemian 1920s, the ravages of the Great Depression, the tribulations of her many loves and her plea for social justice.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

AUNTIE MAME

CASTLE IN THE SKY (subtitled)
A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheeta, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machines, eventually searching for Sheeta's identity in a floating castle of a lost civilization.

NAUISICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (subtitled)
Set one thousand years from now, the Earth is ravaged by pollution and war. In the Valley of the Wind lives Nausicaä, Princess of her people. Their land borders on a toxic jungle, filled with dangerous over-sized insects. Meanwhile, two nearby nations are bitterly engaged in a war and the Valley of the Wind is stuck in the middle.

GHIBLI DOUBLE FEATURE I

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

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

Afternoon Writing Session**

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Drop in and stay a while!

Writing Gets Lonely: Open Writing Studio (12/19)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A workplace practical joke goes awry when office clerk Jimmy MacDonald, believing he has won a $25,000 slogan-writing prize, takes his girlfriend on an extravagant Christmas shopping spree…in the middle of July! Will Jimmy be stuck with the bill after his co-workers confess to the prank?

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Get your ticket for just $6.03 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

Tuesday, 12/2

2220 Arts + Archives

Total Filmmaking: CalArts Alumnx Screening

7:30 PM

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Egyptian Theatre

Wake Up Dead Man

12:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 7:00 PM, 10:45 PM

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Los Feliz Theatre

"The Singers"

6:30 PM

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LE SAMOURAÏ

7:45 PM

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ANGEL'S EGG

10:15 PM

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New Beverly Cinema

We’re No Angels

Larceny, Inc

7:30 PM

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Vista Theatre

Ride the High Country

2:00 PM

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The Running Man

4:00 PM, 8:00 PM

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Tuesday, 12/2