Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed &#8220;Jailbird&#8221; taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus &#8220;The Virus&#8221; Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.

Con Air

Brain Dead Studios

Jay Kelly, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men are forced to confront the choices they've made, the relationships with their loved ones, and the legacies they’ll leave behind.



Jay Kelly

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

Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of more than 150,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a short film showcase featuring compelling and awards-contending short films.

***The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong***
Acclaimed best-selling novelist Gary Shteyngart has everything except his foreskin. In *The Guy Who Got Cut Wrong*, he tells the funny and unexpectedly moving story of the botched circumcision that still haunts him today. This provocative and surprising documentary is a meditation on the immigrant experience, masculinity, and the betrayals of family, country, and religion. Followed by a conversation with writer and producer Dana Ben-Ari.

***Shanti Rides Shotgun***
For three decades, Shanti Gooljar has been the force behind New York City's most sought-after driving school, captivating everyone from A-list celebrities to the ultra-wealthy with her unapologetic teaching style. Behind the wheel, she's a master of the chaotic Manhattan streets. But beneath her tough exterior lies a world of heartache and loss. Followed by a conversation with director Charles Frank and Shanti Gooljar.

***Last Days on Lake Trinity***
The closure of a South Florida trailer park, owned by the world’s largest Christian TV network, reveals corporate cruelty, religious hypocrisy, and a mounting housing crisis for elderly Americans. The film follows three friends who navigate their search for new homes with humor and resilience.
Followed by a conversation with director Charlotte Cooley.

***Saving Superman***
*Saving Superman* tells the story of Jonathan, a 57-year-old autistic man who’s become a local hero in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. Affectionately known as “Superman,” Jonathan is celebrated for his everyday acts of kindness and has been a beloved fixture in the town’s Fourth of July Parade for nearly 30 years. When a new building owner threatened his home, the community rallied behind him—led by his best friend, Julie—whose grassroots fundraiser sparked an outpouring of support to save not just his house, but the spirit of the town itself. Followed by a conversation with director and producer Sam Mirpoorian and director and producer Adam Oppenheim.

***Qotzuñi: People of the Lake***
The Uru communities of Bolivia have lived on Lake Poopó for generations. Faced with its disappearance, they must grapple with what it means to be Qotzuñi, or People of the Lake, when the lake ceases to exist. Followed by a conversation with co-directors Gastón Zilberman and Michael Salama.

***The Life We Have ***
Diagnosed with stage-four cancer 20 years ago, Rob Shaver made a pact to run every day until he dies. *The Life We Have* is a quiet reflection on mortality, resilience, and the choice to live with beautiful effort. Followed by a conversation with director Sam Price-Waldman, writer and editor Tim Kressin, and cinematographer Greg Balkin.

***Criminal***
At a notorious Houston jail, thousands of people await trial behind bars because they can’t pay their way out. *Criminal* confronts an injustice of the justice system through song, testimony, and court footage. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director Robe Imbriano and Thomas Curtis, animation and design.

***Songs of Black Folk***
*Songs of Black Folk*, a new musical tradition, brings together the largest gathering of Black musical talent on a single stage in the Pacific Northwest, marking a new era for Black artists in the PNW, on the meaningful backdrop of Juneteenth. Led by Ramon Bryant Braxton and Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton, this extraordinary performance group establishes a new tradition, inspiring audiences and the next generation of Black artists. This film captures and celebrates Black talent in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, ensuring their stories live beyond a single performance. The screening will be followed by a conversation with director and producer Haley Watson and director Justin Emeka.

**This screening is hosted by Slipstream, a LACMA-approved third-party screening platform. If you have not previously registered with Slipstream, you will be asked to provide a valid email address and set a password to create an account.**

Academy Awards® Contenders Screening Series—Short Film Showcase and Filmmaker Conversations

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a special screening of *I'm Not Everything I Want to Be*, followed by a conversation with director Klára Tasovská, producer Lukáš Kokeš, and film subject Libuše Jarcovjáková.

In Soviet-occupied Prague, a young female photographer embraces wild nights of rebellion, desire, and resistance to conformity. Through thousands of her raw and candid photographs and personal diaries, *I’m Not Everything I Want to Be* traces her 20-year quest for freedom and self-acceptance.

Watch the [official trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOyyGtTGj0).

**This screening is hosted by Slipstream, a LACMA-approved third-party screening platform. If you have not previously registered with Slipstream, you will be asked to provide a valid email address and set a password to create an account.**

Academy Awards® Contenders Screening Series—I'm Not Everything I Want to Be and Post-Screening Conversation

LACMA

### **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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

Pedro Almodóvar’s colorful and controversial tribute to the pleasures and perils of Stockholm syndrome, TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! is a rambunctious dark comedy starring Antonio Banderas as an unbalanced but alluring ex-mental-patient and Victoria Abril as the B-movie and former porn star he takes prisoner in the hopes of convincing her to marry him. A highly unconventional romance that came on the spike heels of Almodóvar’s international sensation WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, this is a splashy, sexy central work in the career of one of the world’s most beloved and provocative auteurs, radiantly shot by the director’s great cinematographer, José Luis Alcaine.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Spain

TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!

Los Feliz Theatre

Keeper

New Beverly Cinema

The world theatrical premiere of a mythic jam session by the legendary psych rockers — large and loud on the big screen!

The Brian Jonestown Massacre's GOD IS MY GIRLFRIEND – World Premiere!

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters**: Vincent Palmo Jr.,  Michele Halberstadt,  Laetitia Masson,  Holly Gent

**Producers**: Michele Halberstadt,  Laurent Pétin,  Michèle Pétin

If you missed our magical night with Richard Linklater and his effervescent new charmer *Nouvelle Vague,* you&#8217;ve got another chance to see this love story to cinema in our microcinema!

*Nouvelle Vague* is Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater’s love letter to the spellbinding magic of French cinema, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s revolutionary *Breathless*, which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of the French New Wave. As critic-turned-director Godard makes and breaks the rules, a mix of fresh faces and daring talents — including Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Guillaume Marbeck as Godard himself — bring his spontaneous, electric film to life. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world’s most beloved and influential movies, *Nouvelle Vague *transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the power of cinema to transform our lives. Don&#8217;t miss your chance to see it in the theater!

Nouvelle Vague

**Producer**: Robbie Robertson

It&#8217;s our favorite time of year again, time to rock out with *The Band* and a cavalcade of musical superstars in Scorsese&#8217;s electrifying concert film. Seventeen years after joining forces as the backing band for rockabilly cult hero Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian roots rockers *The Band* call it quits with a lavish farewell show at San Francisco&#8217;s Winterland Ballroom on Nov. 25, 1976. Filmed by Martin Scorsese, this documentary features standout performances by rock legends such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, and Muddy Waters, as well as interviews tracing the group&#8217;s history and discussing road life.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving more seminal concert films? Check out these bangers from our video rental collection!

*Wattstax, Monterey Pop, Johnny Cash &#8211; A Concert Behind Prison Walls*

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

The Last Waltz

Vidiots

The Running Man

The Time Machine

Vista Theatre

Rinko and Shigehiko are a strange couple, whose physical mismatch is reflected in the complete lack of intimacy between them. They connect as human beings but they live more like friends than as lovers and lead nearly independent lives. Both seem comfortable with this coexistence, but the desires that lurk beneath the surface are brought out with the introduction of a third element (played by Tsukamoto himself) into the equation. A visually-stunning and coldly-erotic masterpiece from the director of TETSUO: THE IRON MAN.

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A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002)

WHAMMY!

Barbie in 4K Dolby Vision

Eraserhead

Tragic Ceremony (Estratto dagli archivi segreti della polizia di una capitale europea) in 4K

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Steve Martin and John Candy star in John Hughes’ classic tale of holiday travel gone awry. Neal Page (Martin) is an uptight advertising executive trying to get home to Chicago for Thanksgiving. When his flight is rerouted to Wichita, he reluctantly partners with Del Griffith (Candy), an obnoxious yet lovable salesman. Together, they embark on a cross-country adventure that includes various modes of transportation, hilarious mishaps and unforgettable rental car shenanigans.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES

Aero Theatre

LACMA members are invited to join FILM at LACMA for a special screening of *Hedda*, followed by a conversation with writer, director, and producer Nia DaCosta.

A provocative reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, *Hedda* follows enigmatic newlywed Hedda (Tessa Thompson), who is outwardly composed but hiding a simmering discontent that threatens to explode when the brilliant and charismatic Eileen Lovborg (Nina Hoss) reenters her life. Over the course of a raucous party, the high and low of society endure the consequences of this dangerous and unknowable woman yearning for a past love. What ensues is a ruthless game of manipulation, where lust, jealousy, and betrayal collide. Written and directed by Nia DaCosta, *Hedda* is a daring exploration of power, desire, and a woman’s refusal to be confined.

Watch the [official trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3lgD59KrTw).

**This screening is hosted by Slipstream, a LACMA-approved third-party screening platform. If you have not previously registered with Slipstream, you will be asked to provide a valid email address and set a password to create an account.**

Academy Awards® Contenders Screening Series—Hedda and Post-Screening Conversation

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Korean with English subtitles.*

After being mysteriously kidnapped and imprisoned with no human contact for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is suddenly released without any explanation. In a twisted game of cat and mouse, he has only five days to retrace his past, track down his captors, and get his revenge.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: NEON

COUNTRY: South Korea

‘Park Chan-wook: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

OLDBOY

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Bill and Ted are two cool dudes, but to their teacher they are high school no-hopers. They fantasise about forming a band called ‘Wyld Stallyns’ – one day they’ll pull themselves together and learn to play guitar. But unless Ted achieves the seemingly impossible and passes a history presentation, he will be shipped off to military school. End of friendship. A figure from the future appears in the nick of time, providing a time-travelling phone booth. The two jump in and out of different eras, collecting historical figures (from Socrates to Billy the Kid) and confronting them with West Coast culture!

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

**Screenwriter**: John Waters

**Producers**: Robert Shaye, John Waters, Michael White

Spend Thanksgiving Eve with Divine and her nuclear family in John Waters&#8217; camptacular Suburban cult comedy classic &#8211; presented in Odorama so you can smell your way through the film! Our beloved Divine stars as Francine Fishpaw, a troubled housewife trapped in suburban Baltimore. Her household is a disaster — her husband is the philandering proprietor of a sleazy movie theater, her daughter performs lewd dances in her high school cafeteria for money, her son is a predatory foot fetishist, and the family pet is suicidal. After she hits alcoholic rock bottom, along comes Todd Tomorrow (Tab Hunter), a dreamboat who runs an art-house drive-in theater. But is he really as angelic as he seems? Inspired by soap operas and weepy 1950s melodramas, John Waters combines the conventions of that genre (soft lighting, teary organ music) with William Castle-like gimmickry for what was, upon its release, his most polished, biggest budgeted film.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving more Divine and John Waters? Check out this cine-insanity from our video rental collection!

*Pink Flamingos *(not streaming)*, Multiple Maniacs, Desperate Living *(not streaming)

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

Polyester

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Mythscience & Deluge present a special screening of BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, by filmmaker and artist Kahlil Joseph. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Kahlil Joseph and Harmony Holiday, on themes of sonic landscape and the film's score.

Following an intermission, there'll be a live musical performance by a special guest, to be announced closer to the date.

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

2220 Arts + Archives

Floating Clouds (Ukigumo)

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.

Lady Snowblood

Enjoy a short curated pre-show before the film.

Gory revenge is raised to the level of visual poetry in Toshiya Fujita’s stunning Lady Snowblood. A major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill saga, this endlessly inventive film, set in late nineteenth-century Japan, charts the single-minded path of vengeance taken by a young woman (Meiko Kaji) whose parents were the unfortunate victims of a gang of brutal criminals. Fujita creates a wildly entertaining action film of remarkable craft, an effortless balancing act between beauty and violence.

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

Lady Snowblood (Toshiya Fujita, 1973)

Eastwood Performing Arts Center

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In an Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Actor, Jack Nicholson is outstanding in FIVE EASY PIECES, the acclaimed drama from director Bob Rafelson. Although a brilliant classical pianist from an intellectual, well-to-do family, Robert Dupea (Nicholson), has made a career out of running from job to job and woman to woman. Presently working in an oil field, Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black). But when he is summoned to his father’s deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman (Susan Anspach). Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

FIVE EASY PIECES

Eyes on Ukraine

Hammer Museum

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 (12/5)

Heavy Manners Library

Hear from artist Zheng Chongbin at a screening of his work *Branches are Roots in the Sky* followed by a conversation with curator Susie Ferrell. The film, which explores topological variations in water and the etching of riverways through a landmass, forms a triptych with the two other video works in his exhibition [*Golden State*](https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/zheng-chongbin-golden-state).

Branches Are Roots in the Sky: Screening and Artist Talk with Zheng Chongbin

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Alfred Hitchcock directs James Stewart in this macabre spellbinder about two thrill-seeking friends who strangle a classmate and then hold a party for their victim’s family and friends. Shot as a series of long takes edited together to create just four shots, ROPE remains a stylistically daring, formally audacious thriller from the master of suspense, supported by a stellar ensemble cast and a sharp screenplay that still has audiences on the edge of their seats.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

Get your ticket for just $7.20 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

ROPE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama prison to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here that are being kept secret from the public. This sparks an immersive 6-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of the nation’s deadliest prison system.

With unprecedented direct access, the filmmakers learn from incarcerated men about a suspicious and violent death. The story unfolds in real time, revealing it isn’t an isolated incident, and that the official version appears far from the truth. What follows is a shocking story of brutality, corruption and a system in collapse. As the men fight for their own survival, they embark on a campaign of resistance, against all odds.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: HBO

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Korean and Japanese with English subtitles.*

A Korean woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a conman’s plot to defraud her. Starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Amazon

COUNTRY: South Korea

THE HANDMAIDEN

While You Were Sleeping

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation / Scrooged

Four Rooms

Don't miss this rare chance to experience one of the most far-out, peculiar, delicious stop-motion confections of all time on gorgeous 16mm!

NUTCRACKER FANTASY (1979) on 16mm! A Beautiful, Bonkers Stop-Motion Rarity!

Ƀike Shorts!
❊ A night of bike films ❊

Brand new original bike movies

All proceeds go towards Scribble ☻

7pm / 12$

Advance tickets available  here !

Bike Shorts! A Night of Bicycle Films

Scribble

**Writer/ Producer**: Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki casts his magic spell over this enchanting and beloved animated adventure. Kiki is a young witch who must set out on her own (with her trusted feline companion) to a seaside town to conquer her powers. After taking to the sky on her broom, she becomes the celebrated delivery person in her new home. As her self-doubt mount, her powers wane. Will she believe in herself enough to take her power and take flight again? Hop on your broomstick and join us for this magical movie for witches of all ages!

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving more Studio Ghibli? We’ve got every single one on Blu-Ray and DVD for you to take home tonight!

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

Kiki’s Delivery Service (Japanese with Subtitles)

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (70MM)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Mandarin and Taiwanese with English subtitles.*

A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her “devil hand,” generations of family secrets begin to unravel.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Netflix

COUNTRY: USA/UK/France/Taiwan

Q&A with filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou Taiwan’s Official Oscar Submission for Best International Feature Film

LEFT-HANDED GIRL

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

Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2

Enjoy a short curated pre-show before the film.

Every day is “Garbage Day!” Ricky—the traumatized brother of the psychopathic Billy from Silent Night, Deadly Night—has been released from the mental hospital. But before he can start life anew, Ricky must destroy Mother Superior, the powerful nun that caused his brother’s violent demise. Be it by knife, umbrella, or car battery, Ricky unleashes a bloodbath of carnage on unsuspecting victims as he makes his way to Mother Superior’s home on Christmas—Santa suit in tow. Making clever use of recycled footage from its predecessor and featuring an unhinged performance by star Eric Freeman, Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 is an unforgettable yuletide horror experience.

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

Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 (Lee Harry, 1987)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Warren Beatty’s award winning epic mixes drama and interviews with major social radicals of the period. REDS tells the story of the love affair between activists Louise Bryant and John Reed. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous start of the twentieth century, the two journalists’ on-again off-again romance is punctuated by the outbreak of WWI and the Bolshevik Revolution. Louise’s assignment in France at the outbreak of the war puts an end to their affair. John Reed’s subsequent trip to Russia, and his involvement with the Communist party, rekindles their relationship. When Louise arrives in Petrograd, she finds herself swept up in the euphoria of the Revolution. Reed, however, eventually becomes disillusioned with Communism when he sees his words and intentions augmented and controlled by the growing Soviet propaganda machine.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

REDS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

Before OLDBOY and THE HANDMAIDEN, legendary filmmaker Park Chan-wook unleashed JOINT SECURITY AREA—a gripping tale of deceit, misunderstanding and the senselessness of war. When gunfire breaks out in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers are killed (including Song Kang-ho from PARASITE). However, a wounded South Korean soldier (Lee Byung Hun, I SAW THE DEVIL) flees to safety. With the tenuous peace between the two warring nations at risk, a neutral team of investigators—led by Swiss Army Major Sophie Jean (Lee Young-ae, LADY VENGEANCE)—is dispatched to determine what really happened. The recipient of multiple accolades (including Best Film at South Korea’s 2001 Grand Bell Awards) JOINT SECURITY AREA showcases Park’s iconic style in an embryonic form while delivering a stylish, ultra-tense experience as only he can.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: South Korea

Q&A with filmmaker Park Chan-wook and actor Lee Byung Hun 25th Anniversary! ‘Park Chan-wook: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

JOINT SECURITY AREA

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

See It On 16mm presents IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Heaven-sent angel helps desperately frustrated George Bailey see the value of his own life.

See It On 16mm Presents IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)(Sat 12/6 & Sun12/7)2pm

Gardena Cinema

Our Father, the Devil

Dive into a powerful educational series bridging generations through film, dialogue, and lessons on critical media literacy. 

Curated and facilitated by legendary KAOS Network founder Ben Caldwell, L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Alile Sharon Larkin, and LACMA assistant curator of film Matazi Weathers, this series spotlights bold works by local filmmakers, featuring surprise guest appearances and unfiltered conversations on the role of storytelling in shaping cultural consciousness, both locally and globally.

Co-presented by KAOS Network and LACMA’s Aspect Ratio.

KAOS/LACMA Cultural Literacy Collider

Jingle All The Way

Female Trouble

Laurel & Hardy in March of The Wooden Soldiers

Die Hard

Old Town Music Hall

Join us for a screening of Wisdom of Happiness: A Heart-to-Heart w/ the Dalai Lama + a Q&A with Executive Producer Richard Gere in person!

WISDOM OF HAPPINESS Screening + Q&A with RICHARD GERE in person!

Join everybody&#8217;s favorite green Claymation hero, Gumby, and his faithful pal Pokey as they stretch the boundaries of imagination (and bone structure) in a solid block of newly remastered adventures from the original 1957 series. A treasure of mid-century stop-motion animation, Art Clokey&#8217;s original Gumby shorts have been remastered in sparkling 4K by [Gumby Central](https://www.instagram.com/gumbycentral/) for the ultimate claymation experience on the big screen! A joyous, absurd, and delightful program for animation heads of all ages, don&#8217;t miss your shot to see Gumby bigger and better than you&#8217;ve ever seen him before!

**Plus**! A free Gumby toy for every kid sponsored by [NJCroce.com](http://NJCroce.com)

**Picks from the Video Store:**

Obsessed with stop-motion animation? So are we! The video store has a whole section in Animation that includes these magnificent rarities:

Jiri Barta’s* Labyrinth of Darkness, The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka, The Exquisite Short Films of Kihachiro Kawamoto*

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

Gumbython!

**Screenwriter**: Horton Foote from the novel by Harper Lee

**Producer**: Alan J. Pakula

The verdict is in, To Kill a Mockingbird has been found to be one of the most profound and stirring films of the 20th century. Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping. Poignant and perennially relevant, with an astounding performance from Gregory Peck, a score from the great Elmer Bernstein, and the ham costume to win all costume contests, To Kill A Mockingbird is a classic for all the best reasons!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Can&#8217;t get enough Gregory Peck? We&#8217;ve got you covered with dozens of films, including these rarities!

*The World in His Arms, Behold a Pale Horse, Yellow Sky*

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

To Kill a Mockingbird

Join Vidiots and Cinema Eye Honors as we explore this year&#8217;s best non-fiction filmmaking with all-day screenings of the best documentary shorts of the year. Filmmakers at every screening!

**Craig Renaud **and** Amman Abbasi** in conversation after the screening.

***Am I the skinniest person you’ve ever seen?***

Directed by Eisha Marjara / The New York Times OpDocs / 24 mins

Sisters Eisha and Seema start a diet that spirals into Eisha’s life-threatening anorexia. Years later, Eisha revisits her past in a lyrical memoir, reflecting on body image, self-acceptance, and the fragile line between adolescence and adulthood.
***Mama Micra***

Directed by Rebecca Blöcher / 24 mins

The mother of filmmaker Rebecca Blöcher led a very unorthodox life, living in palaces and under bridges. Her independence was most important for her, which in the end became her undoing. She decided to live in her tiny car for 10 years. Only when the car broke down and she was unable to walk even, they got the chance to re-connect.
***Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud***

Directed by Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud / HBO | Max / 38 mins

On March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers – the first American journalist to die while reporting on the war in Ukraine. His younger brother and collaborator, Craig Renaud, recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine and brought them back to their childhood home in Arkansas. As Brent’s journey to his final resting place unfolds, the film chronicles the years he and his brother spent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts.
**About Cinema Eye Honors:******

Cinema Eye Honors recognize feature and short-length films and series with an emphasis on nonfiction work that is designed for public distribution, whether primarily theatrical, festival, broadcast or streaming. Cinema Eye seeks to encourage audiences to engage with nonfiction work that crosses all genres, whether observational, journalistic, activist, essayistic, light-hearted or provocative as well as those exciting works that blur the lines between nonfiction and fiction. Since its founding, Cinema Eye has sought to change the conversation that film critics, festivals and awards bodies have surrounding documentary film, shifting the emphasis from importance of topic to artistic craft.

See programs 2 and 3 [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/2026-cinema-eye-honors-shorts-list-program-2/) and [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/2026-cinema-eye-honors-shorts-list-program-3/)

2026 Cinema Eye Honors Shorts List – Program 1

Join Vidiots and Cinema Eye Honors as we explore this year&#8217;s best non-fiction filmmaking with all-day screenings of the best documentary shorts of the year. Filmmakers at every screening!

Filmmakers Alison McAlpine, Christopher Radcliff, Cathy Linh Che, Jess X. Snow, Su Kim, Sevasti Buford, Akemi Look, Anthony Tran, Arshia Shakiba and Zaynê Akyol in conversation. 

***Crying Glacier***

Directed by Lutz Stautner / New York Times OpDocs / 10 mins

What does a melting glacier sound like? Artist Ludwig Berger attempts to record a disappearing environment.

***The Long Valley***

Directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian / 13 mins

Does dreaming allow us to imagine a better future, or prevent us from living our current lives? Shot in tableaus that sit in the space between film and still photography, the film documents the land and the people who work it. Reappropriating the talking head to open questions rather than answer them, Central and South American immigrants living in the Salinas Valley share divergent perspectives on the passage of time, acceptance of reality, and finding the space to dream.

***perfectly a strangeness***

Directed by Alison McAlpine / 15 mins

In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys, discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be.

***We Were The Scenery***

Directed by Christopher Radcliff / 15 mins

The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of *Apocalypse Now*.

***Who Loves The Sun***

Directed by Arshia Shakiba / 20 mins

In war-torn northern Syria, Who Loves the Sun delves into the world of makeshift oil refineries and the stark realities of life within this post-apocalyptic landscape. Mahmood is a prominent figure in these operations, navigating harsh working conditions and complex local dynamics.

**About Cinema Eye Honors:******

Cinema Eye Honors recognize feature and short-length films and series with an emphasis on nonfiction work that is designed for public distribution, whether primarily theatrical, festival, broadcast or streaming. Cinema Eye seeks to encourage audiences to engage with nonfiction work that crosses all genres, whether observational, journalistic, activist, essayistic, light-hearted or provocative as well as those exciting works that blur the lines between nonfiction and fiction. Since its founding, Cinema Eye has sought to change the conversation that film critics, festivals and awards bodies have surrounding documentary film, shifting the emphasis from importance of topic to artistic craft.

See programs 1 and 3 [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/2026-cinema-eye-honors-shorts-list-program-1/) and [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/2026-cinema-eye-honors-shorts-list-program-3/)

2026 Cinema Eye Honors Shorts List – Program 2

**Writers/Producers**: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Ethan and Joel Coen&#8217;s brilliant dark comedy *A Serious Man *is one of their most philosophical and personal films. In Midwestern 1967, Jewish physics professor Larry Gopnik&#8217;s wife is leaving him for his friend Sy Ableman, his son is smoking pot at his Bar Mitzvah, his daughter is stealing money, and his brother&#8217;s about to move in with him into a hotel. Larry seeks to find answers to his questionable new stage in life through a series of wise, but not always helpful Rabbis that seek to help him to accept the foibles of humanity and navigate this new chapter.

A Serious Man

Join Vidiots and Cinema Eye Honors as we explore this year&#8217;s best non-fiction filmmaking with all-day screenings of the best documentary shorts of the year. Filmmakers at every screening!

** Soledad O&#8217;Brien, Geeta** **Gandbhir**, and** Rose Arce** in conversation after the screening!

***The Devil is Busy***

Directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton / HBO | Max / 32 mins

THE DEVIL IS BUSY takes viewers on a daylong journey with Tracii, the determined head of security at a women’s healthcare clinic in Atlanta, Georgia as she works to ensure the safety of women seeking abortions in the face of new restrictions and persistent protests.
***All The Empty Rooms***

Directed by Joshua Seftel / Netflix / 34 mins

Reporter Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp embark on a cross country journey to

memorialize the bedrooms of children lost to school shootings, highlighting the urgent need for

action against the rising epidemic of gun violence.
**About Cinema Eye Honors:******

Cinema Eye Honors recognize feature and short-length films and series with an emphasis on nonfiction work that is designed for public distribution, whether primarily theatrical, festival, broadcast or streaming. Cinema Eye seeks to encourage audiences to engage with nonfiction work that crosses all genres, whether observational, journalistic, activist, essayistic, light-hearted or provocative as well as those exciting works that blur the lines between nonfiction and fiction. Since its founding, Cinema Eye has sought to change the conversation that film critics, festivals and awards bodies have surrounding documentary film, shifting the emphasis from importance of topic to artistic craft.

See programs 1 and 2 [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/2026-cinema-eye-honors-shorts-list-program-1/) and [here](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/2026-cinema-eye-honors-shorts-list-program-2/)

2026 Cinema Eye Honors Shorts List – Program 3

Los Angeles Filmforum presents *Filmforum at 50, program 3: The Women’s Gaze: Chick Strand’s Soft Fiction and Courtney Stephens’s Terra Femme.*

*Soft Fiction* will be projected in 16mm, and *Terra Femme* presented as a live performance.

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This program features a pair of films from two eras (or three, really) of Los Angeles filmmaking. Chick Strand (1931-2009) was one of the founders of Canyon Cinema, who relocated to Los Angeles in the late 1960s and became one of the critical filmmakers and teachers of film in the region from then until her death. Opinionated, unruly, insightful, visionary, *Soft Fiction* is one of her masterworks, an extended semi-personal documentary incorporating several stories by women of sensual experiences they had had.

Comprised of rare amateur travelogues shot by women between the 1920s-50s, *Terra Femme* is a live documentary by Courtney Stephens that weaves together questions of female authorship, cinematic excavation, and the Western gaze, complicating the freedoms these women experienced while traveling through foreign landscapes.

Both films pursue an alternative notion of what has been called ethnographic film, rooted in the experiences of women, released from standard expectations of behavior, removing false notions of objectivity in their personal expressions of worldly experience. The films speak to one another across eras: women traveling the world in the first half of the twentieth century, through a feminist documentary lens of the late 1970s, to the insightful reflections of today.

Please join us for this special evening, with *Soft Fiction* on 16mm and the now-uncommon live performance version of Stephens’s *Terra Femme*.

Full program notes at:

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

Filmforum at 50: Chick Strand’s Soft Fiction + Courtney Stephens’s Terra Femme

Glamour in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In ZOOTOPIA 2, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde’s partnership is tested after they become fugitives from the law while chasing a mysterious pit viper who arrives in town to uncover buried secrets as old as the city of Zootopia itself.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with writer and director Jared Bush, director Byron Howard and producer Yvett Merino, p.g.a.

ZOOTOPIA 2

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

*In French with English subtitles.*

Letters from Chantal Akerman’s mother are read over a series of elegantly composed shots of 1976 New York, where our (unseen) filmmaker and protagonist has relocated. Akerman’s unforgettable time capsule of the city is also a gorgeous meditation on urban alienation and personal and familial disconnection.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France/Belgium

‘Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

NEWS FROM HOME

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

70mm new 4k restoration    2nd Sunday 70mm PLUS series                                In 73 B.C., a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus (Sir Peter Ustinov). The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousands of slaves. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lands from Brandisium in the south. The Roman Senator Gracchus (Charles Laughton) schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus (John Dall), Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus (Sir Laurence Olivier) is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves. Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. They then turn north and must face the might of Rome.

SPARTACUS

Fine Arts Theatre

The Wiz

Putney Swope / Hi, Mom!

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In **French, Spanish, English, Italian and German** with English subtitles.*

In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sideshow/Janus Films

COUNTRY: France/Italy

Introduction by filmmaker Oliver Laxe Presented in partnership with Eastman Museum Los Angeles. Print courtesy of the George Eastman Museum, lent by an anonymous collector. ‘Sunday Print Edition’

Oliver Laxe Presents THE WAGES OF FEAR

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish, French and Arabic with English subtitles.*

Luis is traveling through southern Morocco with his son, Esteban. They’re searching for his daughter, who has been missing for five months, last seen at a dance festival in the desert. As the pair travel from party to party, they hear of a semi-mythical rave near the border of Mauritania. Descending into the scorched terrain as a not-so-distant global conflict encroaches, Luis and Esteban are soon drawn into a primal landscape in which they must walk a tightrope between heaven and hell.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: NEON

COUNTRY: Spain/France

Q&A with filmmaker Oliver Laxe. Moderated by Karyn Kusama. Spain’s Official Oscar Submission for Best International Feature Film

SIRÂT

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

Set in Argentina’s province of Tucumán, BELÉN tells the true story of Julieta (Camila Pláate), a young woman accused of infanticide, and Soledad Deza (Dolores Fonzi), the bold lawyer who risks everything to take on the highly controversial, precedent-setting case. As the trial unfolds, Julieta’s plight becomes a flashpoint in the battle against a conservative legal system — sparking a groundswell of outrage and a growing wave of solidarity that transcends borders.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Amazon Studios

COUNTRY: Argentine

Q&A with filmmaker and actor Dolores Fonzi ‘Dolores Fonzi: An American Cinematheque Tribute’

BELÉN

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

This is the story of Blondi and Mirko. They love living together, they listen to the same music, they watch the same movies, they like to smoke joints, go to concerts, they have the same friends, everything is perfect between them… but, although they seem almost the same age, Blondi is Mirko’s mom.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: La Unión de los Ríos

COUNTRY: Argentina/Spain/USA

Introduction by filmmaker and actor Dolores Fonzi ‘Dolores Fonzi: An American Cinematheque Tribute’

BLONDI

Meet Me in St. Louis

The quarterly 1 min. movie fest — showcasing the best of animation, comedy & video art — returns to PRS to examine...."returning"!

LA LOFT MOVIE CLUB presents RETURN POLICY — A One Minute Film Festival!

**Screenwriters**: Lee Jae-seon,  Mu-yeong Lee

**Producers**: Lee Jae-seon,  Im Jingyu

Co-Presented by Founding Members **[The Cinegogue](http://instagram.com/thecinegogue)** and community programming partners **[Homme Boy](https://hommeboy.com/)**, who will have a pop-up shop before the screening showcasing their brand new Vengeance Trilogy Merch!

The first brutal installment of Park Chan-wook&#8217;s infamous Vengeance Trilogy, this grisly shocker will linger in your subconscious for weeks after viewing! Desperate measures lead a deaf man and his girlfriend to kidnap a young girl to pay for his sister&#8217;s kidney transplant. The situation quickly spirals out of control in a gruesome bloodbath of violence and vengeance. Not for the faint of heart, this gore-soaked epic has a body count and relentlessness few films can match.

**Picks from the Video Store**

Love Korean Cinema? We&#8217;ve got tons you won&#8217;t find streaming to take home tonight, like these deep cuts!

*Shiri, Epitaph, Typhoon*

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

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance on 35mm

Lightstruck is thrilled to partner with Liz Purchell and Hollywood Entertainment for an extremely rare 16mm screening of Paul Morrissey & Andy Warhol’s infamous, transgressive, and hilarious satire, *Women In Revolt*!

“Man-hating dykes Jackie (Curtis) and Holly (Woodlawn) plot to recruit bored Long Island socialite Candy (Darling) away from her incestuous relationship with her brother and into joining their militant feminist organization, the Politically Involved Girls, in Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol’s anarchic satire. Shot in spurts over the course of a year—during which Warhol and Morrissey also decamped to Paris to shoot Andy Warhol’s *L’amour* (1972) and the fall release of *Trash* (1970) led none other than George Cukor to launch an Oscar campaign for Woodlawn—*Women in Revolt* serves both as Warhol’s response to Valerie Solanas and the capper to his seven years of frenetic moviemaking in New York, with Morrissey fully taking over the reins with the Factory’s next production, the Los Angeles-shot *Heat* (1972). Much has been said about the way that Morrissey and Warhol’s casting of their three trans superstars as cis women was meant to make them the butt of the joke (men playing feminist women, get it?), though that reading is perhaps a bit harsh and doesn’t give the filmmakers enough credit. In giving Curtis, Darling, and Woodlawn a full hundred minutes to run wild—and pitting them against each other to jockey for screen time—one could argue instead that the film merely serves as both a remarkable showcase for their individual talents and personalities and something of a cautionary tale for what happens when you cast not one but three divas in the same film. Loud, raucous, and maybe a little exhausting, *Women in Revolt!* is a groundbreaking work of trans cinema and one of the great—if sadly underseen—underground films.” (Liz Purchell)

With special guest Liz Purchell to introduce the film!

Program by Lightstruck & Hollywood Entertainment. 16mm print courtesy of Paul Morrissey Film Trust.

Lightstruck: Paul Morrissey’s WOMEN IN REVOLT (on 16mm)

Hell’s Angels

In the Wink of An Eye (Kisapmata)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

IN COLD BLOOD is the powerful, true story of a callous murder, based upon the best-selling novel by Truman Capote. A prosperous and respected Kansas farmer, his wife and his two teenage children are wantonly and brutally slaughtered. The murderers are two mindless ex-convict drifters: Perry Smith (Robert Blake) and Dick Hickock (Scott Wilson). Neither of the men are sane enough to regret their crime. The story penetrates the inner workings of the criminals minds as it follows their purposeless meandering through Mexico and the United States in evasion of the law. After more than a year of wandering, the hunted men are finally caught, tried and in a dramatic conclusion condemned to hang.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Repertory

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents IN COLD BLOOD

Lone Wolf McQuade / P.O.W. The Escape

#### About the Show

### Seven performers, two easels, one stage. THIS or THAT: a rambunctious choose-your-own sketch adventure where the audience decides what they see! Pick between two sketches at a time by yelling “This” or “That” and enjoy the fast-paced chaos of performers heeding to your choice. Once a sketch is performed, two new sketches are up for selection, and the fun continues to be decided by you, the all-powerful audience! 30 sketches enter. Only 15 survive… You decide.

### There is a parking garage located at:

### 1110 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029

THIS OR THAT

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point / Christmas, Again

Back to the Future in 4K

São Paulo Sociedade Anônima

It’s A Wonderful Life

Rajee Samarasinghe&#8217;s feature examination of the thousands of missing persons lost during the 26-year Sri Lankan civil war is paired with his 2023 short, *Lotus-Eyed Girl*.

Your Touch Makes Others Invisible

Now Instant Image Hall

A rediscovered, gothic masterpiece of Iranian New Wave cinema. Banned by the government & thought to be destroyed, now beautifully restored

Mohammad Reza Aslani's CHESS OF THE WIND (1976)— A Rediscovered Masterpiece

Solo Sunny in 4K

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.

No outside food or drinks allowed into the theater.

#### About the Show

Tangerine (Sean Baker, 2015)

Reality Frictions / Bontoc Eulogy

### **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

Showgirls

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!

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

Live music in the microcinema!

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Reapo Records Presents:[Nights Templar](https://nightstemplar.bandcamp.com/)[Groans](https://getbetterrecords.com/collections/the-groans?srsltid=AfmBOoq294j0eftiSM2AAe4SQVXRVeCg6sw7443XoqLKO3OZeW0SEjB5)[Slice](https://www.sliceband.com/home)

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Death to Digital (Cassette 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

35th Anniversary of Home Alone

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

Hey Angelenos! Los Angeles is in the process of reforming its city charter for the first time in 30 years! The city charter is the foundational legal document that defines how our local government works and how the city responds to such challenges as housing, climate, and public safety.

On December 13th, a **Mini Civic Assembly** organized by the **ReWrite LA** initiative will take place at the museum. A civic assembly is a rare experiment in direct democracy that invites Angelenos to reimagine the city’s charter reform process from the ground up.

ReWrite LA: Mini Civic Assembly

ICA LA

### **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

Con Air

8:00 PM

Jay Kelly

Wake Up Dead Man

Academy Awards® Contenders Screening Series—Short Film Showcase and Filmmaker Conversations

7:00 PM

Academy Awards® Contenders Screening Series—I'm Not Everything I Want to Be and Post-Screening Conversation

7:00 PM

LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR

7:00 PM

TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!

10:00 PM

Keeper

6:00 PM

The Brian Jonestown Massacre's GOD IS MY GIRLFRIEND – World Premiere!

7:30 PM

Nouvelle Vague

7:00 PM

The Last Waltz

7:30 PM

The Running Man

The Time Machine

2:00 PM

A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002)

8:00 PM