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

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


DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Fine Arts Theatre

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

When a failed writer encounters a talented young student, his attempts to take her under his wing lead to a hilarious series of misadventures.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: 1-2 Special

COUNTRY: Colombia/Germany/Sweden

Q&A with filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto. Moderated by Andrew DeYoung.

A POET

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Korean with English subtitles.*

Unable to afford proper care for his sister dying from kidney failure, Ryu turns to the black market to sell his own organs, only to end up cheated of his life savings. His girlfriend urges Ryu to kidnap the daughter of wealthy industrialist Dong-jin , who recently laid him off. Ryu agrees, but unforseen tragedies turn an innocent con into a merciless quest for revenge.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Kino Lorber

COUNTRY: South Korea

‘Park Chan-wook: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE

Los Feliz Theatre

Keeper

New Beverly Cinema

**Screenwriter**: Rian Johnson

**Producers**: Rian Johnson,  Ram Bergman

**KCRW, Vidiots, **and **Netflix **invite you to a members-first advance screening of ***Wake Up Dead Man**** *followed by a conversation with writer, director, and producer **Rian Johnson**, producer **Ram Bergman**, and cast members **Josh O&#8217;Connor, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, **and** Cailee Spaeny, **moderated by **Daniel Kwan**.

Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet.

Doors will Open at 6:30pm, Screening will start at 7:30pm with conversation to follow.

Guests must RSVP to attend. For more information and to RSVP click [here](https://www.kcrw.com/events/kcrw-partner-screening-wake-up-dead-man).

Please note that this screening is first-come-first-served, and your RSVP does not guarantee entry. As we are hoping to accommodate as many people as possible, all free screenings are overbooked to account for no-shows. We recommend an early to on-time arrival, we may not be able to accommodate late entries.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Vidiots

Alias Nick Beal/The Dark Past

Nouvelle Vague

Breathless

Vista Theatre

Stephen King's Dollar Babies Shorts

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**HEDDA, 2025, Dir. Nia DaCosta, 108 Mins, Amazon, USA**

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 Lovberg (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.

FORMAT: DCP

**LITTLE WOODS, 2018, Dir. Nia DaCosta, 105 Mins, NEON, USA/Australia**

Little Woods, North Dakota, a fracking boomtown well beyond its prime.  Ollie is trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border. But when her mother dies, she is thrust back into the life of her estranged sister Deb (James), who is facing her own crisis with an unplanned pregnancy and a deadbeat ex.  The two find they have one week to settle the mortgage on their mother’s house or face foreclosure. As bills and pressure mount, Ollie faces a choice: whether to return to a way of life she thought she’d left behind for just one more score or to leave it all behind. A taut and affecting thriller about sisters pushed to extremes from award-winning director Nia DaCosta.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with filmmaker Nia DaCosta and actor Tessa Thompson

HEDDA / LITTLE WOODS

Aero Theatre

Machine Girl presents Shozin Fukui’s 1991 cyberpunk landmark **964 PINOCCHIO**, with additional screenings of **The ARG** finale — a short film and Dread Architect prequel directed by Matt Stephenson — and the official **Dread Architect** music video

Come for the film, hang before and after: a Machine Girl + Brain Dead merch release runs in the lobby, and the patio hosts Magic: The Gathering free play.

\*\*Merch and MTG free play are open to all; only the film requires a ticket.\*\*

Machine Girl presents 964 Pinocchio at Brain Dead Studios

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

Egyptian Theatre

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

After the fall of the Berlin wall, a group of friends discover a bunker full of soon-to-be worthless money and hatch a capitalistic plan.

TWO TO ONE (2024)(NR)(Wed 11/19) 7:00 pm German with English Subtitles

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

Gardena Cinema

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Window,” 1964, Dir. Ken Jacobs, 12 Mins, The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, USA**

The moving camera shapes the screen image with great purposefulness, using the frame of a window as fulcrum upon which to wheel about the exterior scene. The zoom lens rips, pulling depth planes apart and slapping them together, contracting and expanding in concurrence with camera movements to impart a terrific apparent-motion to the complex of the object-forms pictured on the horizontal-vertical screen, its axis steadied by the audience’s sense of gravity. The camera’s movements in being transferred to objects tend also to be greatly magnified (instead of the camera the adjacent building turns). About four years of studying the window-complex preceded the afternoon of actual shooting (a true instance of cinematic action-painting). The film exists as it came out of the camera barring one mechanically necessary mid-reel splice.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE SKY SOCIALIST, 1965, Dir. Ken Jacobs, 90 Mins, The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, USA**

“The film is in sections to be shown separately; this is the central, longest ‘panel,’ within which the story can be said to be complete. It is a story of impossible love that emerges through the preoccupation with space and pattern shaping by way of camera-manipulation; my approach to film is that of a painter (abstract-expressionist) rather than dramatist. Other sections are asides, obsessions with details, excursions.” *—Ken Jacobs*

FORMAT: DCP

"Window" / THE SKY SOCIALIST

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Ray Peterson is a suburbanite whose plans for a peaceful vacation at home are disturbed by a creepy new family on the block. Much to the disappointment of his wife Carol, Ray and his neighbors set out to investigate the next-door residence after they begin to observe strange happenings. Starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson and Gale Gordon.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

THE 'BURBS

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

**Producers**: John Woo,  Hark Tsui

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

A Better Tomorrow

Barbie in 4K Dolby Vision

Possession

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Cowardly scholar Boris Grushenko has the hots for the beautiful Sonja, but cold feet for the Napoleonic Wars. Devastated by news of Sonja’s plans to wed a foul-smelling herring merchant, Boris enlist in the army—only to return home a penniless hero! Finally agreeing to marry him, Sonja settles down with poor Boris to a rich life of philosophy, celibacy and meals of snow. But when the French troops invade Russia and Sonja hatches a zany scheme to assassinate Napoleon, Boris learns—in a hilarious but fatal coup attempt—that God is an underachiever, there are no girls in the afterlife and the Angel of Death just can’t be trusted!

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

50th Anniversary ‘Starring Diane Keaton’

LOVE AND DEATH

Clean-cut Jeffrey Beaumont realizes his hometown is not so normal when he discovers a human ear in a field, the investigation soon catapulting him toward a disturbed nightclub singer and a drug-addicted sadist.

Blue Velvet

FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.

Longlegs

### **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

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

Horror-meister John Carpenter teams Kurt Russell’s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic THE THING. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

THE THING

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

**

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 (11/28)

Heavy Manners Library

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Czech with English subtitles.*

Maybe the New Wave’s most anarchic entry, Věra Chytilová’s absurdist farce follows the misadventures of two brash young women. Believing the world to be “spoiled,” they embark on a series of pranks in which nothing—food, clothes, men, war—is taken seriously. DAISIES is an aesthetically and politically adventurous film that’s widely considered one of the great works of feminist cinema.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY:  Czechoslovakia

Get your ticket for just $6.84 at the box office! ‘Film by the Foot’

DAISIES

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

After producing RE-ANIMATOR, Brian Yuzna turned his hand to directing with SOCIETY—one of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time. Teenager Bill Whitney has always felt like the odd one out in his wealthy, upper-class Beverly Hills family. But his sense of alienation takes a sinister turn when he hears an audio recording of his sister’s coming-out party, which seems to implicate his family in a bizarre, ritualistic orgy. Packing stomach-churning grue courtesy of Screaming Mad George (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4) and thought-provoking social commentary in equal measure, SOCIETY is a biting satire that culminates in the most gag-inducing “climax” in all of horror history.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: USA

SOCIETY

Inherent Vice

GoodFellas

Pulp Fiction

Renowned visual artist Sky Hopinka's stunning debut feature film — a meditative, experimental exploration of the Chinookan death myth.

Sky Hopinka's  MALNI—TOWARDS THE OCEAN, TOWARDS THE SHORE (2020)

Philosophical Research Society

**Screenwriters**: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf

**Producers**: Victor Fleming, Mervyn LeRoy

We&#8217;re off to see the Wizard! Take a fantastic trip down the yellow brick road with this dazzling and entertaining musical fantasy that will delight the whole family! Based on the book series from Frank L. Baum, let this cinematic marvel pull you back into its tornado of magic all over again. Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them. Grab your best anthropomorphic friends and take a broom ride to the magical world of Oz.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Friend of Dorothy? Craving more Judy Garland? Check out these non-streaming rarities from our video rental collection!

*Gay Purr-ee, Judy Duets, I Could Go on Singing*

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

The Wizard of Oz on 35mm

**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!

**Screenwriters**: Herman J. Mankiewicz,  Orson Welles

**Producer**: Orson Welles

Considered one of the greatest cinematic triumphs of all time, Orson Welles&#8217; *Citizen Kane* rewrote the cinematography books with its deep focus and has drawn viewers into the scandalous and despotic world of Charles Foster Kane for over 80 years. When a reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane&#8217;s (Orson Welles) dying words, his investigation gradually reveals the fascinating portrait of a complex man who rose from obscurity to staggering heights. Though Kane&#8217;s friend and colleague Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten), and his mistress, Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore), shed fragments of light on Kane&#8217;s life, the reporter fears he may never penetrate the mystery of the elusive man&#8217;s final word, &#8220;Rosebud.&#8221; Nominated for 9 Academy Awards with groundbreaking cinematography from Gregg Toland, editing from the great Robert Wise, and an incredible score from Bernard Herrmann -don&#8217;t miss your chance to see this epic masterpiece on the big screen, where it was meant to be viewed!

**Picks from the Video Store:**

Looking for unstreamable Golden Era Hollywood classics? Our video store has got you covered with these titles and more!

*The Tarnished Angels, Blonde Venus, Duel in the Sun*

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

Citizen Kane

**Screenwriter**: Andrew Durham from the memoir by Alysia Abbott

**Producers**: Andrew Durham,  Sofia Coppola,  Megan Carlson,  Laure Sudreau,  Siena Oberman, Greg Lauritano

Join us in the microcinema for the tender and bittersweet coming-of-age triumph *Fairyland*. Produced by Oscar® winner Sofia Coppola (Writing, Original Screenplay, *Lost in Translation*, 2003) and based on the acclaimed memoir of the same name by Alysia Abbott, *Fairyland* is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s vibrant cultural scene in the 1970s and ’80s. This captivating film chronicles a father and daughter relationship as it evolves through an era of bohemian decadence to the sober and heartbreaking era of the AIDS crisis. Starring Emilia Jones (*CODA*), Scoot McNairy (*A Complete Unknown*), Cody Fern (*American Horror Story*), Maria Bakalova (*The Apprentice*), Bella Murphy (*Coming 2 America*), with Adam Lambert (*Glee*), and Geena Davis (*Thelma & Louise*) and introducing Nessa Dougherty.

Fairyland

**Screenwriters**: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer

**Producer**: Karen Murphy

*Break like the Wind* and head off to *Stonehenge* with the wildest rock group on the circuit &#8211; **Spinal Tap**. This uproariously funny mockumentary chronicles the second act of an aging band of heavy metal demi-gods relegated to carnival stages and canceled shows and album covers. As they tour the country and attempt to release their newest album, the band must weather the storm of interpersonal upsets, exploding drummers, miniature monoliths, airport metal detector mishaps, and skirmishes between themselves, their representation, and their record company. Largely improvised and jam-packed full of comedic brilliance, this remains one of the funniest films ever made. So, join us in the metal mayhem with all your best bandmates!

**Picks from the Video Store:**

Love rockumentaries AND mockumentaries? We&#8217;ve got you covered in the video store with these deep cuts!

*Spice World, The Rutles: All You Need is Cash, Fear of a Black Hat*

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

This Is Spinal Tap

**Screenwriters**: Jackie Chan, Edward Tang

**Producer**: Leonard Ho

We&#8217;re celebrating 40 years of Vidiots and 40 years of Jackie Chan&#8217;s epic action spectacular, *Police Story*! The first and best, entry in the iconic *Police Story* series features Chan the man fighting dastardly drug dealers in an attempt to prove his innocence after being accused of murder. Far more important than the plot or the perennial good guy character that Jackie loved to play is some of the most breathtaking, acrobatic martial arts scenes of his prime that made him a star of the then-new wave of ‘80s Hong Kong action cinema. There is no scene more cathartic after Black Friday than watching Jackie absolutely destroy a mall to get the bad guys!

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Can&#8217;t get enough Jackie Chan? We&#8217;ve got a whole section dedicated to the one-man wrecking ball with dozens of titles to choose from!

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

Police Story

The Running Man

House on Haunted Hill/The Night Walker

Brazil

Frozen

Ludwig in 35mm

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor star in one of the greatest musicals ever filmed. Musician Don Lockwood (Kelly) rises to stardom during Hollywood’s silent-movie era–paired with the beautiful, jealous and dumb Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen). When Lockwood becomes attracted to young studio singer Kathy Selden (Reynolds), Lamont has her fired. But with the introduction of talking pictures, audiences laugh when they hear Lockwood speak for the first time–and the studio uses Selden to dub her voice. Set during the advent of “talkies,” this film classic song-and-dance numbers celebrate the beginning of movie musicals.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be a multitude of unstoppable killer robots.

Space Truckers

Charlie (Nicolas Cage) has a problem. His sex life is a mess. His script, an adaptation of the very real New York Times bestseller The Orchid Thief – an investigative reportage into the story of orchid hunter John Laroche (Chris Cooper) by writer Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep) — is unfinished. And then there’s the problem of his screenwriter twin brother with ambitions of his own, also played by Nicolas Cage. With his creative process at the mercy of Hollywood demands, he soon finds himself writing in the margins of reality and fiction as a character in his own screenplay. An irreverent script, a film – featuring Cage as a thinly-veiled characterization of scribe Charlie Kaufman – in constant state of evolution.

Adaptation

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.

Cat People

### **ABOUT THE EVENT:**

The American Cinematheque is proud to remember legendary illustrator Drew Struzan, the creator of iconic posters for classics like THE GOONIES, E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL and THE THING, as well as franchises like BACK TO THE FUTURE, STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES. Through his bold, expressive style that brought a painterly sense of color and form to Hollywood’s larger-than-life stories, Struzan’s art has defined the look and feel of “the blockbuster” for generations, and his work will remain beloved by audiences and filmmakers for years to come.

11:00am | **BACK TO THE FUTURE**

1:00pm | **THE GOONIES**

3:00pm | **E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL **

*Start times are approximate. There will be brief (approximately 5-10 minute) intermissions between films. Ticket includes entry to all films in the marathon.*

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**BACK TO THE FUTURE, 1985, Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 116 Mins, Universal, USA**

When teenager Marty McFly is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown, he finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future—and leave him trapped in the past.

FORMAT: DCP

**THE GOONIES, 1985, Dir. Richard Donner, 114 Mins, Warner Bros., USA**

Steven Spielberg, Richard Donner and Chris Columbus collaborate to create an epic children’s adventure of subterranean caverns, sunken galleons and a fortune in lost pirate treasure waiting to be found by a group of friends known as the Goonies. With brothers Mikey (Sean Astin) and Brand’s (Josh Brolin) house slated for demolition by greedy land developers, the boys decide their only hope lies in finding a long-lost treasure. They uncover a treasure map and with their friends descend to a subterranean sea and an abandoned galleon in this fun-filled, fast-paced adventure.

FORMAT: DCP

**E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, 1982, Dir. Steven Spielberg, 115 Mins, Universal, USA**

Journey back to the magic and adventure of one of the most beloved American films with E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, the masterpiece from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg. Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Robert MacNaughton star in the unforgettable story of a lost alien and the 10-year-old boy who helps him find his way home. This astounding story is sure to thrill viewers of all ages again with its timeless message of trust, courage and the overwhelming power of friendship.

FORMAT: DCP

Every Poster Tells a Story: Drew Struzan Marathon with BACK TO THE FUTURE / THE GOONIES  / E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

In Francis Ford Coppola’s groundbreaking epic, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire and Robert Duvall join Marlon Brando, who gives an unforgettable, career-reviving performance as Don Vito Corleone. When a mob war breaks out and Don Vito is seriously wounded, returning veteran Michael (Pacino), previously uninvolved in the family “business,” is the only one cool and collected enough to pull the irons out of the fire.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures

COUNTRY: USA

THE GODFATHER

FOURTH ANNUAL 70mm screening!                                                             Newly curated print.  In 1938, an art collector appeals to Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. He learns that another archaeologist has disappeared while searching for the precious goblet, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones. The artifact is much harder to find than they expected, and its powers are too much for those impure of heart.

INDIANA JONES LAST CRUSAD

ICA LA is proud to partner with [Visual AIDS](https://visualaids.org/) for Day With(out) Art 2025 by presenting *Meet Us Where We’re At…*, a program of six videos that forefront the experiences of drug users and harm reduction practices as they intersect with the ongoing HIV crisis. 

*Meet Us Where We’re At…* will feature newly commissioned videos by **Kenneth Idongesit Usoro** (Nigeria), **Hoàng Thái Anh** (Vietnam), **Gustavo Vinagre & Vinicius Couto** (Brazil/Portugal), **Camilo Tapia Flores** (Chile/Brazil), **Camila Flores-Fernández** (Peru/Germany), and **José Luis Cortés** (Puerto Rico).

Commissioned videos by artists in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Nigeria, Germany, and Vietnam journey across a range of spaces revealing the complexity of drug use. Several videos document the visible world of drugs—a harm reduction program in a Berlin park, a night out during Rio’s Carnival—while others reveal private, often hidden spaces where safety is found: bedrooms, underground clinics, and moments of connection between lovers.

*Meet Us Where We’re At…* speaks not only to the variety of physical locations where contemporary harm reduction is practiced, but also to a broader shift: centering drug users as authors of their own experiences. Rooted in the philosophy of meeting people at their personal reality without judgment, the program affirms the full context of drug use—its pleasures, its risks, and its role in how people survive, care, and connect.

Harm reduction has long been central to the AIDS movement through practices like needle exchange and safe injection sites, and people who use drugs have been affected by HIV since the earliest days of the epidemic. This program brings their perspectives to the forefront, amplifying the voices of drug users as storytellers, cultural producers, and essential participants in the global response to HIV.

*Meet Us Where We’re At…* will be screened all day at ICA LA from 11AM–6PM. Visitors will also have the chance to view exhibitions on view including *Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes*, *Samar Al Summary: Excavating the Sky*, *Liz Hernández: Donde piso, crecen cosas (Where I step, things grow)*, as well as bookshelf residency annex exhibition *Feminist Press*.

Visual AIDS is a New York-based non-profit that utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over.

Day With(out) Art 2025: Meet Us Where We’re At…

ICA LA

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In Steven Spielberg’s massive blockbuster, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park’s mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

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

JURASSIC PARK

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

At a dinner party, art student Jake Lo (Brandon Lee) sees mafia gangster Antonio Serrano (Nick Mancuso) murder his Chinese rival, Carl Chang (Michael Paul Chan). Jake is assigned to the custody of corrupt FBI agent Frank Stewart (Raymond J. Barry) until he can testify, but he quickly realizes he is in danger and escapes. After being won over by honest policeman Mace Ryan (Powers Boothe), Jake agrees to team up with Ryan to bring down both the Italian and Chinese gangs.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with filmmaker Dwight H. Little. Moderated by Josh Miller. ‘Killer Movies with Josh Miller’

RAPID FIRE

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

Mamoru Oshii’s (GHOST IN THE SHELL) first live-action feature is a delirious fusion of science fiction, film noir and political satire. Returning to Tokyo years after a failed rebellion by his elite Kerberos police unit, Kōichi Todome finds a city warped beyond recognition: a paranoid surveillance state where noodle stands are illegal, loyalties shift like shadows and reality itself seems to fray. Bleak, absurd and hallucinatory, THE RED SPECTACLES launches Oshii’s legendary Kerberos Saga with a heady mix of dystopian intrigue and surreal black comedy.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Small Sensations

COUNTRY: Japan

New 4K Restoration Limited Engagement Official Beyond Fest 2025 Selection

THE RED SPECTACLES

Batman Returns

Lost Highway

Miracle on 34th Street

The Shop Around the Corner

Old Town Music Hall

An evening celebrating the remarkable Meredith Monk featuring the new documentary MONK IN PIECES and 1983 video art film TURTLE DREAMS!

MONK IN PIECES (2025) + TURTLE DREAMS (1983) — A Meredith Monk Celebration

**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&#8217;ve got every single one on Blu-Ray and DVD for you to take home tonight!

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

Kiki’s Delivery Service (English Dubbed)

**Directors**: David Hand, James Algar, Paul Satterfield, Jim Handley, Bill Roberts, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, T. Hee, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen

**Producers**: Walt Disney, Ben Sharpsteen

Walt Disney&#8217;s timeless masterpiece is a breathtaking extravaganza of sight and sound! The feature film that exposed millions of impressionable kiddos to the glory of classical music, this gorgeous and symphonic masterpiece will have you waltzing with mythical centaurs, making magic with Mickey Mouse, pirouetting with hippos, and more! Presented in Fantasound &#8211; a precursor to surround sound &#8211; Fantasia was the first film ever screened in stereo. Widely considered one of the greatest animated features ever made, and in the top 25 grossing films ever, this breathtaking classic never gets old. See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song, and experience the excitement that is *Fantasia* on 35mm film.

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Craving more Disney rarities? Our video store has the complete collection of Out of Print *Walt Disney Treasures *on DVD for countless Disney deep dives!

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

Fantasia on 35mm

**Screenwriters**: Robert Zemeckis,  Bob Gale

**Producers**: Neil Canton, Bob Gale

We&#8217;re gonna go BACK in TIME! Robert Zemeckis&#8217; time travel classic is turn 40 (just like us) and we&#8217;ve souped up our DeLorean to bring you all the music, romance, and awesomeness all over again! In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the &#8217;50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he&#8217;ll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown. Meet us in the mall parking lot (or in the comfy seats of the Eagle Theatre) for a night four decades in the making!

**Picks from the Video Store:**

Need to escape to a different time? Love a wormhole in the fabric of the universe? Check out these gems from the video store:

*Primer, Timecrimes, La Jetée*

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

Back to the Future

**Screenwriter**: Richard Wesley

**Producer**: John Veitch

The greatest 1980s dance-off movie you&#8217;ve never seen, Sidney Poitier&#8217;s *Fast Forward* has everything you could want from an 80s musical &#8211; plucky youngsters making it in the big city, so many leotards, ubiquitous dance rehearsals *and* home-decorating montages, punked out grannies, a flash mob in a snooty uptown restaurant, dance battles in the club, class struggle, AND a battle of the bands! When a singing and dancing musical group move from Ohio to the Big Apple (and naturally rent a one bedroom in the slums for 8 people) they&#8217;ve got stars in their eyes and a battle of the bands in their sights! But first they&#8217;ve got to head to the clubs and get shamed for not being hip to the street before integrating more hip-hop moves into their repertoire before the big competition. With a soundtrack supervised by Quincy Jones and featuring original banger after banger, this treasure doesn&#8217;t disappoint! If you love an 80s musical or the *Step Up* franchise and have not seen this unsung classic before, do not wait! Celebrating its 40th Anniversary and rarely screened theatrically (if ever &#8211; we can&#8217;t find any listings!) in the last 40 years, you may never get your chance to watch this camptacular musical on the big screen again!

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Love an 80s musical? Check out more 80s classics from our video rental collection!

*Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, The Apple, Xanadu***

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

Fast Forward

The Palm Beach Story

Things to Come

Everything Everywhere All at Once in 4K

Violent City (Citta violenta) in 4K

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

The names ricochet through Western lore. Jesse James (Brad Pitt) was the most notorious outlaw of his time, wanted by the law in ten states yet celebrated as a Robin Hood in newspapers and dime novels. Teenaged Robert Ford (Casey Affleck) idolized Jesse, sought his friendship, rode with him. It wasn’t enough. The up-and-comer wanted his shot at fame. And when he got it, he took it.

Pitt gives a volcanic, charismatic performance as Jesse in this saga of celebrity and obsession adapted from Ron Hansen’s historical novel by director Andrew Dominik. “They’re all lies,” Jesse says of the stories surrounding him. A deeper, more human truth awaits in this ambitious and stirring epic film.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

Q&A with cinematographer Roger Deakins and James Ellis Deakins Book signing with Roger Deakins for his new book, Reflections: On Cinematography, prior to the screening at 1:00pm at the Aero Theatre, in partnership with the Larry Edmunds Bookshop.

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When Saturday detention started, they were five students with nothing in common: the Jock, the Princess, the Brain, the Criminal and the Basket Case. By the end of the day, they became closer than any of them could have imagined. Starring Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Michael Hall.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.

Enter the Dragon

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“Perfect Day,” 1929, Dir. James Parrott, 19 Mins, USA**

Stan, Ollie, their wives and gouty Uncle Ed are trying to go on a Sunday morning picnic, but the boys’ Model T creates many ways to prevent the excursion.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Men O’ War,” 1929, Dir. Lewis R. Foster, 20 Mins, USA**

Sailors on leave, Stan and Ollie enjoy a day in the park which ultimately devolves into a waterlogged melee.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Blotto,” 1930, Dir. James Parrott, 26 Mins, USA**

Carefree bachelor Ollie wants buddy Stan to get away from his highly suspicious wife, Anita, for a night of revelry at the new Rainbow Club.

FORMAT: DCP

**“Brats,” 1930, Dir. James Parrott, 21 Mins, USA**

Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy spend an exasperating evening at home, trying to play games while their very young sons – who look amazingly like their dads – engage in various noisy antics.

FORMAT: DCP

Introduction by producer Jeff Joseph of SabuCat Productions World Premiere of New Restorations! Program features a previously unseen and unknown silent version of “Brats”

Laurel and Hardy: An Afternoon of Shorts

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

This brilliant companion piece to the original THE GODFATHER continues the saga of two generations of successive power within the Corleone family. Coppola tells two stories in PART II: the roots and rise of a young Don Vito, played with uncanny ability by Robert De Niro, and the ascension of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. Reassembling many of the talents who helped make THE GODFATHER, Coppola has produced a movie of staggering magnitude and vision, and undeniably the best sequel ever made.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount

COUNTRY: USA

THE GODFATHER, PART II

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Spanish with English subtitles.*

Banned in Francisco Franco’s Spain and denounced by the Vatican upon its premiere, Luis Buñuel’s irreverent vision of life as a beggar’s banquet is regarded by many as his masterpiece. In it, novice nun Viridiana (Silvia Pinal) does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle (Fernando Rey) and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, VIRIDIANA is as audacious today as ever.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: Spain/Mexico

L.A. Premiere of New 4K Restoration! ‘Sunday “Rest”orations’

VIRIDIANA

The Kid

Michael Almereyda & Courtney Stephens' fascinating experimental doc about the psychonautic scientist who tried to communicate with dolphins

JOHN LILLY & THE EARTH COINCIDENCE CONTROL OFFICE (2025) Screening!

**Screenwriter**: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach

**Producer**: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Allison Abbate, Jeremy Dawson

From the singular mind of Wes Anderson comes this darling wonder of stop-motion animation. George Clooney and Meryl Streep lead an all-star vocal cast as the most adorable and stylish anthropomorphic animals you can imagine. When Mr. Fox breaks a promise to his wife and endangers their den and family, he&#8217;s got to use his creativity and cunning to outwit vengeful farmers in this charming adventure for the whole family can burrow into. It&#8217;s the perfect reason to leave your den with your whole litter of cubs!

**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&#8217;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.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

**Screenwriters**: Kôgo Noda,  Yasujirô Ozu

**Producer**: Shizuo Yamanouchi

*&#8220;It would be ideal if love and marriage always went together, but even if not, life is still worthwhile.&#8221; *Join us on the tatami mats for another tender and warm-hearted tale of family and tradition from master filmmaker Yasujirô Ozu. A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband. Ozu&#8217;s simplicity and naturalism are in full blossom in this charming melodrama that examines the unmarried woman&#8217;s place in society and the family in mid century Japan.

**Picks from the Video Store:**

Do you love Ozu as much as we do? We&#8217;ve got the full collection in our Ozu section including these magical (and unstreamable) rarities:

*I Was Born, But, Walk Cheerfully, The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice*

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

Late Autumn on 35mm

**Screenwriter**: Nancy Meyers

**Producers**: Nancy Meyers,  Bruce A. Block,  Suzanne Farwell

Vidiots is celebrating the life and legacy of the great Diane Keaton with a special screening of Nancy Meyer&#8217;s beloved rom com *Something&#8217;s Gotta Give*! When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother&#8217;s beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry&#8217;s sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape. With cinematography from legendary Michael Ballhaus, a score by the iconic Hans Zimmer, and an Oscar-nominated performance from Keaton, there&#8217;s so much to love about this game-changing romance, so don&#8217;t miss your chance to join your fellow Vidiots in the lovefest!

**Remembering Diane Keaton:**

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

**Picks from the Video Store**:

Need more Diane Keaton? We’ve got the hits and the deep cuts for rent!

Including – *Lovers and Other Strangers, Harry and Walter Go To New York, *and all the *Godfathers!***

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

Something’s Gotta Give

### **ABOUT THE FILMS:**

**“The Occupant of the Room,” 2025, Dir. Kier-La Janisse, 30 Mins, Severin Films, Canada**

A schoolteacher’s late-night arrival at a hotel in the Alps without a reservation leaves him with no option but to accept the room of a missing hotel guest — leading to a sleepless night full of strange and uncanny occurrences. The narrative debut of Kier-La Janisse, director of the SXSW award-winning documentary WOODLANDS DARK and DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR, and author of the pioneering horror memoir *House of Psychotic Women*, is based on the classic chiller of the same name by Algernon Blackwood,

FORMAT: DCP

**THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS’ GRAND GUIGNOL, 2025, Dir. David Gregory, 87 Mins, Severin Films, France/USA**

In 1897, in an alleyway located in the sordid neighborhood of Pigalle (Paris), an old chapel converted into a performance space was transformed into a theater steeped in naturalism, controversy, and macabre spectacles. Over the next 65 years, the Grand Guignol would provoke both repulsion and celebration in equal measure. Narrated by Barbara Steele and featuring state-of-the-art visual effects, this documentary chronicles the sociocultural impact of France’s most infamous creation.

FORMAT: DCP

Q&A with THEATRE OF HORRORS filmmaker David Gregory Co-presented by Severin Films Pre-screening Severin Films pop-up shop! ‘Cinematic Void’

Cinematic Void Presents "The Occupant of the Room" / THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS' GRAND GUIGNOL

**Screenwriters**: Jay Duplass,  Michael Strassner

**Producers**: David Bonnett,  Michael Strassner,  Drew Langer

Get in the holiday spirit with a special screening of *The Baltimorons* followed by a conversation with Writer/Producer **Michael Strassner, **moderated by Founding Member **Mark Duplass!**

On Christmas Eve, Cliff, a newly sober improv comedian, cracks a tooth and lands in the emergency care of Didi, an older no-nonsense dentist. What begins as a routine check-up sparks an unpredictable evening of misadventures. Together, Cliff and Didi fight to overcome being shut out by their families, face their biggest fears, and discover their own surprising and tender connection.

Picks from the Video Store

Need more offbeat buddy comedies? You won&#8217;t find these classics streaming, but you can take them home tonight from our video store!

*Rubin and Ed, California Split, The In-Laws (1979)*

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

The Baltimorons

Join us for a free public event showcasing work from CalArts alumnx – filmmakers and animators.

Total Filmmaking: CalArts Alumnx Screening

2220 Arts + Archives

Putney Swope in 35mm

The man with the patch is back. Call him Snake. Kurt Russell rejoins filmmakers John Carpenter and Debra Hill to do to the Big Orange what they did to the Big Apple in Escape From New York – with even more futuristic thrills and slam-bang action! Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken (Russell). His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device. Don't miss the excitement as Snake surfs Wilshire Blvd., shoots hoops at the Coliseum, dive bombs the Happy Kingdom theme park, and mixes it up with a wild assortment of friends, fiends and foes (Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, George Corraface, Cliff Robertson, Pam Grier and more). Escape From L.A. is a 'go-for-broke action extravaganza!' (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).

Escape from L.A.

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 (12/4)

Now Instant and Cine Apartamento present the Los Angeles premiere of the restoration of Isao Fujisawa&#8217;s *Bye Bye Love*.

Bye Bye Love

Now Instant Image Hall

**Producers**: Bonni Cohen,  Justine Nagan,  Shoshannah Stern,  Robyn Kopp

Vidiots is thrilled to welcome author, activist, trailblazer, and Oscar-winning actor **Marlee Matlin** and producer/director **Shoshannah Stern** &#8211; for one night only in our microcinema &#8211;  for a special screening of the groundbreaking documentary *Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. *Matlin and Stern will join us after the 7:00pm show for a conversation and before the 9:30pm show for an introduction.

In 1987, at the age of just 21, Marlee Matlin shattered expectations as the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award® for her groundbreaking performance in *Children of a Lesser God*. Catapulted into the spotlight, she seized the moment to challenge an industry unprepared for her immense talent, emerging as a trailblazer not only as a performer but also as an author and activist. Matlin&#8217;s incredible journey continued with standout roles in acclaimed projects such as *The West Wing* and the Oscar®-winning *CODA*, all while relentlessly advocating for greater inclusion and accessibility both within Hollywood and beyond its borders. Matlin opens up about her personal and professional struggles – her meteoric rise to fame, the challenges of navigating a predominantly hearing industry, the pain of a tumultuous high-profile relationship, getting sober and years of being overlooked by Hollywood – alongside her many triumphs. 

Director Shoshannah Stern reimagines traditional documentary storytelling, elevating ASL as the film’s heart and soul while removing conventional voiceovers and including open captions, creating an authentic and visually immersive experience. Through split-screen interviews with both Deaf and hearing contributors, the film weaves a poignant and inspiring narrative of Matlin’s legendary career, highlighting her tireless fight for inclusion and representation in an entertainment world that at first had no place for her.

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

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

Floating Clouds (Ukigumo)

Eyes on Ukraine

Hammer Museum

Writing Gets Lonely: Open Writing Studio (12/5)

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.

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

LACMA

### **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 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

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)

### **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

Tuesday, 11/18