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)

Academy Museum

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

“Strange, what love does.” The role of a lifetime, a Hollywood mystery, a woman in trouble . . . David Lynch’s first digitally shot feature makes visionary use of the medium to weave a vast meditation on the enigmas of time, identity, and cinema itself. Featuring a tour de force performance from Laura Dern as an actor on the edge, this labyrinthine Dream Factory nightmare tumbles down an endless series of unfathomably interconnected rabbit holes as it takes viewers on a hallucinatory odyssey into the deepest realms of the unconscious mind.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: USA

INLAND EMPIRE

Aero Theatre

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

Egyptian Theatre

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

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a compound on Christmas Eve, disgruntled Santa Claus takes them out to save both hostages & holiday.

VIOLENT NIGHT (2022)(Fri 12/5) 7:30 pm Q&A: Writers Pat Casey & Josh Miller

Gardena Cinema

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

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 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:**

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. Moderated by Tim Grierson.

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

‘Park Chan-wook: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

THE HANDMAIDEN

Los Feliz Theatre

While You Were Sleeping

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation / Scrooged

Four Rooms

New Beverly Cinema

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!

Philosophical Research Society

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)

**Screenwriters**: Lynne Ramsay,  Enda Walsh,  Alice Birch from the novel by Ariana Harwicz

**Producers**: Justine Ciarrocchi, Andrea Calderwood, Molly Smith,  Trent Luckinbill, Lisa Walsh

Join us in the microcinema for Lynn Ramsay&#8217;s latest devastating triumph of love, hate, and madness as Jennifer Lawrence scorches the screen in one of the most dynamic and ferocious performances of her career.

The film follows Grace (Lawrence) and her partner Jackson (Pattinson), who have recently moved into an old house deep in the country. With ambitions to write The Great American Novel, Grace settles into her new environment, and the couple welcome a baby soon after. However, with Jackson frequently – and suspiciously – absent, and the pressures of domestic life starting to weigh on her, Grace begins to unravel, leaving a path of destruction in her wake.

Based on Ariana Harwicz’s celebrated novel and co-starring Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield and Nick Nolte, Ramsay marks her eagerly-awaited return with this fearless new cinematic vision that charts the complexity of love and how it can change and transform over time. *Die My Love* is a visceral and uncompromising portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness.

Die My Love

**Screenwriters**: Shih-Ching Tsou,  Sean Baker

**KCRW, Vidiots, **and **Netflix **invite you to a special screening of ***Left-Handed Girl*** followed by a conversation with director, co-writer & producer Shih-Ching Tsou, moderated by Sean Wang (*Didi*).

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 own way, they 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 &#8220;devil hand,&#8221; generations of family secrets begin to unravel.

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-left-handed-girl).

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.

Left-Handed Girl

Vidiots

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (70MM)

The Night of the Hunter (16mm)

Vista Theatre

### **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. Moderated by Scott Feinberg. Taiwan’s Official Oscar Submission for Best International Feature Film

LEFT-HANDED GIRL

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Italian and English with English subtitles.*

On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters, led by the vicious Loco (Klaus Kinski) prey on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. Only a mute gunslinger named Silence (Jean-Louis Trintignant) stands between the innocent refugees and the corrupt bounty hunters. But, in this harsh, brutal world, the lines between right and wrong are not always clear, and good does not always triumph. Featuring superb photography and a haunting score from maestro Ennio Morricone, director Sergio Corbucci’s bleak, brilliant and violent vision of an immoral, honorless West is widely considered to be among the best and most influential Westerns ever made.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Film Movement

COUNTRY: Italy/France

THE GREAT SILENCE

The artist&#8217;s personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.

The Last of England

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Elephant

Brain Dead Studios

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

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

Friends of Gardena Cinema hosts a Rainn Wilson film festival with actor Rainn Wilson in person for a live Q&A between movies.

RAINN WILSON FILM FESTIVAL (Sat 12/6) 7:00pm CODE 3 (2025) & SUPER (2010)

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PLAYTIME. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a baffling modern world, this time Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, PLAYTIME is a lasting record of a modern era tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France/Italy

PLAYTIME

### **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

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

DRIVE

Jingle All The Way

Female Trouble

Low-key, anxiety-managing millennial Monroe Malone is trying to outrun last year’s job loss when she collides with a weave-snatching cartel led by Big Baby. After overhearing his plan to kidnap hair tech genius Camille J. Walker and steal her Infinite Track invention, Monroe jumps into action.

*Please note: seating is limited. Box Office opens thirty minutes prior to the listed showtime. Guests may add their name to the standby list upon arrival. Online ticket sales will be honored up until 15 minutes after the scheduled showtime; at that time, any unclaimed seats will be released for in-store purchase on a first-come, first-served basis. All Sales Final.*

Seek No Favor

Now Instant Image Hall

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!

**Rebecca Blöcher, 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 while never skimping on their signature brand of wry laugh-out-loud humor, even as they explore life&#8217;s disappointments and changes. It&#8217;s 1967 and Larry Gopnik&#8217;s life is falling apart around him &#8211; his son&#8217;s smoking pot, his daughter&#8217;s a thief, and his wife is leaving him for another man. He seeks the philosophical and spiritual advice of a series of well-meaning rabbis that just make his existential crisis even deeper. A dark comedy masterpiece from two of the all-time maestros of American cinema, don&#8217;t sleep on this sleeper hit again!

**Picks From the Video Store**

Looking for more deep cut dark comedies? Try out these brilliant oddballs!

*Where&#8217;s Poppa?, A New Leaf, Little Murders, Sightseers*

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

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

**Screenwriter**: Paul Morrissey

**Producers**: Andrew Braunsberg,  Carlo Ponti,  Andy Warhol,  Jean Yanne

Join us in celebrating one of the most unique faces, voices, and personalities in cinema, the late great **Udo Kier** with a screening of the unhinged underground cult classic *Blood for Dracula*.

*&#8220;To know Death&#8230;you have to f*&k life in the gallbladder!&#8221;* If you&#8217;re in the mood for blood-vomiting vampires, the fall of the aristocracy, sex scenes with a side of Marxist theory, and liberal use of the words &#8220;wirgin&#8221; and &#8220;hoo-er,&#8221; you just might want to join us for one of the strangest vampire films ever made, from underground icon Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol. Udo Kier stars as the infamous count, who is close to death for lack of wirgin blood. Fleeing to Italy the sickly count ingratiates himself to the destitute aristocratic family of none other than *the* Vittorio De Sica (*Bicycle Thieves*), but since the sexy young daughters of the family have been cavorting with their socialist house man (Warhol Superstar Joe Dallesandro), poor Dracula may not live long enough to find the blood of a true wirgin! Simultaneously beautiful, batshit insane, politically progressive, and absolutely hilarious, this slice of New York Underground Eurotrash is a must see for lovers of horror, queer cinema, cult cinema, and those of us who are just looking for the weirdest shit possible!

**Picks from the Video Store**

Want more Udo? We&#8217;ve got you covered with literally dozens of films from the iconic actor to take home tonight!

*Bacurau, Flesh for Frankenstein, Seduction: A Cruel Woman, My Own Private Idaho, The Kingdom, and dozens more!*

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

Blood for Dracula

The Lion in Winter

Daughter of the Dragon in 4K

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

Cinematic Void Presents STONE COLD

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

In 2029, the war between man and machine has desolated the Earth, leaving humanity all but wiped out. Pockets of survivors remain – either living as slaves serving their technological overlords, or as resistance fighters attempting to overthrow the sentient defence network that controls the machines.

From this wasteland, two soldiers are sent back in time to Los Angeles, 1984 in order to influence the outcome of a conflict that hasn’t taken place yet. One is an unstoppable cyborg assassin, the other a human guerrilla fighter. Serving on opposite sides of the battle, they share the same target: Sarah Connor, an unsuspecting young woman whose unborn child will become the key to saving mankind.

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

THE TERMINATOR

Black Christmas / Silent Night, Deadly Night

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Presented by: Kellum Entertainment & The Schmidt Family Foundation

  

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

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

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

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

SOUL OF THE HOLIDAYS

The Wallis

**Screenwriters**: Eskil Vogt,  Joachim Trier

**Producers**: Maria Ekerhovd,  Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

Join us in the microcinema for Joachim Trier&#8217;s Cannes Grand Prix-winning masterpiece *Sentimental Value*. Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father — and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.

Sentimental Value

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

**Producer**: Stanley Kubrick

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

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

**Picks from the Video Store**

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

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

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

2001: A Space Odyssey

### **ABOUT THE EPISODES:**

**Episode 106, 49 Mins**

Carol shares a horrific discovery and learns new truths in the process. Mr. Diabaté lives life to the fullest in Sin City.

FORMAT: DCP

**Episode 107, 45 Mins**

FORMAT: DCP

### **ABOUT THE SERIES:**

**PLURIBUS, 2025, Sony Pictures Television, USA**

The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

Q&A with actors Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra and Carlos-Manuel Vesga, writers and executive producers Gordon Smith and Alison Tatlock and writer and co-executive producer Jenn Carroll Popcorn and soda courtesy of Sony Pictures Television

PLURIBUS

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films

COUNTRY: France

BEAU TRAVAIL

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

And we&#8217;re going to keep partying like it&#8217;s 1999 all night long with an opening DJ set from [DJ Vick Jagger,](https://www.instagram.com/vickjagger_?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) themed beverages, an epic post-screening karaoke session, and more holiday surprises! Wear your best *Revolution*ary threads and channel Sheila E, Vanity, Morris Day, or the legendary artist himself and *let&#8217;s go crazy*! Doors will open at 6:00pm, get here early for the best jams and the seats of your holiday dreams!

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

It’s Princemas! Presented by Museum of Home Video

Blast of Silence/Mr. Soft Touch

Incendiary Blonde in 4K

A New Leaf

Those Whom Death Refused (Mortu Nega) in 4K

Miracles

Presented by The Hong Kong Cinema Club

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

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

#### About the Show

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

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

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

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

Films will be screened on loop throughout the day from **11am to 5pm**, no RSVP required. Starting at **6pm**, the final run of films will be presented followed by a conversation between Al Summary and ICA LA Senior Curator, Amanda Sroka.

[RSVP](https://tickets.now-instant.la/purchase/18096/) for 6pm screening and conversation required. Limited capacity.

This offsite program is presented with **Now Instant** (939 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90012).

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

ICA LA

Gremlins / Gremlins 2: The New Batch

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

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

*RSVP&#8217;s are recommended, but not required for the 11am &#8211; 5pm looped screening.*

*Please note that seating is limited for 6pm&#8217;s screening of the full program, and conversation. Doors open thirty minutes prior to the listed showtime. Your RSVP will not guarantee you a seat. Seating is first-come, first-served.*

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

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

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

Join us for an evening of storytelling brought to you by writers from our Creative Aging Program. Our seasoned writers will take you on a journey from joy to heartbreak and everything in between in a true celebration of lives well lived.

  

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Read safety information [here](https://thewallis.org/safety).

STAGED STORIES LIVE!

White Christmas (I.B. Tech)

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

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

PROGRAM:

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

total = 72.5m

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

Lightstruck: Happy Holidays from George Kuchar

Duel in The Sun in 4K

Smile at Last (Naerata ometi)

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

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

Featuring an introduction from Terry Castle and Kyle Newell (writers/producers/spawn and grand-spawn of William Castle) and Jeffrey Schwarz (director of *Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story*)!

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Tingler – In Percepto!

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

2025 MOVIE SCREENERS CLUB Championship (Thu. 12/18) 7:30pm

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

Echo Park Chess Club at Heavy Manners Library (12/18)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*In Japanese with English subtitles.*

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: AGFA

COUNTRY: Japan

FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41

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

PARABLES OF NOW: New and Classic Works by CECELIA CONDIT

Work by Madeline Babuka Black, Paris Baillie, Kat Ball, Dakota Blue, Clare Britton, Alex Cline, Audrey Densmore, Cissi Efraimsson, Jamie Griffiths, Sam Gurry, Max Harper, Dave Hess, Dakota Hill, Robert Andrew Jackson, Amanda Jacquez, Annapurna Kumar, Ida Lasic, Jenny Nirgends, Jonah Primiano, Kate Renshaw-Lewis, Mir Morales Rosales, Cat Solen, Owen Summers, Shino Tang, Masa Toro, Jackie Turpin, Max Winston, Rich Zim. 

Opening reception at 7pm, December 18th. 

Single Frame Boil Art Opening

My Night at Maud's

Only Yesterday

The Girls (Gehenu Lamai)

### **ABOUT THE FILM: **

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION

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

Black Christmas

Hundreds Of Beavers

Enjoy a short curated pre-show before the film.

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

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

No outside food or drinks allowed into the theater.

#### About the Show

Hundreds of Beavers (Mike Cheslik, 2022)

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

*The beloved American Cinematheque holiday tradition returns!*

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

FORMAT: DCP

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

COUNTRY: USA

AUNTIE MAME

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

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

GHIBLI DOUBLE FEATURE I

Fine Arts Theatre

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

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

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

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

COUNTRY: USA

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

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

### **ABOUT THE FILM:**

A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress and a thief masquerading as an actor. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer and Michelle Monaghan.

FORMAT: 35mm

DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus

COUNTRY: USA

KISS KISS BANG BANG

Enemy of the State

Eyes Wide Shut

Join 7th House & El Cine for a screening of René Cardona's charmingly bonkers Mexican Christmas cult classic + support El Cine's toy drive!

René Cardona's SANTA CLAUS aka SANTA CLAUS VS THE DEVIL (1959) + Toy Drive

In a newly commissioned performance for REDCAT, Guadalupe Maravilla presents an evening of communal healing and resilience. Maravilla crafts a ritual that references his experience as an undocumented unaccompanied child fleeing El Salvador’s civil war as a minor and his later colon cancer, inviting audience members to experience a collective energy. *A Performance* brings together healers from around the world along with local artists based in Los Angeles for an evening of sound, vibration, and resonance as a means of care and recovery. 

Admission to Guadalupe Maravilla: *A Performance* is free courtesy of the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts.

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

8:00 PM

Floating Clouds (Ukigumo)

7:30 PM

INLAND EMPIRE

7:30 PM

Lady Snowblood (Toshiya Fujita, 1973)

7:30 PM

FIVE EASY PIECES

7:00 PM

VIOLENT NIGHT (2022)(Fri 12/5) 7:30 pm Q&A: Writers Pat Casey & Josh Miller

7:30 PM

Eyes on Ukraine

7:30 PM

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

1:00 PM

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

6:00 PM

ROPE

1:00 PM

ANGEL'S EGG

4:00 PM

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION

6:30 PM

THE HANDMAIDEN

10:00 PM

While You Were Sleeping

2:00 PM

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Scrooged

6:00 PM

Four Rooms

11:59 PM

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

7:30 PM

Bike Shorts! A Night of Bicycle Films

7:00 PM

Kiki’s Delivery Service (Japanese with Subtitles)

3:00 PM

Die My Love

Left-Handed Girl

7:30 PM

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (70MM)

The Night of the Hunter (16mm)

7:30 PM