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- may 14, 15, 16
- Two by Sidney Lumet
Dog Day Afternoon
Mon, Tue, & Wed: 7:30 pm- 1975, USA, 35mm, 125 minutes
- directed by Sidney Lumet; screenplay by Frank Pierson; based on an article by P. F. Kluge and Thomas Moore; starring Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, James Broderick, Chris Sarandon, Carol Kane, Lance Henriksen; editing by Dede Allen
- Trailer
Network
Mon, Tue, & Wed: 9:55 pm- 1976, USA, 35mm, 121 minutes
- Winner of 4 Academy Awards: Best Actor (Finch), Best Actress (Dunaway), Best Supporting Actress (Straight), and Best Original Screenplay (Chayefsky)
- directed by Sidney Lumet; written by Paddy Chayefsky; starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight
- Trailer
- may 17
- Book Soup presents
Augusten Burroughs appearance and book signing (click on poster for more information)
Thu: 7:00 pm- 0
- Augusten Burroughs discusses and signs This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book that explores how to survive the "un-survivable" and will challenge your notion of self-help books. Admission: $5.00 at the door or FREE with the purchase of the book at event.
- may 18, 19
- Federico Fellini's I VITELLONI and films it influenced
I Vitelloni
Fri: 7:30 pm; Sat: 3:10 & 7:30 pm- 1953, Italy/France, 35mm, 104 minutes
- directed by Federico Fellini; screenplay by Federico Fellini & Ennio Flaiano; story by Federico Fellini & Ennio Flaiano & Tullio Pinelli; starring Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi; music by Nino Rota; in Italian with English subtitles
- Trailer
Mean Streets
Fri: 9:35 pm; Sat: 5:15 & 9:35 pm- 1973, USA, 35mm, 112 minutes
- Directed by Martin Scorsese; screenplay by Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin; story by Martin Scorsese; narrated by Martin Scorsese; starring Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova
- Trailer
- may 19
- New Beverly Midnights presents
Pulp Fiction
Sat: midnight (11:59 pm)- 1994, USA, 35mm, 154 minutes
- Winner of the 1994 Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival; Academy Award winner, Best Original Screenplay
- Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino; story by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary; starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Eric Stoltz, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino
- Trailer
- may 20, 21
- Federico Fellini's I VITELLONI and films it influenced
I Vitelloni
Sun: 3:05 & 7:30 pm; Mon: 7:30 pm- 1953, Italy/France, 35mm, 104 minutes
- directed by Federico Fellini; screenplay by Federico Fellini & Ennio Flaiano; story by Federico Fellini & Ennio Flaiano & Tullio Pinelli; starring Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi; music by Nino Rota; in Italian with English subtitles
- Trailer
American Graffiti
Sun: 5:10 & 9:35 pm; Mon: 9:35 pm- 1973, USA, 35mm, 110 minutes
- directed by George Lucas; produced by Francis Ford Coppola; screenplay by George Lucas and Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck; starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, Suzanne Somers, Wolfman Jack
- Trailer
- may 22, 23
- Federico Fellini's I VITELLONI and films it influenced
I Vitelloni
Tue & Wed: 7:30 pm- 1953, Italy/France, 35mm, 104 minutes
- directed by Federico Fellini; screenplay by Federico Fellini & Ennio Flaiano; story by Federico Fellini & Ennio Flaiano & Tullio Pinelli; starring Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi; music by Nino Rota; in Italian with English subtitles
- Trailer
Diner- may 24
- The Grindhouse Film Festival presents Eastern Grind: Classic Hong Kong Cinema! (all tickets $8)
A Killer's Blues
Thu: 7:30 pm- 1990, Hong Kong, 35mm, 92 minutes
- directed by Raymond Lee Wai-man; action director: Tony Leung Siu-hung; starring Ti Lung, Olivia Cheng, Fennie Yuen, Roy Cheung, Mark Cheng, Lo Lieh; in Cantonese with English subtitles
Too Many Ways to be Number One
Thu: 9:30 pm- 1997, Hong Kong, 35mm, 90 minutes
- directed by Wai Ka-Fai; produced by Johnny To; starring Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng, Carman Lee, Cheung Tat-ming, Elvis Tsui Kam-kong, Matt Chow; in Cantonese with English subtitles
- may 25, 26
- The films of David Lynch
Eraserhead
Fri & Sat: 7:30 pm- 1977, USA, 35mm, 89 minutes
- written, produced and directed by David Lynch; starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates; music by David Lynch
- Trailer
The Elephant Man
Fri & Sat: 9:30 pm- 1980, USA, 35mm, 124 minutes
- directed by David Lynch; screenplay by Christopher De Vore & Eric Bergren & David Lynch; based on the book by Sir Frederick Treves and Ashley Montagu; starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller; cinematography by Freddie Francis
- Trailer
- may 26
- Horror Movie a Day and New Beverly Midnights present
There's Nothing Out There
Sat: midnight (11:59 pm)- 1991, USA, 35mm, 91 minutes
- Writer/director Rolfe Kanefsky is scheduled to appear in person!
- written and directed by Rolfe Kanefsky; starring Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, Mark Collver, Bonnie Bowers
- Trailer
- may 27, 28
- The films of David Lynch
Blue Velvet
Sun: 2:40 & 7:30 pm; Mon: 7:30 pm- 1986, USA, 35mm, 120 minutes
- written and directed by David Lynch; starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, George Dickerson, Dean Stockwell; music by Angelo Badalamenti
- Trailer
The Straight Story
Sun: 5:00 & 9:50 pm; Mon: 9:50 pm- 1999, France/UK/USA, 35mm, 112 minutes
- directed by David Lynch; written by John E. Roach & Mary Sweeney; starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton; music by Angelo Badalamenti; cinematography by Freddie Francis
- Trailer
- may 29, 30
- The films of David Lynch
Lost Highway
Tue & Wed: 7:30 pm- 1997, France/USA, 35mm, 134 minutes
- directed by David Lynch; written by David Lynch & Barry Gifford; starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Loggia, Robert Blake, Richard Pryor, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Jack Nance, Gary Busey; music by Angelo Badalamenti
- Trailer
Mulholland Drive
Tue & Wed: 10:10 pm- 2001, France/USA, 35mm, 147 minutes
- written and directed by David Lynch; starring Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Robert Forster; music by Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch
- Trailer
- may 31& june 1
- The films of David Lynch
Inland Empire
Thu: 8:00 pm- 2006, France/Poland/USA, 35mm, 180 minutes
- written and directed by David Lynch; starring Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Julia Ormond
- Trailer
- june 1
- Screamfest Horror Film Festival, Flixist.com, Horror Movie a Day and Ain’t it Cool News present
The Loved Ones
Fri: midnight (11:59 p.m.)- 2009, Australia, 35mm, 84 minutes
- All tickets $9
- written and directed by Sean Byrne; starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson
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