Akeelah and the Bee

Saturday, May 9, 2026•2:00 PM

An 11-year-old Crenshaw middle schooler discovers an aptitude for spelling but must overcome family objections and a host of colorful characters in her quest to compete in the national championship. Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett star in an entertaining & inspirational crowd-pleaser.

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New Beverly Cinema

Before it became the repertory movie haven it is today, this historic building housed a vaudeville house, candy factory, and even a celebrity nightclub. In 1978, Sherman Torgan transformed a shuttered adult theater into the New Beverly Cinema.story

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7165 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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+1 323-938-4038

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