There's nowhere on earth quite like Los Angeles when it comes to cinema. As the entertainment capital of the world, the city doesn't just make movies -- it lives and breathes them. Any given week brings repertory screenings at historic theaters, new releases at multiplexes, and special events at beloved institutions like the Egyptian or the Aero.
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This June, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.
A screening and talk-back presented by the National Museum of the Aftermath.
Join Award-Winning Cinema Journalist, Winemaker and City Club member José Cuenca as he presents classic movies and a complimentary glass of his Little Boat or Mateo wines. Screenings will also include a movie introduction, curated discussion afterwards and a special Screening Room food menu.
A Peter Watkins film depicting fictional events in Europe in 1976, focusing on a shipyard strike and a kidnapping of a Danish EEC Minister.
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. This is a FLASHBACK screening.
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This June, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.
The unbelievable story based on the football league from the Theresienstadt Ghetto in Czechoslovakia, whose members were professional and amateur players imprisoned there.
A double feature presenting Peter Watkins' "The Web," a reconstruction of the Allied landing in occupied France, and "THE GLADIATORS," a bleak satire set in the near future where global powers prevent war through televised 'Peace Games' fought to the death.
Dominated by World War II, movie musicals marked a golden era offering escape, boosted morale, and showcased singing and dancing from Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and more! Join Larry Maurer of Timeless Melodies Foundation for another uplifting journey that shaped our American history.
An all 16mm program of groundbreaking and jaw-dropping short films from the 1930s - 1970s that not only challenged the norms of gender and sexuality but of form and fluidity of filmmaking, including works by Jean Genet, Barbara Hammer, Coni Beeson and more!
Lily and Lana Wachowski's ground-breaking science fiction parable set the standard for both action movies and Science Fiction films for years to come with its innovative visuals and one-of-a-kind fight choreography.
The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.
Bring Him Home! This film is part of the Cine Insomnia Late Shows series, focusing on films featuring Matt Damon.
A motley band of tanuki—shapeshifting wild raccoon dogs—must battle humans to protect the idyllic Tama Hills from being converted into a suburb. Isao Takahata’s epic is a playful and entertaining adventure brimming with visual delights and surprises.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the film begins at 8:00 PM. The Montalbán’s Rooftop Valentine’s Pop-Up offers a one-of-a-kind open-air movie theater experience.
Hold onto your eyeballs for one of the most dazzling and transcendent documentaries of all time - Godfrey Reggio's hypnotic experimental masterpiece!
A ragtag group of kids embark on a quest for lost pirate gold in this classic 1980s adventure for the whole family. This is an accessible screening with open captioning, dimmed lights, and lower volume for neurodivergent viewers.
Nichols and May team up again, this time with an all-star cast, to bring you this much-cherished comedy of closeted manners.
An outdoor screening of the film "BRIDESMAIDS" as part of Street Food Cinema.
Screened in 35mm! Set in Spanish and Mexican California, The Mask of Zorro draws on the region’s past to tell the story of a masked defender who fights corruption and injustice.
Screened in 35mm, this film explores the story of a masked defender fighting corruption in Spanish and Mexican California. The screening is inspired by the exhibition Life, Liberty, and Los Angeles and will be followed by a Q&A.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the film begins at 8:00 PM. The Montalbán’s Rooftop Valentine’s Pop-Up offers a one-of-a-kind open-air movie theater experience.
50th Anniversary of Bruno Bozzetto's animated eye-popper! New Restoration!
In Japanese with English subtitles. With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.
Director and lifelong Alfred Hitchcock fan Guillermo del Toro delivers an in-depth lecture on this nail-biter from the Master of Suspense, followed by a screening.
A screening of the movie 'Rebel Hearts' followed by a panel discussion.
A beleaguered farmer sells his soul to the devil only to enlist the help of famed attorney Daniel Webster to break the contract in this stylish fantasy directed by Oscar nominee William Dieterle.
Vidiots is thrilled to welcome filmmaker Ro Haber along with comedy icons Julia Sweeney and Harper Steele for an extra special screening of the massively entertaining and thought-provoking documentary We Are Pat! With the laugh, cry, cheer trifecta, this magnificent documentary will give you all the feels!
This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, DEKALOG focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human.
A screening of Peter Watkins' less-seen film LA COMMUNE (PARIS, 1871), presented as part of the American Cinematheque Retrospective.
It's Showtime Folks! Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for 9 Academy Awards, All That Jazz is a musical like no other and a cinematic triumph on every level. Doors Open at 6.
After a rollercoaster crash at a California amusement park, safety inspector Harry Calder (George Segal) soon realizes a psychopath is sabotaging rides across to country to black mail the multinational corporations that own the parks. Now Calder must figure out which park the mad bomber is targeting on the Fourth of July.
Weaving stories within stories, fictions within truths, and layers upon layers, this meta masterpiece from maestro Almodóvar is an essential and torturous melodrama of young queer love, clerical overreach, gender transformation, and the creative transformation from fact to fiction. Doors Open at 6.
Fresh off the worldwide blockbuster success of summer 2024’s funniest comedy, Despicable Me 4, Illumination expands its joyful animated universe with a riotous new chapter, featuring all-new characters, in the biggest global animated franchise in history: Minions & Monsters.
Enjoy a screening of the classic film 'Little Shop of Horrors' as part of Cinema Botanica.
The first and only feature directed by veteran Studio Ghibli animator Yoshifumi Kondo, from a script by Hayao Miyazaki, Whisper of the Heart is a wistful coming-of-age saga. A tale of crushes, daydreams, and friendships, Whisper of the Heart bears the stamp of Studio Ghibli’s superior craftmanship.
An action-packed retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey in an edgy, deluxe hardcover featuring metallic foil effects and embossing on the jacket! Read it ahead of Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film, coming July 2026.
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.
The first and only feature directed by veteran Studio Ghibli animator Yoshifumi Kondo, from a script by Hayao Miyazaki, Whisper of the Heart is a wistful coming-of-age saga.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the film begins at 8:00 PM. The Montalbán’s Rooftop Valentine’s Pop-Up offers a one-of-a-kind open-air movie theater experience.
A revenge-of-nature film in which thousands of swamp critters attack a wheelchair-bound, Deep South plantation owner and his family on his birthday, the 4th of July.
Penned by Arthur Miller, this contemporary Western centers on the recently divorced Roslyn (Marilyn Monroe) and her relationship with an aging former cowboy, Gay (Clark Gable).
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.
This second Muppets feature film casts Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, and the Great Gonzo as intrepid journalists on location in London to interview fashion icon Lady Holiday about the recent theft of her jewels. Mistaken identities, espionage, and hijinks abound in this kooky escapade that features cameos from comedy greats Charles Grodin, John Cleese, and international raconteur Peter Ustinov.
In Japanese with English subtitles. With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the film begins at 8:00 PM. The Montalbán’s Rooftop Valentine’s Pop-Up offers a one-of-a-kind open-air movie theater experience.
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.
George Stevens earned his second Directing Oscar for this epic yet character-centered adaptation of Edna Ferber’s 1952 bestseller about a wealthy Texan, his blueblood bride, and an ambitious ranch hand.
This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, DEKALOG focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human.
This masterwork by Krzysztof Kieślowski is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements in visual storytelling. Originally made for Polish television, DEKALOG focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human.
Hayao Miyazaki’s international breakthrough is an epic cinematic marvel. Infected by a deadly curse after killing a god, young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure.
A rich housewife murders her husband with the help of her overweight maid, and the two go on the run, ending up in Mortville, a town providing refuge for criminals. They shack up with a lesbian ex-wrestler and her murderess lover, before running into the tyrannical Queen Carlotta, ruler of Mortville…
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs. This is a FLASHBACK screening.
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Celebrate 45 years of Zoot Suit, the groundbreaking film by visionary playwright and director Luis Valdez, produced in partnership with LALIFF. The film brings to life the story of Henry Reyna and the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon case, set against the backdrop of the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles.
Selected by the Cinematographers Branch.
Hayao Miyazaki’s international breakthrough is an epic cinematic marvel.
Co-presented by Luaka Bop, the record label founded by David Byrne. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Jang Young-gyu, the film’s composer and founder of the award-winning Korean psych-pop band Leenalchi.
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel.
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery, filmed live on stage at the National Theatre.
Students present a performance piece from their chosen department. The final performance is presented at Caroline's LOFT at LACHSA.
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery, filmed live on stage at the National Theatre.
This darkly comedic adaptation of the popular Parker Brothers board game takes a page from the spate of Agatha Christie book-to-screen projects of the 1970s. Convening a murderer’s row of ’80s comedic actors, this cult-favorite whodunit may have been considered middling upon its release but soon found its adoring audience on home video and through revival screenings.
Children and adults enjoy a sunny day at the beach near a pier; some play in the sand, others wade in the water, and a boy in a blue shirt sits under an umbrella, watching the scene. The ocean and hills are in the background.
Experience an afternoon of short films that capture the unique rhythms, patterns, and pulse of Los Angeles, exploring how people move through the city and how the city shapes their lives.
Academy member and makeup artist Tym Shutchai Buacharern appears in our dynamic and colorful Identity gallery to explore the art and science of cinema makeup. See how a makeup artist can transform an actor into a character, a hero into a villain, and more. Stay for a brief Q&A with Buacharern after the tour.
Tiffany Sia will be present for a post-screening conversation with Simon Leung. The film 'A Child Already Knows' describes a child’s retelling of an escape from Shanghai disguised as a family vacation.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, and the film begins at 8:00 PM. The Montalbán’s Rooftop Valentine’s Pop-Up offers a one-of-a-kind open-air movie theater experience.
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel.