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.
Isao Takahata’s adaptation of Hisaichi Ishii’s beloved slice-of-life manga departs from Studio Ghibli’s traditional anime style and instead uses a roughly sketched comic-strip look. Awash in pastel watercolors, My Neighbors the Yamadas delights in the everyday misadventures of its titular family—dad, mom, older brother, little sister, granny, and Pochi the dog.
Isao Takahata’s adaptation of Hisaichi Ishii’s beloved slice-of-life manga departs from Studio Ghibli’s traditional anime style and instead uses a roughly sketched comic-strip look.
A mouse living in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes’s house is himself a brilliant detective in this mystery inspired by the Basil of Baker Street books by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone. Four directors collaborated on this charming animated feature, including Disney veteran Burny Mattinson and the team of John Musker and Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid Aladdin, 1992), while Vincent Price loaned his unmistakable voice to the evil Professor Ratigan.
Spirited Away was Hayao Miyazaki’s first Oscar win, and the first hand-drawn, non-English-language animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Spirited Away was Hayao Miyazaki’s first Oscar win, and the first hand-drawn, non-English-language animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Spirited Away was Hayao Miyazaki’s first Oscar win, and the first hand-drawn, non-English-language animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Aardman Animations’ beloved stop-motion characters make their feature-length debut in this irreverent creature feature, in which the cheese-loving Wallace and his faithful dog, Gromit, contend with a giant were-rabbit pillaging the vegetables of their village.
Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a private eye in 1930s Los Angeles, gets an unexpected client—Roger Rabbit, a cartoon film star. Director Robert Zemeckis’s witty comedy-mystery is a dazzling mix of live-action and animation, incorporating beloved cartoon characters from Disney and other studios.
Watch the animated classic 'FernGully' as part of the Cinema Botanica series.
Ponyo focuses on the friendship between 5-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Brunhilde, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother.
Ponyo focuses on the friendship between 5-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Brunhilde, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother.
Ponyo focuses on the friendship between 5-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Brunhilde, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother.
Debut director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Studio Ghibli teamed up for this film version of Mary Norton’s 1952 children’s classic The Borrowers, full of gorgeous imagery of the natural world.
Debut director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Studio Ghibli teamed up for this film version of Mary Norton’s 1952 children’s classic The Borrowers, full of gorgeous imagery of the natural world.
Debut director Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Studio Ghibli teamed up for this film version of Mary Norton’s 1952 children’s classic The Borrowers. Arrietty is the daughter of a family of Borrowers—miniature people secretly living in an occupied house—who risk their home when she befriends a human boy.
When a young rabbit from Bunnyburrow moves to the big city of Zootopia to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a police officer, she uncovers a sinister conspiracy. This is an accessible screening with open captioning, dimly lit theater, and lower volume for neurodivergent viewers.
An animated biographical film inspired by the childhood of Frida Kahlo, Hola Frida follows a vibrant young girl in Coyoacán, Mexico, whose world is suddenly challenged by illness and physical limitation. This tender yet bold narrative traces how she uses imagination, art and resilience to reclaim her voice and her body.
Isao Takahata’s adaptation of Hisaichi Ishii’s beloved slice-of-life manga departs from Studio Ghibli’s traditional anime style and instead uses a roughly sketched comic-strip look. Awash in pastel watercolors, My Neighbors the Yamadas delights in the everyday misadventures of its titular family—dad, mom, older brother, little sister, granny, and Pochi the dog.
Isao Takahata’s adaptation of Hisaichi Ishii’s beloved slice-of-life manga departs from Studio Ghibli’s traditional anime style and instead uses a roughly sketched comic-strip look.
A mouse living in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes’s house is himself a brilliant detective in this mystery inspired by the Basil of Baker Street books by Eve Titus and Paul Galdone. Four directors collaborated on this charming animated feature, including Disney veteran Burny Mattinson and the team of John Musker and Ron Clements (The Little Mermaid Aladdin, 1992), while Vincent Price loaned his unmistakable voice to the evil Professor Ratigan.
Spirited Away was Hayao Miyazaki’s first Oscar win, and the first hand-drawn, non-English-language animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Spirited Away was Hayao Miyazaki’s first Oscar win, and the first hand-drawn, non-English-language animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Spirited Away was Hayao Miyazaki’s first Oscar win, and the first hand-drawn, non-English-language animated film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Aardman Animations’ beloved stop-motion characters make their feature-length debut in this irreverent creature feature, in which the cheese-loving Wallace and his faithful dog, Gromit, contend with a giant were-rabbit pillaging the vegetables of their village.
Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), a private eye in 1930s Los Angeles, gets an unexpected client—Roger Rabbit, a cartoon film star. Director Robert Zemeckis’s witty comedy-mystery is a dazzling mix of live-action and animation, incorporating beloved cartoon characters from Disney and other studios.
Watch the animated classic 'FernGully' as part of the Cinema Botanica series.
Ponyo focuses on the friendship between 5-year-old Sosuke and a magical goldfish named Brunhilde, the young daughter of a sorcerer father and a sea-goddess mother.