SoCal classic movies, Feb. 28-March 6: ‘Badlands,’ ‘Apocalypse Now,’ ‘Young Frankenstein’ and more
SoCal classic movies, Feb. 28-March 6: ‘Badlands,’ ‘Apocalypse Now,’ ‘Young Frankenstein’ and more
Classic films, film festivals, event screenings, restorations and revivals
Welcome to the latest edition of TV or Not TV’s curated guide to classic movies, events and revivals, film festivals and more screening in LA and OC this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.
Roll ’em!
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Original cast members Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman, et al. will be on hand for 50th anniversary screenings of Norman Jewison’s 1973 adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera about the man from Galilee. Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. 2nd St., Claremont. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28; Laemmle Newhall, 22500 Lyons Ave., Newhall. 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29. $13, $16. laemmle.com
‘Kung Fu Hustle’ with ‘Shaolin Soccer’ Writer, director and star Stephen Chow gives Jackie Chan a run for his money in this double bill of martial-arts action comedies from the early aughts. In Chinese with English subtitles. Presented in 35mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 28-29. $10; double features, $13; advance purchase recommended. thenewbev.com
‘En plein dans l’œil (Right in the Eye)’ Composer-scenographer-pianist Jean-François Alcoléa and two multi-instrumentalists supply a live score for a selection of classic silent-era shorts by pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès. Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., L.A. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. $30 and up. theatreraymondkabbaz.com
‘Licorice Pizza’ All is fair in love and the San Fernando Valley in filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s nostalgic 2021 romantic fable set in the early 1970s. With Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn and Tom Waits. Presented in 35mm. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. $12; advance purchase required. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘Young Frankenstein’ Mel Brooks sends up the classic horror tale in this riotous 1974 spoof. With Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Gene Hackman, Teri Garr and Madeline Kahn. Academy Museum, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Josie and The Wall’ Rock ’n’ roll makes for strange bedfellows in this double bill that pairs Alan Parker’s 1982 musical drama “Pink Floyd — The Wall” starring Bob Geldof and based on the British band’s 1979 concept album with the 2001 satire “Josie and the Pussycats” starring Rachel Leigh Cook, Tara Reid and Rosario Dawson and based on the 1970s-era Saturday morning cartoon. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29. $20. thefridacinema.org
‘The Cell’ A psychotherapist (Jennifer Lopez) is transported inside the mind of a madman — “Inception” style — in Tarsem Singh’s visually stunning 2000 thriller. With Vincent D’Onofrio. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 9:45 p.m. Friday, March 1. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘Crash’ No, not Paul Haggis’ Oscar-winning 2004 trainwreck, but rather David Cronenberg’s auto-erotic, NC-17-rated 1996 adaptation of the J.G. Ballard novel. With James Spader, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette. Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 10:30 p.m. Friday, March 1. $10. (310) 473-8530. landmarktheatres.com
‘Spotlight on: The Brazilian Filmmakers Collective’ The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s “Making Waves” series showcasing works by contemporary BIPOC filmmakers continues with two nights of screenings and filmmaker Q&As. UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 1-2. Free; no advance reservations; first come, first served. cinema.ucla.edu
‘The Circus’ Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp gets into the act in this silent 1928 comedy presented with live organ accompaniment by Randy Woltz. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
’Farewell My Concubine’ Two Chinese opera performers and an alluring courtesan form the romantic triangle at the heart of Chen Kaige’s sumptuous 1993 period drama; with Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li. In Mandarin with English subtitles. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘Badlands’ A young Martin Sheen is the very definition of “bad-boy appeal” in Terrence Malick’s 1973 directorial debut, an elegiac drama about a troubled 1950s veteran out on a killing spree with his teenage girlfriend (Sissy Spacek). Presented in 35mm. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘Show Boat’ That “Ol’ Man River” just keeps rollin’ along in James Whale’s 1936 adaptation of the classic Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein Broadway musical. With Paul Robeson, Irene Dunne and Hattie McDaniel. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
‘Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut’ Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, Robert Duvall and the aforementioned Martin Sheen star in Francis Ford Coppola’s 2019 revision of his epic 1978 Vietnam War drama based on the Joseph Conrad novel “Heart of Darkness.” Laemmle Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 6 p.m. Sunday, March 3. $16. laemmle.com
‘American Movie’ An aspiring filmmaker in a small Wisconsin town gets by with a little help from his friends and family in Chris Smith’s disarming 1999 documentary. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 4. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘Coonskin’ with ‘Heavy Traffic’ It’s like far out, man! Scope out the sociopolitical scene of 1970s-era in his double bill of gritty live-action/animated fables from the legendary Ralph Bakshi. Presented in 35mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 7:30 and 9:25 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, March 4-5. $10; double features, $13; advance purchase recommended. thenewbev.com
‘Labyrinth’ Girl babysits infant step-brother, step-brother gets spirited away by goblins, girl tries to get step-brother back in this creature-filled 1986 fantasy tale written by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, directed by Muppets creator Jim Henson and starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. Fathom Events, various local theaters (see website). $18, $20. 7 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6; 4, 4:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10. fathomevents.com