SoCal classic movies, Jan. 10-17: ’Double Indemnity,’ ‘Showgirls,’ ‘The Matrix’ and more
SoCal classic movies, Jan. 10-17: ’Double Indemnity,’ ‘Showgirls,’ ‘The Matrix’ 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!
‘Coup de Torchon’ Philippe Noiret and Isabelle Huppert star in a new 4K restoration of Bertrand Tavernier’s darkly comic 1981 drama about a put-upon French gendarme in a backwater burg in colonial-era Senegal. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. Various dates and times beginning Jan. 5. $9-$18. drafthouse.com
‘Double Indemnity’ Fred MacMurray is warm for Barbara Stanwyck’s form in Billy Wilder’s essential 1944 film noir. Edward G. Robinson co-stars. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘Heat’ Al Pacino and Robert De Niro play cops and robbers in Michael Mann’s sleek, L.A.-set 1995 crime drama. With Val Kilmer, Danny Trejo, Amy Brenneman and Ashley Judd. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11; 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 12-13; 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. $10, 13; advance tickets sold out; limited tickets available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. thenewbev.com
Also at the Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 12-13; 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14; 7:45 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Jan 15-17. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘Earthquake’ There’s a whole lotta shakin’ going on when “The Big One” hits Los Angeles in this 1974 disaster flick starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy and Lorne Greene; presented in 35mm. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Showgirls’ Elizabeth Berkley and Gina Gershon play rival dancers in Paul Verhoeven’s Vegas-set, NC-17 rated 1995 trash-terpiece. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 7:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12; 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13; 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘Zardoz’ The future is — um, how shall we put this? — really freaking weird in this 1974 sci-fi fable written and directed by John Boorman and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12. $10. (310) 473-8530. landmarktheatres.com
Laurel & Hardy Festival The annual celebration of the iconic comedy duo is back with a trio of shorts hosted by film historian and author Randy Skretvedt. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
‘The Matrix’ In a world ruled by a malevolent artificial intelligence, Keanu Reeves is humanity’s last best hope in the Wachowskis’ dazzling 1999 sci-fi blockbuster. With Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving and Carrie-Anne Moss. Vidiots’ Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘Gettysburg’ Director Ron Maxwell and cinematographer Kees Van Oostrum will be on hand for a screening of this epic, four-hour-plus 1993 historical drama recreating that fateful Civil War battle in Pennsylvania in 1863. With Martin Sheen, Jeff Daniels and Sam Elliot. Presented in 70mm. Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. $13, $10. 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. fineartstheatrebh.com
‘Paris, Texas’ The late, great character actor Harry Dean Stanton plays a drifter trying to reconnect with the family he left behind in this 1984 indie drama written by Sam Shepard and directed by Wim Wenders. Academy Museum, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Barry Lyndon’ The late Ryan O’Neal portrays an 18th century Irish rogue intent on climbing the social ladder in Stanley Kubrick’s luminous and lengthy 1975 adaptation of the William Makepeace Thackery novel. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 17-18; 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. $12. thefridacinema.org