SoCal classic movies, Jan. 17-24: ‘Simpsons Movie,’ ‘Sound of Music,’ Greta Garbo and more
SoCal classic movies, Jan. 17-24: ‘Simpsons Movie,’ ‘Sound of Music,’ Greta Garbo 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.
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‘Heat’ Al Pacino and Robert De Niro play cops and robbers in Michael Mann’s sleek, L.A.-set 1995 crime drama. Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘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
‘One from the Heart’ New 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s Vegas-set 1982 romantic drama starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski and the aforementioned Harry Dean Stanton and featuring songs by Tom Waits. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. Various showtimes beginning Jan. 19. $15, $18. drafthouse.com
‘The Simpsons Movie’ Springfield’s most famous family made the leap from the boob tube to the big screen in this 2007 animated comedy. El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Fan event screening: 7 p.m Friday, Jan. 19 only. $22. Other screenings: 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19; 10 a.m., 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 19-21; 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Jan. 25. $12. (800) 347-6396. elcapitantheatre.com
‘Queen Christina’ with ‘Mata Hari’ Running through March 24, the new film series “Then Came Garbo…” celebrating Swedish-born screen icon Greta Garbo gets under way with this double bill of classic 1930s dramas. Presented in 35mm. Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19. Free; no reservations required. cinema.ucla.edu
‘The Blair Witch Project’ If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure to get the bejeebers scared out of you in 25th anniversary screenings of this eerie 1999 found-footage thriller. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 19-20; 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘The City of Lost Children’ Feast your eyes and ears on Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s haunting 1995 sci-fi/fantasy fable featuring costumes by fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and music by “Twin Peaks” composer Angelo Badalamenti. With Ron Perlman. In French with English subtitles. Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19. $10. (310) 473-8530. landmarktheatres.com
‘The Little Mermaid’ She’s ready to ditch the ocean for love on dry land in Disney’s hit 1989 animated musical based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Presented in 35mm. Academy Museum, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. $5. academymuseum.org
‘Drunken Master’ Jackie Chan stirs up a cocktail of martial arts moves and slapstick comedy in this 1978 romp directed by legendary fight choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. In Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles. Presented in 35mm. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘The Seventh Seal’ Max von Sydow is a knight to remember in Ingmar Bergman’s metaphorical, black & white 1957 art-house classic set during the Middle Ages. In Swedish with English subtitles. Vidiots’ Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘Good Evening: Alfred Hitchcock on Television’ The Master of Suspense’s efforts on the small screen are explored in episodes of three different TV series from the 1950s-60s. Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. Free; no reservations required. cinema.ucla.edu
‘The Sound of Music’ The hills are alive with it in Robert Wise’s Oscar-winning adaptation of the beloved 1965 musical about a young woman who trades life in a convent for a gig as a governess in pre-WWII Austria. Vidiots’ Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Some of Cuban music’s finest share the stage in the aforementioned Wim Wenders’ rapturous 1999 concert documentary. In English and Spanish with English subtitles. Presented in 35mm. Academy Museum, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Nowhere Near’ Filipino filmmaker Miko Revereza explores the immigrant experience, the legacy of colonialism and more in this intimate and deeply personal visual essay. In English and Tagalog with English subtitles. REDCAT, 631 W. 2nd St., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22. $12. (213) 237 2800. redcat.org