SoCal classic movies, Jan. 31-Feb. 7: ‘My Fair Lady,’ ‘Some Like It Hot,’ ‘The Pink Panther’ 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!
‘The Favourite’ Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone play rivals vying for the favor of Britain’s Queen Anne (Oscar winner Olivia Colman) in this droll 2018 period drama directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31. $12; advance purchase required. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘The Little Foxes’ with ‘Jezebel’ Bette Davis burns up the screen in this double bill of Southern-set dramas, from 1941 and 1938, respectively, and both directed by William Wyler. Presented in 35mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 7:30 and 9:55 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31. $10; double features, $13; advance purchase recommended. thenewbev.com
‘The Wizard of Oz’ Judy Garland is Dorothy, a simple Kansas farm girl swept up by a twister and deposited in a magical land, in 85th anniversary screenings of Victor Fleming’s beloved 1939 musical fantasy based on the writings of L. Frank Baum. Various theaters, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31. $18, $20. fathomevents.com
‘See It on 16mm Presents: A Secret Spielberg’ You won’t know what you’re in for, other than it was directed by you-know-who, until the projector stars a-rollin’. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘Eskimo’ with ‘Laughing Boy’ The four-film series “Save the Man,” revisiting on-screen depictions of Indigenous peoples in pre-Code Hollywood, gets underway with these two 1930s-era dramas, both directed by W.S. Van Dyke. Iñupiaq actor Ray Mala stars in the former and Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez in the latter. UCLA Film & Television Archive, UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2. Free; no advance reservations; first come, first served. cinema.ucla.edu
‘Final Destination 2’ You’ll never drive behind a truck hauling logs again once you’ve seen this 2003 entry in the horror franchise. David R. Ellis directs and A.J. Cook and Ali Larter co-star. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘The Pink Panther’ Peter Sellers made his first appearance as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in director Blake Edwards’ riotous 1964 caper. David Niven and Capucine co-star. Academy Museum, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Some Like It Hot’ Two musicians (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon) hide out from the Chicago mob by dressing in drag and traveling with an all-female band fronted by the voluptuous Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) in Billy Wilder’s flawless 1959 comedy. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
‘Ran’ Shakespeare’s “King Lear” gets a samurai-style retelling in Akira Kurosawa’s Oscar-winning 1985 epic. Tatsuya Nakadai stars. In Japanese with English subtitles. Presented in 35mm. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘To Be or Not to Be’ Jack Benny and Carole Lombard play married actors in Warsaw who enlist members of their theatrical troupe in a plot to hoodwink the Nazis in Ernst Lubitsch’s classic 1942 comedy. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘Altered States’ with ‘The Lair of the White Worm’ It’s gonna get weird in this double bill that pairs British auteur Ken Russell’s trippy 1980 adaptation of the Paddy Chayefsky novel with his unnerving 1988 adaptation of the Bram Stoker horror fable, both presented in 35mm. William Hurt stars in the former and Amanda Donohoe and Hugh Grant in the latter. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 3-4. $13; advance purchase recommended. thenewbev.com
‘Tank Girl’ Our titular heroine (Lori Petty) rides to the rescue in director Rachel Talala’s post-apocalyptic 1995 cult comedy. With Malcolm McDowell. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. $12; advance purchase required. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘My Fair Lady’ A Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) gets the mother of all makeovers in 60th anniversary screenings of director George Cukor’s multi-Oscar-winning adaptation of the Lerner & Lowe musical. Rex Harrison co-stars. Various theaters. 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4; 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5. $18, $20. fathomevents.com
‘Malcolm X’ Denzel Washington gives a towering performance as the 1960s civil rights leader in Spike Lee’s 1992 bio-drama. Angela Bassett co-stars. Presented in 4K DCP. Academy Museum, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet have an affair to not remember in this 2004 rom-com in reverse from writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. 9:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2; 11:10 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6. $18. drafthouse.com