SoCal classic movies, July 3-10: ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Rocky,’ ‘National Treasure’ and more
SoCal classic movies, July 3-10: ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Jaws,’ ‘Rocky,’ ‘National Treasure’ 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 arts & entertainment at the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.
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‘Boogie Nights’ with ‘Exhausted: John C. Holmes The Real Story’ A double bill pairs Paul Thomas Anderson’s star-studded, R-rated 1997 fable about the rise of the adult-film industry in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s-80s with an 18-and-older-only screening of Julia St. Vincent’s 1981 documentary profiling the notorious porn star. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 7:30 and 10:35 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, July 3-4. $13; advance purchase recommended; limited tickets available at the door. thenewbev.com
‘Blow Out’ John Travolta stars as movie sound-effects technician who hears something he shouldn’t’ve oughta in Brian De Palma’s sleek 1981 conspiracy thriller. With Nancy Allen and John Lithgow. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 7 p.m. Thursday, July 4. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘Jaws’ It’s Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw versus a man-eating great white shark — advantage, shark — in Steven Spielberg’s still terrifying 1975 summer blockbuster based on the Peter Benchley novel. Presented in 35mm. Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Blvd., Los Feliz. Noon and 4 p.m. Thursday, July 4. $13.50, $16. vistatheaterhollywood.com
Also at Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 1 and 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
Also at Gardena Cinema, 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena. Presented in RealD 3D. 2:30, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday-Fridays, July 4-5. $15. eventbrite.com
Also at American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. Presented in 35mm. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
Also at American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Presented in 35mm. 7 p.m. Friday, July 5. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘Rocky’ with fireworks Screenwriter and star Sylvester Stallone punches above his weight in this rousing 1976 fable about a Philadelphia boxer who gets his shot at the big time. John G. Avildsen directs and Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith also star. Cinespia at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Doors, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, July 4; screening, 9 p.m. $22. cinespia.org
‘Antichrist’ This one is not for the faint of heart: Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg play a couple in crisis who retreat to a remote cabin after a tragic loss in Lars von Trier’s very dark and deeply disturbing 2009 fable. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 5-6. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘My Little Chickadee’ Comedy legends Mae West and W.C. Fields share the screen in this saucy 1940 comedy set in the Old West. Presented in 35mm. Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Blvd., Los Feliz. 10 a.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 6-7. $13.50. vistatheaterhollywood.com
‘National Treasure’ Nicholas Cage steals the Declaration of Independence, and that’s just for starters, in this fast-paced 2004 adventure tale. Jon Turteltaub directs and Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha and Christopher Plummer co-star. The Autry Museum, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park. Doors, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 6; live band, 7 p.m.; screening, 8:30 p.m. $10-$27. streetfoodcinema.com
‘Paris Is Burning’ New York City’s ballroom scene bursts forth in all its fabulousness Jennie Livingston’s landmark 1990 LGBTQ-themed documentary. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Satuday, July 6. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) races to find a powerful religious artifact before it falls into hands of the Nazis in Steven Spielberg’s thrilling 1981 action tale. Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott and John Rhys-Davies also star. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 6-7. $11.25; advance purchase recommended; limited tickets available at the door. thenewbev.com
‘Rear Window’ James Stewart stars as a homebound photographer who sees something he shouldn’t’ve oughta in the apartment across the way in master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock’s gut-twistingly tense 1954 thriller. Grace Kelly and Raymond Burr also star. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 7 p.m. Saturday, July 6. $12. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘Red Dawn’ A group of high school students go commando to resist the Soviet occupation of their Colorado town in John Milius’ 1984 action drama. Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey star. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. 10:45 a.m. Saturday, July 6. $18. drafthouse.com
‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ in 4K If you build it, they will blow it up in David Lean’s Oscar-winning 1957 epic set set during the Japanese occupation of Thailand during WWII and based on the Pierre Boulle novel. William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa also star. Presented in 4K. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ Richard Dreyfuss is a lineman for the county and he drives the main road and — what the heck is that?! A UFO?! — in Steven Spielberg’s effects-laden 1977 sci-fi drama. With Melinda Dillion, Teri Garr and François Truffaut. Fathom Events, various local theaters (see website). 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 7; 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 10. $18, $20. fathomevents.com
‘Miller’s Crossing’ A Prohibition Era gangster plays both ends against the middle — and yes, there’s a dame involved — in the Coen Brother’s noirish 1990 crime drama. Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Jon Polito and Marcia Gay Harden star. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org