SoCal classic movies, July 31-Aug. 7: ‘He Who Gets Slapped,’ the Valley Film Festival, ‘Gaza mon amour’ 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 LA Times.
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‘Gaza mon amour’ A 60-year-old Palestinian fisherman falls for a lonely widow in a benefit screening of this poignant 2020 romantic drama. With Salim Daw and “Succession’s” Hiam Abbass. Gardena Cinema, 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena. 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. $17.85. eventbrite.com
‘In Cold Blood’ A home invasion robbery turns deadly in Richard Brooks’ black-and-white 1967 adaptation of Truman Capote’s groundbreaking true-crime novel. With Robert Blake and John Forsythe. Presented in 4K. Academy Museum, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Red Desert’ An unhappy homemaker has an illicit affair with one of her factory-manager husband’s underlings in 60th anniversary of Michelangelo Antonioni’s acclaimed 1964 drama; Monica Vitti and Richard Harris star. In Italian with English subtitles. Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. 2nd St., Claremont; Laemmle Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A.; Laemmle Glendale, 207 N. Maryland Ave., Glendale; Laemmle Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino; Laemmle Newhall, 22500 Lyons Ave., Newhall.7 p.m. Wednesday, July 31. $10, $13. laemmle.com
‘Seven Samurai’ Have sword, will travel: Toshiro Mifune stars in a new 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s influential 1954 action drama set in feudal Japan. In Japanese with English subtitles. Various theaters, showtimes and prices. sevensamurai.film
‘Orlando’ Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not Tilda Swinton. The actress stars in Sally Potter’s sumptuous 1992 adaptation of Woolf’s fantasy tale. Presented in 35mm. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug 1. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
The Valley Film Festival The long-running showcase returns with programs of shorts and standalone features including Independent Shakespeare Co.’s 2022 offering “Live at the Porpentine — A Comedy of Errors.” Laemmle HoHo, 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. Various showtimes, Aug. 1 thru 8. $15. valleyfilmfest.org
‘Caddyshack’ Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield each wreak their particular brand of havoc in Harold Ramis’ rude and crude 1980 sendup of the country club set. With Ted Knight. Presented in 35mm. Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Blvd., Los Feliz. 11:59 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 2-3. $13.50, $16. vistatheaterhollywood.com
‘Eat Drink Man Woman’ Award-winning chef Alice Waters introduces a screening of filmmaker Ang Lee’s Taipei-set 1994 drama about food and family. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Presented in 35mm. UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. Free; no advance reservations; first come, first served. cinema.ucla.edu
‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ A salute to the late Donald Sutherland includes the actor opposite Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy in Philip Kaufman’s atmospheric 1978 remake of the classic 1960 sci-fi horror fable. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 2:45 p.m. Friday and Monday, 9:45 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, August. 2-6. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘The Lawnmower Man’ A demented scientist experiments on his intellectually-challenged gardener with monstrous results in Brett Leonard’s cyberpunk-style 1992 cult classic. With Jeff Fahey and Pierce Brosnan. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. $12. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘The Kid’ The Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble performs an all-new score live-to-picture to accompany a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s heartwarming 1921 silent-era fable in which his beloved Little Tramp character unofficially adopts a street urchin. The Art Theatre of Long Beach, 2025 E. 4th St., Long Beach. 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. $9-$13.50. (562) 438-5435. arttheatrelongbeach.org
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Witness! Street Food Cinema presents an outdoor screening of George Miller’s hell-for-leather 2015 reboot of his post-apocalyptic action franchise. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron star. The Autry Museum, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. Doors: 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3; band: 7 p.m.; movie: 8:30 p.m. $22-$32. streetfoodcinema.com
‘Pi’ with ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s new series “Summer Sci-Fi” kicks off a double bill that pairs Darren Aronofky’s disturbing 1998 drama about a mathematician’s descent into madness with Shinya Tsukamoto’s even more disturbing 1989 horror fable about a Japanese salaryman’s terrifying transformation. UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Free; no advance reservations; first come, first served. cinema.ucla.edu
‘He Who Gets Slapped’ Lon “The Man of a Thousand Faces” Chaney has had all he can stands and he can’t stands no more in this rarely-screened 1924 silent-era revenge tale presented with live organ accompaniment by Mark Herman. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
‘Licorice Pizza’ A day’s worth of Paul Thomas Anderson films, all presented in glorious 70mm, gets underway with the director’s nostalgic 2021 tale of two young people falling in love in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4. $12, $17 (separate admission required for each film). americancinematheque.com
‘Malcolm X’ Denzel Washington gives a towering performance as the 1960s-era civil rights leader in Spike Lee’s powerful 1992 bio drama. Angela Bassett and Delroy Lindo also star. Presented in 70mm. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4. $12, $17. americancinematheque.com
‘Lust, Caution’ The aforementioned Ang Lee also directed this steamy-as-all-get-out 2007 espionage thriller set during WWII-era Shanghai. With Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Joan Chen. In Mandarin with English Subtitles. Presented in 35mm. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘Prey for Rock & Roll’ Gina Gershon leaves it all on the stage in Alex Steyermark’s 2003 cult classic about a veteran rocker still struggling to make the big time. With Lori Petty and Drea DeMatteo. The Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7. $16. laemmle.com