SoCal classic movies, May 29-June 5: ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Ran,’ ‘Last Remaining Seats,’ ‘The Muppet Movie’ and more
SoCal classic movies, May 29-June 5: ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Ran,’ ‘Last Remaining Seats,’ ‘The Muppet Movie’ 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 Crow’ A slain rocker (Brandon Lee) returns from beyond the grave seeking vengeance in Alex Proyas’ atmospheric 1994 supernatural thriller. With Michael Wincott and Ernie Hudson. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival The 23rd edition of this annual showcase for films from all around the U.S. and Latin America includes features, shorts, etc. plus industry panels, mixers and more. TCL Chinese 6, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, and Regal Cinemas at LA Live, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., downtown L.A. Various showtimes, May 29 thru June 2. Single tickets, $15; galas and receptions, extra; all-access passes, $750. laliff.org
‘Ran’ Shakespeare’s “King Lear” gets a samurai-era makeover in Akira Kurosawa’s epic 1985 historical drama set in feudal Japan. In Japanese with English subtitles. With Tatsuya Nakadai. Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Blvd., Los Feliz. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, June 29-30. $12.50, $15. vistatheaterhollywood.com
‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ … and I don’t feel so good myself in Tom Stoppard’s 1990 adaptation of his 1966 meta-play about the two ill-fated minor characters from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” With Gary Oldman and Tim Roth. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘Rome, Open City’ A Resistance fighter tries to escape the Nazi-occupied Eternal City in Roberto Rossellini’s classic 1945 neorealist thriller; with Marcello Pagliero and Anna Magnani. In Italian, Latin and German with English subtitles. Benton Museum of Art, Pomona College, 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont. 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30. Free. pomona.edu
‘The Violent Years’ with ‘Teen-Age Crime Wave’ See It on 16mm presents a double bill of 1950s-era exploitation films about good girls gone bad and bad girls gone worse. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘The Third Man’ An American writer finds skulduggery afoot in post-WWII Vienna in Carol Reed’s stylish 1949 thriller starring Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard and the inimitable Orson Welles. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Friday, May 31. $12. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ Running through June 15, this year’s edition of the Los Angeles Conservancy’s annual “Last Remaining Seats” series of classic films in vintage movie palaces kicks off with Robert Wiene’s silent 1920 German Expressionist horror fable; presented with live organ accompaniment by Clark Wilson. Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, downtown L.A. 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1. $20, $25. laconservancy.org
Andrew Bujalski triple feature The veteran indie filmmaker and “mumblecore” pioneer will be on hand for Q&As following screenings of his 2005 drama “Mutual Appreciation,” the 2013 comedy “Computer Chess” and the 2022 covid-era tale “There There.” Secret Movie Club Theatre, 1917 Bay St., 2nd floor, downtown L.A. 3, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday, June 1. $13, $15; all three films, $30. secretmovieclub.com
‘Boogie Nights’ Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds head the cast of writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark 1997 fable about the adult-film industry in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s-80s. Presented in 70mm. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘The Seven Year Itch’ The “Last Remaining Seats” series also includes Marilyn Monroe in Billy Wilder’s saucy 1955 rom-com. Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1. $20, $25. laconservancy.org
‘Legally Blonde’ Reese Witherspoon plays a spunky sorority gal who bends and snaps her way through Harvard Law in Robert Luketic’s hit 2001 rom-com. With Luke Wilson, Selma Blair and Jennifer Coolidge. Cinespia at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Gates, 7:15 p.m. Saturday, June 1; screening, 9 p.m. $22. cinespia.org
‘Testament’ American Cinematheque’s third annual annual “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair” series includes Lynne Littman’s unsettling 1983 drama about a Bay Area family ekeing out an existence in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. With Jane Alexander and William Devane. Presented in 35mm. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 7 pm. Saturday, June 1. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘Les Diaboliques’ Hell hath no furies like a woman scorned and her husband’s mistress in Henri-Georges Clouzot’s stylish 1955 psychological thriller. With Simone Signoret and Véra Clouzot. In French with English subtitles. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Monday, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. June 2-4. $12. thefridacinema.org
‘Lilac Time’ An English pilot and a French farm girl find romance during WWI in this 1928 melodrama starring Gary Cooper and Colleen Moore. Presented with live accompaniment by organist Randy Woltz. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
‘Los Angeles Plays Itself’ Filmmaker Thom Andersen will be on hand for a Q&A following a showing of his sprawling 2003 cinematic essay exploring the myriad ways the City of Angels has been depicted on the big screen. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘The Muppet Movie’ Kermit the Frog and company hit the big time in 45th anniversary screenings of this tune-filled and cameo-filled 1979 comedy directed by James Frawley. Fathom Events, various local theaters (see website). 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m Monday, June 2-3. $18, $20. fathomevents.com
‘The Princess Bride’ Cary Elwes is the dashing hero and Robin Wright, the damsel in distress in Rob Reiner’s charming 1987 fantasy comedy; with Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant and Christopher Guest. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 2 p.m Sunday, June 2. $9-$12. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘The Sea Hawk’ Arrrr! A series of misfortunes drive a nobleman to take up of piracy in this silent 1924 adventure tale starring Milton Sills and Wallace Beery. Presented with live musical accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. UCLA Film & Television Archive, UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7 p.m. Sunday, June 2. Free; no advance reservations; first come, first served. cinema.ucla.edu
‘Unforgiven’ “Bleak Week” also includes director and star Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-winning 1992 western about an outlaw turned farmer and family man pulled back into his violent ways of the past. With Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. Presented in 35mm. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘Fitzcarraldo’ The film series “Arthouse 101: The New Wave” continues with Werner Herzog’s 1982 epic about a rubber baron (Klaus Kinski) attempting to build an opera house in the middle of the Amazon. In German, Spanish and Asháninka with English subtitles. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 4. Free with RSVP. thefridacinema.org
‘Midnight Cowboy’ with ‘My Own Private Idaho’ A double bill pairs John Schlesinger’s gritty Oscar-winning 1969 drama starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman with Gus Van Sant’s queer-themed 1991 indie drama starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. Presented in 35mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 7:30 and 9:55 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, June 4-6. $13; advance purchase recommended; limited tickets available at the door. thenewbev.com
‘A Night of Stop Making Sense’ A screening the recent 4K restoration of Jonathan Demme’s acclaimed 1984 Talking Heads concert doc includes a Q&A with band members moderated by “SNL’s” Fred Armisen and a performance by local indie-rocker Blondshell. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 4. Sold out. broadwayinhollywood.com