SoCal classic movies, Oct. 16-23: ‘Nightmare Before Christmas,’ ‘The Fall,’ the Newport Beach Film Festival 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.
‘The Fall’ A seriously injured and sadly heartbroken silent film-era stuntman (Lee Pace) spins a fantastical tale to the delight of a young girl recuperating in the same hospital in a new 4K restoration of Tarsem Singh’s visually ravishing 2006 drama. Various theaters, showtimes and prices, thru Oct. 24. fandango.com
The Newport Beach Film Festival The annual multi-venue showcase celebrates its 25th anniversary with a full slate of features, shorts, animated films, documentaries, etc., from all around the world, plus artist Q&As and more. Regal Edwards Big Newport, 300 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach; other area venues. Various days, dates and times, Thursday-next Thursday, Oct. 17-24. $10 and up. newportbeachfilmfest.com
‘Black Swan’ A ballerina (Oscar winner Natalie Portman) dances herself to the edge of madness in Darren Aronofsky’s 2010 psychological thriller. With Barbara Hershey, Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 1 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17-18. $13. thefridacinema.org
‘Science Fiction Against the Margins’ The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s new series showcasing sci-fi in alternative films, documentaries, shorts, etc., continues thru Dec. 14. UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. Free; no advance reservations; first come, first served. cinema.ucla.edu
‘Audition’ A widower enlists a film producer friend to help him find a new wife — big mistake — in Takashi Miike’s twisted 2000 thriller. In Japanese with English subtitles. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 9:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. $12. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘The Mummy’ They can’t seem to keep him under wraps in this rousing 1999 action comedy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and based on the classic 1932 creature feature. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ in 4D The Pumpkin King steps onto Santa’s turf in Tim Burton’s tune-filled 1993 stop-motion animated tale. El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 9:30 a.m., noon, 2:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Thursdays, Oct. 18-31, with 10 p.m. screenings Fridays-Sundays, and a special one-off fan event at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. $20; fan event, $65. (800) 347-6396. elcapitantheatre.com
‘Night of the Hunter’ Robert Mitchum plays a deranged preacher with money and murder on his mind in Charles Laughton’s dark, evocative 1955 fable. Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish also star. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘The Others’ That house is haunted — haunted I tells ya! — in Alejandro Amenábar’s atmospheric 2001 ghost story starring Nicole Kidman. Presented in 35mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. $11.25; advance purchase recommended; limited tickets available at the door. thenewbev.com
‘Suspicion’ Love means never having to say “I think my new husband is trying to kill me” in Alfred Hitchcock’s edge-of-your-seat 1941 thriller starring Cary Grant and Oscar winner Joan Fontaine. Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 3:10, 5:20 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. $12.25. (310) 473-8530. landmarktheatres.com
‘Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat’ The Autry’s “What is a Western?” series continues with this 1989 cult classic starring David Carradine and “Evil Dead’s” Bruce Campbell. Autry Museum, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Griffith Park, L.A. 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. Included with museum admission ($6-$14); reservations recommended. (323) 667-2000. theautry.org
‘Cat People’ Simone Simon displays various hallmarks of felinity in Jacques Tourneur’s sleek and stylish 1942 supernatural thriller; presented with an introduction by film historian Jeremy Arnold. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
Venice Heritage Museum Film Festival This one-day outdoor celebration of films by, for and about the Venice community returns for a third year. Venice Heritage Museum, 228 Main St., Venice. 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20. $20. veniceheritagemuseum.org
‘West Side Story’ Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer play star-crossed lovers on the mean streets of NYC in Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’ multi-Oscar-winning 1961 adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein musical inspired by Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Presented in 70mm. Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20. $10. fineartstheatrebh.com
‘Godzilla’ The big green guy stomps around San Francisco in Gareth Edwards’s 2014 reboot, hands-down the best American-made Godzilla film of all time. With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bryan Cranston and Ken Watanabe. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21. $13. thefridacinema.org
AFI Fest The American Film Institute’s annual showcase for all things cinema returns with a big batch of red-carpet premieres of major studio releases plus foreign films, documentaries, shorts, etc. as well as filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions and more. TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd., and TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Various days, dates, and times, next Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 23-27. $12-$30; 8-ticket bundles, $150; passes, $300 & $600. fest.afi.com