SoCal classic movies, Oct. 9-16: ‘Hard Day’s Night,’ ‘House on Haunted Hill,’ ‘Double Indemnity,’ ‘Manchurian Candidate’ 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.
‘Science Fiction Against the Margins’ The UCLA Film & Television Archive’s new series showcasing sci-fi in alternative films, documentaries, shorts, etc., from around the world 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
Screamfest The annual showcase for all things horror — features, shorts, cartoons, etc. — continues through next Thursday, Oct. 17. TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, 6925 Hollywood Blvd. Various showtimes. $16; passes, $50 and up. screamfestla.com
‘Drag Me to Hell’ That loan officer is cursed — cursed, I tells ya! — in Sam Raimi’s 2009 horror fable starring Alison Lohman and Justin Long. Presented in 35mm. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘The Manchurian Candidate’ That Korean War veteran was brainwashed — brainwashed, I tells ya! — in John Frankenheimer’s gripping 1962 thriller starring Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh. Laemmle Claremont 5, 450 W. 2nd St., Claremont. 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. $7-$13. laemmle.com
‘Eraserhead’ Once you’ve seen it, you can’t un-see it no matter how badly you wish you could in David Lynch’s nightmarish 1977 black & white fable. With Jack Nance. Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Blvd., Los Feliz. 11:59 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 11-12. $13. vistatheaterhollywood.com
‘Laura’ Homicide detective Dana Andrews falls for murder victim Gene Tierney, mystery ensues in Otto Preminger’s classic 1944 film noir. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘Let the Right One In’ A teenage vampire feels the need — the need to feed — in Tomas Alfredson’s atmospheric 2008 supernatural thriller. In Swedish with English subtitles. Presented in 35 mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. $11.25; advance purchase recommended; limited tickets available at the door. thenewbev.com
Also at Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. $10-$13. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘Double Indemnity’ Fred MacMurray is warm for Barbara Stanwyck’s form in Billy Wilder’s essential 1944 film noir. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ The Fab Four are captured at the height of Beatlemania in director Richard Lester’s tune-filled, black & white 1964 romp. Vidiots Eagle Theatre, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd., Highland Park. 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. $10-$13. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘House on Haunted Hill’ Vincent Price is your host with the most ghosts in this campy 1959 horror flick directed by William Castle. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. $10, $12. (310) 322-2592. oldtownmusichall.org
‘Hot Water’ The Playhouse’s Silent Sundays Series closes with Harold Lloyd’s 1924 comedy about the misadventures of a newly married man; presented with live musical accompaniment by organist Mark Herman. San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel. 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. $12. missionplayhouse.org
‘Rod Serling’s Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust’ The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens the prolific screenwriter and “Twilight Zone” creator’s once controversial 1958 made-for-TV drama about a lynching in a small southwestern town. The aforementioned John Frankenheimer directs and Rod Steiger and William Shatner star. Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. Free; no advance reservations; first come, first served. cinema.ucla.edu
‘The Wild Bunch’ William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O’Brien and Warren Oates come in guns a-blazin’ in Sam Peckinpah’s epic 1969 western. Presented in 70mm. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, David Geffen Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. $5-$10. academymuseum.org
‘Black Swan’ A ballerina (Oscar winner Natalie Portman) descends into 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. 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 15-16. $13. thefridacinema.org
‘Ringu’ That VHS tape is cursed — cursed, I tells ya! — in Hideo Nakata’s original 1998 horror tale that launched franchises in Japan and the United States. Claremont 5, 450 W. 2nd St., Claremont; also at Laemmle Glendale, 207 N. Maryland Ave., Glendale; Laemmle Newhall, 22500 Lyons Ave., Newhall; Royal, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A.; Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino. 7 p.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 16. $7-$13. laemmle.com