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For bringing magic back to animation, and not just for kids.

Sweet story of two sisters out in the country, and their adventures with the forest spirits. The cat bus is so adorable, I still giggle thinking about it.

This one will really wow you, with its epic battle scenes and beautiful landscapes. There are conflicts on so many levels, as mankind seeks to wipe out the spirits of the forest.

By far my favorite animated film. Young Chihiro is "spirited away" to a different world, and becomes employed in the bathhouse of the gods in order to try and change her parents back from pigs.

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Los Angeles Classic Films Early Report for November 25, 2009

November 25th, 2009

The Los Angeles Classic Films Early Report is a listing of classic films playing in Los Angeles for the next month. We list films made from 2001 back (with a few notable exceptions), playing in theaters, museums, and other locations. This week we have the December schedule for American Cinematheque, and new listings for the New Beverly, Old Town Music Hall and a few others.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Friday, November 27, 2009

M. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
Notes: Newly restored 35mm print.
Director: Jacques Tati
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: 12:30pm, 2:50pm, 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

Singin' in the Rain, 1952
Notes: Screening.
Directors: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

The 39 Steps, 1935
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
Notes: Screening in 70mm.
Director: David Lean
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 8pm

The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: William Wyler
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 8pm

Holiday Inn, 1943
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mark Sandrich
Theater: Old Town Music Hall
Showtime: 8:15pm

Number 17, 1932
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:10pm

Total Recall, 1990
Notes: Insomniac Central screening.
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Theater: Fairfax Cinemas
Showtime: Midnight

The Royal Tenebaums, 2001
Notes: CineInsomnia screening.
Director: Wes Anderson
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Reservoir Dogs, 1992
Notes: Screening.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Saturday, November 28, 2009

M. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
Notes: Newly restored 35mm print.
Director: Jacques Tati
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: 12:30pm, 2:50pm, 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

Holiday Inn, 1943
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mark Sandrich
Theater: Old Town Music Hall
Showtime: 2:30pm, 8:15pm

The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: William Wyler
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 4pm, 8pm

Alice in Wonderland, 1949 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: MOMA-restored 35mm print.
Directors: Dallas Bower and Lou Bunin
Theater: The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre
Showtime: 5pm, 7:30pm

Double Feature
A Hard Day's Night, 1964
Notes: Screening.
Director: Richard Lester
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Head, 1968
Notes: New 35mm print.
Director: Bob Rafelson

The Lady Vanishes, 1938
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Gone With The Wind, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: Victor Fleming
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 8pm

Young and Innocent, 1937
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:15pm

Plan 10 From Outer Space, 1995
Notes: Screening.
Director: Trent Harris
Theater: The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre
Showtime: 10:30pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Wisdom, 1986
Notes: Screening.
Director: Emilio Estevez
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

M. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
Notes: Newly restored 35mm print.
Director: Jacques Tati
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: 12:30pm, 2:50pm, 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

Holiday Inn, 1943
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mark Sandrich
Theater: Old Town Music Hall
Showtime: 2:30pm

The Wizard of Oz, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: Victor Fleming
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 4pm

Los Angeles Plays Itself, 2003
Notes: Will never be on DVD.
Director: Thom Andersen
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7pm

Monday, November 30, 2009

Second Chorus, 1940
Notes: Screening.
Directors: H.C. Potter
Theater: The Bridge
Showtime: 1pm

M. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
Notes: Newly restored 35mm print.
Director: Jacques Tati
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

Love Actually, 2003 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Richard Curtis
Theater: ArcLight Hollywood
Showtime: 8pm

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Edge of the City, 1957
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Martin Ritt
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm

M. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
Notes: Newly restored 35mm print.
Director: Jacques Tati
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

The Wizard of Oz, 1939 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Playing in the Cinerama Dome.
Director: Victor Fleming
Theater: ArcLight Hollywood
Showtime: 7:30pm

Home Alone, 1990 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Chris Columbus
Theater: ArcLight Sherman Oaks
Showtime: 7:30pm

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

M. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
Notes: Newly restored 35mm print.
Director: Jacques Tati
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

Carrie, 1952 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: William Wyler
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Thursday, December 3, 2009

M. Hulot's Holiday, 1953
Notes: Newly restored 35mm print.
Director: Jacques Tati
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm

Friday, December 4, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Star Trek, 2009
Notes: Screening.
Director: JJ Abrams
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Free Enterprise, 1999
Notes: Cast and crew reunion following the film.
Director: Robert Meyer Burnett

After All…, 1990
Notes: Screening.
Director: Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Phantom of the Opera, 1925 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Brand new live score performed by Creative Artists Collective.
Director: Rupert Julian
Theater: Art Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Stunt Rock, 1978
Notes: Screening.
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Repo Man, 1984
Notes: CineInsomnia screening.
Director: Alex Cox
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Camelot, 1967
Notes: Free admission, reservations required.
Director: Joshua Logan
Theater: The Getty
Showtime: 1pm

Triple Feature (NEW LISTING)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982
Notes: Discussion between II and III with director Nicholas Meyer and other Star Trek guests.
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Star Trek III: In Search of Spock, 1984
Notes: Screening.
Director: Leonard Nimoy
&
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, 1986
Notes: Screening.
Director: Leonard Nimoy

Voila La Liberté, 1991
Notes: Screening.
Director: Péter Vajda
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Ivanhoe, 1952
Notes: Free admission, reservations required.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Theater: The Getty
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Pink: 3:05pm, 7:30pm; 10: 5:10pm, 9:35pm
&
10, 1979
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards

Double Feature
Idiot's Delight, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: Clarence Brown
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7pm
&
Confessions of a Nazi Spy, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: Anatole Litvak

Used Cars, 1980
Notes: Doug Benson presents the film.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Theater: The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre
Showtime: 8pm

Monday, December 7, 2009

Til Clouds Roll By, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Directors: Richard Whorf
Theater: The Bridge
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
10, 1979
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards

White Christmas, 1954 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: ArcLight Hollywood
Showtime: 8pm

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Pressure Point, 1962
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Stanley Kramer
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm

Double Feature
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
10, 1979
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards

The Graduate, 1967
Notes: Screening introduced by McG.
Director: Mike Nichols
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 7:30pm

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

On the Beach, 1959 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Actor and Activist Ed Begley Jr. will introduce the screening. Discussion following with Stanley Kramer’s widow, Karen Kramer and actress Donna Anderson.
Director: Stanley Kramer
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Suddenly, Last Summer, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Joseph Mankiewicz
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1958
Notes: Screening.
Director: Richard Brooks

The Prisoner of Zenda, 1937
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Cromwell
Theater: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Showtime: 8pm

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Ocean's Eleven, 1960
Notes: IB Technicolor print.
Director: Lewis Milestone
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Pal Joey, 1957
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Sidney

Friday, December 11, 2009

Double Feature
The Cat and the Canary, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: Elliott Mugent
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Son of Frankenstein, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: Rowland V. Lee

Double Feature
Sullivan's Travels, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Preston Sturges
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Palm Beach Story, 1942
Notes: Screening.
Director: Preston Sturges

Miracle on 34th Street, 1947 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Seaton
Theater: Old Town Music Hall
Showtime: 8:15pm

Back to the Future, 1985
Notes: CineInsomnia screening.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Miracle on 34th Street, 1947 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Seaton
Theater: Old Town Music Hall
Showtime: 2:30pm, 8:15pm

Double Feature
Sullivan's Travels, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: Preston Sturges
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Sullivan: 3:50pm, 7:30pm; Palm: 5:40pm, 9:20pm
&
The Palm Beach Story, 1942
Notes: Screening.
Director: Preston Sturges

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Bright Star, 2009
Notes: Discussion between films with director Jane Campion.
Director: Jane Campion
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Sweetie, 1989
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jane Campion

Beefcake, 1999
Notes: Screening.
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Brazil, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Fisher King, 1991
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terry Gilliam

Dr. Giggles, 1992
Notes: Screening.
Director: Manny Coto
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Double Feature
The Red Balloon, 1956
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Albert Lamorisse
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 11am
&
White Mane, 1953
Notes: Screening.
Director: Albert Lamorisse

Miracle on 34th Street, 1947 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Seaton
Theater: Old Town Music Hall
Showtime: 2:30pm

The Life of an Agent: Secret Police Training Films from the Communist Era, 2004
Notes: Preceded by short "Borderline Case" by Peter Szalay.
Director: Gábor Zsigmond Papp
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7pm

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, 2004 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Live commentary by writer-director Larry Blamire and members of the cast.
Director: Larry Blamire
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Time Bandits, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1988
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terry Gilliam

Monday, December 14, 2009

The Great Rupert, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Directors: Irving Pichel
Theater: The Bridge
Showtime: 1pm

Double Feature
The Scarlet Claw, 1944
Notes: Screening.
Director: Roy William Neill
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Spider Woman, 1944
Notes: Screening.
Director: Roy William Neill

Gremlins, 1984 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Joe Dante
Theater: ArcLight Hollywood
Showtime: 8pm

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

White Christmas, 1954 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: ArcLight Sherman Oaks
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
Christmas Evil, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Lewis Jackson
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Black Christmas, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Bob Clark

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Auntie Mame, 1958 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Morton DaCosta
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Fat City, 1972
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Huston
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ralph Nelson

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
We're No Angels, 1955
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Three Godfathers, 1948
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Ford

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Fat City, 1972
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Huston
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ralph Nelson

Friday, December 18, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
White Christmas, 1954
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Meet Me In St. Louis, 1944
Notes: Screening.
Director: Vincente Minnelli

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Five Graves to Cairo, 1943
Notes: New print.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Emperor Waltz, 1948
Notes: New print.
Director: Billy Wilder

Black Christmas, 1974 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Bob Clark
Theater: Art Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Donnie Darko, 2001
Notes: CineInsomnia screening. Original theatrical release.
Director: Richard Kelly
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Reservoir Dogs, 1992 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Five Graves to Cairo, 1943
Notes: New print.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Cairo: 3:30pm, 7:30pm; Waltz: 5:25pm, 9:25pm
&
The Emperor Waltz, 1948
Notes: New print.
Director: Billy Wilder

It's a Wonderful Life, 1946 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Frank Capra
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Slap Shot, 1977
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Roy Hill
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Weekly screening of the cult classic, with live enhancement by Sins O' the Flesh
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Rolling Thunder, 1977
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Flynn
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Thunder: 3:40pm, 7:30pm; Death: 5:35pm, 9:25pm
&
Death Wish 3, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Winner

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Die Hard, 1988
Notes: Screening.
Director: John McTiernan
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Die Hard 2, 1990
Notes: Screening.
Director: Renny Harlin

Monday, December 21, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Rolling Thunder, 1977
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Flynn
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Death Wish 3, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Winner

Bad Santa, 2003 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Theater: ArcLight Hollywood
Showtime: 8pm

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Rolling Thunder, 1977
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Flynn
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Death Wish 3, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Winner

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