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Sergio Leone

Leone’s career is remarkable in its unrelenting attention to both American culture and the American genre film, exploring the mythic America he created with each successive film examining the established characters in greater depth.

Only his second feature (a remake of Kurosawa’s Yojimbo), Leone's landmark "spaghetti western" caused a revolution and features Clint Eastwood in his breakthrough role as "The Man With No Name". This classic brutal drama of feuding families wasn’t the first spaghetti Western, but it was far and away the most successful up to that time.

Plot is of minimal interest, but character is everything to Leone, who places immense meaning in the slightest flick of an eyelid, extensively using the extreme close-up on the eyes to reveal any feeling, as demonstrated by Clint, who squints his way through this slam-bang sequel to A Fistful of Dollars as a wandering gunslinger that must combine forces with his nemesis to track down a wanted killer.

The final chapter in the groundbreaking trilogy follows Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach as they form an uneasy alliance to find a stash of hidden gold. Leone focuses on his central theme as they find themselves facing greed, treachery, and murder, showing that the desire for wealth and power turns men into ruthless creatures who violate land and family and believe that a man’s death is less important than how he faces it.

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Los Angeles Classic Films Early Report for May 9, 2010

May 9th, 2010

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 New Beverly, the latest Academy film series and CineInsomnia at the NuArt.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Stella Dallas, 1926
Notes: Screening.
Director: Henry King
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 2pm

Mary Poppins, 1964
Notes: Screening.
Director: Robert Stevenson
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 4pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Imitation of Life, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Douglas Sirk
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 6pm
&
There's Always Tomorrow, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: Douglas Sirk

Double Feature
Shadow of a Doubt, 1943
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Stage Fright, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Monday, May 10, 2010

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Imitation of Life, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Douglas Sirk
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
There's Always Tomorrow, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: Douglas Sirk

The Maltese Falcon, 1941 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Huston
Theater: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Queen Christina, 1934
Notes: Screening.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm

The Court Jester, 1956
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Melvin Frank and Norman Panama
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm

Steel Magnolias, 1989 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Herbert Ross
Theater: Arclight Cinemas - Sherman Oaks
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Imitation of Life, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Douglas Sirk
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
There's Always Tomorrow, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: Douglas Sirk

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Double Feature
Strangers on a Train, 1951
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Lifeboat, 1944
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Rear Window, 1954
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Trouble with Harry, 1955
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

The Godfather, 1972 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Theater: Arclight Cinemas - Pasadena
Showtime: 7:45pm

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Double Feature
Saboteur, 1942
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Rebecca, 1940
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Rear Window, 1954
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Trouble with Harry, 1955
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Double Feature
Black Moon, 1975
Notes: Screening.
Director: Louis Malle
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm
&
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, 1970
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jaromil Jires

Friday, May 14, 2010

Double Feature
Robocop, 1987
Notes: Discussion between films with Peter Weller.
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Screamers, 1995
Notes: Screening.
Director: Christian Duguay

Ran, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Out of the Past, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Ace in the Hole, 1951
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Harder They Fall, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mark Robson

Double Feature
Infra-Man, 1975
Notes: Screening.
Director: Shan Hua
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm
&
Godzilla vs. Megalon, 1973
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jun Fukuda

Where Danger Lives, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Farrow
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:20pm

Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Recently restored with 25 minutes of footage long thought to be lost.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Laemmle's Royal Theatre
Showtime: To be determined

Pulp Fiction, 1994 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Red Shoes, 1948 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Theater: NuArt Theatre
Showtime: 12pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Ace in the Hole, 1951
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Ace: 3:10pm, 7:30pm; Harder: 5:20pm, 9:40pm
&
The Harder They Fall, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mark Robson

Double Feature
Stop Making Sense, 1984
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Last Waltz, 1978
Notes: Screening.
Director: Martin Scorsese

The Seven Samurai, 1954
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
Cat People, 1942
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Ghost Ship, 1943
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mark Robson

Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Recently restored with 25 minutes of footage long thought to be lost.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Laemmle's Royal Theatre
Showtime: To be determined

Mac and Me, 1988
Notes: Screening.
Director: Stewart Raffill
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 10:45pm

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

Firestorm, 1998 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Dean Semler
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Sunday, May 16, 2010

The Red Shoes, 1948 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Theater: NuArt Theatre
Showtime: 12pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Alice in Wonderland, 1933
Notes: Screening.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Alice: 3:45pm, 7:30pm; Treasure: 5:20pm, 9:05pm
&
Treasure Island, 1934
Notes: Screening.
Director: Victor Fleming

Double Feature
Batman, 1966
Notes: Discussion between films with writer Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Director: Leslie Martinson
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
&
Flash Gordon, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mike Hodges

Double Feature
Stray Dog, 1949
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
High and Low, 1963
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa

Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Recently restored with 25 minutes of footage long thought to be lost.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Laemmle's Royal Theatre
Showtime: To be determined

Monday, May 17, 2010

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Alice in Wonderland, 1933
Notes: Screening.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Treasure Island, 1934
Notes: Screening.
Director: Victor Fleming

Shadow of a Doubt, 1943 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Pretty Woman, 1990 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Garry Marshall
Theater: Arclight Cinemas - Hollywood
Showtime: 8pm

Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Recently restored with 25 minutes of footage long thought to be lost.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Laemmle's Royal Theatre
Showtime: To be determined

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Actress, 1953
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Cukor
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm

My Best Friend's Wedding, 1997 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: P.J. Hogan
Theater: Arclight Cinemas - Sherman Oaks
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Pauline at the Beach, 1983
Notes: Screening.
Director: Eric Rohmer
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
A Tale of Springtime, 1990
Notes: Screening.
Director: Eric Rohmer

Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Recently restored with 25 minutes of footage long thought to be lost.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Laemmle's Royal Theatre
Showtime: To be determined

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Red Shoes, 1948 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Theater: NuArt Theatre
Showtime: 2:15pm

Double Feature
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker, 1971
Notes: Discussion between films with writer Lorenzo Semple Jr. and director Lawrence Turman..
Director: Lawrence Turman
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Pretty Poison, 1968
Notes: Screening.
Director: Noel Black

Double Feature
Dodes'ka-den, 1970
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
I Live in Fear, 1955
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Pauline at the Beach, 1983
Notes: Screening.
Director: Eric Rohmer
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
A Tale of Springtime, 1990
Notes: Screening.
Director: Eric Rohmer

Gone With the Wind, 1939 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Victor Fleming
Theater: Arclight Cinemas - Pasadena
Showtime: 7:45pm

Dancing Mothers, 1926
Notes: Screening.
Director: Herbert Brenon
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm

Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Recently restored with 25 minutes of footage long thought to be lost.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Laemmle's Royal Theatre
Showtime: To be determined

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Chinatown, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Roman Polanski
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Kagemusha, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Americana, 1983
Notes: Screening.
Director: David Carradine
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Long Riders, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Walter Hill

Double Feature
Desperate Living, 1977
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Waters
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm
&
Wild at Heart, 1990
Notes: Screening.
Director: David Lynch

Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Recently restored with 25 minutes of footage long thought to be lost.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Laemmle's Royal Theatre
Showtime: To be determined

Friday, May 21, 2010

Double Feature
Zabriskie Point, 1970
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
If..., 1968
Notes: Screening.
Director: Lindsay Anderson

Midnight, 1939 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Theater: Billy Wilder Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature
Rashomon, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Hidden Fortress, 1958
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa

Stranger on the Third Floor, 1940
Notes: Screening.
Director: Boris Ingster
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Triple Feature (NEW LISTING)
Bound for Glory, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Hal Ashby
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Serpent's Egg, 1977
Notes: Screening.
Director: Ingmar Bergman
&
Boxcar Bertha, 1972
Notes: Screening.
Director: Martin Scorsese

Double Feature
J.T., 1969
Notes: Screening.
Director: Robert M. Young
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm
&
The Wiz, 1978
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sidney Lumet

Deadline at Dawn, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Harold Clurman
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 8:45pm

Troll 2, 1990 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Claudio Fragasso
Theater: NuArt Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Double Feature
The Bad Seed, 1956
Notes: Discussion between films with actress Patty McCormack.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Kathy O', 1958
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jack Sher

Born to Be Bad, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Death Race 2000, 1975
Notes: Screening.
Director: Paul Bartel
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Kill Bill: Vol. 2, 2004
Notes: Screening.
Director: Quentin Tarantino

The Woman on Pier 13, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Director: Robert Stevenson
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:15pm

Lost in the Desert, 1970
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jamie Uys
Theater: Cinefamily
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

Night of the Living Dead, 1968 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: George A. Romero
Theater: New Beverly Cinema
Showtime: Midnight (11:59pm)

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Blonde Venus, 1932
Notes: Screening.
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 3pm

Gladiator, 2000
Notes: Power-point presentation pre- ceding the film and discussion following the film with production designer Arthur Max.
Director: Ridley Scott
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 5:30pm

Double Feature
Yojimbo, 1961
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Sanjuro, 1962
Notes: Screening.
Director: Akira Kurosawa

Monday, May 24, 2010

Laura, 1944 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Otto Preminger
Theater: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Showtime: 7:30pm

West Side Story, 1961 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
Theater: Arclight Cinemas - Hollywood
Showtime: 8pm

Friday the 13th Part 3, 1982
Notes: Live commentary by Doug Benson.
Director: Steve Miner
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Asphalt Jungle, 1950
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Huston
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm

When Harry Met Sally, 1989 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Rob Reiner
Theater: Arclight Cinemas - Sherman Oaks
Showtime: 7:30pm

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The Exiles, 1961
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Kent Mackenzie
Theater: Hammer Museum
Showtime: 7pm

Double Feature
Sleeper, 1973
Notes: Screening.
Director: Woody Allen
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Bananas, 1971
Notes: Screening.
Director: Woody Allen

Double Feature
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw, 1976
Notes: Not on DVD. Discussion between films with Mark Lester, Belinda Balaski, Merrie Lynn Ross and Peggy Stewart.
Director: Mark L. Lester
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Truck Stop Women, 1974
Notes: Not on DVD.
Director: Mark L. Lester

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, 1967
Notes: Part of the Los Angeles Conservancy's annual Last Remaining Seats series. Hosted by "Mad Men" series creator Matthew Weiner, with appearances by Michelle Lee and Robert Morse (schedules permitting)
Director: David Swift
Theater: Los Angeles Theatre
Showtime: 8pm

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Double Feature
Vacation, 1983
Notes: Screening.
Director: Harold Ramis
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Fletch, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Ritchie

Double Feature
Popatopolis, 2009
Notes: Discussion between films with Jim Wynorski, Monique Parent, Clay Westervelt, Julie Strain, Brooks Larson, and Lee Sanders.
Director: Clay Westervelt
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Return of Swamp Thing, 1989
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jim Wynorski

Double Feature
What?, 1972
Notes: Screening.
Director: Roman Polanski
Theater: Cinefamily
Showtime: 8pm
&
Alice in Wonderland, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Bud Townsend

Friday, May 28, 2010

Double Feature
The Bad News Bears, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Ritchie
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, 1977
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Pressman

Double Feature
The Dirty Dozen, 1967
Notes: Screening.
Director: Robert Aldrich
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Attack, 1956
Notes: Screening.
Director: Robert Aldrich

The Spiral Staircase, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Robert Siodmak
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

Bedlam, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Mark Robson
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:05pm

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

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Triple Feature
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981
Notes: Screening.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
&
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984
Notes: Screening.
Director: Steven Spielberg
&
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989
Notes: Screening.
Director: Steven Spielberg

Double Feature
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction, 1980
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sam Fuller
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
The Steel Helmet, 1951
Notes: Screening.
Director: Sam Fuller

Clash by Night, 1952
Notes: Screening.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm

The Blue Gardenia, 1953
Notes: Screening.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:25pm

Hawk Jones, 1986
Notes: Screening.
Director: Richard Lowry
Theater: Cinefamily
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

Sunday, May 30, 2010

The Wizard of Oz, 1939
Notes: Screening.
Director: Victor Fleming
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 5pm

Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
Notes: 70mm Screening.
Director: David Lean
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm

Monday, May 31, 2010

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Merry Andrew, 1958
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Michael Kidd
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Strangers on a Train, 1951
Notes: Part of the Los Angeles Conservancy's annual Last Remaining Seats series.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Theater: Milion Dollar Theatre
Showtime: 8pm

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Friday, June 4, 2010

Purple Rain, 1984 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening.
Director: Albert Magnoli
Theater: NuArt Theatre
Showtime: Midnight

Saturday, June 5, 2010

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

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