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 1999 back (with a few notable exceptions), playing in theaters, museums, and other locations.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Some Like It Hot, 1959
Notes: Screening
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Thursday, November 16, 2006
All The President’s Men, 1976
Notes: 30th anniversary screening, with a special panel discussion led by Newsweek film critic David Ansen. New film print from the Academy Film Archive.
Director: Alan Pakula
Theater: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Showtime: 8pm
Friday, November 17, 2006
The Last Picture Show, 1971
Notes: Screening.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7pm
Double Feature
Two Lane Blacktop, 1971
Notes: Brand new 35mm print. Discussion between films with director Monte Hellman.
Director: Monte Hellman
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Cockfighter, 1974
Notes: Second film in Monte Hellman/Warren Oates double feature.
Director: Monte Hellman
Double Feature
Darkman, 1990
Notes: First film in double feature.
Director: Sam Raimi
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Danger: Diabolik, 1967
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Mario Bava
Hell in the City, 1958
Notes: Anna Magnani screening.
Director: Renato Castellani
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Fugitive Kind, 1960
Notes: Anna Magnani screening.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:30pm
Hud, 1963
Notes: Screening.
Director: Martin Ritt
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:50pm
The Princess Bride, 1987
Notes: Cine Insomnia. New 35mm print!
Director: Rob Reiner
Theater: Landmark’s Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight
Saturday, November 18, 2006
The Last Picture Show, 1971
Notes: Screening.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 2pm, 7pm
Hud, 1963
Notes: Screening.
Director: Martin Ritt
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 4:50pm, 9:50pm
Double Feature
The Shooting, 1966
Notes: Discussion between films with director Monte Hellman.
Director: Monte Hellman
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Ride in the Whirlwind, 1966
Notes: Second film in Monte Hellman/Jack Nicholson double feature.
Director: Monte Hellman
Double Feature
Superman, 1978
Notes: First film in double feature.
Director: Richard Donner
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Batman, 1989
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Tim Burton
Teresa Venerdi, 1941
Notes: Anna Magnani screening.
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Golden Coach, 1953
Notes: Anna Magnani screening.
Director: Jean Renoir
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:15pm
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982
Notes: Midnight Madness at the Rialto
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Theater: Landmark’s Rialto Theatre
Showtime: Midnight
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, November 19, 2006
Out of the Past, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 3:20pm, 7:30pm
The Thief of Baghdad, 1924 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening
Director: Raoul Walsh
Theater: Silent Movie Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
The Big Sleep, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Howard Hawks
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 5:15pm, 9:25pm
Double Feature
Superman II, 1980
Notes: First film in double feature. The only existing print is slightly faded.
Director: Richard Donner
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 6:30pm
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Batman Returns, 1992
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Tim Burton
Double Feature
Back Door to Hell, 1964
Notes: Brand new 35mm print. Discussion between films with director Monte Hellman.
Director: Monte Hellman
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 6:30pm
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Flight to Fury, 1964
Notes: Second film in Monte Hellman/Jack Nicholson double feature.
Director: Monte Hellman
Monday, November 20, 2006
Out of the Past, 1947
Notes: Screening.
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Big Sleep, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Howard Hawks
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 5:15pm, 9:25pm
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Little Women, 1933
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Cukor
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm
Mildred Pierce, 1945
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Tay Garnett
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:40pm
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Mildred Pierce, 1945
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Tay Garnett
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:40pm
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
Baraka, 1992
Notes: 70mm print.
Director: Ron Fricke
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Rose Tattoo, 1955
Notes: Anna Magnani screening.
Director: Daniel Mann
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm
Casablanca, 1942
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:35pm
The Chanteuse, 1970
Notes: Anna Magnani screening.
Director: Alfredo Giannetti
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:40pm
Saturday, November 25, 2006
The Maltese Falcon, 1941
Notes: Screening.
Director: John Huston
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 3:25pm, 7:30pm
Casablanca, 1942
Notes: Screening.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 5:25pm, 9:30pm
Singin’ in the Rain, 1952
Notes: For the 50th Anniversary of the film, Warner Bros. has digitally restored the sound and picture of the film.
Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Superman II, 1980
Notes: The Richard Donner cut.
Director: Richard Donner
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Neverending Story, 1984
Notes: Midnight Madness at the Rialto
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Theater: Landmark’s Rialto Theatre
Showtime: Midnight
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, November 26, 2006
Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Screening.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 3:15pm, 7:30pm
Dr. Jack, 1922 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
Theater: Silent Movie Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
Fiddler on the Roof, 1971
Notes: Screening.
Director: Norman Jewison
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
Dark City, 1998
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alex Proyas
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 5:30pm, 9:45pm
Monday, November 27, 2006
Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Screening.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Dark City, 1998
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alex Proyas
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:45pm
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Rio Bravo, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Howard Hawks
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm
My Man Godfrey, 1936
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Gregory La Cava
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm
Metropolis, 1927
Notes: Screening.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Dark City, 1998
Notes: Screening.
Director: Alex Proyas
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:45pm
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Manhandled, 1924 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Screening
Director: Allan Dwan
Theater: Silent Movie Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
Lord Jim, 1965 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Restored 70mm print.
Director: Joseph Conrad
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Friday, December 1, 2006
Sound of Music, 1965 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: 70mm print.
Director: Robert Wise
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Vredens Dag (Day of Wrath), 1943
Notes: Carl Theodor Dreyer screening.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm
Run Lola Run, 1998
Notes: Screening.
Director: Tom Tykwer
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Trainspotting, 1996
Notes: Screening.
Director: Danny Boyle
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:10pm
Ordet (The Word), 1955
Notes: Carl Theodor Dreyer screening.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:30pm
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Run Lola Run, 1998
Notes: Screening.
Director: Tom Tykwer
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 3:55pm, 7:30pm
Trainspotting, 1996
Notes: Screening.
Director: Danny Boyle
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 5:35pm, 9:10pm
Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
The Queen, 2006
Notes: Discussion between films with director Stephen Frears.
Director: Stephen Frears
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Dangerous Liaisons, 1988
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Stephen Frears
Cleopatra, 1963 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Restored 70mm print from 20th Century Fox.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Ordet (The Word), 1955
Notes: Carl Theodor Dreyer screening.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 7:30pm
Vredens Dag (Day of Wrath), 1943
Notes: Carl Theodor Dreyer screening.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 9:45pm
The Last Dragon, 1985
Notes: Midnight Madness at the Rialto
Director: Michael Shultz
Theater: Landmark’s Rialto Theatre
Showtime: Midnight
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 3, 2006
Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
My Beautiful Laundrette, 1985
Notes: Discussion between films with director Stephen Frears.
Director: Stephen Frears
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Prick Up Your Ears, 1987
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Stephen Frears
Monday, December 4, 2006
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Swing Time, 1936
Notes: Screening.
Director: George Stevens
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm
Lover Come Back, 1961
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Delbert Mann
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
The Hi-Lo Country, 1998
Notes: Discussion between films with director Stephen Frears.
Director: Stephen Frears
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Dirty Pretty Things, 2001
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Stephen Frears
Gilda, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Charles Vidor
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Auntie Mame, 1958 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Reception and party preceding the screening at 6pm.
Director: Morton DaCosta
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 8pm
The Lady From Shanghai, 1948
Notes: Screening.
Director: Orson Welles
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:50pm
Thursday, December 7, 2006
True-Life Adventures, 1960 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: DVD release celebration. Discussion following with Roy Disney and a panel of some of the filmmakers. This will be highlights from some of the entries.
Directors:
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Gilda, 1946
Notes: Screening.
Director: Charles Vidor
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Love Me Or Leave Me, 1955
Notes: A Q&A session with Bill Condon precedes the screening.
Director: Charles Vidor
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 7:30pm
Santa, 1932
Notes: Premiere of a new print in Spanish with English subtitles.
Director: Antonio Moreno
Theater: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Showtime: 8pm
The Lady From Shanghai, 1948
Notes: Screening.
Director: Orson Welles
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:50pm
Friday, December 8, 2006
Double Feature (NEW LISTING)
Goodfellas, 1990
Notes: Discussion between films with producer Irwin Winkler.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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They Shoot Horses, Don’t Theyr, 1969
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Chinatown, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Roman Polanski
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Enigma of Kaspar Houser, 1974
Notes: First of a six-part film series that explores the inner landscapes of the soul in the works of five filmmakers who were influenced by the aesthetics of Caspar David Friedrich.
Director: Werner Herzog
Theater: Getty Villa
Showtime: 7:30pm
Farewell, My Lovely, 1975
Notes: Screening.
Director: Dick Richards
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 10pm
Escape from L.A., 1996
Notes: Cine Insomnia.
Director: John Carpenter
Theater: Landmark’s Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Chinatown, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Roman Polanski
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 3:05pm, 7:30pm
Destiny, 1921
Notes: Second of a six-part film series that explores the inner landscapes of the soul in the works of five filmmakers who were influenced by the aesthetics of Caspar David Friedrich.
Director: Fritz Lang
Theater: Getty Villa
Showtime: 4pm
Farewell, My Lovely, 1975
Notes: Screening.
Director: Dick Richards
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 5:35pm, 10pm
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Lorne Peterson will introduce the screening and sign copies of his new book.
Director: George Lucas
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975
Notes: Midnight Madness at the Rialto
Director: Jim Sharman
Theater: Landmark’s Rialto Theatre
Showtime: Midnight
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 10, 2006
Re-Animator, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Stuart Gordon
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 3:50pm, 7:30pm
Dead Alive, 1992
Notes: Screening.
Director: Peter Jackson
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 5:35pm, 9:15pm
Monday, December 11, 2006
Edward Scissorhands, 1990 (NEW LISTING)
Notes: Discussion following the film with Matthew Bourne.
Director: Tim Burton
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Re-Animator, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Stuart Gordon
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Dead Alive, 1992
Notes: Screening.
Director: Peter Jackson
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:15pm
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Some Came Running, 1958
Notes: Screening.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm
Pillow Talk, 1959
Notes: Free admission.
Director: Michael Gordon
Theater: Skirball Cultural Center
Showtime: 1:30pm
Re-Animator, 1985
Notes: Screening.
Director: Stuart Gordon
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Dead Alive, 1992
Notes: Screening.
Director: Peter Jackson
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:15pm
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Stagecoach, 1939
Notes: Film critic Kevin Thomas will introduce the screening.
Director: John Ford
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
Imagine: John Lennon, 1988
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrew Solt
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:25pm
Stagecoach, 1939
Notes: Screening
Director: John Ford
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: TBA
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Imagine: John Lennon, 1988
Notes: Screening.
Director: Andrew Solt
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:25pm
Friday, December 15, 2006
Double Feature
The Pink Panther, 1964
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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A Shot in the Dark, 1964
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Blake Edwards
Double Feature
Johnny Guitar, 1954
Notes: Not on DVD.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
True Story of Jesse James, 1957
Notes: Not on DVD.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Some Like It Hot, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928
Notes: Third of a six-part film series that explores the inner landscapes of the soul in the works of five filmmakers who were influenced by the aesthetics of Caspar David Friedrich.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Theater: Getty Villa
Showtime: 7:30pm
The Apartment, 1960
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:50pm
American Graffiti, 1973
Notes: Cine Insomnia.
Director: George Lucas
Theater: Landmark’s Nuart Theatre
Showtime: Midnight
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Some Like It Hot, 1959
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 2:50pm, 7:30pm
Diary of a Country Priest, 1951
Notes: Fourth of a six-part film series that explores the inner landscapes of the soul in the works of five filmmakers who were influenced by the aesthetics of Caspar David Friedrich.
Director: Robert Bresson
Theater: Getty Villa
Showtime: 4pm
The Return of the Pink Panther, 1975
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 5pm
Double Feature
They Live By Night, 1948
Notes: Not on DVD.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 6pm
&
On Dangerous Ground, 1952
Notes: Second film in Nicholas Ray double feature.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Double Feature
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976
Notes: Screening.
Director: Blake Edwards
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
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Revenge of the Pink Panther, 1978
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Blake Edwards
Heart of Glass, 1976
Notes: Fifth of a six-part film series that explores the inner landscapes of the soul in the works of five filmmakers who were influenced by the aesthetics of Caspar David Friedrich.
Director: Werner Herzog
Theater: Getty Villa
Showtime: 7:30pm
Double Feature
In a Lonely Place, 1950
Notes: First film in Nicholas Ray double feature.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 9:30pm
&
Party Girl, 1958
Notes: Not on DVD.
Director: Nicholas Ray
The Apartment, 1960
Notes: Screening.
Director: Billy Wilder
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 9:50pm
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 17, 2006
Steamboat Bill, Jr., 1928
Notes: Screening.
Director: Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 2:55pm, 6pm, 9:05pm
The General, 1927
Notes: Screening.
Director: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 4:25pm, 7:30pm
Double Feature
Cronos, 1993
Notes: Discussion between films with director Guillermo del Toro.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Theater: Aero Theatre
Showtime: 6:30pm
&
The Devil’s Backbone, 2001
Notes: Second film in double feature.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Double Feature
Bigger Than Life, 1956
Notes: Not on DVD.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Theater: Egyptian Theatre
Showtime: 7:30pm
&
Wind Across the Everglades, 1958
Notes: Not on DVD.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Monday, December 18, 2006
The General, 1927
Notes: Screening.
Director: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm
Steamboat Bill, Jr., 1928
Notes: Screening.
Director: Charles Reisner, Buster Keaton
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 2:55pm, 6pm, 9:05pm
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Ben Hur, 1959
Notes: Free admission
Director: William Wyler
Theater: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Showtime: 1pm
Black Christmas, 1974
Notes: Screening.
Director: Bob Clark
Theater: New Beverly
Showtime: 7:30pm