Serving Larchmont Village, Hancock Park, and the Greater Wilshire neighborhoods of Los Angeles since 2011.
Welcome to the Buzz’s community calendar – please explore our list of local-ish events…and please feel free to add your own.
NIGHT WARNING In one of the strangest mind-shredders banned during the UK’s notorious video nasty uproar, Susan Tyrrell (Forbidden Zone) gives one of the greatest, most amazingly unhinged performances in exploitation cinema history. Extremely attached to her live-in nephew (Jimmy McNichol), she won’t let anything, or anybody, get between them, lest they meet a particularly […]
Beware Budd, Elle and Bill… she’s coming to kill you! You’ve seen her betrayed, you’ve seen her seek revenge, but you’ve only see half the picture. Prepare for VOLUME 2 of Tarantino’s Kill Bill epic. “4 Stars. Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 2 is an exuberant celebration of moviemaking, coasting with heedless joy from one […]
$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission) RELEASED IN: 1982 127 MINUTES DIRECTED BY: JOHN HUSTON ABOUT THE FILM: ANNIE is the story of a plucky, red-haired girl who dreams of life outside her dreary orphanage. One day, Annie (Aileen Quinn) is chosen to stay for one week with the famous billionaire “Daddy” Warbucks (Albert Finney). […]
The 2024 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival happens June 19 to June 24, 2024 at various theaters in Los Angeles. You'll find spectacular world premiere special events, thought-provoking filmmakers and celebrities at events all week long, including a special appearance by American rap artist MATISYAHU for his world premiere documentary ``Song of Ascent'' at the […]
One of many international filmmakers drawn to Hollywood in the 1960s, Franco Rossi brought his cast and crew to Los Angeles to shoot the city’s first-ever Italian-American co-production. As an Italian attorney’s vapid pursuits during a 24-hour layover take him between architectural marvels and anonymous locations, his encounters offer a darker take on the sunbaked […]
History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can’t spell. On the precipice of flunking out of high school, San Dimas dudes Bill & Ted will have to use a phone booth time machine to assemble the ultimate class project, not to mention save the future of humanity. Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, and […]
On weekend afternoons this summer, visitors can experience a curated selection of home movies filmed in and around Los Angeles in the state-of-the-art David Geffen Theater (DGT) with the purchase of a museum general admission ticket. Home movies are an essential part of our moving image heritage. The Academy Film Archive collects and conserves home […]
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) RELEASED IN: 1969 153 MINUTES DIRECTED BY: BOB FOSSE ABOUT THE FILM: Shirley MacLaine gives one of her most winning performances in this spectacular musical based on Neil Simon’s smash Broadway hit. Director and ever-innovative choreographer Bob Fosse broke new cinematic ground with this freewheeling, visually dazzling story of […]
The 2024 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival happens June 19 to June 24, 2024 at various theaters in Los Angeles. You'll find spectacular world premiere special events, thought-provoking filmmakers and celebrities at events all week long, including a special appearance by American rap artist MATISYAHU for his world premiere documentary ``Song of Ascent'' at the […]
The Autry Theater Admission: Free RSVP/Reservations: RSVP Required About the Event The Art Directors Film Society is screening My Darling Clementine on June 23 at 5:30 p.m. This screening is free to all guests and Autry Members.
SMILEY FACE High. How are you? When an endlessly stoned slacker actress eats a full plate of her roommate’s cupcakes against his orders, she’ll soon discover the tasty treats were heavily laced with pot, leading her on a high-larious series of marijuana misadventures across Los Angeles. An incredible Anna Faris stars in director Gregg Araki’s […]
North American Premiere of "COLLEYVILLE" by renowned filmmaker DANI MENKIN, a special event followed by a Q&A with Dani & guests in the film Introduction by Jeffrey Abrams, Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League The film will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Dani Menkin and Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and subjects in the film, […]
The 2024 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival happens June 19 to June 24, 2024 at various theaters in Los Angeles. You'll find spectacular world premiere special events, thought-provoking filmmakers and celebrities at events all week long, including a special appearance by American rap artist MATISYAHU for his world premiere documentary ``Song of Ascent'' at the […]
One of over a dozen collaborations between one-time Academy president Frank Capra and vaudeville-enthusiast-turned-screenwriter Robert Riskin, this wholesome rom-com finds wealthy, straitlaced bank vice-president Tony Kirby (James Stewart) head-over-heels for his stenographer Alice Sycamore (Jean Arthur), the only “normal” member in her family of eccentrics. What chaos will ensue when the parents meet?! Nominated in […]
Director: Ron Underwood Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1990 Starring: Finn Carter, Fred Ward, Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire Graboids, Ass-Blasters, and Shriekers. No, it’s not the greatest title out of the San Fernando Valley, but the life cycle of the flesh-hungry worm monsters of the TREMORS universe. A hilarious bug-out horror-comedy about […]
Winner of the Cinematography Award at the edition of the Sundance Film Festival that inspired B. Ruby Rich to invent the term New Queer Cinema, Tom Kalin’s feature debut “puts the Homo back in Homicide” with a decidedly queer take on the real-life 1924 case of Leopold and Loeb, two teenage lovers who murdered a […]
The 2024 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival happens June 19 to June 24, 2024 at various theaters in Los Angeles. You'll find spectacular world premiere special events, thought-provoking filmmakers and celebrities at events all week long, including a special appearance by American rap artist MATISYAHU for his world premiere documentary ``Song of Ascent'' at the […]
Selected by the Documentary Branch. This tribute to Oscar-winning filmmaker Julia Reichert (1946–2022) pairs two of her Oscar-nominated documentaries. Union Maids (Documentary Feature nominee), directed with James Klein and Miles Mogulescu, tells the story of female participation in the American labor movement through extensive interviews with three veterans of the movement—Kate Hyndman, Stella Nowicki, and […]
Join us for a screening of low-budget sci-fi classic of ROBOT MONSTER co-presented with 3-D SPACE! Plus Q&A with actor Greg Moffett! Plus actor Gregory Moffett appearing for Q&A! ROBOT MONSTER (1953, Bayview Ent., 66 min.) Dir. Phil Tucker. What more can be said about the iconic ROBOT MONSTER? Joe Dante once commented, "There's never […]
Special guest: Post-screening conversation with writer, director Gregg Araki, moderated by film critic and author Alonso Duralde. Though Gregg Araki’s third feature has been referred to as a “gay Thelma & Louise,” the raw ethos of leads Luke (Mike Dytri) and Jon (Craig Gilmore), both named after key French New Wave filmmakers, make this raucous […]
Join museum educators as they highlight the Inventing Worlds and Characters: Encounters gallery within our Stories of Cinema exhibition. Museum educators will focus on the innovations of costumes, props, and movie magic. These highlighted conversations will range from unique themes, designs, and elements of the moviemaking process. Visitors are encouraged to tango with Harley Quinn, […]
The fascinating documentary about counterculture DIY guru, "Whole Earth" founder, tech pioneer, and incendiary ecologist Stewart Brand! “Fascinating. A whirlwind tour through Stewart Brand’s irreverent mind.” - San Francisco Chronicle “…a deep dive into the history and life of a truly fascinating man who sees the ‘whole Earth’ in a way that you probably don’t.” […]
Restoration World Premiere Set among the waterways of Xochimilco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Emilio “El Indio” Fernández’s masterpiece from Mexico’s Época de oro finds sensation Dolores del Río (1904–1983) in one of her first Mexican films after a 20-year stint in Hollywood. Starring against type as humble indígena María, del Río’s exquisite features, […]
We invite visitors to our Calm Mornings program on Saturday, June 29, from 9am to 1pm, inspired by the film Onward (2020). ASL interpretation will be provided. SCHEDULE: 9–10am | Early Gallery Access Explore the Inventing Worlds and Characters: Animation and Effects galleries in our Stories of Cinema exhibition on Level 3, where sound and lighting […]
*This is an accommodative screening where we offer open captioning, keep the theater dimly lit, and maintain a lower volume specifically for neurodivergent viewers.* Director Dan Scanlon (Monsters University) was inspired by the loss of his own father to write (with Jason Headley and Keith Bunin) this original animated story about two elf brothers (voiced […]
Join the Academy Museum for a special presentation of the Dykstraflex: a computerized camera control system used to film the original Star Wars trilogy. For a limited time, visitors can see the behind-the-scenes innovations that brought thrilling motion to a galaxy far, far away in the original Star Wars trilogy. Groundbreaking special effects company Industrial […]
Drawing on Greek drama and modern dance to interpret Christopher Marlowe’s 16th-century play, scholar B. Ruby Rich notes that “Jarman’s time travel” in Edward II “insist(s) on carrying the court into today’s gay world.” British filmmaker Derek Jarman’s output is as varied and rich as the movements within which his films are positioned. Considered at […]
On weekend afternoons this summer, visitors can experience a curated selection of home movies filmed in and around Los Angeles in the state-of-the-art David Geffen Theater (DGT) with the purchase of a museum general admission ticket. Home movies are an essential part of our moving image heritage. The Academy Film Archive collects and conserves home […]
One of the most absolutely wild films of the 70s (...thereby of all time) comes to PRS! Do not miss one of the most fun theater experiences! Calling all lovers of the weird and wonderful! On the last two Saturdays of June we are presenting two brilliantly bonkers cinematic marvels— the outrageous & gleeful The […]
Directed by Robert Aldrich (1962, 134 minutes) Gates - 7:15pm / Film - 9pm There’s a special bond between sisters Joan Crawford and Bette Davis—hatred! Family can be torture, but a picnic under the stars is golden. Watch Hollywood’s gothic masterpiece, creepy and camp all at once. Write a letter to daddy about all the […]
Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, adapted from his novel of the same name, was chosen by the Academy Museum Teen Council because the story offers an uncensored view into the semi-horrific but beautiful lives of modern teenagers. The movie captures the roller coaster ride that is high school by following introverted freshman […]