Two years ago, a fire devastated the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood, destroying prints (but thankfully not negatives) of classic horror films, along with part of the tram tour. Among the casualties was the old King Kong, a life-size mechanical replica, seen from the chest up, pulling the wires of an elevated train. Today, [...]
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On Exhibit
Monsters & Miracles: A Journey Through Jewish Picture Books
The Skirball Cultural Center presents this look at the historical and cultural roots of the Jewish picture book. Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books features a colorful array of more than 100 original illustrations and texts from picture book classics and popular favorites. The exhibition guides audiences through the history of Jewish [...]
Coming Soon
Speed Racer
Location: Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles, CA
Date: July 9 at midnight
Description: The Wachowski Brothers’ overblown live-action adaptation of the old anime TV series gets the midnight movie treatment. There is some innovate use of montage to deliver exposition, but overall this is a juvenile effort that thinks of itself as way [...]
King Kong 360 3-D opens today at Universal Hollywood
Two years ago, a fire devastated the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood, destroying prints (but thankfully not negatives) of classic horror films, along with part of the tram tour. Among the casualties was the old King Kong, a life-size mechanical replica, seen from the chest up, pulling the wires of an elevated train. Today, [...]
Metropolis (restored) opens
[ May 14, 2010; ] Location: Laemmle Royal Theatre, 11523 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles
Description: The newly restored version of METROPOLIS, German director Fritz Lang’s silent science fiction classic, made its Los Angeles debut on April 25 as part of the Turner Classic Movies film festival. Now it moves into the Royal Theatre for an open-ended engagement.
Touted as the precursor [...]
Best Worst Movie
Location: Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles, CA
Dates: May 21-27
Description: A hit on the festival circuit last year, this documentary about the TROLL 2 phenomenon gets a limited theatrical release in a handful of calendar houses around the country. The idea of fashioning a tribute to an obscure shlock film from the [...]
The Human Centipede: First Sequence
Location: Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles, CA
Dates: May 7 & 14 at midnight
Description: Nuart’s calendar promos this as the Los Angeles “premiere” of the film, but Hollywood Gothique is pretty sure that THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE played at L.A.’s Silent Movie Theatre a month or two ago. In any case, this is [...]
Paper Man with Lisa Kudrow & Emma Stone in person
[ April 23, 2010 7:20 pm to April 24, 2010 10:10 pm. ] Location: The Landmark, 10850 West Pico, West Los Angeles
Dates: Starts April 23; in person guests on April 23-24
Description: MPI Media Group gives a limited platform release to this comedy-drama about a failed novelist (Jeff Daniels), an immature man whose best friend is an imaginary superhero named Captain Excellent (Ryan Reynolds). Lisa Kudrow, Emma Stone (ZOMBIELAND), [...]
Metropolis
Location: Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard
Date: Sunday, April 25 at 7pm
Description: Robert Osbourne hosts the Los Angeles premiere of a newly restored print of Fritz Lang’s silent movie science fiction masterpiece, featuring previously lost footage. The Metal Alloy Orchestra provides live musical accompaniment. The closing night event of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival.
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Location: Mann Chinese Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Date: Saturday, April 24 at 10pm
Description: This classic Hollywood version of the Flying Dutchman – doomed to sail the seas eternally – screens as part of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. James Mason plays the captain; Ava Gardner is the woman who must fall in love with him [...]
Bride of Frankenstein
Location: Mann Chinese Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Date: April 24 at midnight
Description: James Whales 1935 classic black-and-white horror film – starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, and Ernest Thesiger – screens as part of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival.
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Sunset Boulevard
Location: Mann Chinese Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Date: Saturday, April 24 at 9am
Description: Billy Wilder’s black comedy classic – with obvious though unacknowledged overtones of the horror genre – screens as part of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. With Nancy Olson in attendance.
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