Hollywood Gothique

Noteworthy fantasy films, mystery movies, Halloween horror, and sci-fi cinema events in Los Angeles happening now or in the immediate future.

Date : November 30 at 7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 857-6000
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Description: As part of “2012: A Kubrick Odyssey” – a complete chronological series of Kubrick entire filmed oeuvre – the Los Angeles County Museum of Art screens the filmmaker’s 1964 black-and-white [...]

Date : November 25 at 4pm
Location: The Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403
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Description: The American Cinematheque screens the enduring fantasy classic about Dorothy and her trip to the magical land of Oz. From the website: “Judy Garland is Dorothy in this sublime, candy-colored adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children’s [...]

Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present a 50th anniversary screening of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, starring Gregory Peck. Although considered a drama about a lawyer battling racist sentiments in the South, the film has its share of horror: it is told from the point-of-view of a young girl, whose friends believe a local house is haunted. Director Robert Mulligan’s evocation of a spooky Halloween-type atmosphere, with leaves rustling in the October wind, is as unsettling as that seen in any legit horror film, lingering in the mind even after the story turns toward courtroom drama in its second half.

Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present a double bill of black-and-white films from the Golden Age of Classic Horror: FRANKENSTEIN (1931) and THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), both directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as the monster. Though many old horror films do not hold up so well today, Whale’s work – [...]

Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present screenings of Alfred Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS (1963) on Wednesday, September 19 at 7:00pm , with special matinees in select theaters at 2:00 p.m. The screening will feature a newly restored version of the film, created by Universal Pictures in celebration of the studios’ 100th Anniversary. There will be [...]

This October, the RiffTrax crew takes aim at the shockingly bad BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR. The riotous riffing will take place during a live event, broadcast to theatres across the country by Fathom Events. The screening will be broadcast live on the east coast, but Los Angeles viewers, like those on the rest of the [...]

FrightFair ScreamPark is looking for monsters to haunt, harass, and harangue foolish victims this Halloween. If you think you have what it takes to scare Los Angeles fright fans silly, then this is the job for you. But beware: one of the highlights of this haunted attraction has always been the aggressive nature of its [...]

As part of its “Rod Serling: Other Dimensions” series, the UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a screening of the 1968 version of PLANET OF THE APES, co-written by Serling, along with “Nightmare at Ground Zero,” an episode of the SUSPENSE television series. Far superior to the ill-conceived remake, directed by Tim Burton, the original [...]

As part of their “Rod Serling: Other Dimensions” series, the UCLA Film & Television Archive presents this evening of creepy television penned by Rod Serling, including episodes from THE TWILIGHT ZONE and NIGHT GALLERY, plus the pilot THE NEW PEOPLE. Jim Benson, co-author of “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour” will be in person [...]

Anchor Bay Entertainment invites Los Angeles residents to celebrate horror icon Michael Myers’ arrival in high-def with a cast-and-crew signing for HALLOWEEN 4 and HALLOWEEN 5 on Blu-ray disc. Director Dwight Little (HALLOWEEN 4), composer Alan Howarth (HALLOWEEN 4 and HALLOWEEN 5), effects supervisor John Carl Buechler (HALLOWEEN 4) and others will be at Dark Delicacies on August 11 at 7:00pm to autograph the Blu-ray artwork (the actual discs do not go on sale until August 21).

The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences presents this examination of the “real” physics behind cinematic superheroes, hosted by Adam Weiner (author of Don’t Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies). Panelists include E. Paul Zehr (professor and director, Centre for Biomedical Research at the University [...]

Cinespia presents this screening under the stars of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror masterpiece, THE BIRDS, starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor.

Cinespia presents a screening of James Cameron’s 1984 sleeper hit, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the unstoppable cyborg from the future.

This is an outdoor screening, beneath the stars, so bring blankets, drinks and picnic dinner. As a courtesy to other moviegoers: no tall chairs, please.