ART HOUSE THEATRES 
Aero Theatre - Bay Theatre - Cinespace - Egyptian Theatre - Los Angeles County Museum of Art - New Beverly Cinema - Nuart Theatre - Old Town Music Hall - Rialto Theatre - Skirball Cultural Center
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AERO THEATRE
1328 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(323) 634-4878
Website: click here
TICKETS: $9 general admission, $8 seniors (65+) and students, $6 members. Buy Tickets Online At Fandango.
FEATURES: The American Cinematheque's home away from home is located in a comfortable neighborhood theatre in a cozy little area of Santa Monica distinguished by its trendy little mom-and-pop shops and restaurants. The old-fashioned theatre is not as beautiful as the Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, but it has a charm all its own.
DRAWBACK: There is no theatre parking lot, but it is usually not too hard to find parking on the street. Besides, this is the kind of area where you enjoy walking and window-shopping on the way to the movie.
PROGRAMS & SCREENINGS: Check out our Egypian Theatre listing for more information. Generally, the Cinematheque runs its programs in both theatres simulateneously, alternating and mixing up the screenings from one venue to the other, with a handful of films playing exclusively at only one theatre.
THE BAY THEATRE
340 Main Street
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 431 9988
Website: www.baytheatre.com
TICKETS: $8 general admission, $6 seniors (55+) and students with I.D.
FEATURES: classic and silent films; the Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ (occasional concerts given). Recently shifted to a new policy: instead of just showing classic movies on Saturday-Sunday-Monday, the theatre now shows second run films for one-week engagements, with two screenings a night.
DRAWBACK: you have to make the long drive to Seal Beach, but at least it’s a nice area.
CINESPACE
6356 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Level
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 817-FILM
Website: Cinespace.Info
TICKETS: No charge for screenings, but you do have to order dinner if you want to see a movie. Reservations recommended
FEATURES: Cinespace bills itself as a combination of cinema, restaurant, and lounge, offering "dinner and a movie" on weekends. Typically, screenings are followed by DJs, dancing, and ambient visuals. The venue is also available for private events, including screenings of your own movies. Besides the screening room, ther eis also a lounge (with full bar) and a patio.
MENU: The kitchen offers everything from tuna tartar to filet mingon, along with fire-grilled pizzas and souffles. Apetizers range from $8 to $14; salads $9 to $12; entrees $12 to $29; pizzas $10; side dishes $5; deserts $8.
FILMS: The schedule does not emphasize genre films, but more than a few sci-fi and fantasy titles are featured on a regular basis.
THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Home of the American Cinematheque
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
(323) 466-FILM
Website: www.egyptiantheatre.com
TICKETS
: $9 general admission, $8 seniors (65+) and students, $6 members. Buy Tickets Online At Fandango.DISCOUNTS: membership not only gives you a break on admission prices; you also get a discount at participating bookstores and restaurants, and you get the option of pre-ordering tickets by fax.
FEATURES: great series programs, usually with guests in attendance for Q&A sessions after the screenings, everything from highbrow to horror; located next door to the Pig and Whistle bar and restaurant and across the street from Micelli’s (the excellent Italian restaurant with the singing waiters).
HIGHLIGHT: the Egyptian Theatre itself, one of the great movie houses from Hollywood's Golden era, now refuribshed and updated with new projection technology, but with its old glamour intact.
SPECIAL NOTE: The Egyptian Theatre’s concession stand serves, without doubt, the best popcorn available in any theatre in Los Angeles.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: They’re all special, sometimes classic films timed to precede their release on DVD; more often part of a tribute or retrospective. There’s also an Annual Festival of Fantasy, Horror & Science-Fiction every August.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000 (general info)
(877) 522-6225 (ticket sales)
Website: click here
TICKETS: $8 general admission; $6 Museum and AFI members, students w/ ID, and seniors over 62; $2 Tuesday Matinees. Ticket purchase includes entrance to museum galleries.
PARKING: Free after 7:00pm at the lots at Wilshire Boulevard & Spaulding Avenue and at Wilshire & Ogden Drive.
FEATURES: The Museum's Leo S. Bing Theatre feaures DTS, SDDS, and Dolby Digital sound. Screenings are in 35mm (unless noted). Foreign-language films are shown with subtitles.
OTHER INFORMATION: Showtimes vary with event. Evening screenings usually begin at 7:30pm; Tuesday matinees start at 1:00pm.
PROGRAMMING: As you might expect from its museum setting, the schedule trends toward serious art films, including some surreal and foreign fantasy films. Also occasional classic horror and science-fiction films are included.
7165 Beverly Blvd one block west of La Brea Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 938-4038 Website: NewBeverlyCinema.Com TICKETS: $7 general admission,$6 students, $4 seniors, children DEALS: Ticket prices recently went up $1, but for a limited time you can still purchase a discount card that gets you eight admissions for $30. FEATURES: the last fulltime revival theatre operating in Los Angeles; programs change every two or three days; reasonable prices; a great hangout for film connoisseurs.
HIGHLIGHT: an eclectic mix of cult and classic titles, always in interesting double bills. DRAWBACK: this venerable theatre shows its age; seating can be bit cramped.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: a monthly “Grindhouse” double bill, usually (though not always) featuring schlock cinema of a laughable sort. 11272 Santa Monica Blvd (just west of 405 Freeway) TICKETS: $9.50 adults, $7.25 children, seniors, and adult matinee DISCOUNTS: a Landmark Theatres discount pass (also good at the Rialto) gets you eight admissions for $32.
FEATURES: weekly program changes of classic, art house, and foreign films (like a year-round film festival); occasional guest appearances by cast and crew.
HIGHLIGHT: Dolby Digital stereo, a pleasant ambience, and comfortable seating (thanks to a recent refurbishing) add a level of relative luxury not usually seen in revival and calendar houses.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: cult and classic movies every Friday at midnight; The Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday at midnight.
140 Richdmon Street TICKETS: $6 matinees, $8 evening screenings; $20 for live concerts PARKING: Free lot adjacent to theatre
FEATURES: Old Town Music Hall bills itself as the "Home of the Mighty Wurlitzer," an in-house pipe organ used for musical accompaniment to the many silent films screened. There are also two grand pianos, used for live concert performances.
PROGRAMMING: Classic movies, including sielnt movies. Includes some fantasy and sci-fi titles throughout the year, usually features at least one horror title during the Halloween season.
OTHER INFORMATION: Screenings take place at 8:15pm on Friday; 2:30pm and 8:15pm on Saturday, and 2:30pm on Sunday. 1023 Fair Oaks Avenue South Pasadena, CA 91030 (626) 388-2122 Website: Landmark Theatres/Rialto NOTE: UNFORTUNATELY, THE RIALTO THEATRE CLOSED IN AUGUST 2007, FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. THERE IS HOPE THAT THE THEATRE WILL RE-OPEN. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.
TICKETS: $8.75 adults, $6 children & seniors DISCOUNTS: a Landmark Theatres discount count pass (also good at the Nuart and other theatres) gets you eight admissions for $32.
FEATURES: an old-fashioned neighborhood theatre (with nice interior decor and a balcony) that has been seen in several films (Schlock!, The Player, etc). The projection and sound technology has been updated, so you get a good presentation of the film even though you're in old-fashioned surroundings. WATCH OUT FOR: Decades ago, the theatre mascot, a gray cat, figuratively haunted the theatre, brushing up against patrons's legs during the movies or wandering in front of the theatre during intermission, his coat of fur illuminated by a spooky red light that stood out in stark contrast to the black background below the screen behind him, lending an eerie quality in keeping with the faintly decaying decor. Does this mascot's ghost now literally haunt the theatre?
Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 440-4500 (advance tickets) (310) 440-4595 fax Website: www.skirball.org
NEW BEVERLY CINEMA
THE NUART THEATRE
West Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 478-6379
(310) 281-8223
Website: Nuart Theatre Film Calendar
OLD TOWN MUSIC HALL
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 322-2592
Website: Click here.
THE RIALTO THEATRE
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
ADMISSION: $8 adults, $6 students and seniors; members free.
HOURS: Tuesday through Saturday 12pm to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm. Closed Mondays.
FEATURES: This self-described "dynamic Jewish cultural institution" includes a museum with changing exhibitions, plus various music, theatre, and literary programs.
DRAWBACKS: You have to fight traffic to get to the top of the Sepuleda pass, off the 405 freeway, which can be a real bitch during peak hours.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: Skirball showcases a variety of films each month. The Center also hosts "Cinema's Legacy: How Great Filmmakers Inspire Great Filmmakers."
CINEMA'S LEGACY TICKETS: $10 general, $8 members (of Skirball Center, AFI, Union Guild, or ArcLight), $6 students.
