Steal This Story, Please!

Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from war zones and the Democracy Now! newsroom. In Steal This Story, Please!, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin craft a riveting portrait of journalism’s power – and peril – in an era of corporate control and political attacks on truth.

Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from war zones and the Democracy Now! newsroom. In Steal This Story, Please!, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin craft a riveting portrait of journalism’s power – and peril – in an era of corporate control and political attacks on truth.

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Additional Shows Groundbreaking Non-Fiction In the MUBI Microcinema
  1. 1:30 pm
  2. 4:30 pm

Popeye

A delightful and quirky manic musical fantasy from one of the great masters of American cinema.


Vidiots is thrilled to welcome stars and comedic legends Paul Dooley and Donovan Scott for a post screening conversation!

A delightful and quirky manic musical fantasy from one of the great masters of American cinema.


Vidiots is thrilled to welcome stars and comedic legends Paul Dooley and Donovan Scott for a post screening conversation!

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Films for Everyone In the Eagle Special Guests in Attendance
  1. 2:00 pm

Close-Up

A stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence

A stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence

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In the Eagle
  1. 5:00 pm

Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)

With humor and grit, Joel Alfonso Vargas paints a tender portrait of the chaos and charm of urban life, and the ups and downs of youthful abandon when things take an unexpected turn.

With humor and grit, Joel Alfonso Vargas paints a tender portrait of the chaos and charm of urban life, and the ups and downs of youthful abandon when things take an unexpected turn.

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Additional Shows In the MUBI Microcinema
  1. 7:15 pm

Tuner

KCRW, Vidiots, and Black Bear Pictures invite you to a special advance screening of Tuner followed by a conversation with actress Havana Rose Liu and producers JoAnne Sellar and Lila Yacoub.

KCRW, Vidiots, and Black Bear Pictures invite you to a special advance screening of Tuner followed by a conversation with actress Havana Rose Liu and producers JoAnne Sellar and Lila Yacoub.

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Community Partners Free Events In the Eagle Special Guests in Attendance
  1. 8:00 pm

*Limited Walk-Up shows no longer have online tickets for sale. A limited number of tickets will be available at the box office 45 minutes before a show's start time, on a first-come first-served basis. Standby tickets will be available when Walk-Ups are sold out. All parties must be present when purchasing tickets.

Coming Soon to Vidiots

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May 3

Cars
May 3

Dead Poets Society
May 3

The Pearl (La Perla)
In the MUBI Microcinema
May 6

Sweet 16mm: Mid-Century Social Guidance Classics
May 6

Tekkonkinkreet
May 7

eXistenZ
In the MUBI Microcinema
May 8

Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)
In the MUBI Microcinema
May 9

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