In the Eagle
Konkombe: The Nigerian Pop Music Scene
- Today, Nov 13
Today, Nov 13 @ 7:30 pm: Sold Out - Standby Tickets Only
Director: Jeremy Marre Run Time: 51 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1979
Starring: Benjamin “Kokoro” Aderounmu, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, I.K. Dairo, King Sunny Adé, The Lijadu Sisters
A groundbreaking documentary on the globally-influential Festac ‘77 festival with performances by the Lijadu Sisters and Fela Kuti
With DJ sets by musician Devendra Banhart, musician and producer Money Mark and an introduction from Nigerian cultural magazine The Native
Y Tu Mamá También
- Fri, Nov 15
Director: Alfonso Cuarón Run Time: 106 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2001 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Diana Bracho, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Maribel Verdú
One sexy Friday night with this brash, bold, and thirst-quenching road movie with dreamboats Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal!
Happy 39th Birthday Vidiots!
Stop Making Sense
- Fri, Nov 15
Director: Jonathan Demme Run Time: 88 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1984
Starring: Bernie Worrell, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next?
Happy 39th Birthday Vidiots!
The Last Showgirl
- Sat, Nov 16
Sat, Nov 16 @ 6:00 pm: RSVPs for this event have reached capacity.
Director: Gia Coppola Run Time: 85 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2024
Starring: Brenda Song, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kiernan Shipka, Pamela Anderson
KCRW, Vidiots, and Roadside Attractions invite you to a special advance screening of The Last Showgirl followed by a conversation with actress, Pamela Anderson and director, Gia Coppola.
The Misfits
- Sat, Nov 16
Director: John Huston Run Time: 124 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1961
Starring: Clark Gable, Eli Wallach, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter
It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!
With an introduction from absolute f&*king icon Pamela Anderson!!!
Charlotte’s Web
- Sun, Nov 17
Director: Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamoto Run Time: 94 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1973
Starring: Agnes Moorehead, Bob Holt, Danny Bonaduce, Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde
That humble radiant terrific book is now a humble radiant terrific movie.
The Manchurian Candidate
- Sun, Nov 17
Director: John Frankenheimer Run Time: 126 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1962
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Frank Sinatra, James Gregory, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey
The mother of all paranoid conspiracy thrillers!
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
- Sun, Nov 17
Director: Martin Scorsese Run Time: 112 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1974
Starring: Alfred Lutter, Diane Ladd, Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel, Kris Kristofferson
A movie for everyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance.
Vidiots remembers the life and legacy of singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson
A Star Is Born
- Mon, Nov 18
Director: Frank Pierson Run Time: 139 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1976
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Gary Busey, Kris Kristofferson, Oliver Clark, Venetta Fields
For anyone who has ever loved...
Vidiots remembers the life and legacy of singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson
They Came Together
- Tue, Nov 19
Director: David Wain Run Time: 83 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2014
Starring: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Cobie Smulders, Ellie Kemper, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Rudd
Vidiots is amped to welcome David Wain, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders, Melanie Lynskey, and Ed Helms for a special 10th Anniversary screening of their absurd comedy They Came Together.
Second Show Added!
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
- Thu, Nov 21
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Run Time: 101 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2014
Starring: Arash Marandi, Dominic Rains, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Sheila Vand
The first Iranian Vampire Western
Writer/Director Ana Lily Amirpour in person!
Emilia Pérez
- Fri, Nov 22
Fri, Nov 22 @ 7:30 pm: RSVPs for this event have reached capacity.
Director: Jacques Audiard Run Time: 132 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2024 Language: French, English, and Spanish
Starring: Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña
KCRW, Vidiots, and Netflix invite you to a special screening of Emilia Pérez followed by a conversation with composers and songwriters, Camille and Clement Ducol.
The Last Unicorn
- Sat, Nov 23
Director: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass Run Time: 92 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1982
Starring: Alan Arkin, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Lee, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Tammy Grimes
There's magic in believing!
Gaslight on 35mm
- Sat, Nov 23
Director: George Cukor Run Time: 114 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1944
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, May Whitty
One of the best psychological horrors of all time.
Sense and Sensibility
- Sat, Nov 23
Director: Ang Lee Run Time: 136 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1995
Starring: Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Gemma Jones, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet
A dashing romance that will sweep you off your feet!
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka on 35mm
- Sat, Nov 23
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans Run Time: 88 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1988
Starring: Antonio Fargas, Bernie Casey, Chris Rock, Isaac Hayes, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Steve James
It's Tough To Be A Black Hero.
The King and I
- Sun, Nov 24
Director: Walter Lang Run Time: 133 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1956
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Martin Benson, Rita Moreno, Terry Saunders, Yul Brynner
More than your eyes have ever seen… More than your heart has ever known!
Cool Runnings
- Sun, Nov 24
Director: Jon Turteltaub Run Time: 98 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1993
Starring: Doug E. Doug, John Candy, Leon, Malik Yoba, Rawle D. Lewis
One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.
Tokyo Godfathers
- Sun, Nov 24
Director: Satoshi Kon Run Time: 93 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2003 Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Starring: Aya Okamoto, Mamiko Noto, Satomi Korogi, Tohru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki
Get in the holiday spirit with Satoshi Kon's breathtaking anime marvel
The Handmaiden
- Mon, Nov 25
Director: Park Chan-wook Run Time: 145 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2016 Language: Korean with English subtitles
Starring: Cho Jin-woong, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri
You’re not going to want to miss this lurid, labyrinthine thriller, full of shifting alliances, shocking plot twists, and diabolical villains.
The Last Waltz
- Tue, Nov 26
Director: Martin Scorsese Run Time: 117 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1978
Starring: Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson
It Started as a Concert. It Became a Celebration.
Far from Heaven
- Wed, Nov 27
Director: Todd Haynes Run Time: 107 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2002
Starring: Dennis Haysbert, Dennis Quaid, Julianne Moore, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis
Todd Haynes flips the mid-century nuclear family on its head in this stunning and stirring domestic masterpiece.
The Wizard of Oz
- Fri, Nov 29
Director: Victor Fleming Run Time: 102 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1939
Starring: Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, Jack Haley, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger
We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!
North by Northwest
- Fri, Nov 29
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 136 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1959
Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll
The ultimate Hitchcock thrill ride!
Fame
- Fri, Nov 29
Director: Alan Parker Run Time: 134 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1980
Starring: Anne Meara, Barry Miller, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Maureen Teefy, Paul McCrane
Baby, remember my name!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Fri, Nov 29
Director: Jim Sharman Run Time: 100 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1975
Starring: Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry
A different set of jaws.
Fly Away Home
- Sat, Nov 30
Director: Carroll Ballard Run Time: 107 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1996
Starring: Anna Paquin, Dana Delany, Holter Graham, Jeff Daniels, Terry Kinney
Fly off with a whole flock of silly geese!
The Maltese Falcon
- Sat, Nov 30
Director: John Huston Run Time: 100 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1941
Starring: Barton MacLane, Gladys George, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre
Sam Spade is on the case!
The Birdcage
- Sat, Nov 30
Director: Mike Nichols Run Time: 117 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1996
Starring: Dan Futterman, Dianne Wiest, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Robin Williams
Come as you are.
Co-Presented by Pasadena Playhouse
Misery
- Sat, Nov 30
Director: Rob Reiner Run Time: 107 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1990
Starring: Frances Sternhagen, James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth
She's your biggest fan!
Cinderella
- Sun, Dec 1
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson Run Time: 74 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1950
Starring: Claire Du Brey, Eleanor Audley, Ilene Woods, Rhoda Williams, Verna Felton
You and your little ones are invited to the royal ball.
The Wind Rises – English Dubbed
- Sun, Dec 1
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Run Time: 126 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2013 Language: English Dubbed
Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Martin Short, Werner Herzog
Fly away with Hayao Miyazaki's animated masterpiece.
Titanic on 35mm
- Sun, Dec 1
Director: James Cameron Run Time: 194 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1997
Starring: Billy Zane, Frances Fisher, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio
Love and death on the high seas.
Female Trouble
- Mon, Dec 2
Director: John Waters Run Time: 98 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1974
Starring: David Lochary, Divine, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole
Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels.
Alien
- Wed, Dec 4
Director: Ridley Scott Run Time: 117 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1979
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright
If you're like us, you could definitely use some Ellen Ripley in your life right now!
The Wind Rises – In Japanese with Subtitles
- Fri, Dec 6
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Run Time: 126 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2013 Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Starring: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura, Miori Takimoto, Stephen Alpert
Fly away with Hayao Miyazaki's animated masterpiece!
The Journey of Natty Gann
- Sat, Dec 7
Director: Jeremy Kagan Run Time: 101 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1985
Starring: John Cusack, Lainie Kazan, Meredith Salenger, Ray Wise, Scatman Crothers
The film that made a whole generation of young girls want to be hobos
Meredith Salenger in person!
Rope
- Sat, Dec 7
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Run Time: 81 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1948
Starring: Douglas Dick, Farley Granger, James Stewart, Joan Chandler, John Dall
With an introduction and book signing event with Alonso Duralde, author of Hollywood Pride.
Spartacus
- Sun, Dec 8
Director: Stanley Kubrick Run Time: 197 min. Format: 4K Digital Release Year: 1960
Starring: Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov
With a special introduction by Getty curators Sara Cole and Jens Daehner. This screening complements the exhibition Ancient Thrace and the Classical World at the Getty Villa
Shogun Assassin
- Wed, Dec 11
Director: Kenji Misumi, Robert Houston Run Time: 85 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1980
Starring: Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ōki, Shin Kishida, Tomisaburō Wakayama
One of the most deliriously entertaining samurai movies ever made
Co-presented by Synth History
Bleeding Audio
- Sat, Dec 14
Director: Chelsea Christer Run Time: 91 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2022
Starring: Jon Devoto, Justin San Souci, Matt Whalen, Nick Hexum, Shawn Harris
From inspiring triumphs to heartbreaking setbacks, Bleeding Audio relives the explosive career of the Matches and explores what it means to succeed in the digital age of music.
Filmmaker and members of The Matches in person!
Home Alone
- Sun, Dec 15
Director: Chris Columbus Run Time: 103 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1990
Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Daniel Stern, Joe Pesci, John Heard, Macaulay Culkin
A very Culkin Christmas!
McCallister family members in person!
A Holly Jolly Dollython – Presented by Museum of Home Video
- Mon, Dec 16
Run Time: 90 min. Format: Digital
A video mish-mash dance extravaganza packed with heartwarming and toe-tappin’ Dolly music videos, concert footage, TV rarities, and even a live performance by the Musicvideodrome Dancers!
Die Hard
- Tue, Dec 24
- Wed, Dec 25
Director: John McTiernan Run Time: 132 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1988
Starring: Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Reginald VelJohnson
The Office Christmas Party from Hell!
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- Sat, Dec 28
Director: Bill Duke Run Time: 107 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1993
Starring: Kathy Najimy, Lauryn Hill, Maggie Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Whoopi Goldberg
The holy terror is back!
Remembering Dame Maggie Smith
Star Wars
- Sun, Dec 29
Director: George Lucas Run Time: 121 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1977
Starring: Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Peter Cushing
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
The Empire Strikes Back
- Sun, Dec 29
Director: Irvin Kershner Run Time: 124 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1980
Starring: Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill
The Adventure Continues...
Return of the Jedi
- Sun, Dec 29
Director: Richard Marquand Run Time: 132 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1983
Starring: Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill
The Empire Falls...