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Read More about This Is Not a Fiction 2026
Thu Apr 16Fri Apr 24, 2026

This Is Not a Fiction 2026

Festival | This year’s festival will feature an 8-film in-person retrospective with the trailblazing Gianfranco Rosi and in-person tributes to filmmakers Caveh Zahedi and Ross McElwee.

The full 45 film lineup, featuring even more special guests, premieres and screenings, will be announced next week. 

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Read More about THE YELLOW CANARY / THE CRIMSON CANARY
Sat April 4, 2026

7:00 pm

THE YELLOW CANARY / THE CRIMSON CANARY

Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with actors Pat Boone and Barbara Eden. Moderated by Eddie Muller. 

Live musical performance by the Nick Rossi Trio

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Read More about PROOF 2025 Award Winners Showcase
Sat April 4, 2026

7:00 PM

PROOF 2025 Award Winners Showcase

Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmakers following the screening

Join us to celebrate the PROOF 2025 Award Winners in a showcase of their work!

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Read More about Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Sat Feb 21Sun May 24, 2026

Mikio Naruse: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE! on Nitrate, EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS, APART FROM YOU, BROTHER AND SISTER, AVALANCHE, THREE SISTERS WITH MAIDEN HEARTS, THE THIN LINE, A WANDERER’S NOTEBOOK, FLOATING CLOUDS, MOMENT OF TERROR, REPAST, LIGHTNING, SUDDEN RAIN, SOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS, LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS, FLOWING, MOTHER, SCATTERED CLOUDS, YEARNING

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Read More about NOIR CITY: Hollywood 2026
Fri Apr 3Sun Apr 12, 2026

NOIR CITY: Hollywood 2026

Festival | BLACK ANGEL, BLUES IN THE NIGHT, HANGOVER SQUARE, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, THE YELLOW CANARY, THE CRIMSON CANARY, TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME, A MAN CALLED ADAM, ALL NIGHT LONG, THE MAN I LOVE, NORA PRENTISS, THE LONG GOODBYE, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, KING CREOLE, YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, KANSAS CITY, PETE KELLY’S BLUES

Co-Presented by the Film Noir Foundation

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Read More about FACES OF DEATH
Tue April 7, 2026

7:30 PM

FACES OF DEATH

Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei and actors Barbie Ferreira and Dacre Montgomery. Moderated by Carlos Aguilar.

Advance Screening of New 35mm Print

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Read More about Želimir Žilnik: An American Cinematheque Tribute
Thu Apr 23Sat Apr 25, 2026

Želimir Žilnik: An American Cinematheque Tribute

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Želimir Žilnik: An American Cinematheque Tribute
Read More about DONNIE DARKO / THE EVIL DEAD
Sun April 5, 2026

7:30 PM

DONNIE DARKO / THE EVIL DEAD

Aero Theatre | Easter Sunday Double Feature

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Read More about Starring Catherine O’Hara
Sat Mar 14Sat Apr 11, 2026

Starring Catherine O’Hara

Series | FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, A MIGHTY WIND, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, AFTER HOURS, THE PAPER, BEETLEJUICE

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Read More about A MAN CALLED ADAM / ALL NIGHT LONG
Sun April 5, 2026

7:00 PM

A MAN CALLED ADAM / ALL NIGHT LONG

Egyptian Theatre | Live musical performance by singer Laura Ellis and the Nick Rossi Trio

Introductions by Eddie Muller and Nick Rossi

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Read More about Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Sat Apr 18Sun Jun 28, 2026

Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

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Peter Watkins: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

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