Upcoming Featured Events
Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4
Festival | This year’s festival will expand beyond Los Angeles to seven cities and 10 venues across the United States and internationally to London. The Los Angeles festival features 55 films from 16 countries, more than 20 special guests and six restoration premieres across our three venues. Full lineup below.
Claire Denis: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | 35 SHOTS OF RUM, TROUBLE EVERY DAY, BASTARDS, WHITE MATERIAL, BEAU TRAVAIL, HIGH LIFE
A Tribute to Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
Series | FUNNY GAMES, THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER, YOUNG TÖRLESS, MELANCHOLIA, THE WORLD TO COME, VOX LUX
Philippe Grandrieux: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | MALGRÉ LA NUIT, SOMBRE, LA VIE NOUVELLE, UN LAC
Co-presented by Kaplan Morrison
Guest programmed by Ryan Coleman and Caleb Hammond
Jon Jost: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | LAST CHANTS FOR A SLOW DANCE, DEADENDZ, FRAMEUP, SURE FIRE, THE BED YOU SLEEP IN
1:00 pm
DAY OF WRATH on Nitrate
Egyptian Theatre | Introduction by Deborah Stoiber, Collection Manager in the Moving Image Department at the George Eastman Museum
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 4’
7:30 pm
An Evening with Paul McCarthy: A&E, Adolf & Eva / Adam & Eve
Aero Theatre | Screening of new ‘A&E’ performance films, Cooking Show Kitchen and Mother. Conversation with Paul McCarthy. Moderated by filmmaker John Hillcoat. Program begins with NPP1P2, WAR PIG, Drawing Session.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’
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1:00 pm
THE PROPOSITION
Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker John Hillcoat and actor Robert Morgan (in-person) and actors Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Guy Pearce and Emily Watson (virtual)
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’
3:00 pm
FUNNY GAMES
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with actor Brady Corbet. Moderated by Katie Walsh.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’ and ‘A Tribute to Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold’
7:00 pm
MISSING / THE CONFESSION
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Costa-Gavras and producer Michèle Ray-Gavras. Moderated by Jim Hemphill.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 4’ and ‘A Tribute to Costa-Gavras and Michèle Ray-Gavras’
7:00 pm
THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN
Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with actor Diane Franklin. Moderated by Daniel Waters.
Book signing with Diane Franklin for her book Diane Franklin: The Excellent Curls of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s prior to the screening at 6:30pm at the Los Feliz 3.
7:30 pm
SOMBRE / LA VIE NOUVELLE
Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Philippe Grandrieux. Moderated by filmmaker Brady Corbet.
L.A. Premieres!
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4′ and ‘Philippe Grandrieux: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 pm
FRAMEUP
Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Jon Jost. Moderated by Frank Mosley.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair — Year 4’ and ‘Jon Jost: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 pm
MELANCHOLIA
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with actor Brady Corbet
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’ and ‘A Tribute to Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold’
7:30 pm
SURE FIRE / THE BED YOU SLEEP IN
Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Jon Jost. Moderated by James Benning.
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’ and ‘Jon Jost: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 pm
NEVER LET ME GO
Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Mark Romanek
‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair – Year 4’
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