Los Angeles’s revival and repertory movie theaters, updated daily. Since 2017.

Downtown LA and Nearby

This area of Los Angeles includes 2220 Arts + Archives, Alamo Drafthouse, Amanda Cinema, Echo Park Film Center, Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, Heavy Manners Library, Human Resources, Libros Schmibros Lending Library, MOCA, Now Instant Image Hall, REDCAT, Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA, Secret Movie Club, The Broad, The United Theater on Broadway, The Velaslavasay Panorama, USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Studio Ghibli Fest. Sometimes it may also include Retroformat Silent Films.

Neighboring Areas:  Eagle Rock / Glendale / Pasadena  |  Hollywood / Los Feliz  |  South Bay / Long Beach

Upcoming Films in Downtown LA and Nearby

Tue, Apr 1

  1. Inland Empire

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. Mulholland Drive

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. AGFA Movie Hooky Club IMAX Matinee: Vegas in Space

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre.

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  4. Mulholland Drive (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  5. The Bondsman

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Free Victory Screenings” series.

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  6. No Other Land

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At Norris Cinema Theatre at the Frank Sinatra Hall.

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  7. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  8. Mulholland Drive (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Wed, Apr 2

  1. Sca Community Impact Council, Monthly Meeting

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

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  2. Mulholland Drive

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. The Elephant Man

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  4. The Elephant Man

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  5. Noroi: The Curse

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Killer Cuts” series.

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  6. One of Them Days

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  7. Love Jones

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  8. Inland Empire

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  9. The Elephant Man

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Thu, Apr 3

  1. The Elephant Man

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. The Elephant Man

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Shadows / Tell Them About Us

    Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

    Free with RSVP (click “tickets”). Followed by a discussion with Filmmaker and Villa Aurora Fellow Rand Beiruty.

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  4. Secret Mall Apartment (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Live Q&A with director Jeremy Workman.

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  5. Gilmore Girls: Spring Fling

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  6. The Elephant Man

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  7. Secret Mall Apartment

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  8. Gilmore Girls: Spring Fling

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Fri, Apr 4

  1. Aguirre, the Wrath of God

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. Dune (1984)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Invention

    2220 Arts + Archives

    US Premiere with co-writer/director Courtney Stephens and co-writer/actor Callie Hernandez in person.

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  4. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Cent Mille Millards (100,000,000,000,000)

    2220 Arts + Archives

    West Coast Premiere with director Virgil Vernier and producer Jean de Forêts in person.

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  5. Secret Mall Apartment (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Live Q&A with director Jeremy Workman.

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  6. Pride & Prejudice

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  7. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Dead Lover

    2220 Arts + Archives

    West Coast Premiere with co-writer/actor Ben Petrie, actor Leah Doz, and producer Yona Strauss in person.

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  8. Dune (1984) (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  9. Scream (1996)

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sat, Apr 5

  1. A Minecraft Movie

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Family Parties” series.

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  2. Smiley Face

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued

    2220 Arts + Archives

    West Coast Premiere with director Julian Castronovo in person.

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  4. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Nightshift

    Now Instant Image Hall

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  5. Dune (1984)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  6. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: PART-TIME

    Now Instant Image Hall

    Features the shorts “Mannal Issa,” “Man Number 4,” “Oceania,” and “Baby Blue Benzo.”

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  7. 50 First Dates

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  8. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Room Temperature

    2220 Arts + Archives

    World Premiere with directors Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley in person.

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  9. Tremors

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Killer Cuts” series.

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  10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sun, Apr 6

  1. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Zodiac Killer Project

    2220 Arts + Archives

    West Coast Premiere with director Charlie Shackleton in person.

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  2. Smiley Face

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Poetry of Fire

    MOCA

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  4. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: Will

    2220 Arts + Archives

    Presented in partnership with Black Revivalist. West Coast premiere.

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  5. Tremors

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Killer Cuts” series.

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  6. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: PART-TIME

    Now Instant Image Hall

    Features the shorts “Mannal Issa,” “Man Number 4,” “Oceania,” and “Baby Blue Benzo.”

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  7. Los Angeles Festival of Movies: No Sleep Till

    2220 Arts + Archives

    US Premiere with director Alexandra Simpson, producer Tyler Taromina, and music supervisor Taylor Rowley in person.

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  8. The Hunger Games

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  9. La La Land

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  10. White Chicks

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Mon, Apr 7

  1. The Hunger Games

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. Dune (1984)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Die Like a Man

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre. Followed by a Q&A with SCA Alum Eric Nazarian, Tommy Oliver, Actor/SDA Alum Miguel Angel Garcia.

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  4. Tremors

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Killer Cuts” series.

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  5. Wicked

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  6. Dune (1984)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Tue, Apr 8

  1. The Hunger Games

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  2. Tremors

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Killer Cuts” series.

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  3. Empire Records

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  4. Dune (1984)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Wed, Apr 9

  1. Smiley Face

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. Tremors

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Killer Cuts” series.

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  3. The Hunger Games

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  4. Vampire Hunter D (Subtitled)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  5. Camera on My Lap: Seven Short Films by Experimental South African Filmmaker Shelley Barry

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Ray Stark Family Theatre. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

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  6. Acropolis Cinema: Henry Fonda for President (Alexander Horwath, 2024)

    2220 Arts + Archives

    Los Angeles premiere. With Alexander Horwath and Regina Schlagnitweit in person.

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  7. Love & Basketball

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  8. Aguirre, the Wrath of God

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  9. Dune (1984)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Thu, Apr 10

  1. MISC: Immigration From a New Lens

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Albert & Dana Broccoli Theatre. Live Q&A with audience and panelists.

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  2. Vampire Hunter D (Dubbed)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. 10 Things I Hate About You

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  4. 500 Days of Summer

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Fri, Apr 11

  1. CAMS Fest 2025

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At Norris Cinema Theatre at the Frank Sinatra Hall.

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  2. Gazer

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Fantastic Fest Presents” series. Director Ryan J. Sloan, Actor Ariella Mastroianni Live in Person.

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  3. April Screening: Experimental Films

    Echo Park Film Center

    At Plaza del Valles Community Room, 8610 Van Nuys Boulevard, Panorama City. A monthly screening series curated by LA VACAcicleta Art Collective.

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  4. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  5. The Silence of the Lambs

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sat, Apr 12

  1. Across the Universe

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  2. Dazed and Confused

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Gazer

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Fantastic Fest Presents” series. Director Ryan J. Sloan, Actor Ariella Mastroianni Live in Person.

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  4. Brown Sugar

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  5. Scarface

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sun, Apr 13

  1. Not Fade Away

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Jason Bailey, author of the new biography Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, will be on hand to introduce the film and sign books after.

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  2. Vampire Hunter D (Subtitled)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Creed

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  4. Grease

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  5. Crazy, Stupid, Love

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Mon, Apr 14

  1. Becoming Led Zeppelin in IMAX

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre.

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  2. Titanic

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  3. barrunto

    REDCAT

    Presented in English, Caribe Spanish, and Scots Gaelic with English subtitles. Followed by a conversation with filmmaker Emilia Beatriz and film programmer Jheanelle Brown. West coast premiere.

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Tue, Apr 15

  1. Across the Universe

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  2. The Dark Knight

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Wed, Apr 16

  1. Sinners (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Advance Screenings” series.

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  2. The Wedding Banquet

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Ray Stark Family Theatre.

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  3. Selena

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  4. Aimee Goguen’s The Audition Tapes (World Premiere)

    2220 Arts + Archives

    With director Aimee Goguen in person.

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  5. La La Land

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Thu, Apr 17

  1. Dazed and Confused

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. The Iron Mountain Media & Archival Services Spotlight Screening Series Presents: Resynator

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Ray Stark Family Theatre. Followed by a Q&A with Alison Tavel and Editor Christopher Gibson.

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  3. Working Together Film Series: Youth Protest Films / Possible Objects

    Heavy Manners Library

    “Possible Objects” is a film by Andrea Márquez. The premiering protest films are by students of EPFC’s Spring 2025 Youth Workshop entitled “PROTEST: Produce, Process, Project.”

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  4. Lightstruck: Tales of the Dumpster Kid

    2220 Arts + Archives

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Fri, Apr 18

  1. Female Trouble

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. Friday

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sat, Apr 19

  1. Tommy Boy

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. Pride & Prejudice 20th Anniversary (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  3. Love Jones

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  4. Scream (1996)

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sun, Apr 20

  1. Monty Python’s Life of Brian

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. The Big Lebowski

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  3. This Is the End

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Mon, Apr 21

  1. Juliet of the Spirits

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Queer Film Theory 101” series.

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  2. Pulp Fiction

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Tue, Apr 22

  1. October 8

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At Norris Cinema Theatre at the Frank Sinatra Hall. Followed by a Q&A with Wendy Sachs. Moderated by SCA Vice Dean Michael Renov.

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  2. Pride & Prejudice 20th Anniversary (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  3. White Chicks

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Wed, Apr 23

  1. Female Trouble

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Thu, Apr 24

  1. Looking for Horses

    Now Instant Image Hall

    Now Instant presents the Los Angeles premiere of Stefan Pavlović’s Looking For Horses, followed by a discussion with Pavlović and writer/director Courtney Stephens.

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Fri, Apr 25

  1. Miss Congeniality

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  2. The Keep

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. 50 First Dates

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sat, Apr 26

  1. Shrek

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  2. The Keep

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  3. Little Miss Sunshine

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Sun, Apr 27

  1. Heartworn Highways

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. The Sandlot

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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  3. La La Land

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Mon, Apr 28

  1. Suzume (Subtitled)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. The Keep

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Tue, Apr 29

  1. Slow Glass

    Now Instant Image Hall

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Wed, Apr 30

  1. Say Less

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    At The Ray Stark Family Theatre. Followed by a Q&A with Michael Kellman.

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Fri, May 2

  1. The Mystery of Chess Boxing

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Sat, May 3

  1. Barry Lyndon (Sold Out)

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. Nashville

    Alamo Drafthouse

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Sun, May 4

  1. Nashville

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  3. LA Filmforum: Francis Almendárez

    2220 Arts + Archives

    Includes “Mountain” and the World Theatrical Premieres of six other videos. With Francis Almendárez and Programmer Diego Robles in person.

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  4. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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Mon, May 5

  1. Noroi: The Curse

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Killer Cuts” series.

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Tue, May 6

  1. Nashville

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. XOXO: A Gossip Girl Mini Marathon

    Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA

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Wed, May 7

  1. The Mystery of Chess Boxing

    Alamo Drafthouse

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  2. CalArts Film/Video Showcase: Experimental Animation

    REDCAT

    The CalArts School of Film/Video presents four nights of special screenings featuring new films by BFA and MFA students in its programs. This is night one. Free with reservation (click “tickets”).

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Thu, May 8

  1. CalArts Film/Video Showcase: Long Form

    REDCAT

    The CalArts School of Film/Video presents four nights of special screenings featuring new films by BFA and MFA students in its programs. This is night two. Free with reservation (click “tickets”).

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Fri, May 9

  1. CalArts Film/Video Showcase: Film Directing Program

    REDCAT

    The CalArts School of Film/Video presents four nights of special screenings featuring new films by BFA and MFA students in its programs. This is night three. Free with reservation (click “tickets”).

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Sat, May 10

  1. CalArts Film/Video Showcase: Program in Film and Video

    REDCAT

    The CalArts School of Film/Video presents four nights of special screenings featuring new films by BFA and MFA students in its programs. This is night four. Free with reservation (click “tickets”).

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Thu, May 15

Sat, May 17

  1. Earthly Movements for Bodies Eternal

    REDCAT

    Presented in English, Portuguese, and French with English subtitles. Note: contains abstracted scenes of birth.

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Mon, May 26

  1. Jaws (1975)

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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  2. Jaws (1975)

    Alamo Drafthouse

    Part of the “Movie Parties” series.

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