This is a list of all the independent and art-house screenings in LA in July, compiled by fellow TFT Directing student Richard Parkin.
July 2; 7:30pm – Lisandro Alonso Retrospective: Liverpool @ Billy Wilder
Lisandro Alonso in person. Very excited about this ongoing retrospective. Along with Reygadas and Martel; Alonso stands out as one of the most unique filmmakers in South American Cinema.
July 2; 7:30pm – Kubrick’s The Shining @ Egyptian
July 2; 8:00pm – Billy Jack and Born Losers with Director/Actor Tom Loughlin in person @ Cinefamily
July 3; 5:00pm – The Matrix Trilogy @ Egyptian
July 3; 8:00pm – Tom Loughlin’s The Trial of Billy Jack @ Cinefamily
July 3; 9:00pm – Easy Rider @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
July 6 & 7– Bong Joon-Ho Double Feature: Mother and Memories of Murder @ New Beverly
July 8, 9 & 10 – Alejandro Jorodowski Double Feature: El Topo and The Holy Mountain @ New Beverly
If you’ve never seen The Holy Mountain, do not miss it. It’s cinematic-acid.
July 8; 7:30pm – Rosemary’s Baby and A Reflection of Fear @ Egyptian
July 9 – Angela Ismailos’ Great Directors for One Week @ Nuart
July 9; 7:30pm – De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves and Umberto D @ Egyptian
July 9; 7:30pm – A Tribute to Dennis Hopper: Easy Rider and The American Dreamer @ Cinefamily
July 9; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch: Trouble in Paradise and Desire @ LACMA
July 9; 7:30pm – Lisandro Alonso Retrospective: Los Muertos and Fantasma @ Billy Wilder
July 10; 7:30pm – Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey @ Egyptian
July 10; 7:30pm – Alain Cavalier’s Le Combat Dans L’Ile @ Cinefamily
July 10; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch: Ninotchka and Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife @ LACMA
July 10; 9:00pm – Arsenic and Old Lace @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
July 11; 7:30pm – Melville’s Army of Shadows and Bob Le Flambeur @ Egyptian
July 11; 6:30pm & 9:30pm – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916 Version) with live score by Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields @ Cinefamily
July 11; 7:00pm – Lisandro Alonso Retrospective: La Libertad @ Billy Wilder
July 12; 7:00pm – Robert Siodmak’s The Dark Mirror @ A.M.P.A.S Samuel Goldwyn Theater
July 13; 8pm – Daddy Longlegs and Safdie Bros. Shorts with Ben and Joshua Safdie in person @ Cinefamily
July 14; 8:00pm – G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box with live score by Cabeza De Vaca Arcestra @ Cinefamily
July 16; 7:30pm – Rohmer’s My Night at Maud’s and Claire’s Knee @ Aero
July 16; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch:Design for Living and The Smiling Lieutenant @ LACMA
July 16; 7:30pm – A Tribute to Dennis Hopper: Mad Dog Morgan and Kid Blue @ Cinefamily
Mad Dog Morgan Director Philippe Mora in Person
July 17; 7:30pm – Rohmer’s La Collectionneuse and Chole in the Afternoon @ Aero
July 17; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch:The Shop Around the Corner and Angel @ LACMA
July 17; 9:00pm – Saturday Night Fever @ Hollywood Forever Cemetary
July 18; 7:30pm – Happiness and Life During Wartime with Todd Solondz in person@ Egyptian
Alongside The White Ribbon, A Prophet and Fish Tank, Life During Wartime was one of the best films I saw at last year’s Telluride Film Festival. Amazing cast, hysterical and poignant script; I think it’s Solondz’s best film. Also, it’s beautifully shot on the RED by Ed Lachman.
July 19; 7:00pm – The Blue Dahlia @ A.M.P.A.S Samuel Goldwyn Theater
July 21; 7:30pm – Dossier K @ Egyptian
July 22; 7:30pm – Wilder’s Sunset Blvd and Stalag 17 @ Aero
July 23; 7:30pm – Wilder’s Some Like it Hot and Avanti @ Aero
July 23; 7:30pm – A Tribute to Dennis Hopper: Night Tide and Tracks @ Cinefamily
Tracks Director Henry Jaglom in Person
July 23; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch: One Hour with You and The Merry Widow @ LACMA
July 23 & 24 – Preston Sturges Double Feature: Christmas in July and Hail the Conquering Hero @ New Beverly
July 24; 7:30pm – Wilder’s The Apartment and Irma La Douce @ Aero
July 24; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch: To Be or Not to Be and A Royal Scandal @ LACMA
July 24; 9:00pm – High Noon @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
July 25; 7:30pm – Wilder’s Double Indemnity and Ace in the Hole @ Aero
July 25; 6:00pm – A Tribute to Dennis Hopper: Blue Velvet, Hoosiers and River’s Edge @ Cinefamily
Cinefamily will also be hosting a BBQ for this triple feature.
July 25; 7:30pm – Blazing Saddles and Silent Movie with Mel Brooks in person @ Egyptian
July 26; 7:00pm – Orson Welles’s The Stranger @ A.M.P.A.S Samuel Goldwyn Theater
July 28; 7:30pm – Young Frankenstein and The Man with Two Brains @ Egyptian
July 29; 7:30pm – Stones in Exile and Gimme Shelter @ Aero
July 29; 7:30pm – Robert Altman’s The Player @ LACMA
July 30; 7:30pm – Monterey Pop and Wattstax @ Aero
July 30; 7:30pm – Pal Joey and Book & Candle with Kim Novack in person @ Egyptian
July 30; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch: The Marriage Circle and So This is Paris @ LACMA
July 30; 8:00pm – A Tribute to Dennis Hopper: Restored 35mm print of Out of the Blue and White Star @ Cinefamily
July 31; 7:30pm – Woodstock: The Director’s Cut @ Aero
July 31; 7:30pm – Picnic and Middle of the Night @ Egyptian
July 31; 7:30pm – The American Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch: Heaven Can Wait and Cluny Brown @ LACMA
July 31; 7:30pm – A Tribute to Dennis Hopper: The Last Movie and Colors @ Cinefamily
July 31; 9:00pm – Airplane! @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
This list comes from fellow UCLA TFT classmate Richard Parkin.
