‘Under the Volcano’ screening: John Huston’s ‘quality’ comeback starring daring Albert Finney As part of its John Huston film series, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will be presenting the…
‘Making Love’: Groundbreaking romantic gay drama returns to the big screen As part of its Anniversary Classics series, Laemmle Theaters will be presenting Arthur Hiller’s groundbreaking 1982 romantic drama Making…
One of cinema’s early comediennes, Dorothy Devore: between 1918 and 1930, the Ft. Worth-born actress was seen in nearly 100 movies, both features and shorts. Among them were Salvation Sue,…
The Thief and the Cobbler: Original version of Richard Williams’ animated film gets Academy premiere The first public screening of the original version of Richard Williams’ The Thief and the…
Shane with Alan Ladd. ‘Shane’: Alan Ladd stars in classic Western to be screened at the Academy The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a 60th anniversary…
Ben-Hur 1925 with Ramon Novarro: The chariot race. ‘Ben-Hur’ 1925: Fast & furious epic Los Angeles screening Directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro, the 1925 Ben-Hur, a.k.a. Ben-Hur:…
Alfred Hitchcock ca. 1960. Alfred Hitchcock San Francisco: Guided tour through the sites of Hitchcock’s movies The San Francisco Silent Film Festival has arranged for San Francisco City Guides to…
Garth & Wayne’s World with Dana Carvey and Mike Myers. Wayne’s World movie: Mike Myers & Dana Carvey + director Penelope Spheeris to attend Academy screening Wayne’s World, starring Saturday…
I’m So Excited 2013 with Miguel Ángel Silvestre. ‘I’m So Excited’: Flamboyant Pedro Almodóvar trailer just can’t hide it Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming movie, I’m So Excited / Los amantes pasajeros…
Ann Arbor Film Festival 16mm films at the Los Angeles Filmforum The Los Angeles Filmforum will present the 50th Ann Arbor Film Festival’s 16mm short-film show, featuring recent U.S.-made experimental,…
The Birds poster: Universal Studios horror. Universal Studios horror: Alfred Hitchcock & James Whale + ‘Tarantula’ Academy screenings As part of the year-long celebration of Universal Pictures’ centenary, the Academy…
Audrey Hepburn films: ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ & ‘Two for the Road’ screening Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the American Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica will be presenting two Audrey Hepburn…
Clara Bow, Mantrap: The Silent Era’s “It Girl.” What do Andrei Tarkovsky, Edward G. Robinson, Clara Bow, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Audrey Hepburn have in common? Easy. They’ll all be…
Anna Magnani in Luchino Visconti’s Bellissima (1951). At the end of Giuseppe Tornatore’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner Cinema Paradiso, small-town projectionist Philippe Noiret has died and the Nuovo…
AFI FEST 2011 Guest Artistic Director Pedro Almodóvar has selected the following classic thrillers to be presented at the festival: Georges Franju’s Eyes Without a Face, Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Cercle…