Mulholland Drive in 4K Thu, Jul 25 | 7:30pm | DGT
Little Tokyo in Los Angeles—and the only feature Takeshi made outside Japan—this is a rare chance to see LA through his uniquely poetic yet brutal lens. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Takeshi Kitano. WITH: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Masaya Kato. 2000. 108 min. UK/Japan/France. Color. Japanese, English. Rated R. 35mm.
Spirited ingénue Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) sets off to Hollywood with dreams of stardom. When she arrives, she comes upon a mysterious woman, Rita (Laura Elena Harring), overcome with amnesia following a car accident. As they investigate to find Rita’s identity, they discover the dark underbelly of the film industry. One of the longest roads in Los Angeles, David Lynch (ever enamored by the city) was inspired to pay tribute to the titular drive due to its legend, stating that one can feel Hollywood’s history driving through the mysterious winding road that stretches from the Hollywood Hills to the Santa Monica Mountains. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: David Lynch. WITH: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Ann Miller. 2001. 147 min. USA. Color. English, Spanish, French. Rated R. 4K DCP.
Love & Basketball in 4K Sat, Aug 3 | 2pm | TMT
Added to the National Film Registry in 2023, Gina Prince-Bythewood’s directorial debut feature, Love & Basketball , has become a cult classic over the years since its 2000 release, beloved by many millennials who believe in the power of love and of basketball. Set in South Central Los Angeles, the film tells a love story of two young “ball players,” furnished with sweet tunes by Al Green and Chaka Khan, while paying homage to the renowned history of LA basketball and its dynamic culture—shoutouts to the Lakers, Clippers, and Crenshaw High and USC teams. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Gina Prince-Bythewood. WITH: Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert. 2000. 124 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG-13. 4K DCP.
Rebel without a Cause in 4K Sat, Jul 27 | 2pm | TMT
James Dean’s second film as a leading man reached theaters less than a month after the star’s death at the age of 24, and his performance helped solidify his image as the embodiment of youthful angst in the decades since. Dean plays Jim Stark, a Southern California teen with a strained relationship with his parents, who finds solace with a new girlfriend and the troubled, sensitive Plato (Sal Mineo). Director Nicholas Ray was nominated for his original story, and Natalie Wood and Mineo were also nominated for their supporting performances as Jim’s new friends. The film features iconic LA locations including the Griffith Observatory. DIRECTED BY: Nicholas Ray. WRITTEN BY: Stewart Stern. ADAPTATION BY: Irving Shulman. STORY BY: Nicholas Ray. WITH: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus. 1955. 111 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG-13. 4K DCP.
HOLLYWOOD STORY
Hollywood Story in 35mm Sun, Aug 4 | 2pm | TMT
Inspired by the unsolved 1922 murder of filmmaker William Desmond Taylor, this punchy whodunit finds new-to-town director Larry O’Brien (Richard Conte) obsessed by the legend of silent film director Franklin Ferrara, whose death on the National Artists Studio lot remains a mystery 21 years later. With Chaplin Studios on La Brea Avenue functioning as the fictional studio (it’s now home to the Jim Henson Company), director William Castle ( The Tingler , House on Haunted Hill ) shot many scenes on location around the city—including the Trocadero nightclub, the Los Angeles Times Building, and the Roosevelt Hotel—a departure from most studio pictures of the time which were filmed exclusively on sets. DIRECTED BY: William Castle. WRITTEN BY: Frederick Kohner, Fred Brady. WITH: Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull. 1951. 77 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm.
BROTHER
Brother in 35mm Fri, Aug 2 | 7:30pm | TMT
Writer-director Takeshi Kitano stars as Yamamoto, an enigmatic, violent Yakuza enforcer who flees Japan and relocates to Los Angeles where he becomes involved in his half-brother’s drug business. Free from the rigid structure of Yakuza culture, Yamamoto builds his own gang with new associate Denny (Omar Epps) and begins taking over rival territories as the two form a close bond and establish themselves as a formidable force in the underworld. Filmed around
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls in 35mm Fri, Aug 9 | 7:30pm | TMT
Released three years after the infamous Valley of the Dolls (1967), director Russ Meyer shows the excess of Hollywood and the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle of the late
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