1960s through a kaleidoscope of vibrant wardrobes, psychedelic music, skin, and violence. First conceived as a direct follow-up to its predecessor, then given to Meyer to be reworked as an over-the-top satirical take on the melodrama of the original, the film became a hit, doing very well at the box-office, unhindered by its original X rating. Though derided by many critics on its release, it has been the subject of critical reappraisal thanks to its cult following. DIRECTED BY: Russ Meyer. WRITTEN BY: Roger Ebert. WITH: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar. 1970. 109 min. USA. Color. English. Rated NC-17. 35mm.
take care of their ailing father. Carey (Teddy Lee), still embittered over their troubled childhood, has led a rootless existence, while Kasie (Tiffany Chu) suffers through a difficult relationship and her demeaning job at a night club. Chon and his stars create fully realized and challenging characters, while the film depicts the Koreatown setting with an evocative style reminiscent of the films of Wong Kar-wai. DIRECTED BY: Justin Chon. WRITTEN BY: Justin Chon, Chris Dinh. WITH: Tiffany Chu, Teddy Lee, Octavio Pizano, James Kang. 2019. 87 min. USA. Color. Scope. English, Korean. DCP.
The Savage Eye in 35mm Sat, Aug 10 | 2pm | TMT
When the minds responsible for writing The Asphalt Jungle (1950, Ben Maddow), editing Edge of the City (1957, Sidney Meyers), and the eventual directing of Tropic of Cancer (1970, Joseph Strick) joined forces in the late 1950s, the only possible outcome was the fiercely independent ethos that spawned this idiosyncratic experiment. Shot over several years in a handheld, vérité style by celebrated documentary filmmaker Haskell Wexler, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Jack Couffer, and notable street photographer Helen Levitt, viewers lurk alongside freshly-divorced Judith (Barbara Baxley) as she sleepwalks into dive bars, burlesque clubs, and dubious religious congregations for one of the most ominous visions of a mid-century Los Angeles underbelly ever committed to film. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers, Joseph Strick. WITH: Barbara Baxley, Gary Merrill, Herschel Bernardi, Jack Hidey. 1960. 68 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm. Restored by the Academy Film Archive.
VALLEY GIRL
Valley Girl Fri, Aug 16 | 7:30pm | TMT
Martha Coolidge’s second feature, Valley Girl , is a perfect ’80s version of Romeo & Juliet, reimagined, in which its “Romeo” is a nonchalant punk from Hollywood and “Juliet” is a Valley girl from an encapsulating, pink-clad world in the suburbs of LA’s San Fernando Valley. Coolidge’s endearing rom-com, starring a 17-year-old Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman, is a timeless classic, tying the two colliding worlds of these young lovers somewhere between the Sherman Oaks Galleria in the Valley and The Central (later The Viper Room) in Hollywood, garnished with tireless making-out, gossip, and house parties. DIRECTED BY: Martha Coolidge. WRITTEN BY: Andrew Lane, Wayne Crawford. WITH: Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen. 1983. 99 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. DCP.
Miracle Mile in 35mm Sat, Aug 10 | 7:30pm | TMT Harry (Anthony Edwards) and Julie (Mare
Winningham) have a romantic encounter at the La Brea Tar Pits and quickly fall in love. Harry’s bliss is short-lived when he answers a ringing payphone and hears a frantic warning that nuclear missiles are heading toward his location. Distraught by the thought of never seeing Julie again, he does whatever he can to find her while warning others along the way, unsure whether he is sparking citywide panic unnecessarily. Filmed on location along Wilshire Boulevard, inside LA landmark Johnie’s Coffee Shop, and featuring the May Company Building that would become the Academy Museum, Miracle Mile sees the city descend into chaos in the face of impending doom. DIRECTED BY: Steve De Jarnatt. WRITTEN BY: Steve De Jarnatt. WITH: Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, Mykelti Williamson, Denise Crosby. 1988. 88 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Steve De Jarnatt Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Ms. Purple Mon, Aug 12 | 7:30pm | TMT Actor-turned-filmmaker Justin Chon ( Twilight ) followed his award-winning 2017 drama Gook with this emotional story of two estranged siblings reunited to
LA BAMBA
La Bamba in 4K Sat, Aug 17 | 7:30pm | DGT Free for Museum Members. Writer-director Luis Valdez’s follow-up to his adaptation of his own stage play Zoot Suit was the
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