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(128 NR) 2024 United States Alex Ross Perry, director
Opens Jul 7
Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography.

Directed with a wry personal touch by Alex Ross Perry, Pavements distinguishes itself as a music doc by not only paying affectionate tribute to its subject but also unpacking the cultural philosophy it personifies.
(100 NC-17) 1997 Canada, United Kingdom David Cronenberg, director
Opens Jul 11
A car crash victim suddenly finds himself turned on by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground sub-culture of like-minded souls.

This July, we`re celebrating the master of horror’s prolific career with the retrospective film series CAREER OF BODIES: SIX DECADES WITH DAVID CRONENBERG.

Don’t miss this exciting kick off to our month-long series!
25 Cats of Qatar
(95 Min)
Fundraiser for for the Little Lion Foundation of Long Beach
Filmmaker Q&A + Giveaways!

Benefitting the Little Lion Foundation 😸

This screening will have open captions.

Not rated (nothing objectionable for children, but there are scenes with sick and injured cats)

Followed by a Q&A with director Mye Hoang and more guests TBA.

 
(158 NR) 1931 United States Tod Browning, Karl Freund, director
Opens Jul 12
Come see it all, the madness, the horror! Two ancient evils are unleashed in this double feature of two Univeral Monsters classics on rare 16mm film prints! One ticket admits to both films.
(95 PG-13) 2024 United Kingdom, Zambia, Ireland Rungano Nyoni, director
Opens Jul 12
100% on Rotten Tomatoes! On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle.

As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoniapos;s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

A vibrant exploration of family and social mores, On Becoming a Guineau Fowl marks another superb effort from writer-director Rungano Nyoni.
(96 R) 2005 United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany David Cronenberg, director
Opens Jul 12
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core. This July, we`re celebrating the master of horror’s prolific career with the retrospective film series CAREER OF BODIES: SIX DECADES WITH DAVID CRONENBERG.

Don’t miss this exciting kick off to our month-long series!
(151 NR) 1933 United States James Whale, George Wagner, director
Opens Jul 13
Come see it all, the chaos, the terror! Two horrible fates are unleashed in this double feature of two Univeral Monsters classics on rare 16mm film prints! One ticket admits to both films.
(78 PG-13) 2024 United States Danny Turkiewicz, director
Opens Jul 14
Three Hollywood-Wannabe friends (Jon Rudnitsky, Karan Soni and Cazzie David) team up with their kooky therapist (Jason Alexander) to plot a heist to steal Quentin Tarantinoapos;s personal 35mm print of Pulp Fiction from his movie theater.
(80 NR) 1941 United States Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati, director
Opens Jul 14
Take flight with the original 1941–1943 animated Superman cartoons! Produced by Max Fleischer (and directed by his brother Dave), these animated theatrical shorts were the first to launch Superman from comic books to the screen.

The pioneering animated adventures feature the Man of Steel battling mad scientists and giant robots, thwarting the Nazis and saving headstrong reporter Lois Lane.

Newly restored in stunning 4K resolution by Fabulous Fleischer Toon Restored, these icons of animation look and sound better than ever.
(111 PG-13) 2025 Spain, United States, United Kingdom Peter Cattaneo, director
Opens Jul 14
Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976.

Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students.

However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.
(119 R) 2025 United States Daniel Minahan, director
Opens Jul 14
Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War.

But their newfound stability is upended by the arrival of Leeapos;s charismatic brother, Julius, a wayward gambler with a secret past.

A dangerous love triangle quickly forms.

When Julius takes off in search of the young card cheat heapos;s fallen for, Muriel’s longing for something more propels her into a secret life of her own, gambling on racehorses and exploring a love she never dreamed possible.
(93 NC-17) 1976 United States John Waters, director
Opens Jul 16
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as `The Filthiest Person Alive!` Don`t miss this rare chance to see John Waters` classis on a rare 16mm print!
(109 R) 2012 Canada, France, Portugal, Italy David Cronenberg, director
Opens Jul 19
A 28-year-old billionaire (Robert Pattinson) senses his empire collapsing around him as he takes a limo ride across Manhattan to get a haircut from his fatherapos;s old barber.

This July, we`re celebrating the master of horror’s prolific career with the retrospective film series CAREER OF BODIES: SIX DECADES WITH DAVID CRONENBERG.
(91 NR) 1964 France, West Germany Jacques Demy, director
Opens Jul 19
The angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy.

She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo.

When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly.

Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through lilting songs by the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time. In July, we`re celebrating PALME D`OR ICONS with a wide-spanning retrospective screening series featuring stunning 4K restorations of these classic culture-changing films.
(114 R) 1976 United States Martin Scorsese, director
Opens Jul 19
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action. In July, we`re celebrating PALME D`OR ICONS with a wide-spanning retrospective screening series featuring stunning 4K restorations of these classic culture-changing films.
(100 PG-13) 2025 United Kingdom James Griffiths, director
Opens Jul 21
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) back together.
(144 NR) 2025 Sean Evans Roger Waters, director
Opens Jul 23
Roger Waters, founding member and creative force behind the legendary Pink Floyd, brings to the screen his live show, Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill: Live From Prague - The Movie.

Directed by Sean Evans and Roger Waters, the film combines iconic songs from his Pink Floyd days with those from his solo career, encompassing a timespan of sixty years.

The show is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive, and a call to action to love, protect and share our precious and precarious planet home. Dedicated to “our brothers and sisters all over the world who are engaged in the existential battle for the soul of humanity”, the movie is an extraordinary assault on the senses, not just musically and visually, but politically and philosophically as well.

It captures performances of songs from some of the most influential albums of all time – The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, together with those from the most popular of Waters’ solo career, including Amused To Death and Is This The Life We Really Want? Brought together with his band and crew, the show is majestic, with performances that are powerful yet controlled. The sense of control is emphasised by the 360° stage.

It provides intimacy and allows the performers to play to all sections of the audience “in the round”.

With a rectangular centre with runways extending from each side, creating an elongated cross.

Above it is a set of giant LED screens configured the same way.

Made up of 12 surfaces, and totalling a huge 650 square meters, they project numerous images and messages that vividly and powerfully reinforce the meanings behind the songs.

Because of the size and position of the screens, they can be seen throughout the arena and promote a high-energy production with maximum audience participation
(145 R) 1984 West Germany, France, United Kingdom Wim Wenders, director
Opens Jul 24
Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family. In July, we`re celebrating PALME D`OR ICONS with a wide-spanning retrospective screening series featuring stunning 4K restorations of these classic culture-changing films.
(119 R) 2025 Canada, France David Cronenberg, director
Opens Jul 25
In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh (Vincent Cassel) has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of loved ones dead and buried in the earth.

While Karsh is still reeling from the loss of his wife (Diane Kruger) from cancer—and falling into a peculiar sexual relationship with his wife’s sister (also Kruger)—a spate of vandalized graves utilizing his “shroud” technology begins to put his enterprise at risk, leading him to uncover a potentially vast conspiracy.

Written following the death of the director’s wife, the new film from David Cronenberg is both a profoundly personal reckoning with grief and a descent into noir-tinged dystopia, set in an ominous world of self-driving cars, data theft, and A.I.

personal assistants.

Offering Cronenberg’s customary balance of malevolence and wit, The Shrouds is a sly and thought-provoking consideration of the corporeal and the digital, the mortal and the infinite. This July, we`re celebrating the master of horror’s prolific career with the retrospective film series CAREER OF BODIES: SIX DECADES WITH DAVID CRONENBERG.

Don’t miss this exciting kick off to our month-long series!
(83 NR) 2024 New Zealand Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, director
Opens Jul 26
Free admission to Art Theatre Gold, Silver & Platinum Members. Set in 1954 New Zealand, We Were Dangerous follows Nellie and Daisy, two delinquent girls attempting to escape their institution.

After being caught, they are transferred to a remote island facility.

There, they form a trio with Lou, a well-to-do newcomer, and together they challenge the authority of the strict Matron.

As they rebel against a system, they find strength in their friendship, questioning faith and authority in a world that seeks to control them.

Supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture as well as the Arts council of Long Beach, the City of Long Beach, and Port of Long Beach.
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