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Artistic Director American Cinematheque
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New ongoing series! ‘Film by the Foot’ – Folks, this has never happened before in the 40-year history of this organization. You can see top-of-the-line cinema for just 10¢ per 100 feet. 

Upcoming (more TBA):
DAISIES (1966)
ROPE (1948)
THE CIRCUS (1928)
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November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Join us in congratulating Chris LeMaire on his promotion to Director of Programming at the American Cinematheque! Thank you to Deadline for the announcement.

We’re thrilled to have LeMaire guiding an unprecedented 1600+ screenings a year with our phenomenal programming team 🎉
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Just announced! Michael B. Jordan & Ryan Coogler in-person for SINNERS in 70mm + Michael B. Jordan Career Retrospective 🎬❤️‍🔥

Free, members-only! SINNERS + Q&A 11/22 Aero

Retrospective 11/5 - 11/15 LF3
FRUITVALE STATION, CREED, JUST MERCY, BLACK PANTHER
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October 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN Day 3 panel with EP Sabrina Sutherland, actor/singer Chrystabell, editor Duwayne Dunham, first AD Scott Cameron, on-set dresser Mike Malone, + actors Ray Wise, Amy Shiels, George Griffith, & John Pirruccello. Moderated by Vera Drew.

9/21/25 ❤️‍🔥
October 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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‘Club Haunted House’ starts next week! 👻🪩 Oct. 14th - 31st, 10 pm’s at LF3.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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It’s William Petersen Day at Beyond Fest ❤️‍🔥

“I learned a lot from Mr. Friedkin. And I miss him a lot.”

A sold out screening of TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1985) to start things off.
September 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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How Beyond Fest became L.A.'s best film festival
How Beyond Fest became L.A.'s best film festival
An event that started off as a bluff has outgrown its genre roots to become a legitimate destination for rabid film fans, boasting rarities and prestige titles alike.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Tickets are selling fast for the West Coast Premiere of SIRÂT (2025) + Q&A w/ filmmaker Oliver Laxe & actor Sergi López at Beyond Fest 2025.

A father & son are soon drawn into a primal landscape in which they must walk a tightrope between heaven & hell.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Friday at the AC!

New 4K Restoration! HIGH AND LOW 3:30pm LF3

🚨 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 35mm 6:45pm LF3

SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE 7pm Egyptian

ASHES AND DIAMONDS / EVERYTHING FOR SALE + intro 7:30pm Aero

WHO'S THAT GIRL? 35mm + Kiwi Smith intro 10pm LF3
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September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Just Announced – John Carpenter Residency at the Egyptian Theatre!

The series begins with a special members-only 45th anniversary screening of THE FOG (1980) + Q&A with filmmaker John Carpenter & producer Larry Franco on Fri. 9/12 at 7 pm.
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September 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Next Thurs. at the Aero! Catch the new 4K restoration of NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER (1980) + actor James Brolin in-person 💥🏙️

The grit & intensity of late-1970s NYC is depicted in stark detail in this relentlessly action-packed cult classic from Robert Butler.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Standing ovation for Mr. Spike Lee 👏
August 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Just announced: TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – presented on the big screen in its entirety for the 1st time in L.A.!

Members-only weekend marathon of David Lynch’s TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (2017) coming to the Egyptian 9/19 - 9/21 w/ exciting in-person guests.
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/
August 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Spike Lee on going to film school + being inspired by Kurosawa — HIGHEST 2 LOWEST is a reimagining of Kurosawa’s HIGH AND LOW
August 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Our 70mm limited engagement of Steven Spielberg’s CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) starts tomorrow 💫🎞️ The first couple of screenings have already sold out so don’t miss out on seeing our personal, newly struck 70mm print of the Director’s Cut!
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August 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Did you catch Bill Hader on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” last night? When Meyers complimented Hader’s vast film taste, Hader couldn’t help but mention American Cinematheque 😆

Moral of the story: if you go to a lot of movies + sport AC merch, you might just get a shout out on national television!
August 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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We are not alone... See the Director’s Cut of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND on 70mm for the first time in these limited engagements! 🛸👽 Now you can See Steven Spielberg’s director’s cut of #CEOT3K via the AC’s new personal 70mm print struck from a new negative at the Aero and Egyptian Theatres!
July 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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You can watch our incredible Q&A with Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa from CLOUD’s West Coast Premiere at Beyond Fest 2024! Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CLOUD (2025) opens this Friday, July 25th at the Nuart, courtesy of Sideshow & Janus Films.
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CLOUD / CHIME | Q&A with Kiyoshi Kurosawa
YouTube video by American Cinematheque
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July 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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A very difficult film to find, Robert Altman’s sprawling Los Angeles dramedy SHORT CUTS (1993) is playing in gorgeous 70mm at the AC starting this weekend! 🎞️✨

Not available on streaming, SHORT CUTS is best enjoyed on the big screen anyway.

7/20 + 7/27:
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July 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Did you know the last time DIE HARD played in 70mm in Los Angeles was for its initial July 1988 release at the Avco Center?! 🤯

Over 35 years later, DIE HARD (1988) explodes on screen in 70mm again thanks to ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest’ 💥😎

7/19 + 7/22:
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July 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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See John Ford’s revered Western THE SEARCHERS (1956) in glorious 70mm this summer at the AC 🐎

Playing:

Sun. 7/6 at 3 pm at the Egyptian

Thurs. 7/10 at 7:30 pm at the Aero
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June 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Experience Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s San Fernando Valley epic BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) in stunning 70mm during ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest’ 🤩🪩🛼

Playing at the Egyptian on Sun. 7/20 at 7 pm.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Bleak Week is officially over in every city 😢🩶 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our final day in London on Saturday, including filmmaker Robert Eggers!

We had the best time hosting #bleakweek here at the Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I hope to see you at the premiere of the documentary TELEVISION EVENT - A film by Jeff Daniels. I'll be there for a Q&A on July 11th!
American Cinematheque - Los Feliz 3 - 7PM
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
June 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM