Friday & Saturday, November 26 & 27

Tribute to Tony Curtis

Sweet Smell of Success
1957, USA, 96 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051036/
directed by Alexander Mackendrick; screenplay by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman; original music by Elmer Bernstein; cinematography by James Wong Howe; starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner
Fri: 7:30; Sat: 3:10 & 7:30, Watch The Trailer!

Thursday, November 18

Absolutely GORGEOUS 35mm prints of both CAR WASH and USED CARS! Used Cars director of photography Don Morgan will introduce the screening & take questions following the film, schedule permitting.

Car Wash
1976, USA, 97 minutes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074281/
directed by Michael Schultz, starring Darrow Igus, Otis Day, James Spinks, Antonio Fargas, The Pointer Sisters, Richard Pryor, George Carlin
Thurs: 7:30, Watch The Trailer!

 
Thursday, November 11 - Final Night!

Two Starring Marilyn Monroe

Cinephiles, especially those who frequent the New Beverly Cinema, may come to feel after a while that they've seen it all, or have at least come close to it. But that claim doesn't hold up if you haven't seen Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe as just two little girls from Little Rock (and if just that idea doesn't slay you, you need to cheer up!). You're in need if Russell knocking "Ain't There Anyone Here for Love" out of the park while surrounded by a gym full of muscular and hilariously, um, indifferent dancers is a musical number you have yet to witness. And certainly if you haven't gazed upon Monroe completely owning "Diamonds Are a Girls' Best Friend" on the big screen, then your cinematic education is sporting a gaping Technicolor hole. But it's your lucky week! There's a brand-new print of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) in town ready to fill in that hole - The New Beverly's got it, and it's a must-see. Hawks stages and films the musical numbers with a dazzling confidence, which makes all the more room for the cast's terrific chemistry and comic timing. Russell is the tart in the blend, while Monroe serves up the cream, and the two go together splendidly. But superb supporting help from the likes of Charles Coburn, Elliot Reid and little George Winslow, whose dry delivery makes it even easier to steal the scenery right out of Monroe's clutches, make for the very best diamond-encrusted cherry on top.

Thursday, November 4

Head down to the New Beverly Cinema this Thursday, November 4th, for a very special double-feature of vigilante and revenge films. For this special event we'll be starting off with our all-time favorite film in the genre, Bill Lustig's incredible VIGILANTE! Robert Forster stars as Eddie Marino, a hardworking family man whose life is shattered after an encounter with a vicious NY street gang. Abandoned by a system that doesn't care, he teams up with co-workers Fred Williamson, Richard Bright and Joeseph Carberry to rid the streets of the scum! A powerful film that always drives audiences wild, VIGILANTE also stars fan favorites Joe Spinell, Woody Strode, Carol Lynley and Steve James. As an added bonus, director Bill Lustig will be joined by stars Robert Forster, Fred Williamson and Frank Pesce for a post-film Q&A.

"You're not safe anymore... There's only one way to stop them..."

Following this we'll be showing the rarely screened TRACKDOWN starring Jim Mitchum, Karen Lamm, Anne Archer, Erik Estrada, Cathy Lee Crosby and John Kerry. When his younger sister leaves their Montana ranch to seek fame in Hollywood, Mitchum follows to keep an eye on her. He's too late, though, as soon after she arrives on the mean streets she is robbed, assaulted, kidnapped, and sold off to a pimp. Now it's up to Mitchum with help from social worker Crosby and Estrada to track her down and punish those responsible! As an extra bonus, co-star John Kerry (also seen as a cop in DOLEMITE and BLACK DYNAMITE) will be joining us and answering questions about working on the film.

Friday & Saturday, October 29 & 30

Trick 'r Treat writer / director Michael Dougherty will appear IN PERSON, schedule permitting, Friday to discuss the film & host a costume contest!

Halloween III writer / director Tommy Lee Wallace will appear IN PERSON, schedule permitting, for a Q&A following the Saturday 9:20 show.

Director Michael Dougherty brings his time-shifting horror anthology Trick 'r Treat (2009) back to the New Beverly for two nights on October 29 and 30. The movie is a clever confluence of tales all spinning and interweaving on a fateful Halloween night in a glowing-orange neighborhood where the unexpected is always right around the corner, or just beneath a deceptively simple scary costume. The gasps come mixed with laughs courtesy of fine actors like Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin and Leslie Bibb, and the crackling pleasure with which Dougherty unfolds his horrific yarns makes for a movie that is a shivery hoot to get lost in. Dougherty will answer questions and host a costume contest during Friday night's screening.