American Cinematheque

This week at the AC! 📽️ Void closes out their spooky season programming, we bring you our final fun-sized scares, team up with WIF for seasonal shorts, continue 4K restorations, present a ‘50s horror classic in 3D, welcome performer Avital Ash + more: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

Shop our new AC Podcast merch online! 🎙️💜 Exclusive mug + bumper sticker (feat. a quote from podcast guest Willem Dafoe) available now. Plus, get caught up on all episodes at www.acpodcast.com 🍿 www.americancinematheque.com/shop/

This Thursday! 🩷 Catch a sneak preview of AVITAL ASH WORKSHOPS HER SUICIDE NOTE + Q&A with performer Avital Ash, co-presented by FutureHome. Ash’s critically acclaimed solo show was filmed live at The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles. 10/29 - 7 pm at LF3 www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

11/16: discover the insanity of W.R.: MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM in 35mm. Part of our Art House series at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social 🎟️: tinyurl.com/ywmah3f9

One of the greatest to ever do it and one of the nicest. The AC remembers voice actor Eric Bauza, who lent his talents to modern-day Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, & other iconic animated characters. Bauza had joined us many times over the years, including the COYOTE VS. ACME premiere.

Thank you to everyone who came out last weekend for our tribute to Barry Gifford, the acclaimed novelist, poet, & screenwriter 👏👏

11/2: our art house series with Nicolas Roeg’s surreally bonkers EUREKA in 35mm at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social 🎟️: tinyurl.com/473w8c3y

Tonight at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social: Rapture yourself to our screening of EVILSPEAK in 35mm. 🚨LIMITED TICKETS REMAINS🚨. 👹🎟️: tinyurl.com/bddtwf5k

Sun. THE ARTIST (2011) 35mm intro 1pm LF3 🚨 ED WOOD (1994) Q&A 2pm Egyptian IT (1927) 4pm LF3 ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) book signing/intro 6:30pm/7pm LF3 🚨 LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021) Q&A 7pm Egyptian ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) 7pm Aero ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) 10pm LF3

All set for 12 hours of surprise films at the 21st Annual Aero Horrorthon! Will post title reveals throughout the night (and early morning). #aerotheatre #horror #horrorsky @amcinematheque.bsky.social

Sat. BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (1940) 1pm LF3 THE SHINING (1980) 35mm panel 2pm Egyptian THE BLACK CAULDRON (1985) 35mm 4pm LF3 PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) 7pm LF3 WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (2022) Q&A 7pm Egyptian 🚨 Horrorthon 7pm Aero THE BEAST (1975) 10pm LF3 americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

Actor/comedian Griffin Newman on how he came to be in Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL (2026) 🧟‍♂️ Check out the full AC Podcast episode to see the Blank Check & The George Lucas Talk Show co-host program the film festival of his life!

"What an excellent day for an exorcism." Playing the William Friedkin horror classic THE EXORCIST on #35MM tonight! @amcinematheque.bsky.social #AeroTheatre

If you’re coming to HORRORTHON tomorrow, arrive early for your chance to snag one of these limited edition Horrorthon Mystery Game sets designed by Jack Rossi 🌽 These one-of-a-kind items are priced at $60 per box + contain special Horrorthon-themed prizes 🍞👻

👹25 TICKETS LEFT👹 for our 10/26 screening of EVILSPEAK in 35mm at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social. Summon your tickets now on your demonic internet machine. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/bddtwf5k

Brian De Palma’s PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) is playing at LF3 this Sat. 10/24 at 7 pm as part of our ‘Watch Local: The Greystone Mansion’ series 🦢💿 Dress up if you dare! And enjoy this snippet from our Q&A with the film’s composer & star Paul Williams back in 2003 at the Egyptian.

Fri. at the AC! DRACULA (1931) 35mm 1pm LF3 WINGS (1927) 4pm LF3 Advance screening! CLOSURE (2026) + Q&A with filmmaker Michał Marczak 7pm LF3 New Black Hollywood 7pm Egyptian THE EXORCIST (1973) 35mm 7:30pm Aero A SERBIAN FILM (2010) 35mm 10pm LF3 americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

Let’s go, @amcinematheque.bsky.social! 🤘

“It’s like animated Lubitsch” ✨ Check out our latest American Cinematheque Podcast episode to hear this week’s guest, Griffin Newman (Blank Check Podcast & The George Lucas Talk Show, share his full thoughts on TOY STORY 2! And let us know what you think is the best sequel ever made 🤔

We had so much fun with Silver Lake Shorts & Saturday Morning Cartoons United on Saturday hosting ‘Hey Arnold!: A Spooktacular 30th Anniversary Screening’ 🎉📺

In celebration of Julie Adams’ 100th birthday! CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) in 35mm x 3D + introduction by author Alan Rode & editor Mitch Danton, son of actor Julie Adams. Coming to LF3 next Wed. 10/28 at 7 pm. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Remembering actor Tom Skerritt, known for his standout performances in films such as ALIEN (1979) & TOP GUN (1986) ♥️ Photo from our screening of ALIEN at the Egyptian on 6/2/1999.

New episode out now! Actor/comedian/podcast host Griffin Newman (Blank Check Podcast & The George Lucas Talk Show) opens his film festival with “the ultimate blank check movie” – Robert Altman’s BREWSTER MCCLOUD (1970) 🪽

Just added! AVEDON (2026) + Q&A with filmmaker Ron Howard & actor/model Lauren Hutton 📷 Free screening coming to the Aero on Fri. Nov. 6th at 7 pm. AVEDON traces the life and legacy of an artist who used photography to reinvent the world around him. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

11/9: Get ready to enter PHASE IV, the lone feature length film my legendary graphic designer Saul Bass. We’re screening newly struck 35mm film print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive + DCP of the original ending at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social 🎟️🐜: tinyurl.com/d36vkw93

“Do you like scary movies?” 📞😱 Next Friday at the Aero, join us for a 30th anniversary screening of Wes Craven’s SCREAM (1996). October 30th at 7:30 pm. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

We’ve welcomed over 50 filmmakers & other industry guests to our theatres so far this month! 💛🎬 Here are some of our recent special guest highlights:

Free screening + vinyl giveaway courtesy of Marvel Studios & Disney Music Group! Don’t miss WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (2022) + pre-screening Q&A with filmmaker/composer Michael Giacchino, moderated by actor/comedian Richard Kind, Sat. 10/24 at 7pm at the Egyptian www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Advance screening + Q&A at LF3 this Friday! CLOSURE (2026) with filmmaker Michał Marczak in-person. After his teenage son is last seen by a surveillance camera on a bridge over Warsaw’s turbulent Vistula River, Daniel embarks on an all-consuming search. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Actor/comedian Griffin Newman, who you may also know as the co-host of Black Check & The George Lucas Talk Show podcasts, is this week’s AC Podcast guest! 🎙️ Tune in tomorrow to watch Newman program the film festival of his life, including his Dream Screening 🪐

Performer Avital Ash presents 2011 Best Picture winner THE ARTIST in 35mm as this week’s ’Sunday Print Edition’ 🎞️🎭 Playing at LF3 on Oct. 25th at 1 pm. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Shop our new Fall merch online or in-theatre 🧡🍂 www.americancinematheque.com/shop/

This Friday! 🎬 Join us for our upcoming edition of ‘New Black Hollywood,’ a biannual cultural gathering spotlighting emerging Black filmmakers & rising Black industry leaders working across today’s entertainment landscape. 10/23 at 7 pm at the Egyptian: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

No bad view ✨ Shows at 7 pm + 10 pm nightly at LF3.

Spooky screenings playing at the AC this weekend 🕸️ ⚰️ LF3 DRACULA (1931) 35mm ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) 🪓 Egyptian THE SHINING (1980) 35mm WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (2022) 🪦 Aero THE EXORCIST (1973) 35mm ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

A new The Big Picture episode dropped today! 🎙️💚 Hosts Sean Fennessey & Amanda Dobbins recently joined us in the Aero projection booth for an AC Podcast speed round of Dobbins’ film festival 🍿 You can also view our full episode with Fennessey at www.acpodcast.com!

Just announced! THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971) + Q&A with actor Jeff Bridges & producer Frank Marshall 📽️ Special members-only event coming to the Egyptian on Fri. Nov. 20th at 7 pm: Plus, “But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct” book signing! www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

November at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social 11/2 EUREKA in 35mm 11/9 PHASE IV in 35mm 11/16 W.R.: MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM in 35mm 11/23 CASANOVA in 35mm 11/30 3 WOMEN Co-curated by Steph Lopez 🎟️: tinyurl.com/cinematicvoid

Coming soon! ‘The Immoral Tales of Walerian Borowczyk’ Oct. 24th - Nov. 21st at LF3 Enjoy this collection of landmark 20th century European cinema by the “engineer of ecstasy,” co-presented with the Polish Cultural Institute New York 🇵🇱 www.americancinematheque.com/series/waler...

Highlighting some of the recent female filmmaker-driven events we’ve hosted this month at LF3 🚺🎥🩷 www.instagram.com/p/Desi6VECYx...

Screenwriters Larry Karaszewski @larrythek.bsky.social & Scott Alexander join us this Thursday for a Q&A following DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019) in 35mm — playing as part of our ‘Programmed by Mel Brooks: 100 Years at the Movies’ series. 10/22 at 7pm at LF3: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Filmmaker/visual artist Sky Hopinka joined us at LF3 last week for our ‘Here and Elsewhere: Films from Sky Hopinka’ series in partnership with Vidiots ☁️🌎🎨 Series Supported by the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation.

🚨LOW TICKET ALERT🚨 Get to your computer and grab your tickets for our 10/26 screening of EVILSPEAK at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social 🎟️: tinyurl.com/bddtwf5k

This week at the AC! 📽️ We continue THE DEVILS run, bring you more fun-sized scares, showcase Mel Brooks favorites, exhibit new 4K restoration limited engagements, show you movies you can’t stream on TV, offer encores for films you may have missed, + more: www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

Thank you to everyone who joined us earlier this month for the 2026 edition of LA’s Rich and Successful Film Festival! 🤑⭐️🌴

Tonight at LF3 / @amcinematheque.bsky.social: DR. BUTCHER M.D., the alternate cut of Zombie Holocaust in gloriously grindhousey 35mm. 🎟️: tinyurl.com/dfhhmpea

Sun. 4K KWAIDAN (1965) 11:30am Egyptian MARTY (1955) 35mm 1pm LF3 Dir. Cut KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS (1971) 35mm 1pm/4pm Aero CLUE (1985) 3pm Egyptian PERDITA DURANGO (1997) Q&A 4pm LF3 ROY'S WORLD (2020) Q&A 7pm LF3 SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993) 7pm Egyptian 4K BEGOTTEN (1989) 10pm LF3

Sat. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) 12pm Egyptian SPANNING TIME (2026) Q&A 1pm LF3 SNOW WHITE (1937) 35mm 2pm Aero WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1987) 35mm 4pm LF3 🚨 Hey Arnold! 7pm LF3 LOST HIGHWAY (1997) Q&A 7pm Egyptian THE DEVILS (1971) 35mm 7pm/10pm Aero HEY ARNOLD! (2002) 35mm 10pm LF3