Photos from last Friday’s sold out screening of THE NATURAL (1984) + Q&A with actor Kim Basinger, filmmaker Barry Levinson, producer Mark Johnson, & cinematographer Caleb Deschanel 🎬✨

Running the numbers on my 2025 viewing for financial planning in ‘26…definitely gotta cut some streamers, but AMC A-List got me 64 movies ( roughly $5.25 per film), our American Cinematheque membership saved my wife and I over $100, and moviepass reduced 30 $15-$20 tickets to $12 apiece.

Special guests just added! ✨ THE NATURAL (1984) + Q&A with actor Kim Basinger & producer Mark Johnson — members-only event coming to the Egyptian on Fri. 1/30 at 7 pm. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Béla Tarr‘s advice to young filmmakers ♥️ Clip from our Q&A following THE TURIN HORSE (2011) in 35mm on 6/7/23 at the Aero.

Remembering James Ransone ♥️ The actor (& his dog) joined us at the Egyptian in 2016 for a Beyond Fest screening of IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE.

“I’m going to shoot a movie in May . . . Little Kieran Culkin’s in it.” !!! Filmmaker Nancy Meyers revealed what she’s working on next during our sold out FATHER OF THE BRIDE Q&A over the weekend 💓🎬

Sun. THE RECKLESS MOMENT 35mm 1pm LF3 TASTE OF CHERRY 35mm 2pm Egyptian LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE 4pm LF3 HIGH NOON 4pm Aero MUSTANG + Q&A 6:30pm LF3 THE GOLD RUSH 7pm Egyptian ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND 7:30pm Aero 4K! FIVE EASY PIECES 10pm LF3 americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

We bring you gifts of GOLDENEYE, frankincense, & myrrh this holiday season with our upcoming Bond screenings! 💥 30th Anniversary! GOLDENEYE (1995) – Fri. 12/12 7pm Egyptian ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969) – Sat. 12/20 3:30pm Egyptian www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

I thought Dan Chariton was going to run away with the Best Phone Acting Award for OBAA but now having seen Bridget Everett in WAKE UP DEAD MAN I’m not so sure. It’s going to be tight race, the likes of which has not been seen since the 1979 NL MVP voting

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) www.americancinematheque.com/series/film-...

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 🎉

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 www.americancinematheque.com/series/micha...

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 ❤️‍🔥

‘Club Haunted House’ starts next week! 👻🪩 Oct. 14th - 31st, 10 pm’s at LF3. www.americancinematheque.com/series/club-...

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.

How Beyond Fest became L.A.'s best film festival

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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. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

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 americancinematheque.com/now-showing/

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. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

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. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Standing ovation for Mr. Spike Lee 👏

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/

Spike Lee on going to film school + being inspired by Kurosawa — HIGHEST 2 LOWEST is a reimagining of Kurosawa’s HIGH AND LOW

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! www.americancinematheque.com/series/steve...

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!

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!

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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-X9...

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: www.americancinematheque.com/series/ultra...

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: www.americancinematheque.com/series/ultra...

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 www.americancinematheque.com/series/ultra...

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. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

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

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/...

Just added! 🎞️✨ See the Cinematheque’s own pristine 70mm print of the David Lean epic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) this summer during ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest 2025.’ Playing at the Aero on July 5th & 12th at 2 pm + at the Egyptian on July 27th at 6 pm. www.americancinematheque.com/series/ultra...

Are you in LA? 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/...

Loved last night’s screening of #ExMachina (2014) and Q&A with #AlexGarland (big fan of his work) @princecharlescinema.com in association with #BleakWeek film festival.

More #bleakweek London photos featuring filmmaker Alex Garland discussing EX MACHINA (2015) at the Prince Charles Cinema yesterday. Those in L.A. can catch EX MACHINA playing here at the Cinematheque during our upcoming ‘Bot Girl Summer’ series. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Just added! 🪐📽️🚀 Mel Brooks’ SPACEBALLS (1987) is entering ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest’ for the first time! See the outrageous sci-fi comedy in glorious 70mm on Sat. July 5th at 7 pm at the Egyptian. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

Filmmaker Paddy Considine at our Bleak Week: London screening of TYRANNOSAUR (2011) at the Prince Charles Cinema 🩶🙌 Such a great Q&A with a packed house! #bleakweek continues at the PCC now through 6/21. princecharlescinema.com/seasons-even...

Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) is joining ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70’ for the first time! 👻🎞️ See the AC’s first screening of this 70mm print on Sat. 7/26 at 7 pm at the Egyptian. www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

The Ultra Cinematheque 70 series this summer offers two all-too-rare opportunities to see Jacques Tati's PLAYTIME in 70 on the big screen; if there's one movie that pretty much begs to be seen this way, it's this classic comedy. #filmsky 📽️

⭐️🎞️ JUST ANNOUNCED 🎞️⭐️ ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest’ returns this summer with a staggering 33 films in glorious 70mm! Happening July 3rd - August 4th at the Aero + Egyptian. 17/33 films are on sale now! Visit our series page for more details. www.americancinematheque.com/series/ultra...

We have some exciting, exclusive members-only screenings during ‘Ultra Cinematheque 70 Fest’ this year! 🎞️⭐️ First screenings of these prints at the AC! 7/13 AMADEUS (1984) 7/19 DIE HARD (1988) A returning favorite! Rare screening! 7/20 SHORT CUTS (1993) www.americancinematheque.com/series/ultra...

Gorgeous, sunny day, perfect opportunity to sit in a windowless basement to watch some unspeakably bleak cinema 🥰

#bleakweek has officially made it across the pond! 🩶🇬🇧 If you’re in London, don’t miss the impeccable Bleak Week programming at Prince Charles Cinema. Filmmakers Andrew Haigh & John Hillcoat have already stopped by + more guests like Mike Leigh & Robert Eggers will be live on the PCC stage soon!

Still time to buy tickets to this amazing triple feature with an introduction by yours truly! @amcinematheque.bsky.social @egyptianla.bsky.social www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

It’s closing night for Bleak Week: Minneapolis 🩶🥹📽️ Thank you to the Trylon Cinema for an incredible first #bleakweek in Minnesota. We hope the locals are enjoying Bergman’s THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960), playing in 35mm + ‘Bleak-O-Vision’ tonight!

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