Find a flick with our weekly curated list of timeless motion pictures, cult favorites, film festivals, and so on, dipping into theaters, drive-ins and pop-ups and/or streaming online. Before you go, remember to call or inspect online for reservation requirements and COVID-19 protocols.
‘Remarkable Grace’Aretha Franklin makes a happy noise in this marvelous 2018 documentary assembled from video footage shot throughout the recording of the Queen of Soul’s Grammy-winning 1972 gospel album. UCLA Film & & Tv Archive, UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Free; no registration needed. cinema.ucla.edu
‘Back-to-School Marathon’
Take pleasure in a butt-numbing procession of school comedies beginning with “Unaware” and followed by “Easy A,” “The Craft,” “Mean Girls” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day of rest.” The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. fourth St., Santa Ana. Twelve noon. Aug. 13. $25. thefridacinema.org
‘Cinderella’R & B star Brandy is our young heroine and Whitney Houston her fairy godmother in this made-for-TV 1997 musical based upon the fairy tale. Street Food Cinema, Verdugo Park, 1621 Cañada Blvd., Glendale. 8:30 p.m. Aug. 13.$ 10-$30; ages 5 and more youthful, complimentary; advance purchase recommended. streetfoodcinema.com’Movie theater’s First Nasty Wome n’They’re most definitely not on their finest habits in this four-part series highlighting recently restored silent-era films from the U.S. and Europe. UCLA Movie & Tv Archive, UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 13, 19 and 21. Free; advance registration advised; standby line available. cinema.ucla.edu ‘A Clockwork Orange’Fancy a little bit of the old Ludwig van? Malcolm McDowell does in Stanley Kubrick’s still-shocking 1971 fable about street thugs in
a dystopian Britain. Based upon the Anthony Burgess book. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. fourth St., Santa Ana. 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 5 and 8 p.m. Aug. 13-14.$7.50 -$ 10.50. thefridacinema.org’Dirty Dancing’Thirty-fifth anniversary screenings of this tune-filled 1987 romance about a shy teenager (Jennifer Grey)who hooks up with a hunky dance instructor(Patrick Swayze)
at a resort
in the Catskills in 1963. Fathom Occasions, different regional theaters( see website). 3 and 7 p.m. Aug. 14, 7 p.m. Aug. 17.$18 -$20. fathomevents.com’Floating Weeds’A traveling theater company develops more drama offstage than on while playing a little seaside town in Yasujirō Ozu’s necessary 1959 art-house classic. In Japanese with English subtitles. Brain Dead Studios at the Quiet
Cinema, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Aug. 17.$12; advance purchase needed. studios.wearebraindead.com’Forbidden World’ Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie “Do not call me Shirley “Nielsen star in this 1956 sci-fi timeless based on Shakespeare’s”The Tempest.”Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 5 p.m. Aug. 13. Free with museum admission ($12-$15; students, active military and ages 18 and more youthful are totally free). nortonsimon.org’Grease: Sing-Along’The a lot left Olivia Newton-John stars opposite John Travolta in this blockbuster 1978 musical about 1950s teenagers in love. Roof Cinema Club Arts District, Row DTLA, 777 S. Alameda St., downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18. $20.75-$27.75; for ages 18 and older only. rooftopcinemaclub.com HollyShorts Movie Celebration This celebration of short movies from all over the world continues. TCL Chinese Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Different showtimes through Aug. 20. Passes:$55- $300. hollyshorts.com’Koyaanisqatsi’See life, deep space and whatever from a various point of view in this discussion-and narration-free 1982 visual essay set to
music by Philip Glass. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. 3 p.m. Aug. 12, 2:20 p.m. Aug. 13, 2:15 pm. Aug. 15, 8 p.m. Aug. 17. $18. drafthouse.com Les Femmes Underground International Movie Festival This display for groundbreaking feminist art films includes a brand-new remediation of Robert J. Kaplan’s 1972 fable “Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers”starring transgender Puerto Rican star Holly Woodlawn. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica
. 1 p.m. Aug. 13.$10-$15. americancinematheque.com’Pillow
Talk ‘A salute to Doris Day includes the beloved star opposite Rock Hudson in this frothy 1959 rom-com. Tony Randall likewise stars. Presented in 35 mm. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 2 p.m. Aug. 13.$ 5. academymuseum.org ‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’John Garfield is warm for Lana Turner’s kind in this steamy 1946 movie noir based upon the James
M. Cain book. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 p.m. Aug. 14.$10-$ 12. oldtownmusichall.org Newsletter Just great motion pictures Get the Indie Focus newsletter, Mark Olsen’s weekly guide to the world
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Sleeping Beauty’Someday her prince
will be available in Disney’s
animated 1959 traditional based upon the fairy tale. Provided in 35 mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly
advised. thenewbev.com’3 Colors: Blue’Screenings of new 4K remediations of all 3 films in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s well-known trilogy get in progress with
this 1993 drama starring Juliette Binoche. In French with English subtitles. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 1:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 7 p.m. Aug. 14.$8-$ 13. americancinematheque.com Venice Heritage Museum Movie Celebration Outside screenings of short movies commemorating the people and culture of the seaside neighborhood. Vice Media, 589 Venice Blvd., Venice. 7 p.m. Aug. 13.$20; ages 12 and more youthful, totally free. flipcause.com