That scag and his floozie, they’re gonna die! -Roop The American Cinematheque Presents MAD MAX, MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR & MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME Ratings: R, R & PG-13 | Runtimes: 88, 95 & 107 Minutes | Years: 1979, 1981 & 1985 | Trailers: Max / Warrior / Thunderdome Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | 7:30 PM […]

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The success of The Doors gave Elektra a very special kind of visibility from which we were able to get other artists as a result. It was one of the luckiest times of my life. I rode the tiger. -Jac Holzman The American Cinematheque Presents MR. MOJO RISIN’: THE MAKING OF L.A. WOMAN Rating: Unrated | […]

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The trained bird was very special, I felt her spirit. But we had to reshoot the scene over and over. I knew she was exhausted, and I told Frank [Perry] that I couldn’t throw her again; and he told me on the last throw she had broken her neck. At that moment I felt her […]

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This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, with a whimper. -Matt Libby The American Cinematheque Presents A STAR IS BORN Rating: Unrated | Runtime: 170 Minutes | Year: 1954 | Trailer: Star Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | 1:00 PM 50th Anniversary of Judy Garland’s Cecil B. DeMille Award! Beautiful Digital Presentation! Egyptian […]

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If it bleeds, we can kill it. -Dutch The American Cinematheque Presents PREDATOR & PREDATOR 2 Ratings: R (Both films) | Runtimes: 107 & 108 Minutes | Years: 1987 & 1990 | Trailers: Predator / Predator 2 Saturday, January 14th, 2012 | 7:30 PM Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of PREDATOR screening an archival print! Egyptian Theatre […]

Read more "Pick for 1.14.11 – “Predator” & “Predator 2”"