I don’t think there’s one word that can describe a man’s life. -Charles Foster Kane The American Cinematheque Presents CITIZEN KANE & THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS Ratings: PG (Both films) | Runtimes: 119 & 88 Minutes | Years: 1941 & 1942 | Trailers: Kane / Ambersons (Clip) Friday, February 10th, 2012 | 7:30 PM Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood […]

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Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can’t remember. -Zeniba The American Cinematheque Presents SPIRITED AWAY Rating: PG | Runtime: 125 Minutes | Year: 2001 | Trailer: Spirited Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 | 7:30 PM Part of Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli New 35mm Print! In Japanese with English subtitles. […]

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Why does everything that’s good for you have to taste so bad? -Asbel The American Cinematheque Presents NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND Rating: PG | Runtime: 117 Minutes | Year: 1984 | Trailer: Nausicaä Saturday, January 28th, 2012 | 7:30 PM Part of Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli New 35mm […]

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Chicken, pig, what’s the difference? -Porco Rosso The American Cinematheque Presents PORCO ROSSO Rating: PG | Runtime: 94 Minutes | Year: 1992 | Trailer: Porco Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | 7:30 PM Part of Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli 20th Anniversary! New 35mm Print! In Japanese with English subtitles. Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood […]

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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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