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EGYPTIAN&AEROTHEATRES! >> COMING
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HOLIDAY SPIRIT ON THE BIG SCREENDecember 12 - 23, 2010 >> Egyptian & Aero Theatres
Join us for movies celebratingthe festive holiday spirit ofyuletide cheer, braced with theromance, joy, pathos, feistyhumor and generous mood ofthe season. Screening at theEgyptian are Frank Capra'sclassic IT'S A WONDERFULLIFE (starring Jimmy Stewartand Donna Reed) and anOutfest co-presentation ofAUNTIE MAME starringRosalind Russell as a bohemi-an socialite raising hernephew, plus the classic BEN-
HUR (which ran two solid yearsat the Egyptian upon its initial release) starring Charlton Heston and adouble feature of action holidayclassics, DIE HARD and DIEHARD 2. IT'S A WONDER-FUL LIFE will also screentwice at the Aero, along withMichael Curtiz's WHITECHRISTMAS (starring BingCrosby, Danny Kaye,Rosemary Clooney and VeraEllen), ELF starring WillFerrell, the director's cut ofBAD SANTA and a familymatinee screening of "Mr.Magoo's Christmas Carol!"
Series compiled by Grant Moninger andGwen Deglise. Program note additions by BethHanna.
SCREWBALL COMEDY CLASSICSDecember 16, 2010 - January 2, 2011 >> Aero Theatre
This holiday season theCinematheque offers upanother platter of delightfulscrewball confections! Wehave a full score of mirth-mak-ing classics from the dayswhen Hollywood knew thecomedic power of mile-a-minute dialogue and riotoussight gags.
You'll find the well known (HISGIRL FRIDAY, THE BANKDICK, A DAY AT THE
RACES, A NIGHT AT THEOPERA, TROUBLE IN
PARADISE) as well as the lesser screened classics (THE MAD MISSMANTON, IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD, POPPY, RUGGLES OFRED GAP, REMEMBER LAST NIGHT?) featuring a mob of phenome-nally talented performers such as Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell,Barbara Stanwyck, W. C. Fields, Jimmy Stewart, Claudette Colbert, theMarx Brothers and more!
Series compiled by Grant Moninger. Program note additions by Beth Hanna.
SNEAK PREVIEWS AND SPECIALONE-DAY-ONLY EVENTS
Egyptian Theatre & Aero Theatre
Celebrate classic films likenever before this month at theEgyptian! December beginswith Stanley Kubrick's BARRYLYNDON and continues with aPreston Sturges double fea-ture of SULLIVAN'S TRAV-ELS and MIRACLE AT MOR-GAN'S CREEK. Also in theclassic mix are LORD JIM in70MM, LAURA and REBEC-CA. See THE GODFATHERand THE GODFATHER PARTII on separate nights, and seeRAIDERS OF THE LOST
ARK, INDIANA JONES ANDTHE TEMPLE OF DOOM andINDIANA JONES AND THELAST CRUSADE all in oneday in a rip-roaring triple fea-ture! In-person appearancesinclude animator Glen Keanewith THE LITTLE MERMAID,actress Leslie Caron with ANAMERICAN IN PARIS, andGene Kelly's widow PatriciaKelly to introduce SINGIN' INTHE RAIN. And be sure not tomiss other fun events thismonth at the Egyptian, suchas the 10th annual Attack ofthe 50-Foot Reels salute toSuper-8 film, seminar "Big World for Little Movies" moderated by film
consultant Thomas EthanHarris, the Retroformat seriescelebrating its first anniversarywith a screening of William S.Hart's THE DARKENINGTRAIL and a Frank Perry dou-ble feature of PLAY IT AS ITLAYS and THE SWIMMER.
At the Aero, be sure to catchour encore screening of thefull-length version of OlivierAssayas' CARLOS! Decemberkicks off with a double featureof EXPERIMENT IN TERROR
and DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!
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with Stefanie Powers in person, and a screening of APPLAUSE withacclaimed Danish actress Paprika Steen in person. Classics aboundwith LAWRENCE OF ARABIAin 70mm, THE SEVEN SAMU-RAI, THE SOUND OF MUSIC,DAYS OF HEAVEN andMCCABE & MRS. MILLER tokeep you happy all monthlong! Other exciting screeningsinclude Martin Scorsese'sGOODFELLAS and MEANSTREETS, IFTA anniversaryscreenings of WHERE THEDAY TAKES YOU starring ayoung Will Smith and MON-STER starring CharlizeTheron, Oliver Stone in per-son with his documentarySOUTH OF THE BORDER and a surprise title for the last installment ofour new Belgian cinema series.
EGYPTIAN THEATRE HISTORIC TOURS& FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
The Most Star-Studded Film In Theatres Anywhere!Exclusively at the Egyptian Theatre!
Hollywood History comes alivewith our docent tours of SidGrauman’s legendary 1922Egyptian Theatre. Visit the olddressing rooms and singers' boxes(featuring a display of original-to-the-theatre Egyptian themedfurniture!), see our state-of-the-artprojection booth and the painstak-ing restoration work marrying mod-ern technology with this landmarkof Hollywood history - and more!Follow your tour with a screen-ing of FOREVER HOLLYWOOD(55 min.), celebrating a century ofmovie-making with celebrity inter-views and over 400 movie and
archival Hollywood history clips.Narrated by Sharon Stone. Directed by Todd McCarthy & Arnold Glassman. Tours: 10:30 AM & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD: 11:40 AM (selected Saturdays) Tickets: $5. Tour & Movie: $10. Call 323.461.2020, opt. 7 for schedule changes. Tours meet in front of the box office and are approximately one hour long. Grouptours/screenings can be arranged for various times. Call 323.461.2020, x-121Upcoming Tours: December 18, January 22 & February 12.
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Ticket Prices: $11 General; $9 Seniors (65 & over) and students with current I.D.and $7 for American Cinematheque Members. Tickets for the Aero are not avail-able at the Egyptian and vice versa. Ticket prices & policies are the same at theAero & at the Egyptian Theatre.
Box Office Hours: Opens 1 1/2 hours before the first program of the day/evening.Closes 30 minutes after the last film of the evening begins.
Buying Tickets: Order online at www.fandango.com. No handling charge onadvance or same day tickets purchased in person at the Box Office. Only cash,American Express, Visa & Mastercard are accepted at the Box Office. Tickets goon sale up to 48 days in advance at the box office or on www.fandango.com. Wereserve the right to refuse service. For student, senior, KCRW, etc. discounts, validI.D. and/or membership card must be presented at the time of purchase/pick up.Only one ticket at this price will be sold unless otherwise specified on offer.*Special prices for certain films may be listed. No refunds or exchanges.
Advance Ticket Sales for Cinematheque Members: In addition to in person andwww.fandango.com sales, MEMBERS may purchase advance tickets by phone:Egyptian Theatre: 323-692-3431Aero Theatre: 323-634-4878. Mail orders must be received a full 7 days prior to the screening. Checks okay.Details on member ticket policy sheet. These conveniences are for members only.
Vouchers: Only original, unexpired vouchers, discount coupons, passes, etc. willbe accepted and only if the users’ name and address is filled out on the back (oron a mailing list form). The Box Office reserves the right to refuse passes at anytime. No cash value.
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Policies: No outside food, animals, autographs or photography permitted in thetheatres without prior authorization. No passes accepted for sneak previews.
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Aero Theatre program.
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program.Theatre Codes:
ST = Spielberg
RT = Rigler
ARTIVIST FESTNot a
CinemathequeProgram
7:30 PMMONSTER
ARTIVIST FESTNot a
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7:30 PMEXPERIMENT INTERROR & DIE!
DIE! MYDARLING!
ARTIVIST FESTNot a
CinemathequeProgram]7:30 PM
APPLAUSE
ARTIVIST FESTNot a
CinemathequeProgram]7:30 PM
THE SEVENSAMURAI
7:30 PMBARRY LYNDON
4:00 PMTHE SOUND OF
MUSIC
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
7:30 PM SOUTH OF THE
BORDER
7:30 PMATTACK OF THE 50
FOOT REELS
7:30 PMWHERE THE DAY
TAKES YOU
7:30 PMPLAY IT AS IT LAYS
& THE SWIMMER
7:30 PMGOODFELLAS &MEAN STREETS
5:00 PM THE LITTLE
MERMAID
7:30 PM Silent Films [ST]
7:30 PMCheck website for
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7:30 PMDIE HARD & DIE
HARD 2
3:00 PMCARLOS
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
7:30 PMSULLIVAN'S TRAV-ELS & THE MIRA-
CLE OF MOR-GAN'S CREEK
7:30 PM SHORT FILM
SEMINAR [ST]7:30 PM RECENT
BELGIAN CINEMA
7:30 PMAUNTIE MAME
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
7:30 PMLORD JIM
7:30 PMDAYS OF
HEAVEN &MCCABE & MRS.
MILLER
7:30 PM ANAMERICAN IN
PARIS4:00 PM Mr.
Magoo's ChristmasCarol
7:30 PMLAWRENCE OF
ARABIA
7:30 PMBEN-HUR
4:00 & 7:30 PMIT'S A
WONDERFULLIFE
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
7:30 PMWHITE
CHRISTMAS
7:30 PMIT'S A
WONDERFULLIFE
7:30 PMELF & BAD
SANTA - DIREC-TOR'S CUT
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
7:30 PMSINGIN' IN THE
RAIN
7:30 PMTHE BANK DICK &
POPPY
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
NO PROGRAM(Egyptian)
NO PROGRAM(Aero)
7:30 PMLAURA &
REBECCA
7:30 PMIT'S A WONDER-
FUL WORLD &THE MAD MISS
MANTON
7:30 PMTHE
GODFATHER
7:30 PMRUGGLES OF
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LAST NIGHT?
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7:30 PMHIS GIRL FRI-
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TOUR& FOREVER
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FILMFORUM Select Sundays at 7 PM
See web for details: www.lafilmforum.wordpress.com
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All films at the Egyptian are in the 616-seat Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre unless it isspecified that the film is in the 78-seat Steven Spielberg Theatre. The EgyptianTheatre is at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, LA, CA 90028 (between McCaddenPlace & Las Palmas Avenue) in Hollywood. 1 1/2 blocks east of Hollywood/Highland Red Line Metro station.
Parking: The theatre validates ONLY for Hollywood and Highland, $2 for 4hours (each additional 20 minutes is $1). LA Film School Lot, 6363 W. Sunset Blvd. (enteron east side of Ivar, north of Sunset). $5. Closes at 1 AM.
All films scheduled for the Aero are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and are held in the425-seat Max Palevsky Theatre at 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica,CA, 90403 (at 14th Street).
Parking: Plenty of FREE unlimited Street Parking on Montana Avenue after 6 PMand on side streets after 7 PM. Read posted signs for restrictions.
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$2 Parking: The Hollywood & Highland Complex offers $2parking for up to 4 hours in their garage with a validation fromthe Egyptian or any business in the complex. After 4 hours reg-ular prices apply.
$5 Parking: Where Cherokee dead ends at Selma at theChurch parking lot.
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In addition to added shows such as November’s SCOTT PILGRIMVS THE WORLD screening with Edgar Wright and Guillermo delToro in person, we also announce scheduling changes, guestupdates, giveaways and more!
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The American Cinematheque thanks itsmany supporters - our Board, our members, volun-teers, donors, consultants and our audience mem-
bers, for their gen-erosity and manyhours of dedicationto keep the moviesrolling on the bigscreen! And a spe-cial thanks to ouraudience whoencourage us withtheir enthusiasm!
The cost of admission alone isn’t enough to bring inguests from out of town or even to cover shipping andother fees associated with showing one to four differentmovies every night!Membership dollars,sponsorships anddonations in anyamount help pay forthe programs youenjoy. Consider joiningor upgrading to theContributing level orabove to be invited toprivate receptions withfilmmakers and actorssuch as Kim Novakand Ken Russell and free sneak preview screenings.
When you join as a new member, by December 31,2010, you will receive two free tickets to use for themovie of your choice, OR purchase a membership as aholiday gift and keep the free tickets for yourself.Donations in any amount can be made on our website,at the box office or by mail.
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