American Cinematheque’s 'Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair' Film Festival Returns to Los Angeles with Global Expansion - Film News in Brief

Rialto Pictures founder & Founding Repertory Artistic Director of @FilmForumNYC Bruce Goldstein will receive the Robert Osborne Award at this year's @tcm Classic Film Festival! #TCMFF The award ceremony will precede a screening of NIGHTS OF CABIRIA https://t.co/16MVLTThVv

‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair - Global Film Festival’ June 1st - 30th 🩶 This year, ‘Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair’ expands to 73 cities across 8 countries including the U.S. & Puerto Rico, Canada, England, Scotland, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, + Chile. https://t.co/tsyPN5TnwB

🚨 Now open to Friend of the AC-level members + above! 🚨 THE SOPRANOS Season 3: 25th Anniversary Panel with creator David Chase, director Steve Buscemi, & executive producer Terence Winter. 3/21 at 7 pm at the Egyptian. Thank you to our sponsor, @Delta. https://t.co/hBPrxP4xHC

Sat. at the AC! 😱 AVALANCHE 35mm 1pm LF3 TWIN PEAKS Season 1 Marathon 2pm Aero THE APOSTLE 4pm LF3 BATCH '81 7pm LF3 HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER 10pm LF3 https://t.co/GA1KJ5zNaC

‘Starring Catherine O’Hara’ ♥️ It is with a heavy heart that we remember the life work of beloved comedy legend Catherine O’Hara. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, A MIGHTY WIND, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, AFTER HOURS, THE PAPER, BEETLEJUICE https://t.co/ogRiQizWul

We had so much fun Sun. hosting filmmaker @edgarwright at the Egyptian for a sold out screening of THE RUNNING MAN (2025) in Dolby Atmos followed by a Q&A moderated by Guillermo del Toro 🤩 Thank you to Amoeba Music for co-presenting this event + to all our members who came out!

I’m ecstatic to announce that Eleanor & Frank Perry’s brilliant & controversial film “Last Summer” has been beautifully restored to its 1969 theatrical cut. Premiere screening Sunday 3/29 at the American Cinematheque’s Areo Theatre. Q&A with stars Barbara Hershey & Bruce Davison!

World Premiere of New Restoration of Theatrical Version! Frank Perry’s LAST SUMMER (1969) + Q&A with actors Barbara Hershey & Bruce Davison, moderated @Karaszewski. Sun. 3/29 at 3 pm at the Aero. https://t.co/GzgT2S3oF2

Upcoming ‘Film by the Foot’ screenings – both for $6.84 each at the box office! 🎞️ See top-of-the-line cinema for just 10¢ per 100 feet Friday’s at 1 pm at LF3: 3/6 – Alfred E. Green’s BABY FACE (1933) in 35mm 3/20 – Robert Bresson’s PICKPOCKET (1959) https://t.co/EL1psKF2kr

We had a live Benshi performance Friday at the Egyptian as part of our ongoing Mikio Naruse retrospective! 🤍 Thank you to Benshi performer Ichiro Kataoka & pianist Makia Matsumura for a wonderful evening. More Naruse events: https://t.co/p2tEQDjN9o

What an absolute treat to be back at the Egyptian Theatre with my good pal of 20+ years, the legend Guillermo del Toro, for a sold-out Q&A for the @RunningManMovie and its extras-loaded Blu-ray release. Last time we did this here was in 2010 for the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Sun. THE FACE OF ANOTHER 35mm 1pm LF3 L.A. Premiere of New 4K Restoration! QUEEN KELLY 2pm Egyptian GIANT 2pm Aero BARRY LYNDON 3:30pm LF3 LA CAPTIVE 7pm LF3 🚨 THE RUNNING MAN + Q&A 7pm Egyptian LOST IN TRANSLATION 35mm 7:30pm Aero PERSONA 10pm LF3 https://t.co/GA1KJ5zfl4

‘Starring Robert Duvall’ ♥️ Join us as we revisit some of the films that made Robert Duvall a legend & the characters that he made iconic: https://t.co/QbLfUj6I81

Sat. BROTHER AND SISTER 35mm 1pm LF3 BREWSTER MCCLOUD 35mm 2pm Egyptian 4K! COME AND GO 3:30pm LF3 THE WIZARD OF OZ 4pm Aero OPERATION TACO GARY'S 7pm LF3 New Black Hollywood 7pm Egyptian THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY 7:30pm Aero CLOCKSTOPPERS 35mm 10pm LF3 https://t.co/GA1KJ5zfl4

Today at @EgyptianLA! Every-night Dreams & Apart From You by Mikio Naruse, with live benshi performance by @katsudobenshi and musical accompaniment by @unpianistique Part of “#MIKIONARUSE: AN AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE RETROSPECTIVE” @am_cinematheque #silentfilm #benshi #livemusic

Don’t miss a live Benshi performance this Friday at the Egyptian! As part of our Mikio Naruse retrospective, we’re presenting a 35mm double feature 🇯🇵🤍 EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS (1933) / APART FROM YOU (1933) both in 35mm + live Benshi performance. https://t.co/4oc8H6Lu2K

Just announced! THE SOPRANOS Season 3: 25th Anniversary Panel with creator David Chase, director Steve Buscemi, & executive producer Terence Winter 📺 Members-only event coming to the Egyptian Sat. 3/21 at 7 pm. Thank you to our sponsor, Delta Air Lines. https://t.co/hBPrxP4xHC

It’s the final days of this year’s ‘Nitrate Film Festival’ + we’re closing out the series with films by two of cinema’s greats! 🤩🎞️ David Lean’s BLITHE SPIRIT (1945) 2/21 7 pm + 2/22 1 pm Egyptian Cecil B. DeMille’s SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949) 2/22 6 pm https://t.co/gTQQb5vBun

Sat. at the AC! 4K! THE HIPS OF J.W. 12:30pm LF3 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 2pm Aero 🎞️ WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE! intro 3pm Egyptian HIT MAN 4pm LF3 BARRY LYNDON 6pm LF3 🎞️ BLITHE SPIRIT 7pm Egyptian MULHOLLAND DRIVE 7:30pm Aero UNDER THE SILVER LAKE 10pm LF3 https://t.co/GA1KJ5zfl4