American Cinematheque

American Cinematheque 📽️ Established 1984. Celebrating the experience of cinema. 1,600+ screenings a year at the LF3, Aero & Egyptian Theatres. Member-supported 501(c)(3)

Just announced: ‘Crash Landings: Three From Sam Raimi’ + SEND HELP advance screening! 💥🎥Free advance screening! SEND HEL...
01/09/2026

Just announced: ‘Crash Landings: Three From Sam Raimi’ + SEND HELP advance screening! 💥🎥

Free advance screening! SEND HELP (2026) + Q&A with filmmaker Sam Raimi, co-presented by — Fri. 1/23 at 7:30 pm at the Aero

A SIMPLE PLAN (1998) — Sat. 1/17 at 1 pm at LF3

ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) — Tues. 1/20 at 8 pm at LF3

That’s a wrap on our Lav Diaz .diaz retrospective! 🇵🇭 Thank you to everyone who came out to one of our events, it was a ...
01/09/2026

That’s a wrap on our Lav Diaz .diaz retrospective! 🇵🇭 Thank you to everyone who came out to one of our events, it was a privilege to take in these complex narratives with an audience.

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Friday at the AC! 🍿THE PALM BEACH STORY (1942) in 35mm – 1 pm at LF3Free! “The Singers” (2025)  + Q&A filmmaker Sam Davi...
01/09/2026

Friday at the AC! 🍿

THE PALM BEACH STORY (1942) in 35mm – 1 pm at LF3

Free! “The Singers” (2025) + Q&A filmmaker Sam Davis & cast, moderated by Meghan Oretsky – 3 pm at LF3

🚨 Sold out, but we will have a standby line! 🚨 THE SECRET AGENT (2025) + Q&A with filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho & producer Emilie Lesclaux – 5 pm at LF3

50th Anniversary! OBSESSION (1976) – 7 pm at the Egyptian

MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1974) – 7:30 pm at the Aero

NEIGHBORING SOUNDS (2012) – 9 pm at LF3

Our Kleber Mendonça Filho retrospective begins tomorrow at LF3! 🇧🇷 We’ll have a standby line for THE SECRET AGENT (2025)...
01/09/2026

Our Kleber Mendonça Filho retrospective begins tomorrow at LF3! 🇧🇷

We’ll have a standby line for THE SECRET AGENT (2025) at 5 pm, but you can still get tickets to Mendonça’s debut feature NEIGHBORING SOUNDS (2012) at 9 pm + his second feature, AQUARIUS (2016), on Saturday.

Just a reminder that AC merch is available online + in-theatre! 💛🧢📽️📸:
01/08/2026

Just a reminder that AC merch is available online + in-theatre! 💛🧢📽️

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01/08/2026

We’ve got tunnel vision for our current ‘Watch Local’ destination: L.A.’s iconic 2nd Street Tunnel 🚦

From bizarro sci-fi flicks like GATTACA (1997) & REPO MAN (1984) to gritty thrillers like THE DRIVER (1978) & SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG (1971), countless movies have put the pedal to the metal in this L.A. landmark.

Saturday’s this month at LF3.

Photos from Tuesday’s sold out, members-only screening of BUGONIA (2025)  with actor Jesse Plemons  🐝An excellent Q&A mo...
01/08/2026

Photos from Tuesday’s sold out, members-only screening of BUGONIA (2025) with actor Jesse Plemons 🐝

An excellent Q&A moderated by Adam Scott !

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L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!! 📼 See Hisayasu Satō’s RE-WIND (1988) this Sun. 1/11 at 10 pm at LF3 — no one under 18...
01/08/2026

L.A. Premiere of New Restoration!! 📼 See Hisayasu Satō’s RE-WIND (1988) this Sun. 1/11 at 10 pm at LF3 — no one under 18 admitted.

When a grisly, point-of-view s***f videotape is found in a refrigerator, a young man becomes obsessed with tracking down its creator + finding out whether or not the brutal murder depicted on it was real.

Happy ‘January Giallo’ to all who celebrate 🔪🖤🥃‘Cinematic Void’  Monday’s at LF3.📸:
01/08/2026

Happy ‘January Giallo’ to all who celebrate 🔪🖤🥃

‘Cinematic Void’ Monday’s at LF3.

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01/08/2026

As part of our ‘Sunday Print Edition’ series, we’ll be screening THE HUMAN CONDITION in remembrance of Japanese superstar Tatsuya Nakadai 🤍

Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema, filmed & released in three parts:

THE HUMAN CONDITION 1: NO GREATER LOVE (1959) in 35mm – Sun. 1/11 at 1 pm at LF3

THE HUMAN CONDITION 2: ROAD TO ETERNITY (1959) in 35mm – Sun. 1/18 at 1 pm at LF3

THE HUMAN CONDITION 3: A SOLDIER’S PRAYER (1961) in 35mm – Sun. 1/25 at 1 pm at LF3

Free event next Wednesday! Join us at 7 pm at LF3 for The New Yorker  Short Film Showcase + Q&A with filmmakers Charlott...
01/07/2026

Free event next Wednesday! Join us at 7 pm at LF3 for The New Yorker Short Film Showcase + Q&A with filmmakers Charlotte Cooley, Matt Nadel , Natalie Musteata , & Alexandre Singh.

We’re thrilled to present a showcase featuring The New Yorkers’s shortlisted documentary shorts:

“Cashing Out,” 2024, Dir. Matt Nadel, 40 Mins, USA

“Last Days on Lake Trinity,” 2025, Dir. Charlotte Cooley, 29 Mins, USA

“Retirement Plan,” 2024, Dir. John Kelly, 7 Mins, Ireland

“Two People Exchanging Saliva,” 2024, Dir. Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh, 36 Mins, France/USA

Filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu  at our sold out free screening of ARCO (2025) over the weekend at the Aero 🎥Thank you to Lael Lo...
01/07/2026

Filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu at our sold out free screening of ARCO (2025) over the weekend at the Aero 🎥

Thank you to Lael Loewenstein .loewenstein for moderating + to everyone who joined us on Saturday morning.

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Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm

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About American Cinematheque Established in 1981, the American Cinematheque is a 501 C 3 non-profit viewer-supported film exhibition and cultural organization dedicated to the celebration of the Moving Picture in all of its forms. At the Egyptian and Aero Theatres, the Cinematheque presents daily film and digital programming which ranges from the classics of American and international cinema to new independent films, shorts and premieres. Exhibition of rare works, special and rare prints, etc., combined with fascinating post-screening discussions with the filmmakers who created the work, are a Cinematheque tradition that keep audiences coming back for once-in-a-lifetime cinema experiences. The American Cinematheque renovated and reopened (on Dec. 4, 1998) the historic 1922 Hollywood Egyptian Theatre. This includes a state-of-the-art 616-seat theatre housed within Sid Grauman's first grand movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard. The exotic courtyard is fully restored to its 1922 grandeur. The Egyptian was the home of the very first Hollywood movie premiere in 1922. In January 2005 the American Cinematheque expanded its programming to the 1940 Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. The American Cinematheque goes on the road to bring its special brand of entertainment to various other venues as well.