Welcome to ClassicFilmLA, a classic film screening and event listing focused on Hollywood movies from the Silent Era through the Golden Era. See below for a selection of events being held in the greater Los Angeles area which relate to movies or to the history and culture of early to mid-20th century LA. Also, be sure to check out the list of local exhibits on the Places to Visit page.
While effort is taken to list information accurately at time of posting to this website, event information may be subject to change. Please confirm dates, times, ticket availability, and other details directly with the event’s website or organizer. Events may have limited space and/or may sell out quickly so it is advisable to obtain advance tickets when possible. All times listed are Pacific Time unless otherwise indicated.
SATURday, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
| Screening of Scarface (1932) starring Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, and Osgood Perkins. Sep. 12, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Mirage (1965) starring Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, and Walter Matthau. (35mm) Followed by Strait-Jacket (1964) starring Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, and Leif Erickson. (DCP) With special guest Diane Baker. Sep. 12, 2026 – 7:30 pm Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Microcinema screening of The Court Jester (1955) starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, and Angela Lansbury. (16mm) Sep. 12, 2026 – 8:00 pm (SOLD OUT) Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
| Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026 Screening of “Cinderella Cinders” (1920) and The Devil’s Circus (1926) starring Norma Shearer, Charles Emmett Mack, and Carmel Myers. Accompaniment by Dean Mora. Intro by Kelby Thwaits. (DCP) Sep. 12, 2026 – 10:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
SUNday, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026
| 2026 Doors Open California Annual program providing access to over 75 California historic sites for a single $20 registration fee per person (subject to venue capacity limits). See website for schedule and participating locations. (Most LA-area sites are scheduled for the last weekend.) Sep. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 2026 (weekends) California Preservation Foundation californiapreservation.org/doca |
| The L.A. County Vintage Postcards & Paper Show Dealer event with postcards, sheet music, posters, photographs, magazines, and other paper ephemera. Sep. 12-13, 2026 Arcadia Masonic Hall (Arcadia) postcardshows.com |
| Screening of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, and Bruce Bennett. Sep. 13, 2026 – multiple showtimes Regal showtimes |
| Screening of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) starring Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, and Richard Eyer. (35mm) Sep. 13, 2026 – 10:00 am Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com |
| “Big Hollywood Memorabilia Sale” Sep. 13, 2026 – 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Hollywood Heritage Museum (Hollywood) event page |
| Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026 Screening of “First National Family of Stars” (1926) and For Heaven’s Sake (1926) starring Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston. Accompaniment by Dean Mora. Intro by Randy Haberkamp and Suzanne Lloyd. (35mm) Sep. 13, 2026 – 1:00 pm (SOLD OUT) Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of Black Narcissus (1947) starring Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, and Flora Robson. (DCP) Sep. 13, 2026 – 2:00 pm David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of The More the Merrier (1943) starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn. Intro by Steven C. Smith. Sep. 13, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Citizen Kane (1941) starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. Special guests Josh Mankiewicz and Ben Mankiewicz. Sep. 13, 2026 – 3:00 pm Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
| Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026 “Beyond Silence: Sound Effects, Animation and 3D in the Silent Era” Presentation on 3D by Eric Kurland. Screening of 35mm shorts “Gugusse and the Automaton” (1897), “Felix in Love” (1922), “Do Women Pay?” (1923), “Fifteen Minutes” (1921), “Koko’s Earth Control” (1928), and “Alice Rattled by Rats” (1925). Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick with sound effects by Nicholas White. Sep. 13, 2026 – 4:00 pm (SOLD OUT) Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026 Screening of D.W. Griffith’s “The Sheriff’s Baby” (1913, DCP) and Ernst Lubitsch’s So This is Paris (1926, 35mm) starring Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller. Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Special guest: Leonard Maltin. Sep. 13, 2026 – 6:30 pm book signing, 7:00 pm screening (SOLD OUT) Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Los Angeles Silent Film Festival 2026 Screening of F.W. Murnau’s Faust (Germany, 1926) starring Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, and Camilla Horn. Accompaniment by Dean Mora. Intro by Mary Mallory. (DCP) Sep. 13, 2026 – 10:00 pm (SOLD OUT) Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
MONday, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
| Screening of Duck Soup (1933) starring the Marx Brothers and Margaret Dumont. Sep. 14, 2026 – multiple showtimes Regal showtimes |
| Screening of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) starring Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, and Charles Coburn. (DCP) Sep. 14, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Vertigo (1958) starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. Presented by See It on 16mm. Sep. 14, 2026 – 7:00 pm Art Theatre (Long Beach) event page |
TUESday, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
| Screening of The Cheat (1931) starring Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, and Irving Pichel. Intro by Karina Longworth. (35mm) Sep. 15, 2026 – 7:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of Peeping Tom (1960) starring Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, and Maxine Audley. (35mm) Followed by See No Evil (1971) starring Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, and Robin Bailey. (35mm) Sep. 15, 2026 – 7:30 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
WEDNESday, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
| Screening of Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (1951) starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker. Sep. 16, 2026 – multiple showtimes Regal showtimes |
| Microcinema screening of Twin Husbands (1933) starring John Miljan, Shirley Grey, Monroe Owsley. Followed by Murder at Glen Athol (aka The Criminal Within) (1935) starring John Miljan and Irene Ware. (DVD and VHS) Sep. 16, 2026 – 2:00 pm Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
| Screening of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) starring Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, and Charles Coburn. (DCP) Sep. 16, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of documentary Twiggy (2024). Post-screening Q&A with Twiggy and director Sadie Frost. Sep. 16, 2026 – 7:00 pm Lumiere Cinema (Beverly Hills) event page |
| Screening of Vertigo (1958) starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. Presented by See It on 16mm. Sep. 16, 2026 – 7:00 pm Art Theatre (Long Beach) event page |
| Public library screening of The Kid (1921) starring Charles Chaplin and Jackie Coogan. Accompaniment by Noel Katz. Sep. 16, 2026 – 7:00 pm Beverly Hills Public Library library events page |
| Screening of Peeping Tom (1960) starring Carl Boehm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, and Maxine Audley. (35mm) Followed by See No Evil (1971) starring Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, and Robin Bailey. (35mm) Sep. 16, 2026 – 7:30 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
| Screening of Captain Blood (1935) starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Sep. 16, 2026 – 7:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
THURSday, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
| “Samy’s Camera 50th Anniversary Event” Sep. 17-19, 2026 Samy’s Camera (Fairfax District event) Samy’s Camera (Pasadena event) Samy’s Camera (Santa Ana event) |
| Screening of Gidget (1959) starring Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren, and Arthur O’Connell. Sep. 17, 2026 – 4:00 pm Bay Theatre (Seal Beach) baytheatre.com/filmsmovies |
| Screening of Douglas Sirk’s There’s Always Tomorrow (1956) starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Joan Bennett. (35mm) Sep. 17, 2026 – 7:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Microcinema screening of Camelot (1967) starring Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Franco Nero. (DVD) Sep. 17, 2026 – 8:00 pm Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
| Screening of King Kong (1933) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot. Presented by See It on 16mm. Sep. 17, 2026 – 8:00 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
FRIday, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
| “Samy’s Camera 50th Anniversary Event” Sep. 17-19, 2026 Samy’s Camera (Fairfax District event) Samy’s Camera (Pasadena event) Samy’s Camera (Santa Ana event) |
| Screening of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) starring Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, and Charles Coburn. (DCP) Sep. 18, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| “50 Movie Nights Book Signing with Dave Karger” Sep. 18, 2026 – 5:00 pm Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Singin’ in the Rain (1952) starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. Sep. 18, 2026 – 5:10 pm, 7:30 pm Landmark Nuart Theatre (West Los Angeles) event page |
| “Jazz at LACMA: The 17 Big Band” Free concert. Sep. 18, 2026 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Smidt Welcome Plaza, LACMA (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Microcinema screening of The Wages of Fear (France/Italy, 1953) starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, and Peter van Eyck. (DVD) Sep. 18, 2026 – 8:00 pm Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
SATURday, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
| 2026 Doors Open California Annual program providing access to over 75 California historic sites for a single $20 registration fee per person (subject to venue capacity limits). See website for schedule and participating locations. (Most LA-area sites are scheduled for the last weekend.) Sep. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 2026 (weekends) California Preservation Foundation californiapreservation.org/doca |
| “Walking Tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery” led by historian Karie Bible. Sep. 19, 2026 – 10:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| Screening of High Society (1956) starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra. (35mm) Sep. 19, 2026 – 10:00 am Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com |
| “Samy’s Camera 50th Anniversary Event” Sep. 17-19, 2026 Samy’s Camera (Fairfax District event) Samy’s Camera (Pasadena event) Samy’s Camera (Santa Ana event) |
| “Hollywood in Miniature Sept 2026” Exhibit and conservator talk. Sep. 19, 2026 – 11:00 am Preservation Resource Center (Hollywood) event page |
| Screening of Douglas Sirk’s There’s Always Tomorrow (1956) starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Joan Bennett. (35mm) Sep. 19, 2026 – 1:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of The Incredible Journey (1963). (I.B. Technicolor 35mm) Sep. 19, 2026 – 2:00 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
| “Inside Screenwriting: LA Plays Itself with Larry Karaszewski” Sep. 19, 2026 – 2:00 pm Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Jacques Tati’s Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (France, 1953). Intro by Randy Haberkamp. Sep. 19, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Sunset Boulevard (1950) starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, and Erich von Stroheim. Sep. 19, 2026 – 2:50 pm, 5:10 pm, 7:30 pm Landmark Nuart Theatre (West Los Angeles) event page |
| Screening of Letty Lynton (1932) starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther, and Lewis Stone. Intro by Kim Luperi. Sep. 19, 2026 – 4:00 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| Opening reception for new exhibit “California Visionaries: The Lives and Legacies of Walt Disney and Hubert Eaton” Free admission. RSVP by September 14. Sep. 19, 2026 – 5:00 pm Forest Lawn Museum (Glendale) museum.forestlawn.com |
| “An Evening in Clifton’s Speakeasy” Sep. 19, 2026 – 6:30 pm Clifton’s (DTLA) event page |
| “TCM’s The Plot Thickens Presents Dr. Strangelove” Panel discussion and film screening with guests Jonathan Letham, Jason Reitman, and Ben Mankiewicz. Sep. 19, 2026 – 7:00 pm Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Outdoor screening of Stranger on Horseback (1955) starring Joel McCrea, Miroslava, and Kevin McCarthy. (Blu-ray) Sep. 19, 2026 – 7:00 pm Joel and Frances McCrea Ranch (Thousand Oaks) Ranch Foundation events page |
| “A Lost LA Evening at Libros Schmibros” Free screening of three episodes of Lost LA with intros by Nathan Masters. Sep. 19, 2026 – 7:00 pm Libros Schmibros Lending Library (Boyle Heights) event page |
| “The Fairy Tales of Jim Henson feat. Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)” Sep. 19, 2026 – 7:00 pm The Philosophical Research Society (Los Feliz) event page |
| Concert by Sutton Foster with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra. Sep. 19, 2026 – 8:00 pm The Soraya (Northridge) event page |
| “Jim Henson’s The Storyteller—Three Classic Tales on the Big Screen!” Free event. Sep. 19, 2026 – 8:30 pm (SOLD OUT) The Philosophical Research Society (Los Feliz) event page |
SUNday, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026
| 2026 Doors Open California Annual program providing access to over 75 California historic sites for a single $20 registration fee per person (subject to venue capacity limits). See website for schedule and participating locations. (Most LA-area sites are scheduled for the last weekend.) Sep. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 2026 (weekends) California Preservation Foundation californiapreservation.org/doca |
| Screening of High Society (1956) starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra. (35mm) Sep. 20, 2026 – 10:00 am Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com |
| Screening of The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) starring Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, and Peter Lorre. Intro by Brian Saur. (35mm) Sep. 20, 2026 – 1:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of The Incredible Journey (1963). (I.B. Technicolor 35mm) Sep. 20, 2026 – 2:00 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
| Screening of Shane (1953) starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, and Van Heflin. (35mm) Sep. 20, 2026 – 2:00 pm Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of Gigi (1958) starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, and Louis Jourdan. (35mm) Sep. 20, 2026 – 2:00 pm David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| “San Pedro on Film: San Pedro in Disguise” Presented by the San Pedro Heritage Museum with host Joshua Stecker. Sep. 20, 2026 – 3:00 pm Grand Annex Music Hall (San Pedro) sanpedroheritagemuseum.org |
| Screening of She-Wolf of London (1946) starring June Lockhart, Don Porter, and Sara Haden. Intro by Felicity Flesher. (DCP) Sep. 20, 2026 – 4:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of The Sound of Music (1965) starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Sep. 20, 2026 – 6:00 pm The Lido Theater (Newport Beach) event page |
| Screening of Tod Browning’s The Unknown (1927) starring Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, and Joan Crawford. (35mm) Followed by Tod Browning’s Outside the Law (1920) starring Lon Chaney and Priscilla Dean. (35mm) Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Sep. 20, 2026 – 6:30 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
| Screening of Hans Richter’s avant-garde film Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947) starring Jack Bittner, Libby Holman, and Josh White. Presentation by Karina Longworth. Sep. 20, 2026 – 7:00 pm Philosophical Research Society (Los Feliz) event page |
| Screening of Luchino Visconti’s White Nights (Italy/France, 1957) starring Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jean Marais. (DCP) Sep. 20, 2026 – 7:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
monday, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
| Screening of How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall. (DCP) Sep. 21, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (Germany, 1922) with accompaniment by Quarkestra. Sep. 21, 2026 – 7:00 pm Landmark Nuart Theatre (West Los Angeles) event page |
| Screening of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Sep. 21, 2026 – 7:00 pm Bakersfield Fox event calendar |
| Screening of Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress (Japan, 1958) starring Toshirō Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, and Kamatari Fujiwara. (35mm) Followed by Spaceballs (1987) starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, and Rick Moranis. (35mm) Intro by Connor Ratliff and Griffin Newman. Sep. 21, 2026 – 7:30 pm Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
TUESday, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
| Screening of Bye Bye Birdie (1963) starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, and Bobby Rydell. Sep. 22, 2026 – 12:15 pm, 5:00 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| Microcinema screening of Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well (Japan, 1960) starring Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, and Kyōko Kagawa. (VHS) Sep. 22, 2026 – 2:00 pm Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
| Screening of Psycho (1960) starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. Sep. 22, 2026 – 7:00 pm The Lido Theater (Newport Beach) event page |
| Screening of Little Shop of Horrors (1986) starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, and Steve Martin. Q&A with director Frank Oz. (DCP) Sep. 22, 2026 – 7:30 pm (SOLD OUT) Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of You Can’t Take It with You (1938) starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, and Edward Arnold. (35mm) Followed by Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. (35mm) Sep. 22, 2026 – 7:30 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
| “Ke Huy Quan in conversation with Octavia Spencer discussing his memoir, Never Say Die” Sep. 22, 2026 – 8:00 pm Bezdek Center for the Performing Arts at Cross Roads School (Santa Monica) event page |
| Screening of Luchino Visconti’s White Nights (Italy/France, 1957) starring Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jean Marais. (DCP) Sep. 22, 2026 – 10:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
WEDNESday, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026
| “LABC Presents: LAPL Central Library Centennial” Breakfast with presentation by John Szabo. Sep. 23, 2026 – 7:00 am The Los Angeles Breakfast Club Friendship Auditorium (Griffith Park) event page |
| Screening of Bye Bye Birdie (1963) starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, and Bobby Rydell. Sep. 23, 2026 – 10:00 am, 2:45 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| Microcinema screening of Mimi (1935) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Gertrude Lawrence. Followed by False Pretenses (1935) starring Irene Ware, Sydney Blackmer, Russell Hopton, and Betty Compson. (16mm and DVD) Sep. 23, 2026 – 2:00 pm Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
| Screening of How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall. (DCP) Sep. 23, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of The Miracle Worker (1962) starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. (35mm) Sep. 23, 2026 – 7:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of You Can’t Take It with You (1938) starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, and Edward Arnold. (35mm) Followed by Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. (35mm) Sep. 23, 2026 – 7:30 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
THURSday, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
| Screening of Bye Bye Birdie (1963) starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, and Bobby Rydell. Sep. 24, 2026 – 10:30 am The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| “Timeless Melodies: The Early Dance Masters” Lecture by Larry Maurer. Sep. 24, 2026 – 1:30 pm Bowers Museum (Santa Ana) event page |
FRIday, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
| Screening of North by Northwest (1959) starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. Sep. 25, 2026 – multiple showtimes Regal showtimes |
| Screening of Bye Bye Birdie (1963) starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, and Bobby Rydell. Sep. 25, 2026 – 12:00 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| Public library screening of The Rose Tattoo (1955) starring Burt Lancaster and Anna Magnani. Sep. 25, 2026 – 1:00 pm John C. Fremont Los Angeles Public Library (Hollywood) event page |
| Screening of How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall. (DCP) Sep. 25, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Free library screening of Enamorada (Mexico, 1946) starring María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, and Fernando Fernández. Sep. 25, 2026 – 7:30 pm Libros Schmibros Lending Library (Boyle Heights) event page |
| Microcinema screening of documentary Silent Feminists: America’s First Women Directors (1993) directed by Jeffrey Goodman and Anthony Slide. (16mm) Sep. 25, 2026 – 8:00 pm Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
SATURday, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
| 2026 Doors Open California Annual program providing access to over 75 California historic sites for a single $20 registration fee per person (subject to venue capacity limits). See website for schedule and participating locations. (Most LA-area sites are scheduled for the last weekend.) Sep. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 2026 (weekends) California Preservation Foundation californiapreservation.org/doca |
| The Burbank Historical Society’s Store Room Sale Sep. 26-27, 2026 Burbank Historical Society (Burbank) event page |
| Screening of Munster, Go Home (1966) starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Debbie Watson. (35mm) Sep. 26, 2026 – 10:00 am Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com |
| Accessible open caption screening of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, and Glenn Strange. (DCP) Sep. 26, 2026 – 11:00 am Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Presentation: “Her Pasadena: Women Remaking Home and Civic Life” Sep. 26, 2026 – 11:00 am Pasadena Heritage event page |
| Screening of A Night at the Opera (1935) starring the Marx Brothers, Kitty Carlisle, and Allan Jones. (35mm) Sep. 26, 2026 – 2:00 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
| 3-D screening of The Maze (1953) starring Richard Carlson and Veronica Hurst. Sep. 26, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| “San Pedro Bay Historical Society’s Fall Wine & Beer Taste” Sep. 26, 2026 – 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm Muller House Museum (San Pedro) sanpedrobayhistoricalsociety.com/events |
| Screening of Vertigo (1958) starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. Presented by See It on 16mm. Sep. 26, 2026 – 4:00 pm The Eastwood (near Santa Monica Blvd & Western) event page |
| Screening of Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) starring Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, and Brian Keith. Intro by Matthew Kennedy. Sep. 26, 2026 – 5:00 pm pre-show, 6:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
| “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long” Sep. 26, 2026 – 6:30 pm preshow, 8:00 pm screening Hollywood Bowl event page |
| 3-D screening of The Mask (1961) starring Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, and Bill Walker. Intro by Eric Kurland. Sep. 26, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Free outdoor screening of The Quiet Man (1952) starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, and Barry Fitzgerald. Sep. 26, 2026 – 6:00 pm gates, 8:00 pm screening Brand Park (Glendale) event page |
| Screening of The General (1926) starring Buster Keaton. Organ accompaniment by David Marsh. Sep. 26, 2026 – 8:00 pm Bandrika Studios (Tarzana) event page |
SUnday, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
| 2026 Doors Open California Annual program providing access to over 75 California historic sites for a single $20 registration fee per person (subject to venue capacity limits). See website for schedule and participating locations. (Most LA-area sites are scheduled for the last weekend.) Sep. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 2026 (weekends) California Preservation Foundation californiapreservation.org/doca |
| Screening of Munster, Go Home (1966) starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Debbie Watson. (35mm) Sep. 27, 2026 – 10:00 am Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com |
| Screening of Destroy All Monsters (Japan, 1968) starring Mothra, Godzilla, Rodan, and Manda. Sep. 27, 2026 – 12:00 pm Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (DTLA) event page |
| The Burbank Historical Society’s Store Room Sale Sep. 26-27, 2026 Burbank Historical Society (Burbank) event page |
| Public library screening of Touch of Evil (1958) starring Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Orson Welles. Intro by Theo Siegel. Sep. 27, 2026 – 1:00 pm OC Library – Costa Mesa – Donald Dungan Branch event page |
| Screening of A Night at the Opera (1935) starring the Marx Brothers, Kitty Carlisle, and Allan Jones. (35mm) Sep. 27, 2026 – 2:00 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
| Screening of Doctor Zhivago (1965) starring Omar Sharif, Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, and Alec Guinness. (4K DCP) Sep. 27, 2026 – 2:00 pm David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of I Married a Witch (1942) starring Fredric March and Veronica Lake. Sep. 27, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Wings (1927) starring Clara Bow, Buddy Rogers, and Richard Arlen. Organ accompaniment by Mark Herman. Sep. 27, 2026 – 2:30 pm San Gabriel Mission Playhouse (San Gabriel) event page |
| Screening of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Jonathan Winters. (digital) Sep. 27, 2026 – 2:45 pm Eagle Theatre (Eagle Rock) event page |
| “Silent Movie Day: Clara Bow in Hula + Buster Keaton in One Week” Sep. 27, 2026 – 3:00 pm The ALEX (Glendale) event page |
| Screening of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre. Followed by a presentation by Kevin Kidney. Hosted by Jeff Kurtti. Sep. 27, 2026 – 5:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| Screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin (Soviet Union, 1925). Accompaniment by the George Sarah Ensemble. Sep. 27, 2026 – 7:00 pm Art Theatre (Long Beach) event page |
| Night tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery led by historian Karie Bible. Sep. 27, 2026 – 7:00 pm Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| Screening of The Man Who Laughs (1928) starring Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt. Intro by Antonia Carlotta. Sep. 27, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
MONday, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
| Screening of River of No Return (1954) starring Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, and Rory Calhoun. (DCP) Sep. 28, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Susan Cabot, and Abbe Lane. (35mm) Followed by Six Black Horses (1962) starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O’Brien. (35mm) Sep. 28, 2026 – 7:30 pm New Beverly Cinema (on Beverly Blvd west of La Brea) event page |
WEDNESday, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
| Tour of The Plaza Theatre Sep. 30, 2026 – 10:00 am, 1:00 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
| Microcinema screening of Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) starring John Barrymore, John Howard, and Louise Campbell. (16mm) Followed by Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939) starring John Howard and Heather Angel. (16mm) Sep. 30, 2026 – 2:00 pm Video Archives Cinema Club, Vista Theater (Hollywood) vistatheaterhollywood.com (See “TICKETS”) |
| Screening of River of No Return (1954) starring Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, and Rory Calhoun. (DCP) Sep. 30, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| “Classic Cinema Night at Cinegrill Theater” Screening of Casablanca (1942) starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Sep. 30, 2026 – 6:00 pm doors, 7:00 pm movie (SOLD OUT) The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood) event page |
FRIday, OCTOBER 2, 2026
| Screening of River of No Return (1954) starring Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, and Rory Calhoun. (DCP) Oct. 2, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
SATURday, OCTOBER 3, 2026
| “Walking Tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery” led by historian Karie Bible. Oct. 3, 2026 – 10:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| “McCrea Ranch Family Fall Roundup” Oct. 3, 2026 – 10:00 am to 11:30 am, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Joel and Frances McCrea Ranch (Thousand Oaks) Ranch Foundation events |
| Walking tour: “Bunker Noir! True Crime on Los Angeles’ Bunker Hill Tour” Oct. 3, 2026 – 10:30 am Esotouric (tour starts at Grand Central Market) event page |
| “David J’s Grand Guignol Silent Shorts” Oct. 3, 2026 – 12:00 pm Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, and Dwight Frye. Oct. 3, 2026 – 12:30 pm Landmark Sunset Hollywood event page |
| Screening of Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, and Dwight Frye. Oct. 3, 2026 – 2:30 pm Landmark Theatres Pasadena event page |
| Screening of Frankenstein (1931) starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Intro by Julian David Stone. Oct. 3, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of House on Haunted Hill (1959) starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, and Richard Long. Intro by Julian David Stone. Oct. 3, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
SUNday, OCTOBER 4, 2026
| “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Living History Tour 2026” Presented by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. Oct. 4, 2026 – start times from 9:00 am to 11:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) event page |
| Screening of Holiday (1938) starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Intro by Isabel Sandoval. (35mm) Oct. 4, 2026 – 1:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland (1951). Hosted by Jeff Kurtti. Oct. 4, 2026 – 5:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| Screening of Psycho (1960) starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. Intro by Antonio Carlotta. Oct. 4, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
MONday, OCTOBER 5, 2026
| Public library screening of House on Haunted Hill (1959) starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, and Richard Long. Oct. 5, 2026 – 1:00 pm West Hollywood Library event page |
| Public library screening of House on Haunted Hill (1959) starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, and Alan Marshal. Oct. 5, 2026 – 1:00 pm West Hollywood Library event page |
| Screening of There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) starring Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, and Mitzi Gaynor. (DCP) Oct. 5, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Seconds (1966) starring Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, and Will Geer. Oct. 5, 2026 – 7:00 pm The Culver Theater (Culver City) event page |
WEDNESday, OCTOBER 7, 2026
| “LABC Presents: Hit it Joe!” Breakfast and presentation with Joe Rinaudo, founder of Silent Cinema Art and Technology. Oct. 7, 2026 – 7:00 am The Los Angeles Breakfast Club Friendship Auditorium, Griffith Park event page |
| Screening of There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) starring Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, and Mitzi Gaynor. (DCP) Oct. 7, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
THURSday, OCTOBER 8, 2026
| Lone Pine Film Festival Presented by The Museum of Western Film History. Oct. 8-11, 2026 Lone Pine (approx 3 hours north of LA) lonepinefilmfestival.org |
FRIDay, OCTOBER 9, 2026
| Lone Pine Film Festival Presented by The Museum of Western Film History. Oct. 8-11, 2026 Lone Pine (approx 3 hours north of LA) lonepinefilmfestival.org |
| Screening of There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) starring Ethel Merman, Donald O’Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, and Mitzi Gaynor. (DCP) Oct. 9, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Public library screening of House on Haunted Hill (1959) starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, and Alan Marshal. Oct. 9, 2026 – 4:00 pm Lawndale Library event page |
| Screening of Rembrandt (1936) starring Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, and Elsa Lanchester. Oct. 9, 2026 – 4:30 pm Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena) event page |
| Screening of Psycho (1960) starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. Hosted by Richard L. Edwards and Vanessa Theme Ament. Oct. 9, 2026 – 5:00 pm Foodie Fridays, 6:00 pm pre-show, 7:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
| Screening of Alice Guy’s short Falling Leaves (1912) and Buster Keaton’s comedy feature Go West (1925). Piano accompaniment by Michael D. Mortilla. Oct. 9, 2026 – 6:00 pm Studio Channel Islands (Camarillo) event page |
SATURday, OCTOBER 10, 2026
| Lone Pine Film Festival Presented by The Museum of Western Film History. Oct. 8-11, 2026 Lone Pine (approx 3 hours north of LA) lonepinefilmfestival.org |
| “The Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar” Oct. 10, 2026 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Golden Eagle Ballroom, Cal State University Los Angeles event page |
| Screening of Gone with the Wind (1939) starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. Oct. 10-14, 2026 – multiple showtimes AMC showtimes Regal showtimes |
| Screening of Frankenstein (1931) starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Oct. 10, 2026 – 12:30 pm Landmark Sunset Hollywood event page |
| Screening of Top Hat (1935) starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. (35mm) Oct. 10, 2026 – 1:00 pm Aero Theatre (Santa Monica) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of Frankenstein (1931) starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Oct. 10, 2026 – 2:30 pm Landmark Theatres Pasadena event page |
| Screening of Drácula (1931, Spanish-language version) starring Carlos Villarías, Lupita Tovar, and Barry Norton. Intro by Alejandra Espasande. Oct. 10, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Matinees on the Mountain Screening of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. Oct. 10, 2026 – 3:00 pm Mount Wilson Observatory mtwilson.edu/movies |
| “3rd ANNUAL UNIVERSAL MONSTER-THON, Hosted by @horrorbiznessmovies Screening of The Mummy (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Wolf Man (1941). Oct. 10, 2026 – 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm Gardena Cinema (Gardena) event page |
SUNday, OCTOBER 11, 2026
| “Son of Monsterpalooza” Sunday events include “The Wolfman at 85!” with Julian David Stone and Antonia Carlotta. Oct. 9-11, 2026 Marriott Burbank Convention Center events page |
| Screening of Gone with the Wind (1939) starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. Oct. 10-14, 2026 – multiple showtimes AMC showtimes Regal showtimes |
| Screening of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) starring Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, and Jose Ferrer. (70mm) Oct. 11, 2026 – 2:00 pm Fine Arts Theatre (Beverly Hills) fineartstheatrebh.com |
| Lone Pine Film Festival Presented by The Museum of Western Film History. Oct. 8-11, 2026 Lone Pine (approx 3 hours north of LA) lonepinefilmfestival.org |
| “Olivia Harrison in conversation with Cameron Crowe discussing George Harrison’s book, The Third Eye: Early Photographs” (on The Beatles) Presented by Live Talks Los Angeles. Oct. 11, 2026 – 4:00 pm Robert Frost Auditorium, Culver City High School event page |
| “Gershwin and the Golden Age” Concert by Michael Feinstein and the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. Oct. 11, 2026 – 7:00 pm The Soraya (Northridge) event page |
| Screening of Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, and Dwight Frye. Oct. 11, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
MONday, OCTOBER 12, 2026
| Screening of Gone with the Wind (1939) starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. Oct. 10-14, 2026 – multiple showtimes AMC showtimes Regal showtimes |
TUESday, OCTOBER 13, 2026
| Screening of Gone with the Wind (1939) starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. Oct. 10-14, 2026 – multiple showtimes AMC showtimes Regal showtimes |
| TCM Classic Cruise Oct. 13-18, 2026 Disney Wonder sailing from the Port of San Diego tcmcruise.com |
WEDNESday, OCTOBER 14, 2026
| Screening of Gone with the Wind (1939) starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. Oct. 10-14, 2026 – multiple showtimes AMC showtimes Regal showtimes |
| “Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View of a Trailblazing Architect” Presentation by author Janna Ireland. Oct. 14, 2026 – 5:30 pm reception, 6:00 pm presentation The Book Club of California Pasadena Heritage (Pasadena) event page |
| Screening of The Haunting (1963) starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tambyln. Oct. 14, 2026 – 7:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
THURSday, OCTOBER 15, 2026
| Modernism Week “The World-Renowned Celebration of Midcentury Architecture, Design and Culture” Oct. 15-18, 2026 Palm Springs modernismweek.com |
| “Palm Springs, Tuned In: A Historic Retrospective On Music in the Coachella Valley” Presentation by Jim Cook. Oct. 15, 2026 – 10:00 am Palm Springs Plaza Theatre event page |
| Screening of Pillow Talk (1959) starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, and Tony Randall. Oct. 15, 2026 – 2:00 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
| Concert by Bernadette Peters Oct. 15, 2026 – 7:30 pm The Granada Theatre (Santa Barbara) event page |
FRIday, OCTOBER 16, 2026
| Modernism Week “The World-Renowned Celebration of Midcentury Architecture, Design and Culture” Oct. 15-18, 2026 Palm Springs modernismweek.com |
SATURday, OCTOBER 17, 2026
| “2026 Boyle Heights Annual Classic Car Show” Oct. 17, 2026 – 7:30 am to 11:30 am Mariachi Plaza (Boyle Heights) event page |
| Modernism Week “The World-Renowned Celebration of Midcentury Architecture, Design and Culture” Oct. 15-18, 2026 Palm Springs modernismweek.com |
| “Walking Tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery” led by historian Karie Bible. Oct. 17, 2026 – 10:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| Screening of Double Indemnity (1944) starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. (DCP) Oct. 17, 2026 – 12:00 pm Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of The Mummy (1932) starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, and David Manners. Oct. 17, 2026 – 12:30 pm Landmark Sunset Hollywood event page |
| Presentation and book signing by Kim Luperi and Danny Reid, authors of Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era 1930-1934. Oct. 17, 2026 – 2:00 pm Location TBA evnet page |
| Screening of short Behind the Screen (1915) followed by Damon and Pythias (1914) starring Anna Little, Cleo Madison, William Worthington, and Herbert Rawlinson. Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Oct. 17, 2026 – 2:00 pm The Autry in Griffith Park event page |
| Screening of The Mummy (1932) starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, and David Manners. Oct. 17, 2026 – 2:30 pm Landmark Theatres Pasadena event page |
| Screening of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (Germany, 1922) starring Max Schreck. Organ accompaniment by Randy Woltz. Oct. 17, 2026 – 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| “Analog Film and Video Petting Zoo” presented by T.A.P.E. Collective Oct. 17, 2026 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Westwood Branch Library event page |
| “David Silverman Discusses & Signs Bel-Air: The Centennial” Oct. 17, 2026 – 4:00 pm Book Soup (West Hollywood) event page |
| Screening of BUtterfield 8 (1960) starring Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, and Eddie Fisher. Oct. 17, 2026 – 5:00 pm pre-show, 6:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
WEDNESday, OCTOBER 18, 2026
| Modernism Week “The World-Renowned Celebration of Midcentury Architecture, Design and Culture” Oct. 15-18, 2026 Palm Springs modernismweek.com |
| “Walking Tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery” led by historian Karie Bible. Oct. 18, 2026 – 11:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| Books, Films & Then Some Conversation with Kim Luperi and Danny Reid, authors of Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era 1930-1934, and Christopher Lisotta. Accompanied by a screening of The Divorcee (1930) starring Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, and Robert Montgomery. Oct. 18, 2026 – 3:00 pm Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
THURSday, OCTOBER 19, 2026
| Screening of The Seven Year Itch (1955) starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. (DCP) Oct. 19, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Psycho (1960) starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. Oct. 19, 2026 – 7:00 pm Bakersfield Fox event calendar |
FRIday, OCTOBER 20, 2026
| “RMWF Writers Series: Dave Karger — 50 Movie Nights: Contemporary Stars on Their Favorite Classic Films” Free event. Oct. 20, 2026 – 2:00 pm Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory event page |
| Conversation with Alicia Malone, author of the novel Murder at the Movies: A Movie Palace Mystery, and Ben Mankiewicz. Oct. 20, 2026 – 7:00 pm Skylight Books (Los Feliz) event page |
| Screening of A Night at the Opera (1935) starring the Marx Brothers, Kitty Carlisle, and Allan Jones. (35mm) Oct. 20, 2026 – 7:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
SATURday, OCTOBER 21, 2026
| Screening of The Seven Year Itch (1955) starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. (DCP) Oct. 21, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| “Classic Cinema Night at Cinegrill Theater” Screening of Psycho (1960) starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. Oct. 21, 2026 – 6:00 pm doors, 7:00 pm movie (SOLD OUT) The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood) event page |
| Public library screening of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (Germany, 1922) starring Max Schreck. Accompaniment by Noel Katz. Oct. 21, 2026 – 7:00 pm Beverly Hills Public Library library events page |
| Screening of “The Orson Welles Show” pilot from 1979. Special guest Stanley Sheff. Oct. 21, 2026 – 7:30 pm Fine Arts Theatre (Beverly Hills) fineartstheatrebh.com |
THURSday, OCTOBER 22, 2026
| Public library screening of East of Eden (1955) starring Julie Harris, James Dean, and Raymond Massey. Oct. 22, 2026 – 2:30 pm Malaga Cove Library (Palos Verdes Estates) event page |
| “Flickers from the Silver Scream” Horror film clip show presented by Galen Wilkes. Oct. 22, 2026 – 7:00 pm Pasadena Museum of History event page |
FRIday, OCTOBER 23, 2026
| Hollywood Show entertainment memorabilia event Oct. 23-24, 2026 Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport event page |
| Screening of The Seven Year Itch (1955) starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. (DCP) Oct. 23, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Lust for Life (1956) starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn. Oct. 23, 2026 – 4:30 pm Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena) event page |
| Fine Arts Silent Horror Fest Screening of Häxan (Sweden/Denmark, 1922) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. (Content note: Häxan is not rated, but does contain nudity, sexual material, and torture scenes.) Oct. 23, 2026 – 7:15 pm Fine Art Theatre (Beverly Hills) fineartstheatrebh.com |
SATURday, OCTOBER 24, 2026
| Hollywood Show entertainment memorabilia event Oct. 23-24, 2026 Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport event page |
| “Film Noir / Real Noir Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour” Oct. 24, 2026 – 10:30 am Esotouric (tour starts at Grand Central Market) event page |
| Screening of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) starring John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, and Brandon Hurst. Organ accompaniment by William Zeitler. Oct. 24, 2026 – 12:00 pm Mission Inn Hotel & Spa (Riverside) event page |
| Screening of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) starring Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, and Antonio Moreno. Oct. 24, 2026 – 12:30 pm Landmark Sunset Hollywood event page |
| Screening of Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, and George Murphy. (35mm) Oct. 24, 2026 – 1:00 pm Los Feliz 3 (Los Feliz) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
| Screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Germany, 1920) starring Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, and Friedrich Feher. Organ accompaniment by Randy Woltz. Intro by Randy Haberkamp. Oct. 24, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) starring Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, and Antonio Moreno. Oct. 24, 2026 – 2:30 pm Landmark Theatres Pasadena event page |
| “Silents Under the Stars” annual fundraising event Save the date. Oct. 24, 2026 William S. Hart Park (Santa Clarita) event page |
| Fine Arts Silent Horror Fest Screening of The Man Who Laughs (1928) and Nosferatu (1922). Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Oct. 24, 2026 – 7:15 pm Fine Art Theatre (Beverly Hills) fineartstheatrebh.com |
| Screening of Horror of Dracula (1958) starring Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, and Christopher Lee. (4K DCP) Oct. 24, 2026 – 7:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
SUNday, OCTOBER 25, 2026
| Screening of Safety Last! (1923) starring Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis. Organ accompaniment by Mark Herman. Oct. 25, 2026 – 2:30 pm San Gabriel Mission Playhouse (San Gabriel) event page |
| Screening of The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, and Elsa Lanchester. Intro by Julian David Stone. Oct. 25, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of documentaries Disneyland Handcrafted (2026) and Disney Worldbuilders (2026). Hosted by Jeff Kurtti. Oct. 25, 2026 – 5:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
MONday, OCTOBER 26, 2026
| Public library screening of Billy Wilder’s One, Two, Three (1961) starring James Cagney, Horst Buckhholz, and Pamela Tiffin. Presented by James Griswold. Oct. 26, 2026 – 1:00 pm Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory event page |
| Screening of They Live by Night (1948) starring Cathy O’Donnell, Farley Granger, and Howard Da Silva. Post-screening conversation with Nathan Gelgud and A.S. Hamrah. (35mm) Oct. 26, 2026 – 7:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| “Writers Bloc Presents Sam Wasson and Todd Purdom on Frank Capra” Oct. 26, 2026 – 7:30 pm The Ebell of Los Angeles (Mid-Wilshire) event page |
TUESday, OCTOBER 27, 2026
| Culver City Historical Society General Membership Meeting and Program Free event with a presentation by Chuck Harter on the 1960s TV show Mr. Novak. Oct. 27, 2026 – 7:00 pm Veteran’s Memorial Building (Culver City) event page |
WEDNESday, OCTOBER 28, 2026
| “LABC Presents: Spirits of the 1920s with Rob Zabrecky” Breakfast and presentation. Oct. 28, 2026 – 7:00 am The Los Angeles Breakfast Club Friendship Auditorium (Griffith Park) event page |
| “Classic Cinema Night at Cinegrill Theater” Screening of Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). Oct. 28, 2026 – 6:00 pm doors, 7:00 pm movie (SOLD OUT) The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood) event page |
| “Built for the Future—Saved for the Next Century” Panel discussion on the Los Angeles Central Library. Oct. 28, 2026 – 7:00 pm Central Library (DTLA) event page |
THURSday, OCTOBER 29, 2026
| “Timeless Melodies: ‘Come and Hear Those Dancing Feet’” Lecture by Larry Maurer. Oct. 29, 2026 – 1:30 pm Bowers Museum (Santa Ana) event page |
| “Book Soup + Harmony Gold Present: Christopher Lloyd Discussing In My Own Time: A Memoir” Oct. 29, 2026 – 7:00 pm Harmony Gold (West Hollywood) event page |
FRIday, OCTOBER 30, 2026
| Screening of The Horse’s Mouth (1958) starring Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, and Renee Houston. Oct. 30, 2026 – 4:30 pm Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena) event page |
SATURday, OCTOBER 31, 2026 (HALLOWEEN)
| “Walking Tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery” led by historian Karie Bible. Oct. 31, 2026 – 10:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| “HALLOWEEN-O-THON @ the Los Angeles Theatre movie palace” Screening of Hocus Pocus (1993), Ghostbusters (1984), The Exorcist (1973), and The Shining (1980) with a Daytime Halloween Festival and post-screening After Party. Passes and individual ticket options offered. Oct. 31, 2026 – 10:00 am to 1:30 am Los Angeles Theatre (DTLA) HALLOWEEN-O-THON @ the Los Angeles Theatre movie palace Tickets, Saturday, October 31 • 10 AM – 11:59 PM | Eventbrite |
| Screening of The Phantom of the Opera (1943) starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, and Edgar Barrier. Oct. 31, 2026 – 12:30 pm Landmark Sunset Hollywood event page |
| “Autumn Harveyst Victorian Tea” hosted by The Harvey Girl Historical Society Oct. 31, 2026 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Southern California Railway Museum (Perris) event page |
| Screening of The Phantom of the Opera (1943) starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, and Edgar Barrier. Oct. 31, 2026 – 2:30 pm Landmark Theatres Pasadena event page |
| Screening of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, and Mary Philbin. Organ accompaniment by Robert York. Intro by Stan Taffel. Oct. 31, 2026 – 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) starring John Barrymore, Martha Mansfield, and Brandon Hurst. Organ accompaniment by Clark Wilson. (LA Phil subscribers only.) Oct. 31, 2026 – 3:00 pm Walt Disney Concert Hall (Bunker Hill) event page |
| Screening of Psycho (1960) starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. (DCP) Oct. 31, 2026 – 6:00 pm Egyptian Theatre (Hollywood) americancinematheque.com (Go to “Now Showing” then “Calendar”) |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2026
| Screening of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) starring Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Jonathan Winters. Q&A with Kat Kramer, Karen Sharpe-Kramer, and James Curtis. Book signing of The Making of It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World by James Curtis. Nov. 1, 2026 – 1:00 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
| Screening of Swiss Family Robinson (1960) starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, and Janet Munro. Followed by a presentation by Kevin Kidney. Hosted by Jeff Kurtti. Nov. 1, 2026 – 5:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
| “F.W. Murnau’s Faust at 100 with a live score by Julianna Barwick” (DCP) Nov. 1, 2026 – 7:00 pm David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2026
| Screening of Bus Stop (1956) Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell. (DCP) Nov. 2, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2026
| Screening of Bus Stop (1956) Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell. (DCP) Nov. 4, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| “Way Back When: Santa Barbara in 1926” Presentation by Betsy J. Green. Nov. 4, 2026 – 5:30 pm Santa Barbara Historical Museum event page |
| “Classic Cinema Night at Cinegrill Theater” Screening of Duck Soup (1933) starring the Marx Brothers. Nov. 4, 2026 – 6:00 pm doors, 7:00 pm movie The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood) event page |
| Screening of short My Dad is 100 Years Old (2005) and Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City (Italy, 1945) starring Aldo Fabrizi and Anna Magnani. Presented by Isabella Rossellini. (DCP) Nov. 4, 2026 – 7:30 pm David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2026
| Screening of Alessandro Rossellini’s short doc Viva Ingrid! (2015) followed by Roberto Rossellini’s Journey to Italy (Italy/France, 1954) starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders. Presented by Isabella Rossellini. (DCP) Nov. 5, 2026 – 7:30 pm David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026
| Screening of Bus Stop (1956) Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell. (DCP) Nov. 6, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026
| “Hangar Talk and Flight of the Lockheed P-38J Lightning” Nov. 7, 2026 – 10:30 am Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino) event page |
| “Pre-Code Hollywood Frolic” Party presented by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. Save the date. Nov. 7, 2026 – 6:00 pm Pasadena Masonic Temple event page |
| Screening of Citizen Kane (1941) starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. Intro by Harlan Lebo. Nov. 7, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City (Italy, 1945) starring Aldo Fabrizi and Anna Magnani. (35mm) Nov. 7, 2026 – 7:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2026
| “Walking Tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery” led by historian Karie Bible. Nov. 8, 2026 – 11:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| “Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys” Concert with screening of shorts. Nov. 8, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2026
| Screening of Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. (4K DCP) Nov. 9, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2026
| “Illeana Douglas Discusses & Signs Jungle Red!: The Making of MGM’s The Women” Nov. 10, 2026 – 7:00 pm Book Soup (West Hollywood) event page |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2026 (VETERANS DAY)
| Screening of Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. (4K DCP) Nov. 11, 2026 – 2:30 pm David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| “An Evening with World War II Veteran Dr. Richard Baum” Nov. 11, 2026 – 6:30 pm The Goldrich Cultural Center, Holocaust Museum LA (Fairfax District) event page |
| Screening of Bringing Up Baby (1938) starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Nov. 11, 2026 – 7:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2026
| “A Century of Humanity: Jazz in Los Angeles” (free event) Nov. 12, 2026 – 7:00 pm Central Library (DTLA) event page |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2026
| Screening of Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. (4K DCP) Nov. 13, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Hitchcock’s Stage Fright (1950) starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, and Richard Todd. Hosted by Richard L. Edwards and Vanessa Theme Ament. Nov. 13, 2026 – 5:00 pm Foodie Fridays, 6:00 pm pre-show, 7:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
| Screening of Luis Buñuel’s El Ángel Exterminador (Mexico, 1962) starring Silvia Pinal and Claudio Brook. Nov. 13, 2026 – 6:00 pm Studio Channel Islands (Camarillo) event page |
| Screening of F.W. Murnau’s Faust (Germany, 1926) starring Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, and Camilla Horn. Piano accompaniment by Lary Garf. Intro and post-screening discussion by Rich Procter. Nov. 13, 2026 – 8:00 pm Sierra Madre Playhouse (Sierra Madre) event page |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2026
| “Walking Tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery” led by historian Karie Bible. Nov. 14, 2026 – 10:00 am Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Hollywood) cemeterytour.com |
| Screening of Key Largo (1948) starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, and Lauren Bacall. Intro by Steven C. Smith. Nov. 14, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2026
| Screening of My Best Girl (1927) starring Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers. Organ accompaniment by Brett Valliant. Intro by Stan Taffel. Nov. 15, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2026
| Screening of The Misfits (1961) starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift. (4K DCP) Nov. 16, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2026
| Public library screening of Duck Soup (1933) starring the Marx Brothers. Nov. 17, 2026 – 5:00 pm East Los Angeles Library event page |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2026
| “LABC Presents: Fanchon and Marco Theatrical Pioneers of the Art Deco Era” Breakfast with presentation by Steve Simon. Nov. 18, 2026 – 7:00 am The Los Angeles Breakfast Club Friendship Auditorium (Griffith Park) event page |
| “Classic Cinema Night at Cinegrill Theater” Screening of Rebel Without a Cause (1955) starring James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo. Nov. 18, 2026 – 6:00 pm doors, 7:00 pm movie The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood) event page |
| Public library screening of Seven Chances (1925) starring Buster Keaton and Ruth Dwyer. Nov. 18, 2026 – 7:00 pm Beverly Hills Public Library library events page |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2026
| “Timeless Melodies: Irving Berlin” Lecture by Larry Maurer. Nov. 19, 2026 – 1:30 pm Bowers Museum (Santa Ana) event page |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2026
| Screening of The Misfits (1961) starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift. (4K DCP) Nov. 20, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Roberto Rossellini’s Journey to Italy (Italy/France, 1954) starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders. (4K DCP) Nov. 20, 2026 – 7:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026
| Screening of The Misfits (1961) starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift. (4K DCP) Nov. 21, 2026 – 2:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
| Screening of Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) starring Janet Gaynor and George O’Brien. Organ accompaniment by Mark Herman. Intro by Randy Haberkamp. Nov. 21, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Giant (1956) starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. Intro by Matthew Kennedy. Nov. 21, 2026 – 5:00 pm pre-show, 6:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
| Screening of The Hustler (1961) starring Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason. Nov. 21, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Rossellini’s Stromboli (Italy/USA, 1950) starring Ingrid Bergman and Mario Vitale. (35mm) Nov. 21, 2026 – 7:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2026
| Screening of The Good Fairy (1935) starring Margaret Sullavan, Herbert Marshall, and Frank Morgan. Intro by Antonia Carlotta. Nov. 22, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2026
| Screening of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Nov. 23, 2026 – 7:00 pm Bakersfield Fox event calendar |
| Screening of Rossellini’s The Machine That Kills Bad People (Italy, 1952) starring Gennaro Pisano, Marilyn Buferd, and William Tubbs. (35mm) Nov. 23, 2026 – 7:30 pm Ted Mann Theater, Academy Museum (Wilshire & Fairfax) event page |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2026
| “Hollywood Noir Walking Tour” Nov. 28, 2026 – 10:30 am Esotouric (tour starts near Western & Franklin) event page |
| Screening of Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) starring Judy Garland and Margaret O’Brien. Nov. 28, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of The Shop Around the Corner (1940) starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Frank Morgan. Intro by Randy Haberkamp. Nov. 28, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2026
| Screening of Miracle on 34th Street (1947) starring Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Edmund Gwenn. Intro by Jeremy Arnold. Nov. 29, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| “South of the Border with Walt Disney: Hosted by Jeff Kurtti + Q&A w/ Theodore Thomas” Screening of documentary Walt & Grupo (2008) and short Saludos Amigos (1942). Nov. 29, 2026 – 5:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2026
| Screening of Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief (1955) starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Hosted by Richard L. Edwards and Vanessa Theme Ament. Dec. 4, 2026 – 5:00 pm Foodie Fridays, 6:00 pm pre-show, 7:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2026
| “Hangar Talk and Flight of the North American B-25J ‘Mitchell’” Dec. 5, 2026 – 10:30 am Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino) event page |
| Screening of Remember the Night (1940) starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Beulah Bondi. Intro by Randy Haberkamp. Dec. 5, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2026
| Screening of It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) starring Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore, and Gale Storm. Intro by Stan Taffel. Dec. 6, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of The Maltese Falcon (1941) starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, and Peter Lorre. Dec. 6, 2026 – 4:00 pm AMC Theatres event page |
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2026
| Screening of White Christmas (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Dec. 9, 2026 – 11:30 am, 7:30 pm Dos Lagos Luxury Theatres (Corona) Starlight Lakewood Center Theatres (Lakewood) event page |
| Screening of The Shop Around the Corner (1940) starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Frank Morgan. Dec. 9, 2026 – 7:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
SaturDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026
| Screening of White Christmas (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Intro by Jeremy Arnold. Dec. 12, 2026 – 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| “In the Mood with the Glenn Miller Orchestra” Dec. 12, 2026 – 7:00 pm The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater bakersfieldlive.com |
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2026
| Screening of The Gold Rush (1925) starring Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, and Georgia Hale. Organ accompaniment by Robert York. Intro by Stan Taffel. Dec. 13, 2026 – 2:30 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Deadline – U.S.A. (1952) starring Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, and Kim Hunter. Special guest Alan K. Rode. Dec. 13, 2026 – 3:00 pm Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
| Screening of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp (1955) followed by a presentation by Theodore Gluck. Hosted by Jeff Kurtti. Dec. 13, 2026 – 5:30 pm The Frida Cinema (Santa Ana) event page |
wednesdAY, DECEMBER 16, 2026
| “Classic Cinema Night at Cinegrill Theater” Screening of From Here to Eternity (1953) starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, and Donna Reed. Dec. 16, 2026 – 6:00 pm doors, 7:00 pm movie The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood) event page |
sATURday, DECEMBER 19, 2026
| Walking tour: “Know Your Downtown LA: Bradbury Building, Basements of Yore and the Dutch Chocolate Shop” Dec. 19, 2026 – 10:30 am Esotouric (tour starts at Grant Central Market) event page |
| “A Silent Night at the Music Hall” Screening of silent shorts with organ accompaniment by Randy Woltz. Dec. 19, 2026 – 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
| Screening of Little Women (1949) starring June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O’Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, and Janet Leigh. Intro by Matthew Kennedy. Dec. 19, 2026 – 5:00 pm pre-show, 6:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
sunday, DECEMBER 20, 2026
| Screening of It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) starring James Stewart and Donna Reed. Dec. 20, 2026 – 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
MONday, DECEMBER 21, 2026
| Screening of The Shop Around the Corner (1940) starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Frank Morgan. Dec. 21, 2026 – 7:00 pm Bakersfield Fox event calendar |
wednesday, DECEMBER 23, 2026
| “Classic Cinema Night at Cinegrill Theater” Screening of It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) starring James Stewart and Donna Reed. Dec. 23, 2026 – 6:00 pm doors, 7:00 pm movie (SOLD OUT) The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood) event page |
THURsday, DECEMBER 24, 2026
| Screening of White Christmas (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Dec. 24, 2026 – 10:00 am, 2:00 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
THURsday, DECEMBER 31, 2026 (NEW YEAR’S EVE)
| “Lucie Arnaz and Family: A New Year’s Eve Celebration” Dec. 31, 2026 – 5:00 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
| “Annual New Year’s Eve” event Music by the Old Town Music Hall Jazz Band, Eve Elliot, and Randy Woltz. Screening of a short and clips presented by Randy Haberkamp. Dec. 31, 2026 – 9:00 pm Old Town Music Hall (El Segundo) event page |
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2027 (NEW YEAR’S DAY)
| Screening of Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain (1966) starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Hosted by Richard L. Edwards and Vanessa Theme Ament. Jan. 1, 2027 – 5:00 pm Foodie Fridays, 6:00 pm pre-show, 7:00 pm screening Palm Springs Cultural Center event page |
wednesday, January 27, 2027
| Screening of Little Shop of Horrors (1986) hosted by Ellen Greene. Jan. 27, 2027 – 7:30 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
wednesday, MARCH 10, 2027
| Concert: “A Wicked Evening with the Wizard: Stephen Schwartz & Friends” Mar. 10, 2027 – 7:30 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
SATURday, MARCH 13, 2027
| “Railroadiana Spring Swap Meet” Mar. 13, 2027 – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Southern California Railway Museum (Perris) event page |
WEDNESday, MARCH 24, 2027
| Live show: “In My Own Little Corner” with Lesley Ann Warren Mar. 24, 2027 – 7:30 pm The Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) event page |
SATURday, APRIL 3, 2027
| “Pacific Jazz Orchestra: A Tribute to Quincy Jones” Apr. 3, 2027 – 7:30 pm The Granada Theatre (Santa Barbara) event page |
| “Audra Goes to Hollywood” Concert by Audra McDonald. Apr. 3, 2027 – 8:00 pm The Soraya (Northridge) event page |
thursday, april 8, 2027
| TCM Classic Film Festival Save the date. Apr. 8-11, 2027 Hollywood filmfestival.tcm.com |
FRIday, april 9, 2027
| TCM Classic Film Festival Save the date. Apr. 8-11, 2027 Hollywood filmfestival.tcm.com |
SATURDAY, april 10, 2027
| TCM Classic Film Festival Save the date. Apr. 8-11, 2027 Hollywood filmfestival.tcm.com |
SUNday, april 11, 2027
| TCM Classic Film Festival Save the date. Apr. 8-11, 2027 Hollywood filmfestival.tcm.com |
SUNday, MAY 9, 2027 (MOTHER’S DAY)
| “Mother’s Day Victorian Tea” hosted by the Harvey Girl Historical Society May 9, 2027 – 1:00 pm Southern California Railway Museum (Perris) event page |
SATURday, MAY 15, 2027
| “Antique Truck Show” May 15, 2027 – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Southern California Railway Museum (Perris) event page |
| “Santa Monica Symphony presents: Voices of Hollywood” Free concert. May 15, 2027 – 7:00 pm Barnum Hall (Santa Monica) event page |
SATURday, MAY 22, 2027
| “The Avalon Ball 2027” Save the date. May 22, 2027 – 6:00 pm Catalina Casino (Avalon) event page |