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The Letter
Friday, May 9 | 7:30 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1940/b&w/95 min. | Scr: Howard Koch; dir: William Wyler; w/ Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Gale Sondergaard
As colonial wife Leslie Crosbie, Davis hides her raging emotions behind a façade of upper-crust gentility after shooting her lover during the opening scene.
Beyond the Forest
Friday, May 9 | 9:15 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1949/b&w/97 min. | Scr: Lenore J. Coffee; dir: King Vidor; w/ Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten
In this fever dream of a film, Davis plays a boondocks Madame Bovary who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get out of "the dump" she shares with her henpecked doctor husband.
Now, Voyager
Saturday, May 10 | 7:30 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1942/b&w/117 min. | Scr: Casey Robinson; dir: Irving Rapper; w/ Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper
Considered an archetypal women's picture and featuring twisted mother love, a sympathetic psychiatrist, a glamorous ship board romance, a noble renunciation, and—as Davis goes from frump to couture queen—the mother of all movie makeovers. "Oh Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars."
Old Acquaintance
Saturday, May 10 | 9:40 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1943/b&w/110 min./16mm | Scr: John Van Druten; dir: Vincent Sherman; w/ Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins
Sophisticated Davis gives spoiled brat Hopkins a well deserved shaking in this enduring tale of two writers who spend New Year's Eve toasting their off-again, on-again, thirty-year friendship.
Front Page Woman
Tuesday, May 13 | 1:00 pm
Tuesday Matinee | The Essential Bette Davis
1935/b&w/82 min. |Scr: Laird Doyle, Lillie Hayward, Roy Chanslor; dir: Michael Curtiz; w/ Bette Davis, George Brent, Roscoe Karns
Rival reporters try to scoop each other while covering a fire.
A Tribute to Leonard Schrader
Thursday, May 15 | 7:30 pm
In addition to teaching and writing, Leonard Schrader was a passionate collector of vintage lobby cards, leaving behind a personal collection of over 8,000 original cards, many from rare silent films. Tonight, David Weisman hosts a tribute to Schrader that will include guest speakers, an audio visual presentation of selected lobby cards.
Free admission
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Thursday, May 15 | 9:00 pm
A Tribute to Leonard Schrader
1985/color/118 min. | Scr: Leonard Schrader; dir: Hector Babenco; w/ William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga
For his performance as a Latin American homosexual sharing a cell with a macho revolutionary, William Hurt took home the Best Actor award.
Free admission
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Friday, May 16 | 7:30 pm
A Tribute to Leonard Schrader
1985/b&w and color/120 min. | Scr: Leonard Schrader, Paul Schrader; dir: Paul Schrader; w/ Ken Ogata
This unique portrait of the controversial, self-styled samurai of postwar Japanese literature applies different styles and moods to depict both the worlds of his novels as well as the torments of his private life. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, the film features a score by Philip Glass. "Outstanding… one of the most artistically courageous films in American cinema."-David Bordwell
The Little Foxes
Saturday, May 17 | 7:30 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1941/b&w/115 min. | Scr: Lillian Hellman, Arthur Kober, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell; dir: William Wyler; w/ Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, Dan Duryea
Lillian Hellman's corrosive play about money, power, and mendacity in the Deep South features Davis in high shrew mode as Regina Giddens (Tallulah Bankhead played her on Broadway), who outmaneuvers brothers and husband to control the dynastic fortune.
Payment on Demand
Saturday, May 17 | 9:40 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1951/b&w/90 min./16mm | Scr: Curtis Bernhardt, Bruce Manning; dir: Curtis Bernhardt; w/ Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane Cowl, Kent Taylor
In this realistic portrayal of a 50s taboo—divorce—a vengeful Davis takes her ex-husband to the cleaners while reflecting on the failure of her marriage.
Dangerous
Tuesday, May 20 | 1:00 pm
Tuesday Matinee | The Essential Bette Davis
1935/b&w/80 min. | Scr: Laird Doyle; dir: Alfred E. Green; w/ Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay
A young fan tries to rehabilitate an alcoholic actress he's fallen in love with.
Dark Victory
Friday, May 23 | 7:30 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1939/b&w/104 min. | Scr: Casey Robinson; dir: Edmund Goulding; w/ Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Diagnosed with a brain tumor, wealthy horsewoman Judith Traherne turns to alcohol and promiscuity but eventually finds the inner strength to face certain death with dignity.
Marked Woman
Friday, May 23 | 9:30 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1937/b&w/96 min. | Scr: Abem Finkel, Robert Rossen; dir: Lloyd Bacon; w/ Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart
A dance hall "hostess" turns state's witness when her sister is murdered by the mob. Davis demanded realistic makeup for the scene in which she is badly beaten in this quintessential Warner crime picture, based on the life of gangster Lucky Luciano.
The Star
Saturday, May 24 | 7:30 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1952/b&w/89 min./16mm | Scr: Katherine Albert, Dale Eunson; dir: Stuart Heisler; w/ Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood
At a particularly low point, ex-star Davis takes a job at the May Company on Crenshaw, but learns the hard way that bad judgment and youthful clothes are the real impediments to the comeback dreams of an aging actress.
The Catered Affair
Saturday, May 24 | 9:10 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1956/b&w/92 min. | Scr: Gore Vidal; dir: Richard Brooks; w/ Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds
As the harridan wife of a Bronx taxi driver struggling to buy his own cab, Davis loses it when she tells her recently engaged daughter: "You're going to have a big wedding whether you like it or not, and if you don't like it you don't have to come." Get out those seat belts.
Juarez
Tuesday, May 27 | 1:00 pm
Tuesday Matinee | The Essential Bette Davis
1939/b&w/125 min. | Scr: John Huston, Wolfgang Reinhardt, Aeneas MacKenzie; dir: William Dieterle; w/ Bette Davis, Paul Muni, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains, John Garfield
A revolutionary leaders fights against Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.
Mongol
Friday, May 30 | 7:30 pm
Special Preview Screening
2007/color/120 min. | Scr: Sergei Bodrov, Arif Aliyev; dir: Bodrov; w/ Tadanobu Asano
Nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar and filmed in Kazakhstan and China, Mongol tells a tale of love and warfare set within an exotic, nomadic world of endless space, extreme climate and ever-present danger. Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains) traces the formative years of Genghis Khan from age 9 in 1172 through 1206, the year this legendary warrior united the feuding nomadic clans of the Mongolian steppe under his rule. Having endured a perilous childhood and brutal imprisonment, and inspired by the strength and resourcefulness of Borte, his first wife and lifelong adviser, Khan rose from obscurity to become one of history's most fearless and visionary leaders. "Boasts breathtaking landscapes, dazzling cinematography, bloody battles and… spectacular production design." - Variety
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Saturday, May 31 | 7:30 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1962/b&w/135 min. | Scr: Lukas Heller; dir: Robert Aldrich; w/ Bette Davis, Joan Crawford
What happened to Baby Jane is nothing compared to what happens when sister Blanche protests that Jane's escalating acts of sadism would be impossible if Blanche weren't imprisoned in a wheelchair. In one of the most famous lines of her career, Davis callously remarks: "But ya are, Blanche! Ya are in that chair! " Let the funny games begin.
The Nanny
Saturday, May 31 | 10:00 pm
Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis
1965/b&w/93 min. | Scr: Jimmy Sangster; dir: Seth Holt; w/ Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett
In this creepy thriller (Hammer's last film in black and white and one of the British studio's best) Davis gives a virtuoso performance as a prim nanny—perfect in the eyes of everyone except Joey, her disturbed ward, recently returned from a juvenile home for murdering his sister. "I'm taking Master Joey an extra pillow..."
Playboy Jazz on Film
Thursday, June 5 | 7:30 pm
Jazz historian and commentator Mark Cantor returns to LACMA for a ninth consecutive year to present an exciting program of classic jazz performances drawn from his unique collection. Featured performers include: Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Bill Evans, Louis Armstrong, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Rich and his Orchestra, Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats and the Lee Morgan Quintet. Sponsored by the Playboy Jazz Festival.
Free tickets are available at the LACMA box office beginning at noon on June 5 | Tickets are limited to four per person
War and Peace - Parts 1 & 2
Friday, June 6 | 7:30 pm
Voyna i mir | 1965-1967/color/233 min. plus intermission | Scr: Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Solovyov; dir: Bondarchuk; w/ Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergei Bondarchuk's stirring adaptation of Tolstoy's novel—about life, love, and death in three aristocratic Russian families before and during the Napoleonic Wars—is a monumental film that featured 100,000 extras culled from the Soviet army and cost the equivalent of 700 million dollars to shoot. Although the six-hour, English-dubbed version released in the United States in 1968 won that year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the original seven-hour, Russian-language film went unseen in America. Following recent screenings in Chicago, Roger Ebert wrote: "You are never, ever going to see anything to equal it! Bondarchuk balances the spectacular, the human, and the intellectual… And always he returns to Tolstoy's theme of men in the grip of history." We are pleased to present the original film in Russian with English subtitles.
War and Peace - Parts 3 & 4
Saturday, June 7 | 7:30 pm
Voyna i mir | 1965-1967/color/181 min. plus intermission | Scr: Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Solovyov; dir: Bondarchuk; w/ Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergei Bondarchuk's stirring adaptation of Tolstoy's novel—about life, love, and death in three aristocratic Russian families before and during the Napoleonic Wars—is a monumental film that featured 100,000 extras culled from the Soviet army and cost the equivalent of 700 million dollars to shoot. Although the six-hour, English-dubbed version released in the United States in 1968 won that year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the original seven-hour, Russian-language film went unseen in America. Following recent screenings in Chicago, Roger Ebert wrote: "You are never, ever going to see anything to equal it! Bondarchuk balances the spectacular, the human, and the intellectual… And always he returns to Tolstoy's theme of men in the grip of history." We are pleased to present the original film in Russian with English subtitles.
War and Peace - Parts 1 & 2
Friday, June 13 | 7:30 pm
Voyna i mir | 1965-1967/color/233 min. plus intermission | Scr: Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Solovyov; dir: Bondarchuk; w/ Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergei Bondarchuk's stirring adaptation of Tolstoy's novel—about life, love, and death in three aristocratic Russian families before and during the Napoleonic Wars—is a monumental film that featured 100,000 extras culled from the Soviet army and cost the equivalent of 700 million dollars to shoot. Although the six-hour, English-dubbed version released in the United States in 1968 won that year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the original seven-hour, Russian-language film went unseen in America. Following recent screenings in Chicago, Roger Ebert wrote: "You are never, ever going to see anything to equal it! Bondarchuk balances the spectacular, the human, and the intellectual… And always he returns to Tolstoy's theme of men in the grip of history." We are pleased to present the original film in Russian with English subtitles.
War and Peace - Parts 3 & 4
Saturday, June 14 | 7:30 pm
Voyna i mir | 1965-1967/color/181 min. plus intermission | Scr: Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Solovyov; dir: Bondarchuk; w/ Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergei Bondarchuk's stirring adaptation of Tolstoy's novel—about life, love, and death in three aristocratic Russian families before and during the Napoleonic Wars—is a monumental film that featured 100,000 extras culled from the Soviet army and cost the equivalent of 700 million dollars to shoot. Although the six-hour, English-dubbed version released in the United States in 1968 won that year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the original seven-hour, Russian-language film went unseen in America. Following recent screenings in Chicago, Roger Ebert wrote: "You are never, ever going to see anything to equal it! Bondarchuk balances the spectacular, the human, and the intellectual… And always he returns to Tolstoy's theme of men in the grip of history." We are pleased to present the original film in Russian with English subtitles.
War and Peace - Parts 1 & 2
Friday, June 20 | 7:30 pm
Voyna i mir | 1965-1967/color/233 min. plus intermission | Scr: Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Solovyov; dir: Bondarchuk; w/ Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergei Bondarchuk's stirring adaptation of Tolstoy's novel—about life, love, and death in three aristocratic Russian families before and during the Napoleonic Wars—is a monumental film that featured 100,000 extras culled from the Soviet army and cost the equivalent of 700 million dollars to shoot. Although the six-hour, English-dubbed version released in the United States in 1968 won that year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the original seven-hour, Russian-language film went unseen in America. Following recent screenings in Chicago, Roger Ebert wrote: "You are never, ever going to see anything to equal it! Bondarchuk balances the spectacular, the human, and the intellectual… And always he returns to Tolstoy's theme of men in the grip of history." We are pleased to present the original film in Russian with English subtitles.
War and Peace - Parts 3 & 4
Saturday, June 21 | 7:30 pm
Voyna i mir | 1965-1967/color/181 min. plus intermission | Scr: Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasili Solovyov; dir: Bondarchuk; w/ Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Sergei Bondarchuk's stirring adaptation of Tolstoy's novel—about life, love, and death in three aristocratic Russian families before and during the Napoleonic Wars—is a monumental film that featured 100,000 extras culled from the Soviet army and cost the equivalent of 700 million dollars to shoot. Although the six-hour, English-dubbed version released in the United States in 1968 won that year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the original seven-hour, Russian-language film went unseen in America. Following recent screenings in Chicago, Roger Ebert wrote: "You are never, ever going to see anything to equal it! Bondarchuk balances the spectacular, the human, and the intellectual… And always he returns to Tolstoy's theme of men in the grip of history." We are pleased to present the original film in Russian with English subtitles.
Program Notes
Friday and Saturday screenings begin at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted. There is a ten-minute intermission between features on a double bill. All programs are subject to change. Films are in 35mm unless otherwise indicated. Foreign-language films are subtitled in English. Many films are unrated and may not be appropriate for younger viewers. If a film is listed as "sold out," a standby line will form one hour before the screening. Any cancellations or seats that become available will go to people waiting in this line. Please note that there is no guarantee that everyone in the standby line will be accommodated.
Acknowledgements
The Leo S. Bing Theater is equipped with a DTS digital sound system courtesy of Universal Pictures, an SDDS digital sound system courtesy of Sony Cinema Products, and Dolby digital sound.
Our thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their assistance: Patrice Courtaban, TV5MONDE; Sarah Finklea, Janus Films, Paul Ginsberg, Dierdre Thieman, Universal Pictures; Emily Horn, Paramount Pictures; Susanne Leroy, Sony Pictures Repertory; Brian Meacham, Fritz Herzog, Academy Film Archive; Merilee Womack, Warner Bros.; Todd Wiener, UCLA Film and Television Archive; Lee Marcuse, volunteer; Pauline Posner, volunteer.
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TICKET PRICES
$9 general admission.
$6 museum members, seniors (62+), students with valid ID.
$5 second film only of a double-feature; no advance purchase.
$2 Tuesday matinees.
$1 Tuesday matinees, seniors (62+).
WHERE TO BUY
Buy tickets at the museum box office (tel. 323 857-6010) or online. Many programs sell out so try to purchase in advance.
INCLUDED
Your film ticket covers both films in a double bill, except where noted, and includes entrance to the museum galleries as well.
FILM DEPARTMENT
Tel. 323 857-6177
Ian Birnie, Director
Bernardo Rondeau, Program Coordinator
Lee Marcuse, Volunteer
Pauline Posner, Volunteer
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