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Vic (Don Johnson) is a libidinous 18-year-old traversing the post-apocalyptic desert of 2024, in the company of his telepathic dog, Blood. When the pair encounter an underground community, the leader's daughter, Quilla Holmes (Susanne Benton), seduces Vic into their fold, separating him from Blood, who's left to survive on his own. But once Vic discovers he's been lured there solely for mechanized procreation, he realizes he's doomed unless he can escape and rejoin Blood.
PG-13for brooding, dark violence.
Fanmail Cinema Club and Nostalgic Nebula present a Gotham holiday event with two screening of BATMAN RETURNS with a cosplay contest and fanart vendors. When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.
Rfor language, some sexual content and brief violent images
Based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by cult author Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis (Bruce Campbell) as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death", then missed his chance to switch back. Elvis teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow nursing home resident who thinks that he is actually President John F. Kennedy, and the two valiant old codgers sally forth to battle an evil Egyptian entity who has chosen their long-term care facility as his happy hunting grounds.
Join GARDENA CINEMA LATE NIGHTS for a special screening of CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL, whereby the sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition tells how his taste for gold was replaced by that of human flesh. Producer Jason McHugh will participate in a post-show Q&A session.
The University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition hosts a special screening of DADDY (2024) a new movie distributed by Anchor Bay. DADDY (2024) is an American science fiction mystery movie set in a dystopian society where the state has the power to determine who can and cannot father children. Four men attend a government-mandated retreat in the remote mountains of California. When they arrive, there's no guide or instructions waiting for them. So left to their own devices, they must prove to themselves that they have what it takes to become fathers. Directors: Neal Kelley & Jono Sherman Cast (in alphabetical order): Britt Baron, Neal Kelley, Pomme Koch, Joseph Lopez, Yuriy Sardarov, Jono Sherman, Jacqueline Toboni.
PG-13
In a castle high on top of a hill lives an inventor's greatest creation - Edward, a near-complete person. The creator died before he could finish Edward's hands; instead, he is left with metal scissors for hands. Since then, he has lived alone, until a kind lady called Peg discovers him and welcomes him into her home. At first, everyone welcomes him into the community, but soon things begin to take a change for the worse.
Rfor strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug-related material
Please join us at 6:30 pm for a meet & greet with actress Viness Shaw who plays "Domino" in the film. Vinessa Shaw has also been featured in the films HOCUS POCUS, 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, 3:10 TO YUMA, THE HILLS HAVE EYES, CORKY ROMANO, and TWO LOVERS. Please note that there is a fee of $50 for a photograph with Vinessa Shaw, $50 for an Autograph, and $80 for both. Cash or card accepted, but please add $3 service fee for card transactions. Meet and greet admission is included with movie ticket purchase. All ticketholders are welcome to attend the meet & greet to chat with Vinessa Shaw at no additional charge. She will also stay after the movie ends to continue her meet & greet with fans. EYES WIDE SHUT: After his wife, Alice, tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford sets out for a night of sexual adventure. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale - now a musician - who tells him of strange sex parties when he is required to play the piano blindfolded. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. He manages to extricate himself but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister.
From Here to Eternity is a 1953 American romantic war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the tribulations of three United States Army soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives. The supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves. It won 8 Academy Awards out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed). The film's title originates from Rudyard Kipling's 1892 poem "Gentlemen-Rankers", about soldiers of the British Empire who had "lost [their] way" and were "damned from here to eternity". In 2002, From Here to Eternity was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
PG-13sequences of horror violence/terror, language and some drug material
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family's home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive.
A German film known in English as Murderers Among Us in the United States or The Murderers Are Among Us in the United Kingdom was one of the first post-World War II German films and the first Trümmerfilm. It was produced in 1945/46 in the Althoff Studios in Babelsberg and the Jofa-Ateliers in Johannisthal. The film was written and directed by Wolfgang Staudte. After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds an ex-soldier living in her apartment. Together the two try to move past their experiences during World War II.
TBC
A filmmaker chronicles the last 6 months of her mother's life in a 5-star nursing home in Los Angeles exposing the decades long corrupt, abusive, torturous, and often deadly profit-over-people business model of our long-term care system. A nursing home exposé.
R
Physical Media Society (PMS) Presents a Series of Movies Shown on VHS Tape on a 35-foot movie screen! Please arrive early for the VHS Tape Swap and Vendor Event. Doors Open at 6:00 pm. Movie starts at 8:00 pm. SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2: The now-adult Ricky talks to a psychiatrist about how he became a murderer after his brother, Billy, died, which leads back to Mother Superior.
The third movie by Cifen, a local South Bay filmmaker, in which he plays underground hip hop artist Relic in the 3-part Romantic Comedy Action series called THE AGE OF EMBELLISHED RELIC. Relic is caught up in a lifestyle of crime with his young accomplice. Amidst the pressure of making life-changing decisions about their livelihood, a mystery threat emerges, hell-bent on disposing Relic's existence. While living a life full of heists, fights, and chases, Relic encounters one thing he's never faced before: romance. This independent, full-length film stars Cifen, who also wrote and directed it. The cast includes Veyle, Mia Fernandez, Shiloh Greaves, Jenna Atencio, Patrick Gidaya, James Hardy, Dave Markham, and George Schimmel. Production took place in Southern California and was shot and edited by Isabel Galvan. The soundtrack features original music produced by Cifen, Jahquest Williams, and Aamir Wells. With two previous Gardena Cinema short film releases, Cifen set out to make a better film that is both more action-packed and plot-driven than before. Did he pull it off? You'll have to come to Gardena Cinema on December 5, 2024 to find out. Doors open for at 7:00pm. The movie starts at 8:00pm. Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door on the night of the event.
PG-13for sexual content and some strong language
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love. This is special event hosted by prolific cinematographer Dean Cundey, ASC. He will give live commentary during the movie. General Admission to only the movie is $35.00. $75.00 VIP ticketholders will be allowed to come two hours early for a meet and greet with Dean Cundey, ASC for one photo, one item to be autographed, and closer seating to the host during the live commentary. Please sanitize hands before in-person meet & greet. Hand sanitizer will be provided.
Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins. **Come Celebrate the 78th Anniversary of Gardena Cinema Today** We are showing three movies from 1946 in honor of our birthday. Members of Friends of Gardena Cinema can show your card for FREE Admission today to all three movies. Also, we are serving birthday cake to everyone all day until supplies last. Thank you for your support! Consider joining the Friends of Gardena Cinema for an annual membership fee of $25.
The Movie Screeners Club is an ongoing monthly short film festival featuring short movies made by local filmmakers every third Thursday of each month. After the last short film is shown, we have a filmmaker panel about the motivation behind making the movie and the process that was done to make it. Audience members will vote for their top 3 favorite short movies and each month we will announce the winner of the Audience Award. At the end of the year, we will feature each monthly Audience Award winner to vote for the Champion of the Year in December! Stay after the filmmaker panel concludes, join us in the lobby for a social and networking mixer.