Join us in celebrating our 79th birthday and the life of Nancy Kim who owned and operated the Gardena Cinema from 1976 through 2022 when she passed away after a six-year battle with cancer. Her all-time favorite movie was FACE/OFF and we intend to show it every year in celebration of Nancy's love for the movies, especially those starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Directed by John Woo, FACE/OFF is about an FBI agent who undergoes a facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity and physical appearance of a terrorist, in order to foil an extortion plot. But the plan turns from bad to worse when the same terrorist impersonates the FBI agent. This event includes birthday cake and a Hawaiian-themed buffet style meal. Every ticketholder will receive a complimentary small bag of popcorn and commemorative swag. Come hungry. Gardena Cinema opened as the Park Theatre on December 11, 1946.

Riyo marries a man more than twice her age. She is devastated and labors in the sugar cane field. At the end she is able to love her husband. THE REPERTORY SCREENINGS FORUM presents the 30th Anniversary screening of PICTURE BRIDE as a fundraising event. Doors Open at 1:00 pm. Screening starts at 1:30 pm. Post-screening filmmaker panel moderated by George Johnston, Editor of the Pacific Citizen, and Alex Luu with special guests Lisa Onodera (Producer), Claudio Rocha (Cinematographer), Mari Hatta (Screenwriter and sister of Director, Kayo Hatta), Tamlyn Tomita (Actor), Youki Kudoh (Actor), and/or Cary Tagawa (Actor). Ticket Tiers: Samurai ($20)• Admission • Commemorative Program. Daimyō ($35) • Admission • Commemorative Program• 11" x 17" in. “Picture Bride” miniposter. Shōgun ($50)• Yellow wristband • Admission • Commemorative Program• 11" x 17" in. “Picture Bride” miniposter• Postscreening access to have filmmakers sign miniposter and get photo taken with filmmakers• Exclusive limited-window link & PW to audio file of panel discussion podcast. PICTURE BRIDE is a 1995 American Japanese-language feature-length independent film directed by Kayo Hatta from a screenplay co-written with Mari Hatta, and co-produced by Diane Mei Lin Mark and Lisa Onodera. It follows Riyo, who arrives in Hawaii as a "picture bride" at the turn of the century for a man she has never met before. The story is based on the historical practice, due to U.S. anti-miscegenation laws, of Japanese immigrant laborers in the United States using long-distance matchmakers in their homelands to find wives. Released by Miramax Films, the film stars Youki Kudoh, Akira Takayama, Tamlyn Tomita, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, with a special appearance by Toshiro Mifune in his penultimate film role. Picture Bride premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for narrative dramatic feature film. Considered a landmark Asian American work, the film was an Official Selection at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature.

A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers suicide from the edge of a bridge - but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him. Shocked by what he sees and at the unforeseen circumstances of his absence, George reconsiders and begs Clarence to return him to the problems of the present and the loving community he has fostered throughout his life.

Angela Baker, a traumatized and very shy young girl, is sent to summer camp with her cousin. Shortly after her arrival, anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions gets their comeuppance. NOSTALGIC NEBULA presents SLEEPAWAY CAMP with live commentary during the movie by star and actress FELISSA ROSE giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the production, hilarious anecdotes and cinema secrets. Stick around after the show for an opportunity to meet Felissa Rose, get autographs, grab some prints and other killer merch! One night only! SLEEPAWAY CAMP is a 1983 American slasher film written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, and starring Felissa Rose, Katherine Kamhi, Paul DeAngelo, Mike Kellin (in his last screen appearance), and Christopher Collet (in his first). It is the first film in the Sleepaway Camp film series, and focuses on a series of murders occurring in a youth summer camp. Filmed in upstate New York in the fall of 1982, Sleepaway Camp was released the following year by United Film Distributors. It earned approximately $11 million at the box office, but was met by largely unfavorable reviews from critics, many of whom deemed it exploitative and derivative of such films as Friday the 13th (1980). In the years since its release, Sleepaway Camp has gone on to develop a cult following, as well as garnering notoriety for its twist ending, which is considered one of the most shocking in the horror genre and in film history at large. The film has also been subject to diverging criticism from modern reviewers regarding its themes of gender identity. It was followed by four sequels: Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988), Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989), Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor (2012), and Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008).

@TheFriendlyStrangers_ presents YALLA PARKOUR (2024) Run time: 1 hour and 29 minutes. In her relentless pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, Areeb crosses paths with Ahmad, a Parkour athlete in Gaza. Nostalgia meets with ambition, and the weight of a confined past meets with an unpredictable future. This is an FYC screening for YALLA PARKOUR! YALLA PARKOUR is a 2024 documentary film written and directed by Areeb Zuaiter in her directorial debut feature. The film follows Areeb Zuaiter in pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, and she crosses paths with Ahmed, a parkour athlete in Gaza. It was premiered at the Doc NYC on 16 November 2024, where it competed in the International Documentary Competition. An International co-production from Sweden, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, it was showcased as part of the Panorama at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2025. Also, presenting: DON'T BE LONG, LITTLE BIRD (2025) A short film by Reem Jubran available on Focus Features YouTube Channel Run time: 23 minutes. A rebellious, spirited young woman named Rima accidentally travels through 1930's Palestine, where she spends a few days with a similarly spirited young woman... her great grandmother when she was her age. Message from @thefriendlystrangers_ This is a public event for every community to get involved, share this poster, bring your friends - treat this as your own fundraiser because it is - it wouldn't exist without your support. Let's raise funds for families in Palestine, while also showing solidarity during voting season for BEST DOCUMENTARY. 50% of the proceeds will be donated back to the families represented in YALLA PARKOUR!