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Series at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica

WORLD THROUGH A LENS: MICHAEL BALLHAUS REMEMBERED
Wed, May 3, 2017 - Sat, May 13, 2017

We salute the late cinematographer Michael Ballhaus with two weekends highlighting his work in Germany for director Rainer Werner Fassbinder (WORLD ON A WIRE, THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT) and in America for director Martin Scorsese (THE DEPARTED, AFTER HOURS, GOODFELLAS)


CANADA NOW: THE BEST NEW FILMS FROM CANADA
Thu, Apr 20, 2017 - Sun, Apr 23, 2017

With works from new talents as well as from Canada’s accomplished veteran directors, this series will transport you from the Arctic Circle to western Asia, from downtown Montreal to small town Nova Scotia. See what’s now and what’s next in those cinematic lights in the northern North American skies with four nights of the best new Canadian films - almost all of them Los Angeles premieres.


BILL PAXTON REMEMBERED
Thu, Apr 13, 2017 - Sun, Apr 30, 2017

When Bill Paxton died on February 25 from complications following heart surgery, Hollywood lost not only one of its most respected actors, but one of its most well liked. We pay tribute to the late performer with some of his most memorable films, including ALIENS, TWISTER, A SIMPLE PLAN and APOLLO 13.


WALTER HILL ON ASSIGNMENT
Thu, Apr 6, 2017 - Sun, Apr 9, 2017

With his 1975 directorial debut, Walter Hill announced himself as a stylist interested in defining character through action, and in action as presented via a clean, expressive visual design. Join us for a weekend of some of his most distinctive films including his latest, THE ASSIGNMENT.


2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - 70mm Limited Engagement
Fri, Mar 24, 2017 - Sun, Apr 2, 2017

Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY has been dazzling viewers for nearly half a century. The visionary sci-fi epic begs to be experienced on a big screen, and there’s no better time than now, with a new 70mm print of the film struck by Warner Bros. expressly for the American Cinematheque.


70MM: THE NEXT GENERATION
Thu, Mar 16, 2017 - Sun, Mar 19, 2017

As a new generation of filmmakers picks up up the torch of 70mm, join us for a weekend of contemporary widescreen epics by Paul Thomas Anderson (THE MASTER, INHERENT VICE), Quentin Tarantino (THE HATEFUL EIGHT) and Christopher Nolan (INTERSTELLAR).