Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue,
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Series at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica

VISIONS OF A PALE HORSE: ANTIWAR CINEMA
Thu, Feb 6, 2020 - Thu, Feb 27, 2020

Can a film show the horrors of war without glorifying the spectacle? Our antiwar series includes such satirical favorites as M*A*S*H and KING OF HEARTS, humanist portrait of conflict including GRAND ILLUSION and Japanese epic THE HUMAN CONDITION and a new 4K restoration of apocalyptic Soviet drama COME AND SEE.


BLACK VOICES
Tue, Feb 4, 2020 - Tue, Feb 25, 2020

We celebrate Black History Month throughout February with matinee screenings at the Aero and evening shows at the Egyptian, including such acclaimed dramas as TO SLEEP WITH ANGER and DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, one-of-a-kind docu-fiction SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM and such comedic favorites as CAR WASH.


FORD VS. …
Thu, Jan 23, 2020 - Sun, Feb 2, 2020

Years before Ford raced Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, the movies’ pace-setting Ford - John Ford, that is - directed a plethora of classic films. Our 2-weekend series pairs classics like THE SEARCHERS, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE and THE GRAPES OF WRATH with companion films by both contemporaries and successors including Frank Capra, Sergio Leone and Steven Spielberg.


A TRIBUTE TO NOAH BAUMBACH
Sat, Jan 18, 2020 - Sun, Jan 19, 2020

Since his 1995 debut, Noah Baumbach has balanced hope and dysfunction in films buoyed by a deadpan wit and relish for human folly. Join us for a weekend tribute to the director including such early triumphs as THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, collaborations with actress Greta Gerwig (FRANCES HA) and his latest work, MARRIAGE STORY.


ALL ABOUT ALMODÓVAR
Fri, Jan 10, 2020 - Sun, Jan 12, 2020

Pedro Almodóvar never tires of producing complex characters who collide with a mad world. Our weekend tribute to the leading Spanish filmmaker includes early favorite MATADOR, breakthrough film WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN and Oscar winner ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER and such autobiographically inspired work as BAD EDUCATION.


THE FILMS OF MARTY AND BOB
Sat, Jan 4, 2020 - Thu, Jan 30, 2020

Throughout January, the American Cinematheque is proud to present this complete retrospective of the feature film collaborations between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, a partnership that spans more than 45 years with nine films, including TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS, and the pair's latest masterpiece, THE IRISHMAN.