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Series at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica

THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: THE FILMS OF INGMAR BERGMAN
Thu, Mar 1, 2012 - Thu, Mar 8, 2012

Master Swedish director Ingmar Bergman (1918 - 2007) wrote and directed more than 60 films in his lauded career and is commonly cited as a major influence on celebrated filmmakers from Stanley Kubrick to Andrei Tarkovsky to Woody Allen. With each work, Bergman became ever more incisive and rigorous in his study of the human psyche, contributing to cinema such masterpieces as THE SEVENTH SEAL, THE MAGICIAN, THE VIRGIN SPRING, HOUR OF THE WOLF, PERSONA and later AUTUMN SONATA and FANNY AND ALEXANDER.


ONCE UPON A TIME: THE FILMS OF SERGIO LEONE
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - Fri, Feb 24, 2012

Italian director Sergio Leone began his career with the sword-and-sandals opus COLOSSUS OF RHODES in 1961. In 1964, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s YOJIMBO, Leone helmed A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, which starred then virtually unknown Clint Eastwood, followed by its sequel, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, and the majestic conclusion of the trilogy, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. This month's retrospective also includes ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST and the tragicomic DUCK YOU SUCKER (aka A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE).


OSCAR SEASON AT THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - Sat, Feb 25, 2012

Oscar hype reaches a fever pitch this month as we close in on the 84th Academy Awards presentation on February 26. We're excited to present our yearly staples - the Oscar-Nominated Shorts program, KPCC 89.3 FM’s "FilmWeek" Oscar Preview, and free-admission panel discussions with the Oscar-Nominated Editors and Oscar-Nominated Art Directors. Check back for more events to be added!


ROMANCING THE SCREEN: VALENTINE’S DAY WEEKEND
Sat, Feb 11, 2012 - Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Join us Valentine's Day weekend for films both classic and contemporary that celebrate amour in its many forms, including Charlie Chaplin’s CITY LIGHTS and A WOMAN OF PARIS, GONE WITH THE WIND, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT and THE GRADUATE.


CASTLES IN THE SKY: MIYAZAKI, TAKAHATA AND THE MASTERS OF STUDIO GHIBLI 2012
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - Wed, Feb 29, 2012

Studio Ghibli, founded in Tokyo in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, is one of the most successful and well-respected animation studios in the world. Cultivating a creative force of talented directors, animators and storytellers under the revered brilliance of Miyazaki and Takahata, Studio Ghibli's films have been praised for their originality, dazzling animation and epic storytelling. Join us for this retrospective of these dazzling animated titles on the big screen!


CURSE AND KINK: A LUIS BUÑUEL RETROSPECTIVE
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 - Sun, Jan 22, 2012

A retrospective of the work of Spanish surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel who made his first mark in the world of film in 1929 with the electrifying short "Un Chien Andalou" featuring dream logic and sudden-impact images, the likes of which no one had seen before.