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March 2024

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All Shows Presented in Glorious 35mm (unless noted in 16mm)

Play It As It Lays

Frank Perry adapts Joan Didion’s acclaimed debut novel Play It As It Lays, crafting a lyrical ode to an...

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

The directorial debut from famed photographer/filmmaker Jerry Schatzberg (The Panic in Needle Park, Scarecrow)...

Lust, Caution

While our allotment of advance tickets has sold out online, some additional tickets will be available to...

Cinema of the Year (2018)
KODAK Film Awards
#1 Film Venue of 2017
KODAK Reel Film
One of the Best Independent Movie Theaters in L.A.
CBS Los Angeles
A beloved venue for classic films.
Cinema Treasures
Best Indie Movie Theater (2015)
L.A. Weekly

Kiddee Matinees

Tickets: $10 Free bag of popcorn for patrons ages 12 and under

A Bug’s Life

An epic of miniature proportions from Pixar Animation Studios and the creators of Toy Story! An offbeat ant...

A Bug’s Life

An epic of miniature proportions from Pixar Animation Studios and the creators of Toy Story! An offbeat ant...

Midnight Shows

Tickets: $10 No discounts or passes

Death Proof

Tighten your seat belt, it’s going to be a wild ride: the extended international version of Quentin...

X: The Unheard Music

Play this movie loud! A vibrant document on one of the defining Los Angeles bands, X: The Unheard Music...

New Beverly Cinema

About New Beverly Cinema

The New Beverly Cinema is a historic movie theater located in Los Angeles, California. Housed in a building which dates to the 1920s, it is one of the oldest revival houses in the region.

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Glossary of Terms

A handy guide to key cinema terms.

35mm & 16mm

The most common sizes of film stock used to shoot, print, and present movies. 35mm is preferred for commercial film and TV shoots, with multiple stocks for select shooting conditions. 16mm is more often used for lower-budget projects, commercial and industrial shoots, and previously as a “home movie” format.

4-Track Mag

A now-dormant process which allowed for multi-channel sound reproduction in theatres using magnetic striping attached to the film print. Often vulnerable to erasure and damage due to demagnetizing and detachment through aging, requiring strict storage and handling conditions. Supplanted by Dolby Stereo, an optical process requiring less delicacy and upkeep.

Aspect Ratio

This indicates the dimension of the projected image, usually measured by comparing the width to the height. For example, 1.85:1, commonly called “flat”, means the picture is 1.85 times as wide to every increment of 1 it is high, and 2.35:1, or “scope”, means the picture will be even wider.

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