The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles

I totally agree, if it wasn't for this theater showing The Conformist, I wouldn't have seen it anywhere else (tough movie to find) A few weeks ago I saw Casablanca. Tonight I missed a showing of Rebele Without a Cause, but would have loved to seen it on the big screen. Looking forward to The Philadelphia Story as well as Bunuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and Belle De Jour.

For $7 ($6 with student ID) you get to watch a double feature, usually two films that are related (same director, actor, theme, country, cult status). Please support this theater who really dedicates itself to its community. It's a great escape from the crap that is always being put out in the SUPER-cineplexes.

Here's a website for more info. www.michaelwilliams.com/beverlycinema

~Joe

Yes Yes Yes!!! I live right on Beverly Blvd + Fairfax and I always tell people that I love the neighborhood so much...and when they ask why, there are many reasons...The Grove, the Laemmle's Fairfax, the Authentic Cafe, etc...but the bottom line is, it's the New Beverly Cinema. Being within walking distance from this theater has helped me grow so much as both a filmmaker and a film fanatic in the last six months.

It reminds me (although it unfortunately does not have the same following) of the Cinematheque Francaise in the late sixties...I don't think we'd see the best filmmakers of today and a mob of youth rioting outside the theater if someone was trying to push Sherman out of ownership (like Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, and so many other greats did when the French Government tried to push Langlois out) but nonetheless, The New Beverly Cinema is its 2005 Los Angeles equivalent.

Ciao!,
Cody

Yep, I was a regular until recently. Gotta get back on track. It's where I saw this film w/ its unforgettable imagery. Among the others I saw was Lynch's "Eraserhead" before it came out on dvd. With the current crop of deplorable releases, this little theater's offerings are a true alternative to the true cineaste.

Noticed your posting while researching some distribution info re this film (Il Conformista) & must say I share your enthusiasm. Not sure if it's THE revival house of the entire U.S., but it sure is the last of its kind here in L.A. There used to be a handful of comparable theatres scattered across L.A. (& a couple in Pasadena). Alas no longer. Some of the slack has been picked up by the American Cinematheque, art houses on both east and west sides, LACMA, UCLA, AFI & AMPAS. (I must note -- in correction to some of the posts on this site -- that there were at least two other opportunities to see The Conformist over the past year: at LACMA and, I believe, the Cinemetheque; possibly also AMPAS -- where a fresh print screened only a few years ago. Still the New Beverly is a treasure. & where, except LACMA, can you get a classic double bill at that price -- & in such a cozy place? I don't go nearly as often as I once did; but I love it & would die if it disappeared.

I feel sorry for people of the most recent generation who remain indifferent to the experience of movies on the big screen. Certain movies (as WE know) demand to be seen on the big screen -- & great classic movies like this one (possibly the greatest movie ever made) regardless of how well they translate to another format or medium, deserve nothing less and really look their best on the big screen.

[Hey --what's with the ID/slug "he hate me"? Who hates you?]

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