Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Weekly What To Do: Get To Coachella, You Freaks, We're Good Here


Coachella Weekend 1, sends a bunch of Angelenos all the way to Palm Springs and out of our hair. Good riddance.
 

'This Is Not a Fiction 2025'
Wed. Apr 9 - Thu. Apr 17, 2025
Aero Theatre, Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3
$$

The American Cinematheque is proud to present the second annual 'This Is Not a Fiction' festival, celebrating documentary and non-fiction art forms from April 9-17. This year’s festival will feature more than 15 premieres and special events with over 35 guests including Errol Morris, Kazuo Hara, Conan O'Brien, Mark Frost, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Charles Burnett, Jeff Probst, Chris Smith, Courtney Stephens, Michael Almereyda, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss and more.
 
River City Girls will be FREE on the Epic Games Store from April 10 to April 17! Punch some faces and save some dough!
 
APR 10-12, THU-SAT, 8:30 PM
Redcat
$27*
 
In [siccer], Will Rawls considers the ways in which Black bodies are relentlessly documented, distorted, and circulated in the media. This dance performance, presented together with the artist’s exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA), experiments with stop-motion, a filmmaking technique in which still photographs are strung together to produce a moving image. Throughout [siccer]’s live performance, Holland Andrews, keyon gaskin, jess pretty, Katrina Reid, and Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste are suspended in an uncanny reenactment of an iconic American film.
 
Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Los Angeles
April 11 – April 13
Television City
7800 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036 
Free, RSVP, from a raffle that already happened
 
For those lucky enough to get in, it's this weekend. So, try the games and maybe don't ask about the pricing.

OPENING RECEPTION: April 11th, 4 – 7PM
Show will run from: April 11th – April 21st
3045 West 8th Street
Los Angeles CA 90005

We are incredibly excited to showcase this new series of works from Brent Ozaeta. “Blue Spring” draws its inspiration from the Japanese concept of seishun (青春), a phrase that encapsulates the fleeting beauty & vibrancy of youth. Seishun, literally “blue spring,” symbolizes a time of growth, dreams, & boundless possibility—a season both radiant & transient.

Ozaeta builds fragmented dreamlike vignettes of composited imagery meant to evoke the paradoxical emotions intertwined within this phase of life: beauty laced with impermanence, joy tinged with melancholy. Using layers of texture, delicate color palettes, & nostalgic imagery, Ozaeta seeks to capture the ephemeral nature of moments that slip away like petals carried by the wind.

Brain Dead Studios
$31.50 

35mm can be beautiful, but 16mm is *personal*. Join Secret Sixteen founder Mike Williamson, Josh Miller (Killer Movies) and Bret Berg (Museum of Home Video) for a 12-hour blast of absurdly large firepower, infinite thirst for revenge, business in the front and party in the back — all from Secret Sixteen’s incredibly siqq 16mm film collection of ‘80s action films. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
APRIL 12th, 2025-APRIL 27th, 2025 (weekends only)
LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES CA
319 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
$$
 
 "A year has come and passed since our first run of the Akiba Maid War Cafe…

Alongside some new and returning maids, we are bringing it back this year for three weekends — each with their special events! Not only that, but there are new additions to our food, drink, desserts — all carefully selected to complement the weekends’ theme.

Come stop by and enjoy delicious treats and great company by our lovely maids as they bring Ton Tokoton Café to life! Then witness the darker side behind all the cute frills and lace as you learn first hand just how cutthroat the Maid Cafes of Akihabara can truly be."
 
 
 
2025 Benefit & Online Auction
Saturday, April 12, 2025
In-Person: 5 p.m.—8 p.m.
Live streamed on YouTube
JW Marriott Los Angeles
900 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA, 90015
$$$ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LACE Presents: Artists’ Film International
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 2–7 PM
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Limited free parking available on site
RSVP here

Join us this Saturday, April 12 from 2–7 PM for the Artists' Film International, a touring film program which is collectively curated and presented by 15 international arts organizations and convened by Forma.

 
Sounds of LA: Celebrating the Jazz Legacy of Altadena
Saturday, Apr 12 at 7pm
Sunday, Apr 13 at 3pm
Getty Center
Free

Join us for reflection, healing, and celebration as we honor the rich musical legacy of Altadena. In the 1960s, driven by discriminatory housing laws, Black families moved to Altadena, where they cultivated a vibrant jazz scene that became a defining part of the community’s cultural fabric. Over six decades later, this legacy continues to shape jazz in Los Angeles and beyond. Experience the brilliance of this unique musical heritage as we showcase Altadena’s celebrated jazz artists, whose innovative work continues to push boundaries and inspire generations.


Bob Baker Day 2025
Recovery Through the Arts
Los Angeles State Historic Park
April 13, 2025
10 AM - 5 PM
Please note, RSVP is required. The event is free, but a suggested donation of $20 will help us provide a safe, exciting, and accessible day for all and even more FUN!
 
Bob Baker Day 2025 is focused on RECOVERY THROUGH THE ARTS. As we rebuild our city in the wake of the LA wildfires, we look forward to welcoming everyone to participate in the healing and uplifting of our communities through art, imagination, and joy. We’re excited to host a coalition of partners to offer free art activities, youth mental health services, and community-building programs.

This year, our festivities are led by Grand Marshals SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, who will kick-off the fair with a parade at 10 AM!


Save The Cinerama Dome pop up community event! Let's show @Decurion that everyone wants it reopened ASAP! Please share this post! April 13th at 1 PM!!!

 

Japanese Paper Films
April 13, 2025 - 7:00 pm
Billy Wilder Theater
Free
 
*This a truly strange one, but our top choice for cinephile bragging rights over the weekend. Sure, a week or two ago was seeing The Thing screening with John Carpenter and Bong Joon Ho and every guest on ever podcast we listen to telling us about it. Now it's this one.

In the 1930s, amid mounting competition from an influx of foreign cartoons, Japan’s animation industry began searching for cheaper and faster modes of production. Enter kami firumu, or paper films. These short films, both animated and live-action, were printed onto paper strips and glued together by hand. 

Live musical accompaniment!
Co-presented by the Yanai Initiative.

Apr 13
The opening runs from 2-5 PM
518 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
 
Debuting a new solo exhibition at The Brick in Los Angeles on April 13th. Working closely with The Brick Director Hamza Walker, Smith has built an immersive installation merging tactile sensations, psychedelic color, and monumental forms within a deeply personal psychological soundscape.




"Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that the upcoming Kaiju No. 8 omnibus film, titled Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon, will release in the United States and Canada starting April 13! The event-style screenings will debut on April 13, 14 and 16, and be available both in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub. Other international releases will be announced at a later date.

The Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon omnibus will feature a condensed recap of the first season of Kaiju No. 8, followed by an original new episode titled Hoshina's Day Off. The new ending theme song by OneRepublic, titled "Invincible," will also debut in the feature."

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Free Hours at the Autry
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Update: During this Wildfire season, The Autry closes off, please check day of event

Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
 

Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
 


American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 

Street Food Cinema-Outdoor cult or recent hits you'll love.

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán.


 New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style

Cinelounge - Hollywood based tiny theater, showing off indies you've never heard of
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd

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