January was a tough month, to say the least, much of it due to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. I myself had to be evacuated from the Sunset Fire, but fortunately, that one was contained pretty quickly, though it was still a harrowing experience nonetheless. And just a few days later, news broke on…
This past month marked three years since I moved to Los Angeles, and since then I’ve really taken in the movie theater scene here more and more, from repertory screenings to new releases, both of which include special guests a lot of the time! I’m grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had to see so…
Happy New Year! I’m excited to see what 2025 has in store, movie-wise… but first a quick recap of my last month of 2024 in movie-watching, which included some more great screenings with special guests, such as Will & Harper with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele; The Piano Lesson with filmmaker Malcolm Washington; The Order…
November seemed to go by in a flash, with a lot of exciting screenings around town filling up another month of movie-watching. I got to see several of my very favorite movies for the first time on the big screen, including The Lady Eve, Dodsworth, and The Clock on 35mm, as well as Gentlemen Prefer…
October was a jam-packed month, with the continuation of Beyond Fest in the first week, and AFI Fest just last week. At the former film festival, I saw Saw for the first time, and as the movie turns 20 this year, stars Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell (who also wrote the screenplay), and Tobin Bell were…
Throughout September, I ended up watching several films dedicated to certain stars. That included catching up with a few movies from TCM’s Summer Under the Stars series in August, as well as celebrating the centennial birthdays of two of my favorites, Lauren Bacall and Marcello Mastroianni. But much of that part of my movie-watching this…
August was a busy month between seeing films at home, in theaters, and even outdoors on more than one occasion (not to mention catching some of the Olympics at the beginning of the month in between all the movie-watching). TCM hosted its annual Summer Under the Stars series, so at home I’ve mostly been watching…
July was a big month for movie-watching in theaters, as the American Cinematheque held its annual 70mm film series, which expanded to the Egyptian this year! I got to watch several movies there and at the Aero, mostly seeing old favorites along with some discoveries: Inception, a double feature of Top Gun and Days of…
The year feels like it’s flying by, as we’re now halfway through 2024. At the moment, I’ve been rewatching more movies than watching ones I haven’t seen before this year, though the tally between the two is pretty close. And that’s reflected in viewing habits for June; among the films I enjoyed revisiting were My…
May was a jam-packed month at the movies, bookended by beautiful 4K screenings at the Academy Museum of Funny Girl and Amadeus, the latter of which was the world premiere of a new restoration of the theatrical cut of the Oscar-winning film. It’s been great visiting the Vista Theater more often, and this past month…