Michael Nordine

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Shark, The Deep

Michael Nordine
Lurking somewhere beneath the deep-sea pantheon are Shark (5:30 & 10 p.m.) and The Deep (7:30), two low-rent excursions into the water that the New Beverly has seen fit to program as a double feature. Quentin Tarantino’s three-month reign as New Bev curator (with all prints coming from his own......
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A Video Nights Christmas Smorgasboard

Michael Nordine
Gluttons for holiday-season punishment, this one’s for you: A Video Nights Christmas Smorgasboard at Cinefamily at 10:30 p.m. embraces — nay, celebrates — the godawful seasonal TV specials, ads and “public-access freakouts” that make this the most stressful time of year. Cinefamily’s late-night, grab-bag shows tend to be more about......
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Notorious, Vertigo

Michael Nordine
Some appellations are unearned, while others hardly do their subject justice. Alfred Hitchcock belongs in the latter category — he truly is the master of suspense — and Notorious and Vertigo (which recently unseated Citizen Kane as the greatest film of all time on Sight & Sound’s once-per-decade poll of......
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The Pink Panther, With Robert Wagner in Person

Michael Nordine
Rejoice, early-rising moviegoers who love anniversary screenings: The original Pink Panther plays the Regent Theatre at 10:30 a.m., with co-star Robert Wagner in person. Watching Inspector Clouseau as he tracks down the jewel-stealing Phantom in the original 1963 film may be a bit mind-blowing if your only exposure to the......
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Silent Night, Deadly Night; Christmas Evil

Michael Nordine
If none of the endless opportunities to see It’s a Wonderful Life on TV or the big screen appeal to you but you’re still in a semi-festive mood, perhaps the Egyptian’s Ho Ho Hell! double feature of Silent Night, Deadly Night (at 7:30 p.m. on 35mm) and Christmas Evil (9......
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Christmas at Old Town Music Hall

Michael Nordine
If you are in the mood for an unironic celebration of the impending holiday, head to El Segundo for Christmas at Old Town Music Hall. Enjoy the musical stylings of Bill Field on the Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ, plus classic comedy shorts, sing-alongs to Christmas carols and Scrooge, a......
Andy Warhol's Empire

Your Weekly Movie To-Do List: Gremlins and Peeping Tom

Michael Nordine
Friday, Dec. 5 UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater plays host to the west coast premiere of the newly restored Hoop Dreams at 7:30 p.m. Steve James will appear in person to introduce his film, which follows two aspiring basketball players in Chicago over the course of five years. It’s one of......
Corinne Marchand as the title character in Cléo from 5 to 7

Your Weekly Movie To-Do List: Grindhouse Trailer Apocalypse

Michael Nordine
Friday, Nov. 28 Black Friday needn’t be all about Walmart shoppers trampling one another to death in pursuit of low prices. If you’re looking to fill the day with a bit more holiday cheer, sing along to Old Town Music Hall’s 8:15 p.m. screening of Naughty Marietta. A 1935 Best......
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Jade Claw, Kung Fu Executioner

Michael Nordine
More kung fu at the New Beverly: Jade Claw at 7:30 p.m. and Kung Fu Executioner at 9:20. In the former, a man seeks to avenge the death of his father by learning the particularly lethal “Shadow Claw” technique; the latter likewise tells of father-vengeance, this time on the part......