Experience a one night only screening of the iconic 1980s docu-drama Rude Boy in a brand new 4K restoration!
In Rude Boy, Jack Hazan and David Mingay (A Bigger Splash) once again merge documentary and fiction in their tale of Ray Gange, a roughneck roadie for the most fiery, revolutionary rock ‘n’ roll band of their era–The Clash.
Proving a difficult, sometimes reactionary subject and a foil to the band’s idealism, Gange plays observer to The Clash’s legendary 1978 Rock Against Racism concert in London’s Victoria Park and their studio recording of Give ’Em Enough Rope. Set against a background of riots, racist and anti-racist demos, and police hostility towards black British youth, this unforgettable, absorbing film portraits a UK on the brink of Thatcherism, and a moment when subcultural shock troops met those of a rising right wing in the streets.
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Revisit the rivalry between two legendary 90s bands in DIG! XX, a new edition of Ondi Timoner’s acclaimed 2004 documentary!
The film chronicles the tumultuous relationship between two bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. This enhanced version delves deeper into their intertwined journeys, highlighting the collision of art and commerce through their star-crossed friendship and intense rivalry.
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Join The Orange County Center For Contemporary Art as they team up with The Frida Cinema to bring you a very special screening of the 2012 documentary Beauty Is Embarrassing followed by a discussion with Wayne White and Neil Berkeley!
Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee’s Playhouse TV show which soon led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. Recently his word paintings featuring pithy and and often sarcastic text statements finely crafted onto vintage landscape paintings have made him a darling of the fine art world. The movie chronicles the vaulted highs and crushing lows of an artist struggling to find peace and balance between his professional work and his personal art. This is especially complicated for a man who struggles with the virtues he most often mocks in his art…vanity, ego and fame.
White’s multi-disciplinary career spans decades of influence in art, television, and pop culture.
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The Artist and The Astronaut is the story of two people on seemingly divergent life paths who were affected and profoundly changed by the sociopolitical events and trends of the 1960s and 1970s. Highlighted by the simultaneous struggle for peace and equal rights with the greatest human challenge of all time – to reach for the stars – this film offers a surprising, inspiring and deeply touching narrative of true Americana seen through the life intersections of Apollo/Skylab astronaut Gerald P. “Jerry” Carr and renowned artist Pat Musick.
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Join us for a screening of award-winning feature documentary film The Strike, which tells the story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement in California’s notorious supermax Pelican Bay State Prison. Against all odds, they launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history and forced the prison to reduce its use of mass-scale solitary confinement.
Following the film, there will be a panel with Directors Lucas Guilkey and JoeBill Muñoz; solitary survivors who were part of the hunger strike in Pelican Bay, Jack L. Morris and Michael Saavedra; and attorney Jules Lobel, lead counsel on Ashker v. Governor of California, a federal class action lawsuit challenging the practice of solitary confinement at Pelican Bay.
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Oscilloscope Labs presents a special one night only screening of Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird!
Since their explosive breakout album in 2000, At the Drive-In— and then as their next incarnation, The Mars Volta— have fearlessly redefined the progressive rock genre. Fronted by Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, two outsiders from El Paso, their unique style seamlessly fused jazz, punk rock, latin influences and experimental sounds into something utterly electrifying.
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20 years ago, the show LOST first aired and changed television forever. An Emmy-winning #1 network show, LOST introduced audiences to serialized science fiction storytelling and paved the way for the higher budget and shorter seasons of today’s television. From the director of The Last Blockbuster, the documentary Getting LOST is the definitive retrospective on the show and its lasting impact on the cast, crew and fan community. It explores life-changing personal stories touched by LOST, including incredible friendships, heart-warming love stories and touching tales of heartache and loss. Through all new interviews with cast and crew of the show, the documentary highlights the influence the show had on not only the careers of some of the biggest names in Hollywood but also the local people of Hawaii who worked on the show during its six years of filming on Oahu.
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Join us for an unforgettable evening as we present Nocturnes, the highly anticipated 2024 documentary that delves into…
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Revisit the life and artistry of Brian Eno with Eno, a new generative documentary by Gary Hustwit. Rich with…
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Feel the magic of Lost in the Shuffle, a new documentary about the world of magicians by Jon Ornoy.
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