Film Reviews & Previews
Laemmle’s Throwback Thursday series celebrates “Rocktober” with SID AND NANCY, Alex Cox’s terrific 1986 portrait of the young, doomed Sex Pistols bass player Sid Vicious (a magnetic Gary Oldman) and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
*Purchase tickets before Thursday and pay only $5! Regular price is $11.
SID AND NANCY screens at 7:30PM on 10/22 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 and is part of our THROWBACK THURSDAY series in partnership with Eat|See|Hear. For upcoming screenings, visit: www.laemmle.com/tbt.
Every year there are at least one or two films that come out of left field and delight audiences enough to generate that most ineffable and valuable kind of publicity, word of mouth publicity. Such is the case with the new comedic documentary MEET THE PATELS, which has shown great legs and made its way from a humble start in just one of our theaters to six of them: by this Friday we’ll be showing it at the NoHo, Royal, Claremont, Town Center and Playhouse. PATELS is a laugh-out-loud real life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams…and his parents. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love can be a family affair.
In his L.A. Times review, Kenneth Turan wrote that the film “[turns] one man’s culturally specific journey into a lively and engaging universal story made with an unmistakable sense of fun.” In the New York Daily News, Jordan Hoffman wrote: “MEET THE PATELS is warm and loaded with laughs, and it might even create some intercultural understanding. If only all our relationship woes could be so worthwhile.” In Variety Andrew Barker called the film “often riotously funny.” If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out!
Our “Rocktober” Throwback Thursday theme continues this week with THE LAST WALTZ! Martin Scorsese chronicles the most legendary night in rock history, as an unparalleled lineup of rock superstars — including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison — take the stage for The Band’s 1976 farewell concert.
*Purchase tickets before Thursday and pay only $5! Regular price is $11.
The Tackle Box food truck will be on hand with Po’ Boys and fried seafood!
THE LAST WALTZ screens at 7:30PM on 10/15 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 and is part of our THROWBACK THURSDAY series in partnership with Eat|See|Hear. For upcoming screenings, visit: www.laemmle.com/tbt.
Rock and pop music fans, we have a bunch of upcoming rock doc screenings, something for a variety of tastes. On October 14th we’ll screen SCORPIONS: FOREVER AND A DAY at the Royal, Claremont, NoHo 7 and Playhouse. The movie is the result of a year-and-a-half renowned filmmaker Katja von Garnier spent with the German band on what was originally supposed to be the band’s farewell tour. We follow them on the road from Bangkok to Moscow, and watch as they scrap their retirement plans, choosing instead to mark their 50th anniversary in 2015 with a new tour, a new album and this movie.
The next day, October 15th, Pink Floyd fans can check out ROGER WATERS: THE WALL at the Claremont, NoHo 7, Playhouse and Ahrya Fine Arts. The film is an immersive concert experience of the classic Floyd album, a road movie of Waters’ reckoning with the past and as a stirring anti-war event, highlighting the human cost of conflict.
Best of all (at least from my point of view), we’ll be screening PARADISE IS THERE: A MEMOIR BY NATALIE MERCHANT on October 28th at the Ahrya Fine Arts, Claremont, NoHo 7 and Playhouse. Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant released Tigerlily 20 years ago. The album went on to sell five million copies and touched countless numbers of fans. Now she has re-recorded the album and uses the opportunity to tell her story, the story behind the songs and the impact it has had on her audience.
Directed by Merchant, the film is a personal account of the beloved singer’s journey. Told through her voice and the voices of her fans, it illustrates how powerfully the songs from Tigerlily, — ‘Carnival,’ ‘River,’ Wonder,’ ‘The Letter,’ and more — have impacted her audience. With this film we get to know Merchant in a new way and appreciate the humanity of the woman that is reflected in her songs. Filled with archival footage from her early days fronting the seminal alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, live performances and interviews with musicians, friends and fans.
This Roctober 8th, join us for a Throwback Thursday screening of THIS IS SPINAL TAP! Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Rob Reiner, and Harry Shearer star in one of the funniest films ever made about the music business.
*Purchase tickets before Thursday and pay only $5! On Thursday they go up to 11!
The Yalla Truck will arrive before showtime with their unique twist on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean street food. And yes, you’ll be allowed to bring your Phillyfornia meal into the auditorium!
THIS IS SPINAL TAP screens at 7:30PM on 10/8 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 and is part of our THROWBACK THURSDAY series in partnership with Eat|See|Hear. For upcoming screenings, visit: www.laemmle.com/tbt.
ROGER WATERS THE WALL is not just an immersive concert experience of the classic Pink Floyd album. It’s also a road movie of Waters’ reckoning with the past and a stirring anti-war event. Moviegoers will also have a unique opportunity to see The Simple Facts, a twenty-minute conversation with Roger Waters and his Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason where they answer questions submitted by fans from around the world.
ROGER WATERS THE WALL screens at 8PM on Thursday, October 15th at the Ahrya Fine Arts in Beverly Hills, the Claremont 5, Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, and the NoHo 7 in North Hollywood. Purchase your tickets now!
Our Throwback Thursday series continues this week with a Rocktober 1st screening of ROCK ’N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL! With the help of the Ramones, a group of rock and roll-loving students take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
*Purchase tickets before Thursday at noon and pay only $5!
Bring your appetite because the Phillyfornia truck will arrive before showtime with their Philly-inspired Cheesesteaks. And yes, you’ll be allowed to bring your Phillyfornia meal into the auditorium!
ROCK ’N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL screens at 7:30PM on 10/1 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 and is part of our THROWBACK THURSDAY series in partnership with Eat|See|Hear. For upcoming screenings, visit: www.laemmle.com/tbt.
Guess who’s getting some class?
Our Throwback Thursday Back to School theme continues with the appropriately named BACK TO SCHOOL starring Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Ned Beatty, Robert Downey, Jr., and Sam Kinison. Also, watch for cameos by Kurt Vonnegut and Oingo Boingo!
*Buy your tickets before Wednesday, 9/23 at noon and pay only $5! Full price tickets are $11.
BACK TO SCHOOL screens at 7:30PM on 9/24 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 and is part of our THROWBACK THURSDAY series in partnership with Eat|See|Hear. The Ta Bom Brazilian food truck is back by popular demand and will arrive at the theater around 6:30pm. You can bring food from the truck into the theater!
Purchase tickets here or at the NoHo 7’s box office.