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Anerican Cinematheque Presents ALBERT PYUN REMEMBERED: THE KING OF CULT VIDEO Coming In May

It was last November when fans of cinema great, Albert Pyun, lost one of the most pivotal and influential genre indie filmmakers of the past century. Of course it remains to be seen when the remnants of the late director’s work will be posthumously completed as Pyun’s widow, Cynthia Curnan, and her team are overseeing things right down to the finish line. For fans within proximity of the Loz Feliz Theatre in Los Angeles, however, the ceremony will no less continue with a six-film tribute hosted by the American Cinematheque from May 7 to May 25. The American Cinematheque celebrates the life and career of Albert Pyun with a tribute series featuring one-of-a-kind cult classics from throughout his prolific body of work. Raised in Kailua, Hawaii, Albert Pyun’s first break into the entertainment industry came when the great Toshiro Mifune brought him to Japan as an apprentice on the set […]

American Cinematheque Launches WEEKEND WARRIORS: SAMURAI ON THE BIG SCREEN This Friday

Lee B. Golden III

The American Cinematheque is hosting a three-day programme featuring five chanbara classics starring this Friday headlining Weekend Warriors: Samurai On The Big Screen. Tickets are on sale at the official website for all slated showings at the Aero Theatre column for residents and all those in the vicinity of 1328 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California. Japan’s answer to the Western, samurai films are among the nation’s most popular cinematic exports. These tales of bravery and intrigue during the Edo period have left their mark on American films ranging from THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN to STAR WARS, and remain rousing entertainment. Join us for a weekend with these sword-wielding warriors including such classics as Masaki Kobayashi’s SAMURAI REBELLION, Kihachi Okamoto’s SWORD OF DOOM and two favorites from one of the masters of the form, Akira Kurosawa: YOJIMBO and SEVEN SAMURAI. All 35mm Prints! All films are in Japanese with English subtitles. […]

BEYOND FEST 2017: 12 Days Of Classic Hit Niche Delight With Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Argento And More In Attendance

Lee B. Golden III

Los Angeles’s biggest genre film festival is readying its slate for 12 days of celebrity and hit cinema with a variety of titles spanning fifty years of film fandom. Such is what will ensue on September 29 at the American Cinematheque for this year’s Beyond Fest with tickets on sale beginning Thursday, and all one could look forward to in films we’ve either grown up with in action and horror, to titles newly being discovered. Such films include Jean-Claude Van Damme classic, Double Impact as well as the first two episodes of upcoming Amazon series, Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Schwarzenegger hit thriller The Running Man, Cambodian action romp, Jailbreak, Ted Geohegan’s new thriller, Mohawk and so much more. Not for nothing either with a raft of slated appearances by the likes of Van Damme and Schwarzenegger themselves, in addition to Vince Vaughn seeing to the premiere of RLJE Films’s most recent […]

By The Power Of Greyskull! Attend A Screening Of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE At The Egyptian Theater This September!

Lee B. Golden III

The 80’s were a great time for American animation and toy fandom. Classics like He-Man and She-Ra remain in memory with the former setting up the universe for both properties prior to the live-action adaptation for the former that further installed actor Dolph Lundgren into action legend status. That very legacy continues to be celebrated to this day with American Cinematheque, Dammaged Goods and HeManWorld.com now set to host a star-studded event for both popular Mattel properties, kicking off with a screening of the 1987 action adventure, Masters Of The Universe at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California. Cheese notwithstanding, it’s a film to appreciate moreso these days for its ambitions with Thor: The Dark World co-scribe Christopher Yost now penning the script for the upcoming He-Man reboot, and time will tell if that one further propels the titular brand to cinematic greatness. Based on the popular Mattel toy line, […]