So, you might want to escape
LA for a few days and check out aspiring new directors.
Taking place at the revised Festival Theaters in Palm Springs there's quite a lot of shorts to see.
In
all, the festival will screen 51 curated programs showcasing 311 films
from 64 countries and territories, including 45 World Premieres, 10
International Premieres, 36 North American Premieres, 19 U.S.
Premieres., and 94 California Premieres.
The full schedule and tickets are available here.
June 25, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, RSVP
No filmmakers capture the playful chaos of action cinema’s Golden Age like Andy and Arlene Sidaris (HARD TICKET TO HAWAII). Criminal mastermind Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro (Pat Morita aka Mr. Miyagi from THE KARATE KID) captures Donna and Nicole, two undercover federal agents. But instead of killing them, Kane gives the duo a head start in a deadly cat-and-mouse game involving six other assassins — including Erik Estrada (CHiPs)!
No filmmakers capture the playful chaos of action cinema’s Golden Age like Andy and Arlene Sidaris (HARD TICKET TO HAWAII). Criminal mastermind Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro (Pat Morita aka Mr. Miyagi from THE KARATE KID) captures Donna and Nicole, two undercover federal agents. But instead of killing them, Kane gives the duo a head start in a deadly cat-and-mouse game involving six other assassins — including Erik Estrada (CHiPs)!
June 27th-July 27th
Opening Hours: Open Everyday 12:00pm-7:00pm
Opening Hours: Open Everyday 12:00pm-7:00pm
Akiba Pop-up & Live
319 E 2nd Street #122
Los Angeles CA, 90012
Los Angeles CA, 90012
Come shop exclusive pieces and enjoy our upcoming pop up with the community!
Taxco Theatre, 7242 Owensmouth Avenue, Canoga Park, CA 91303, Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. A youth and family presentation will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Free, RSVP
The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Performing Arts Division (PERF) welcomes selected commissioned artists and youth development organizations who will share their work and knowledge as part of Language of the Cosmos in June 2025 at Taxco Theatre in Canoga Park. Language of the Cosmos celebrates the intersection of art and science through a partnership with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA/JPL). Selected artists and organizations will come together for this second annual weekend of performances, community workshops, and multimedia installations inspired by the wonders, sounds, and visuals of the cosmos.
Jun 27, 2025–Jan 12, 2026
Getty Villa
Free, RSVP
Encounter the latest discoveries from Messenia, an epicenter of Mycenaean civilization in Late Bronze Age Greece, displayed for the first time outside Europe. Archaeology and cutting-edge science reveal the world of the Griffin Warrior, whose grave held offerings of incomparable artistry.
The Griffin Warrior of Pylos and the Origins of Mycenaean Kingship
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 at 3pm
Getty Villa & Online
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 at 3pm
Getty Villa & Online
Free, RSVP
Recent excavations have unearthed exciting evidence of the wealth and political importance of Pylos, a Greek Bronze Age site mentioned in Homer. Archaeologists Sharon Stocker and Jack Davis of the University of Cincinnati present their latest discoveries and provide a broad context for the first major North American exhibition dedicated to Mycenaean civilization (1700–1070 BCE). Spectacular finds from the grave of the Griffin Warrior and other princely burials reveal interactions with Minoan Crete and prove that Pylos was one of the earliest kingdoms to craft a powerful Mycenaean identity.
Recent excavations have unearthed exciting evidence of the wealth and political importance of Pylos, a Greek Bronze Age site mentioned in Homer. Archaeologists Sharon Stocker and Jack Davis of the University of Cincinnati present their latest discoveries and provide a broad context for the first major North American exhibition dedicated to Mycenaean civilization (1700–1070 BCE). Spectacular finds from the grave of the Griffin Warrior and other princely burials reveal interactions with Minoan Crete and prove that Pylos was one of the earliest kingdoms to craft a powerful Mycenaean identity.
Saturday, June 28 · 2 - 8pm
Sunday, June 29 · 9am - 11:30pm
Million Dollar Theater
307 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013
307 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013
$-$$$
This will be a special HOBBIT or THERE & BACK AGAIN screening on a donation, pay what you can basis. All donations go directly to Secret Movie Club to continue its 2025 season launch and all future programming.
That’s right. Secret Movie Club is returning to new events and we want to get this party started right. With our Lord of the Rings marathon. And just in time. This may be your last chance to see these movies on the big screen for the next 2 years.
So we’re going all out. That’s right. We’re showing the extended editions of all three movies. Take the journey with us as we join Frodo, Sam, Gandalf the Wizard, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, and Stryder as they form a fellowship to destroy the evil ring of power in the mountains of Mordor before the Dark Lord Sauron can get the ring and enslave all of Middle Earth.
So we’re going all out. That’s right. We’re showing the extended editions of all three movies. Take the journey with us as we join Frodo, Sam, Gandalf the Wizard, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, and Stryder as they form a fellowship to destroy the evil ring of power in the mountains of Mordor before the Dark Lord Sauron can get the ring and enslave all of Middle Earth.
$ Admission
Exploring the intertwined themes of theater, performance, and museum display—ranging from props, stages, and pedestals to actors, impersonators, avatars, and the ghostly image of the audience itself—this exhibition presents works from MOCA’s permanent collection. Through sculpture, video, photography, painting, and archival materials, Fictions of Display foregrounds performance strategies that permeate museum spaces and its modes of presentation.
$ Admission
MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi is the third exhibition in the
recently relaunched MOCA Focus series, which presents an artist’s first
solo museum show in Los Angeles and centers on new or discrete bodies of
work. Born in Okayama, Japan, in 1952, Yamaguchi moved to the U.S. in
the early 1970s and began to appropriate imagery from sources as diverse
as Mexican muralism, Renaissance art, Japanese Nihonga, and Art Nouveau
in ornate paintings that pose a challenge to rigid notions of ethnic
identity and cultural ownership.
June 30, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, RSVP
From the acclaimed director of Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid, Where’s My Roy Cohn? and Valentino: The Last Emperor, Nobu examines culinary legend Nobuyuki Matsuhisa's empire, offering an intimate portrait of a man who has redefined global gastronomy. Tracing his roots from a delinquent childhood to his emergence as a promising young chef, the film celebrates his triumph over adversity.
From the acclaimed director of Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid, Where’s My Roy Cohn? and Valentino: The Last Emperor, Nobu examines culinary legend Nobuyuki Matsuhisa's empire, offering an intimate portrait of a man who has redefined global gastronomy. Tracing his roots from a delinquent childhood to his emergence as a promising young chef, the film celebrates his triumph over adversity.
June 28 - June 29, 2025
200 Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA 90401
200 Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA 90401
June 28 - June 29
The Barker Hangar 3021 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA, 90405
$25
We got tired of leaving food festivals with nothing but one-bite tacos and rosé samples in our stomachs, so we created EEEEEATSCON, a two-day food event where you won't go home hungry. We've rounded up some of our favorite local restaurants and sprinkled in a few places across the country serving dishes you'd otherwise need plane tickets to try. And, when you need some time to digest (we get it), there'll be live music, celebrity panels, and the chance to ask our restaurant critics about your dining dilemmas.
JUN 27-28 FRI-SAT, 8:30 PM
RedCat
631 W 2ND ST,
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
$27*
*Oooh, weird artsy fartsy event.
Annie Dorsen considers how the proliferation of artificial intelligence in our daily lives feels unprecedented and asks: “Have we been here before?” Each evening of this performance, the predictive text model GPT-4 generates speculative versions of the lost final play of Aeschylus’ Prometheia trilogy. Performed by a chorus of AI-generated Greek masks, this story from ancient Greek mythology tells how Prometheus stole the god’s fire for humans–sparking sudden and dramatic advances in technology and the arts, as well as dramatic new sources of conflict.
Tuesday, Jul 1, 2025, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
$20 Advanced / $25 Day of Show
THE BENSON MOVIE INTERRUPTION: YOUR CHOICE is a show where comedian Doug Benson (SUPER HIGH ME, @midnight) invites some of his comedy friends to sit in the front row of the theater with mics, cracking wise during a screening of a movie that YOU choose. That’s right, audience members are encouraged to bring a dvd/blu ray of a film they would like to see ripped apart (lovingly) and a vote will be held to determine which one we watch.
CGV Cinemas
$
*Our Korean movie of choice, that's actually in theaters
Five random people get special abilities unexpectedly, after organ transplant! They form a team and call themselves the 'HI-FIVE'!
Extra: 
Free Hours at the Autry 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
Smorgasburg Los Angeles
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, with markets in Los Angeles attracting 50,000 people each weekend to eat from a hundred local vendors. 
American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night 
Vidiots -A
one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious
about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant
content and special screenings.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Update: During this Wildfire season, The Autry closes off, please check day of event
Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
Every Sunday
10am-4pm at @rowdtla
Free Entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets.
Free Entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets.
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, with markets in Los Angeles attracting 50,000 people each weekend to eat from a hundred local vendors.
Largo,
known for comedy shows. Grab some
tickets before everything sells out. Many new shows from some of LA's
top comedians. We see Bill Burr, Patton Oswalt,
Pete Holmes and Sarah Silverman performing here to name a few.
Film
Do
you have Cine Insomnia? We have the cure! Join us at Landmark's Nuart
Theatre for midnight weekend programs ranging from classic anime and
horror to sci-fi favorites, offbeat musicals, cult sensations and more!
Check
out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level.
Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán.
New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style
Cinelounge - Hollywood based tiny theater, showing off indies you've never heard of
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
