WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK TIME film critic Stephanie Zacharek, Academy-Award winning cinematographer Robert Elswit, ASC, stars Finn Wittrock & Rachel Keller, and director Stacy Cochran will participate in Q&A following the 7:20 pm show on Friday,

With the holidays right around the corner, why not consider giving a meaningful gift of art or simply stop by to view our galleries. No tickets required. ART IN THE ARTHOUSE connects film audiences with the visual arts all year long and our artwork is for sale.  We proudly deliver a unique, alternative art-viewing experience at seven of our nine venues. You might be inspired to buy a memorable work of art for someone special.Check out the bold, dynamic paintings and collages of Isabella Kelly-Ramirez at the Monica Film Center. Ramirez coopts images from fashion and art magazines, repurposing them to create surreal urban legends and ironi [...]

ART IN THE ARTHOUSE happily welcomes back artists DAPHNE HILL and ANNA STUMP, this time to the Royal for a festival of color just in time for the holidays. Swing by our gallery for a look at their newest work. The exhibit runs through February, 2019.About the exhibitSuccessful collaboration in the world of painting is a rare phenomenon. The duo of HILL and STUMP,  known for their breathtaking floral compositions, have nourished a unique and productive partnership. In a kind of creative symbiosis, they appear to “finish each other’s sentences,” layering each piece and editing each other to create something entirely new. [...]

This December, classic disaster films are coming to the NoHo 7 by land, by sea, and by air!Our "Disaster December" Throwback Thursday series begins on Thursday, December 6th with EARTHQUAKE! Doors open at 7pm, trivia starts at 7:30, and movies begin at 7:40pm. Check out the full schedule below!December 6: EarthquakeAfter an earthquake destroys Los Angeles, architect Stewart Graff (Charlton Heston) tries to rescue his estranged wife (Ava Gardner), help with the ongoing rescue efforts taking place around him, and locate his girlfriend (Geneviève Bujold). Richard Roundtree and Lorne Green also star. TICKETS.December 13: The Poseidon Adven [...]

RSVP ON EVENTBRITEThis is a Free EventLAEMMLE LIVE proudly presents the extraordinary Crossroads School Jazz "A" Band on Sunday, December 2, 2018 performing classic, contemporary and original jazz.Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a K-12, coed college preparatory school in Santa Monica, California. Crossroads was founded upon five basic commitments: to academic excellence; to the arts; to the greater community; to the development of a student population of social, economic and racial diversity; and to the development of each student's physical well-being and full human potential. One in four students receives financi [...]

UPDATE! We're pleased to announce our Fiddler Hosts for 2018!  Click here for bios.(skip to main article)Ahrya Fine ArtsRobbo - NEW! - singer, songwriter, and song leader, appearing on behalf of Shalom Institute, home of Camp JCA Shalom - BUY TIXPlayhouseCantor Aviva Rosenbloom - NEW! - appearing on behalf of the Jewish Federation of the San Gabriel and Pamona Valleys - BUY TIXRoyalAaron Wolf - NEW! - director of Restoring Tomorrow, appearing on behalf of Camp Hes Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp - BUY TIXNoHo 7Gustavo Bulgach - musician, bandleader of Klezmer Juice - BUY TIXMonica Film CenterIsaac Wade [...]

A LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM: THE ADVOCATE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS filmmakers Billy Clift and David Millbern will participate in a Q&A following the 7:00 pm show on Tuesday,

FROM THE HEART: THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD STORY Q&A's after the 7:30 PM shows 11/2 - 11/4 at the Playhouse, and following the 7:30 PM shows at the Noho 7 on Monday, 11/5 and at the Monica Film Center on Tuesday, 11/6.Playhouse:11/2 Director John Anderson11/3 Musician Steve Madaio and director John Anderson11/4 Director John AndersonNoHo 7:11/5 Musician Jim Kweskin, Kathy Butterfield and director John AndersonMonica Film Center:11/6 Director John Anderson   

RSVP ON EVENTBRITEThis is a Free EventPlease join us for a very special event as LAEMMLE LIVE presents Project LENS for their Los Angeles debut event on Sunday, November 18, 2018. The event will be presented by LENS co-founders Ariel Mitnick and Rainer Crosett, with featured guest speaker Hillary Green-Lerman, an expert data scientist from DataCamp, the premier online educational platform for data science learning.Every Project LENS event features thrilling performances of classical music interwoven with a presentation from a non-musical field. For their LA debut, the LENS team will be revealing the commonalities between doing data scien [...]

When we're not watching foreign films or documentaries, we're probably watching the Dodgers. But the rest of the time? The rest of the time we're playing video games! Join us in celebrating one of the world's most under appreciated art forms with four of our favorite gaming-inspired films every Throwback Thursday in November at the NoHo 7 in North Hollywood.Our "My Life as a Video Game" Throwback Thursday series begins on Thursday, November 1st with THE LAST STARFIGHTER! Doors open at 7pm, trivia starts at 7:30, and movies begin at 7:40pm. Check out the full schedule below!November 1: The Last StarfighterQ&A with star Lance Guest!Avid vid [...]

Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a double feature of classic Universal studios’ horror films on the eve of Halloween, October 30, in our popular Twofer Tuesday (two films for the price of one) program. We will show a “double treat” of the 85th anniversary of THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) paired with the 70th anniversary of the horror-comedy ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948).THE INVISIBLE MAN was a key entry in the cycle of terror films from Universal studios in the early 1930s that helped secure its reputation as the “house of horror” in the early sound era. Produced by Carl Laem [...]

THE PEOPLE Q&A with director Abby Epstein and producer Ricki Lake following the premiere 7:30 PM show on Tuesday, 10/30 at the Fine Arts.Q&A's at the NoHo 7 are as follows:11/2 7:30 PM Abby Epstein & Ricki Lake, Sol Tryon & Mikki Willis11/3 4:50 PM Tracy Ryan, Josh Ryan, Jeffrey Raber and associate producer Adam Vine11/3 7:30 PM Dr. Bonni Goldstein, Dr. Susan Storch, AJ, Sheila and Chris Kephart11/4 4:40 PM Angela Smith & Chico Ryder11/5 7:30 PM Dr. Keith Heinzerling UCLA11/6 7:30 PM Tracy Ryan and Dr. Ziva Cooper, UCLA11/7 7:30 PM Tracy Ryan and Dr. Howard Padwa, UCLA11/8 7:30 PM Dr. Zilara Uskrup UCLA 

Film CenterFriday, 10/19: Q&A following 7:20 PM show with Rémi Kessler (producer/director); Mel Tillekeratne (advocate); & Alisa Orduña (Senior Advisor to the City Manager on Homelessness, City of Santa Monica). Moderated by Maryam Zar (Chair, Westside Regional Alliance of Councils).Saturday, 10/20: Q&A following 7:20 PM show with Rémi Kessler (producer/director); Rudy Salinas (advocate); special guests; and team members of United Way of Greater LA’s Everyone In campaign.Sunday, 10/21: Q&A following 7:20 PM show with Rémi Kessler (producer/director); Claudia Perez (advocate with lived experien [...]

WOBBLE PALACE Q&A with director, cast and crew moderated by Tierney Finster on Friday, 10/12 after the 7:40 PM show at the NoHo 7. Director Eugene Kotlyarenko will also participate in a Q&A on Sunday, 10/14 after the 7:50 PM

RIDE writer/director Jeremy Ungar and actor Will Brill will participate in a Q&A after the 7:30 PM show on Friday 10/05 at the NoHo

Artist ReceptionLaemmle NoHo 7Wednesday, October 17,  7-9 pmRSVP hereThis is a free eventLaemmle's Art in the Arthouse presents SCREENINGS, a new art show in Noho based on ideas of scale, reproduction, and projection. This special exhibit features a slideshow on the big screen, artist talks and the wine, cheese, and conversation Art in the Arthouse is known for. Sales benefit the Laemmle Foundation and its support of humanitarian and environmental causes in Los Angeles.The artists are: Brody Albert, Stephen Aldahl, Theodora Allen, Allen Brewer, Andy Brown, Jason Burgess, Pablo Carrillo, Milano Chow, Michael Dopp, Andy Faul [...]

At Laemmle we say, "Not Afraid of Subtitles." But this October, subtitles get downright horrifying! Join us for the second installment of our month-long tribute to frightening foreign films at the NoHo 7... just in time for Halloween!Our "Scary Subtitles" Throwback Thursday series begins on Thursday, October 4th with THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE! Doors open at 7pm, trivia starts at 7:30, and movies begin at 7:40pm. Check out the full schedule below!October 4: The Devil's Backbone [El Espinazo del Diablo]After Carlos, a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War, arrives at an ominous orphanage for boys, he learns that t [...]

3 YEARS IN PAKISTAN: THE ERIC AUDÉ STORY filmmaker Jamielyn Lippman and subject Erik Audé will participate in Q&A's after the 7:10 PM show on Friday 9/28, Wednesday 10/03 and Thursday 10/04 at the NoHo 7. Friday's Q&A will be moderated by Christy Lemire (Ebert Presents at the Movies and What the

RSVP ON EVENTBRITEThis is a Free EventLAEMMLE LIVE presents a special morning of music with the debut performance of the American Youth Symphony Woodwind Quintet. The American Youth Symphony inspires the future of classical music by sharing exceptional, innovative concerts based on their landmark Fellowship program for musicians in high school through doctoral music programs, for free or significantly reduced admission.  Competitively selected, the orchestra is comprised of 100 musicians who represent extraordinary talent from all over the world. By gifting the community with remarkable concer [...]

This fall Laemmle is going to camp!  No, we're not scheduling a "campy film" retrospective for our Throwback Thursday series  (though that might be a good idea!).  We're going to an actual camp (Camp Alonim in Simi Valley to be precise) Oct. 28 to participate in the 5th annual Tour de Summer Camps, a charity bicycle ride that generates scholarship funding for 13 L.A. area Jewish summer camps.  The idea is to provide any youngster who wants to attend summer camp the means to do so. What's not to love about that?Here's the best part: you can join us! That includes our very own Greg Laemmle, his wife Tish, and Laemm [...]