Throughout April the New Beverly Cinema proudly presents a collection of film treasures projected in glorious 35mm, including a stunning new film print of Richard Kelly’s cult classic Donnie Darko, a triple feature of rarities starring pioneering icon Anna May Wong, and a pair of Rosanna Arquette comedies celebrating their 40th anniversaries. Plus, ‘70s rock operas, Schrader & Spielberg, The Dead End Kids, world cinema favorites directed by Luchino Visconti and Catherine Breillat, midnights, matinees, and much, much more. Brian, Elric and Phil are here to talk about all of it!
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On this episode, Brian and Elric are joined by longtime film aficionado Drew McWeeny to talk about movies from a period that Drew is very familiar with: the 1980s.
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