Tickets going on sale for Last Remaining Seats
VERONICA LAKE lookalike Kim Basinger won an Academy Award for her role. Image courtesy 20th Century Fox.
Tickets go on sale to the general public Wed., April 5 for the popular Los Angeles Conservancy Last Remaining Seats screenings of classic films in the Broadway Historic Theatre District and other landmark venues.
“L.A. Confidential” starts the series Sat., June 3 at 8 pm. at the Orpheum Theatre. The 1997 film-noir crime drama stars Kim Basinger, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a femme fatale.
In another film noir, “Laura,” a police detective (Dana Andrews) falls in love with the woman (Gene Tierney) he is investigating. It shows on Wed., June 7 at 8 p.m. at the Million Dollar Theatre.
Kirk Douglas stars in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” Sat., June 10 at 2 p.m. at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Petro.
In his award-winning role, Marlon Brando plays an ex-prize fighter who laments he “coulda been a contender” in “On the Waterfront” Sat., June 10 at 8 p.m. at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro.
Comedy about Castro’s Cuba, “La muerte de un burócrata (Death of a Bureaucrat,)” screens at the Palace Theatre Wed., June 14 at 8 p.m. English subtitles.
“Easter Parade,” screens Sat., June 17 at 8 p.m. at the Los Angeles Theatre.
The 1929 first-ever Academy Award winning film, “Wings,” is on Wed., June 21 at 8 p.m. at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. The silent movie was recently restored by Paramount.
“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” screens Sat., June 24 at 2 p.m. at the Orpheum, and “Jaws” is Sat., June 24 at 8 p.m. at the Orpheum.
Head to Clifton’s Republic for pub trivia after the screenings of “L.A. Confidential,” “Easter Parade,” and “Jaws.”
A family-friendly trivia game (recommended for ages 7 and up) after “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” will take place in the Orpheum Theatre’s North Hall.
For more information on the movies, as well as tours of the venues and question and answer sessions, visit laconservancy.org.
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