Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue,
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Events at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica

THE RETURN OF 70MM
Producer Mark Magidson In Person!
BARAKA
Thu, Aug 17, 2017 • 7:30pm

A breathtaking collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion, in 70mm! Discussion following with producer Mark Magidson.


THE RETURN OF 70MM
Double Feature!
HOOK / BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
Fri, Aug 18, 2017 • 7:30pm

70mm Double Feature! Steven Spielberg’s HOOK stars Robin Williams as grown-up Peter Pan, now a businessman, who is forced to face his Neverland past when his children are abducted by Captain Hook (a nefarious Dustin Hoffman). In BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II, Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd return for a time-travel adventure that takes place not before or after the original story but at the same time.


THE RETURN OF 70MM
TRON
Sat, Aug 19, 2017 • 7:30pm

In 70mm! This sci-fi favorite stars Jeff Bridges as a hacker who is digitally abducted into the inner realm of a computer, where he must compete in virtual gladiatorial games in order to survive. Introduction by writer-director Steven Lisberger.


THE RETURN OF 70MM
Family Matinee!
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Sun, Aug 20, 2017 • 2:00pm

In 70mm! Arguably Director Steven Spielberg’s most popular film, it follows several children (including Henry Thomas and a very young Drew Barrymore) who shelter and try to help a stranded alien back home to the stars.


THE RETURN OF 70MM
ALWAYS
Sun, Aug 20, 2017 • 7:30pm

In 70mm! This moving fantasy-romance is among director Steven Spielberg’s most underrated films. Aerial firefighter Richard Dreyfuss resolves to take a safer job - but one last mission turns him from a pilot into a guardian angel.


JAPANESE ARTHOUSE CLASSICS
Kenji Mizoguchi Double Feature!
UGETSU / THE LIFE OF OHARU
Thu, Aug 24, 2017 • 7:30pm

Our Kenji Mizoguchi double feature begins with the Los Angeles Premiere of a new 4K restoration of UGETSU, the classic supernatural romance set in 16th-century Japan. Followed by THE LIFE OF OHARU, about a samurai’s daughter expelled from her station at the Imperial Palace for falling in love with a man below her rank. Both in Japanese with English subtitles.