Repertory cinemas in California.
10 verified repertory cinemas in California, in Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Santa Monica. Classics, revivals, and retrospectives back on the big screen.
Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley, CA
The film program of the Berkeley Art Museum, with retrospectives, restored classics and international cinema on a university-run schedule. Members get half-price tickets, and the 232-seat theater sits in a 2016 building on Center Street.
Billy Wilder Theater
Los Angeles, CA
The 295-seat theater inside the Hammer Museum, home to UCLA Film & Television Archive screenings. Retrospectives, restorations, and talks, with public programs currently free on a first-come basis.
Brain Dead Studios
Los Angeles, CA
A cult and repertory cinema in the old Silent Movie Theatre space on Fairfax. The calendar mixes classics, midnight-style favorites, and themed event weeks, with a monthly membership that includes a free ticket per screening.
Egyptian Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood's 1922 Egyptian-themed movie palace, with retrospectives, 70mm presentations, and guest Q&As. American Cinematheque programs Friday through Sunday; Netflix, the owner, programs earlier in the week.
Los Feliz 3 Cinemas
Los Angeles, CA
American Cinematheque's Los Feliz theater, with special engagements, retrospectives, and filmmaker Q&As on a limited-run schedule.
New Beverly Cinema
Los Angeles, CA
A revival house in a 1920s building that shows double features on 35mm, plus weekend midnight shows and Saturday kids' matinees.
4-Star Theatre
San Francisco, CA
A 1913 Richmond District neighborhood theater run by a nonprofit and known for repertory and cult screenings, such as Willy Wonka, Brazil and a local film club.
Balboa Theatre
San Francisco, CA
A 1926 Outer Richmond neighborhood theater run by a nonprofit, with a nightly mix of repertory and cult films, some on 35mm, and themed events like live drag screenings.
Frida Cinema
Santa Ana, CA
A two-screen nonprofit in downtown Santa Ana that mixes art-house, cult and classic programming with themed film series. It also offers captioned and assisted-listening screenings, film club memberships and outdoor cinema rentals.
Aero Theatre
Santa Monica, CA
A 1940 Santa Monica neighborhood theater run by the American Cinematheque, known for repertory double features, filmmaker Q&As and its annual October all-night horror marathon.
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