PART OF OUR MILLION DOLLAR MOVIE PALACE AND KUBRICK KALEIDOSCOPE
SERIES. SPARTACUS, SUNDAY JUNE 14, 2020 @ 2PM, THE MILLION DOLLAR
THEATER (1960, UNIVERSAL, DIRECTED BY STANLEY KUBRICK, PRODUCED BY
KIRK DOUGLAS, 35MM, 197MNS)SPECIAL NOTE: WE’RE SHOWING STANLEY
KUBRICK’S SPARTACUS AND DR. STRANGELOVE AS A DOUBLE FEATURE AT THE
MILLION DOLLAR THEATER MOVIE PALACE IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. AUDIENCE
MEMBERS WITH KUBRICK KALEIDOSCOPE SERIES PASSES GET INTO BOTH MOVIES.
SECRET MOVIE CLUBBERS CAN BUY INDIVIDUAL TICKETS OR A DISCOUNTED
DOUBLE FEATURE PASS IF THEY WANT TO SEE BOTH MOVIES. WE ALSO ARE
OFFERING A DISCOUNTED $6 DOLLAR ALL DAY PARKING VALIDATION TICKET
(MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE WHEN PURCHASING THE ADMISSION TICKET) AT THE
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET GARAGE ACCESSIBLE AT 308 S HILL STREET
IN BETWEEN THE MOVIES, AUDIENCE MEMBERS CAN GO NEXT DOOR TO THE GRAND
CENTRAL MARKET TO GET FOOD, DRINKS, AND BRING THEM BACK INTO THE
THEATER!
If you’re going to show Spartacus, you might as well do it right, in
a movie palace just the way it was meant to be enjoyed.
Spartacus marks possibly the most significant turning point in all of
Stanley Kubrick’s career. Kubrick never liked to talk about
Spartacus and never fully considered it his picture. He had been
brought on a week into shooting by star/producer Kirk Douglas (who had
just fired director Anthony Mann). And Douglas and Kubrick, who had
gotten along so famously for Paths of Glory, fought constantly as
Douglas routinely asserted his position of supremacy as the movie’s
star and its producer.
But the truth of what was accomplished is much bigger and more
impressive than any of the personal fighting. Spartacus is still
considered one of THE GREATEST of all the Roman sword and sandal epics
that came out of Hollywood. It is intelligent, emotional, powerful,
great epic filmmaking.
While Douglas holds down the center as Spartacus who is forced to
become a gladiator then a slave before leading a slave rebellion, the
movie is filled with an ensemble of amazing supporting turns by the
likes of Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, and Tony
Curtis.
Kubrick handles everything with a keen eye for spectacle and a talent
for keeping everything very powerful and epic without ever dipping
into sentiment or the easy cheap emotion.
This is the movie that broke the black list once and for all as
screenwriter Dalton Trumbo got his first onscreen credit after years
as an outcast (we can thank Kirk Douglas for that).
This is also the movie where we see Kubrick’s talent for framing
faces and people in one of the most moving of all climactic speeches
by a hero.
So join us for epic gladiator fights and Hollywood filmmaking at its
very best.
Kubrick would have such a brutal time on this movie that he would move
to London and make all future movies far away from the prying eyes and
hands of the Hollywood big wigs. But the tools and chops he learned
helming such a massive production would forever change the scale and
approach of all his subsequent movies.
PARKING FOR THE MILLION DOLLAR THEATER:
HTTPS://WWW.GRANDCENTRALMARKET.COM/CONTACT
[https://www.grandcentralmarket.com/contact]
YOU CAN ACTUALLY PURCHASE A SPECIAL TICKET HERE THAT INCLUDES A $6
ALL-DAY VALIDATED PARKING VOUCHER (WHICH WE WILL GIVE YOU AT THE
SCREENING) AT THE GRAND CENTRAL MARKET LOT.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS FLAT RATE PARKING LOTS AND METERS DOWNTOWN. WE
ALWAYS RECOMMEND, IF POSSIBLE, TO EITHER CARPOOL, USE A RIDE-SHARE
SERVICE, OR TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHEN ATTENDING ONE OF OUR
DOWNTOWN MOVIE PALACE EVENTS.
best always,
Craig Hammill
Secret Movie Club President & Programmer
SECRET MOVIE CLUB FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
SCREENING LOCATIONS: We currently screen our movies at The Vista
Theatre, 4473 Sunset Drive, Los Angeles, 90027; the Los Feliz 3, 1822
N. Vermont, LA, CA 90027; ; The Club, 1917 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, LA,
CA 90021; The Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway, LA, CA 90014, and The
Million Dollar Theater, 307 S. Broadway, LA, CA 90013.
We also do occasional pop-up SCREENINGS AT FUN HISTORIC SPACES AROUND
LOS ANGELES. SO PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE ADDRESS TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE
HEADING TO THE RIGHT LOCATION!
TICKETS: Tickets for all our events are available online at:
https://secretmovieclub.eventbrite.com
[https://secretmovieclub.eventbrite.com]
or through each individual event on our Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/secretmovieclub35mm/
[https://www.facebook.com/secretmovieclub35mm/].
We also make tickets available at the Vista Box Office.
IMPORTANT WARNING: NEVER BUY TICKETS FROM ANYONE YOU DO NOT KNOW
PERSONALLY. WE HAVE NOTICED A RISE IN FRAUDULENT SCALPERS ON OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELSEWHERE. IT’S ALWAYS BETTER TO JUST WRITE US
DIRECTLY AT:
SECRETMOVIECLUB@CURIOUSPRODUCTIONS.COM TO INQUIRE ABOUT TICKETS.
OUR 35MM POLICY: We strive to project all movies on film that were
originally shot on film. This means that we work to screen the
majority of our movies on 35mm prints (with the occasional 16mm print
if no 35mm print is available).
We will screen a movie digitally if its original medium was digital.
This usually means that we screen what’s called a DCP or Digital
Cinema Print. Almost all movies shot in recent years are digital and
screen on DCPs.
In some rare instances, a film print will arrive to us in such poor
condition that we deem it will be more distracting than entertaining.
For this and other reasons, we reserve the right to screen a DCP in an
emergency. However, we will make all best efforts to alert the
audience immediately if we have to screen a DCP alternate when a 35mm
print was advertised.
Situations where we have had to substitute a DCP for an advertised
35mm print have thankfully only occurred a handful of times in our
history. But we do need to reserve this right to insure the best
possible presentation of a movie for our audience.
ORIGINAL POSTERS: We do limited edition 100 original poster runs for
almost all of our movies. We sell these posters at the events and do
our best to let our audience see the design at least 1-2 weeks ahead
of a screening via our email and social media.
We are currently working to launch our website and online movie store
in the Fall of 2019 so you can peruse our entire backlog and get
posters of your favorite movies and/or by your favorite designers.
Stay tuned!
REFUNDS & COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS: We honor all refund requests made
through Eventbrite 24 hours or more before the listed start time of
the screening. After that, we are unable to process refund requests.
BUT. . .we can offer complimentary tickets to future screenings (as
long as they haven't already sold out & aren't special differently
priced events).
HOW DOES A SECRET MOVIE CLUB SEASON PASS WORK: If you buy a Secret
Movie Club All-Access Season Pass (access to all movies we’re
showing within one season), you get entrance into every single movie
we show throughout that time (including any screenings or special
events we may announce at a later time; so your value may increase!).
This is our best deal at $6.50/per movie if you know you’re going to
see the majority of movies in a season.
These passes are available up to the start time of the first SCREENING
OF A SEASON AT https://secretmovieclub.eventbrite.com
[https://secretmovieclub.eventbrite.com]
If you decide to buy the SEASON PASS and have already bought an
individual ticket, just write US:
secretmovieclub@curiousproductions.com and we’ll issue you a refund
for the individual ticket(s) you bought so you can get the all-access
pass.
With the All-Access Season Pass, we generate a special list with your
name on it. All you have to do is come to our table ahead of each
movie, give us your name, and get your ticket. You’re a VIP now and
never have to worry about a movie selling out. We always save you a
seat.
HOW DOES A SERIES PASS WORK: If you want to see all the movies in a
particular series but not necessarily all the movies in a season this
is the way to go and is our next best deal (at $9/per movie) after the
Season Pass.
The price of each Series Pass depends on how many movies we show in
that series. So for instance if we are showing 7 movies in the series,
the pass would cost $63 (or $9 per movie). If we are showing 4 movies
in that series, the pass would cost $36, and so on.
You can buy a Series Pass through any individual Eventbrite link for a
movie in that series.
We generate a special list with your name on it for that series. All
you have to do is come to our table ahead of each movie, give us your
name, and get your ticket.
CONCESSIONS: The Vista Concessions counter is open for all our events.
So you will always have access to popcorn, soda, candy, coffee the
works!
We strive to have concessions of some kind at all our events
regardless of venue.
PARKING/PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
THE VISTA & LOS FELIZ 3 have no dedicated parking lots. Thankfully,
there is parking in the residential areas around both theatres. Just
plan to get to the theater 20 minutes early so you have enough time to
park, walk to the theater, get your tickets, get a seat.
Make sure you read the street signs! A few streets are permit-only
parking. We don’t want any Secret Movie Clubbers getting parking
tickets.
There are many great public transportation options near the Vista &
Los Feliz 3 including a Metro subway stop at the Vermont/Sunset
station which is about 4 blocks from the Vista Theater.
THE SECRET MOVIE CLUB (1917 BAY STREET, 2ND FLOOR, LA, CA 90021) has
no dedicated parking lot. However, most folks can find free parking on
side streets as well as a paid parking lot just two blocks away at the
intersection of Mateo & Violet.
THE PALACE THEATRE has no dedicated parking lot. However, most folks
opt to park at the Pershing Square Parking Lot:
http://www.palacedowntown.com/parking
[http://www.palacedowntown.com/parking]
Here is a link to all parking lots near the Palace Theatre & Broadway:
https://www.los-angeles-theatre.com/theaters/downtown-palace-theatre/parking.php
[https://www.los-angeles-theatre.com/theaters/downtown-palace-theatre/parking.php]
THE MILLION DOLLAR THEATER is actually part of the Grand Central
Market complex, so folks can park at the Grand Central Market Parking
Lot @ 308 South Hill Street:
https://www.grandcentralmarket.com/contact
[https://www.grandcentralmarket.com/contact]
If you purchase a special ticket with us via Eventbrite, you can get a
$6 all-day validated parking voucher (which we will give you at the
screening) for the Grand Central Market Lot.
There are numerous flat rate parking lots and meters downtown. We
always recommend, if possible, to either carpool, use a ride-share
service, or take public transportation when attending one of our
downtown movie palace events.
SHOWTIMES: We screen most of our movies before noon or at 11:59pm.
However, we are increasingly able to screen movies as afternoon
matinees and prime time screenings.
ALWAYS CHECK THE LISTED SHOWTIME BEFORE BUYING YOUR TICKET TO MAKE
SURE YOU CAN MAKE THAT SHOWTIME.
MAILING LIST: We started as a secret email list way back in April
2016. In respect to our origins (and because the programmer is
superstitious), we will always announce our upcoming seasons, special
events, and speakers via the email list first before posting to any
other social media. If you’d like to get on the secret email list,
email US at: secretmovieclub@curiousproductions.com.
OTHER QUESTIONS: You can always email US at:
secretmovieclub@curiousproductions.com or send a message through our
Facebook page: @secretmovieclub35mm
We work to respond asap within receipt of your email or message.
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