FRI, DEC 13, 2019 11:59p: BEING THERE (1979, Warner Brothers, dir by
Hal ASHBY STARRING PETER SELLERS AND SHIRLEY MACCLAINE, 130mns, 35mm)
VISTA [Deep Dish American 70’s-1979] And so we come to the end of a
decade. Our last entry in our Deep Dish American 70’s series is Hal
ASHBY’s, PETER SELLAR’s, and Shirley MacClaine’s BEING THERE.
A hilarious, brilliantly edited comedy that features, along with Dr.
Strangelove, the best performance of PETER SELLARS’ career. Here
Sellars plays Chauncey Gardener who, at the start of the movie, may
have never left the confines of the home he has shared with his now
deceased father and the domestic servant who has been tasked with his
care. The movie brilliantly plays its cards close to its vest. Does
Chauncey have some kind of autism? Is he just sweet, strange, and a
little slow? Is he actually brilliant and a zen master? Or is he
something even more mysterious? When Chauncey is forced to leave the
house, he begins an odyssey that hilariously finds him gaining the
trust of more and more powerful people including a Washington DC Power
Broker and his wife. Chauncey mostly speaks in gardening metaphors
and usually does a lot of listening. And everyone around him sees in
him what they want to see. As the movie progresses, we hilariously
begin to think that Chauncey may just listen his way to the American
presidency. A profound, strange, and laugh out loud comedy that
somehow caps the 70’s with a parable that is once both bitingly
satirical and strangely hopeful. Both very secular in its ironic
sense of humor and ultimately unexpectedly spiritual. What better
way to send off the 1970’s than with this masterpiece by PETER
SELLARS, Hal ASHBY, and Shirley MacClaine? On 35mm! Best always, Craig
Hammill 35mm Secret Movie Club Programmer.Organizer FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS: 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/]. Unless otherwise
noted, all our movies screen at The VISTA THEATER, 4473 Sunset Drive,
Los Angeles, CA 90027. We currently are showing 1-2 movies a season
at the Los FELIZ 3, 1822 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027;
about 8 blocks from the VISTA THEATER IN LOS FELIZ. We also make
tickets available at the VISTA BOX OFFICE. REFUNDS: We will honor all
refund requests as long as they are made 24 hours or more before the
listed start time of the screening. After that, no refunds. Sorry. HOW
DOES A SECRET MOVIE CLUB 2019 WINTER SEASON ALL-ACCESS PASS WORK: If
you buy an ALL-ACCESS PASS (access to all 32 movies we’re showing
from January 5th 2019 @ 11:59pm-March 2019), you get entrance into
every single movie we show throughout our Winter 2019 Season
(including any special events we may announce at a later time; so your
value may increase!). This is our best deal at $192.00 (or $6 per
movie). This offer is available through the following EVENTBRITE
LINK: If you decide to buy the ALL-ACCESS PASS and have already
bought a series pass or individual ticket, just write us:
secretmovieclub@curiousproductions.com and we’ll issue you a refund
for the individual tickets you bought before the all-access pass. The
All-Access Pass is available for purchase until January 5th, 2019 @
11:59p which is the evening of PAN’S LABYRINTH, our first movie of
the Winter 2019 season. After that, series passes and individual
tickets will remain available. With the ALL-ACCESS 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. HOW
DOES A SERIES PASS WORK: If you buy an Individual Series Pass, you
gain entrance to all movies in that series. This is our next best
deal after the Season All-Access pass. If you know you can make a
series in January but not a series in March, this is the way to go.
The price of each Series Pass depends on how many movies we show in
that series. So for instance if we are showing 6 movies in the series,
the pass would cost $54 (or $9 per movie). If we are showing 4
movies in that series, the pass would cost $36, and so on. You can
buy the Series Pass through any individual Eventbrite link for a movie
in that series. Then, 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. MOVIEPASS (as of late November 2018):
While we do accept and want you to use your MoviePass, we advise all
moviegoers to first check the current MoviePass rules and regulations
to make sure they can still use their MoviePass for our events.
Secret Movie Club and the VISTA THEATER ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH NOR
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES IN POLICY ON THE PART OF MOVIEPASS OR ANY
SIMILAR SERVICE. CONCESSIONS: The VISTA CONCESSIONS STAND IS OPEN FOR
ALL OUR EVENTS. So you will always have access to popcorn, soda,
candy, coffee the works! PARKING: The VISTA HAS NO DEDICATED PARKING
LOT. Thankfully, THERE IS PARKING IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS AROUND THE
VISTA THEATER. Just plan to get to the theater 20 minutes earlier than
normal so you have enough time to park, walk to the theater, get your
tickets, get in line. Make sure you read the street signs! Hillhurst
and Sunset Drive tend to be the best for street parking. Avoid
Rosalia and Commonwealth as they have permit-only parking rules. We
don’t want any Secret Movie Clubbers getting parking tickets.
SHOWTIMES: We screen our movies before or after the VISTA’s official
movies. This is why most of our showtimes are either at midnight or
between 10am-11am in the morning. Always check the listed showtime
before buying your ticket. MAILING LIST: We started as a secret
email list way back in April of 2016. In respect to our origins, we
will always announce our upcoming seasons, special events, and
speakers with the ability to get tickets via the email list first
before posting to Facebook or anywhere else. 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 . We work
to respond asap within receipt of your email. If you don't get a
response within 48 hours, please email us again.
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