Classic movies in SoCal: ‘Captain Blood,’ ‘Blood Simple,’ ‘Charlie’s Angels’ and more

Discover a flick with our weekly curated record of traditional films, cult favorites, movie festivals, and so forth., enjoying at theaters, drive-ins and pop-ups and/or streaming on-line. Earlier than you go, keep in mind to name or test on-line for reservation necessities and different COVID-19 protocols.

‘The Adventures of Prince Achmed’
Our younger hero and his flying horse have a sequence of fantastical adventures on this dazzling 1926 shadow-puppet story directed by Lotte Reiniger. Offered in 35 mm with stay rating by gamelan ensemble Gamelan Merdu Kumala. Secret Film Membership Theater, 1917 Bay St., second flooring, downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. March 12. $18. secretmovieclub.com

‘Aliens’
Sigourney Weaver returns because the proficient Ellen Ripley in James Cameron’s action-packed 1986 sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror traditional. With Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen and Invoice “Recreation over, man!” Paxton. Electrical Nightfall Drive-In, 236 N. Central Ave., Glendale. 8 p.m. March 12. $20 per automobile plus $8 per passenger; VIP parking $75; advance buy required. electricduskdrivein.com

‘All About Eve’
Fasten your seat belts for this Oscar-winning 1950 drama that includes Bette Davis as a Broadway star of a sure age and Anne Baxter as her No. 1 fan — and potential rival. With George Sanders and Marilyn Monroe. Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Offered in 35 mm. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. March 12, 6:30 p.m. March 13. $12; advance buy beneficial. thenewbev.com

‘Blood Easy’
Homicide will out within the Coen brothers’ nasty little 1984 indie noir a couple of Texas bartender having an ill-advised affair along with his boss’ spouse. With John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya and M. Emmet Walsh. Mind Useless Studios on the Silent Film Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. March 13. $12; advance buy required. studios.wearebraindead.com

‘Captain Blood’
Errol Flynn buckles a swash like no one’s enterprise on this ripping, black-and-white 1935 pirate story directed by Michael Curtiz and co-starring Basil Rathbone and Olivia de Havilland. Previous City Music Corridor, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 and seven p.m. March 12. $10, $12. oldtownmusichall.org

‘Charlie’s Angels’
As soon as upon a time, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu shared the display on this fun-and-flirty 2000 action-comedy based mostly on the lighthearted Seventies-era TV detective present. McG directs and Invoice Murray additionally stars. Cinespia on the Greek Theatre (drive-in solely), 2700 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 7 p.m. March 11. $45 per automobile; four-passenger restrict. cinespia.org

‘Crimson Peak’
That distant English mansion is haunted — haunted, I tells ya! — in Guillermo del Toro’s atmospheric 2015 mixing of supernatural thriller and Gothic romance. Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain star. American Cinematheque on the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 1:30 p.m. March 12. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com

‘The Departed’
Spend St. Patrick’s Day with undercover cop Leonardo DiCaprio, undercover criminal Matt Damon and Irish American mob boss Jack Nicholson in Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning 2006 crime drama set in Boston. Secret Film Membership on the Million Greenback Theater, 307 S. Broadway, downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. March 17. $18; advance buy required. secretmovieclub.com

‘Ghost’ with ‘Soiled Dancing’
Spend St. Patrick’s Day with Patrick Swayze on this double invoice that pairs the dearly departed actor’s supernatural 1990 romance co-starring Demi Moore with the nostalgic 1987 musical fable that includes Swayze reverse Jennifer Gray. Offered in 35 mm. American Cinematheque on the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 7:30 p.m. March 17. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com

‘Happiness’
Black comedies don’t come a lot blacker than Todd Solondz’s unrated, controversial 1998 story of suburbia and its discontents. With Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Cynthia Stevenson, Jon Lovitz, Lara Flynn Boyle and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Nobody underneath 18 admitted. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 4:45 and seven:45 p.m. March 16, 7:15 p.m. March 18. $7.50, $10.50. thefridacinema.org

‘Purple Rain’
The late, nice Prince takes it to the stage on this semi-autobiographical 1984 musical drama set within the Purple One’s Minneapolis hometown. Road Meals Cinema on the Santa Monica Airport, 3233 Donald Douglas Loop S., Santa Monica. 8:40 p.m. March 12. $20 per automobile plus $8 per individual; advance tickets required. streetfoodcinema.com

‘The Quiet Man’
John Wayne performs an Irish American boxer who woos native lass Maureen O’Hara whereas on a return go to to the Emerald Isle in seventieth anniversary screenings of this rollicking 1952 romance directed by John Ford. TCM Large Display screen Classics, varied native theaters (see web site for theaters, schedule and pricing). March 13, March 17. fathomevents.com

‘Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom’
The elite meet to have interaction in acts of perversity, depravity and worse — a lot, a lot worse — in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s notorious 1975 drama set in Fascist-era Italy and based mostly on the Marquis de Sade’s infamous 18th century novel. Offered in 35 mm with English subtitles. Academy Museum of Movement Photos, Ted Mann Theater, 6067 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 7:30 p.m. March 12. $5-$10. academymuseum.org

‘Tammy and the T-Rex’
A cheerleader and a robotic dinosaur meet cute on this low-budget 1994 romp that includes “Starship Troopers’” Denise Richards and Paul Walker of “The Quick and the Livid” fame. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. seventh St., downtown L.A. 9 p.m. March 15-16. $18. drafthouse.com

‘The Instances of Harvey Milk’
The UCLA Movie & Tv Archive sequence “Pioneers of Queer Cinema” continues and contains this important 1984 documentary, in regards to the San Francisco-based gay-rights activist turned metropolis official who was murdered in 1978, with filmmaker Rob Epstein on a hand for a Q&A moderated by “Hedwig’s” John Cameron Mitchell. Offered in 35 mm. Additionally on the invoice: the Seventies-era quick docs “Adjustments” and “Coming Out.” UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. March 12. Free; advance registration beneficial; standby line obtainable. cinema.ucla.edu

‘The Wizard of Oz’
Dorothy (Judy Garland) and firm are off to see you-know-who in Victor Fleming’s beloved 1939 musical fantasy based mostly on the writings of L. Frank Baum. Offered in 35 mm. Hollywood Legion Theater at Put up 43, 2035 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood. 2 p.m. March 13. $5, $10. hollywoodlegiontheater.com

thirty seventh Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant
The star-studded competition that includes in-person and digital screenings of home and overseas movies, panel discussions, superstar tributes, and so forth., continues. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St., Santa Barbara. Numerous showtimes via March 12. $15-$25; passes $60-$5,000; some free screenings. sbiff.org