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We pick the best from the world of ballet, opera, stage, fine art and more to feature on the big screen every Saturday and Sunday morning and Monday evenings at select Laemmle locations.
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Saturday, March 21, 2026
Turner & Constable
91 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Two of Britain's greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births. Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center
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Saturday, March 28, 2026
La Scala: The Force of Destiny
92 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
The film documents the preparation of "La Forza del Destino," Verdi’s masterpiece, which opened La Scala’s 2024 season. From the initial rehearsals to the premier, award-winning director Anissa Bonnefont chronicles the world class cast of singers (Soprano Anna Netrebko, Barytone Ludovic Tézier, Tenor Brian Jagde), the Maestro, Riccardo Chailly and the stage director, Leo Muscato, along with the nine hundred artisans, dancers, musicians and technicians who ceaselessly toil until the world’s most iconic season opening.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
Ai Weiwei's Turandot
78 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
AI WEIWEI’S TURANDOT follows Chinese revolutionary artist Ai Weiwei as he brings his artistic vision and iconoclastic activism to Puccini’s Turandot at the Rome Opera House. During his operatic directorial debut, he uses the opera as a backdrop to address many issues that plague mankind including the Ukraine war, refugee crises, the Covid pandemic, and more. Puccini’s opera is still as vital and relevant as ever.
Playing at:
Town Center 5,
Glendale
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
Acting
145 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
In the summer of 2021, Sophie Fiennes filmed the London-based theatre company Cheek By Jowl to create this documentation of their unique process and philosophy. The result is a richly detailed celebration of theatre, as viewers watch 8 young thespians rehearse key scenes over two weeks in a derelict mansion. Strapping the camera to her body, Sophie provides an immersive experience that brings the methods and magic of Shakespearean acting to the screen.
Playing at:
Monica Film Center,
Glendale,
Town Center 5
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Saturday, April 18, 2026
Changing Lanes
75 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
When a beloved teacher is killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a grassroots movement emerges to transform a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes. While many applaud the proposed change, it also sparks a backlash – led in part by a powerful local business owner. CHANGING LANES situates this local struggle within broader contexts
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
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Saturday, April 25, 2026
Lumiere, Le Cinema
106 mins
Synopsis:
Institute Lumière director Thierry Frémaux uses LUMIERE, LE CINEMA! to guide the viewer through over a hundred shorts—some famous, some forgotten, some never before seen—directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière and company. The result is not only a glorious re(telling) of the genesis of cinema but a profound meditation on the beautiful world captured—and the mysterious world imagined—by the Lumières.
Playing at:
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5,
Glendale
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Saturday, May 9, 2026
Maintenance Artist
95 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
After the Revolution, who’s going to pick up the garbage? MAINTENANCE ARTIST is the first feature documentary about groundbreaking public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the New York City Sanitation Department’s artist-in-residence. With never-before-seen archival footage, MAINTENANCE ARTIST tells a story of essential workers and radical contemporary art set during the social and artistic upheavals of the last half century.
Playing at:
Monica Film Center,
Glendale,
Town Center 5
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Acting
145 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
In the summer of 2021, Sophie Fiennes filmed the London-based theatre company Cheek By Jowl to create this documentation of their unique process and philosophy. The result is a richly detailed celebration of theatre, as viewers watch 8 young thespians rehearse key scenes over two weeks in a derelict mansion. Strapping the camera to her body, Sophie provides an immersive experience that brings the methods and magic of Shakespearean acting to the screen.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center
Dates:
4.11.26,
Sat Apr 11, 2026,
4.12.26,
Sun Apr 12, 2026
4.13.26
and Mon Apr 13, 2026
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Ai Weiwei's Turandot
78 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
AI WEIWEI’S TURANDOT follows Chinese revolutionary artist Ai Weiwei as he brings his artistic vision and iconoclastic activism to Puccini’s Turandot at the Rome Opera House. During his operatic directorial debut, he uses the opera as a backdrop to address many issues that plague mankind including the Ukraine war, refugee crises, the Covid pandemic, and more. Puccini’s opera is still as vital and relevant as ever.
Playing at:
Town Center 5,
Glendale
Dates:
4.4.26,
Sat Apr 04, 2026,
4.5.26,
Sun Apr 05, 2026
4.6.26
and Mon Apr 06, 2026
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American Socialist: The Life & Times of Eugene Victor Debs
97 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Prolific filmmaker and ethnographer Yale Strom (The Last Klezmer, Carpati, L'Chayim Comrade Stalin! and many others) has turned his attention to an early American political hero: Eugene Victor Debs. Bernie Sanders inspired a generation – but who inspired him? Most people in America don't know that the contemporary political movement to address income inequality began over 100 years ago with Debs.
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Changing Lanes
75 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
When a beloved teacher is killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a grassroots movement emerges to transform a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes. While many applaud the proposed change, it also sparks a backlash – led in part by a powerful local business owner. CHANGING LANES situates this local struggle within broader contexts
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
Dates:
4.18.26,
Sat Apr 18, 2026,
4.19.26,
Sun Apr 19, 2026
4.20.26
and Mon Apr 20, 2026
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Diary of Madmen
109 mins
Synopsis:
Premiered in Riga in 2024, DIARY OF MADMEN is an independent production by visionary director Dmitry Krymov — an ode to theater as both escape and salvation from a collapsing world. In this deeply personal work, two acclaimed actors, Chulpan Khamatova and...MORE
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Lumiere, Le Cinema
106 mins
Synopsis:
Institute Lumière director Thierry Frémaux uses LUMIERE, LE CINEMA! to guide the viewer through over a hundred shorts—some famous, some forgotten, some never before seen—directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière and company. The result is not only a glorious re(telling) of the genesis of cinema but a profound meditation on the beautiful world captured—and the mysterious world imagined—by the Lumières.
Playing at:
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5,
Glendale
Dates:
4.25.26,
Sat Apr 25, 2026,
4.26.26,
Sun Apr 26, 2026
4.27.26
and Mon Apr 27, 2026
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Maintenance Artist
95 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
After the Revolution, who’s going to pick up the garbage? MAINTENANCE ARTIST is the first feature documentary about groundbreaking public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the New York City Sanitation Department’s artist-in-residence. With never-before-seen archival footage, MAINTENANCE ARTIST tells a story of essential workers and radical contemporary art set during the social and artistic upheavals of the last half century.
Playing at:
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center,
Glendale
Dates:
5.9.26,
Sat May 09, 2026,
5.10.26,
Sun May 10, 2026
5.11.26
and Mon May 11, 2026
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La Scala: The Force of Destiny
92 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
The film documents the preparation of "La Forza del Destino," Verdi’s masterpiece, which opened La Scala’s 2024 season. From the initial rehearsals to the premier, award-winning director Anissa Bonnefont chronicles the world class cast of singers (Soprano Anna Netrebko, Barytone Ludovic Tézier, Tenor Brian Jagde), the Maestro, Riccardo Chailly and the stage director, Leo Muscato, along with the nine hundred artisans, dancers, musicians and technicians who ceaselessly toil until the world’s most iconic season opening.
Playing at:
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5,
Glendale
Dates:
3.28.26,
Sat Mar 28, 2026,
3.29.26,
Sun Mar 29, 2026
3.30.26
and Mon Mar 30, 2026
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Turner & Constable
91 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Two of Britain's greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a groundbreaking exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births. Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access.
Playing at:
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center,
Glendale
Dates:
3.21.26,
Sat Mar 21, 2026,
3.22.26,
Sun Mar 22, 2026
3.23.26
and Mon Mar 23, 2026
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