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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, 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 2, 2026
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.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
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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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Saturday, May 16, 2026
The Audience
150 mins PG-13
Synopsis:
For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses. From Winston Churchill to David Cameron, the Queen advises her prime ministers on all matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
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Saturday, May 30, 2026
The Playboy of the Western World
150 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Nicola Coughlan joins Éanna Hardwicke and Siobhán McSweeney in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
Playing at:
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5,
Glendale
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Saturday, June 6, 2026
Frida Kahlo
90 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colors, the big brows, and the floral crowns?Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, Frida Kahlo takes an in-depth look at key works throughout her career.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center
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Saturday, June 13, 2026
All My Sons
135 mins
Synopsis:
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the...MORE
One family, the heart of the...MORE
Playing at:
Monica Film Center,
Glendale,
Town Center 5
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All My Sons
135 mins
Synopsis:
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the...MORE
One family, the heart of the...MORE
Playing at:
Glendale,
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center
Dates:
6.13.26,
Sat Jun 13, 2026,
6.14.26,
Sun Jun 14, 2026
6.15.26
and Mon Jun 15, 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.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
Dates:
5.2.26,
Sat May 02, 2026,
5.3.26,
Sun May 03, 2026
5.4.26
and Mon May 04, 2026
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The Audience
150 mins PG-13
Synopsis:
For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses. From Winston Churchill to David Cameron, the Queen advises her prime ministers on all matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
Dates:
5.16.26,
Sat May 16, 2026,
5.17.26,
Sun May 17, 2026
5.18.26
and Mon May 18, 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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Frida Kahlo
90 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colors, the big brows, and the floral crowns?Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, Frida Kahlo takes an in-depth look at key works throughout her career.
Playing at:
Town Center 5,
Monica Film Center,
Glendale
Dates:
6.6.26,
Sat Jun 06, 2026,
6.7.26,
Sun Jun 07, 2026
6.8.26
and Mon Jun 08, 2026
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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:
Monica Film Center,
Glendale,
Town Center 5
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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The Playboy of the Western World
150 mins Not Rated
Synopsis:
Nicola Coughlan joins Éanna Hardwicke and Siobhán McSweeney in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
Playing at:
Glendale,
Monica Film Center,
Town Center 5
Dates:
5.30.26,
Sat May 30, 2026,
5.31.26,
Sun May 31, 2026
6.1.26
and Mon Jun 01, 2026
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