April 11 - May 22, 2024

Martha Coolidge: An American Cinematheque Retrospective

Series | NOT A PRETTY PICTURE, VALLEY GIRL, REAL GENIUS, ANGIE, LOST IN YONKERS, RAMBLING ROSE, INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, THE PRINCE AND ME, OUT TO SEA

ABOUT THE SERIES:

The first ever film major at the Rhode Island School of Design, the first female president of the Directors Guild of America, and the first to cast Nicolas Cage as a lead in a feature film, the legendary Martha Coolidge will now be joining the American Cinematheque in-person for another iconic first: our first retrospective devoted to her work as a trailblazing filmmaker.

Coolidge made her initial foray into feature directing with the docudrama NOT A PRETTY PICTURE, inspired by her own experiences as a teenage survivor of sexual assault. Followed up by the cult classic rom-com VALLEY GIRL, in which L.A. teenager Julie reclaims her autonomy and receives her happy ending, Coolidge demonstrates a remarkable ability to capture the shades of experience within girlhood, subvert and embrace genre conventions, and elicit supremely engaging performances. Later films such as REAL GENIUS and THE PRINCE & ME solidify Coolidge’s elite comedy chops. The retrospective also includes screenings of her historical dramas, the Academy Award nominated RAMBLING ROSE and the first theatrical screening of a 35mm print of Emmy Award winning film, INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, the story of the first black woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, which reveal Coolidge’s particular and profound sensitivity to the struggles of American women, as well as ANGIE, LOST IN YONKERS, and OUT TO SEA, whose prints have been graciously lent to the American Cinematheque from the filmmaker herself. Join us as Coolidge takes us on a professionally guided tour through the towering shelves of her own personal cinematic library.

Read More about NOT A PRETTY PICTURE
THU APR 11, 2024

7:00 PM

NOT A PRETTY PICTURE

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Martha Coolidge. Moderated by Jim Hemphill. 

‘This Is Not a Fiction’ and ‘Martha Coolidge: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Read More about VALLEY GIRL / REAL GENIUS
SUN APR 21, 2024

7:00 PM

VALLEY GIRL / REAL GENIUS

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Introduction by actor Nicolas Cage and Q&A with filmmaker Martha Coolidge. Moderated by Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith.

 

Read More about ANGIE
WED APR 24, 2024

7:00 PM

ANGIE

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | 30th Anniversary!

‘Martha Coolidge: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Read More about LOST IN YONKERS
SAT MAY 4, 2024

4:00 PM

LOST IN YONKERS

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | ‘Martha Coolidge: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Read More about RAMBLING ROSE / INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE
SUN MAY 12, 2024

5:00 PM

RAMBLING ROSE / INTRODUCING DOROTHY DANDRIDGE

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Aero Theatre |Q&A with filmmaker Martha Coolidge. Moderated by Jan Oxenberg. 

‘Martha Coolidge: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Read More about THE PRINCE AND ME
THU MAY 16, 2024

7:00 PM

THE PRINCE AND ME

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | 20th Anniversary!

‘Martha Coolidge: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’

Read More about OUT TO SEA
WED MAY 22, 2024

7:00 PM

OUT TO SEA

$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)

Los Feliz 3 | ‘Martha Coolidge: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’