Hollywood and Films are synonymous with one another.
Which is why we’ve compiled a list of all our favorite indie and art house films we’re dying to catch this February. From little known art house films, to niche, and even a Studio Ghibli fest are included in our breakdown. Let us know which movies you plan on catching this month. Take a date, or go on your own. We love a little me time, with perfectly buttered popcorn and a great movie.
The Party
February 15 at 7:30 p.m., LACMA Bing Theater (free;conversation with writer/director/actor Sally Potter)
Waiting to Exhale / Lady Sings the Blues
February 15 at 7:30 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica
Baby Face / Working Girls
February 16 at 7:30 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater at UCLA
Half Magic
February 16 at 7:30 p.m., Spielberg Theater at the Egyptian ( conversation with Heather Graham)
Howl’s Moving Castle
February 16 at 7:30 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica
My Neighbor Totoro
February 17 at 3:00 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind / Castle in the Sky
February 17 at 7:30 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica
IVANS XTC
February 17 at 7:30 p.m., Spielberg Theater at the Egyptian (conversation with Bernard Rose, Danny Huston, Peter Weller, Lisa Enos, and Larry Karaszewski)
Lynne Sachs: Tip of My Tongue
February 18 at 7:30 p.m., Spielberg Theater at the Egyptian (conversation with Lynne Sachs, Ilya Abulkhanov, and Elizabeth Newman)
Spirited Away
February 18 at 7:30 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica
The Philadelphia Story
February 18 at 7:00 p.m. (and February 21 at 2:00 p.m.), Ahrya Fine Arts, 8556 Wilshire Blvd.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
February 20 at 1:00 p.m., LACMA Bing Theater
Blade Runner 2049
February 20 at 7:30 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica ( conversation with production designer Dennis Gassner)
Salesman
February 23 at 7:30 p.m., Spielberg Theater at the Egyptian
White God
February 24 at 3:00 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater at UCLA
Desk Set / Losing Ground
February 24 at 7:30 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater at UCLA
The Room
February 24 at 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Spielberg Theater at the Egyptian (introduced by Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sesterno)
Get Out
February 24 at 7:30 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica ( conversation with Jordan Peele, Catherine Keener, Betty Gabriel, Jason Blum, and Sean McKittrick)
Heart of a Dog
February 25 at 3:00 p.m., Billy Wilder Theater at UCLA
Kiki’s Delivery Service
February 25 at 3:00 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica
Princess Mononoke / Pom Poko
February 25 at 7:30 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica
Blade Runner
February 25 at 7:30 p.m., Spielberg Theater at the Egyptian
Amadeus
February 27 at 1:00 p.m., LACMA Bing Theater
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
February 28 at 7:00 p.m., Aero Theater, Santa Monica (includes panel discussion)