California Comes of Age
“The two girls grew up at the edge of the ocean and knew it was paradise, and better than Eden, which was only a garden.”
-Eve Babitz
THIS JULY: It’s summer vacation here in Paradise and we’re hoppin’ in dad’s T-Bird and cruising to the hamburger stand! Let’s have some fun, fun, fun as we bring the West Coast to Bloor St. West with seven Golden State stories of American Youth. The Paradise Presents … CALIFORNIA COMES OF AGE.
Programming by Lucy Walker
Boyz n the Hood
- Mon, Jul 14
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: John Singleton Run Time: 112 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1991
Starring: Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut
Once upon a time in South Central L.A... It ain't no fairy tale.
American Graffiti
- Tue, Jul 15
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: George Lucas Run Time: 110 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1973
Starring: Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Paul Le Mat, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard
Where were you in '62?
River’s Edge
- Sun, Jul 20
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Tim Hunter Run Time: 109 min. Release Year: 1986
Starring: Crispin Glover, Daniel Roebuck, Ione Skye, Keanu Reeves, Roxana Zal
Which was worse? The murder or what came after?
Nowhere
- Sun, Jul 20
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Gregg Araki Run Time: 83 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 1997
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, James Duval, Nathan Bexton, Rachel True
Let the love feast begin.
Licorice Pizza
- Mon, Jul 21
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 133 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 2021
Starring: Alana Haim, Bradley Cooper, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits
The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation...
Clueless: 30th Anniversary w/ Veronica Litt
- Thu, Jul 24
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Amy Heckerling Run Time: 97 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1995
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash
Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Is there a problem here?