August 24 - August 30, 2023

Friend of the Fest 2023

Festival | MIAMI VICE, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, THE BABADOOK, CALIFORNIA SPLIT, THELMA & LOUISE, PRETTY WOMAN, PARIAH, JFK, INHERENT VICE, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, DARKMAN, FOUR DAUGHTERS, GALAXY QUEST, ORLANDO, PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID, THE KING OF COMEDY, LET THERE BE LIGHT, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, THE 39 STEPS, DUNE, SOAPDISH, ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, CHUNGKING EXPRESS and THE INVITATION

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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:

Friend of the Fest is a week-long film festival in Los Angeles, programmed and presented by the American Cinematheque and a wide variety of exciting podcasts (both film and non-film related). Each of our guest podcasts has curated a film that they will introduce live to audiences at the Aero Theatre and Los Feliz 3.

THU AUG 24, 2023

7:00 PM

Miami Nice Presents MIAMI VICE

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Miami Nice’s Katie Walsh (in-person) and Blake Howard (virtual)

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

THU AUG 24, 2023

7:30 PM

The Big Picture Presents THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY

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

Aero Theatre | Introduction by The Big Picture’s Amanda Dobbins

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

THU AUG 24, 2023

10:00 PM

Ruined Presents THE BABADOOK

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Ruined’s Halle Kiefer

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

FRI AUG 25, 2023

7:00 PM

Pure Cinema Podcast Presents CALIFORNIA SPLIT

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Pure Cinema Podcast’s Elric Kane and Brian Saur

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

FRI AUG 25, 2023

7:30 PM

The Bechdel Cast Presents THELMA & LOUISE

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

Aero Theatre | Pre-recorded introduction by The Bechdel Cast’s Caitlin Durante

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

FRI AUG 25, 2023

10:00 PM

Black Guys On White Movies Presents PRETTY WOMAN

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Black Guys on White Movies’ Aaron Covington and Aman Adumer

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SAT AUG 26, 2023

1:00 PM

Sista Brunch Presents PARIAH

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Sista Brunch’s Fanshen Cox

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SAT AUG 26, 2023

2:00 PM

IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Presents JFK

$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)

Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Oliver Stone. Moderated by Jim Hemphill.

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SAT AUG 26, 2023

7:00 PM

Increment Vice Presents INHERENT VICE

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Increment Vice’s Travis Woods (in-person) and Blake Howard (virtual)

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SAT AUG 26, 2023

7:30 PM

WTF Presents DOG DAY AFTERNOON

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

Aero Theatre | Introduction by WTF’s Marc Maron

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SAT AUG 26, 2023

10:30 PM

Cinephile Summer Presents DARKMAN

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Cinephile Summer’s Cory Everett

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SUN AUG 27, 2023

1:00 PM

Ticklish Business Presents FOUR DAUGHTERS

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Ticklish Business’ Kristen Lopez (in-person), Samantha Ellis, and Emily Edwards (virtual)

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’ and ‘Sunday Print Edition’

SUN AUG 27, 2023

3:00 PM

Inglorious Treksperts Presents GALAXY QUEST

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

Aero Theatre | Introduction by Inglorious Treksperts’ Mark A. Altman and Daren Dochterman

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SUN AUG 27, 2023

4:00 PM

The Skylight Books Podcast Presents ORLANDO

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by the Skylight Books Podcast’s Justin Remer, Tyler Austin and Allan Traylor

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SUN AUG 27, 2023

7:00 PM

Jokermen Presents PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Jokermen’s Evan Laffer, Ian Grant, and Steven Hyden

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

SUN AUG 27, 2023

7:30 PM

The Movies That Made Me Presents THE KING OF COMEDY

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

Aero Theatre | Introduction by The Movies That Made Me’s Josh Olson and Joe Dante

40th Anniversary!

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SUN AUG 27, 2023

10:00 PM

Boys’ Bible Study Presents LET THERE BE LIGHT

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Boys’ Bible Study’s Ash Hegedus and Julian Shine (in-person) and Scott Whiteman (virtual)

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

MON AUG 28, 2023

7:30 PM

Unspooled Presents THERE WILL BE BLOOD

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

Aero Theatre | Introduction by Unspooled’s Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer

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MON AUG 28, 2023

10:00 PM

Fangirl Central Presents CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Fangirl Central’s Amanda Layne Miller and Amber Miller

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TUE AUG 29, 2023

7:00 PM

The Greg Proops Film Club Presents THE 39 STEPS

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

Los Feliz 3 | Program begins with a live recording of the Greg Proops Film Club podcast. Feature starts at 7:30 pm.

TUE AUG 29, 2023

7:30 PM

Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong Presents DUNE

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

Aero Theatre | Introduction by Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong’s Mark Ellis (in-person) and Jacqueline Coley (pre-recorded)

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

TUE AUG 29, 2023

10:00 PM

Dead Pilots Society Presents SOAPDISH

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Dead Pilots Society’s Andrew Reich and Ben Blacker

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

WED AUG 30, 2023

7:00 PM

Every Outfit Presents ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Every Outfit’s Lauren Garroni and Chelsea Fairless

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

WED AUG 30, 2023

7:30 PM

The MUBI Podcast Presents CHUNGKING EXPRESS

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

Aero Theatre | Introduction by the MUBI Podcast’s Rico Gagliano

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’

WED AUG 30, 2023

10:00 PM

Trust Me Presents THE INVITATION

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

Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by screenwriter/producer Matt Manfredi and Trust Me’s Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth

‘Friend of the Fest 2023’