SECRET MOVIE CLUB presents
Part of our MARCH MUSICALS MADNESS series! Saturday, March 12, 2022
LOCATION:The Secret Movie Club Theater, LA, CA 90021
**We will open doors 1 HOUR before each screening time so audience can have plenty of time to enter, maintain 6 feet of distance, pick up or buy concessions/drink, and get their seats. We will have staff who will help guide and direct audience to their seats.
FIRST PERFORMANCE (SOLD OUT): 730pm THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED(1926, wri/dir by Lotte Reiniger , Milestone, 65mns, 35MM)
SECOND PERFORMANCE: 930pm THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED(1926, wri/dir by Lotte Reiniger , Milestone, 65mns, 35MM)
*SPECIAL NOTE: This performance of the very first still existing animated feature is on a hand-tinted special Italian 35mm print backed by a live score by the Gamelan band @gamelanmerdukumala. We hope you'll take a chance on this one of a kind special cinematic experience.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
****ALL AUDIENCE will be required to show proof of vaccination at the door. PLEASE HAVE YOUR VIRTUAL OR PHYSICAL VACCINATION CARD READY BEFORE ENTERING THE THEATER. If you have an exemption, please have proof of a negative COVID test within 3 days of the screening.
***ALL GUESTS WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH PROTOCOLS PRIOR TO ENTERING THEATER SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE A FUN AND SAFE TIME.
***EVERYONE WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS INDOORS WHEN NOT EATING/DRINKING CONCESSIONS IN THEIR ASSIGNED SEATS.
HOW TO:
1)PLEASE BRING AND BE READY TO WEAR A PROPER MASK AT ALL TIMES INSIDE THE THEATER. You will be able to eat and drink concessions without a mask. But AT ALL OTHER TIMES, MASKS ARE REQUIRED.
2)PRE-ORDER ANY CONCESSIONS OR MOVIE MERCHANDISE you would like from the additional Add-Ons. You can pick up all concessions & merchandise at our tables in our lobby prior to the screening.
We will be able to sell concessions & merchandise at the theater. But it will make everything much quicker and easier if you pre-order!
3)PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANYONE EXHIBITING COVID OR FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS AT THE DOOR, WILL BE OFFERED COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO A FUTURE SHOW AND ASKED TO RETURN WHEN HEALTHY. So please, if you’re feeling sick, just write us at community@secretmovieclub.com and we’ll offer you complimentary tickets to a future screening when you’re healthy. Let’s all do our part to beat this thing so we can go back to the complete movie going experience!
Tonight, in partnership with the Gamelan band @gamelanmerdukumala, we're honored to screen the very first animated feature still in existence The Adventures of Prince Achmed written & directed by pioneer animator Lotte Reiniger. We'll be screening it on an ultra rare 35mm hand tinted Italian print.
Film pioneer Reiniger uses stories from 1001 Arabian Nights to create a feature that follows the adventures of Prince on a flying horse, then in a mythical land, then meeting Aladdin, as he works to defeat an evil Wizard bent on marrying the Prince's sister and tricking the Prince's Father out of his kingdom.
The movie is animated in a style Reiniger pioneered that greatly resembles Indonesian Shadow puppet plays with silhouetted characters against brilliant bold background colors.
It's a thrill to watch Reiniger's wildly imaginative solutions, techniques, style to tell her story decades before Walt Disney would do the same with Snow White.
We here at Secret Movie Club are always excited when we can celebrate amazing cinema and bring a masterpiece back to the screen in an exciting presentation.
Let's thrill at the experience together of a 35mm print and a live gamelan orchestra in Los Angeles's very first movie palace.
Best always,
Craig Hammill
35mm Secret Movie Club Founder.Programmer
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR OUR IN-DOOR THEATER SCREENINGS
REFUNDS:
We can offer refunds up to 24 hours before showtime. Please request a refund through Eventbrite and we will process ASAP. After that, no refunds. Sorry.
However if something last minute comes up and you can’t make the screening, for whatever reason, just write us at: community@secretmovieclub.com and we’ll offer you complimentary tickets to a future screening.
HELPFUL MILLION DOLLAR THEATER MOVIE PALACE PARKING TIPS:
If you are attending all movies on any given day (the double or triple feature), you can go to ADD ONS and pre-order an all day $6 Grand Central Parking Lot Pass. The Grand Central Parking Lot is at the corner of 3rd Street and Hill Street just 1 block from the Million Dollar Theater entrance on 3rd & Broadway.
Folks just attending one feature can also park at this lot and as long as you grab food/drink from GCM you can get a 90 minute validation stamp that will help the cost of parking.
HOW WILL OUR STAFF MAKE SURE THE THEATER IS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE:
We will have staff in the theater at all times who make sure everyone is wearing masks and obeying protocols. We will have signage at entrance, markings at concessions, restrooms, etc so folks keep 6 ft distance at all times.
Anyone not observing safe protocols will kindly be asked to leave. On top of this, we’ll be making announcements at the head of each screening to make sure everyone understands the rules & regs!
HOW CAN WE STAY ON TOP OF NEWLY ANNOUNCED 35MM SCREENINGS, EVENTS, ETC?
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HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU IF I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS:
You can always email us at community@secretmovieclub.com with any other questions, concerns, thoughts, recommendations.