SECRET MOVIE CLUB presents

Part of our FAMILY HOLIDAY MATINEE Series, Saturday, December 16, 2023,

3:30pm KING KONG VS GODZILLA (1962, dir. Ishiro Honda, Toho/Universal, 97mns, English dub) 35mm

LOCATION: The Million Dollar Theater Movie Palace, 307 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS: There are many parking lots around the Million Dollar Theater. We sell 30 tickets here online (go to ADD-ONS) to the Grand Central Market Parking Lot located at the corner of Hill & 3rd Street (accessible via Hill) just one block from the theater. Even if we sell out, you can still park here or at lots near the theater.

We want to end 2023 with a bang. And so we've worked to program some of our biggest, most fun events right around the holiday season.

Today, we are excited and proud to host a family matinee at the Million Dollar Theater Movie Palace of the 1962 original kaiju classic King Kong Vs Godzilla on a beautiful 35mm print.

Lovers of the Godzilla kaiju movies young and old, family and adult fanatic often cite 1962's King Kong vs Godzilla as one of the most fun of the franchise. The title leaves very little ambiguity-this is a movie that promises (and delivers) a climactic smackdown between the chimpanzee champion of the west and the reptilian royal of Japan.

The movie also has a really funny meta-theme from the beginning as the head of a large corporation, sick of sponsoring TV shows that don't gin up sales, gets excited when he hears about a "huge" monster being discovered. He views this as opportunity to gain publicity for his company.

In some ways this kaiju classic feels like the weaving and cross-cutting of two monster narratives as we spend a lot of time with Kong early on and then switch over to Godzilla. When the two finally meet at the climax, Honda and his team deliver the goods. One of this programmer's favorite ever kaiju battles occurs at the end.

And who wins? Bring the family for a holiday matinee treat. And you shall see! On a gorgeous Universal 35mm print!

Best always,

Craig Hammill

Secret Movie Club Founder.Programmer

*Please note that though we strive to always show titles on 35mm film if advertised, we may have to screen digitally if the print we receive is in such bad shape or if we don't receive the print in time because of a shipping delay. We will do our best to alert the audience. When this does occur, we will offer each ticket holder who chooses not to attend a complimentary ticket to a future event in exchange. (Disclaimer: Good for 90 days – Future screening must have available tickets, cannot be a fundraiser, and must be comparably priced)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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 to us before showtime: community@secretmovieclub.com and we’ll offer you complimentary tickets to a future screening, good for 90 days. (Disclaimer: Future screening must have available tickets, cannot be a fundraiser, and must be comparably priced)

HELPFUL SECRET MOVIE CLUB (1917 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, LA, CA 90021) THEATER PARKING TIPS:

We recommend that you park just outside our theater. Remember our theater is actually in a beautiful street art alleyway in the back of the 1917 Bay Street building. You get to our entrance by taking a right on Wilson, then a right behind the building. We are the first set of black steps on the right after the big gate.

There is also a parking lot at the corner of Mateo and Violet Street, just 2 blocks from our theater, which costs $7 per car.

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