SECRET MOVIE CLUB presents
Part of our Million Dollar Theater Series, Saturday, March 25, 2023
LOCATION: The Million Dollar Theater Movie Palace, 307 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
*Please note, there is parking available at the Grand Central Market Parking Structure at the corner of 3rd and Hill Street (entrance on Hill Street) and at various lots. We have a limited number of $8 all day parking passes available for purchase via add-ons!
7:30pm SEVEN SAMURAI (1954, dir. Akira Kurosawa, Janus, Japan, 207mns, 35mm)
Seven Samurai tells the story of a poor village of farmers who learn they’re to be raided in forty days by bandits. These raids bring violence, destruction and worse. This time the villagers, upon the advice of their elder, go to hire samurai. Ultimately they get seven samurai who agree to protect the village for nothing more than three bowls of rice a day. No fame. No glory. No reward other than it is the right thing to do.
For a movie that runs 3 1/2 hours long, there is not one scene, one moment, one ounce of fat. The movie flies by, has you on the edge of your seat, and yet still finds a way to explore human complexity in as profound a way as any movie has.
Kurosawa famously made Seven Samurai because he felt that cinema should be a rich meal. Though it took him over a year and many fights with the studio, Kurosawa eventually made the movie many feel is one of the ten greatest pictures ever made.
It also boasts one of Toshiro Mifune’s greatest performances as a Kikuchiyo, a wild vagabond who forces himself upon the samurai, and ultimately plays one of the most pivotal roles in the ensuing conflict.
This is a movie meant to be seen on 35mm. On the big screen. Join us.
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 MILLION DOLLAR THEATER MOVIE PALACE PARKING TIPS:
If you are attending any or all movies on any given day, you can go to ADD ONS and pre-order an all day $8 Grand Central Parking Structure Pass (while SUPPLIES last). The Grand Central Parking Structure is at the corner of 3rd Street and Hill Street just 1 block from the Million Dollar Theater entrance on 3rd & Broadway.
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.