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THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X (35mm) + Director Q&A @ The SMC Theater

  • Secret Movie Club 1917 Bay Street Los Angeles, CA, 90021 United States (map)

SECRET MOVIE CLUB present

Part of our FILMMAKER Q&A Series, Wednesday, April 19, 2023

LOCATION: The Secret Movie Club Theater, 1917 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90021

*Please note entrance/parking is actually in the back of the building. Make a right on Wilson Street, then a right behind the building. We’re the first set of black steps after the big gate.

7:30pm THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X (2012, dir. Paul Bunnell, USA, 106mns, 35mm)

SPECIAL NOTE: This is an exciting opportunity to talk with filmmaker Paul Bunnell who got his film made and got it shot on Kodak’s black and white stock. Mr. Bunnell will join us for a Q&A following the screening of the movie.

Every now and then, we’re honored and excited to welcome an indie moviemaker into the Secret Movie Club Theater who struggled against the odds to get an adventurous, singular, ambitious movie made.

Today we welcome co-writer/director Paul Bunnell to the theater to discuss his singular The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, a comedy, sci-fi, retro musical complete with aliens, zombies, songs, dance numbers, and the last film ever to be shot on Kodak’s black and white plus X stock.

A love letter to the drive-in Roger Corman and Sam Arkoff sci-fi and/or juvenile delinquent rock and roll exploitation classics of the 1950’s and 1960’s, Johnny X is a blast.

Join us for this rare chance to talk to a filmmaker in person about how they got their movie made.

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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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.