A new film series starts this week at the Arena Cinelounge and The Montalban: “Highs and Lows” will screen double features of mainstream comedies paired with arthouse flicks. Designed to spark discussion about low-brow art and high-brow art, the pairings might surprise audiences by revealing similarities between the films. (I, for one, am curious what “The Last Temptation of Christ” and “Peggy Sue Got Married” have in common.) As the press release asks, “What makes a film high or low? Who gets to decide?”
Tickets are $16 at Arena Cinelounge Sunset and $18 at Rooftop at the Montalban. MoviePass is accepted. For tickets and more info: http://www.arenacinelounge.com
Screenings:
8/17 at Rooftop at the Montalban: “Billy Madison” (1995, Universal) and “The Phantom of Liberty” (1974, Rialto Pictures)
8/18 at Rooftop at the Montalban: “Dumb & Dumber” (1994, WB) and “Y tu Mama Tambien” (2001, IFC)
8/21 at Arena Cinelounge Sunset – matinee: “Bowfinger” (1999, Universal) and “Beware of a Holy Whore” (1971, Janus).
8/21 at Arena Cinelounge Sunset – evening show: “Edtv” (1999, Universal) and “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm- Take One” (1968, Janus)
8/22 at Arena Cinelounge Sunset – matinee: “Dumb & Dumber” (1994, WB) and “Y tu Mama Tambien” (2001, IFC)
8/22 at Arena Cinelounge Sunset – evening show: “Peggy Sue Got Married” (Sony, 1986) and “The Last Temptation of Christ” (Universal, 1988)
8/23 at Arena Cinelounge Sunset – matinee: “Saving Silverman” (2001, Sony) and “Funny Games” (1997, Janus)
8/23 at Arena Cinelounge Sunset – evening show: “The Mask” (1994, WB) [rights pending] and “Eyes Without a Face” (1960, Janus)
