Coming Jan 14th 12:15pm

Smiles of a Summer Night

1h 09min | NR

Coming November 30th 7pm

The 5 Demands

1h 14min | NR

THE FIVE DEMANDS is a riveting story about the student strike that changed the face of higher education forever. In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York, an elite public university located in the heart of Harlem. Fueled by the revolutionary fervor sweeping the nation, the strike soon turned into an uprising, leading to the extended occupation of the campus, classes being canceled, students being arrested, and the resignation of the college president.

Through archival footage and modern-day interviews, we follow the students’ struggle against the institutional racism that, for over a century, had shut out people of color from this and other public universities. The Five Demands revisits the untold story of this explosive student takeover, and proves that a handful of ordinary citizens can band together to take action and effect meaningful change.

Coming December 2nd

Only in Theaters

1h 34min | NR

Laemmle Theatres, the beloved 84-year-old arthouse cinema chain in Los Angeles with deep ties to the history of Hollywood, is facing seismic change and downward pressure. Yet the family behind this multigenerational business—whose sole mission has been to support the art of film—is determined to see it survive.

Q&A w/ Raphael Sbarge AND Greg Laemmle.

Coming December 3rd at 2:45 PM

Mean Streets (1973)

1h 52min | R

Special 50th Anniversary Screening!

Mary Pat Kelly, author of Martin Scorsese – A Journey (just out in a new, updated edition) will be on hand to introduce and join us in a Q&A of this Scorsese classic that has inspired and influenced film-goers and filmmakers around the world….

Coming December 10th 5:30pm

Make Me Famous

1h 33min | NR

Final New Plaza theatrical screening after a great six month run.

Filmmakers Brian Vincent and Heather Spore will be here – as usual – for Q&A along with special guests tba.

Coming December 17th at 12:15 PM

Brief Encounter (1945)

1h 26min | NR

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

Q&A with Film Historian Max Alvarez following the screening.