Memorial Day Weekend!
When an intrepid visitor from another planet is left behind, he must trust a group of neighborhood kids to try and get home. Sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying but always compelling, this is filmmaking at it’s finest. E.T. has earned it’s place in our hearts and minds. Stellar performances, including Drew Barrymore at six years old, fantastic special effects, a John Williams score and ethereal photography make for one of the greatest films of all time. Join us for this beloved classic under the stars.
DJ Carlos Niño spins before and after the screening. Beer and wine permitted. Jump in our famous free photo booth for a starry portrait of you and your E.T.s.

Daring, fast and hilarious, Fast Times is the original high school comedy. An endearing and honest take on teenage sex, it’s still funny because it’s so true. Follow the exploits of a group of kids looking for love (and sex) at a SoCal high school.

The first film of director Amy Heckling (Clueless) launched not only her career but the discovery of some of the generation’s best actors: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz, Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Forrest Whitaker, Phoebe Cates and more. Based on the book by Cameron Crowe. Come celebrate the first night of our summer season. Let’s party!

DJ Jimi Hey spins before and after the screening. Beer and wine permitted. Free Photo Booth.

Join Cinespia for a magnificent evening with Who Framed Roger Rabbit? amongst the colorful murals and ornate decorations of the Palace Theater in downtown LA.

Following the wild success of Back to the Future, Robert Zemeckis’ created this live action- animation crossbreed with a breathless, wise-cracking script and jaw dropping visuals. With a free photo booth, hot popcorn and DJs spinning records join us for a rare screening of this entertaining oddity on the big screen.

In an alternative Los Angeles where people live among cartoon movie stars like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, hard-boiled detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) investigates a case involving the gorgeous Jessica Rabbit and her movie star husband Roger Rabbit. As the truth unravels he takes a kaleidoscope ride of animation as the real world disappears and toons take over. Also starring Christopher Lloyd as the menacing Judge Doom.

Shown in glorious 35mm.Dress up like you’re favorite cartoon for our free Photo Booth!

A24 and Cinespia invite you to the highly anticipated Sundance Film Festival smash hit and critically acclaimed film at the historic Vista theatre with the director and star in-person. A haunting cinematic tapestry elegantly wrought The Witch is a terrifying return to the intelligent horror film.

An English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest – within which lurks an unknown evil.

Featuring a break out performance by Anna Taylor-Joy as the teenager at the center of the turmoil, the superb direction from Robert Eggers won him the Best Director award at Sundance for the film.
‘One of the most genuinely unnerving horror films in recent memory’ -TimeOut
‘Immaculately constructed, evinces an exquisitely ominous tone, and is unequivocally haunting’ -Indiewire
‘Walks between disquieting ambiguity and full-bore supernatural horror’ -Variety
NOTE: This show is free (first-come, first-serve).  To help us track attendance and limit waiting line size, you must get a ticket for “first-come, first-serve” admission.   One ticket per person.  Your ticket does not guarantee you a seat.  Early arrival is highly recommended.  Doors will open 30 min. before showtime.  No one will be admitted after the film has begun.

Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet star in cinema’s most unusual love story. Part comedy, part sci-fi, part romance,there’s nothing quite like it. A couple that breaks up undergoes a scientific treatment to erase each other from their memories. But can love transcend our own minds? Are some of us inexorably bound together by fate? Two star crossed lovers find out.

Also starring Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, David Cross and Elijah Wood. A meditation on love that could only come from the imagination of writer Charlie Kaufman and the beautiful direction by Michel Gondry, Eternal Sunshine is a masterpiece.

With DJs, full bars, a photo booth for you and your sweetheart, and a gorgeous historic theatre, this will be a night you’ll never forget. Shown in 35mm film.