Getting Back into Movies - Popcorn Please! See What's Playing

If you're thrilled to see action on the big screen again, you're not alone. Netflix and chill is SO OVER...let's get back to the good old fashioned in house movie house where the screen is BIG and so is the experience. Tired of watching the small screen? Let's see what is going on around the area to enjoy with others, now that we at last can again...

---Regal Theatre brings back back in-person events which includes indoor and outdoor options. If you're in the mood to do something that’s exclusively under the sun or stars, check out their outdoor events. And when a fun night in is calling, check out the online events to see what's streaming this summer.

---The Marina Drive-In Movies mean old-school entertainment in the comfort and safety of your own car! Gather with your family and friends to watch movies on the big screen by the sea in Marina del Rey. The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches & Harbors presents Marina Drive-In Movie Nights at Parking Lot #2 Public Boat Launch on Fridays and Saturdays with two movies showing at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

---Other Venice Film Festival (OVFF)proudly returns for its 18th season this October 1st to 3rd, 2021 at Beyond Barque. The #OVFF is a nonprofit community event dedicated to screening full-length features, short films and music videos that embody the spirit, energy and diversity of Venice, California and beyond. The screenings will commence with the short film “Superstar” directed by Jordan Hidalgo, followed by the feature film “The Incoherents” starring Emmy-nominee Annette O’Toole and Amy Carlson, directed by Jared Barel.

---Christian Meoli, owner of Hollywood’s Cinelounge is readying his newest venture, Cinelounge Outdoors. Located behind the iconic Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, the newly opened theater boasts its status as the only DCI-compliant outdoor cinema in all of Los Angeles for first-run features.

--- Independent suprise “Sarogeto” swept the local and surrounding film festival circuit taking home over a dozen awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Living Legend (Eric Roberts), Best Actor (Winsor Harmon III), Best Actress (Ikumi Yoshimatsu), Best Foreign Film, Breathrough Performance (Ruby Park) and Best Soundtrack (Martin Tillman, Jakob Balogh, Keaton Simons). Directed and produced by Nico Santucci with screenplay by T.M. Hayes, many emotional scenes were shot on our beautiful beachs of Newport, Laguna and Marina del Rey. Stay tuned for the VIP screening in Newport Beach, Fashion Island October 23rd, details TBA.