2026
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TITLE (year) author | notes
total: 45 books
- CEREMONY (1977) leslie marmon silko | started 2025
- GIRLFRIENDS (2023) emily zhou
- THE FAGGOTS & THEIR FRIENDS BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS (1977) larry mitchell
- THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU (2025) neko case
- THE CALL-OUT (2022) cat fitzpatrick
- LITTLE BLUE ENCYCLOPEDIA (FOR VIVIAN) (2019) hazel jane plante
- WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU (2025) patricia lockwood
- THIS IS IT (1961) alan watts
- FATHER OF LIES (1998) brian evenson
- MIDLIFE: A PHILOSOPHICAL GUIDE (2017) kieran setiya
- THINKING IN SYSTEMS: A PRIMER (2008) donella h. meadows
- SOME TRICK (2018) helen dewitt
- IF YOU'RE A GIRL: SELECTED STORIES 1985-2023 (2024) ann rower
- THE ENGLISH UNDERSTAND WOOL (2022) helen dewitt
- REFLECTIONS ON CINEMATOGRAPHY (2025) roger deakins
- MAINTENANCE: OF EVERYTHING (2025) stewart brand
- NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS (2021) patricia lockwood
- ON STRIKE AGAINST GOD (1980) joanna russ
- ARMED RESPONSE (1995) ann rower
- ERIK SATIE THREE PIECE SUITE (2025) ian penman
- ALICE WATERS AND CHEZ PANISSE (2007) thomas mcnamee
- BEING UPRIGHT (2001) reb anderson
- CRUMB: A CARTOONIST'S LIFE (2025) dan nadel
- TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA (1967) richard brautigan
- THE PILL VERSUS THE SPRINGHILL MINE DISASTER (1968) richard brautigan
- IN WATERMELON SUGAR (1968) richard brautigan
- DHALGREN (1975) samuel r. delany | started 2018
- A PERSONAL MATTER (1964) kenzaburo oe
- TO SMITHEREENS (1972) rosalyn drexler
- BLACK WINGS HAS MY ANGEL (1953) elliott chaze
- NEVADA (2013) imogen binnie
- BARD KINETIC (2023) anne waldman
- ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, I (2020) solvej balle
- THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (1991) shurow masamune
- LEASH (2002) jane delynn
- BAD GUY (2019) rosalyn drexler
- PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL (2017) andrea lawson
- NOBODY PASSES: REJECTING THE RULES OF GENDER AND CONFORMITY (2006) edited by mattilda
- DIVING INTO THE WRECK: POEMS 1971–1972 (1974) adrienne rich
- IN THE FREUD ARCHIVES (1983) janet malcolm
- NOTES OF A DESOLATE MAN (1994) chu t'ien-wen
- MARGARET & DUSTY (1985) alice notley
- MAKEUP ON EMPTY SPACE (1984) anne waldman
- A WILD PATIENCE HAS TAKEN ME THIS FAR: POEMS 1978-1981 (1981) adrienne rich
- THE DREAM OF A COMMON LANGUAGE: POEMS 1974 - 1977 (1978) adrienne rich
watch
date TITLE (year) director | format | location | notes
* denotes repeat viewing
total: 104 films
january
- 01.09BURNING (2018) lee chang-dong | streaming | apple tv
- 01.10BREAD AND ALLEY (1970) abbas kiarostami | streaming | criterion channel
- 01.10BRONX, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 2019 (2021) kelly reichardt | streaming | criterion channel
- 01.10TALL TIME TALES (1992) faith hubley | streaming | criterion channel
- 01.16RESURRECTION (2025) bi gan | dcp | los feliz 3
- 01.21LEFT-HANDED GIRL (2025) shih-ching tsou | dcp | egyptian theater
- 01.22LOVE LIES BLEEDING (2024) rose glass | streaming | kanopy
- 01.23THE CONVERSATION (1974) francis ford coppola | dcp | egyptian theater | in-person q+a with walter murch
- 01.25APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) francis ford coppola | dcp | egyptian theater | in-person masterclass with walter murch
- 01.28OPENING NIGHT (1977) john cassavettes | dcp | alamo drafthouse
- 01.30ARREBATO (1979) iván zulueta | streaming | kanopy
february
- 02.01AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL (2018) hu bo | dcp | egyptian theater
- 02.06KAILI BLUES (2015) bi gan | streaming | criterion channel
- 02.11FACE/OFF (1997) john woo | streaming | criterion channel
- 02.14HENRY GAMBLE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY (2015) stephen cone | streaming | mubi
- 02.15LOVE STREAMS (1984) john cassavettes | streaming | criterion channel
- 02.27EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS (1933) mikio naruse | 35mm | egyptian theater | live performance w/benshi performer ichiro kataoka + pianist makia matsumura @ egyptian theater
- 02.27APART FROM YOU (1933) mikio naruse | 35mm | egyptian theater | live performance w/benshi performer ichiro kataoka + pianist makia matsumura @ egyptian theater
march
- 03.01WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOUSE (1987) abbas kirostami | dcp | aero theater
- 03.01CHILDREN OF HEAVEN (1997) majid majidi | dcp | aero theater
- 03.02FLOATING CLOUDS (1955) mikio naruse | streaming | criterion channel
- 03.04WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU (2025) hong sang-soo | dcp | los feliz 3
- 03.06LATE SPRING (1949) yasujirō ozu | streaming | criterion channel
- 03.10ATMAN (1975) toshio matsumoto | streaming | youtube
- 03.12PHANTOM (1975) toshio matsumoto | streaming | youtube
- 03.27INDECENT PROPOSAL (1993) adrian lyne | streaming | criterion channel
april
- 04.01VIVE L'AMOUR (1994) tsai ming-liang | streaming | criterion channel
- 04.14SHIFT (1982) toshio matsumoto | streaming | youtube
- 04.26WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS (1960) mikio naruse | 35mm | egyptian theater | mikio naruse retrospective
may
- 05.17THREE COLORS: BLUE (1993) krzysztof kieślowski | dcp | egyptian theater
- 05.17THREE COLORS: WHITE (1994) krzysztof kieślowski | dcp | egyptian theater
- 05.17THREE COLORS: RED (1994) krzysztof kieślowski | dcp | egyptian theater
- 05.22SPEAKING PARTS (1989) atom egoyan | streaming | criterion channel
- 05.24TAIGA (1992) ulrike ottinger | dcp | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 05.30SPEED RACER (2008) the wachowskis | dcp | egyptian theater
june
- 06.04MYSTERIOUS SKIN (2004) gregg araki | 4k restoration dcp | egyptian theater | gregg araki in-person + q+a *
- 06.05WITHNAIL & I (1987) bruce robinson | streaming | criterion channel
- 06.05LA CHAMBRE (1972) chantal akerman | streaming | criterion channel
- 06.05LE CHANT DU STYRENE (1958) alain resnais | streaming | criterion channel
- 06.06THE FIRM (1993) sydney pollack | streaming | criterion channel
- 06.09DOG MOVIE (2023) henry hanson | dcp | brain dead studios
- 06.09PUPPYGIRL (2025) henry hanson | dcp | brain dead studios
- 06.15GENDER TROUBLEMAKERS (1993) mirha-soleil ross and xanthra phillippa mackay | streaming | criterion channel
- 06.16PINK NARCISSUS (1971) james bidgood | streaming | criterion channel
- 06.18FRESH KILL (1994) shu lea cheang | streaming | criterion channel
- 06.19I WANT YOUR SEX (2026) gregg araki | dcp | castro theater | gregg araki in-person
july
- 07.02TOKYO DRIFTER (1966) seijun suzuki | dcp | academy museum
- 07.05SHINING BREEZE (1977) touch me | streaming | youtube
- 07.05AMBITION (1992) hal hartley | streaming | criterion channel
- 07.05EVERYTHING VISIBLE IS EMPTY (1975) toshio matsumoto | streaming | youtube
- 07.05MAD GOD (2021) phil tippett | streaming | youtube tv
- 07.07THE BLOODY LADY (1981) viktor kubal | streaming | kanopy
- 07.09BOP SCOTCH (1952) jordan belson | digital | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09MANDALA (1953) jordan belson | 16mm | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09SEANCE (1959) jordan belson | digital | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09RE-ENTRY (1964) jordan belson | 16mm | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09MOMENTUM (1968) jordan belson | 16mm | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09COSMOS (1969) jordan belson | 16mm | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09LIGHT (1973) jordan belson | 16mm | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09CYCLES (1974) jordan belson, stephen beck | 16mm | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.09UNION (1975) stephen beck | digital | 2220 arts and archives | presented by lightstruck
- 07.11A MOVIE (1958) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11LOOKING FOR MUSHROOMS (1967) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11BREAKAWAY (1967) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11CROSSROADS (1976) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11MONGOLOID (1978) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11AMERICA IS WAITING (1981) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11LOOKING FOR MUSHROOMS (1996) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11THREE SCREEN RAY (2006) bruce conner | 16mm | marciano art foundation | recording angel
- 07.11RAW! UNCUT! VIDEO! (2021) ryan a. white, alex clausen | streaming | criterion channel
- 07.12MY WINNIPEG (2007) guy maddin | 35mm | academy museum | guy maddin in-person *
- 07.13VISIONS IN MEDITATION #1 (1989) stan brakhage | streaming | youtube
- 07.13VISIONS IN MEDITATION #2: MESA VERDE (1989) stan brakhage | streaming | youtube
- 07.13VISIONS IN MEDITATION #3: PLATO'S CAVE (1990) stan brakhage | streaming | youtube
- 07.17THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984) koji hashimoto | streaming | criterion
- 07.18THE STRINGS (2020) ryan glover | streaming | yesmovies.ag
- 07.19THE HITCH-HIKER (1953) ida lupino | streaming | kanopy
- 07.20LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970) jean-pierre melville | 4k | ted mann theater @ academy museum*
- 07.22MAGIC FERRY (2001) masha godovannaya | streaming | light cone
- 07.22YOURSELF AND YOURS (2016) hong sang-soo | streaming | kanopy
- 07.24BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY (1973) kinji fukasaku | dvd | video archives cinema club @ los feliz theater
- 07.25SHEEP IN THE BOX (2026) hirokazu kore-eda | 4k | century city amc | in-person q+a w/kore-eda
august
- 08.03THE IMMORTAL STORY (1968) orson welles
- 08.07ON THE SILVER GLOBE (1988) andrzej żuławski
- 08.12MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985) george miller, george ogilvie | dcp | alamo drafthouse
- 08.14THE CLOCK (2010) christian marclay | dcp | lacma | 5:12–7:15 pm (123 min)
- 08.15THE CLOCK (2010) christian marclay | dcp | lacma | 1:47–5:12 pm (205 min) *
- 08.17A SNAKE OF JUNE (2002) shinya tsukamoto | dcp | academy museum ted mann theater
- 08.20THE RAVISHING OF FRANK N. STEIN (1982) georges schwizgebel | streaming | youtube
- 08.20LOOSE CORNER (1986) anita thacher | streaming | youtube
- 08.21THE CLOCK (2010) christian marclay | dcp | lacma | 7:09 am–12:09 pm, 12:15–1:47 pm (392 min) *
- 08.21THE CLOCK (2010) christian marclay | dcp | lacma | 6:47–8:00 pm (73 min; 45 min new) *
- 08.28BAD INFLUENCE (1990) curtis hanson | streaming | criterion channel
- 08.30CHRONOVISOR (2026) jack auen and kevin walker | dcp | los feliz 3
- 08.31SMITHEREENS (1982) susan seidelman | 35mm | los feliz 3
september
- 09.10DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (1985) susan seidelman | streaming | criterion channel
- 09.20KING LEAR (1987) jean-luc godard | 35mm | los feliz 3
- 09.21EFFECTS (1979) dusty nelson | DCP | los feliz 3
- 09.24BEGOTTEN (1989) e. elias merhige | DCP | egyptian theater | 4k restoration
- 09.28RESIDENT EVIL (2026) zack cregger | DCP | regency theater
october
- 10.02THE SCOUT (2026) paula gonzález-nasser | DCP | alamd drafthouse | q+a with paula gonzález-nasser, mimi davila and nicola newton
- 10.03THE HITCHER (1986) robert harmon | streaming | criterion channel
- 10.06HOPE (2026) na hong-jin | DCP | regency theater
- 10.11EDVARD MUNCH (1974) peter watkins | 35mm | braindead studios | academy archival print
listen
date PERFORMER | VENUE | NOTES
total: 39 shows
january
- 01.11WIL BLADES + JEFF PARKER + ROY McCURDY JR | united theater
- 01.12MORTON FELDMAN CENTENNIAL MARATHON (VICKY RAY, ANDREW McINTOSH, NIC GERPE, CONOR HANICK, TODD MOELLENBERG & ERIKA DUKE) | the brick
february
- 02.03GREEN UMBRELLA NEW MUSIC SERIES | walt disney concert hall | pieces by samuel adams, francisco coll, silvia lanao, nico muhly, anthony cheung
- 02.07FRED FRITH, SHELLEY BURGON, MODERN CURRENT | 2220 arts + archives
- 02.10HOUSE ON FIRE: CARBON COPY | 2220 arts + archives
- 02.24PATRICK SHIROISHI | redcat | part of the matana roberts 'spiral resonance: a study in the abstract' exhibit
march
- 03.04BILL FRISELL TRIO FEAT. LUKE BERGMAN + TIM ANGULO | blue note la
- 03.07WILD UP: THE ODES | redcat | w/JULIA HOLTER, pieces by jean-féry rebel, henry purcell, alfred schnittke
- 03.10VICKY RAY: THE RILKE PROJECT | 2220 arts + archives
- 03.13MMOONN / DANIELA HUERTA | 2220 arts + archives
- 03.22YEFIM BRONFMAN | walt disney concert hall | colburn celebrity recital
- 03.24DIRTY THREE | el rey theater
- 03.25AVA MENDOZA, AMIRTHA KIDAMBI + ANGEL DERADOORIAN / MATANA ROBERTS | 2220 arts and archives
april
- 04.04WILD UP: PERFECT OFFERING | nimoy theater
- 04.15RO (B)//ERT LUNDBERG's ADDENDUM, MINGJIA CHEN, GREGG KOWALSKY | 2220 arts and archives
- 04.17LUCK OF THE DRAW | oracle egg
may
- 05.03THE MOTHER OF US ALL (1947) | streaming | co-production of juilliard school and the new york philharmonic; filmed adaptation of the virgil thomson / gertrude stein
- 05.05GREEN UMBRELLA NEW MUSIC SERIES | walt disney concert hall | piece information coming soon
- 05.17DAS RHEINGOLD (OPERA NORTH) | streaming | performance link
- 05.19DIE WALKÜRE ACT 1 | walt disney hall | la phil
- 05.20DIE WALKÜRE ACT 2 | walt disney hall | la phil
- 05.21DIE WALKÜRE ACT 3 | walt disney hall | la phil
- 05.23JOAN LA BARBARA / SHELLEY BURGON / MODERN CURRENTS ENSEMBLE | 2220 arts and archives
- 05.30WEEKEND AT JOHNNY'S DAY 3 | coaxial arts
june
- 06.10RAFIQ BHATIA | 2220 arts + archives | environments (w/ ian chang + riley mulherkar)
- 06.26BORED LORD | bar part time | pride friday
- 06.27HONEY DIJON | the great northern | pink block pride 2026
july
- 07.15haana lee / TRELLIS | 2220 arts + archives
- 07.31JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER | zebulon
august
- 08.02ST VINCENT w/HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA | hollywood bowl
- 08.15SLOW ROSE 26-HOUR SHOW | 2220 arts + archives
- 08.25HEN OF THE WOODS, SUNK COST, INSUFFICIENT DESPAIR, DAID ROY | 2220 arts + archives
september
- 09.09SARAH DAVACHI, DIAPASON | first congregational church
- 09.13HEART TRIO (WILLIAM PARKER, COOPER MOORE, HAMID DRAKE) | zebulon
october
- 10.01BLACK BOX ENSEMBLE | oracle egg | morton feldman at 100
- 10.05KYLESA, HABAK, NEW SKELETAL FACES | teragram ballroom
- 10.07CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE | the brick
- 10.08BODY/HEAD, MY GENERATION | zebulon
- 10.09HIDDEN IDENTITY | lacma jazz