Join The Sidney Poitier New American Film School for a special Speaker Series engagement with Emmy Award-nominated director Randal Kleiser and Emmy Award-nominated producer Michael Peyser as they discuss the new frontier of emerging technologies in filmmaking. Kleiser is a member of the Sci Tech Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and his varied filmography (“Grease,” “Flight of the Navigator,” “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid”) has been at the forefront of technical innovation.
As if! For November, Movie Night in Los Angeles is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Clueless, the beloved ’90s classic that redefined teen fashion and pop culture.
Before the screening, costume designer Mona May will join ASU FIDM Museum curator Kevin Jones for a special conversation on the film’s fashion legacy and the lasting influence of Cher Horowitz’s iconic closet. During the screening, guests will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase a copy of Mona May’s new book, The Fashion of Clueless, and have it signed.
This fantastical 1960 classic was the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Poor, hungry peasant Macario wishes to have a good meal on the Day of the Dead. After his wife cooks him a turkey, he meets three apparitions — the Devil, God and Death — who asks him to share his meal.
The great Dolores Del Rio, an icon of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, plays a dual role in this 1946 Spanish-language classic as identical twins — one good and one bad. The real drama starts when the bad sister starts to covet the life of the good sister and devises a plan to steal it. This event is part of The Poitier Film School Latino Screening Series, showcasing gems of Latino Cinema in partnership with Milagro Cinemas.
Join the Graduate College for a special Family Weekend viewing of the film "Unstoppable" on the ASU Arbor Lawn. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs to enjoy a cool Arizona evening. We'll provide the popcorn and candy!
Join The Sidney Poitier New American Film School and the Pat Tillman Veterans Center for a special Salute to Service screening of 'In Waves and War.' The stirring documentary from directors Jon Shenk and Bonnie Cohen follows highly decorated Navy SEAL Marcus Capone, whose struggles with PTSD after returning home from Afghanistan inspire him and his wife Amber to pursue groundbreaking psychedelic therapy that provides hope and healing for suffering veterans.
"Becoming Interplanetary" is a journey into one of humanity’s oldest impulses: the desire to explore. It reflects on how curiosity, creativity, and the simple question “why?” have carried us from caves to spacecraft and now toward other worlds.
Kino Nights films series - Coming Together, Coming Apart [Fall 2025]
A curated series featuring groundbreaking documentary and narrative cinema.
Get ready for a frightfully fun October edition of Movie Night in Los Angeles! We’re celebrating spooky season with a screening of ‘The Conjuring’, the chilling supernatural horror film that redefined the genre.
Before the film, we’ll be joined by special guest Kristin Burke, costume designer of The Conjuring, Insidious, Paranormal Activity, and more, for a conversation about designing costumes for some of the most iconic horror films of the last two decades.
Mexican wrestlers face off against classic horror monsters. What more do you need? In this 1973 Mexican wrestling mash-up, Dracula and Wolf Man are on the cusp of taking over the world. Victory seems assured, until El Santo and Blue Demon come to save the day. This event is part of The Poitier Film School Latino Screening Series, showcasing gems of Latino Cinema in partnership with Milagro Cinemas.