Events

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with actor Greg Sestero, as he discusses his work in the 2003 unintentionally hilarious cult drama The Room. The Room is this generation's Rocky Horror Picture Show – an I-can't-believe-anyone-made-a-movie-like-this midnight movie sensation courtesy of enigmatic director, producer, writer, star Tommy Wiseau and editor Eric Yalkut Chase. Now billed as a “black comedy”, there’s nothing in this unintentionally hilarious film that indicates it was ever intended to be anything but a drama. Full of now-iconic one-liners – “Oh hai, Mark!” – gratuitous sex scenes, and frequent shots of a spoon painting sitting on a table (at midnight screenings, audience members throw plastic spoons every time the picture appears), The Room is a joy-inducing spectacle. And, to top it all off, co-star and frequent Wiseau conspirator, Greg Sestero, wrote a bestselling book, The Disaster Artist, that chronicles the making of The Room that was itself adapted into an Oscar-nominated film. The Roomis our programmer Joshua Handler’s favorite cult movie that is a passionately-made work which has given the world over 20 years of happiness and nonstop laughter. This event will be a Zoom Webinar on Monday, August 5 at 9PM ET/6PM PT. **ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy.
Join us for a Q&A with director/co-writer David Wain, as he discusses his work on the 2001 satirical comedy Wet Hot American Summer. David Wain and Michael Showalter have a very distinct sense of humor – over-the-top, low-brow, and raunchy – and upon release in 2001, few understood the giddy genius of their paean to summer camp movies, Wet Hot American Summer. Starring a group of then-relative unknowns, many of whom would go on to A-list status – Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, and others – and edited by Meg Reticker, this raucous raunchfest quickly found a devoted cult following that has grown by the year. What makes Wet Hot so special is the love and sincerity with which it was made as well as its willingness to go anywhere and do anything. Like so many other great cult movies, Wet Hot American Summer was simply ahead of its time, though luckily the world seems to have caught up with it. This event will be a Zoom Webinar on Monday, August 19 at 9PM ET/6PM PT. **ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**