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Music City Mondays: Michael Schultz

Michael Schultz’s underappreciated oeuvre celebrates the sights and sounds of Black life in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. His films serve as a showcase for a generation of great actors — often relegated to playing second fiddle to white leads in big studio pictures. A consummate master of documenting vibe, Schultz was there to tell the stories so often ignored or marginalized by Hollywood. These films are invaluable depictions of Black lives, Black joy and Black dreams which should have been cemented in the film canon years ago. And they’re also some of the greatest music films we’ve come across. Featuring Motown hits, disco classics and early rap, Schultz’s films are a veritable crash course in the evolution of modern music and how what we listen to as a community moves us and informs our sense of time and place.

COOLEY HIGH
Mon, Mar 7 at 5:40pm, 8:00pm

COOLEY HIGH

Two carefree high-schoolers hang out, court girls, and dream of a bright future in this bittersweet nostalgic classic set to some of Motown’s greatest hits of the era. Screening in 35mm
CAR WASH
Mon, Mar 14 at 5:45pm, 8:00pm

CAR WASH

One wild day in the life of the employees of L.A.’s Dee-Luxe Car Wash as they encounter a colorful cast of crazy customers, Christian con men and curmudgeonly cabbies.
THE LAST DRAGON
Mon, Mar 21 at 5:35pm, 8:00pm

THE LAST DRAGON

A young man searches for the “Master” to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the Glow in this cult sensation produced by Motown’s Berry Gordy.