Screening Room: ‘Fright Night’ at Cinefamily

Tom Holland’s

“Fright Night”

Cinefamily at Silent Movie Theatre | L.A.

Thursday | 7:30 p.m. | $10

The original 1985 horror comedy with Chris Sarandon as a vampire

Jamaa Fanaka’s

“Penitentiary”

Billy Wilder Theater | Westwood

Friday | 7:30 p.m. | $9

Fanaka will appear in person at screening of his 1979 prison drama

Roberto Rossellini’s

“Rome, Open City”

Billy Wilder Theater | Westwood

Saturday | 7:30 p.m. | $9

Anna Magnani stars in the influential neo-realist 1945 drama

John Waters’

“Female Trouble”

American Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre, Santa Monica

Saturday | 7:30 p.m. | $22

The filmmaker will be on hand to introduce his outrageous 1974 comedy with Divine

John Carpenter’s

“The Thing”

ArcLight Cinemas | Hollywood

Monday | 7:30 p.m. | $20

Special reunion screening of the 1982 thriller starring Kurt Russell

Carol Reed’s

“The Fallen Idol”

New Beverly Cinema, L.A.

Monday | 9:25 p.m. | $7

Ralph Richardson stars in this acclaimed 1948 drama penned by Graham Greene