A Hard Day's Night Richard Lester, 1964, 1h 27m In partnership with Film Geeks SD The first Beatles film! The year is 1964 and four young lads from Liverpool are about to change the world - if only the madcap world will let them out of their hotel room. Richard Lester's boldly contemporary rock n' roll comedy unleashes the fledgling Beatles into a maelstrom of screaming fans, paranoid producers, rabid press and troublesome family members, and reveals the secret of their survival and success: an insatiable lust for mischief and a life-affirming addiction to joy. TICKETS: $10 general | $5 MOPA Members

A tempo debito (In Due Time) Christian Cinetto, 2015, 1h 22m, Italian with English subtitles Presented by San Diego Italian Film Festival In October 2013, a small crew enters the correctional facility in Padua to hold a course on short film making. A casting session is held and out of the 40 inmates attending, 15 are selected for the course. The inmates are from 7 different nationalities and all awaiting trial. The crew doesn’t know why they are in jail, but they are encouraged by the hope in their eyes and carry on providing acting and writing classes. Is it possible for a group of complex, diverse and fragile of men to be rehabilitated through cinema? After 5 months of intensive lessons and rehearsals, they are ready to film and something has changed forever. Q&A discussion with filmmaker Christian Cinetto TICKETS: $10 general | $8 SDIFF & MOPA members

Blue Moon KO I-Chen, 1997, 97m, Mandarin w/ English subtitles  MOPA and Pacific Arts Movement present two unique screenings of BLUE MOON, a one-of-a-kind experience that has a rethink on authorial intention, narrative structure, and the materiality of film (or in this case, DCP). In 1997, Taiwanese director Ko I-cheng did something never before done on film. He designed, shot, and released a film made up of five reels that can be played in any order. There are 120 different possible story combinations for BLUE MOON, a film that centers around three characters who intersect in Taipei, forcing them to remember their past and imagine what happy endings life has in store for them. We will be presenting BLUE MOON twice in different orders to be selected randomly by the audience. Join us for this rare opportunity to see a true landmark of film history, presented in a brand new digital restoration. Discussion after each screening with Brian Hu, Artistic Director of  the San Diego Asian Film Festival. 2pm - Blue Moon Screening #1 4pm - Blue Moon Screening #2 Admission FREE for Pac Arts & MOPA Members. Exclusive member reception in MOPA lobby after Q&A of second screening. $5 suggested donation for non-members. Click here to RSVP or make a donation Screening made possible with the support of :

Merrily We Go to Hell Dorothy Arzner, 1932, 1h 18m In partnership with Film Geeks SD Women direct! Dorothy Arzner was the first director to join the DGA. Playing with the amazing Ida Lupino-helmed film noir The Hitch-Hiker from 1953, the first film she received directing credit on. A drunken newspaperman is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania. TICKETS: $10 general | $5 MOPA Members