We created Hollywood Entertainment to entertain and educate filmgoers by screening and preserving eclectic, underseen, non-commercial, rare, and socially beneficial films and film-related artifacts.
In April 2020, we started near-daily themed streams (then called Moviepassed) to entertain each other and our friends while raising money for embattled causes in the arts and our communities. As we grew we were able to raise money for charities, mutual aids, arts organizations, and more through raffles and film-themed fundraisers.
Our evolution into Hollywood Entertainment and our 501(c)(3) status reflects our ambitions to screen adventurous programs and create fun, exciting, and thought-provoking events that push the boundaries of repertory cinema in Los Angeles and worldwide.
Los Angeles Times — July 17, 2026
"The city has also seen the rise of itinerant pop-up series such as Mezzanine, Acropolis Cinema and Hollywood Entertainment pulling off must-see events."
Los Angeles Times — July 10, 2026
"On Monday at Brain Dead Studios there will be a 35th anniversary screening of the film in 35mm with director Michael Lehmann and co-writer Daniel Waters in-person. Presented by Hollywood Entertainment, the evening could be ground zero for the next stage of the misbegotten movie’s revival."
Criterion — June 25, 2026
The Guardian — June 25, 2026
Time Out New York — June 25, 2026
Indiewire — April 8, 2026
We are honored to partner with Muscle Distribution, Elaine May, and Julian Schlossberg to rerelease Mikey and Nicky in time for its 50th Anniversary!
Los Angeles Times — March 20, 2026
"On Tuesday at Whammy Analog Media, Hollywood Entertainment and 7th House will present an evening in tribute to Bud Cort, the actor best known for “Harold and Maude” and “Brewster McCloud” who died in February at age 77. There will be a showing of 1991’s “Ted & Venus,” the only feature directed by Cort, as well as the 2016 short “Affections,” his final screen appearance. “Affections” director and star Bridey Elliott will be there to introduce the event."
Screen Slate — December 12, 2025
Screen Slate — August 14, 2025
Los Angeles Times — June 20, 2025
"Working in conjunction with the local screening collective Hollywood Entertainment in pulling together some of the local events, LaLiberty got a sense of the current repertory scene in L.A. and hopes that putting on Cinématographe screenings here is something that can become a regular occurrence."
Filmmaker Magazine — June 18, 2025
"If I had gone another night in the EZTV retrospective curated by Elizabeth Purchell and the nonprofit screening series Hollywood Entertainment, I would have encountered an entirely different style of video work. The projects that were incubated at EZTV spanned from digital art to documentaries to lesbian erotica to ultra low budget horror features to the hard-to-categorize performance art videos that Vertical Blanking pioneered."
Los Angeles Times — May 2, 2025
"On Sunday there will be a 35mm showing of David Cronenberg’s 1993 adaptation of “M.Butterfly” — presented by Hollywood Entertainment and Skylight Books — to celebrate the release of Violet Lucca’s book “David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials.” Lucca will be there to introduce the film and sign books. Screenwriter David Henry Hwang will send in a video introduction. This is said to be the film’s first L.A. showing since 2022."
Los Angeles Times — April 18, 2025
"In what is being billed as the film’s first 35mm screening in the 35 years since its initial release in 1990, “In the Spirit” will be presented Tuesday at Brain Dead Studios by Hollywood Entertainment."
Los Angeles Times — March 21, 2025
LAist — July 18, 2024
Screen Slate — March 29, 2024
Screen Slate — September 3, 2023
New York Magazine / Vulture — December 22, 2022
"December 17 was the bestest night in the whole wide world for Clifford fans..."
New York Magazine / Vulture — November 21, 2022
"What if we told you that in just a few weeks, you could go to a screening of the 1994 comedy-cult classic Clifford in Los Angeles, then watch Martin Short, Richard Kind, director Paul Flaherty, and other special guests talk about it afterwards with known Clifford superfan Tom Scharpling serving as moderator? That would be pretty cool, right? You’d probably freak out like a 10-year-old boy, yes?"
Cypress College Art Department — January 1, 2022
"On Twitch during the pandemic, MoviePassed and Spectacle NYC appear to be the models for streaming..."
Yardhawk — September 30, 2020
"On Twitch is this…I don’t know who it is. This Twitch channel called MoviePassed. And it is fucking incredible. All the programming they do is like thematic blocks. You know…”Movies about L.A.!” “Movies with Drew Barrymore!” “Movies about The Grateful Dead!” It’s all over the place. It’s my favorite Twitch channel. I watch it every night when I can’t find something else to watch, and get stoned and zone out on that [laughs]."
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