[ 14 Apr 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

Please join us for this one-of-a-kind special event at The Montalbán to launch the release of Michel Gondry’s highly-anticipated new DVD Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before & After DVD 1).

“An Evening with Michel Gondry and Friends” will feature music, art, film and surprise guests, celebrating one of cinema’s most groundbreaking filmmakers. Gondry will […]

[ 10 Mar 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

Artist/photographer/filmmaker Thomas Campbell’s new film, THE PRESENT is a colorful and artistic exploration of the beautiful environment surfers play in everyday. Through his uniquely artistic style of filmmaking and intimate city-by-city screenings, Campbell hopes to help keep alive the nearly dead tradition of surfers gathering at a local theater to view a new independent surf […]

Metronomy is Gabriel Stebbing, Joseph Mount, and Oscar Cash
Electro Pop Rock trio Metronomy make their debut appearance on the West Coast this January, promoting their second album Nights Out, a cinematic and symphonious narration vocalized and “electro-fied” by the talents of Joseph Mount, Oscar Cash, and Gabriel Stebbing. Often characterized as wonky pop and amiable […]

[ 11 Nov 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ]

Psychedelic rock band the Flaming Lips present CHRISTMAS ON MARS: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips, a glorious science fiction film that marks the directorial debut of the Lips’ visionary frontman Wayne Coyne. Seven years in the making, CHRISTMAS ON MARS features original music by the Flaming Lips with acting performances by all […]

[ 31 Oct 2008; 6:00 am; ] Busy P invites you to start your Halloween with the West Coast premiere of the JUSTICE film A CROSS THE UNIVERSE on Friday October 31st at The Montalbán. The film will be introduced in person by the band.

[ 22 Oct 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Family will host the launch of Michel Gondry’s new books You’ll Like this Film Because You’re in It and the comic book We Won the War but Not the Battle.

[ 28 Oct 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Soulwax and Saam Farahmand’s kinetic documentary, PART OF THE WEEKEND NEVER DIES, captures all the excitement, chaos and humor of Soulwax’s world tour.

88 drummers performing an 88-minute piece at 8:08pm on 8/8/08

[ 12 Aug 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Join us to celebrate the new film Beautiful Losers at The Montalbán, Nike’s brand new concept space in Hollywood, with a live performance by Money Mark with special guest DJ Squeak E. Clean. The first in the Cinema Tuesdays series celebrating innovative film.

Within the Musée du quai Branly’s exhibit on Planete métisse—the mixing of cultures—stands a brightly lit tree of tubes that invite you to take a listen.