Magnolia Pictures will release THELMA only in theaters June 21st, 2024
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Richard Roundtree: An American Cinematheque Retrospective |
| Sat. Jun 8 – Fri. Jun 14, 2024
Los Feliz 3 and Egyptian Theatre Co-presented by AAFCA
The American Cinematheque is honored to pay tribute to the late, great Richard Roundtree, an actor whose on-screen presence has rarely been rivaled and whose influence is forever etched into the tapestry of the American film industry. Considered “the first Black action hero,” Roundtree’s immense stardom in the 1970s opened doors for many Black stars to follow. In perhaps his most iconic role as the lead detective in Gordon Parks’ SHAFT (1971), a film often cited as an inventor of the blaxploitation genre, Roundtree’s performance ushered in a decade of genre films that allowed Black actors to star as leads in stories they chose, thus ‘reclaiming power over image.’ Other films include: ONCE UPON A TIME… WHEN WE WERE COLORED, Q: THE WINGED SERPENT, SHAFT’S BIG SCORE!, THELMA SHAFT Sat. Jun 8, 2024 | 7:00pm Los Feliz 3 Co-presented by AAFCA ‘Richard Roundtree: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ ONCE UPON A TIME… WHEN WE WERE COLORED Tue. Jun 11, 2024 | 7:00pm Los Feliz 3 Co-presented by AAFCA ‘Richard Roundtree: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Q: THE WINGED SERPENT Wed. Jun 12, 2024 | 7:00pm Los Feliz 3 Co-presented by AAFCA ‘Richard Roundtree: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ SHAFT’S BIG SCORE! Thu. Jun 13, 2024 | 7:00pm Los Feliz 3 Co-presented by AAFCA ‘Richard Roundtree: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ Fri. Jun 14, 2024 | 7:00pm Egyptian Theatre Free Screening! LA Premiere! ’Richard Roundtree: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin THELMA is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar-nominee June Squibb (NEBRASKA) her first leading role and features the final performance of trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree (SHAFT). Squibb, who did most of her own stunts in the film, plays Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson (THE WHITE LOTUS’ Fred Hechinger) and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend (Roundtree) and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her.
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