Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
WHAMMY!, Los Angeles
**WILDWOOD, NJ** This film takes you down the shore with an all-women crew to Wildwood, NJ, the last great American blue-collar seaside carnival town. Wildwood, NJ moves beyond gum-cracking, big hair, and press-on nails to look into the souls of women raised on the boardwalks rides and beaches. A Wildwood honeymoon, virginity lost to a boardwalk stranger, fistfights, madness, babies, and no matter what, returning to Wildwood year after year as they grow up and grow old. (TMDB) **dirs. Ruth Leitman and Carol Weaks Cassidy, 1994***United States, digital projection*60 mins **GIRLS AT THE CARNIVAL** “Girls at the Carnival” is an inadvertent documentary, an unadulterated look at mid-western life in the early 1990’s. As this recording was never meant for reproduction or mass viewing, each scene is rich with spontaneity, each spoken word is obviously unscripted and devoid of conscious thought. Follow Jenn, Kelly and Nellie through a world of obscenity, lust and hedonism and decide for yourself how the moral fabric of America’s heartland has dissolved like a pair of thin cotton socks soaking for weeks in a sink of extra strength bleach. Also included in this ‘Deluxe Edition’ is the short film “Bowl Of Soup”, written by Derek Erdman and directed by Bobby Burg and five music videos featuring the music of The Beauty Pageant. (TMDB) **dir. Derek Erdman, 1998***United States, digital projection*23 min **Doors Open**: FRIDAY, APRIL 177:30 8:00 START$10 general admission, $9 members. Introduction by Brian Saur of Pure Cinema Podcast. *Brian Saur is the co-host of the Pure Cinema Podcast, a long-running film podcast he hosts alongside Elric Kane. As the official podcast of the* *[New Beverly Cinema](https://thenewbev.com/)**, the show has spent the past nine years exploring cult and classic films, with a particular emphasis on uncovering hidden, off-the-beaten-path gems. Over the years, it has featured high-profile guests such as Quentin Tarantino, Sean Baker, Rian Johnson, Edgar Wright, Patton Oswalt, Larry Karaszewski, and Dan Waters. At its core, the podcast aims to recreate the experience of walking into a video store and getting personalized movie recommendations from the knowledgeable staff behind the counter.* *Listen to Pure Cinema anywhere you get podcasts:* *****[Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pure-cinema-podcast/id1204885502)******[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4xbAl28Rnh9la3khRm09lv)*** ***[PocketCasts](https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/pure-cinema-podcast/1d88b970-d2b6-0134-ebcf-4114446340cb)*** *Whammy! is located in the REAR unit of 2514 Sunset Blvd, entrance access is via Rampart Blvd.*