Fairfax, in Central L.A.
Brain Dead Studios
Cinema · 611 N Fairfax Ave
The 1942 Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax, leased since 2020 by the clothing label Brain Dead and run as a repertory cinema with a cafe up front.
John Hampton built it to project his own silent film collection and kept it going until 1979. Cinefamily took the lease in 2007 and lost it a decade later, and the building reopened as the Fairfax Cinema before the current tenant arrived.
Programming runs to classics, cult titles and independent film, and a monthly membership covers one free ticket per screening. A cafe and a showroom share the front of the building with the theater.
Upcoming events at Brain Dead Studios (39)
FilmHorror
Our Pick
Fri Oct 9 · 9:45 PM
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Brain Dead Studios · Fairfax
Laura Palmer gets her own story. The film that looked excessive in 1992 now feels central to Twin Peaks.
FilmHorror
Our Pick
Sat Oct 10 · 7:30 PM
House
Brain Dead Studios · Fairfax
A schoolgirl takes six friends to her aunt's house. The house eats them. Obayashi makes it look like a deranged TV commercial.
FilmThriller
Sat Oct 10 · 9:45 PM
Akira
Brain Dead Studios · Fairfax
Also plays 1 other date, through Fri Oct 16
FilmThriller
Fri Oct 16 · 10:15 PM
Akira
Brain Dead Studios · Fairfax
Also plays 1 other date, through Fri Oct 16
FilmTue Oct 20 · 8:00 PM
Steve Hernandez Comedy Special Fat! Mexican! Queer?
Brain Dead Studios · Fairfax
