Tickets will go on sale Thursday for Beyond Fest 2026, a 14-day genre film festival featuring 81 movies and appearances by Al Pacino, M. Night Shyamalan, Danny DeVito, Robert Eggers and other filmmakers and actors.<\/p>\n
Sales will begin at 10 a.m., when a virtual waiting room will also open, according to the American Cinematheque. Customers can purchase up to two tickets per screening and will have six minutes to complete purchases after tickets are placed in their carts.<\/p>\n
The festival will run from Sept. 23 through Oct. 6 at venues including the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica and theaters in Los Feliz and Westwood.<\/p>\n
The 81-feature lineup includes 10 world premieres, one international premiere, four North American premieres, seven U.S. premieres and 28 West Coast premieres.<\/p>\n
Among the scheduled events is a Sept. 24 screening of \u201cScent of a Woman\u201d followed by a question-and-answer session with director Martin Brest and Pacino.<\/p>\n
Eggers will participate in a Sept. 25 marathon at the Egyptian Theatre featuring his films \u201cThe Witch,\u201d \u201cThe Lighthouse,\u201d \u201cThe Northman\u201d and \u201cNosferatu.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shyamalan will take part in several events, including a Sept. 27 marathon of \u201cUnbreakable,\u201d \u201cSplit\u201d and \u201cGlass,\u201d and screenings of \u201cSigns,\u201d \u201cKnock at the Cabin,\u201d \u201cThe Visit,\u201d \u201cTrap\u201d and \u201cThe Sixth Sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeVito is scheduled to appear at a Sept. 26 screening of \u201cHoffa\u201d in 70mm and a Sept. 27 screening of \u201cBeverly Hills Cop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets for screenings at the MUBI Theatre at Los Feliz 3 will not go on sale Thursday and will have separate ticketing windows. Tickets for \u201cCarrie\u201d also will not be available Thursday, with a separate on-sale date to be announced.<\/p>\n
The festival\u2019s opening-night programming Sept. 23 will include \u201cPrimetime\u201d at Directors Village in Westwood and \u201cYour Mother Your Mother Your Mother\u201d at the Aero Theatre.<\/p>\n