About
Elvis and Ann-Margret burn through Sin City on a 35mm print, paired with a new experimental short about the architecture book that made Vegas respectable.
Two films about the same city, sixty years apart, and the pairing does something neither would manage alone. The Elvis picture is pure kinetic Technicolor excess, screened on 35mm so the neon actually blooms, while the short preceding it takes the same strip seriously as architecture. Few programs this weekend think as hard about their own double bill.
What to expect
The short runs first at roughly 18 minutes, then the 85-minute feature follows with no intermission. The room is a 118-seat cellar theater with reserved seating, so pick your spot when you book. A full bar serves cocktails and light bites you can carry to your seat.
Good to know
- Roxy sits on the cellar level of The Roxy Hotel; enter through the hotel at 2 Sixth Ave.
- Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
- Seating is reserved and screenings often sell out; book online.
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Common questions
Is this really a 35mm print?
Yes. Roxy lists the feature as Viva Las Vegas - 35MM on its screening page for September 19.
What is the short film?
Learning from Learning from Las Vegas by Sam Taffel and Gillian Waldo, 2025, 18 minutes.