Sidney Lumet's razor-sharp 1976 satire "Network" gets the big screen treatment at The Beverly Theater, bringing the story of a disillusioned news anchor who spirals into on-air madness—and accidentally becomes a ratings sensation—to downtown Las Vegas. The film's biting commentary on television, media manipulation, and the hunger for sensationalism remains sharp decades later, and watching it unfold in the theater's intimate 150-seat space adds a certain weight to Peter Finch's iconic "I'm mad as hell" delivery.

The screening fits right into The Beverly's mission of celebrating great cinema in a setting built for it, with the kind of acoustics and atmosphere that make rewatching a classic feel fresh. Whether you've seen "Network" a dozen times or are catching it for the first time, there's something fitting about watching this particular takedown of media spectacle in a theater that prides itself on substance over flash.