SCREENING ROOM

David Mamet, the award-winning playwright and filmmaker who has never met a cuss word he didn’t like, will be at the Aero Theatre tonight for a sneak preview of his latest film, “Red Belt.” Also screening at the Mamet retrospective are “Glengarry Glenn Ross” (pictured, Kevin Spacey, left, and Jack Lemmon) and “American Buffalo” on Friday; “The Spanish Prisoner” and “Heist” on Saturday; and “House of Games” and “Homicide” this Wednesday. . . . Noted French filmmaker Claude Lelouch will also be visiting the Aero on Sunday for a showing of his latest film, the mystery “Roman de Gare,” as well “A Man and a Woman,” the 1966 romance that put him on the international map (aerotheatre.com). . . . Speaking of in-person appearances, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong will be at the ArcLight Sherman Oaks on Sunday night (that’s 4/20, by the way) for the 30th anniversary of “Up in Smoke.” The screenings are 21 and older, which means booze is allowed -- but no other chemical enhancements (arclightcinemas.com). . . . Ooo-la-la! The Getty and UCLA Film & Television Archive explore seduction and betrayal at the Court of Versailles in The Lifted Hem festival, Friday to Saturday and April 25 and 26 at the Getty. The series is inspired by the museum’s exhibition “Consuming Passion: Fragonard’s Allegories of Love.” Michael Mortilla will provide live piano accompaniment for the Friday screening of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1919 classic “Madame DuBarry,” starring the legendary Pola Negri. On tap for Saturday afternoon is the lavish and long 1938 MGM epic “Marie Antoinette,” starring Norma Shearer as the queen who let them eat cake. The Saturday evening program is the rare 1927 melodrama “When a Man Loves,” starring John Barrymore (getty.edu) . . . . Producer Hal Roach made ‘em laugh for several decades, giving the world such comedy teams as Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang. On Wednesday, the Hollywood Heritage Museum presents the Hal Roach All-Star Festival. Museum board member Stan Taffel is presenting rare archival prints of silent comedies, as well as early sound shorts (hollywoodheritage.org).

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-- Susan.King@latimes.com