Film Reviews & Previews
Filmed over the course of nearly three years, the NEWTOWN filmmakers use unique access and never-before-heard testimonies to tell a story of the aftermath of December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut: the deadliest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history. NEWTOWN documents a traumatized community fractured by grief and driven toward a sense of purpose. Joining the ranks of a growing club to which no one wants to belong, a cast of characters interconnect to weave an intimate story of community resilience. Several screenings will feature Q&A’s:
Friday October 14 7:10pm
Premiere with Filmmakers and Special Guests
Post screening Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder, Producer Maria Cuomo Cole, and NEWTOWN subject Nicole Hockley.
Saturday October 15 7:10pm
Night with Composers and Fil Eisler
Post screening Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder, Producer Maria Cuomo Cole, Advocate, Richard Martinez, NEWTOWN score Composer team led by Fil Eisler
Sunday October 16 2:20pm
Post screening Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6V_L6OKgY
A black market smuggler is solicited by the CIA to help take down Flight TWA 800 and to cover up the Nicaraguan blackmail attempt on the Agency after the release of the online article “Dark Alliance’ by Pulitzer prize winning journalist Gary Webb.
COURIER-X star Udo Kier will participate in a Q&A after the 7:00 PM screening on Saturday, October 22nd.
FRIDAY, October 7:
PHANTASM: REMASTERED director and PHANTASM creator Don Coscarelli
PHANTASM: RAVAGER director David Hartman and actor Reggie Bannister
SATURDAY, October 8:
PHANTASM: RAVAGER director David Hartman with actors Reggie Bannister Kat Lester
They will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:3o REMASTERED show and then introduce the 9:55 RAVAGER screenings.
Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve added even more screenings of Toho’s latest installment of Godzilla!
SHIN GODZILLA, also known as Godzilla Resurgence, reimagines the origins of the classic kaiju in modern-day Tokyo. Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and Shinji Higuchi (Attack on Titan) co-direct!
SHIN GODZILLA screens once daily October 11th – 13th, 15th, 16th, and 18th at the NoHo 7, Playhouse 7, and Royal!
Click here for showtimes and tickets.
“The Original Gangsta Lizard gets a largely satisfying reboot in SHIN GODZILLA, a surprisingly clever monster mash best described as the BATMAN BEGINS of Zilla Thrillers.” – Joe Leydon, Variety
“Shin Godzilla provides a new origin for the legendary kaiju, establishing its own unique style while taking inspiration from the classics in all the right ways.” – Mike Rougeau, IGN
SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000-year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food.
Both directors, Jon Betz and Taggart Siegel, will be doing Q & As after the 4:50, 7:20, and 10:00 pm shows Friday, September 30 and September October 1 at the MONICA FILM CENTER.
Jon Betz will be doing a Q & A after the 11:00 am show in PASADENA ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2.
Taggart Siegel will be doing a Q & A after the 11:00 am show in CLAREMONT ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7fjRZQJXmc
With humor and compassion, Silver Skies chronicles the unexpected events that occur when a group of eccentric seniors have their lives turned upside down by the sale of their beloved apartment complex.
Do our regular filmic offerings leave your cinephile needs still, somehow, unmet? Well, film festival season is here and we’re hosting some terrific ones. First up is the Valley Film Festival this week at the NoHo 7. Since its premiere in 2001, the Valley Film Festival holds the proud title of being the first film festival in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley. Its mission is to further the teaching, production, and distribution of filmmaking in the Valley, with a goal of bringing together established filmmakers, emerging talent, and their audiences on the studio backlot — just North of Hollywood.
Then coming up we have the Polish Film Festival, the Hungarian Film Festival, the Reel Recovery Film Festival, Israel Film Festival, the Sephardic Film Festival and the Los Angeles Entertainment Festival. Your movie options are boundless!