IndieCollect’s first-ever RescueFest — December 6-9 — features 10 glorious new Indie Cinema restorations. Q&A’s with Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner (moderated by Jane Fonda), Mario Van Peebles, Chaz Ebert, Rosalind Chao, Jan Oxenberg and more. Plus “Reel Resistance” Roundtable with indie luminaries Ted Hope & Gregory Nava on Dec 8. The full schedule is here. A terrific recent Indiewire piece on the festival and its centerpiece, the Search for Intelligent Life restoration, is here. Watch the trailer!
MY SWEET LAND Q&A’s at Laemmle Glendale.
My Sweet Land director Sareen Hairabedian will participate in a Q&A following the 7:30 PM screening at the Laemmle Glendale on Friday, November 29. Abby Sun, Director of Artist Programs and Editor of Documentary Magazine, will moderate. Additional Q&A’s:
November 30 at 7:30pm: Q&A with Ms. Hairabedian moderated by Armen Karaoghlanian, Founder and CEO, Armenian Film Society.
December 3 at 7:30pm: Q&A with Ms. Hairabedian moderated by Matt Carey, Documentary Editor at Deadline.
SABBATH QUEEN filmmaker Sandi DuBowski in Person for Q&A’s.
Sabbath Queen Q&A’s:
5-Dec 7:00 Royal, Sandi Simcha Dubowski with Amy Ziering, Producer/Director
6-Dec 7:10 PM Royal Sandi with Gabe Dunn
7-Dec 7:10 PM Royal Sandi with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Jessica Yellin, political journalist
8-Dec 1:20 PM Royal Sandi with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Carolline Libresco, film festival curator
8-Dec 7:10 PM Royal Sandi with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Rabbi Sharon Brous, Senior & Founding Rabbi, IKAR
9-Dec 7:00 PM NoHo Sandi with Joel Goodman, the film’s composer
10-Dec 7:00 PM Glendale Sandi with Damona Hoffman, Official Love Expert, The Drew Barrymore Show
12/11 Town Center 7:00pm
Sandi Dubowski, Director
Shana Cohen, Director of Major Gifts at Keshet
12/12 Glendale 7:00pm
Sandi Dubowski, Director
Ondi Timoner, Documentary filmmaker
MEETING YOU, MEETING ME Q&A schedule.
MEETING YOU, MEETING ME Q&A schedule at the NoHo:
Friday Nov 15
Moderator – Ki Hong Lee
Panel – Lina Suh (writer/director), Sharon Sunjung Park (producer), Paul Ji Hoon Lee (associate producer/Rotten Tomatoes co-founder)
Saturday Nov 16
Moderator – Kelley Kalí
Panel – Lina, Patrick Luwis (cast), Anna Park (executive producer)
Sunday Nov 17
Moderator – Matt Grobar
Panel – Lina Suh (writer/director)
Wednesday Nov 20
Moderator – Catherine Haena Kim (Actress, The Company You Keep)
Panel – Lina Suh (writer/director), Sharon Sunjung Park (producer)
Stephen Bogart and the BOGART: LIFE COMES IN FLASHES filmmakers in person for Q&A’s this week at the Royal and Town Center.
| Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes in-person Q&A’s with director Kathryn Ferguson: Friday, 11/15, 7:20 PM at the Royal, moderated by Grae Drake (Entertainment Journalist and Film Critic, Rotten Tomatoes & MovieFone); Saturday, 11/16, 7:10 PM show at the Town Center, moderated by Claudia Puig (NPR Film Critics/President L.A. Film Critics Association). Stephen Bogart will participate in a Q&A after the Saturday, 11/16, 1:20 PM show at the Royal; Scott Mantz (former Access Hollywood film critic) will moderate. |
The superb LA COCINA on Inside the Arthouse and opening Friday at the Monica Film Center.
The latest episode of Inside the Arthouse features La Cocina filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios. The drama takes us behind the scenes at a Times Square restaurant, illuminating the lives of the people who prepare and serve our meals while chasing the American Dream. The ensemble cast, which includes two-time Academy Award-nominee Rooney Mara, delivers stunning performances in this beautifully shot film.
Laemmle Theatres opens La Cocina this Friday at the Monica Film Center. Writer-director Alonso Ruizpalacios will participate in Q&A’s after the 7 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Friday, November 1st and the 4 PM screening on Saturday, November 2. He will introduce the 7 PM screening on Saturday, November 2. Producer Ivan Orlic and actor Eduardo Olmos will participate in a Q&A after the 1 PM screening on Saturday, November 2.
“A chaotic symphony of nearly two dozen characters, this black-and-white indie confection (garnished with sparing touches of color) mixes biting social critique with stylistic bravura.” ~ Peter Debruge, Variety
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“There’s a surging life force felt in every scene of Alonso Ruizpalacios’ superbly acted La Cocina — at times ebullient but more often on edge, if not careening dangerously toward disaster or violence.” ~ David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
“La Cocina Mexican writer/director Alonzo Ruizpalacios’ searing black-and-white slice of nightmare, is a monumental work of righteous anger.” ~ Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
“La Cocina is a phenomenal showcase for Briones, who gives one of the most mesmerizingly multi-faceted performances of the year.” ~ Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
“La Cocina goes further than recasting the American dream as a nightmare and the much sought-after visa as a ticket to infinite exploitation.” ~ William Repass, Slant Magazine
THE EYE OF THE SALAMANDER Opens Friday.
Opening at the Laemmle Glendale on Friday, November 1
Q&A with Writer/Director Pavel Nikolajev and Producer Olga Polevaya on Saturday, November 2 following primetime showing
An Aztec pyramid figurine found in the ancient city of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico stores a dark secret, which is discovered by professor Hiscock, a non-traditional hero, who will learn quantum teleportation the hard way, facing primal folklore fears and his alter ego in the gruesome catacombs of uncharted realm.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
“I had a vision to create a film about instant teleportation via an ancient artifact for quite some time and was finally able to finish the script when my son was born, and I had a parental break. Weirdly, COVID that followed helped in creating the creature costume when everybody was locked in and I had plenty of time to do it right.
For filming, we tried using the style / look & feel of the classic ’80s/’90s Sci-Fi/Thriller films which I’m a big fan of, so most of the effects are practical with minimal CGI! The same technique I used in my previous film HEADSOME. Everything else was just good old exhausting indie filmmaking!”
-Pavel Nikolajev
Autumn Reel Talk Screenings in Full Swing: CHASING ‘CHASING AMY,’ ALBANY ROAD, and BOGART: LIFE COMES IN FLASHES Upcoming.
Laemmle Theatres is the proud host to veteran film critic Stephen Farber’s popular REEL TALK WITH STEPHEN FARBER screening series at the Royal. It provides a terrific opportunity to see a variety of outstanding films from the U.S. and around the world, including many top awards contenders, and then meet the filmmakers for provocative and revealing discussions led by Stephen.
Upcoming titles include: October 28: CHASING ‘CHASING AMY,’ a documentary award-winner at several film festivals with 95% positive reviews; guest speaker: filmmaker Sav Rodgers. November 4: ALBANY ROAD, starring Renee Elise Goldsberry, Tony-winning co-star of Hamilton, and Lynn Whitfield. Guest speaker: writer-director Christine Swanson. November 14: BOGART: LIFE COMES IN FLASHES with guest speakers director Kathryn Ferguson and Stephen Bogart, the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
Recent Reel Talk guests and titles have included: CONCLAVE; Adam Elliot, writer-director of MEMOIR OF A SNAIL; Josh Margolin, writer-director of THELMA; Keith Kupferer, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Tara Mallen, Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson, stars and filmmakers of GHOSTLIGHT; Eric Bana and Robert Connolly, star and writer-director of FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2; Ian McShane, star and producer of AMERICAN STAR; Matteo Garrone, Seydou Sarr, and Moustapha Fall, director and stars of the Oscar-nominated IO CAPITANO; and Maggie Contreras, director of MAESTRA.
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