Film Reviews & Previews
| YEAR BY THE SEA filmmaker Alexander Janko and producer Laura Goodenow will introduce and participate in Q&A’s opening weekend at the Town Center, Royal, and Playhouse on the following schedule: |
FRI 9/15
4:10p > Town Center post-film Q&A
7:10p > Town Center pre-film INTRO
7:00p > Royal post-film Q&A
10:00p > Royal pre-film INTRO
SAT 9/16
1:20p > Town Center post-film Q&A
4:10p > Town Center pre-film INTRO
4:00p > Playhouse post-film Q&A
7:00p > Playhouse pre-film INTRO
SHOT director Jeremy Kagan and actor Noah Wyle will participate in a Q&A at the Monica Film Center following the 7:30pm show on Saturday, Sept 23. Mr. Kagan and Adam Winkler, author of ‘Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America’ and Professor of Constitutional Law at the UCLA School of Law will participate in a Q&A on Sunday, Sept 24 following the 5:00pm show.
TROPHY filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau and subject John Hume will participate in a Q&A moderated by Alec Baldwin after the 7 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Friday, September 15. Add’l Q&A’s with just the filmmakers after the 1:40 and 4:20 shows on Saturday, September 16.
CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER director Doug Nichol and producer John Benet will participate in a Q&A after the 7:30 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Friday, September 8 and Q&A the 3:50 PM screening and introduce the 7 o’clock show at the Playhouse on Saturday, September 9.
EMBARGO Monica Film Center Q&A schedule: Sept. 7th – Director: Jeri Rice; Vice President Los Angeles Port Commissioners: Dave Arian; Editor-in-Chief of Truthdig: Bob Scheer; and American author, journalist and public speaker: Nomi Prins. Sept. 8th – Q&A following 7:10pm screening: Director Jeri Rice and American investigative journalist and author Russ Baker.
Russell W. “Russ” Baker is an American investigative journalist and author. In 2005, he founded the nonprofit The Real News Project and its news website WhoWhatWhy.org. He is the author of a 2008 book, Family of Secrets, that outlines what it claims are connections between President George H.W. Bush and the Watergate scandal and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
MENASHE director/co-writer Joshua Weinstein will participate in a Q&A after the 7:40 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Friday, September 1.
BRIGSBY BEAR star/co-writer Kyle Mooney and director Dave McCary will participate in a Q&A after the 9:50 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Friday, September 1.
Filmmaker Tarik Saleh and lead actor Fares Fares of the thrilling new Egyptian drama THE NILE HILTON INCIDENT will participate in Q&A’s following the 7:10 PM show on Friday, September 1 at Royal and following the 7:20 PM show on Saturday, September 2 at Playhouse.