Los Angeles documentarian Kirby Dick makes terrific films that brilliantly explore the most urgent issues of our time, whether child abuse in the Catholic Church (the Oscar-nominated Twist of Faith); sexual assault in the U.S. military (The Invisible War, also Oscar nominated); and the hypocrisy of the MPAA’s rating system (This Film is Not Yet Rated). His latest is THE HUNTING GROUND, a startling exposé of rape crimes on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families. Weaving together verité footage and first-person testimonies, the film follows survivors as they pursue their education while fighting for justice – despite harsh retaliation, harassment and push-back at every level. Leading film critic Manohla Dargis of the New York Times calls it “a must-watch work of cine-activism, one that should be seen by anyone headed to college and by those already on campus.” Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News calls it “Kirby Dick’s important documentary.” We are very pleased to open THE HUNTING GROUND on Friday, March 13th at our Pasadena theater and one week later at our Claremont location.
is available on DVD; and we don’t have a date yet for TANGERINES.
Each year the Village Voice polls nearly 100 American film critics on 13 categories to find the best (and worst) of the year in film. 
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The Academy’s Documentary Branch narrowed the field to 15 from 134 submissions. While we’ve already screened many films, some are still in theaters, and five will play as morning shows over the next few weeks. By the time nominations are announced, every film on the shortlist will have played at one or more of our theaters… for those keeping track! For those not located near our theatres, thankfully, a few streaming sites are showing some of these films. However, there are usually different location restrictions on some of these sites, such as Netflix. Of course, one of the most common ways to watch films that are restricted is by purchasing a VPN. Some are better than others, but there are reviewing websites online allowing users to 
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