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Wild(er) November: A Throwback Thursday Tribute to Gene Wilder at the Laemmle NoHo 7.

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Join Laemmle and Eat|See|Hear for WILD(ER) NOVEMBER, a special Throwback Thursday (#TBT) tribute to one of our favorite actors, Gene Wilder.

It kicks off Thursday, November 3rd with WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.  Doors open at 7PM, trivia starts at 7:30PM, and films begin at 7:40PM. Check out the full schedule below or visit http://www.laemmle.com/tbt.

#TBT runs (almost) every Thursday night at the Laemmle NoHo 7 in North Hollywood. Tickets are $11 and may be purchased online or at the Laemmle NoHo 7 box office. As with regular screenings, discounts are available for children, seniors, and Laemmle Premiere Card holders.

November 3: WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Promoted as a family musical by Paramount Pictures, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is more of a black comedy, perversely faithful to the spirit of Roald Dahl’s original book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious chocolate bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likable young lad named Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum), who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather (Jack Albertson).
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November 10: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

In this spoof of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, the grandson of Victor Frankenstein, a neurosurgeon, has spent his life living down the legend of his grandfather, even changing the pronunciation of his name. When he discovers his grandfather’s diary, he begins to feel differently, and returns to the family castle to satisfy his curiosity by replicating his ancestor’s experiments. In the process, he creates one very unique monster.
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November 17: STIR CRAZY

After teaming up in Silver Streak, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor reunited for this zany comedy in which they play a couple of out-of-work numbskulls who take a promotional job that has them dressed up like woodpeckers. Unfortunately, a pair of thieves, also in woodpecker suits, pulls off a bank heist and the boys are wrongly arrested and sentenced to 120 years each. After a concerted and hilarious effort to make the best of things “in stir,” Wilder and Pryor break out of jail, hoping to track down the actual thieves.
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November 24: Thanksgiving Day

Sorry, no #TBT screening this week because of Thanksgiving. Enjoy some time with family, friends, and ?. Gobble gobble!

SEARCH ENGINES Q&A’s Opening Weekend at the NoHo

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The SEARCH ENGINES cast and crew will be participating in a Q + A following the 7pm screening at the NoHo on Friday, October 14:

Russell Brown – Writer / Director
Michael Muhney – Cast
Grace Folsom – Cast
Ayumi Iizuka – Cast
Christopher Gosch – Cast
Nicole Cummins – Cast
John Baumgartner – Producer

Afterward, there will be a post-screening reception at DISTRICT PUB. All are invited. No hosted bar.
Writer/Director Russell Brown will do Q + A following the 7pm screening on Saturday the 15th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Eeb7k3eWc

THE RED PILL Q&A schedule

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THE RED PILL Q&A schedule

FRI Oct 14th:
Cassie Jaye – Director
Marc Angelucci, Esq. – Cast
Paul Elam – Cast
Harry Crouch – Cast
Fred Hayward – Cast
Darrah De Jour – Cast
Sage Gerard – Cast
Lloyd Schofield – Cast

SAT Oct 15th:
Cassie Jaye – Director
Nena Jaye – Producer
Fred Hayward – Cast
Lloyd Schofield – Cast

SUN Oct 16th:
Cassie Jaye – Director
Nena Jaye – Producer
Lloyd Schofield – Cast

THURS Oct 20th:
Cassie Jaye – Director
Dr. Warren Farrell – Cast

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Scary Movies! See THE OMEN, CARRIE, THE WOLF MAN and More on the Big Screen.

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Some might feel this election season is scary enough, but horror movie fans know that the thrill of filmic frights is a special cinematic pleasure.

First up is THE OMEN with director Richard Donner in person for a Q&A at the Fine Arts on October 18. When his child is stillborn, an American diplomat (Academy Award® Winner Gregory Peck*) is convinced to exchange the dead baby for a living one, in order to spare his wife’s feelings. But as the child grows, a series of gruesome “accidental” murders begins to occur, and the horrifying identity of the child becomes clear in this timeless, bone-chilling thriller set to Jerry Goldsmith’s Oscar®-Winning Original Score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWnrwiMALAA&feature=youtu.be

Three days later on October 21, the Fine Arts stays scary with the Japanese thriller CREEPY. After a traumatic incident, criminal psychologist and former police detective Takakura (Hidetoshi NISHIJIMA) moves to a new neighborhood with his wife Yasuko (Yuko TAKEUCHI) to make a fresh start. Upon meeting their new neighbors, the Nishinos, Takakura senses something odd about them. Then he is approached by the Nishinos’ daughter, whose shocking whispered confession shatters the serenity of his new life.

https://vimeo.com/174541460

On Halloween at the Monica Film Center, NoHo and Playhouse we’ve got a werewolf double feature for you: THE WOLF MAN and THE WOLF MAN MEETS FRANKENSTEIN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEnHOng8TZo&feature=youtu.be

Finally, the day after the election on November 8 (remember to vote!), spend November 9 with Brian De Palma, Stephen King and Sissy Spacek and watch the classic, cathartic CARRIE at the Fine Arts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYB1STbEM2Y&feature=youtu.be

Udo Kier in Person for a Q&A at the NoHo with his New Film COURIER-X.

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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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQqk6-cKPmE

SHIN GODZILLA Stomps Its Way to NoHo, Pasadena, and West LA with Special Screenings October 11th – 18th!

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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.

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“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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgyq6YKeIms

Fall Film Festival Season at Laemmle Theatres

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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!

Throwback Thursdays This ROCKTOBER Feature Prince, The Who, The Ramones, and Glam Rock!

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Join Laemmle and Eat|See|Hear for ROCKTOBER at the NoHo 7 in North Hollywood!

Every Thursday in October our Throwback Thursday (#TBT) series presents four rockin’ films featuring Prince, The Who, The Ramones, and glam rock! Doors open at 7PM, trivia starts at 7:30PM, and films begin at 7:40PM! It all starts Thursday, October 6 with Prince in UNDER THE CHERRY MOON. Check out the full schedule below or visit http://www.laemmle.com/tbt!

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October 6: UNDER THE CHERRY MOON

Two brothers from Miami are in the Mediterranean enjoying life by scamming rich women. One day they read about a young woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) set to inherit $50 million from her father. At first, Tricky (Jerome Benton) has Christopher Tracy (Prince) talked into romancing her for her money, but as he gets to know her, Christopher falls in love with her.
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October 13: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL

With the help of the Ramones, a group of rock and roll-loving students take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
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October 20: QUADROPHENIA

This film version of the Who’s rock opera QUADROPHENIA makes a few tentative stabs at “explaining” the alienation of 1960s British working-class youth, but its major selling point is its nonstop rock and R&B musical score, including the hit single “Love Reign O’er Me.” If you aren’t fascinated by the visual pyrotechnics of QUADROPHENIA, just close your eyes and revel to the soundtrack music of the Who, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, the Chiffons, Manfred Man, and many others.
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October 27: VELVET GOLDMINE

In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild. Todd Haynes wrote and directed this glitzy re-creation of London’s glam-rock scene of the ’70s. The all-star cast includes Christian Bale, Eddie Izzard, Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Toni Collette. The soundtrack features music by Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, Brian Eno and more.
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