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Harry Hamlin, Barry Sandler, A. Scott Berg In Person for a 35th Anniversary, 35mm Screening of MAKING LOVE on June 24th at the Ahrya Fine Arts

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During Gay Pride month, Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a 35th anniversary screening of MAKING LOVE, the first major studio production to present gay characters and relationships in a positive light.

Join us on Saturday, June 24, at 7:30 PM at the Ahrya Fine Arts followed by Q&A with Screenwriter Barry Sandler, Author A. Scott Berg, and Co-star Harry Hamlin. Presented in 35mm. Click here for tickets.

Michael Ontkean plays a doctor married to a TV executive (Kate Jackson) but struggling with homosexual impulses. When he meets a liberated writer played by Harry Hamlin, he has his first gay romance, which transforms the lives of all three characters.

Oscar winner Wendy Hiller, Oscar nominee Nancy Olson, and Tony winner Arthur Hill co-star. The enormously influential film was written by Barry Sandler, from a story by A. Scott Berg, and directed by Arthur Hiller, the director of Love Story, Silver Streak, The In-Laws, and many other successful movies.

Barry Sandler wrote and produced the cult favorite, Crimes of Passion, starring Kathleen Turner and directed by Ken Russell. His other credits include Kansas City Bomber with Raquel Welch, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox with George Segal and Goldie Hawn, and The Mirror Crack’d with Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and Kim Novak.

A. Scott Berg is the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Maxwell Perkins, Samuel Goldwyn, Charles Lindbergh, and Woodrow Wilson. He was also executive producer of the 2016 film Genius, which starred Colin Firth and Jude Law and was adapted from his biography of legendary literary editor Maxwell Perkins.

Harry Hamlin starred in the acclaimed TV series of the 1980s and 90s, L.A. Law, for which he earned three Golden Globe nominations. He also earned a Globe nomination for his feature film debut, Stanley Donen’s Movie Movie. He starred in Clash of the Titans with acting legends Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith. He was the star of the TV miniseries, Studs Lonigan, and had recurring roles on popular series Veronica Mars, Shameless, Glee, and Mad Men (for which he earned an Emmy nomination).

JASMINE Filmmaker Q&A’s the Weekend at the Monica Film Center.

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JASMINE filmmaker Dax Phelan will participate in Q&A’s at the Monica Film Center after the 7:40 p.m. shows on Friday (6/16), Saturday (6/17), and Sunday (6/18).

https://vimeo.com/213283052

FROM HOLLYWOOD TO ROSE Q&A’s with the Star & Filmmakers this Weekend at the Music Hall.

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The following FROM HOLLYWOOD TO ROSE 5 PM screenings will feature Q&A’s: Friday with star Eve Annenberg and writer/co-director Matt Jacobs; Sunday with writer/co-director Matt Jacobs and co-director Liz Graham; Sunday with writer/co-director Matt Jacobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUw_cJ5laFQ&app=desktop

NOWHERE TO HIDE Filmmaker Zaradasht and Special Guests Opening Weekend at the Music Hall.

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NOWHERE TO HIDE director Zaradasht Ahmed will participate in Q&A’s at the Music Hall opening weekend June 30-July 2nd following the 7:30 PM shows. A different special guest will join him for each screening:

Friday, June 30th: Academy award winning editor and doc maker Doug Blush in Conversation with Director Zaradasht Ahmed.

Saturday, July 1st: Journalist and New Filmmakers L.A. Chair Danny DeLillo in Conversation with Director Zaradasht Ahmed.

Sunday, July 2nd: Moderator TBD in Conversation with Zaradasht Ahmed.

 

Q&A’s with MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS Filmmaker Johnny O’Reilly and Actress Evgenia Brik.

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MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS filmmaker Johnny O’Reilly and actress Evgenia Brik will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:10 PM show at the Town Center on Friday, June 16 and at the Ahrya Fine Arts after the 7:15 show on Saturday, June 17 and the 4:40 PM show on Sunday, June 18. Dina Gontar will moderate the Friday Q&A. Shauna Farrell will moderate the Saturday and Sunday Q&A’s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY6K1G4Fq_M

P.S. JERUSALEM in Person for Q&A’s this Weekend at the Music Hall.

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P.S. JERUSALEM director Danae Elon will participate in Q&A’s at the Music Hall after the 5:10 PM screenings Friday-Sunday, June 9-11.

https://vimeo.com/206453217

RIPPED Cast & Crew Q&A Opening Night at the Music Hall.

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The RIPPED cast and crew will participate in a Q&A after the 7:30 PM screening at the Music Hall on opening night, Friday, June 23.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mQdkSC6qCM

Come Take a Gander at the Upcoming Laemmle Glendale During this Sunday’s CicLAvia – Glendale Meets Atwater Village!

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One of the most fun and free things to do in our fair megalopolis is CicLAvia and this Sunday, June 11 from 9 to 4 you can enjoy a brand new route between Atwater Village and Glendale. Streets will be closed to cars and open for cyclists, pedestrians, runners and skaters to use as a recreational space. The Laemmle Charitable Foundation has been a proud sponsor for several years and we are super excited that this will be the first CicLAvia in Glendale.

If you think of Glendale as the sleepy L.A. suburb it once was, you ought to see how things have changed.  Brand Avenue is now one of the more vibrant central business streets in the county, with tons of new mixed use developments. This Sunday is also a great chance to check out some of the hip restaurants and cafes in neighboring Atwater Village, or head over to Golden Road Brewing for some suds.

As it happens, our soon-to-come newest Laemmle theater is in Glendale! We’ll have five screens and hope to start projecting good movies on to them this holiday season. The venue is not directly on the CicLAvia route (as was the case in NoHo and Pasadena), but we are just a block away, on the corner of Wilson and Maryland Avenues. The Laemmle Glendale Project is not yet open to the public, but you can certainly take a look at the building just by venturing a block off route. Pick up a pastry at Porto’s and walk over …plus check out the historic Alex Theatre.

For updates, you can follow Laemmle Glendale on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

This Sunday is a terrific, fun chance to see why we are so excited to be part of the all new stuff going on in Glendale. Tuesday was our ribbon cutting ceremony. Here are some photos:

Laemmle Lofts and Laemmle Glendale theater at the corner of Wilson and Maryland.
Left to right: Councilmembers Ara Najarian and Paula Devine, Bob Laemmle, Tish Laemmle, Glendale Mayor Vartan Gharpetian, Greg Laemmle, Councilmemeber Vrej Agajanian, Marc Nathanson, Director of Community Development Philip Lanzafame, City Manager Scott Ochoa.
Part of our interior space. Not quite ready for showtime!