SHE’S LOST CONTROL director Anja Marquardt will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:50 PM screenings at the NoHo Friday through Sunday, March 27-29. Producer-composer Simon Taufique, actress Lila Robbins and production designer David Meyer will join her for the Friday screening.
SAGRADA: THE MYSTERY OF CREATION: Antoni Gaudi’s 19th Century Vision Closing in on Completion
One of the most iconic and enduring human structures ever built, Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia is a unique and fascinating architectural project conceived by Antoni Gaudi in the late 19th century. More than 125 years after construction began, the basilica still remains unfinished. SAGRADA celebrates Gaudi’s vision and the continuing work of countless laborers, artisans, designers and architects as they strive to complete the colossal project while delving into the mysterious process of artistic creation.
We are opening SAGRADA on Friday, April 3rd at our Playhouse 7 theater.
The BBC just posted this short video about how the Sagrada’s architects have been using 3D printing — for 14 years, long before the technology was widely known — in their work:
And here is the trailer for the documentary:
EFFIE GRAY Opens Chain-Wide April 3; Royal Q&A with Twice Oscar-Nominated EFFIE GRAY Costume Designer Ruth Myers
In EFFIE GRAY, actress-screenwriter Emma Thompson portrays the forbidden realms of Victorian society through the true story of the marriage of Effie Gray and renowned art critic John Ruskin, exposing a secret world of unrequited passion hidden behind the veil of an opulent public life. Set in an era when neither divorce nor homosexuality were tolerated, EFFIE GRAY is the story of a beautiful young woman coming of age, and finding her own voice in a world where women were expected to be seen but not heard. Within the lush environs of a world brimming with art, painting, high society and feverishly bucolic scenes of the Scottish countryside, EFFIE GRAY explores the intricate relationship between sexual intolerance, repression and desire which continue to permeate society today. In this impeccably crafted period drama, Thompson delicately and incisively probes the marital politics of the Victorian era, and beyond.
We will open EFFIE GRAY on April 3 at our Royal, Playhouse, Claremont, NoHo and Town Center theaters. Costume designer Ruth Myers, twice an Oscar nominee, will participate in a Q&A moderated by film critic F.X. Feeney following the 7 PM screening at the Royal on Friday, April 3rd.
http://vimeo.com/116435893
KPFK recently aired a terrific interview with the film’s producers and composer. You can listen to it here.
Ms. Myers was brought up in Manchester and trained at St. Martin’s School of Art in London, then working at the Royal Court Theatre on a student grant, followed by a year working in repertory before returning to the Royal Court, where she contributed to numerous productions including John Osborne’s “Hotel in Amsterdam”, “Time Present” and David Hare’s “Stag”. Her first professional assignment was sewing sequins all night on costumes for the great designer Anthony Powell. During this period, she worked as assistant to the legendary Sophie Devine, who as ‘Motley’ had created the costumes for many of the early English classic films including director David Lean’s “Great Expectations”. With her encouragement, Ruth Myers started to design for low-budget English films beginning in 1967 with “Smashing Time” (now famous for its era-defining Mod look), “A Touch of Class,” Peter Medak’s “The Ruling Class” and The Twelve Chairs”. After being persuaded to come to America by Gene Wilder, she collaborated with him on “The World’s Greatest Lover,” “The Woman in Red” and “Haunted Honeymoon”. At that time she also designed for Joseph Losey’s “Galileo” and “The Romantic Englishwoman.” It was on this film that she met her late husband, production designer Richard MacDonald. As a couple, they enjoyed a dynamic collaboration on films that include Sydney Pollack’s “The Firm,” Fred Schepisi’s “Plenty” and “The Russia House,” Norman Jewison’s “And Justice For All,” Ken Russell’s “Altered States”, Jack Clayton’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and Barry Sonnenfeld’s “The Addams Family,” for which she received an Academy Award® nomination. Since 1993, she has designed more than 30 films, including Curtis Hanson’s “L.A. Confidential” (Emmy nomination), Douglas McGrath’s “Emma” (for which she earned her second Academy Award® nomination), “Nicholas Nickleby” and “Infamous,” Taylor Hackford’s “Proof of Life,”, Mimi Leder’s “Deep Impact,” John Curran’s “The Painted Veil,” “City of Ember,” and “The Golden Compass” (directed by Chris Weitz). Her most recent assignments include “Dorian Gray,” Terence Davies’ “The Deep Blue Sea” and Phil Kaufman’s “Hemingway and Gelhorn” (Emmy nomination), “Mortdecai,” starring Johnny Depp, with upcoming titles including “Molly Moon: The Incredible Hypnotist.”
MARFA GIRL Q&A with Actors, Producer and Cinematographer Opening Night at the NoHo
MARFA GIRL, the new film from visionary director Larry Clark (Kids, Ken Park, Bully), follows Adam, a directionless 16-year-old living in the working class U.S./Mexico border town of Marfa, Texas, and his sexual relationships with his teenage girlfriend; twenty-something neighbor; aggressive local artist; and high school teacher, while an unhinged, misogynistic border patrol agent watches over the neighborhood. What ensues is a web of sex, drugs, and violence as the Latino skater punks adjust to their gritty, aimless life in the dead end town.
MARFA GIRL actors Jeremy St. James and Indigo Rael, along with producer Adam Sherman and cinematographer David Newbert, will participate in a Q&A after the 7:10 PM screening at the NoHo opening night, Friday, March 27 at the NoHo 7.
Q&A’s with OCCUPY THE FARM director Todd Darling and more in Claremont, NoHo, and West LA
OCCUPY THE FARM tells the inspiring story of urban farmers fighting to save the last farmland in their East-Bay community. OCCUPY THE FARM’s cameras witnessed the dramatic and rapid evolution of tactics and strategy of both the farmers and their adversaries – officials from the University of California.
Join director Todd Darling and guests after each screening for Q&A sessions.
SCREENINGS:
Monday, March 30 at 7:30PM at the NoHo 7 in North Hollywood. Mr. Darling will be joined by South Central Farmer’s Cooperative leader/activist and subject of THE GARDEN, Tezozomoc. Purchase tickets here.
Tuesday, March 31 at 7:30PM at the Claremont 5 in Claremont. Mr. Darling will participate in a Q&A after the screening. The evening is sponsored locally by Fallen Fruit From Rising Women and the Cal Poly Pomona Food Justice Club. Purchase tickets here.
Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30PM at the Royal Theatre in West LA. Mr. Darling will be joined by Kiss The Ground co-founder, Finian Makepeace. Purchase tickets here.
‘CicLAvia: The Valley’ is this Sunday! Stop by the NoHo 7!
CicLAvia will make the San Fernando Valley its home on March 22 when Metro Presents CicLAvia – The Valley takes place from 9 AM to 4 PM. The first CicLAvia of 2015 represents the inaugural visit of L.A.’s renowned open streets event to the storied Valley. Participants will be able to travel between North Hollywood and Studio City on car-free streets, using foot, pedal and non-motorized wheel power.
The event runs 5 1/2 miles along Lankershim Boulevard between the North Hollywood Metro Red Line stop at Chandler Boulevard and the Universal Studio Red Line stop, and along Ventura Boulevard between Campo de Cahuenga and Coldwater Canyon. The route will highlight some of the gems of the East Valley including the North Hollywood Arts District, Universal City, the historic Campo de Cahuenga, Studio City Farmers Market and the famed Sportsmen’s Lodge.
The Valley route is made possible with a grant from Metro Los Angeles.
New to CicLAvia? Here are four things you need to know for March 22:
- It’s FREE!
- It’s not a race and you don’t need a bike to participate. You can walk or skate to your heart’s content.
- There’s no beginning or end. You can start anywhere and go as far or as short as you want.
- The flow of participants goes both ways, just like regular traffic.
We at Laemmle adore CicLAvia and this is the first time one of our theaters will be right on the route so we’re trying something special this time around: See your social media posts on a movie screen! Stop by the Laemmle NoHo 7 during CicLAvia this Sunday to share your CicLAvia photos on the big screen. Simply tag your Instagram and Twitter posts with #LaemmleVia! Sit back with friends, post photos, enjoy some free popcorn, and listen to Valley-related songs. It’s all free from 9 AM – 4 PM!
We’re located at 5240 Lankershim Blvd. between Weddington and Magnolia.
Park your bike at the Valley’s only bike corral right outside the
theater on Lankershim.
Hope to see you there!
Award-Winning MEDEAS Filmmaker Andrea Pallaoro at the Music Hall for a Q&A Opening Night
MEDEAS is an intimate portrait of a rural family’s inner lives and their relationship to a harsh and shifting landscape. Ennis, a stern, hard-working dairy farmer struggles to maintain control of his family and surrounding environment, while his wife, Christina, retreats into herself, progressively disconnecting from him and their five children. As tensions increase, each character must confront their yearnings and anxieties, culminating in a dangerous conflict between control and freedom, intimacy and alienation. A journey into the unpredictable boundaries of human behavior, MEDEAS explores the desperate lengths people are driven to by love and self-preservation.
The winner of the New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for MEDEAS , filmmaker Andrea Pallaoro also won the award for Best Director at the Marrakech International Film Festival and the Parajanov Prize for Best Visuals and Aesthetics at the Tbilisi International Film Festival. Additionally, Pallaoro won the UK-Italy Creative Industries Award for Best Innovative Budget at the Venice Film Festival. Mr. Pallaoro will participate in a Q&A after the 7:30 PM screening at the Music Hall this Friday, March 20.
Actor-Writer-Director Pif on his Feature Film Debut THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN SUMMER
THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN SUMMER is a subversive, irreverent Italian film about Arturo, a young boy whose obsession with the Mafia’s casual presence in his city surpasses even his passion for Flora, the beautiful schoolmate who remains his main love interest until adulthood. The filmmaker uses Arturo’s unrequited love story as the vehicle to narrate the most tragic events in Italy’s recent history, starting with the Cosa Nostra’s criminal actions in Sicily in the ’70s, including their notorious murders of judges.
THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN SUMMER, which we will open at the Royal, Playhouse and Town Center on March 27, was directed, narrated and co-written by Pierfrancesco Diliberto, known as Pif, who also co-stars. He had this to say about his feature film debut:
“You know that feeling when you come across an old photo from the 1980s with a girl you were madly in love with? No matter how beautiful the girl, your eyes, or mine at least, were always drawn to a peculiar element: her shoulder pads. Girls wore horrible shoulder pads, because they were trendy at the time. And now I wonder: how come shoulder pads were such a big part of my life and I never said anything?
“So, I asked myself a similar question with regards to Palermo, the city where I was born and where I grew up. One day, I looked back and asked myself: how is it possible that in Palermo, the Mafia was so forcefully present in people’s lives and yet very few spoke out against it?
“Time makes you more lucid and more detached: you understand the absurd compromises you have to make in life. In the end, you pretend that everything is fine. Including wearing shoulder pads. It’s exhausting to try and stand out from the crowd. However bitter this may be, there and then, your life is easier if you put your head down.
“Thus, it’s sometimes better and easier to just be a child. Because children mimic their role models: the adults. And if adults don’t have any problems, neither do children. Problems start coming when, one day, children realize that the Mafia doesn’t kill only in summer.”
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