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STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS Q&A’s Opening Weekend at the NoHo

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In STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS, Zephyr Benson stars as a forlorn teenager abandoned in New York City who mistakes the welcoming embrace of a Lower East Side drug dealer for the love of family. Quickly falling in with a fast crowd and surfing a high of mixology, pills and the absurdity of the party lifestyle, he quickly learns that these friends come with a price. This film hopes to shine a light on the reality of being a teenager in America these days. With more and more teenagers arriving from overseas to study in America, they are experiencing these issues. Many of them are unaware of the laws and legislation in this country, so they are getting involved with the wrong sort of people.

In America, a lot of underage students will try and experience the nightlife long before they are legally supposed to. With the help of fake IDs, more teenagers are getting into clubs easily. It’s become a lot easier to access a fake ID these days. By just searching how to get fake id online, teenagers will be provided with multiple websites that offer these IDs, allowing them into clubs. Of course, underage drinking isn’t advised, but many people do it. Similarly, many teenagers in America experience drug use and other things at a young age, especially if they mix with the wrong crowds.

This film focuses on the issues that teenagers face in America. Hopefully, people will relate to this story and they should enjoy it when it’s released.
We open STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS this Friday at the NoHo 7. Writer-director-lead actor Zephyr Benson and producer David Rudd will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:50 PM screening on Saturday, March 7th and after the 3:20 screening on Sunday, March 8th. Hopefully, people will enjoy it and share it with their friends.

http://vimeo.com/109762136

THE HUNTING GROUND “a Must-Watch Work of Cine-Activism” about Rape on U.S. Campuses

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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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBNHGi36nlM

 

FAREWELL TO HOLLYWOOD Filmmaker in Person at the NoHo & Playhouse Opening Weekend

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FAREWELL TO HOLLYWOOD is a love story unlike any you’ve seen before. The life’s wish of a terminally ill 17-year-old girl, Regina Diane Nicholson, leads to a deep, loving, and controversial relationship with 55-year-old filmmaker, Henry Corra. With mortality’s clock relentlessly ticking, Reggie risks everything to fight for the life, art and love she chooses. Farewell to Hollywood is a raw, unexpected love story, both record and flower of the clear-eyed but utterly romantic commitment of two people to art, poetry, care and the potential beauty of every moment together, to the very end.

FAREWELL TO HOLLYWOOD filmmaker Henry Corra will introduce the 7:10 PM screenings at the NoHo on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 13-15 as well as the 11 AM screenings at the Playhouse on March 14 and 15.

http://vimeo.com/69180956

DELI MAN Q&A’s at the Royal Opening Weekend

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Jewish culture reflects the heart of a vital ethnic history. As that culture continues to shift and adapt alongside mainstream America, delicatessen food – as its name suggests – remains a beloved communal delicacy. In Houston, Texas, third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber has built arguably the finest delicatessen restaurant in the U.S. His story – augmented by the stories of iconic delis such as Katz’s, 2nd Avenue Deli, Nate ‘n Al, Carnegie, and the Stage – embodies a tradition indelibly linked to its savory, nostalgic foods.

DELI MAN is the documentary about this culinary tradition and we open the film this Friday at the Royal and Town Center; March 13th at the Playhouse; and March 20th at the Claremont. Ziggy Gruber, owner of Ziggy’s Deli in Houston and the star of DELI MAN will participate in Q&A’s at the Royal opening weekend: after the 7:45 PM screening on Friday, March 6th and after the 3:15 screening on Saturday the 7th. Plus he’ll introduce the 5:30 screening on Saturday. Publicist Ziggy Kozlowski of Block-Korenbrot will moderate the Friday night Q&A; Los Angeles Film Critics Association President Stephen Farber will moderate Saturday afternoon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCXTJGIpY7k

CHAMPS Q&A at the NoHo with the Filmmaker, Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield and Adam Carolla

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Built around the stories of heavyweight boxing legends Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins, who open up about their lives and careers as never before, CHAMPS balances these uncensored recollections with gorgeous reenactments, classic fight footage, and candid interviews with famous fans. More than just a sports documentary, CHAMPS examines what it means to pursue the American Dream through boxing, painting a picture of a controversial and unregulated sport in a moment of crisis.

We are pleased to open CHAMPS at our North Hollywood theater on Friday, March 13. Mr. Holyfield, along with filmmaker Bert Marcus, will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:10 PM screening on Sunday, March 15. Radio host, filmmaker and comedian Adam Carolla will moderate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u3wGqwodeY

EVERLY Filmmaker and Actors with Free Autographed Posters at the Music Hall February 28

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In the new action-suspense-thriller EVERLY, Salma Hayek stars as a woman who faces down assassins sent by her ex, a mob boss, while holed up in her apartment. We open EVERLY at the Music Hall on February 27 and on Saturday, February 28 the director Joe Lynch, along with cast members Gabriella Wright, Akie Kotabe, Jen Blanc-Biehn and Caroline Chikezie and co-producer Brett Hedblom, will introduce the 9:55 PM screening and participate in a Q&A afterward, as well as autograph and give away EVERLY posters to the first 30 ticket buyers who take and post a picture of the event and tag themselves, @everlymovie and @musichall on social media.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCWXWgg5H9g

New Doc DELI MAN Brings Food Trucks to the Royal and Discounts to Local Delis

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The Canter’s and Deli Doctor food trucks are coming to the Royal Theatre in West LA in support of the new documentary DELI MAN. That’s not all! Several local delis have special deals for diners who bring in their DELI MAN tickets stubs!

DELI MAN opens March 6th in West LA and Encino.

Food Truck Schedule

3/6 – Canter’s Truck from 6pm – 9pm at the Royal
3/7 – The Deli Doctor from 6pm – 9pm at the Royal
3/8 – Canter’s Truck from 4pm – 7pm at the Royal

Special Offers from Local Delis (Valid March 6th – 20th Only)

Art’s Deli: Free fountain drink or coffee with a ticket stub from Deli Man. Not valid with any other discounts or specials.

Canter’s Deli: Free rugelach with a ticket stub from Deli Man.

Factor’s Famous Deli: 10% off your meal with a ticket stub from Deli Man. Dine in only. Not valid with any other discounts or specials.

Label’s Table Deli: Free fountain drink or coffee with a ticket stub from Deli Man. Not valid with any other discounts or specials.

Lenny’s Deli: Free dessert with your meal with a ticket stub from Deli Man. Not valid with any other discounts or specials.

Sunday Funday Pastrami Pedal Ride on 3/1

Greg Laemmle will lead bicyclists to some of the best pastrami Los Angeles has to offer!  Stop include Canter’s, Wexler’s and more! Learn more.

Heroic Young Students Overcome Everything for Education in ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL

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They live in all four corners of the planet and share a thirst for knowledge. Almost instinctively they know that their well-being, indeed their survival, depends on knowledge and education. From the dangerous savannahs of Kenya to the winding trails of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco; from the suffocating heat of southern India to the vast, dizzying plateaus of Patagonia, these children are all united by the same quest, the same dream. Jackson, Zahira, Samuel and Carlito are the heroes of ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, a film that interweaves portraits of four pupils forced to confront and overcome countless, often dangerous obstacles – enormous distances over treacherous territory, avoiding snakes, elephants, even bandits – on their journey to their classrooms.

We are very pleased to open this documentary, which “quietly reveals these four small stories as epically heroic and timeless journeys” (Village Voice), on Friday, March 6 at the Music Hall and March 7 at the Playhouse.

http://www.vimeo.com/90794633