WE ARE X director Stephen Kijak will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:30 PM screening, Friday, October 28 at the Monica Film Center and after the 5:20 PM screening at the Playhouse 7 on Saturday, October 29.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX6Ord06p-k
The CHIEF ZABU filmmakers, Zack Norman & Neil Cohen, will participate in Q&A’s at the Monicas on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 after the 5:40 & 7:50 PM shows.
https://vimeo.com/178231922
Q&A’s with COMING THROUGH THE RYE writer/director James Sadwith at the following:
Monica Film Center after the 7:00pm show on Friday 10/21
Town Center after the 5:30pm show on Saturday 10/22
Playhouse after the 7:00pm show on Saturday 10/22
THEO WHO LIVED director David Schisgall and subject Theo Padnos will participate in a Q&A following the 7:20 PM screening at the Monica Film Center on Friday, October 21.
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.
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
Filmed over the course of nearly three years, the NEWTOWN filmmakers use unique access and never-before-heard testimonies to tell a story of the aftermath of December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut: the deadliest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history. NEWTOWN documents a traumatized community fractured by grief and driven toward a sense of purpose. Joining the ranks of a growing club to which no one wants to belong, a cast of characters interconnect to weave an intimate story of community resilience. Several screenings will feature Q&A’s:
Friday October 14 7:10pm
Premiere with Filmmakers and Special Guests
Post screening Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder, Producer Maria Cuomo Cole, and NEWTOWN subject Nicole Hockley.
Saturday October 15 7:10pm
Night with Composers and Fil Eisler
Post screening Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder, Producer Maria Cuomo Cole, Advocate, Richard Martinez, NEWTOWN score Composer team led by Fil Eisler
Sunday October 16 2:20pm
Post screening Q&A with Director Kim A. Snyder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6V_L6OKgY
SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000-year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food.
Both directors, Jon Betz and Taggart Siegel, will be doing Q & As after the 4:50, 7:20, and 10:00 pm shows Friday, September 30 and September October 1 at the MONICA FILM CENTER.
Jon Betz will be doing a Q & A after the 11:00 am show in PASADENA ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2.
Taggart Siegel will be doing a Q & A after the 11:00 am show in CLAREMONT ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7fjRZQJXmc
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!
