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Laemmle’s 2015 Predict the Oscars Contest Winners

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Laemmle's 2015 Predict the Oscars Contest WinnersEvery year we award movie passes to our customers who most accurately predict the Oscars in all 24 categories and every year we stress the importance of the tie-breaker question. This year, five people tied for first place correctly predicting 21 of the 24 categories! The top three winners were then determined by how accurately they  predicted the length of the Oscar ceremony.

Logan H. of North Hollywood won the grand prize of 20 movie passes with his guess of 208 minutes, only 14 minutes shy of the actual 222 minute running time. Chris S. of West Hollywood placed second and Robert B. of Rialto followed closely in third.

The toughest categories were Best Actor, Best Animated Feature, Original Screenplay, Editing, Sound Editing, and Original Score.

Congrats to all the winners! See you next year at http://Laemmle.com/Oscar!

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

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

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

 

Election Day: Get Out and Vote or Get Out the Vote on March 3rd

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This Tuesday, March 3rd is the 2015 City of Los Angeles Municipal Election Day and there are a lot of races to decide: We’re looking at open offices for Council Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14; LAUSD Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7; and LACCD Seats 1, 3, 5, and 7.  Get out and vote and if you already voted or didn’t need reminding, look around you to see if there’s someone you know who hasn’t voted or does need reminding. L.A. County in particular has terrible voter turn-out — 31% last time! — and there are some good ideas being discussed to better that, but in the meantime, nagging will have to do. :)

Election Day: Get Out and Vote or Get Out the Vote on March 3rd
A man votes at St. Anthony Grand Lodge in South Los Angeles. (Christina House, For The L.A. Times)

DIGGING UP THE MARROW Cast and Crew at the NoHo this Weekend

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What if the ghastly images and abominations haunting our collective nightmares actually exist? Writer/director Adam Green (Hatchet) sets out to make a documentary exploring this tantalizing premise after being contacted by a mysterious man named William Dekker (Ray Wise). Dekker claims he can prove that “monsters are real” and insists these grotesque creatures are forgotten, hideously deformed humanoids inhabiting a vast, underground metropolis of the damned. Determined to expose the truth, Green embarks on a bone-chilling odyssey and gets more than he bargains for when he dares to go Digging Up the Marrow.

We open DIGGING UP THE MARROW at the NoHo today and tonight the filmmaker Adam Green and actors Will Barratt, Alex Pardee, and Ray Wise  will be there to introduce the 9:55 screening. Green and Barratt will be back to do the same for the Saturday, February 21 screening, joined by creature effects artists Rob Pendergraft and Greg Aronowitz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCSYNT7Xrfs

BOY MEETS GIRL Q&A’s Opening Weekend at the NoHo 7

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Eric Schaeffer’s new film, BOY MEETS GIRL, is a poignant, sexy, romantic coming-of-age comedy about three twenty year olds living in Kentucky: Robby, (Michael Welch, Twilight) and his best friend since childhood, Ricky, a gorgeous transgender girl, have never dated. Lamenting the lack of eligible bachelors, Ricky considers dating a girl. In walks Francesca, a beautiful young debutante waiting for her Marine fiancé to return from the war. Ricky and Francesca strike up a friendship, and maybe a little more, which forces Robby to face his true feelings for Ricky. This is a sex/human positive modern fable and identification with its story crossing all gender and sexual orientation lines. The film hopes it will help empower the TS Dating Movement that calls for more acceptance of transgender people in both day to day life and in romantic situations.

BOY MEETS GIRL lead actors Michael Welch and Michael Galante will participate in Q&A’s at the NoHo after the 7:10 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28 and after the 4:30 screening on Sunday, March 1.

http://vimeo.com/113665014

It’s Not Too Late to See Oscar Nominees and Enter Our Oscar Contest

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The Academy Awards air this Sunday which means entries for our Umpteenth Annual Oscar Contest are due Sunday morning. The person who most accurately predicts the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s choices wins ten pairs of passes, second place wins eight pairs and third place wins six pairs.

It's Not Too Late to See Oscar Nominees and Enter Our Oscar ContestThe best way to up your Oscar game is to see the nominees. Watching THE 2015 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, and LIVE ACTION will certainly put you ahead of the pack.

Best Foreign Film nominees LEVIATHAN and TIMBUKTU expand to Claremont and NoHo this Friday. IDA is playing in Beverly Hills. Unfortunately, WILD TALES and TANGERINES won’t be released prior to the awards.

Other nominees of note still playing at one or more of our theatres include: SONG OF THE SEA, STILL ALICE, WHIPLASH, CITIZENFOUR, TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT, THE IMITATION GAME, AMERICAN SNIPER, and more.

BONUS TIP: Take the tie-breaker question seriously!

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