Film Reviews & Previews
THE CASE AGAINST 8 filmmakers Ben Cotner and Ryan White will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:10 screenings at the Royal on Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOyhv91Ygz8
We at Laemmle Theatres are energetic supporters of Friends of the L.A. River and today brings great, big news, one billion dollars worth. “We are thrilled that the Army Corps has decided to endorse the more complete proposal for the restoration of the River,” said Laemmle Theatres President Greg Laemmle this morning. “Just the first step in a marathon, but it is decidedly a step in the right direction.”
In case you missed the front page of today’s L.A. Times:
“Federal officials gave a major boost Wednesday to the city’s plans to turn the Los Angeles River into an urban oasis for recreation and an inviting locale for new commercial and residential development.
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has decided to recommend approval of an ambitious, $1-billion proposal to restore habitat, widen the river, create wetlands and provide access points and bike trails along an 11-mile stretch north of downtown through Elysian Park.
“The city sees those 11 miles as the starting point for a project that will eventually revitalize all 51 miles of the river, from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach.”
TRUST ME filmmaker-star Clark Gregg will participate in a Q&A after the 7:45 PM screening at the NoHo on Saturday, June 7th.
http://vimeo.com/96939084
NEXT YEAR JERUSALEM director David Gaynes will participate in Q&A’s after the 5:30 and 7:45 PM screenings at the Royal on Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31.
THE BIG ASK co-directors Thomas Beatty and Rebecca Fishman, along with actors David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Ahna O’Reilly, Zachary Knighton, Gillian Jacobs and Jason Ritter, will participate in a Q&A after the 7:50 PM screening at the Monicas on Friday, May 30.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdiS3U5IelA&list=PLA_atH–hPG5fHChEAFW-j5phWqlff9Gv
SOLDIER IN ART plays with each screening of NEXT YEAR JERUSALEM. The SOLDIER IN ART filmmakers will participate in Q&A’s after each 7:45 PM screening at the Royal, May 30 through June 5.
The New York Times’ excellent film critic Manohla Dargis posted this dispatch from Cannes.
BREASTMILK filmmaker Dana Ben-Ari and executive producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein will participate in Q&A’s after the 7 PM screening on Friday, May 16 and after the 11 AM screening on Sunday, May 18. Ms. Ben-Ari will do solo Q&A’s after the 11 AM and 7 PM screenings on Saturday.