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ANITA Q&A’s at the Royal this Weekend

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ANITA director Freida Lee Mock will participate in Q&A’s at the Royal after the 5:20 and 7:30 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29 and after the 7:30 screening on Sunday, March 30.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGrWaCCVfq0

ANITA Q&A's at the Royal this Weekend

SHIRIN IN LOVE Filmmaker Appearances Tonight

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SHIRIN IN LOVE writer-director Ramin Niami will introduce the 7:30 PM screening at the Music Hall and participate in a Q&A after the 7:10 screening at the Town Center on Friday, March 14.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd2X2r2bSqE

SHIRIN IN LOVE Filmmaker Appearances Tonight

PARTICLE FEVER: Q&A with a Cal Tech Physics Professor

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California Institute of Technology Professor of Physics Mark Wise will participate in a Q&A after the 7:10 PM screening of PARTICLE FEVER at the Playhouse on Friday, March 14.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rikc7foqvRI

THE RAPE OF EUROPA: The L.A. Times’ Kenneth Turan on this Essential Documentary

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Posted this afternoon on the L.A. Times website:

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Critic’s Pick: The feature film ‘The Monuments Men’ has brought about the re-release of the documentary “The Rape of Europa,’ which details the Nazi wartime theft of European art.

By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic

If George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” did nothing else, it made possible the theatrical re-release of “The Rape of Europa,” a splendid documentary that shows the true story behind the Nazi theft of European art and interviews some of the real-life Monuments Men who got it back. The film is packed with information and also tells a series of wonderful truth-is-stranger-than-fiction tales. “The Rape of Europa” even details the postwar fights about who owns which paintings that culminated in the sale of Gustav Klimt’s gold portrait for a record $135 million. This documentary paints a picture that is vivid and timely. Playing on Saturday and Sunday at [11 AM at] Laemmle’s Monica 4 in Santa Monica, Town Center 5 in Encino, Playhouse 7 in Pasadena and Claremont 5 in Claremont.

THE RAPE OF EUROPA: The L.A. Times' Kenneth Turan on this Essential Documentary
Adolf HItler was drawn to art. “The Rape of Europa” details Nazi looting of Europe’s works. (Lynn Nicholas Collection / Agon Arts & Entertainment)

 

 

Climate Ride Contest Winners!

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Climate Ride Contest Winners!We received a lot of great entry essays to our Climate Ride contest and from among them have chosen one first place winner, two second place winners and two third prize winners who will ride with Greg Laemmle from San Francisco through wine country to Sacramento this May to raise awareness about climate change and money to help combat it. In conjunction with the tree planting movement, this has helped raise so much awareness for the problems regarding climate change and helped convinced many more people that we need to act now to save our planet! I’m thrilled with the turn out for the Climate Ride and feel honoured to inform you of the winners. Here’s who won and their fabulous prizes!

Grand Prize, an Unlimited Laemmle Movie Pass for the rest of 2014, Free Registration for
Climate Ride, and a $2500 contribution toward their Climate Ride
fundraising goal, goes to David Rindlaub.

Second Prize, an Unlimited Laemmle Movie Pass for the rest of 2014, Free Registration for
Climate Ride, and a $1250 contribution toward their Climate Ride
fundraising goal, goes to Eddie Beres and Dalila Mendez.

Third Prize, an Unlimited Laemmle Movie Pass for the rest of 2014 plus Free Registration for Climate Ride, goes to Aaron Ratliff and Alan Bair.

Congratulations to all five of them! Please consider supporting their efforts because they have a long way to go before reaching their fund-raising goals. Click on the above links to learn how and why they have made such a big commitment to raise money for climate change-related causes.

Climate Ride Contest Winners!
Greg Laemmle

THOMAS KEATING: A RISING TIDE OF SILENCE Q&A

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THOMAS KEATING: A RISING TIDE OF SILENCE director Peter C. Jones will participate in Q&A’s after the 7:20 PM screenings at the Music Hall on Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8 and Tuesday, March 11.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2MrMDpwchA

THOMAS KEATING: A RISING TIDE OF SILENCE Q&A

OMAR ~ Q&A with Writer-Director, Star and Co-Star

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Two-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Hany Abu-Assad, star Adam Bakri and co-star Eyad Hourani will participate in a Q&A after the 7:20 PM screening of OMAR at the Playhouse on Thursday, March 6.

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

Movie and a Meal: Follow THE LUNCHBOX with a Visit to an Indian Restaurant

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This scene from THE GODFATHER always makes me want Italian food. And that’s just one scene. Films in which food is a major part of the plot are a beloved genre all their own. Time will tell, but the new Indian movie THE LUNCHBOX may join the ranks of other great foodie movies like BABETTE’S FEAST, BIG NIGHT and LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE. We at Laemmle Theatres humbly recommend you try preceding lunch or dinner at one of the many Indian restaurants near our theaters by taking in THE LUNCHBOX to whet your appetite. Here are some close by:

Fourteen minute walk west down Santa Monica Blvd. from the Royal: All India Cafe

Across the street from the Playhouse (where we open THE LUNCHBOX this Friday): Sitar Indian Cuisine

Two minute walk west down Ventura Blvd. from the Town Center (where we open THE LUNCHBOX this Friday): Anarbagh

Or choose one of your personal favorites. Bon appetit!

Movie and a Meal: Follow THE LUNCHBOX with a Visit to an Indian Restaurant