Film Festivals
Annual Film Festivals Winter Scandinavian Film Festival Jan 6-21. Writers Guild Theater. "Top films from the top of Europe," back for its 19th year. LA Dance Film Festival Jan 25. Los Feliz 3 Theatre. Features filmmakers from around the world ...
COLCOA - Film Festival Apr 18-25
COLCOA 2016 FILM NOTES See Web site for Schedule http://www.colcoa.org/ FILM NOTES - in chronological order MONDAY, APRIL 18 MONSIEUR CHOCOLAT / Chocolat North American Premiere • Drama • France, 2016 DCP • 2.35 • Dolby 5.1 • Color • 110 min Directed ...
Film & TV
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P.R.: Festival: Film Noir - Apr 15-24
Noir City Hollywood: The 18th Annual Los Angeles Festival of Film Noir 10 Days! 21 Films! All 35mm Prints! 2 Restorations! 11 Films Not on DVD! 5 New Prints! 6 Archival Prints! April 15 - 24, 2016 Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard. LA 90028 ...
Indie Films Dec 26-29
... day after Christmas. The Look of Silence. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. Produced by Signe Byrge Serensen. From Drafthouse Films. Color, 2015,Denmark/Indonesia/Finland, 103 minutes, rated PG-13. Through Oppenheimers footage of perpetrators of the ...
Saudi Film Festival
... its culture is complex and diverse. The country is evolving and growing at its own rate. The labor ministry has approved film production as an economic activity. This is expressed and represented in the Saudi Arabia Society of Culture and Arts. The ...
A Late Thaw - Film Review
A review by Rachel Flanagan. A haunting new fantasy short, A Late Thaw, written and directed by award winning Canadian Filmmaker, Kim Barr, takes an expressive look at love, grief and the power to move on. Barr created this film as a way to explore ...
Laurel & Hardy Film Fest MAY 6-8
The Original Odd Couple, the Films of Laurel & Hardy Full Digital Restorations of a Dozen Laurel & Hardy Shorts! 35mm Prints! Special Guests! Book Signing with Author Randy Skretvedt! May 6 - 8, 2016 Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, ...
Indie Films May 6-12
... between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist. Winner- Out On Film, Atlanta "Invigortaing....witnessing a filmmaker with as distinctive a voice as Kuhn come out of the gate with something ...
Dynamic Dames Film Series
Harrison Held, Juliet Hyde White, Christian Meoli, Sloan DeForrest Photo: Michele Marotta The Dynamic Dames Film Series got off to a dynamic start Saturday night at Hollywood's new Arena Cinelounge. The opening night audience was warmly welcomed by ...
The Queen of Spain - Film Review
... magic accessible to a wide audience, which was the style behind Spanish auteur Fernando Trueba's "The Queen of Spain." The film is a belated sequel to Trueba's 1998 "The Girl of Your Dreams," a comedy-drama which followed a group of filmmakers during ...
The Conway Curve - Film Review
... Conway Curve, an ambitious new indie from a Texas-based team, provides both the pleasures and the pitfalls of an independent film. Led by director, producer, and co-writer Marian Yeager, the film goes the way a lot of independent movies go. In the ...
Odd Brodsky - Film Review
... spaced-out, dumbbell roommate, well-played by Scotty Dickert on the edge of over-the-top. Spuds is a great character. The film lights up every time he appears, counseling Audrey on the couch or taking her out on some near-disastrous adventures. ...
Spider-Man: Homecoming - Film Review
... say that British actor Tom Holland is my favorite Spider-Man ever and this reboot, directed by Jon Watts, is my favorite film in this Marvel franchise. What makes this film work so well, is that it's your basic coming of age story that's filled with ...
Alien: Covenant - Film Review
... weren't that crazy about Ridley Scott's Prometheus. People found it confusing and not up to par with the original Alien film. Well, guess what? Mr. Scott has completely redeemed himself with his new film Alien: Covenant. If you're a fan, you will not ...
The Ningyo - Film Review
... time, make people laugh, cry or scream in terror and sometimes teach a little something along the way. "The Ningyo," a short film directed by Miguel Ortega and produced by his other half, Tran Ma, is a Faustian tale about losing yourself to achieve ...
P.R.: FREE FILM EVENT! Apr 22-28
... the 400 th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, Arena Cinema Hollywood will present a Free Shakespeare Series of films. Admission is free, but reservations are REQUIRED. Online: http://arenascreen.com. By phone: (323) 306-0676. April 22- April ...
P.R.: Indian Film Festival Winners
IFFLA 2016 award winners! IFFLA 2016 award winners! We're thrilled to announce the award winners for the 14th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles! Grand Jury Awards Best Feature: VISAARANAI (INTERROGATION) Best Actor: Sanjay Mishra in MASAAN ...
Indie Films April 15-21
... Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond. Produced by Richard Bracewell, Tony Bracewell, Alasdair Flind and Charles Steel. From BBC Films. Color, 2016, U/.K., 94 minutes, not rated. Family. Starring Mathew Baynton, Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, Jim Howick, ...
Yalom's Cure - Film Review
... techniques, and his discovery on the benefits of group therapy to both the terminally ill and the healthy. A majority of the film focuses on Yalom as a teenager trying to woo his future wife Marilyn. They both recount how their successful marriage ...
Indie Films April 8-14
... APRIL 8 Darling. Written and directed by Mickey Keating. Produced by Keating, Sean Fowler and Jenn Wexler. From Screen Media Films. Black-and-white, 2016, USA, 78 minutes, not rated. Thriller. Starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Larry ...
Indie Films Mar 11-16
... ON MARCH 11 Road Games. Directed and written by Abner Pastoll. Produced by Guillaume Benski and JunyoungJang. From IFC Films. Color, 2016, UK/France, 95 minutes, not rated. Thriller. Starring Andrew Simpson, Barbara Crampton, Josephine de la Baume, ...
Indie Films April 1-7
... when they stumble upon a Black Mass in an abandoned building. Winner: Fantastic Fest; Morbido Fest. "One of the best horror films of the decade."---Shock Till You Drop Pandemic. Directed by John Suits. Written by Dustin T. Benson. Produced by Suits, ...
Indie Films: Hope Tucker: The Obituary Project March 13
Los Angeles Filmforum presents Hope Tucker: The Obituary Project on March 13, 2016 LOS ANGELES, February 13, 2016 - Hope Tucker visits Los Angeles for her first show here of The Obituary Project, a compendium of experimental salvage ethnography. In ...
Indian Film Festival 2016 Program
... Shah and Kalki Koechlin. This year's program features award-winning prestige titles from the festival circuit and more women filmmakers than ever before. Highlights include Deepa Mehta's gangster drama BEEBA BOYS; Leena Yadav's PARCHED, a story of ...
Indie Films Feb 26 - Mar 3
... a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself. Winner: Fantasia Film Festival; Independent Film Festival of Boston; Nashville Film Festival; San Francisco Indiefest; Slamdance Film Festival. "Will ...
Indie Films Mar 4-10
... Dead Road Games. Directed and written by Abner Pastoll. Produced by Guillaume Benski and JunyoungJang. From IFC Films. Color, 2016, UK/France, 95 minutes, not rated. Thriller. Starring Andrew Simpson, Barbara Crampton, Josephine de la Baume, Frederic ...
Indie Films Feb 19-25
... all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love. Winner- Toronto Film Critics Association Awards; San Francisco Film Critics Circle; Las Palmas Film Festival; Bildrausch Filmfest Basel. "Quite ...