| Special Events in September:
Wednesday, September 12 – 8:00 PM LASZLO KOVACS
MEMORIAL SCREENING
Award-winning cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs passed away recently at the age of
74 but left behind an outstanding body of work. He began his career in such exploitation
films as HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS (starring a young Jack Nicholson) and went onto shoot such
acclaimed and popular work as EASY RIDER, FIVE EASY PIECES, SHAMPOO, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
and GHOST BUSTERS. He leaves behind an unforgettable legacy.
PAPER MOON, 1973, Paramount, 102 min. Director Peter
Bogdanovich’s Depression-era tale of confidence man Ryan O’Neal and his young
daughter (Tatum O’Neal, who won a Best Supporting Oscar) fleecing naïve citizens
from town to town in the American Midwest is rendered in glistening and appropriately
gritty black, grey and white tones by cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs. Co-starring Madeline
Kahn, John Hillerman. FREE ADMISSION Peter Bogdanovich and
Garrett Smith to introduce the screening. Other guests to be confirmed.
Thursday, September 13 – 7:30 PM
Los Angeles Premiere! Giant Monsters on the Loose!
DRAGON WARS, 2007, Freestyle Releasing, 90 min. Starring
Jason Behr (THE GRUDGE), Amanda Brooks (FLIGHTPLAN) and Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN), and
written & directed by Hyung Rae Shim, this is rumored to be the most expensive Korean
film ever made, a super big budget giant monster fest with state-of-the art special
effects. Dragon-like creatures from an ancient legend appear in Los Angeles, scale
buildings, flip cars and terrorize the city in search of a girl named Sarah. While
investigating one of the disaster sites, a TV reporter Ethan, uncovers a piece of debris
which directly links him to this legend. Ethan must realize his destiny as an ancient
warrior who was re-born to protect Sarah from the evil dragons and save the city from
total destruction. Discussion after the film with members of
cast & crew, with a reception to follow. Special admission prices for this show
(includes reception): General, $15; Seniors & Students, $12; Members, $10.
Saturday, September 15
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:40 AM FOREVER
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood history comes alive with our docent tours of the
legendary 1922 Egyptian theatre. See what it would have been like to be in a Sid Grauman
stage show with a visit to the old dressing rooms and singers boxes, plus an exhibit of
original furniture created for the theatre. Check out our state-of-the-art projection
booth, discover the painstaking restoration work and the marriage of modern technology
with a landmark of Hollywood history - and more! Tours are approximately one hour long and
involve a fair amount of walking. There are plenty of places to sit along the way and the
main part of the theatre is handicap accessible. Group Tours can also be arranged.
Sunday, September 16
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:40 AM FOREVER
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood history comes alive with our docent tours of the
legendary 1922 Egyptian theatre. See what it would have been like to be in a Sid Grauman
stage show with a visit to the old dressing rooms and singers boxes, plus an exhibit of
original furniture created for the theatre. Check out our state-of-the-art projection
booth, discover the painstaking restoration work and the marriage of modern technology
with a landmark of Hollywood history - and more! Tours are approximately one hour long and
involve a fair amount of walking. There are plenty of places to sit along the way and the
main part of the theatre is handicap accessible. Group Tours can also be arranged.
Thursday, September 20 – 8:00 PM
Los Angeles Premiere:
TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING
FOREHEAD, 2007, 84 min. Dir. Larry Blamire. At long last--the
eagerly-awaited follow-up to THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA! Shot in glorious color and the
new screen miracle CraniaScope, it's the spine-tingling story of a small coastal town
besieged by foreheads from outer space, intent on taking over our planet; imagine INVASION
OF THE BODY SNATCHERS directed by Douglas Sirk (only funny, of course) and you've got it.
Presented by none other than Ray Harryhausen, it features stop-motion work by the
Chiodo Brothers, some very cool cameos, and a haunting title song performed by The
Manhattan Transfer! With Brian Howe, Dan Conroy, Andrew Parks, Fay Masterson. Plus:
Surprise Larry Blamire Shorts (9 min.). Discussion
afterwards with cast and crew. http://www.screamingforehead.com/
Sunday, September 23
- 2:30 - 5:30 PM
NAVIGATING FILM FESTIVALS SEMINAR
(Spielberg Theatre) For most emerging filmmakers, the goal of launching a film on the
festival circuit begins with one ultimate dream: SUNDANCE! But what lies beyond Sundance
for you and your film? In this interactive forum/discussion/seminar, presented just in
time for "festival season," film festival programmer/film consultant Thomas
Ethan Harris offers filmmakers practical skills to navigating the world of film festivals
to maximum effect.
What are the most significant film festivals and showcases
you should be considering right now before that ultimate Sundance dream fades and you are
stuck with a very good film and no place to show it?
Topics to be discussed will include:
A survey of both the world's and the United States' most important film festivals.
A breakdown and discussion of what particular film festival's are looking for and what
individual festivals respond to as they build their yearly list of selected films. (The
genres, tones, filmic styles, running times that most interest individual film festivals.)
How to strategize the best festival release for your particular film.
The growing importance of community and genre film festivals to your film.
The design and importance of your film's press kit and key art.
The where, whens and hows of submitting your film.
A list of film festivals to AVOID and why!
AND...
Secret "insider tips" on submitting your film to help you get selected!
Thomas Ethan Harris has served as the Director Of Programming for numerous
organizations and non-profits including the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Palm Springs
International Festival of Short Films and the Palm Springs Cultural Center where he
currently serves as Artistic Director. The experience of overseeing these selection
committees has given Harris a unique insight into the contemporary world of film
festivals.
Whether you are currently submitting your film to festivals or whether you are in
production on your film or even if you are just prepping your first film, EVERYONE is
encourage to attend this insightful, stimulating and empowering discussion of film
festivals and film festival release strategizing. Tickets: $20 General Admission; $15 Student/Senior and $12
Cinematheque Members. ALSO OFFERED ON SEPT. 26.
Sunday, September 23 – 5:30 PM
Art Directors Society Screening:
Art director Richard MacDonald studied at the Royal
College Art and worked briefly as a theatrical set designer before starting his film
career in 1954. He worked on many films with acclaimed American expatriate director Joseph
Losey, including THESE ARE THE DAMNED (which we just screened in August), THE SERVANT,
MODESTY BLAISE, BOOM! and SECRET CEREMONY. He also worked on such popular movies as JESUS
CHRIST SUPERSTAR, MARATHON MAN and THE ADDAMS FAMILY, and classics such as FAR FROM THE
MADDING CROWD.
DAY OF THE LOCUST, 1975,
Paramount, 144 min. John Schlesinger (MIDNIGHT COWBOY) directed this epic adaptation of
writer Nathaniel West’s apocalyptic take on 1930’s Hollywood as a
soul-destroying Gomorrah, a false paradise of intangible dreams that hides degradation,
greed and vitriolic hypocrisy behind its glitzy façade. Aspiring movie art director Tod
(William Atherton) becomes obsesseed with neighbor Faye (Karen Black), a starlet who has a
strange platonic relationship with lonely and awkward accountant Homer (Donald
Sutherland). With a stunning ensemble cast, including Burgess Meredith as
Faye’s has-been vaudevillian father, Geraldine Page as evangelist Big Sister, plus Bo
Hopkins, Richard Dysart, Lelia Goldoni and Billy Barty. Richard MacDonald outdid himself
with the stunningly authentic art direction. The Oscar-nominated camerawork is by Conrad
Hall. Discussion following the film with Richard
MacDonald’s widow, Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth Myers.
Monday, September 24 – 7:30 PM
Sneak Preview!
FEAST OF LOVE, 2007, MGM, 102 min.
From venerable, multiple Academy Award-winning director Robert Benton (KRAMER VS.
KRAMER, PLACES IN THE HEART), comes a kaleidoscopic ode to life and love in all its funny,
sad, sexy, crazy, heartbreaking and life sustaining facets. In a coffee shop in a
tightly-knit Oregon community, local professor Harry Stevenson (Academy Award-winner Morgan
Freeman) witnesses love and attraction whipping up mischief among the town’s
residents. From the unlucky in love, die-hard romantic coffee shop owner Bradley (Academy
Award-nominee Greg Kinnear) who has a serial habit of looking for love in all the
wrong places, including with his current wife Kathryn (Selma Blair); to the edgy
real estate agent Diana (Radha Mitchell) who is caught up in an affair with a
married man (Billy Burke) with whom she shares an ineffable connection; to the
beautiful young newcomer Chloe (Alexa Davalos) who defies fate in romancing the
troubled Oscar (Toby Hemingway); to Harry himself, whose adoring wife (Jane
Alexander) is looking to break through his wall of grief after the wrenching loss of a
beloved. They all intertwine into one remarkable story in which no one can escape being
bent, broken, befuddled and ultimately redeemed by love’s inescapable spell. Discussion following with director Robert Benton.
Wednesday, September 26 - 7:30 - 10:30 PM
NAVIGATING FILM FESTIVALS SEMINAR
(Spielberg Theatre) For most emerging filmmakers, the goal of launching a film on the
festival circuit begins with one ultimate dream: SUNDANCE! But what lies beyond Sundance
for you and your film? In this interactive forum/discussion/seminar, presented just in
time for "festival season," film festival programmer/film consultant Thomas
Ethan Harris offers filmmakers practical skills to navigating the world of film festivals
to maximum effect. Tickets:
$20 General Admission; $15 Student/Senior and $12 Cinematheque Members. SEE ABOVE, SEPT.
23 FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS SEMINAR. << Also offered on Sept. 23 at the Egyptian
Theatre. |
