Join us for this special limited weekend-long engagement of maestro Stanley Kubrick’s mind-expanding 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, a senses-melting excursion into the far reaches of the universe and the unfathomable mysteries of time and space, in glorious 70mm.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, 1968, Warner Bros. Classics, 139 min. "I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that," murmurs supercomputer HAL 9000 as it attempts to eliminate bothersome human astronaut Keir Dullea in master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s mind-blowing meditation on the inherent dangers (and wonders) of technology, the limitless vistas of space, and the future of the human race itself. Based on a 1948 short story "The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke, "2001" was reconceived by Kubrick himself, working with author Clarke to create the ultimate Journey Into the Unknown. But if you think you’ve seen "2001," think again – until a few years ago, the film was available only in a 35 mm version that reduced Kubrick’s legendary visuals (and the spectacular 6-track stereo sound) to a pale shadow of their true glory. Before his death, Kubrick oversaw a painstaking, frame-by-frame restoration of the film in 70mm, resulting in a version that looks and sounds as good as (if not better than) the original 1968 release! With Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester.

Monday, March 17 – 7:30 PM

The Original Film Plus Rarities Of The Pre-Fab Four!

ALL YOU NEED IS CASH, 1978, Broadway Video, 70 min. Eric Idle and Neil Innes created their dead-on, affectionate spoof of the Beatles' story a full 17 years before the real Fabs made their "Anthology". The project grew out of a 1975 skit on Idle’s BBC TV series "Rutland Weekend TV" for which Innes provided the music. Idle screened the segment on "Saturday Night Live" in 1976 when he was hosting the show, and producer Lorne Michaels proposed expanding the idea into a film. Idle wrote the script and co-directed with SNL's Gary Weis while Innes created the 20-tune soundtrack of what the L.A. Times described as "Beatles songs from a parallel universe". Ex-Beatle George Harrison – a big fan of Monty Python and Innes’ former group the Bonzo Dog Band – was cheerleader for the film – providing rare footage from the Beatles’ vault that was skillfully interwoven to provide greater authenticity to the Rutles shoestring production. The film featured cast members from both SNL & Python and cameos from rock stars Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Paul Simon and of course the Rutles' biggest fan - George Harrison. The Grammy-nominated soundtrack and the film’s subsequent video release enhanced its cult following and inspired other spoofs such as "This Is Spinal Tap." The anniversary screening will be preceded by Archaeological rarities from the Rutles vaults including the original BBC skit, Rutles segments from SNL and highlights of the 2003 sequel "Can’t Buy Me Lunch." There may also be some musical surprises! Discussion following with Rutles Eric Idle, Neil Innes & Ricky Fataar moderated by Rutles/"Archaeology" producer Martin Lewis.

Co-presented by Dance Camera West & DIVA

Los Angeles Premiere!

HOLLYWOOD SINGING AND DANCING, 2008, 111 min. Director Mark McLaughlin's documentary is a very entertaining and comprehensive look at the Hollywood movie musical. This celebration of song and dance begins with Busby Berkeley's exquisite black-and-white choreographed extravaganzas that lightened the dark days of the Depression andcontinues through the rousing patriotic World War II musicals into the heyday of the great MGM spectaculars and finishes with the genre's recent resurgence and multi-generational embrace. This wonderfully entertaining historical document is illustrated by extraordinary clips and fabulous new interviews with, among others, Liza Minnelli, Shirley MacLaine, Mickey Rooney, Rita Moreno, Shirley Jones, Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Caron, Jane Russell, Tommy Tune, Joel Grey, Bill Condon, Rob Marshall and more. Director McLaughlin makes good use of an incredible amount of archival footage of luminaries like Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Fosse and many, many more who made the pictures sing and dance. Discussion following with actress Shirley Jones and director Mark McLaughlin. View Trailer

Wednesday, March 19 – 7:30 PM [Spielberg Theatre]

Because you have to know what’s on cinema’s horizon…

CREATING A MORE VISUALLY COMPREHENSIVE CINEMA, PART 2 - SEMINAR

All New Session! An Interactive Cinematic Forum. Ever wonder what’s in the immediate future for a next generation of film artists? Ever wonder if you are on the right track to finding your way as a creative filmmaker? Ever wonder if something lies beyond the independent filmmaking world and its 25-year-old genres and formulas? Still chasing that elusive dream? It is time to get you back in touch with your creative instincts and discover a way to really move your film career forward.

ART DECO IN ANIMATION SEMINAR

Friday, March 28 – 7:30 PM

Brad Renfro Memorial Tribute – Larry Clark In-Person:

BULLY, 2001, Lions Gate, 113 min. Director Larry Clark’s blistering look at an insulated pack of hedonistic, middle-class teenagers (Brad Renfro, Michael Pitt, Rachel Miner, Bijou Phillips, et. al.) and their self-destructive decision to get rid of one of their own, the bullying Bobby (Nick Stahl). Based on a true story that occurred in 1993, the film has an unerring knack to make its audience squirm, and the exceptional performances from the young cast, particularly those of Renfro, Pitt and Stahl, go a long way to making it as real as a true-life "fiction" film can get. "…calls the bluff of movies that pretend to be about murder but are really about entertainment. His film has all the sadness and shabbiness, all the mess and cruelty and thoughtless stupidity of the real thing…But this is not about the evil sadist and the release of revenge; it's about how a group of kids will do something no single member is capable of. And about the moral void these kids inhabit." – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Discussion following with director Larry Clark and actors Michael Pitt and Daniel Franzese. Nick Stahl schedule permitting.

Saturday, March 29 – 7:30 PM

10th Anniversary Screening!

THE BIG LEWBOWSKI, 1998, Universal, 117 min. Dir. Joel Coen. The Coen Brothers’ (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) paean to transcendent slackerdom is personified by Jeff Bridges as The Dude, aka Jeffrey Lebowski, who is victimized by thugs in a case of mistaken identity. When The Dude goes to his wealthy namesake (David Huddleston) to get restitution for a vandalized, urine-soaked rug, he is sucked into acting as paid liaison for the millionaire Lebowski and gangland mogul Jackie Treehorn (Ben Gazzara). After confiding in his bowling buddies Walter (John Goodman) and Theodore (Steve Buscemi), the two join him on a strange mission that takes them into uncharted territory – ransom money drops, beautiful, dangerous women (Julianne Moore, Tara Reid) and a crazy gang of German techno "Nihilists" (Peter Stormare, Flea, Torsten Voges). Look for John Turturro as Jésus, Bridges’ pederast bowling champion nemesis. An astounding cult of fans (spawning conventions and bowling festivals!) has developed around this bizarre and warmly funny spoof of Los Angeles detective sagas, updated to the 1990s. Come join us in celebrating the film’s 10th anniversary!

Art Directors Society Screening – Tribute to Production Designer Stephen B. Grimes

Production designer and art director Stephen B. Grimes was born in 1927 in Surrey, England. One of his first jobs in the film industry was in the special effects unit for ATTILA (1954), an international co-production directed by Italian filmmaker Pietro Francisci and starring Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren. He also worked in the art department for John Huston’s version of MOBY DICK (1956). He started as a full-fledged art director on Huston’s HEAVEN KNOWS, MR. ALLISON (1957) and continued working as art director exclusively on Huston’s films, including THE MISFITS and THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, until 1966. In 1967, he began working as a production designer on Sydney Pollack’s THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED. Mr. Grimes died in Positano, Italy in 1988, but he had amassed an astounding body of work, including REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE, RYAN’S DAUGHTER, THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, STRAIGHT TIME, URBAN COWBOY, TRUE CONFESSIONS and OUT OF AFRICA (for which he won an Academy Award).