Breakfast with Giraffes U.S. distributor Armin Miladi will introduce the March 2 screening at the Royal and the March 6 screening at the Town Center.
Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse filmmakers Molly Bernstein and Philip Dolin will participate in a Q&A after the March 4 screening at the Royal (moderated by producer Chrisann Verges). Ms. Bernstein will also attend the March 5 screening at the NoHo for a Q&A, which will be moderated by L.A. Times journalist Patt Morrison.
Eephus actor-screenwriter Nate Fisher and cast member Tim Taylor will participate in a Q&A after the March 3 screening at the Royal. Add'l Q&A's in Glendale: 3/13 with writer-director Carson Lund and moderator Amber A'Lee Frost (Chapo Trap House) and 3/15 with writer Mike Basta, writer-Actor Nate Fisher, and moderator Brandon Harris (writer, filmmaker, baseball fan). Exact showtimes TBA.
Before The Year of Living Dangerously, Witness, The Mosquito Coast, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Peter Weir's estimable career took off with his eerie, languorous 1975 drama Picnic at Hanging Rock. A milestone for the Australian film industry, it has stood the test of time, and we are thrilled to open a week of screenings this Friday at the Royal. The keepers of world cinema at Janus Films have released a new 4K restoration of Weir's 1998 director's cut. Here's film critic J. Hoberman in the New York Times:"Once upon a time in Australia: Three schoolgirls and their teacher vanish in
The Oscar nominations are out and it was another excellent cinematic year. As always, some categories will be more unpredictable than others. Last year, most contestants 59.5% thought Lily Gladstone would win Best Actress for Killers of the Flower Moon, while only 29.7% correctly divined that Emma Stone would win for Poor Things. This year, Best Picture may be the most challenging category; there are at least six real possibilities. That's where you come in because it’s time for our Umpteenth Annual Laemmle Oscar Contest! If you, dear cinephile, can accurately predict how the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will vote in
For those who don't like Valentine's Day, join us for an "anti-romantic" evening with Lina Wertmuller's Swept Away. Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a 50th anniversary screening of the odd-couple arthouse sensation Swept Away. Lina Wertmüller’s provocative, fable-like two-hander brings together Mariangela Melato and Giancarlo Giannini for an oft-ugly battle of the sexes (and classes) cage match with the sparkling Mediterranean for a beautiful backdrop. Not long after setting off on a yachting expedition, Milanese millionairess Raffaella (Melato) finds herself stranded on an obscure island with the boat’s deckhand