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 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 ...

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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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

Los Angeles Filmforum and UCLA Film & Television Archive presents A Million More Lights: The Short Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22, 2016 LOS ANGELES, September 20, 2016 - Los Angeles Filmforum, in ...

STARTING SEPTEMBER 9- EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS OF NEW FILMS AT ARENA CINEMA HOLLYWOOD: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EL GANZO, THE GREEN FAIRY Happy Birthday. Directed and written by Casey Tebo. Produced by Sean McKittrick, Vince Palomino, Sheila R. Rose. From Orion ...

... the coach of a small-time baseball team, two players decide to seek revenge in this action-packed and mordantly funny crime film from writer-director Takeshi Kitano. details Egyptian Theatre Friday, August 12 - 7:30 PM FANTASTIC ANIMATION Double ...

... of a century­-old sake brewery in Japan join together to explore the mysterious world of sake, or Japanese rice wine. The film illustrates how these unique individuals who have been fascinated with this extraordinary beverage of Japanese origin meet ...

... drug cartel. For The Plasma. Directed by Bingham Bryant and Kyle Molzan. Written and produced by Bryant. From Factory 25 Films. (Color, 2016, USA, 94 minutes, not rated). Comedy/ Sci-Fi. Starring Annabelle LeMieux, Rosalie Lowe, Erica Jennifer Hill, ...

... from the precipice of insanity? Or will she go over head-first, taking anyone nearby down with her? Winner: Knoxville Horror Film Fest. "Beautifully crafted and exquisitely shot."---The Hollywood News Let's Be Evil. Directed by Martin Owen. Written ...

... July 26, 2016. Press call at 7:20 p.m. Red Carpet at 7:30 p.m., screening at 8:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and cast. After-party at a location to be announced. Scheduled to appear: Filmmakers Max Perrier and Matthew Arnold, ...

... to catch Mr Hung (Louis Koo), the mastermind behind a crime syndicate. The stage is set for a showdown... Winner- Hong Kong Film Awards; Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. "Its thunderous, blistering action will leave you breathless."---Kung Fu ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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. ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... 'Hidden Figures' so much that I saw it twice, and I'll probably see it again. It is one of the most inspiring, touching films I've seen in a long time. It's also a film that reminds us there are times when mankind seems to forget that we were all ...

When I saw "Whiplash" I knew I was seeing the birth of a brilliant director and now with Damien Chazelle's latest film, "La La Land" he more than proves I was right. This flm is not only a beautiful homage to the musicals of long ago, but it's a ...

A film review by Joan Alperin. 'Doctor Strange' is absolutely wonderful and I loved every single second of it. The Doctor, played impeccable by Benedict Cumberbatch (who knew the dude could be so sexy?) is a different kind of superhero. Yes, he can ...

... Comedy. Directed by Zach Clark. Written by Clark and Melodie Sisk. Produced by Clark, Sisk and Daryl Pittman. From Forager Films. (Color, 2016, USA, 91 minutes, not rated) Starring Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Barbara Crampton, Keith Poulson, Peter ...

A film review by Joan Alperin. I was so excited to see the remake of The Magnificent Seven when I heard that the wonderful action director, Antoine Fugua (' Training Day', 'The Equalizer' 'Southpaw ') was at the helm. His always takes it a step up ...

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, ...