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Saturdays. When the film first opened, it had a traditional release, playing afternoon and early evening screenings. It bombed. Meat Loaf said he attended an opening week performance with director Jim Sharman in the Midwest where the theater was empty except for them. In the mid-1970s, midnight screenings became popular and word of mouth began to spread that the midnight audience might enjoy this film. It began showing at midnight in a few cities and it became popular, to the point that it has been shown continually in movie theaters since 1975, making it the longest theatrical run in history. MORE >>
Sundays. With a student ID, all shows after 6 PM are only $7, plus you get a discount on popcorn too, at all Laemmle theaters. MORE >>
Wednesdays. You and a companion get 2 admissions, 2 popcorns and 2 sodas for only...drum roll please...$10! MORE >>
Fri, May 17, 2013-Thu, May 30, 2013. After a terrorist attack rocks Indonesia and kills the country’s much beloved Sultana and her daughter is kidnapped, Jake (Kellan Lutz), a reckless American tough guy becomes embroiled in the turmoil ensuing the attacks. Jake is bent on vengeance but quickly finds the world a more complicated place than he can solve with violence alone. Lost among labyrinths of religious, political and cultural havoc, Jake must ally with cerebral Muslim detective Hashim (rising Indonesian star Ario Bayu), who handles Jake more like a suspect than a partner. The uneasy friendship leads to a treacherous man-hunt for the attack’s real instigator, a new breed of klepto-terrorist (Mickey Rourke), who is even more twisted and terrifying than the Jihadist terrorists he hides behind. MORE >>
Today. According to director Stephan Elliott, he took the three leads out in drag prior to the beginning of filming. None of them were recognized: Guy Pearce took the opportunity to be outrageously rude, Terence Stamp eventually forgot he was in drag and started hitting on girls, and Hugo Weaving got super-drunk and lay under a table for hours, tapping his finger in time to the music. This last detail was incorporated into the film in the hotel room scene. MORE >>
Wed, May 22, 2013. Adjusting for inflation, this is one of the most expensive movies ever made. Its budget of $44 million is equivalent to around $300 million in today's dollars. Originally, "Cleopatra" was envisioned as a modest $2 million project starring Joan Collins. However, once Elizabeth Taylor was cast, the film was transformed into a giant epic. MORE >>
Wed, May 22, 2013. Doug and his friends chill on the front row couches, mics in hand, and say whatever hilarious thing pops into their heads while the movie unfolds on the screen. MORE >>
Thu, May 23, 2013. Before a sneak preview of Fast & Furious 6 at 10 PM, you can watch The Fast and The Furious, Fast & Furious and Fast Five. At select ArcLight theaters. MORE >>
Thu, May 23, 2013. A pre-Seinfeld reference to the real-life "Soup Nazi": A male journalist is speaking as Meg Ryan enters an office at her newspaper, saying, "...he's the meanest guy in the world, but he makes the best soup you've ever eaten." MORE >>
Fri, May 24, 2013-Thu, May 30, 2013. In Before Midnight, we meet Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) 9 years on. Almost 2 decades have passed since that first meeting on a train bound for Vienna, and we now find them in their early 40s in Greece. Before the clock strikes midnight, we will again become part of their story.
Opens at the ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark. MORE >>
Fri, May 24, 2013-Thu, May 30, 2013. Eighteen-year-old Shira (Hadas Yaron) is the youngest daughter of the family and is about to be married off to a very promising young man of the same age. On Purim, her twenty-eight-year-old sister, Esther (Renana Raz), dies during childbirth, leaving her husband to care for the child and postponing Shira's promised match. When the girls' mother finds out that Yochay may leave the country with her only grandchild, she proposes a match between Shira and the widower, which leaves Shira to choose between her heart's wish and her family's wish to keep the child with them. Fill the Void was the 2012 Venice Film Festival winner for Best Actress (Yaron), and was the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards. It was also featured in the Spotlight Program at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. MORE >>
Fri, May 24, 2013. This was the first Hollywood film directly based on a specific video game property. MORE >>
Fri, May 24, 2013. Alfred Hitchcock was embittered at the critical and commercial failure of the film in 1958. He blamed this on James Stewart for "looking too old" to attract audiences any more. Hitchcock never worked with Stewart, previously one of his favorite collaborators, again. MORE >>
Sat, May 25, 2013. One of the consensus best movies of all time, it has topped many Best Of lists including AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies. MORE >>
Sat, May 25, 2013. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Actress in a Leading Role (Nicole Kidman) and Best Picture. The film was not nominated for Best Director (Baz Luhrmann); commenting on this during the Oscar ceremony, host Whoopi Goldberg remarked, "I guess Moulin Rouge just directed itself." The film won the awards for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction. MORE >>
Sat, May 25, 2013. To keep in character while off-camera, Kiefer Sutherland often picked on Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell. Special guest Corey Feldman will host the event and treat fans to a set from his band. MORE >>
Sat, May 25, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Sun, May 26, 2013. Actors who auditioned for the film included Reese Witherspoon for Cher, Terrence Howard for Murray, Zooey Deschanel for Tai, Seth Green for Travis and Lauryn Hill for Dionne. MORE >>
Sun, May 26, 2013. The winner of seven Academy Awards®, including Best Picture of 1962, the film has been honored as the No. 7 film on the American Film Institute’s (AFI) list of the "100 Greatest Movies of All Time." MORE >>
Mon, May 27, 2013. The pirate ship was entirely real. All the shots were filmed in the ship. After the film, it was offered to anyone who would take it. No one wanted it, so the ship was scrapped. MORE >>
Tue, May 28, 2013. The 1975 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. MORE >>
Wed, May 29, 2013. A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home. MORE >>
Wed, May 29, 2013-Mon, Jun 3, 2013. With The Taming of the Shrew, MacBeth, Throne of Blood, Henry V, Richard III, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing. MORE >>
Thu, May 30, 2013-Sun, Jun 9, 2013. At DWF, every aspect of the festival is driven by an unflinching slogan: “No politics. No stars. No sh*t.” The result puts great material in front of powerful people and truly allows a filmmaker’s work to speak for itself. DWF’s success comes not from a slew of big “names” populating its red carpet but from a formidable list of career launches. Some of this year's talent include: Cary Elwes, Joey Lauren Adams, Carol Kane, Sonia Braga, Christopher Lloyd, David DeLuise, Tom Arnold, Tara Reid, Ryan Hansen, Will Estes (Blue Bloods), Taylor Handley (Vegas) and Skylar Day (Parenthood) to name a few. MORE >>
Fri, May 31, 2013. After her public humiliation, Kathryn Merteuil's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) cross gets pulled open and her cocaine falls out, referencing the scene in Dangerous Liaisons in which the similarly disgraced Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close) sweeps a cloud of white powder off her dressing table. Both films were based on the novel, "Les liaisons dangereuses." MORE >>
Sat, Jun 1, 2013-Thu, Jun 6, 2013. Celebrating the diversity of the Jewish experience through film. Most screenings are sponsored by or co-presented with local partners and enhanced by panel discussions with the filmmakers, cast and special guests. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 1, 2013. The dance scene where Joel dances to "Old Time Rock N' Roll" was completely improvised. In the script Tom Cruise was simply instructed to "dance to rock music." There will be a Tom Cruise dance contest prior to screening.
All contestants will receive a Risky Business 30th anniversary DVD provided by Warner Bros Home Entertainment. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 1, 2013. Marilyn Monroe required 47 takes to get "It's me, Sugar" correct, instead saying either "Sugar, it's me" or "It's Sugar, me." After take 30, Billy Wilder had the line written on a blackboard. Another scene required Monroe to rummage through some drawers and say "Where's the bourbon?" After 40 takes of her saying "Where's the whiskey?" "Where's the bottle?" or "Where's the bonbon?," Wilder pasted the correct line in one of the drawers. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 1, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 1, 2013. The film was originally financed by the Quaker Oats Company. They hoped to tie it to a new candy bar they intended to bring on the market. When the film was released, the company began marketing its "Wonka" chocolate bars. Unfortunately, an error in the chocolate formula caused the bars to melt too easily, even while on the shelf, and so they were taken off the market. MORE >>
Tue, Jun 4, 2013. The first Tuesday of every month, all tickets for all movies, all day are only $7. MORE >>
Wed, Jun 5, 2013. Before Lou Diamond Phillips auditioned for the role, his agent mistakenly told him that the film was about Frankie Valli [instead of Ritchie Valens]. Phillips did not think he was right for the part but went to the audition anyway. MORE >>
Thu, Jun 6, 2013-Sun, Jun 9, 2013. The annual festival showcases cinema from Greece and filmmakers of Greek descent worldwide. The festival offers a diverse program of feature, short and documentary films and industry panels culminating with the festival's red carpet Orpheus Awards. MORE >>
Fri, Jun 7, 2013. The scene where Gen. Turgidson trips and falls in the War Room, and then gets back up and resumes talking as if nothing happened, really was an accident. Stanley Kubrick mistakenly thought that it was George C. Scott really in character, so he left it in the film. MORE >>
Fri, Jun 7, 2013. Lindsey Buckingham was approached to write the theme song to after the successful collaboration for National Lampoon's Vacation ("Holiday Road"). He declined because he didn't want to get into the rut of being asked to write movie themes. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 8, 2013. Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic which inspired a generation of sci-fi filmmakers including J.J. Abrams (Lost, Fringe, Super 8) who recently named it his favorite sci-fi movie. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 8, 2013. Francis Ford Coppola believed that Marlon Brando was familiar with Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and had prepared for the role before the legendary actor arrived on the set. When Brando did come out, Coppola was horrified to find that Brando had never read "Heart of Darkness", did not know his lines, and had become extremely fat (Kurtz had always been written as a tall but starvingly-thin man). After some panicking, Coppola decided to film the 5'10" Brando as if he was a massively built, 6'5" brute (to explain Brando's size) and steered the camera clear of Brando's huge belly. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 8, 2013. The Titans were the gods who preceded the Olympians in power. Kronos (also spelled Cronus) and Atlas were the most famous Titans. Ironically, none of the Titans from Greek mythology appear in Clash of the Titans. In the movie, the Titans are the Norse Kraken (who never appeared in Greek mythology at all) and Medusa (who was never considered a Titan by the Greeks). MORE >>
Sat, Jun 8, 2013. Stars Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck have one of the best exchanges in cinematic history: "I wonder if you know what I mean." "I wonder if you wonder." MORE >>
Sat, Jun 8, 2013-Thu, Jun 13, 2013. A first look at the latest feature films, documentaries and shorts all dealing with Jewish thought, tradition, history, the Holocaust, Israel, and culture. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 8, 2013. A night of short films by the hottest up-and-coming filmmakers, plus Q&As, after-parties and a filmmaker lounge all night. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 8, 2013. The evening opens with Walt Disney’s Hungry Hobos (1928), a newly discovered and restored Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon short, with music composed and conducted by Mark Watters. Our main feature this year is Buster Keaton’s seldom-seen masterpiece Our Hospitality (1923), a comical tribute to the Old South, loosely based on a true life feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys. MORE >>
Sun, Jun 9, 2013. Before filming the scene in which Sheriff Dollard (played by Chris Penn) pulls the car over at the roadside, Patrick Swayze secretly placed a corn cob down the front of his underwear. Penn's expression of shock upon putting his hand up Swayze's dress is not faked. MORE >>
Wed, Jun 12, 2013. With a captivating score that includes "Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face" and "Get Me to the Church on Time," fans worldwide – just like Henry Higgins – have fallen in love with Eliza Doolittle. MORE >>
Thu, Jun 13, 2013. Ziggy Marley, son of Bob Marley, serves as this documentary’s executive producer. Marley was made with the unprecedented support of the Marley family and features rare footage, archival photos and energetic performances of Marley with his band, The Wailers. It also includes in-depth interviews with Marley’s family, friends and band members. RSVP recommended. MORE >>
Thu, Jun 13, 2013-Sun, Jun 23, 2013. The Los Angeles Film Festival is widely recognized as a world-class cinematic event, showcasing the best in new American and international cinema and providing the movie-loving public with access to some of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers, film industry professionals and emerging new talent by bringing them together in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world. The Festival features unique signature programs including the Filmmaker Retreat, several Outdoor Screenings, intimate Coffee Talks and more. Additionally, the Festival screens short films created by high school students and has a special section devoted to music videos. MORE >>
Fri, Jun 14, 2013. Who knew that "Singin' in the Rain" could be so creepy? Watch Stanley Kubrick's ultra-violent take on a dystopian future and you'll see. MORE >>
Fri, Jun 14, 2013. In the Walley World scenes near the end, Anthony Michael Hall is taller than Beverly D'Angelo; in previous scenes with her, he was the same height as her. This was because Hall grew three inches after principal photography finished; the ending was re-shot four months afterward, because the original ending failed with test audiences. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 15, 2013. The role of Gail was originally written for Kristen Wiig but she declined due to scheduling conflicts. Elizabeth Banks, one of the film's producers, eventually took the role. MORE >>
Wed, Jun 19, 2013. Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night with Bette Davis. MORE >>
Fri, Jun 21, 2013. The license plate 2GAT123 also appears in Beverly Hills Cop II, Go, Pay It Forward, Traffic, Crazy/Beautiful, Mulholland Drive, S.W.A.T. and Two and a Half Men. It is the California standard fictional license plate, analogous to a "555" telephone number. MORE >>
Fri, Jun 21, 2013. The Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood in Oregon was used for the front exterior, but all the interiors as well as the back of the hotel were specially built at Elstree Studios in London, England. The management of the Timberline requested that Stanley Kubrick not use 217 for a room number (as specified in the book), fearing that nobody would want to stay in that room ever again. Kubrick changed the script to use the nonexistent room number 237. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 22, 2013. Juliette Lewis auditioned for the role of Lydia. Lori Loughlin, Diane Lane, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brooke Shields, Justine Bateman, Molly Ringwald and Jennifer Connelly all turned down the same role. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 22, 2013. The iconic red stapler coveted by Milton was created for the film by the prop department. They needed a bright enough color to be seen on film and chose red. After the film was released, Swingline began to receive requests from customers for red staplers. Having stopped offering red a number of years before, they made the decision to start offering the color once more. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 22, 2013. Did you know that Mick Jagger wanted to play Dr. Frank N. Furter in the film version? MORE >>
Sat, Jun 22, 2013. Tom Bradley served five terms (1973–1993) as one of the most beloved and successful mayors of the city of Los Angeles. Filmmakers Lyn Goldfarb and Alison Sotomayor will share segments from a newly produced documentary, The Life and Legacy of the Honorable Tom Bradley: Mayor of Los Angeles, about his life and career. RSVP recommended. MORE >>
Mon, Jun 24, 2013. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film was produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs. MORE >>
Mon, Jun 24, 2013. You can screen your short film for an audience or you can just watch short films from LA's aspiring filmmakers. A reception will follow the screenings. Every 4th Monday of the month. MORE >>
Tue, Jun 25, 2013-Wed, Jun 26, 2013. Marnie on Tuesday and Frenzy on Wednesday. MORE >>
Thu, Jun 27, 2013. Filmed in Lagos, Nigeria in 1982, this documentary combines footage of Fela Kuti performing at his famous Shrine nightclub, interviews with the controversial musician, glimpses of life in his compound and scenes of Lagos street life. RSVP recommended. MORE >>
Fri, Jun 28, 2013. It’s the movie that gave the world (and 2 Live Crew) the line, “Oh, me so horny! Me Love you, long-time.” MORE >>
Fri, Jun 28, 2013. According to the book "Bette & Joan - The Divine Feud" by Shaun Considine, the two had a life long mutual hatred, and a jealous Joan Crawford actively campaigned against Bette Davis for winning Best Actress for Baby Jane, and even told Anne Bancroft that if Anne won and was unable to accept the Award, Joan would be happy to accept it on her behalf. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 29, 2013. Many of the actors who played the Nazis in the film were in fact, German Jews who had escaped from Nazi Germany. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 29, 2013. Appeared in the Guinness Book of Records with the record for "The Longest Constant Movie Shoot" - at 400 days. Though often referred to as Stanley Kubrick's "unfinished masterpiece," the final edit of the film was actually presented to Warner Bros. (by Kubrick) a full four days before his death. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 29, 2013. Did you know that Bill Murray was bitten by the groundhog twice during shooting? Murray had to have anti rabies injections because the bites were so severe. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 29, 2013. Evan Rachel Wood was Christopher Nolan's first choice to play Ariadne, but she turned it down. Before Ellen Page was offered and accepted the role, Nolan considered casting Emily Blunt, Rachel McAdams, Emma Roberts, Jessy Schram, Taylor Swift and Carey Mulligan. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 29, 2013. An 80s meets 90s BFF double feature. MORE >>
Sat, Jun 29, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Tue, Jul 2, 2013. The first Tuesday of every month, all tickets for all movies, all day are only $7. MORE >>
Tue, Jul 2, 2013. While Paul Rudnick was writing the screenplay, Bette Midler (who was attached to star at the time) suggested he should go to an actual convent to do research. So he went to stay in the Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut. The Prioress of this convent was Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., who as a younger woman had been an actress, singer, and dancer in such Hollywood films as the Elvis vehicle King Creole and the beach romance Where the Boys Are. Mother Hart is still the only known nun to be a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and she and her fellow nuns enjoy watching her Academy screeners every year. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 6, 2013. In the actual Jersey Beach shark attacks of 1916 (which Hooper mentions in the film), the sequence of attacks is similar to that of the film: a swimmer in the surf; a dog; a boy; and the leg of a man in a tidal slough. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 6, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Thu, Jul 11, 2013-Sun, Jul 21, 2013. Ten days of world-class films, discussions, and parties. MORE >>
Fri, Jul 12, 2013. The films that Christian watches on video with Cher - Some Like It Hot and Spartacus - provide clues to his sexual orientation. The first movie deals with cross-dressing men. The second includes the famous scene where a Roman master (Laurence Olivier) tries to seduce his male servant (Tony Curtis). The book Christian is reading during class, Junky, by William S. Burroughs, is another clue and indication of his sexual orientation - as the author, Burroughs had strong homosexual desires. MORE >>
Fri, Jul 12, 2013-Thu, Jul 18, 2013. DFFLA celebrates the renaissance of downtown L.A. in all its facets – its historic movie palaces, its legendary cultural institutions, its thriving business and residential communities, and its unique ethnic-cultural diversity. Since 2008 the festival has screened more than a thousand narrative and documentary features and shorts. Highlights included the West Coast premiere of Spike Lee’s “Passing Strange: The Movie,” a music documentary and live performance series at The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live, a multi-faceted film/events program celebrating “green urban living,” a showcase of independent films utilizing 3-D technology, an in-depth look at L.A.’s burgeoning micro-cinema community, the L.A. premiere of Michael Jackson’s “lost” film documenting his Jackson 5 tour of Africa in the 1970s, and a tribute to indie icon Seymour Cassell. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 13, 2013. Supposedly John Wayne turned down a role in the film but said that he'd be first in line to see it. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 13, 2013. With Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 13, 2013. In 1933, it grossed $90,000 its opening weekend, the biggest opening ever at the time. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 13, 2013. In a 2012 interview in New York Magazine, Mandy Patinkin said that his most famous line from The Princess Bride, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die," gets quoted back to him by at least two or three strangers every day of his life. MORE >>
Fri, Jul 19, 2013. This is the first movie that Keanu Reeves played a former quarterback from Ohio State. He was also a former quarterback from Ohio State in The Replacements. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 20, 2013. With Big, Penny Marshall became the first female director to ever direct a movie that grossed more than $100 million at the box office. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 20, 2013. Amy Poehler, who plays Mrs. George, is only seven years older than her on-screen daughter Rachel McAdams (Regina George). There will also be a Mean Girls look-alike contest! MORE >>
Mon, Jul 22, 2013. You can screen your short film for an audience or you can just watch short films from LA's aspiring filmmakers. A reception will follow the screenings. Every 4th Monday of the month. MORE >>
Fri, Jul 26, 2013. Supposedly John Wayne turned down a role in the film but said that he'd be first in line to see it. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 27, 2013. Steven Spielberg worked simultaneously on both this film and Poltergeist in 1982 (which was directed by Tobe Hooper but produced by Spielberg), and both were made to complement each other. "E.T." represented suburban dreams, and "Poltergeist" represented suburban nightmares. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 27, 2013. Originally, the knight characters were going to ride real horses, but after it became clear that the film's small budget precluded real horses, the Pythons decided that their characters would mime horse-riding while their porters trotted behind them banging coconut shells together. The joke was derived from the old-fashioned sound effect used by radio shows to convey the sound of hooves clattering. MORE >>
Sat, Jul 27, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Fri, Aug 2, 2013. It's the last night of summer 1962, and the teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 3, 2013. This was Jane Russell's only film with Marilyn Monroe. They got along well. Russell called Monroe "Blondie" and was often the only person on the set who could coax Monroe out of her trailer to begin the day's filming. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 3, 2013. Steve Martin cut his hands while filming the scene in which Dr. Scrivello pushes open the double swinging doors to Audrey's apartment complex. As a result, in the final cut he is kicking the door open. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 3, 2013. Among its 8 Academy Award nominations, this film became the first to earn nods in all four acting categories since Reds and the first "Big Five" (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Writing) nominee since Million Dollar Baby. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 3, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Thu, Aug 8, 2013-Sun, Aug 11, 2013. Celebrating the renegade spirit of independent filmmaking, Sundance Institute presents screenings, panels, parties and filmmaker workshops. The event is an extension of the NEXT <=> section at the Sundance Film Festival, which showcases stylistically adventurous films that take a bold approach to storytelling. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 10, 2013. When asked to approve use of the theme music for Jaws in a scene, Spielberg saw footage of Vince Vaughn, whom he hired for The Lost World: Jurassic Park. MORE >>
Fri, Aug 16, 2013. According to Tommy Chong's book, "Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography," Cheech Marin offered him a cameo in the film. Chong says he turned it down because he was upset that Marin was doing a film on his own. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 17, 2013. The "PreCogs" were all named after famous mystery writers. Dashiell Hammett, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Agatha Christie. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 17, 2013. When Bill Murray first read the script, he thought it was so fantastic that he said he wanted to do it so badly he would do it for free. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 17, 2013. With the use of Quantum of Solace, an original Ian Fleming James Bond story title, there now remains only four unused original Fleming titles that could possibly have been used as a title for this film. These are, "The Property of a Lady", "The Hildebrand Rarity", "Risico" and "007 in New York" (aka "Agent 007 in New York"). However, none of these were used in favor of the original title, 'Skyfall.' At one point it was rumored that this film would be shot in New York, leading to gossip that it would be based on the Fleming short story "007 in New York;" however, it turned out to be untrue and it appears that New York was never under consideration. MORE >>
Fri, Aug 23, 2013. The exterior Rydell scenes, including the basketball, baseball and track segments, were shot at Venice High School while the Rydell interiors, including the high school dance, were filmed at Huntington Park High School. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 24, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Mon, Aug 26, 2013. You can screen your short film for an audience or you can just watch short films from LA's aspiring filmmakers. A reception will follow the screenings. Every 4th Monday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Aug 31, 2013. It replaced Citizen Kane as the best film of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll and has appeared repeatedly in best film polls by the American Film Institute. MORE >>
Wed, Sep 4, 2013-Sun, Sep 8, 2013. Film screenings, red carpet events, honorees, awards, parties and seminars throughout Downtown Burbank. Enjoy film screenings at AMC 16 Theatres, seminars, special appearances and more. Shining a light on the unknown artist of today, the BIFF helps emerging talent become the celebrated actors of tomorrow. MORE >>
Sat, Sep 7, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Sep 21, 2013. The Bowl is alive...with the sound of music. After the continued success of the Grease sing-along, now you can sing along with Julie Andrews and the gang. MORE >>
Mon, Sep 23, 2013. You can screen your short film for an audience or you can just watch short films from LA's aspiring filmmakers. A reception will follow the screenings. Every 4th Monday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Sep 28, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Oct 5, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Oct 26, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Mon, Oct 28, 2013. You can screen your short film for an audience or you can just watch short films from LA's aspiring filmmakers. A reception will follow the screenings. Every 4th Monday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Nov 2, 2013. Sergio Leone’s surreal masterpiece of the American West during the last days of the Civil War follows a trio of equally violent and unrepentant gunslingers (Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef) who engage in a jaw-dropping series of double and triple crosses to get their hands on a fortune in stolen Confederate gold. MORE >>
Sat, Nov 2, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Thu, Nov 7, 2013-Thu, Nov 14, 2013. Los Angeles' longest running international film festival celebrates international cinema from modern masters and emerging filmmakers that features nightly red-carpet galas, special screenings, conversations and tributes. The AFI Fest is still the only film festival in the United States to hold the prestigious FIAPF accreditation (FIAPF.org), assuring a high standard of quality and reliability for the international film community. MORE >>
Mon, Nov 25, 2013. You can screen your short film for an audience or you can just watch short films from LA's aspiring filmmakers. A reception will follow the screenings. Every 4th Monday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Nov 30, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Dec 7, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every first Saturday of the month. MORE >>
Mon, Dec 23, 2013. You can screen your short film for an audience or you can just watch short films from LA's aspiring filmmakers. A reception will follow the screenings. Every 4th Monday of the month. MORE >>
Sat, Dec 28, 2013. In the tradition of Rocky Horror and Showgirls, this black comedy is becoming an L.A. cult fave. Every last Saturday of the month. MORE >>
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