Science Fair
(National Geographic Documentary Films)
December 9 • 7:30pm Montalbán Theatre
Special Introduction by Ava DuVernay. Q & A to follow with directors Cristina Constantini and Darren Foster. Moderated by Chris Barton, Los Angeles Times writer.
Rise of The Documentary: The Newest Cinematic Powerhouse
(Live Panel)
December 9 • 4:30pm Montalbán Theatre
Live Panel with documentary directors: Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor) • Sandi Tan (Shirkers) • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Free Solo) • Betsy West (RBG) • Tim Wardle (Three Identical Strangers). Moderated by Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times writer.
The Hate U Give
(20th Century Fox Films)
December 7 • 7:30pm Montalbán Theatre
Q & A to follow with actors Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall and Algee Smith, and director George Tillman, Jr. Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Marlina The Murderer In Four Acts
(Cinesyura and HOOQ)
November 28 • 7:30pm Montalbán Theatre
Q & A to follow with director Mouly Surya. Moderated by Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times writer
Dirty John
(Bravo)
November 27 • 7:00pm Montalbán Theatre
Advance Screening of episode 2. Q & A to follow with actors Connie Britton, Julia Garner and Juno Temple, along with executive producers Alexandra Cunningham, Richard Suckle and Jeffery Reiner. Moderated by Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times writer
The Kindergarten Teacher
(Netflix)
November 19 • 7:30pm Montalbán Theatre
Q & A to follow with actor Maggie Gyllenhaal. Moderated by Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times writer
The Actresses Roundtable
November 17 • Los Angeles
Live Panel with actresses: Viola Davis (Widows) • Nicole Kidman (Destroyer/Boy Erased) • Lupita Nyong’o (Black Panther) • Saoirse Ronan (Mary Queen of Scots) • Marina de Tavira (Roma) • Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?). Moderated by Mark Olsen and Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times writers.
The Actors Roundtable
November 17 • Los Angeles
Live Panel with actors: Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) • Viggo Mortenson (Green Book) • Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate) • John C. Reilly (The Sister Brothers) • Ethan Hawke (First Reformed) • Steven Yeun (Burning). Moderated by Mark Olsen and Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times writers.
The Directors Roundtable
November 18 • Los Angeles
Live Panel with directors: Spike Lee (Black Klansman) • Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) • Karyn Kusama (Destroyer) • Josie Rourke (Mary Queen of Scots) • Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) • Alfonso Cuaron (Roma). Moderated by Mark Olsen and Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times writers.
Eldorado
November 15 • 7:30pm Montalbán Theatre
Q & A to follow with director Markus Imhoof and Amnesty International USA Field Organizer Muna Sharif. Moderated by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times writer
Capernum
(Sony Pictures Classics)
November 14 • 8:00pm Montalbán Theatre
Q & A to follow with writer/director Nadine Labaki, producer/composer Khaled Mouznar and actor Zain Al Rafeea
(with translator Sara Harakat). Moderated by Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times writer
Private Life
(Netflix)
November 12 • 7:00 pm Montalbán Theatre
Q & A to follow with writer/director/producer Tamara Jenkins and actor Kathryn Hahn. Moderated by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times writer
Costume as Character: Setting the Scene in Film
(Live Panel)
November 10 • 3:00 pm Skirball Cultural Center, Magnin Auditorium
Live Panel with designers: Erin Benach (A Star Is Born) • Ruth Carter (Black Panther) • Colleen Atwood (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) • Caroline Eselin (If Beale Street Could Talk) • Sandy Powell (Mary Poppins Returns/The Favourite) • Mary Zophres (First Man). Moderated by Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times writer.
Better Call Saul
(Sony Pictures Television/Gran Via)
November 5 • 6:45 pm
Montalbán Theatre
Q & A to follow with actor Bob Odenkirk, co-creator/executive producer Peter Gould and writer/executive producer Thomas Schnauz. Moderated by Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times writer
The Fourth Estate
(Showtime)
August 8 • 7 PM
ArcLight Cinemas, Sherman Oaks
Q&A to follow with Liz Garbus (Director and Executive Producer), Jenny Carchman (Executive Producer), Justin Wilkes (Executive Producer), Dean Baquet (Executive Editor, The New York Times) and Matthew Rosenberg (Intelligence and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times)
Waco
(Paramount Network)
May 10 • 7:30 PM
ArcLight Cinemas, Sherman Oaks
Q&A to follow with actor Taylor Kitsch, and creators John Eric Dowdle and Drew Dowdle.
Wild Wild Country
(Netflix)
May 15 • 7:00 PM
Netflix FYSEE at Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles
Q&A to follow with directors Chapman Way and Maclain Way, executive producer Mark Duplass, and subject Ma Anand Sheela. Reception will follow the Q&A.
The Shape of Water
(Fox Searchlight)
February 21 • 8 PM
ArcLight Cinemas, Sherman Oaks
Q&A to follow with writer Vanessa Taylor and writer/director/producer Guillermo del Toro.
Call Me By Your Name
(Sony Pictures Classics)
February 22 • 7:30 PM
ArcLight Cinemas, Sherman Oaks
Q&A to follow with actor Timothée Chalamet.
HEROIN(E)
(Netflix)
February 26 • 7:30 PM
AMC DINE-IN Sunset 5West Hollywood
Q&A to follow with with director Elaine McMillion Sheldon.
Phantom Thread
(Focus Features)
January 8 • 7:30 PM
ArcLight Cinemas, Sherman Oaks
Q&A to follow with actress Vicky Krieps and costume designer Mark Bridges.