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MEMORY

(Sponsored by Ketchup Entertainment)

MEMORY movie poster

In-Person Screening December 4 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with actors Jessica Chastain & Peter Sarsgaard, moderated by LA Times’ Amy Kaufman.
Location: The Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

Persian Version

(Sponsored by Sony Pictures Classics)

Persian Version movie poster

In-Person Screening October 10 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with with Writer & Director Maryam Keshavarz in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen.
Location: Lumiere Cinema 9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

BLACKBERRY

(Sponsored by IFC Films)

BLACKBERRY movie poster

In-Person Screening May 8 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with director Matt Johnnson, actor Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen.
Location: The Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER

(Sponsored by Focus Features)

BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER movie poster

In-Person Screening May 1 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with with director and writer Bill Holderman and writer and producer Erin Simms in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen.
Location: The Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

Inside

(Sponsored by Focus Features)

Inside movie poster

In-Person Screening 3/14/23 at 6:30pm followed by the screening of a pre-recorded Q&A

Q&A with director Vasilis Katsoupis, actor Willem Dafoe, producer Giorgos Karnavas, and art curator Leonardo Bigazzi in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen.
Location: The Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

A Thousand and One

(Sponsored by Focus Features)

A Thousand and One movie poster

In-Person Screening 3/23/23 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with writer/ director A.V. Rockwell in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen.
Location: Los Feliz 3, 1822 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

ALICE, DARLING

(Sponsored by Lionsgate)

Alice, Darling movie poster

In-Person screening December 14th at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with actress Anna Kendrick in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen.
Location: AMC Sunset 5 – 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046

ON THE COME UP

(Sponsored by Paramount+ & The Macallan)

On the Come Up movie poster

In-Person screening December 1st at 7:30pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with director/actress Sanaa Lathan, and actresses Jamila C. Gray and Da’Vine Joy Randolph in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen.
Location: Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall – 9036 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

BAD AXE

(Sponsored by IFC Films)

Bad Axe movie poster

In-Person screening November 7 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with Director David Siev and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: Regal LA Live Theatre – 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

SPIN ME AROUND

(Sponsored by IFC Films)

Spin Me Round movie poster

In-Person screening August 15 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with director and co-writer Jeff Baena, co-writer and star Alison Brie and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: Regal LA Live Theatre – 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

MY OLD SCHOOL

(Sponsored by Magnolia Pictures)

My Old School movie poster

In-Person screening July 20 at 7:00pm followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with filmmaker Jono McLeod and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: AMC Sunset 5- 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046

BRIAN AND CHARLES

(IFC Films)

Brian and Charles movie poster

In-Person screening June 14 at 7:00pm, followed by a live Q&A

Q&A with director Jim Archer, producer Rupert Majendie, and writer/actor David Earl in conversation with L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: Regal LA Live Theatre – 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

HAPPENING

(IFC Films)

HAPPENING movie poster

In-Person screening April 26 at 6:30pm, followed by a Q&A

Live Q&A with Director Audrey Diwan and Lead Actress Anamaria Vartolomei and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: Landmark Pico – 10850 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

ANAÏS IN LOVE

(Magnolia Pictures)

ANAÏS IN LOVE movie poster

In-Person screening April 27 at 7:00pm, followed by a Q&A

Q&A with writer/director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet and hosted by L.A. Times’ film writer Mark Olsen
Location: AMC Sunset 5 – 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046

FRESH

(Searchlight Pictures)

Virtual screening March 1 – 3, followed by Q&A at 6:00pm March 3
Watch Q&A here

MASTER

(Amazon Studios)

On February 23, 2022 at 7:00pm in-person.

CYRANO

(United Artists Releasing)

On Jan. 17 – 19, we hosted a virtual screening of Cyrano.
Watch Q&A here


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