June 23 at the Royal: Q&A with Shaun Rushforth, Executive Director of Villa Gardens, the Pasadena senior living facility featured in Familiar Touch, and Jane Dietrich and Lisa Tanahashi, Villa Gardens residents. Familiar Touch writer-director Sarah Friedland and star Kathleen Chalfant will participate in Royal Q&A's after the 7:30 P.M. shows on June 27 & 28; at the Town Center following the 12:50 P.M. show on June 29; and at the Glendale after the 4:30 P.M. show on June 29. Lydia Storie, Director of Culture Change at Caring Across Generations, will moderate the June 27 screening.
House of Abraham Q&A's opening weekend at the Royal on Friday, June 20th after the 7:15 P.M. screening with director Lisa Belcher and cast members Natasha Henstridge, Lukas Hassel, and Lin Shaye, and after the Saturday, June 21st screening at 3:05 P.M.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight director-star Embeth Davidtz will participate in a Q&A after the June 30 screening at the Royal. Davidtz and executive producer Trevor Noah will participate in a Q&A following the July 10 early access screening at the Royal.
This Friday we are proud to open TATAMI, the acclaimed collaboration between Iranian and Israeli filmmakers. Some plaudits from top American film critics:"A superb example of pop cultural translation that freshens up the clichés of the sports corruption thriller and gives the actors and filmmakers a chance to flex their considerable skills." ~ Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com"The mounting tensions of these moving parts — and steely performances by Mandi and Amir — make for an engrossing thriller fueled by female rage." ~ Beatrice Loayza, New York Times"Despite its urgent political engagement, TATAMI never forgets to be a gripping watch." ~
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH 70th Anniversary – Marilyn Monroe classic comedy screens at Laemmle’s historic Royal Theatre on June 25.Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present the 70th anniversary of THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955), which features one of the signature pop culture images of the 20th century and of its star, Marilyn Monroe (standing astride a subway grate while her skirt billows up to her shoulders). Billy Wilder produced, directed, and, with George Axelrod, cowrote the film version of Axelrod’s smash Broadway comedy about marital infidelity. It provided a prime vehicle for Monroe. The film screens one night only, Wednesday
A huge hit last weekend in New York, we're excited to open the comedy Bad Shabbos this Friday at the Royal and Town Center with expansion runs planned around L.A. County in the subsequent weeks. The film follows David and his fiancée, Meg, who are about to have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner. Things get far more complicated because of an accidental death (or murder?). With Meg's Catholic parents due any moment, the family dinner soon spirals into a hilarious disaster.The following Bad Shabbos screenings will feature in-person introductions or Q&A's: Thursday, June 5 at the Royal w/director Daniel Robbins, producer Adam
Join us for The Last Twins Q&A’s at Laemmle Royal on Thursday, June 19th at 7:30 P.M. with filmmakers Perri Pelt & Matthew O’Neill, and Judith Richter, who is a participant in the film; Jonathan Jacoby will moderate; and at Laemmle Town Center on June 20th at 5:20 P.M. with the filmmakers and Judith Richter; and June 21st at 7:30 P.M. with Judith Richter and Dr. Nancy Segal moderating the discussion.
Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a 25th anniversary screening of 'Croupier,' the sleeper hit that helped to save the specialized movie business during a dry period at the beginning of the 21st century. Mike Hodges, the director of the British crime thriller 'Get Carter' with Michael Caine, had his most acclaimed film since then when he directed 'Croupier.'Clive Owen, who had mainly appeared in British television dramas before this, rose to full-fledged movie stardom as a result of this movie. He plays an aspiring writer who takes a job at a casino where he juggles a few romantic relationships and also has to contend