Laemmle's Art in the Arthouse presents ISABELLA KELLY-RAMIREZ: WHO IS SHE? Explore the bold, dynamic works of Kelly-Ramirez on Wednesday, September 5 in our intimate theatre setting. Our special event features a slideshow on the big screen, artist talk, and refreshments. Meet Isabella and stay for the wine, cheese, and conversation Art in the Arthouse is known for. A portion of the sales benefit the Laemmle Foundation and its support of humanitarian and environmental causes in Los AngelesAbout the ExhibitIsabella Kelly-Ramirez creates paintings and collages that introduce a host of fascinating females. Modern-day saints and sup [...]

The director, producer and several cast members of MAKING A KILLING will participate in a Q&A after the opening night

40 YEARS IN THE MAKING: THE MAGIC MUSIC MOVIE director Lee Aronsohn and producer Fleur Saville will participate in a Q&A at the Music Hall following the 7:20 PM screening on Friday, August 10. Jesse Maltin will

We reopen the Hungarian drama 1945 today. L.A. Times film critic Kenneth Turan wrote about it the other day:The premise is simple but compelling: Two strangers get off a train in a small town and nothing is ever the same again. It could be the setup for a classic western, but the town is in rural Hungary, the two men are Orthodox Jews, and the year, as the title indicates, is 1945.Photographed in luminous black and white and returning to theaters by popular demand, this 2017 Hungarian film is a quietly ferocious piece of work that puts a particular time and place under a microscope, revealing hidden fault lines and differences that have been [...]

BROTHERLY LOVE director Anthony J. Caruso will introduce and participate in a Q&A after the Saturday, August 4 screening.

Director Jake Meginsky will be in attendance for a Q&A following the 7:20pm screening of MILFORD GRAVES FULL MANTIS on Friday, 7/27. Click here for tickets.About the film:Milford Graves has performed internationally since 1964, both as a soloist and in ensembles with such legends as Albert Ayler, Giuseppi Logan and Sonny Sharrock. He is a founding pioneer of avant-garde jazz, and he remains one of the most influential living figures in the evolution of the form.The film draws the viewer through the artist’s lush garden and ornate home, into the martial arts dojo in his backyard and the laboratory in his basement - all of this just b [...]

Q&A with PATH OF BLOOD Executive Producer Mark Boal after the 7:30PM show on Saturday, July 21 at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills. Boal is the Academy Award-Winning Writer and Producer of The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty.Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jonathan Hacker and based on his book of the same title, PATH OF BLOOD depicts Islamist terrorism as it has never been seen before. Drawn from a hoard of jihadi home-movie footage that was captured by Saudi security services, this is the story of Muslim terrorists targeting Muslim civilians and brought to justice by Muslim security agents.

SHARP EDGES filmmaker Sandra Luckow will participate in Q&A's at the Music Hall after each screening July 9-12.

AFFAIRS OF STATE director Eric Bross and director of photography Horacio Marquínez will participate in Q&A's at the Music Hall after the 7:20 show on Friday, June 15; both screenings on Sunday and Monday, June 17 and 18; and after the 7:20 show on Thursday, June 21. Screenwriter Tom Cudworth will join them for all but the Thursday

This is a Free Event RSVP on EventbriteWe are SOLD OUTEmail sheryl@laemmle.comFor wait list informationJoin us as LAEMMLE LIVE proudly presents musicians from Orchestra Santa Monica at the Monica Film Center July 15. Lisa Kohorn-clarinet, Larry Kohorn and Cindy Bandel-violins, Brooke Wharton-viola, Eran Marcus-cello perform Alexander Krein Jewish Sketches #1, op. 12 and Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115  for clarinet in A with String Quartet.Founded in 2012, Orchestra Santa Monica (OSM) has already established itself as an important civic institution, providing Santa Monica and its surrounding commu [...]

THE VALLEY Q&A schedule: Saturday, June 9, 7:00pm: Jacob Yoffee and Tom Marks; Sunday, June 10, 7:00 PM TBD; Monday, June 11, 7:00pm: Salma Khan; Wednesday, June 13, 7:00pm: Lauren Herrel; Thursday, June 14, 7:00pm

THIS IS CONGO producer Geoff McLean and representatives from Friends of the Congo will participate in Q&A's at the Music Hall following the 7:20 PM screenings on Saturday, June 30th and Thursday, July 5. Dr. Kasereka George Kasomo from Friends of the Congo will participate in the Saturday screening. The Thursday representative is Kasomo was born in Oicha/Beni Zaire, which is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He studied in Kenya where he earned a bachelor of theology (BTH). Dr. Kasomo continued his studies at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, where he earned an MA in Intercultural Studies, with an emphasis on Cultu [...]

BILLY BOY writer-star Blake Jenner will participate in Q&A's at the Music Hall following the 7:40 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and

EN EL SEPTIMO DIA filmmaker Jim McKay will participate in Q&A's at the Music Hall following the 7:30 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16, and after the 2:30 show Sunday, June

Meet the HOW JACK BECAME BLACK filmmaker at the following screenings:  Friday, June 1, 7:40 PM screening Theme: Ready for a fearless dialogue on identity politics and the multiracial baby boom? Featuring: Filmmaker Eli Steele  Saturday, June 2, 7:40 PM screening Theme: What is it like raising multiracial families in today’s America? Featuring: Buddy Sosthand - an award winning stuntman (Pirates of Caribbean, etc.) and the father of a multiracial family. David Raysse - a legendary shoe designer (FILA, Adidas, Skechers, Brand Black) who is mixed himself and the father of a m [...]

MAINELAND director Miao Wang and producer Damon Smith will participate in Q&A moderated by UCLA professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagn at the Music Hall following the 4:50 PM screening on Saturday June 9 and director Miao Wang and producer Damon Smith will participate in Q&A moderated by journalist Jeff Yang following the 4:50 PM screening on Sunday, June

STRANGERS ON EARTH director Tristan Cook will participate in post-screening Q&A's at the Music Hall June 1-3 following the Friday & Saturday 7:20 PM shows and the Sunday noon

Join us on June 3 as LAEMMLE LIVE proudly presents chamber players from The Los Angeles Youth Orchestra at the Monica Film Center. LAYO is comprised of pre-college age musicians from greater Los Angeles who rehearse and perform classical symphonic masterworks and contemporary music. Collective talent, intellectual curiosity, and discipline are key to student performances of programs that model professional orchestras, more than conventional youth orchestras.Each season, the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra serves over 120 student musicians, ages 8-18, who hail from 60 different public and private schools. In addition to studying privately and atte [...]

Join the WELCOME TO THE MEN'S GROUP filmmakers for a panel discussion this week at the Music Hall: Tuesday May 22, after the 4:45 pm show. Panel discussion by The Good Men ProjectMelissa Drake – Partnership Director for The Good Men Project Evan Stein – Co-Founder Experience Music Group Kyle Lipton – Founder Embodied Truth Adam Shell – Where #MeToo and Stay at Home Dads ConvergeJoseph Culp – director-writer/producer Scott Ben-Yashar - writer/executive producerWednesday May 23, after the 4:45 pm showPanel discussion with Movember Foundation - Changing the Face of Men’s HealthDoug Prusoff - Movember Foundatio [...]

AFTER AUSCHWITZ Q&A's: Director Jon Kean will attend every 5:30pm showing at the Music Hall. Of special note: Saturday 5:30 Q & A will be moderated by Jane Lynch (Glee, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel). Sunday 5:30pm Q & A will be moderated by Melissa Rivers (E! Television Network) and will include survivor Renee Firestone. Monday at 5:30 we welcome Dr. Miriam Koral, UCLA professor of Yiddish language for our post film talk about Yiddish Culture Pre-Post War. Wednesday at 7:10 our talk will be moderated by Dr. Michael Berenbaum who will talk with three generations of Holocaust survivors including Renee Firestone. In Encino, join us May [...]