| Special Events in May:
April 27 – May 3 [Spielberg Theatre]
THE FAR SIDE OF JERICHO, 2007, First Look
Pictures, 99 min. The opposite of recent "dark" westerns, this low-budget femme
oater/homage to John Wayne and Randolph Scott movies just wants to have a good time. Both
director Tim Hunter (RIVER’S EDGE), and hard-boiled cult writer James Crumley
(THE LAST GOOD KISS), who co-wrote the script, like their westerns straight-up and
action-packed with lots of dark humor. The result is a pistol-packing, great-looking,
widescreen entertainment shot in spectacular New Mexico locations – a treat for those
who like their westerns short on symbolism and tall in the saddle. Three widows of outlaw
gang members are forced to flee a posse and villains who think the women know where their
dead husbands’ loot is buried. On the perilous journey that includes run-ins with
Indians, Pinkerton agents, and even a few surly ghosts, they have the opportunity to
become better friends – if they manage to survive. The three "character
actress" leads, Judith Burnett, Suzanne Andrews and Lissa Negrin are
best friends in real life, and the salty supporting cast includes Patrick Bergin as
a corrupt sheriff and James Gammon as a decidedly homicidal preacher. Co-starring John
Diehl, C. Thomas Howell. On Saturday April 28, discussion
following with director Tim Hunter and actress/producer Lissa Negrin.
[Also premiering at the Aero Theatre –
Thursday, April 26]
Friday, April 27 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 28 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 29 – 4:00 PM
Monday, April 30 – 7:30 PM
Tuesday, May 1 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday, May 2 –8:00 PM
Thursday, May 3 – 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 5 – 7:00 PM & 10:00 PM [Spielberg Theatre]
Only Los Angeles Screenings!!
THE HAWK IS DYING, 2006, Strand Releasing, 112 min.
Director Julian Goldberger (TRANS) adapts the famous novel by Harry Crews (A
Feast of Snakes; Scar Lover) into a stunning examination of Florida auto
upholsterer George (Paul Giamatti), a middle-aged man on the verge of a midlife
crisis. Things are brought to a head by George’s frustrating efforts to tame a wild
hawk as well as an out-of-left-field family tragedy, for which he feels partly
responsible. Once George goes over the edge, he puts on his falconry glove and keeps the
bird literally chained to his arm until he and it come to a meeting of minds. A rigorously
intense personal journey into the meaning of one man’s life, Giamatti gives perhaps
his best performance ever, one that should have received a slew of awards. A mesmerizing
and bewilderingly underrated little masterpiece that deserves to be seen. With exceptional
support from Michelle Williams, Michael Pitt and Rusty Schwimmer. This is
the film’s only Los Angeles theatrical screening before being released on DVD later
in May, and it is your one chance to see it on the big screen. "…one
seriously wild and deeply wounded effort from writer-director Julian Goldberger…it
may require a leap of faith to succumb to Goldberger's spell. But I leapt, and found it
enthralling…" – Nathan Lee, The Village Voice Discussion following first screening with director Julian Goldberger.
May 10 - 13 [Spielberg Theatre]
THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU, 2005, Tartan
Films USA, 153 min. Romanian director Cristi Puiu won the 2005 Un Certain Regard
Award at Cannes and overwhelming critical acclaim for this hypnotic chronicle of one
lonely man's last night on earth. The film balances anguished human drama and very dry
black comedy with deceptive ease as hard-drinking, cat-loving Mr. Lazarescu (Ion
Ficsuteanu) is whisked from overcrowded hospital to overcrowded hospital by persistent
ambulance driver, Mioara (Luminita Gheorghu, of Michael Haneke's TIME OF THE WOLF),
to be met repeatedly by contradictions, wrong diagnoses, ambivalence, annoyance and
consternation -- until finally he expires. "Because I admire Eric Rohmer so
much," says writer-director Puiu, "I wanted to answer his SIX MORAL TALES with
my own SIX STORIES FROM THE BUCHAREST SUBURBS." In this first film of the six,
"We decided to speak of ‘the love of humanity’ by exploring its incredible
absence," says Puiu. "THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU speaks about a world
where love for our fellow man doesn’t exist, in which a man whose most basic need for
help is absurdly ignored by all around him." "A masterpiece." --
Scott Foundas, LA Weekly; "A gem! A mysteriously mesmerizing voyage." --
David Ansen, Newsweek Don’t miss this last
opportunity to see in a theatre the film listed on many critics top 10 lists!
Thursday, May 10 - 7:30 PM [Spielberg Theatre]
Friday, May 11 - 7:30 PM [Spielberg Theatre]
Saturday, May 12 - 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM [Spielberg Theatre]
Sunday, May 13 - 4:00 PM [Spielberg Theatre]
Saturday, May 12
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:40 AM FOREVER
HOLLYWOOD
Sunday, May 13
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD with a Special
Treat for Mom's coming to this tour on Mother's Day!
You'll score big if you take mom on one of our behind the scenes
tours this weekend. Everyone knows that moms LOVE Hollywood history and victorious tales
of Los Angeles historic preservation!
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:40 AM FOREVER
HOLLYWOOD |
