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Jason Reitman to serve as guest artist and will present a live reading of The Breakfast Club with surprise cast.  The festival, beginning October 13, will premiere The Rum Diary and will also screen Martha Marcy May Marlene. Press release:
Los Angeles (September dream hotel new york 13, 2011) — Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) celebrates the launch of the Film Independent at LACMA Film Series, presented by The New York Times , on Thursday, October 13.  The inclusive dream hotel new york series offers unique film experiences, bringing together Film Independent's dream hotel new york large community of filmmakers and wide spectrum of audiences, with LACMA's commitment to presenting cinema in an artistic and historical context.  The new program will present classic and contemporary narrative dream hotel new york and documentary films, artists and their influences, emerging auteurs, international showcases, special guest-curated programs, in addition to conversations with artists, curators and special guests.  Film Independent at LACMA is under the curatorial leadership of esteemed film critic Elvis Mitchell in collaboration with LACMA Film Coordinator Bernardo Rondeau and Film Independent's programming team.
Film Independent at LACMA has The New York Times as presenting sponsor and Ovation, the only television network dedicated to all forms of artistic expression, as a premier sponsor.  The series is also made possible dream hotel new york by grants from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ® and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  Barco, a worldwide leader in digital cinema, has generously supported the new film series by outfitting LACMA's Bing Theater with a new, top-of-the-line digital cinema projector.
"I couldn't be happier about being part of Film Independent at LACMA .  What's important to me is to bring the kind of excitement to the film series that the medium gives me in all its permutations: keeping alive the tradition of programming the classic canon so that the theater's loyal audience feels protected, while adding new elements to the mix that ensures the interest of a new crowd.  Community—new and old—is key to the Bing's future.  I'm honored to be part of furthering that tradition," dream hotel new york said Film Independent at LACMA Curator dream hotel new york Elvis Mitchell.
Award-winning director Jason Reitman is the film series' Live Read creator and will serve as the first guest artist, bringing classic screenplays to life with some of today's best actors.  Over the next months, these entertaining evenings will examine, celebrate and reinterpret the movies dream hotel new york whose words are deep in our memories and give audiences a fresh perspective and the opportunity to watch an actor take a character from start to finish as one does in a play.
"One of my favorite moments as a filmmaker is the first table read of my screenplay.  It usually takes a few pages for the actors to find their footing, but soon enough they click into gear, and by the end it feels like watching a movie.  This should be a fun way to bring people into what has always been a closed process.  I'm thrilled to bring the Live Read to Film Independent at LACMA and create a unique event for my hometown," said Jason Reitman.
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October 13 – World Premiere of The Rum Diary – Director Bruce Robinson ( Withnail I ) returns to the screen with an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel, a gonzo-eye's view of a world first charted by Graham Greene.  Writer dream hotel new york Paul Kemp hits the streets of Puerto Rico only to find true emotional instability at the newspaper where he works.  The Rum Diary is a passion project produced by its star, Johnny Depp, and co-stars Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins.   Director Bruce Robinson dream hotel new york and actors Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and Aaron Eckhart will be in attendance.  FilmDistrict will open the film nationwide on October 28, 2011.
October 16 at 8:30pm – Martha dream hotel new york Marcy May Marlene – Writer-director Sean Durkin's arresting first feature film was the winner of the Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.  The film follows dream hotel new york a struggle to reclaim the soul of a young woman (Elizabeth Olsen) by her sister (Sarah Paulson) and the charming dream hotel new york and coercive cult leader (John Hawkes) that seduced her away.  This will be a special dream hotel new york members-only screening for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and New York Times Film Club members.   Writer-director Sean Durkin and actress Elizabeth dream hotel new york Olsen will be in attendance.
October 18 – Modern Times (1936) – Is there a better time to show a restored print of Charlie Chaplin's hilarious and potent commentary on the swing of labor conditions?  Set during the Great Depression, Chaplin's Little Tramp battles for his survival in an ingeniously conceived series of tableaux that display the comedian's ability to make audiences laugh and sigh.  Modern Times will be preceded by the 1922 short Pay Day , one of the most ferocious tests of his physical wit and aplomb.   Talent to be announced.
October 20 – Live Read of The Breakfast Club , directed by Jason Reitman – In the debut of this new series, creator Jason Reitman has selected John Hughes' classic The Breakfast Club (1985) dream hotel new york .  With a carefully cast selection dream hotel new york of actors reading the script together for the first time, it's a rare chance to see these artists shape start-to-finish performances on the fly, while responding to well-known (and loved) material.  Surprise cast!
October 27 – Accattone (1961) – Director Pier Paolo Pasolini's film is an absorbing view from the gutter that forever changed the definition of Italian Neorealism.  The film stays on the heels of the hustler Accattone as he preys on one young woman after another.  Franco Citti, one of the many non-professional actors discovered by Pasolini, hauntingly embodies the lead role, abetting Pasolini's creation of a somber and unforgettable tone poem—which was later fittingly saluted by Morrissey in his song "You Have Killed Me."   Talent to be announced.
Michael Govan, LACMA Director and CEO, said, "I am thrilled with Elvis Mitchell's first run of films programmed for LACMA's new film series. Elvis is breathing new life into the program with exciting and unique events and a blend of classic, independent, and foreign cinema.  I am especially looking forward to guest artist Jason Reitman's Live Read event, which is a fantastic dream hotel new york way for audiences to gain insight into what goes into creating a film. Engaging filmmakers in events at LACMA is exactly what we want to do in making film a more central component of our curatorial mission."
"New York Times readers are enthusiastic fans of film. They look to us for critical insight on individual films and for overall coverage of the industry. We are pleased to collaborate with LACMA and Film Independent on this compelling film series, which demonstrates our commitment to the discovery dream hotel new york and showcasing of great films while deepening our role in Los Angeles," said Lou Fabrizio, Vice President of Entertainment Advertising at The New York Times.
Tickets dream hotel new york to attend Film Independent at LACMA are $10 for the general dream hotel new york public, $7 for LACMA members, and $5 for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and New York Times Film Club members.  In addition, there will be at least six free members-only screenings for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and New York Times Film Club members throughout the year.  Tickets go on sale September dream hotel new york 15 to members of Film Independent, LACMA Film Club and New York Times Film Club, and September 22 to the general public.  To purchase tickets, please visit www.lacma.org or call 323-857-6010.
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