Stephen Farber

Reel Talk series, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, author Cinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies

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Reel Talk screening December 8: SONG SUNG BLUE, one of the most entertaining movies I have ever shown in my series. Don't miss it. Monday, 7 PM, Laemmle Royal Theatre. Get your tickets online or at the theater.

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Next week at Reel Talk: LAST DAYS, a Sundance hit this year. Justin Lin, director of BETTER LUCK TOMORROW and several FAST AND FURIOUS movies, joins to discuss! Monday Oct. 13 at Laemmle Royal.

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Don't miss tonight's Reel Talk movie, BEFORE WE FORGET, at Laemmle Royal. Co/director and star Juan Pablo Di Pace joins in person. A real crowd-pleaser!

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Reel Talk Monday, April 14, at 7 PM at Laemmle Royal: A NORMAL FAMILY, gripping South Korean thriller based on huge international best-seller THE DINNER. Much to discuss about this story of 2 privileged families swept up in a moral crisis.

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For anyone who has traveled to Cuba or has wanted to travel to Cuba, be sure to see the fascinating LOS FRIKIS, Reel Talk movie on Monday Dec. 2. Filmmakers (who also made well loved PEANUT BUTTER FALCON) join for Q&A! 7 PM at Laemmle Royal.

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Reel Talk Nov. 4: ALBANY ROAD, affecting drama about two women in conflict . Stars Tony winner Renee Elise Goldsberry and Lynn Whitfield, Emmy winner and veteran of TV, film, and theater. Guests: writer-director Christine Swanson, co-star Lynn Whitfield. 7PM, Royal Theatre.

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Reel Talk Monday Oct. 28: CHASING CHASING AMY, fascinating doc about the impact of Kevin Smith's enthralling, controversial movie on aspiring filmmaker Sav Rodgers. Great interviews with Smith, Joey Lauren Adams, other filmmakers. Rodgers joins to discuss. Laemmle Royal at 7 PM.

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Catch our screening of MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, crowd-pleasing animated movie, October 21 at 8PM at Laemmle Royal. 100 per cent positive reviews for this one! Sarah Snook and Jacki Weaver are in the cast. Writer-director Adam Elliot joins to discuss!

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Final Reel Talk of the Summer series: REBEL RIDGE, gripping suspense thriller with a very timely theme and a great cast. Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier joins to discuss. August 26 at 7 PM at Laemmle Royal. We'll be back for our Fall series in October!

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Reel Talk Monday Aug. 19: MERCHANT IVORY, illuminating doc about the great filmmaking duo, with interviews from many of their collaborators (Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Grant, et al) plus James Ivory himself. Director @StephenSoucy joins. 7PM at Laemmle Royal.

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Catch our 30th anniversary screening of LEGENDS OF THE FALL. Director Ed Zwick in attendance, discussing and signing his best-selling memoir. Film editor Steve Rosenblum also joins. 7 PM Thursday Aug. 15 at Laemmle Royal.

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Reel Talk Monday Aug. 12: CLOSE TO YOU, starring Elliot Page as a trans man returning home and trying to make peace with the community that rejected him. Page co-wrote the screenplay. Guest speaker: director and co-writer Dominic Savage. 7 PM at the Royal.

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Reel Talk Monday, Aug. 5: RUNNING ON EMPTY. People have requested a comedy, and we have one, dark and delightful. Guest speakers: writer-director Daniel Andre, actors Monica Potter and Rhys Coiro. 7PM at Laemmle Royal.

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Join us for a fascinating true-life story at Reel Talk Monday, July 29. DANDELIONS follows the journey of filmmaker Basil Mironer after he received a surprise Facebook message from a man in Russia claiming to be his brother! Basil will be there for Q&A. 7 PM at the Royal.

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Reel Talk Monday July 22 at Laemmle Royal: GREAT ABSENCE, award-winning Japanese film that just received rave review in today's NY Times! Has been compared to Oscar-winning THE FATHER.

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WIDOW CLICQUOT screening Monday, July 15, at Reel Talk. Feminist-themed drama about a woman who triumphed in the all-male champagne business in France. Haley Bennett stars in lush period drama. 100 per cent positive reviews! Screenwriter Erin Dignam joins. 7 PM, Royal Theatre.

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Reel Talk returns Monday July 8 at Laemmle Royal. Opening night HOW TO COME ALIVE, provocative doc about writer Norman Mailer, featuring great interviews with family members and pundits. Director and producer join to discuss. $20 for all 8 movies in the series if bought July 8!

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Catch our 60th anniversary screening of the first great Beatles movie, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT. So many classic songs, plus inventive direction by Richard Lester. Pop music maestro Domenic Priore shares insights and history. June 25 at 7:30 at Laemmle Royal.

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Reel Talk Monday, June 10: THELMA, huge hit at Sundance this year. Great cast headed by June Squibb, oldest actor to have a starring role in a major motion picture! Q&A with writer-director Josh Margolin, who based the story on what happened to his grandmother. Laemmle Royal.

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Reel Talk returns Monday, June 3, at Laemmle Royal: Catch MAESTRA, stirring documentary about an international competition for rising female orchestra conductors, still an underrepresented field. Director Maggie Contreras joins to discuss!