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Phone: (323) 953-5800
Email: kcetspecialevents@kcet.org
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Join us, for eight nights of major new films prior to their first run local release.
The series is hosted by nationally recognized film expert Pete Hammond Tuesday nights at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre,
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood. A lively Q & A follows each screening with the filmmakers and top movie talent.
Sponsors:
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The James and Paula Coburn Foundation (JPCF) is a tax exempt private foundation that supports charitable organizations devoted to the arts and sciences. The foundation is committed to upholding the Coburns’ dedication to local and international advancement through music, art, education, as well as, physical and spiritual health.
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Tuesday, September 29, 7:00 PM |
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An Education
Sony Picture Classics
Special Guest: TBD
In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man. The sensation of the Sundance, Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festivals stars newcomer Carey Mulligan in a star-making role. Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams and Emma Thompson co-star.
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Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 PM |
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The Man from Elysian Fields
**Coburn Classic**
Special Guests: Andy Garcia and director George Hickenlooper
For our "Coburn Classic" this series we have one of his final - and best- films, the critically acclaimed but not widely seen 2001 film,"The Man From Elysian Fields" about a failed novelist whose money problems causes problems in his marriage and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes involved with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer. Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger , Anjelica Huston, Olivia Williams, Julianna Margulies and James Coburn star.
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Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 PM |
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The Maid
Elephant Eye Films
Special Guest: co-writer and director Sebastian Silva
Set in Santiago, Chile, "The Maid" is the story of a long time live-in maid for the Valdes family who becomes threatened when they decide to bring on extra help and she engages in a series of increasingly frantic acts to hold on to her position in this sharp comedic drama about family, class and self-discovery. Catalina Saavedra stars in the film which won the World Cinema Jury Prize and Dramatic Special Jury prize for acting at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
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Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 PM |
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The Young Victoria
Apparition
Special Guest: Oscar winning producer Graham King ("The Departed", "The Aviator")
The Young Victoria chronicles Queen Victoria's ascension to the throne, focusing on the early turbulent years of her reign and her legendary romance and marriage to Prince Albert. Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend star. Screenplay by Oscar winner Julian Fellowes ("Gosford Park"). Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. Produced by Graham King, Martin Scorsese and Sarah Ferguson , The Duchess Of York.
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Tuesday, October 27, 7:00 PM |
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Precious
(Based on the novel 'Push' by Sappire)
Lions Gate Films
Special Guest: participants including director Lee Daniels
In Harlem an overweight teen pregnant with her second child is invited to join an alternative school in order to turn her life around. Her mother has other ideas. THE sensation of the 2009 Sundance (Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award and Acting Award for Mo'nique) and Toronto (audience award) and New York Film Festivals. Stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey.
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Tuesday, November 3, 7:00 PM |
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That Evening Sun
Freestyle Releasing
Special Guest: Hal Holbrook
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy , and the loss of his farm. Winner of several film festival awards, this touching drama stars Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony winner Hal Holbrook and Mia Wasikowska (star of Tim Burton's upcoming "Alice In Wonderland").
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Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 PM |
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The Road
Dimension Films
Special Guest: star Viggo Mortensen, director John Hillcoat and writer Joe Penhall
Based on the Cormac McCarthy ("No Country For Old Men") novel , this is a harrowing post-apocalyptic tale about a man and son trying to survive by any means and keeping alive their basic sense of humanity in the face of terrible cirumstances. Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Robert Duvall star.
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Tuesday, November 17, 7:00 PM |
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Up in the Air
Paramount Pictures
Special Guest: co-writer and director Jason Reitman whose two previous films, "Juno" and "Thank You For Smoking" were both screened at the KCET Cinema Series
George Clooney stars as a professional corporate downsizer whose cherished life of 322 days a year on the road is threatened just as he is about to reach his goal of ten million frequent traveler miles. Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, JK Simmons and Jason Bateman co-star in this highly sophisticated comedy and major 2009 Oscar contender.
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Tuesday, November 24, 7:00 PM |
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The Last Station
Sony Pictures Classics
Special Guest: guests including producer Bonnie Arnold
A fascinating historical drama about the last years of Russian author Leo Tolstoy as he tries to balance fame and wealth and a tempestuous marriage. Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti star in this likely Oscar contender from writer/director Michael Hoffman.
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Tuesday, December 1, 7:00 PM |
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A Single Man
The Weinstein Company
Special Guest: writer, producer, director Tom Ford
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, "A Single Man" is the story of George Falconer, a British college professor who is struggling to find meaning in his life after the death of his long-time partner. Stars Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode.
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Thursday, December 10, 7:00 PM (SPECIAL EXTRA SHOW!) |
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Nine
The Weinstein Company
Special Guest: director Rob Marshall
Director Rob Marshall's ("Chicago") movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical based on Federico Fellini's 1963 masterpiece, "8 ?".
Daniel Day Lewis, Marion Cottilard, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman and Kate Hudson star.
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