Summer Night Cinema: ‘Official Competition’

KCRW, the Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film & Television Archive invite you to a Summer Night Cinema, a fun filled evening including after hours access to the Hammer Museum galleries and an advance screening.  Come out for a special advance screening of “Official Competition” from IFC Films.

The Hammer Museum galleries will be open until 7:30 P.M. Lulu, the Hammer Museum’s courtyard restaurant, will also be open for pre-screening drinks and bar bites.

Ticketing: Admission is free. Seats will be assigned at the box office on a first come, first served basis. KCRW members receive priority seating. The box office will open at 6:30pm the night of the event.

Member Benefit: KCRW & Hammer members receive priority ticketing until 15 minutes before the program.

Parking: Parking is available under the museum. Rates are $7 for the first three hours with museum validation, and $3 for each additional 20 minutes, with a $20 daily maximum. There is a $7 flat rate after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends. Cash or credit card.

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Film Synopsis: When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas (Penélope Cruz) is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavor. Completing the all-star team are two actors with enormous talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero (Antonio Banderas) and radical theatre actor Iván Torres (Oscar Martínez). Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other, but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?