2018, 71 minutes, B&W, DCP | Written by Sally Potter; directed by Sally Potter; with Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Timothy Spall
Includes a conversation with writer/director/actor Sally Potter
Writer/director Sally Potter (Orlando, The Tango Lesson, Ginger & Rosa) returns to the big screen for her newest film, a comedy of manners about a group of primarily ill-mannered people. All sorts of hitherto closely held secrets are revealed at a gathering meant to celebrate several events for a small group of intensely opinionated and equally voluble friends—the ascension to a cabinet post for the host, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas), and impending parenthood for Jinny (Emily Mortimer) and her partner, Martha (Cherry Jones). As more information is revealed—or rather, unleashed—the party goes further off the rails. The revelers include Janet’s husband, Bill (Timothy Spall), her fast-trigger embittered friend April (Patricia Clarkson), guru (Bruno Ganz), and the profusely sweaty Tom (Cillian Murphy). The filmmaker keeps the dialogue and the characters in motion in a scenario where the conversation moves from imminent birth to death. And the talented Potter will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation.
In conjunction with Film Independent at LACMA
LACMA | Bing Theater
Film Independent and LACMA Film Club members can reserve tickets starting at 12 pm on Thursday, January 18. | Free; limit two tickets per membership. | Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period. | Reserve Tickets
LACMA member and general-admission tickets can be reserved starting at 12 pm on Thursday, January 25. | Free; limit two tickets. | Reserve Tickets
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for the screening can be picked up at LACMA’s Ticket Office, located in the Hammer Building, on the day of the event—as early as 11 am. Tickets are for general, unreserved seating. Ticketed guests must be in their seats 15 minutes prior to the advertised start time or seats may be released. Reservations do not guarantee entry, even with a ticket in hand. Entry is first come, first served, so please arrive early. Program and guest participation subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Tickets are nontransferable and can only be picked up by the individual who purchased or reserved them.
2018, 90 minutes, Color, DCP | Written by Anna Deavere Smith; directed by Kristi Zea; executive produced by Gary Goetzman and Anna Deavere Smith; with Anna Deavere Smith and Marcus Shelby
Includes a conversation with writer/executive producer/performer Anna Deavere Smith
The newest showcase from writer/executive producer/performer Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight: Los Angeles), a version of her most recent stage production recorded for HBO and directed for the screen by Kristi Zea takes a hard and unflinching look at the gaping open wound that lies in the heart of institutional racism. Smith takes on a variety of roles in her show, a collection of voices with different but still potent powers of observation about the struggle for racial equation, a battle very much still in progress. She essays roles from the mayor of Stockton, to a Yurok fisherman, and later a Yurok judge, to civil rights stalwart John Lewis. The impact of Notes from the Field comes early on when, portraying minister Jamal Harrison Bryant, Smith invokes the names of families of those who’ve suffered racist brutality and speaks a name that has become a recent victim of collateral damage. After the screening of this epic performance piece, Smith will be onstage to discuss the creation of her latest effort.
In conjunction with Film Independent at LACMA
LACMA | Bing Theater
Film Independent and LACMA Film Club members can reserve tickets starting at 12 pm on Thursday, January 18. | Free; limit two tickets per membership. | Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.
LACMA member and general-admission tickets can be reserved starting at 12 pm on Thursday, January 25. | Free; limit two tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for the screening can be picked up at LACMA’s Ticket Office, located in the Hammer Building, on the day of the event—as early as 11 am. Tickets are for general, unreserved seating. Ticketed guests must be in their seats 15 minutes prior to the advertised start time or seats may be released. Reservations do not guarantee entry, even with a ticket in hand. Entry is first come, first served, so please arrive early. Program and guest participation subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Tickets are nontransferable and can only be picked up by the individual who purchased or reserved them.
Includes a screening of The Shining and conversation with creator Sam Esmail
The cable series, Mr. Robot, now in its third season, contains multitudes. Creator Sam Esmail uses the series to comment on the loneliness and personal distance created by technology, as well as using the language of cinema in television to deal with race and gender. He employs the tools of filmmaking – and negative space — to make his narrative elastic and expansive. In other words, the impact of Stanley Kubrick is evident in Mr. Robot, as well as its creator’s first feature, 2014’s Comet (which played the LA Film Festival). Esmail will be part of this season’s “An Evening With…” program, in which artists discuss films that have affected their work. Esmail will present one of his favorites – and a film that was underappreciated upon its initial release: Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Shining, which stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd as their young son with the power and perhaps the creepiest red Big Wheel in the history of film. Though the Kubrick’s take met disapproval from King himself, the filmmaker’s subtle precision in dealing with claustrophobia and dissolution has won it a new generation of fans appreciative of the movie’s power. Chief among that group of The Shining admirers is Sam Esmail, who will point out its appeal in conversation.
The Shining
1980, 146 minutes, Color, 35mm | Written by Stanley Kubrick; screenplay by Diane Johnson; directed by Stanley Kubrick; with Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson and Tony Burton
Ticketing Information
$15 for Film Independent and LACMA Film Club members. Members of these two groups can purchase tickets starting at 12 pm on Thursday, November 16. Limit two tickets per membership. Proof of member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.
$20 for LACMA members, students with valid ID and seniors (65+); $25 for the general public. Members of these four groups can purchase tickets starting at 12 pm on Thursday, November 23. Two ticket limit.
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-reserved tickets for this event can be picked up at LACMA’s Ticket Office, located in the Hammer Building, on the day of the event—as early as 11 am. Tickets are for general, unreserved seating. Ticketed guests must be in their seat at the advertised start time of the event or seat(s) may be released. All ticket sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. Program and guest participation subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Tickets are nontransferable and can only be picked up by the individual who purchased or reserved them.
Includes a conversation with writer Steven Rogers
Who would take a real-life incident that sounded as much like a slapstick caper as a mean-spirited act of revenge, and make a movie of it starring Harley Quinn with the director from Lars and the Real Girl? The people behind the based-on-a-true-story I, Tonya, which brings Margot Robbie into the mix playing Tonya Harding, the tough-as-a-blade-sharpener ice skating competitor who saw a chance to knee-cap her main rival, Nancy Kerrigan (Caitlin Carver) and took it. Sebastian Stan acts as Jeff Gilooly, Harding’s knuckle-dragging ex-husband and Alison Janney is Harding’s growling Mama Bear, LaVona. Director Craig Gillespie keeps a tone best described as farcical melodrama, a mood that nods but doesn’t wink.
2017, 119 minutes, color, DCP | Written by Steven Rogers; directed by Craig Gillespie; with Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Mckenna Grace, Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson and Caitlin Carver
Ticketing Information
Film Independent and LACMA Film Club Members can reserve tickets starting at 12:00 pm on Thursday, November 16. | Free; limit two tickets per membership. | Proof of Member status is required to reserve tickets during advance reservation period.
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-reserved tickets for this event can be picked up at LACMA’s Ticket Office, located in the Hammer Building, on the day of the event—as early as 11 am. Tickets are for general, unreserved Bing Theater seating. Ticketed guests must be in their Bing Theater seat 15 minutes prior to the advertised start time or seat(s) may be released. Reservations do not guarantee entry, even with a ticket in hand. Entry is first come, first served, so please arrive early. Program and guest participation subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Tickets are nontransferable and can only be picked up by the individual who purchased or reserved them.
