Film Independent at LACMA: I, Tonya

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.