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Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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September 2016

Free Screening- Audrie & Daisy

September 19, 2016 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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AUDRIE & DAISY is an urgent real-life drama that examines the ripple effects on families, friends, schools and communities when two underage young women find that sexual assault crimes against them have been caught on camera. From acclaimed filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (The Island President, The Rape of Europa), AUDRIE & DAISY -- which made its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival -- takes a hard look at America's teenagers who are coming of age in…

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Free Screening-The Witness

September 20, 2016 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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A FilmRise release Includes a post-film conversation with director James Solomon. The name Kitty Genovese became synonymous with bystander apathy after The New York Times reported that 38 witnesses watched her being murdered - and did nothing to help. The Witness, which premiered to critical-acclaim at the 2015 New York Film Festival, follows her brother Bill's search for the truth. In the process, he unravels a myth that transformed his life, condemned a city, and defined an era. THE WITNESS debunks one of America's most chilling…

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Free Screening- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

September 21, 2016 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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The remarkable, daring life of poet, writer, and activist Maya Angelou unfolds in this in-depth portrait. In the first film ever to be made about Dr. Maya Angelou, she narrates an entrancing chronicle of a youth shaped by the vicious racism of the Jim Crow South and sexual abuse. Rare footage traces her varied pre-writing career as a nightclub dancer and singer, her courage as a political activist, and her transformative friendships with James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm…

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April 2018

KCRW Partner Screening: I Feel Pretty

April 18, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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In I FEEL PRETTY, Renee struggles with feelings of deep insecurity and low self-esteem that hold her back from the life she was meant for.  After a brutal fall in exercise class, Renee awakes with newfound confidence that empowers her to live her life fearlessly and flawlessly, discovering along the way that the only thing that was holding her back was herself.  

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May 2018

KCRW Partner Screening: Adrift

May 30, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Starring Shailene Woodley (Fault in Our Stars, Divergent films) and Sam Claflin (Me Before You, The Hunger Games films), ADRIFT is based on the inspiring true story of two free spirits whose chance encounter leads them first to love, and then to the adventure of a lifetime. As the two sailors set out on a journey across the ocean, Tami Oldham (Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Claflin) couldn’t anticipate they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes…

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August 2018

KCRW Partner Screening: BlacKkKlansman

August 9, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together,…

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September 2018

KCRW Partner Screening: Colette

September 17, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as “Willy” (Dominic West), Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine…

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KCRW Partner Screening: The Old Man & The Gun

September 25, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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THE OLD MAN & THE GUN is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.  Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

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October 2018

Shirkers

October 1, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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A curated collection of the most acclaimed documentary films of the year. We bring both films and the creators to industry insiders and film enthusiasts throughout the fall season. Synopsis: In 1992 teenager Sandi Tan shoots Singapore's first road movie with her enigmatic American mentor, Georges, who then absconded with all of the footage. The 16 mm film is recovered 20 years later, sending Tan, who is now a novelist living in Los Angeles, on a personal odyssey in search…

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The Sentence

October 2, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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A curated collection of the most acclaimed documentary films of the year. We bring both films and the creators to industry insiders and film enthusiasts throughout the fall season. Synopsis: Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory minimum drug sentencing's devastating consequences, captured by Cindy's brother, follows her and her family over the course of ten years. Includes…

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Charm City

October 4, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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A curated collection of the most acclaimed documentary films of the year. We bring both films and the creators to industry insiders and film enthusiasts throughout the fall season. Synopsis: Charm Citydelivers a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore. The film highlights the positive actions undertaken by groups and individuals, optimistically offering humanity as common ground. Includes a post-film conversation with Director Marilyn Ness, moderated…

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KCRW Partner Screening: Bad Times At The El Royale

October 9, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption… before everything goes to hell. Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Cynthia Erivo lead an all-star cast in BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE.

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KCRW Partner Screening: Beautiful Boy

October 10, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Beautiful Boy is a deeply moving portrait of a family’s unwavering love and commitment to each other in the face of their son’s addiction and his attempts at recovery. Based on two memoirs, one from acclaimed journalist David Sheff and one from his son, Nic Sheff. As Nic repeatedly relapses, the Sheffs are faced with the harsh reality that addiction is a disease that does not discriminate and can hit any family at any time.

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Inventing Tomorrow

October 10, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Includes a post-film discussion with Director Laura Nix, Producers Diane Becker and Melanie Miller, and Documentary Subject Jared Goodwin, moderated by Matt Holzman, host of KCRW's The Document. Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world’s environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of…

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KCRW Partner Screening: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

October 16, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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In CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living in the 1970’s and 80’s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen.  When Lee found herself unable to get published because she had fallen out of step with the marketplace, she turned her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant).

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The Judge (Free Screening)

October 29, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Told through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East's religious courts, The Judge presents an unfolding verite legal drama with rare insight into both Islamic law and gendered justice. When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih walked into Palestine's Chief Justice's office and announced she wanted to join the bench. He laughed at her. But a few years later, she made history. Includes a post-film conversation with Erika Cohn, Director/Producer and Anne Thompson, IndieWire Editor…

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They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead (Free Screening)

October 30, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) tells the story of legendary director Orson Welles during the final 15 years of his life, as he struggled to make a comeback with one last radical gamble - a film to sum up all that he had lived and learned during his life in Hollywood. This untold chapter of one of the greatest careers in film history shows that until the end, Welles was writing his own narrative as he always…

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November 2018

The Silence of Others (Free Screening)

November 1, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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The Silence of Others reveals the urgent and ongoing struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dic-tatorship under General Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, the film follows victims and survivors as they organize the groundbreaking “Argentine Lawsuit” and fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity, in a country still divided four dec-ades into democracy. Executive Produced by Pedro Almodóvar. Winner, Berlinale Panorama Audience Award, Berlinale Peace Prize, Sheffield Grand Jury Award. Includes…

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Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland (Free Screening)

November 5, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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In 2015, Sandra Bland, a politically active 28-year-old black woman from Chicago was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas town. Three days later, Sandra was found hanging from a noose in her jail cell. Dash cam footage revealing her violent arrest went viral, leading to national protests claiming that this was a case of racially-motivated murder. Sandra quickly became a poster child for police brutality, leaving millions to question 'What really happened to Sandra Bland?’ Includes a…

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Crime + Punishment (Free Screening)

November 6, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Amidst a landmark class action lawsuit over illegal policing quotas, Crime + Punishment chronicles the real lives and struggles of a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops and the young minorities they are pressured to arrest and summons in New York City. A highly intimate and cinematic experience with unprecedented access, Crime + Punishment examines the United States' most powerful police department through the brave efforts of a group of active duty officers and one unforgettable private investigator who risk their careers and…

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RBG (Free Screening)

November 7, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG explores Ginsburg's life and career. From Betsy West and Julie Cohen, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films. Includes a post-film discussion with filmmakers Betsy West…

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LIYANA (Free Screening)

November 8, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Five orphaned children in Swaziland turn past trauma into creative fuel for an original collective fairytale in which they send a young girl on a dangerous quest. Includes a post-film conversation with Director/Producers Amanda and Aaron Kopp, and Art Director Shofela Coker.

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The Price of Everything (Free Screening)

November 13, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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Exploring the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, The Price of Everything explores art and artistic passion in today’s money-driven society. Featuring collectors, dealers, auctioneers, and artists--ranging from market darlings Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Njideka Akunyili Crosby, to one-time art star Larry Poons—the narrative is a volatile mix of verite scenes, revealing interviews, and rare archival material. The film takes audiences on a thrilling ride through this world, holding up a mirror to our values and times. Includes a post-film discussion…

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KCRW Partner Screening: The Favourite

November 13, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become quite…

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Saving Brinton (Free Screening)

November 14, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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In a farmhouse basement on the Iowa countryside, eccentric collector Mike Zahs makes a remarkable discovery: the showreels of the man who brought moving pictures to America’s Heartland. He soon begins a journey to restore the restore the legacy of America’s greatest barnstorming movieman and save these irreplaceable cinematic treasures from turning to dust. Saving Brinton is a portrait of one unlikely Midwestern folk hero, at once a meditation on living simply and a celebration of dreaming big. Preceded by a screening…

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Love, Gilda (Free Screening)

November 15, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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LOVE, GILDA opens a unique window into the honest and whimsical world of beloved performer Gilda Radner, whose greatest role was sharing her story. Working with the Radner estate, D’Apolito unearthed a collection of diaries and personal audio and videotapes documenting her childhood, her comedy career, her relationships and ultimately, her struggles with cancer. These never-before-seen-or-heard footage and journal entries form the narrative spine of the documentary, allowing Gilda to tell her own story – through laughter and sometimes tears.

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Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Free Screening)

November 19, 2018 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States
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A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most inventive comedians, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind takes us through his extraordinary life and career and reveals what drove him to give voice to the characters in his mind. Told largely by Robin himself, with never-before-seen footage and interviews with those who loved and knew him, the film features Billy Crystal, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, Steve Martin, Pam Dawber, Zak Williams and many others. Includes a post-film discussion…

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April 2019

KCRW Partner Screening: Poms

April 30, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

POMS is an uplifting comedy about Martha (played by Diane Keaton) a woman who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents, Sheryl (Jacki Weaver), Olive (Pam Grier) and Alice (Rhea Perlman), proving that it’s never too late to follow your dreams.

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June 2019

KCRW Partner Screening: Yesterday

June 18, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal. From Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and Richard Curtis, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill, comes a rock-n-roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life. Jack Malik (Himesh Patel, BBC’s Eastenders) is a struggling singer-songwriter…

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September 2019

KCRW Partner Screening: The Goldfinch

September 10, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Amazon Studios, “The Goldfinch” is the film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s globally acclaimed best-selling novel, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Directed by BAFTA Award winner John Crowley (“Brooklyn”), the film features a multigenerational cast led by Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver”) as Theo Decker and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (“The Hours,” “Big Little Lies”) as Mrs. Barbour. Theodore “Theo” Decker was 13 years…

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The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

September 12, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Take a deep dive into the enigmatic universe of The Amazing Johnathan with a screening of ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ on Thursday 9/12 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM. ‘The Amazing Johnathan Documentary’ begins as a profile on a uniquely deranged magician who built a career out of shock and deception…

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Mike Wallace Is Here

September 16, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in on a screening of ‘Mike Wallace Is Here,’ a documentary on the late, legendary reporter from CBS’ 60 Minutes, on Monday, September 16 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM. ‘Mike Wallace Is Here’ offers an unflinching look at the legendary reporter, who interrogated the 20th century’s biggest figures in…

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5B

September 17, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in on a screening of the powerful ‘5B’ on Tuesday 9/17 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM. 5B is the story of everyday heroes, nurses and caregivers who took extraordinary action to care for the patients of the first AIDS ward unit in the United States. ‘5B’ is told through…

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17 Blocks

September 18, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in on a screening of ‘17 Blocks’ on Wednesday 9/18 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM. In 1999, nine-year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his family began filming their daily lives in America’s most dangerous neighborhood — just 17 blocks behind the U.S. Capitol. A unique collaboration with filmmaker and journalist Davy…

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Echo in the Canyon

September 19, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in on a screening of the musical delight, ‘Echo In The Canyon,’ on Thursday 9/19 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM. ‘Echo In The Canyon’ is a look back at the influence and the music of The Byrds, The Mamas & the Papas, Buffalo Springfield and The Beach Boys, from…

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One Child Nation

September 23, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in a free screening of ‘One Child Nation’ on Monday 9/23 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM. For more than 35 years, China enforced a radical experiment in population control, restricting couples to a single child and imposing harsh penalties on those who violated the policy. In the 2019 Sundance…

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Honeyland

September 24, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in a free screening of ‘Honeyland’ on Tuesday 9/24 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM. Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm…

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October 2019

The Cave

October 2, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in a free screening of ‘The Cave’ on Wednesday 10/2 at the The Landmark at 7:30PM. For besieged civilians, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as Cave, where pediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballor and her colleagues Samaher and Dr. Alaa have claimed their rights…

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The Kingmaker

October 3, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join in a free screening of ‘The Kingmaker’ on Thursday 10/3 at the The Landmark at 7:30PM. Centered on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, The Kingmaker examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family’s improbable return to power in the Philippines. The film explores the disturbing legacy of the Marcos regime…

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KCRW Partner Screening: Jojo Rabbit

October 15, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

Writer director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE), brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his…

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KCRW Partner Screening: Avengers Endgame featuring Special Conversation with Alan Silvestri & KCRW’s Chris Douridas

October 23, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

KCRW invites you to attend a special screening of Avengers Endgame. This special event includes a pre-film conversation with award-winning composer Alan Silvestri and KCRW's Chris Douridas. The film will follow the conversation and has a runtime of 181 minutes. As a courtesy to our panelists, we ask that you stay for both the conversation and film. After a grave course of events wiped out half the world’s population and fractured their ranks, the remaining heroes must grapple with psychological scars while trying to find the…

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The Great Hack

October 24, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join us for a free screening of ‘The Great Hack’ on Thursday 10/24 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM.   Updated from its Sundance debut in a new cut featuring additional interviews and footage, ‘The Great Hack’ uncovers the dark world of data exploitation, offering astounding access to the personal journeys…

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Ask Dr. Ruth

October 28, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join us for a free screening of ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ on Monday 10/28 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM.   ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ chronicles the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America’s most famous sex therapist. With her diminutive frame, thick German accent, and uninhibited approach to…

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The Edge of Democracy

October 29, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

The 2019 IDA Documentary Screening Series brings this year’s most acclaimed documentaries to industry insiders and film lovers as a series of curated film screenings through the fall season! Join us for a free screening of ‘Edge of Democracy’ on Tuesday 10/29 at the Landmark Theater at 7:30PM.   A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis, the personal and political fuse in ‘Edge of Democracy’ to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. Combining…

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KCRW Partner Screening: Motherless Brooklyn

October 30, 2019 • 7:00 pm PDT
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective living with Tourette Syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis).  Armed only with a few clues and the engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of New York in the balance.  In a mystery that carries him from gin-soaked jazz clubs in Harlem to the hard-edged slums of Brooklyn and, finally, into the gilded halls of…

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November 2019

KCRW Partner Screening: Queen & Slim

November 20, 2019 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But…

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KCRW Partner Screening: The Two Popes

November 25, 2019 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

From director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten, comes a story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican…

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December 2019

KCRW Partner Screening: A Hidden Life

December 10, 2019 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

KCRW invites you to an advance screening of A Hidden Life from Fox Searchlight. Based on real events, from writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive. RSVP FOR…

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KCRW Partner Screening: 1917

December 18, 2019 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

KCRW invites you to an advance screening of 1917 from Universal Pictures. Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to his World War I epic, 1917. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will…

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KCRW Partner Screening: Just Mercy

December 19, 2019 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

A powerful and thought-provoking true story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the…

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January 2020

KCRW Partner Screening: The Gentlemen

January 14, 2020 • 7:30 pm PST
The Landmark, Westside Pavilion Mall, 10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064 United States

KCRW invites you to an advance screening of THE GENTLEMEN from STX Entertainment. From writer/director Guy Ritchie comes THE GENTLEMEN, a star-studded sophisticated action comedy. THE GENTLEMEN follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him (featuring an all-star ensemble cast…

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