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Public Enemies - Open to All Members
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Public Enemies - Open to All Members Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM
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There will be no Q & A on this screening.
No other filmmaker has explored the psyches of people caught in extreme circumstances with the dominating consistency and cinematic power of MICHAEL MANN. For three decades, Mann has remained one of cinema’s most compelling filmmakers, and his level of artistry has created an indelible influence on the medium. From Thief, Manhunter, Ali and Heat to The Last of the Mohicans and The Insider, as well as Collateral and Miami Vice, his lasting dramas have brought to the screen a series of tough, iconic figures embodied by the most commanding actors of our time.

Now, in his most ambitious and timely project to
date, the seminal gangster saga Public Enemies, Michael Mann directs one of our most gifted contemporary actors (JOHNNY DEPP of Pirates of the Caribbean series, Sweeney Todd) in the story of the fast and dangerous life of John Dillinger. In the film, Mann teams with Depp to examine the man whose criminal exploits captivated a nation besieged by financial hardship and ready to celebrate a mythic figure who robbed the banks that had impoverished them and outsmarted the authorities who had failed to remedy their hard times, who inspired the first nationwide war on crime, who led a band of accomplished armed robbers on a cascade of dazzling heists and improbable breakouts, and whose dashing manner and charisma entranced not only a special woman but an entire country: legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger.

For the epic action-thriller, Mann directs Depp, CHRISTIAN BALE (The Dark Knight, Terminator Salvation) and Academy Award® winner MARION COTILLARD (La Vie en Rose, A Good Year) in the story of Dillinger, whose well-choreographed bank robberies made him the number-one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s (BILLY CRUDUP of Watchmen, The Good Shepherd) fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin
Purvis (Bale). No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone—from
his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to Americans who were looking for a symbol to divert them from their everyday hardships. They found it in the man who took from the banks the monies they felt the banks had wrongly taken from them.

While the adventures of Dillinger’s gang—later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (STEPHEN GRAHAM of Gangs of New York, Snatch) and robber/ kidnapper Alvin Karpis (GIOVANNI RIBISI of Cold Mountain, Lost in Translation)—thrilled many, Hoover planned to exploit the outlaw’s capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national
police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America’s first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, the dashing “Clark Gable of the FBI,” to snare him. However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis’ men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of lawmen from the Dallas bureau and orchestrating epic betrayals—from the infamous “Lady in Red” (BRANKA KATIC of Big Love, The Englishman) to Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti (BILL CAMP of Reservation Road, Deception)—were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on their prey.

Drawn back to the very city where his obsession with both Frechette and bank robbing began, Dillinger, for once and for all, ended this pursuit by Purvis. And when all was said and done, the entire country learned that with the death of one of its heroes came the birth of a legend.



Harmony Gold Theater 7655 Sunset Blvd. (between Stanley and Courtney) Los Angeles, CA 90046 (free parking underneath & in lot behind theater - some street parking is permit restricted so be sure to read the signs)
Prior Screenings

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Disney * Pixar's "UP" Thursday, June 4th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM
From Disney•Pixar comes “Up,” a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America.
But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. From the Academy Award®-nominated director Pete Docter (“Monsters, Inc.”), Disney•Pixar’s “Up” invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth. “Up” will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D™ in select theaters.



Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study 1313 N. Vine Street (between Fountain & Homewood) Hollywood, CA Free parking behind theater - enter lot off Homewood on north side of bldg.
Sunshine Cleaning Paid-member exclusive! Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM

Q & A immediately following the screening featuring:

Production DesignerJoseph T. Garrity
Line Producer - Bob Dohrmann

A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy Sunshine Cleaning. Directed by Christine Jeffs (Rain, Sylvia), this uplifting film about an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely setting screened in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski (Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah, (Golden Globe® winner Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their  dad Joe (Academy Award® winner Alan Arkin),  a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes.

Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other…specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find a true respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbable business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another--no matter what--while creating a brighter future for the entire Lorkowski family. 



Fine Arts Theater 8556 Wilshire Blvd. (between Robertson & La Cienega) Parking is available at the Flynt Building – one block east of theater at Wilshire & La Cienega BRING YOUR PARKING STUB TO THEATER FOR VALIDATION
Lemon Tree Paid-member exclusive! Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 @ 7:30 PM
Salma, a Palestinian widow who lives on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank, has to stand up against her new neighbor the Israeli Defense Minister when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove.
The Israeli security forces are quick to declare that Salma's trees pose a threat to the Minister's safety and issue orders to uproot them. Together with Ziad Daud, her young Palestinian lawyer, Salma goes all the was to the Israeli Supreme Court to try and save her trees. Her stuggle raises the interest of Mira Navon, the Defense Minister's wife who is trapped in her new home and in an unhappy life. Despite their differences and the borders between them the two women develop an invisible bond, while forbidden ties grow stronger between Salma and Ziad. Salma's legal and personal journey lead her deep into the complex, dark and sometimes funny chaos of the ongoing struggle in the Middle East, in which all players find themselves alone in their struggle to survive.



Fine Arts Theater 8556 Wilshire Blvd. (between Robertson & La Cienega) Parking is available at the Flynt Building – one block east of theater at Wilshire & La Cienega BRING YOUR PARKING STUB TO THEATER FOR VALIDATION
The Perfect Sleep Paid-member exclusive! Thursday, April 16th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM
Q & A immediately following the screening featuring:
Director - Jeremy Alter
Director of Photography - Charles Papert
Production Designer - Clayton Hartley
Costume Designer - Kristen Anacker
Think of the hard-boiled world of film noir: the world of Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade, a world of femme fatales, a world of shadows.  Now imagine this world populated with characters from tragic Russian novels like those by Dostoevsky: tormented figures suffering through harsh circumstance. This unique world provides the foundation for the dark and vivid dreamscape of The Perfect Sleep.
 
In a timeless city, a man with no name returns to the violent, brutal domain of assassins he left ten years before – back when they dubbed him The Mad Monk for his disregard for his own life and his intense devotion to one woman, Porphyria; a beautiful, luminescent woman; the girl he grew up with; the love of his life; the one thing he has ever wanted; the one thing he can never have.
 
There is no discernible reason for him to come back to this ruthless city, save one. She still lives here, she is in danger, and he – a man gifted in the art of killing – may be the only one who can save her. Waiting for him are deadly men who would like nothing more than to see him die a painful death. Standing at their forefront is the formidable Nikolai, the man who raised him and just might be his father.
 
To protect Porphyria, this unnamed man will return to a life of torment and torture. He will face off against the father figure he turned his back on so many years ago. He will revisit this existence full of people imprisoned by their desire, their history, and their very blood; a world where the only thing keeping you from happiness is yourself, the world of The Perfect Sleep.


Fine Arts Theater 8556 Wilshire Blvd. (between Robertson & La Cienega) Parking is available at the Flynt Building – one block east of theater at Wilshire & La Cienega BRING YOUR PARKING STUB TO THEATER FOR VALIDATION
The Escapist Paid-member exclusive! Thursday, April 9th, 2009 @ 7:30 PM

Q & A immediately following the screening featuring:

Director -  Rupert Wyatt

Frank Perry (Brian Cox) is a lifer; in prison for the rest of his natural born days. He’s never had a problem with that: he did the crime; he’ll do the time. Until now. He receives a letter telling him that his only and much loved daughter is critically ill following an overdose. He knows that he must see her and to do that he’ll have to escape. But he can’t do it alone. A motley crew of younger associates is assembled to enact his plan: Lenny Drake (Joseph Fiennes), Brodie (Liam Cunningham), and Viv Batista (Seu Jorge). As they prepare to break out Frank’s focus is distracted by the arrival of a young con James Lacey (Dominic Cooper) – a reminder of days long lost. As the new kid on the block Lacey also attracts the sadistic attention of Tony (Steven Macintosh), the drug-addict brother of wing-king Rizza (Damian Lewis). Personality conflicts put the escape in jeopardy and Frank is forced to find the energy and courage of the man he once was.



Fine Arts Theater 8556 Wilshire Blvd. (between Robertson & La Cienega) Parking is available at the Flynt Building – one block east of theater at Wilshire & La Cienega BRING YOUR PARKING STUB TO THEATER FOR VALIDATION