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The winners of the 24th annual "Fine Cut" were revealed during the "Fine Cut" Festival of Films showcase at the Landmark Westwood. View the full list of winners here.
A grid of profile photos of Fine Cut season 24 judges. In clockwise order, the photos are of: Michael Herrera, Everett Downing, Kelly Younger, Elizabeth Ito, Tina Mabry, Yemisi Brookes, Alison Kelly, James Lee Hernandez, and Karissa Valencia.
In its 24th season, "Fine Cut" features an accomplished panel of eight judges, each an expert in various filmmaking disciplines, who will determine category finalists and winners.
Director, crew and cast on a film set in a bedroom.
The film screened on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the Landmark Westwood Theatre, with a Q&A immediately following with director/writer Joanna Gleason.
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir holds a glass cup in her hand with a concerned facial expression.
The film screened Aug. 15 at the Landmark Westwood Theatre, with a Q&A immediately following the screening with director Guy Nattiv.
A man holding up a guitar by its neck is embraced by a woman beside him.
The film screened Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Landmark Westwood Theatre, with a Q&A immediately following the screening with producer Kim Roth.
Three people stare at something with slight horror.
The film screened Tuesday, July 25 at the Landmark Westwood Theatre, with a Q&A immediately following the screening with director Marc Turtletaub.
A silver-haired person wearing glasses looks down and crosses his arms while holding a cellphone in his left hand.
An in-person Q&A with director, co-writer, and star Matt Johnson followed the screening on May 9.
Four women each raise a flute of champagne while sitting inside a gondola that flies an Italian flag.
An in-person Q&A with director and co-writer Bill Holderman, and co-writer and producer Erin Simms followed the screening on May 2.
"Namak Nazar," a wooden pole sculpture, stands in the middle of the dessert. The base of the pole is encrusted with white salt that climbs up the sculpture. The top of the pole is covered with trumpet speakers that point in various directions. A person stands next to the sculpture, looking at it. They are about half the height of the sculpture. The sculpture stands in the middle of a desert landscape. A snowcapped mountain range stretches beyond.
Desert X returns to the Coachella Valley for its fourth year, building on social and environmental themes explored in earlier editions. With twelve immersive installations at sites across the Coachella Valley, viewing this year's exhibition can be an intimidating task. But we've got you covered.
Yogi Berra smiles as other jovial people laugh around him in the background.
An in-person Q&A with director Sean Mullin immediately followed the screening on April 18.
Two well-dressed people smiling at a dinner table.
An in-person Q&A with Ray Romano, actor and the film's director, and co-writer Mark Stegemann immediately followed the screening on April 11.
A black and white photo of an adult dressed as the easter bunny with a giant costumed head, holding a little girl on their left who gives it a kiss on the cheek and, with his right arm, holding a little boy who brings his hands to his eyes as though wiping away tears.
The onset of the spring season heralds the arrival of fragrant flowers in bloom — and all the critters that enjoy them, including the Easter bunny and families who anticipate his arrival with egg hunts, parades and questionable fashion choices.
A black and white image of an elephant holding a broom with its trunk. A man is seen near the elephant, walking towards the animal.
The early days of the movies in Los Angeles inadvertently allowed visitors to experience the largest collection of animals in the western United States. When animals weren't appearing in a movie, they were rented out to other film companies, performed for studio visitors, or in the case of filmmaker William Selig's collection — an opportunity to create one of Los Angeles' first zoos.
A vertical, black and white portrait of a blonde woman wearing a sparkly four-leaf clover costume as she holds her arms out and extends a leg as though in a curtsy.
Whether it was a parade, dance, tea party, home celebration or just enjoying a good ol' wee dram of whisky, here's a photo essay of how Los Angeles donned its green apparel to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and embrace the luck o' the Irish over the years.
A black and white aerial photo of a residential neighborhood with snow on palm trees, roofs, lawns, power lines and a winding road.
As snow flurries dot the skies over Los Angeles during a record-breaking winter storm — and accumulation occurs at as low as 1000 feet of elevation — here's a look back at some of the historic snowfall in L.A. throughout the 20th century, including vintage images of snowball fights, snowmen and more.
Round House, ca. 1885. While still the Garden of Paradise or soon after, the Old Round House veranda and porch were enclosed with siding, turning it into a 12-sided structure. Photograph courtesy of California Historical Society Collection, USC Libraries
Forgetting is famously what Los Angeles does best. But despite erasure, memories do have a place in Los Angeles. Some are official monuments. Some are in ruins and need critical excavation. Some require the imagination to be seen. Here are some places of memory lost to time.
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