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Cinema Series

Since its inception in 1994, the Cinema Series welcomes movie fans to enjoy preview screenings of the best of Hollywood, independent and festival films prior to their release in theaters or streaming.

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Celebrating three decades of great new films.

The Cinema Series is held on Tuesday evenings at the Landmark Westwood in Los Angeles. Each preview screening is followed by an in-depth conversation with the filmmakers, actors, or other special guests.

The virtual Cinema Series screenings of new films are presented periodically and include a conversation with the filmmakers and top talent.

Popular film critic Pete Hammond hosts both Cinema Series experiences.



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Ethan Hawke as Nikola Tesla leans slightly over the table. | Still from "Tesla"
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director Michael Almereyda.
A father and son touch their foreheads together. | Still from "Made in Italy"
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with writer/director James D’Arcy.
A woman holds a camera in her hands while a boy runs in a field behind her holding up a toy airplane.
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director Jessica Swale and actors Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
A man walking near a pipeline in the background. | "Trans Pecos"
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with Nicol Ragland (director and producer), Anna Rau (producer) and Corbett Jones (producer, director of photography and editor).
The cast of "The Outpost" gather for a group photo.
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director Rod Lurie.
Eliza Scanlen as Milla in "Babyteeth" wears a blue wig and sits on the ground as she stares up at the sky.
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director Shannon Murphy and star Eliza Scanlen.
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Find schedules for the Cinema Series at the Landmark Westwood and Virtual Cinema Series here.
Chef Diana Kennedy swirls the handle of a cooking tool.
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director and producer Elizabeth Carroll.
Pete Hammond
Although the KCET Cinema Series is temporarily postponed, KCET still offers ways to experience the best in classic movies right in the comfort of your home.
Lightyear President Arnie Holland with Pete Hammond.
After the screening, KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond moderated a Q&A session with Arnie Holland, owner and president of Lightyear Entertainment.
“The Truth” stars legendary French actors, Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche.
“The Truth” is directed by award-winning Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda ("Shoplifters," "Still Walking") and stars legendary French actors, Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche.
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