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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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"The Etruscan Smile" stars Brian Cox as Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman who reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment.
Brian Cox Charms Audiences in 'The Etruscan Smile' at the Spring KCET Cinema Series on March 3
A Q&A will immediately follow with Lightyear Entertainment president Arnie Holland.
Forest Whitaker and Garret Hedlund star in the film "Burden," screened at the Spring KCET Cinema Series on February 25.
Forest Whitaker and Garrett Hedlund Explore Racial Tensions in 'Burden' at the Spring KCET Cinema Series on February 25
A Q&A will immediately follow with writer/director Andrew Heckler and producer Robbie Brenner.
Annette Bening and Bill Nighy star in "Hope Gap," screened at the Spring KCET Cinema Series on February 18.
Annette Bening Finds Herself Again in 'Hope Gap' at the Spring KCET Cinema Series on February 18
A Q&A will immediately follow with star Annette Bening.
Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz play unlikely pals in "Standing Up, Falling Down."
Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz Are Unlikely Pals in 'Standing Up, Falling Down' at the Spring KCET Cinema Series on February 11
A Q&A will immediately follow with director Matt Ratner, and producers Chris Mangano and John Hermann.
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2020 Spring KCET Cinema Series Schedule (CANCELED)
KCET has made the important and appropriate decision to cancel the remaining screenings of the Spring KCET Cinema Series at the ArcLight Cinemas in Sherman Oaks. 
Paul Walter Hauser in "Richard Jewell"
'Richard Jewell' Brings an Explosive True Story from Clint Eastwood to the Winter KCET Cinema Series on December 10
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with editor Joel Cox and Supervising Sound Editor Alan Murray.
A still image from "Bombshell"
'Bombshell' Brings a Powerful Story to the Winter KCET Cinema Series on December 3
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director Jay Roach.
A soldier in combat, from "1917"
'1917' Brings the Great War to the Winter KCET Cinema Series on November 26
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Thomas Newman.​
Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers
'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' Warms Hearts at the Winter KCET Cinema Series on November 19
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with actor Susan Kelechi Watson and production designer Jade Healy.
Jonathan Pryce in "The Two Popes"
'The Two Popes' Explores an Unlikely Friendship at the Winter KCET Cinema Series on November 12
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (City of Gold), and writer Anthony McCarten.
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in "Marriage Story"
'Marriage Story' Portrays a Painful Divorce at the Winter KCET Cinema Series on November 5
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with writer/director Noah Baumbach and producer David Heyman.
Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie in "The Banker"
'The Banker' Screens at the Winter KCET Cinema Series on October 29
A Q&A will immediately follow the screening with director George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) and writer Niceole Levy.
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