Skip to main content

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.

Film Projector
Presenting Sponsor
Anonymous
Director Sponsor
Maddocks Brown Foundation
Partner

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.



Support Provided By
cake_QA_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with Jennifer Aniston from 'Cake'.
Wild_QA_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with director Jean-Marc VallÃe, screenwriter Nick Hornby and actor Laura Dern from 'Wild'.
Costner_headshot_630x427.jpg
KCET proudly announces that Kevin Costner will be the 2014 recipient of the prestigious KCET Cinema Series Lumière Award on December 7 at the ArcLight Sherman Oaks.
TheoryOfEverything_QA_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with actress Felicity Jones and film producer Lisa Bruce from 'The Theory of Everything'.
Wild_Tales_QA_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with director Damián Szifrón from 'Wild Tales'.
Nightcrawler_podcast_630x427.jpg
Writer and director Dan Gilroy joined series host Pete Hammond in an engaging Q&A discussion after the screening of his film 'Nightcrawler'.
Darling_Lili_podcast_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with associate producer Ken Wales from 'Darling Lili'.
TheJudge_podcast_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with lead actor Robert Downey Jr. and director David Dobkin from 'The Judge'.
TheGoodLie_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with Kim Roth, Karen Kehela Sherwood and Thad Luckinbill from 'The Good Lie'.
WhereILeave_QA_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with creator Shawn Levy along with producer Jeff Levine and cast member Abigail Spencer from 'This is Where I Leave You'.
HumanVoice_QA_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with director Edoardo Ponti from 'Umana Voce / Human Voice'.
Hector_happiness_630x427.jpg
KCET Cinema Series host Pete Hammond spoke with co-writer and director Peter Chelsom from 'Hector and the Search for Happiness'.
Active loading indicator