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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 director, Marc Webb, and co-writer, Scott Neustadter, of the new film 500 Days of Summer talk with Pete Hammond of KCET's Cinema Series.
The writer/director and producer of the new film Adam.
Anne Fletcher, the director of The Proposal talks about the film at a KCET Cinema Series screening.
Actor Michael Caine talks about his film Is Anybody There?
Co-writer and director Derick Martini discusses his film Lymelyfe.
Featured Actor of Sugar, Algenis Perez Soto, talks about the film.
The screenwriter of Sunshine Cleaning talks about the film.
Director and Screenwriter Sean McGinly discusses his film The Great Buck Howard.
Mickey Rourke talks about his movie The Wrestler.
Pete Hammond interviews actor Dustin Hoffman on Last Chance Harvey.
Rob Marshall , the Oscar-nominated director of Chicago talks about the making of the film, offers behind-the-scenes stories and answers questions from the audience.
Pete Hammond interviews Screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski discusses Eastwood directed drama Changeling
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