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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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Michael Roiff joins Cheryl Hines to talk about Waitress, Adrienne Shelly's Sundance sensation about a pregnant, unhappily married Southern woman who finds her last chance for happiness.
Co-writer Glenn Gers and producer Charles Weinstock discuss Fracture, a suspense thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins.
Actors Guy Pearce and Piper Perabo and writer/director Mark Fergus discuss First Snow, a modern suspense drama about a man sent into a tailspin by a psychic's ominous readings.
Mike Medavoy and James Vanderbilt discuss Zodiac, based on the serial killer who terrorized San Francisco in the 60s and 70s.
Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal discuss The Pursuit of Happyness, the inspiring true story of Chris Gardner, a man who struggles to make ends meet and provide for his son.
Bill Condon joins KCET Cinema Series and discusses Dreamgirls, the Broadway story of a trio of Detroit soul.
Emilio Estevez joins KCET Cinema Series to talk about Bobby, his new film about Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination at the Ambassador Hotel.
Robert Lorenz discusses Flags of Our Fathers, which he produced with Steven Spielberg and director Clint Eastwood.
Todd Field and Noah Emerich discuss Little Children, an adaptation of the 2004 Tom Perotta novel about the affair of two suburbanites in a small upscale eastern community.
Dito Montiel discusses A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in 1980s Astoria, NY.
Michael London talks about The Illusionist, in which Edward Norton stars as a Viennese magician who uses his skill to maneuver the dangers of romantic intrigue.
Actors Renee Taylor, Brenda Vaccaro, Len Cariou, and Joseph Bologna discuss the film, a romantic comedy about rebounding and falling in love at any age.