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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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'BlackBerry' Q&A with Director, Co-writer, and Star Matt Johnson at the KCET Cinema Series
An in-person Q&A with director, co-writer, and star Matt Johnson followed the screening on May 9.
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'Book Club: The Next Chapter' Q&A with Bill Holderman and Erin Simms at the KCET Cinema Series
An in-person Q&A with director and co-writer Bill Holderman, and co-writer and producer Erin Simms followed the screening on May 2.
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'It Ain't Over' Q&A with Director Sean Mullin at the KCET Cinema Series
An in-person Q&A with director Sean Mullin immediately followed the screening on April 18.
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'Somewhere in Queens' Q&A with Ray Romano and Mark Stegemann at the KCET Cinema Series
An in-person Q&A with Ray Romano, actor and the film's director, and co-writer Mark Stegemann immediately followed the screening on April 11.
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'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' Q&A with Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae and More at the KCET Cinema Series
An in-person Q&A with director/writer Rian Johnson, co-stars Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae and editor Bob Ducsay immediately followed the screening on Dec. 6.
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'Women Talking' Q&A with Producer Dede Gardner at an Early Screening at the KCET Cinema Series
The film screened on Nov. 29, with a pre-recorded Q&A with two-time Academy Award-winning producer Dede Gardner immediately following the screening.
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'Pinocchio' Q&A with Guillermo del Toro and Alexandre Desplat at Early Screening at the KCET Cinema Series
An in-person Q&A with Oscars-winning director-writer Guillermo del Toro and composer Alexandre Desplat followed the screening on Nov. 15.
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#MeToo: The Power of Investigative Journalism in 'She Said' Starring Carey Mulligan, Early Screening at the KCET Cinema Series
The film screened on Nov. 8, with an in-person Q&A immediately following with screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
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'The Fabelmans,' Steven Spielberg's Semi-Autobiographical Movie: Early Screening at the KCET Cinema Series
The film screened on Nov. 1, with a Q&A immediately following with the film's star Gabriel LaBelle.
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'Armageddon Time' Q&A with James Gray at the KCET Cinema Series
The film screened on Oct. 25 with a in-person Q&A immediately following with acclaimed director James Gray.
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'Good Night Oppy' Q&A with Ryan White, Jessica Hargraves and More at the KCET Cinema Series
The film screened on Oct. 18 with an in-person Q&A immediately following with director Ryan White, producer Jessica Hargraves, and the subjects of the film, NASA/JPL scientists Doug Ellison and Abigail Fraeman.
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'The Good Nurse' Q&A with Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne and Tobias Lindholm at the KCET Cinema Series
The film screened on Oct. 11 at the Aero Theatre, with a Q&A immediately following with director Tobias Lindholm, co-stars Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, and the real life nurse Chastain portrays in the film, Amy Loughren.
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