Welcome to Variety’s 2006 Screening Series!
Each film becomes available for reservation two weeks prior to the screening. Please call an IndieVest representative at 1-888-299-9961 to find out about attending screenings. This schedule will change often, so please return to this website for updates and additional films.
All films will screen at the ArcLight unless otherwise noted.
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All The King’s Men ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director/Producer Steven Zaillian & James Carville Studio: Sony Based on Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “All the King’s Men” tells the story of an idealist’s rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics, and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. It is a complex saga of human nature, power, corruption, idealism, romance and betrayal. Using politics as a framework to delve into the more profound dilemmas of human existence — sin, guilt and redemption — it explores the nature of corruption in a way that is timely and relevant today. Warren’s acclaimed exploration of morality was inspired by the career of Louisiana governor Huey P. Long and other political demagogues. Zaillian’s stylized treatment captures the essence of Warren’s novel, infusing it with classic noir elements. Dir: Steven Zaillian Writer: Steven Zaillian; Based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Patricia Clarkson, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins |
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Hollywoodland ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Allen Coulter, Adrien Brody & Diane Lane Studio: Focus Features A uniquely compelling exploration of fame and identity, inspired by one of Hollywood’s most infamous real-life mysteries. On June 16, 1959, the glamour of Tinseltown permanently fades for George Reeves, the heroic Man of Steel on TV’s Adventures of Superman, as the actor is felled by a single gunshot wound. Private detective Louis Simo soon ascertains that the torrid affair Reeves had with the wife of a studio executive might hold the key to the truth. Dir: Allen Coulter Writer: Paul Bernbaum Cast: Ben Affleck, Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins |
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Volver ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Pedro Almodovar & Penelope Cruz Studio: Sony Pictures Classics After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life. Dir: Pedro Almodovar Writer: Pedro Almodovar Cast: Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo |
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The Last King of Scotland ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Kevin MacDonald, Kerry Washington & James McAvoy Studio: Fox Searchlight Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime, as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. Dir: Kevin MacDonald Writer: Jeremy Brock Cast: Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy |
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Driving Lessons ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Jeremy Brock, Producer Julia Chasman & Julie Walters Studio: Sony Pictures Classics A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. Dir: Jeremy Brock Writer: Jeremy Brock Cast: Michelle Duncan, Tamsin Egerton, Nicholas Farrell, Laura Linney, Julie Walters and Rupert Grint |
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Marie Antoinette ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Sofia Coppola, Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman & Producer Ross Katz Studio: Sony When betrothed to King Louis XVI at the age of 14, the naïve Marie Antoinette is thrown into the opulent French court, which is steeped in conspiracy and scandal. Alone, without guidance, and adrift in a dangerous world, the young Marie Antoinette rebels against the isolated atmosphere at Versailles and, in the process, becomes France’s most misunderstood monarch. Dir: Sofia Coppola Writer: Sofia Coppola Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Judy Davis, Rose Byrne, Asia Argento, Molly Shannon, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, and Steve Coogan |
