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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Stranger Than Fiction ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer Zach Helm, Producer Lindsay Doran, Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson Studio: Sony An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear, which begins to affect his work, his love-interest and his death. Dir: Marc Forster Writer: Zach Helm Cast: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson, Tony Hale |
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The History Boys ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Nicholas Hytner, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Samuel Barnett & Dominic Cooper Studio: Fox Searchlight An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue sex, sport, and higher education. Dir: Nicholas Hytner Writer: Based on the Play by Alan Bennett |
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Breaking and Entering ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Anthony Minghella Studio: MGM A landscape architect’s dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life. Dir: Anthony Minghella Writer: Anthony Minghella Cast: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright Penn, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Rafi Gavron |
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Bobby ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Emilio Esteves Studio: The Weinstein Company The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, on June 6th, 1968, which centers around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel where he was killed. Dir: Emilio Estevez Writer: Emilio Estevez Cast: Harry Belafonte, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, Ashton Kutcher, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood |
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Flags of Our Fathers ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Producer Robert Lorenz, Jesse Bradford, Neil McDonough & John Benjamin Hickey Studio: Paramount / DreamWorks The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII. Dir: Clint Eastwood Writer: William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis; Based on the book by James Bradley with Ron Powers |
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Happy Feet ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Co-Writer / Director George Miller Studio: Warner Bros Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! Dir: George Miller Writer: Warren Coleman, John Collee, George Miller, Judy Morris Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood |
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The Lives of Others ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Studio: Sony Pictures Classics In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state. When the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa, a secret service agent Wiesler observes the couple and becomes fascinated with their life. Dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Writer: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur & Thomas Thieme |
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Venus ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Roger Michell, Writer Hanif Kureishi & Jodie Whittaker Studio: Miramax Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager. Dir: Roger Michell Writer: Hanif Kureishi Cast: Jodie Whittaker |
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Babel ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Producer/Writer/Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Studio: Paramount Vantage Three stories set in Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico and Japan that begin with a tragedy striking a married couple on vacation. Dir: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Writer: Guillermo Arriaga Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal |
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Curse of the Golden Flower ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Yimou Zhang, Gong Li & Chow Yun-Fat Studio: Sony Pictures Classics The ill-fated romance between an imperial bodyguard and a prince takes the lovers on a dangerous journey where royal family secrets are revealed. Dir: Yimou Zhang Writer: Yimou Zhang; Based on the play by Yu Cao Cast: Jay Chou, Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li |
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The Good German ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Steven Soderbergh Studio: Warner Bros In post-war Berlin to find his former mistress, an American journalist is lured into a murder mystery. Dir: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Paul Attanasio; Based on the Novel by Joseph Kanon Cast: Cate Blanchett, Beau Bridges, George Clooney |
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Avenue Montaigne (“Fauteuils D’Orchestre”) ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Co-Writer/Director Daniele Thompson & Sydney Pollack Studio: ThinkFilm A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next to a theater. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and begin to have her own dreams of fame. Dir: Daniele Thompson Writer: Christopher Thompson & Daniele Thompson Cast: Cécile De France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Claude Brasseur, Christopher Thompson & Sydney Pollack |
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Notes on a Scandal ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Screenwriter Patrick Marber & Novelist Zoe Helle Studio: Fox Searchlight A pottery teacher enters into an affair with one of her students, causing upheaval in her personal and professional lives. Dir: Richard Eyre Writer: Patrick Marber; Based on the novel, “What Was She Thinking: Notes On A Scandal” by Zoe Heller Cast: Alice Bird, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench |
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Children of Men ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Co-Writer/Director Alfonso Cuaron & Clive Owen Studio: Universal In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child’s birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. Dir: Alfonso Cuaron Writer: Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton; Based on the Novel by P.D. James Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine |
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An Inconvenient Truth ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Davis Guggenheim & Al Gore Studio: Paramount Vantage A documentary on Al Gore’s campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide. Dir: Davis Guggenheim Cast: Al Gore |
