Variety’s 2007 Screening Series Calendar
October
This schedule will be updated frequently, so please return to this website for details on new events as they are added.
Los Angeles Screening Series
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Gone Baby Gone ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck & Amy Ryan Studio: Miramax The story of two private investigators hunting for an abducted 4-year-old girl in the seamiest side of Boston’s underworld. Dir: Ben Affleck Writer: Screenplay by Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard, based on novel by Dennis Lehane Cast: Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris |
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The Darjeeling Limited ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director Wes Anderson & Cast Members Studio: Fox Searchlight An unplanned journey begins when three American brothers who haven't spoken to each other in a year set off on a “spiritual quest” across India to find themselves and bond with each other. Dir: Wes Anderson Writer: Written by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola & Jason Schwartzman Cast: Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrian Brody |
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Sleuth ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director Kenneth Branagh & Michael Caine Studio: Sony Pictures Classics On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife’s heart. Dir: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Screenplay by Harold Pinter. Play by Anthony Shaffer Cast: Michael Caine, Jude Law |
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Lust/Caution ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director Ang Lee & Cast Members Studio: Focus Features An espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai, in which a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee. Dir: Ang Lee Writer: Screenplay by Wang Hui Ling & James Schamus Cast: Joan Chen, Chih-ying Chu, Wei Tang |
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Rendition ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director Gavin Hood & Cast Members Studio: New Line A CIA analyst questions his assignment after witnessing an unorthodox interrogation at a secret detention facility outside the US. Dir: Gavin Hood Writer: Written by Kelley Sane Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal |
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Grace Is Gone ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: John Cusack Studio: Weinstein Co. Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip. Dir: James C. Srouse Writer: James C. Srouse Cast: John Cusack, Alessandro Nivola |
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Reservation Road ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director/Co-writer Terry George, Co-writer John Burham Schwartz & Cast Members Studio: Focus Features Two families’ lives’ intersect on Reservation Road in one terrible instant; The police are called, and an investigation begins. Haunted by the tragedy, the two fathers are forced to make the hardest choices of their lives. Dir: Terry George Writer: Screenplay by John Burham Schwartz & Terry George. Based on novel by J. B. Schwartz Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffallo, Jennifer Connelly |
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Starting Out in the Evening ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director Andrew Wagner & Frank Langella Studio: Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions An ambitious graduate student convinces a writer that her thesis can resurrect his career. Dir: Andrew Wagner Writer: Screenplay by Fred Parnes, based on the novel by Brian Morton Cast: Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose |
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Dan in Real Life ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director/Co-writer Peter Hedges Studio: Disney/Touchstone Dan Burns is a single father who dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch Burns. Dir: Peter Hedges Writer: Written by Pierce Gardner & Peter Hedges Cast: Steve Carrel, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook |
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3:10 to Yuma ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Director James Mangold & Ben Foster Studio: Lionsgate A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher. Dir: James Mangold Writer: Screenplay by Halsted Welles, Michael Brandt & Derek Haas, based on story by Elmore Leonard Cast: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster |
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War/Dance ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Co-Directors/Writers Sean Fine & Andrea Nix Studio: ThinkFilm Documentary about three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda who compete in their country's national music and dance festival. Dir: Sean Fine & Andrea Nix Writer: Sean Fine & Andrea Nix |
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American Gangster ALREADY SCREENED Location: ArcLight 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 Q&A: Prod. Brian Grazer & Writer Steve Zaillian Studio: Universal In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. Dir: Ridley Scott Writer: Written by Steve Zaillian Cast: Denzel Washington, Russel Crowe |
New York Screening Series
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Sleuth ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine & Jude Law Studio: Sony Pictures Classics On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife’s heart. Dir: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Screenplay by Harold Pinter. Play by Anthony Shaffer Cast: Michael Caine, Jude Law |
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Things We Lost In The Fire ALREADY SCREENED Location: AMC Loews Lincoln Square 1998 Broadway, New York, NY 10023 Q&A: Halle Berry Studio: Dreamworks A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss. Dir: Susanne Bier Writer: Written by Allan Loeb Cast: Halle Berry, Benicio Del Torro, David Ducovny |
