Variety’s 2007 Screening Series Calendar
December
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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The Kite Runner ALREADY SCREENED Location: Harmony Gold Q&A: Filmmakers & Cast members Studio: Paramount Vantage After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. Dir: Marc Forster Writer: Screenplay by David Benioff; based on book by Khaled Hosseini Cast: Khalid Abdalla, Zekeria Ebrahimi |
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Margot at the Wedding ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Noah Baumbach, Jennifer Jason Leigh & cast members Studio: Paramount Vantage Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets. Dir: Noah Baumbach Writer: Noah Baumbach Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black |
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Juno ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Ellen Page Studio: Fox Searchlight Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual and bizarre decision regarding her unborn child. Dir: Jason Reitman Writer: Diablo Cody Cast: Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ellen Page, Michael Cera |
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Atonement ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Joe Wright, Keira Knightley, James McAvoy Studio: Focus Features Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan Dir: Joe Wright Writer: Screenplay by Christophen hampton, based on novel by Ian McEwan Cast: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy |
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The Golden Compass ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Writer/Director Chris Weitz Studio: New Line In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization. Dir: Chris Weitz Writer: Screenplay by Chris Weitz, based on novel by Phillip Pullman Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Producer Richard Zanuck & writer John Logan Studio: Dreamworks Based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Dir: Tim Burton Writer: Screenplay by John Logan, based on musical by Stephen Sodheim Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter |
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Charlie Wilson’s War ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Aaron Sorkin Studio: Universal A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. Dir: Mike Nichols Writer: Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, based on the book by George Crile Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams, Phillip Seymour Hoffman |
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The Orphanage ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Director Juan Antonio Bayona Studio: Picturehouse Laura returns to the house where she was raised, and decides to transform it into an orphanage. Soon, her son, Simón, makes an invisible friend... Dir: Juan Antonio Bayona Writer: Sergio G. Sánchez Cast: Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo |
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The Great Debaters ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: Producer Todd Black Studio: Weinstein Co. A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Dir: Denzel Washington Writer: Robert Eisele Cast: Denzel Washington, Forrest Whitaker |
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There Will Be Blood ALREADY SCREENED Q&A: TBA Studio: Paramount Vantage A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century Texas prospector (Daniel Day-Lewis) in the early days of the business. Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson Cast: Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Dano |
New York Screening Series
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Youth Without Youth ALREADY SCREENED Location: Paris Theatre 4 West 58th Street, New York, NY Q&A: Special Introduction By Francis Ford Coppola. Q&A w/ Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara and editor Walter Murch Studio: Sony Pictures Classics A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, a timid professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Writer: Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola, based on novella by Mircea Eliade Cast: Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara |
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There Will Be Blood ALREADY SCREENED Location: Clearview Chelsea West Cinemas Q&A: Paul Thomas Anderson & Daniel Day Lewis Studio: Paramount Vantage A story about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century Texas prospector in the early days of the business. Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Screenplay by P.T. Anderson, based on the novel by Upton Sinclair Cast: Daniel Day Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O’Connor |
