Ticketed – “Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Nigerian-American author Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation uses recent sectarian conflict as the basis for a timeless story, immersing us in the joys, fears, and resilient spirit of one remarkable boy. A Q&A with Cary Fukunaga follows the screening, moderated by Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Ticketed – Quentin Tarantino revisits the Western following Django Unchained (2012) in grand fashion with this latest Ultra Panavision 70 spectacle, The Hateful Eight. Shot on 65mm film stock and released initially on the almost-obsolete super widescreen 70mm projection format, complete with an overture and intermission, The Hateful Eight brings back a bygone era of cinema when movie-going was a glitzy event. A Q&A with Quentin Tarantino follows the screening.
Ticketed – The actor Will Ferrell, director Matt Piedmont, writer Andrew Steele, and producer Jessica Elbaum join Frances Stark for a post-screening conversation about the distinctly unfunny consequences of America’s appetite for drugs, including drug-related violence in Mexico.
RSVP – Flux Screening Series at the Hammer Museum celebrates fall with a program that includes the Los Angeles premiere of Pippa Bianco’s excellent portrait film Picturing Barbara Kruger, the big screen return of Sam Spiegel’s N.A.S.A. project with Jihad Love Squad, Sylvain Chomet’s biting animated video Carmen for Stromae, Wolf Alice’s You’re A Germ by Chris Grieder, FACTS short film Seven Maybe Eight, Ethan Tobman’s latest work for Phases’
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Open – Widely known as writer, musician, actor, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright, Steve Martin is curating the first major U.S. exhibition devoted to the groundbreaking Canadian modernist painter Lawren Harris (1885–1970). Joining Martin in conversation on Monday, October 5 will be the essayist and staff writer for The New Yorker Adam Gopnik.
Invite Only – WME will celebrate their annual Emmy’s Party to celebrate their clients with guests including Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
RSVP – We celebrate summer with a program that includes the world premiere of Brian Billow’s short film Worst Paparazzi, the Los Angeles premiere of Primrose by Clara Aranovich, Colin Tilley’s epic Kendrick Lamar video Alright and Michael Mohan’s Pink Grapefruit, winner of the Jury Award at SXSW. Special guests joining us for the evening: filmmakers Clara Aranovich, Brian Billow, Nathan Johnson, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Michael Mohan, and Colin Tilley.
Open – Come join Summer of Soul at The Hammer Museum on Thursdays throughout July. This weeks will feature artist Sam Sparro.
RSVP – Our program features the world premiere of A Day at the Mall, a Motionpoem from filmmaker Ayse Altinok and poet Sarah Blake; the world premiere of Katina Mercadante’s Five; the LA premiere of Daniel Gray & Tom Brown’s animated short Teeth, fresh from its screenings at Sundance and SXSW (where it picked up a Jury Award); and the never-before-seen “Movement edit” of Hoizer’s “Work Song” by Isaac Ravishankara.
