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Cinespia: Summer Movie Screenings

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date September 4, 2014

Hollywood Production Center visited Cinespia for the 'Jaws' screening earlier this summer. — Hollywood Production Center visited Cinespia for the ‘Jaws’ screening earlier this summer.

Summer is coming to an end, so it’s time to go into speed-mode in checking off those things from your summer bucket list that you promised yourself you’d finish. One thing that should be on your bucket list is Cinespia. Ever wondered what it’s like to watch a movie in a cemetery? Well obviously Hollywood thought about it, and then there was Cinespia. Cinespia is a series of movie screenings that are held outdoors on Fairbanks Lawn, a grassy field inside Hollywood Forever Cemetery during the summer months. During these screenings, large crowds of people come out with their blankets and picnic baskets to enjoy a classic movie under the stars.

Are you sold? Check out the calendar for the remaining 2014 screenings:

Saturday, September 6
Purple Rain

Saturday, September 13
The Matrix

Saturday, September 20
Rosemary’s Baby

Find more information about tickets and movie times at cinespia.org.

Tags Cinespia, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, movie screening, Fairbanks Lawn, Purple Rain, Rosemary's Baby, Hollywood, The Matrix, outdoor movies

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Celebrating 75 Years with “The Wizard of Oz”

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date September 16, 2013

"The Wizard of Oz" celebrated its 75 year anniversary at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. — “The Wizard of Oz” celebrated its 75 year anniversary at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Dorothy and Toto have been an icon to American culture, and this weekend The Wizard of Oz celebrated its 75 year anniversary. This Sunday, Warner Bros. held a special screening of the movie at the grand reopening of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The film first premiered at the Chinese Theater in 1939, so its return there was a historical moment. Warner Bros. converted the adjacent theater lobby, Chinese 6, into Emerald City with a crystal green theme and various movie related stations, such as Oz-themed video games, a lion-sized cupcake station and a life-size wax figure of Judy Garland as Dorothy. Warner Bros. also launched earlier this summer a $25 million campaign that included a McDonald’s Happy Meal collection, an Imax release and various consumer products.

The event would not be complete without a special guest appearance from an original cast member, Ruth Duccini who played one of the Munchkins. Ruth is one of only two surviving Munchkin actors, which she played when she was only 20 years old.

The Chinese Theater closed its doors earlier this summer as it underwent a renovation project. The theater is now home to the largest Imax auditorium in the world, adding a great asset to a theater already renowned for all of the Hollywood movie premieres that take place there.

Tags Imax, Munchkin, Screenings, Ruth Duccini, Movies, The Wizard of Oz, Los Angeles, Toto, Warner Bros., movie screening, Anniversary, Chinese 6, Hollywood, Dorothy, Hollywood Happenings, Emerald City

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“Welcome to Me” is a Hit at TIFF

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date September 13, 2013

"Welcome to Me" screened this week at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been picked up by D Films. — “Welcome to Me” screened this week at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been picked up by D Films.

Hollywood Production Center has recently been home to the production studio working on the much awaited film Welcome to Me starring Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell. The movie was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival that kicked off earlier last week. The 11-day-long festival has screened various movies full of potential, and Welcome to Me is no exception. D Films has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to Welcome to Me soon after its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The dramatic comedy examines society’s obsession with fame through Kristen Wiig’s character who has a dissociative personality disorder, and soon after winning the lottery she spends all her money on a talk show about herself. The cast also includes Will Ferrell, Linda Cardellini, Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack.

The movie is produced by Gary Sanchez Productions, for who Will Ferrell is a producer for on this project as well. Shira Piven directed the film that was based on Eliot Laurence’s screenplay. The film has no set release date in Canada or the United States.

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Spooky Happenings on Friday the 13th

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date September 12, 2013

Enjoy your Friday the 13th with a special "Friday the 13th" mini marathon presented by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. — Enjoy your Friday the 13th with a special “Friday the 13th”Mini Marathon presented by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Friday the 13^th is a spooky day, but that doesn’t stop people from going out to celebrate it. This time around Angelinos are invited to the Friday the 13^th Mini Marathon on, that’s right you guessed it, Friday, September 13^th. A collaboration between Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Bloody-Disgusting.com and Street Food Cinema brings you a mini marathon of the Friday the 13^th franchise that was first released in 1980. Each movie was released each consecutive thereafter. There are 4 movies in total following the one-man killing machine Jason Voorhees who has become a legend in scary movie history. On this special night, you will also be celebrating Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s release of the Blue-ray boxed set Friday the 13^th: The Complete Collection.

The event will take place at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica at 5pm. The night will start with costume and trivia contests before the 7:30pm screening of the original Friday the 13^th. After that, Friday the 13^th Part 2 will be screened, followed by Friday, the 13^th Part III and finished off with Friday the 13^th: The Final Chapter. This is one of film history’s longest horror stories, and it won’t be one you want to miss!

Check out more about the event here: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/friday-the-13th-mini-marathon.

Tags costume contest, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Friday, Friday the 13th Part 2, Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Jason Voohees, Santa Monica, Mini movie Marathon, Warner Bros., scary movies, movie screening, Street Food Cinema, Aero Theater, the 13th Part III, Bloody-Disgusting.com, trivia game

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Two Sides to Every Story at the Toronto Film Festival

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date September 11, 2013

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby received renowned acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival.

Ned Benson created a film that many have not experienced before. Benson’s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday, but it captivated audiences not only because of the story line. Benson’s 3-hour-long film plays out two side of the same story, but the interesting part is that it is two entirely different movies. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is composed into two parts, Him and Her. The story is based on a young couple as they fall in love, and one movie is the man’s experience as their relationship falls apart, and the other film is the woman’s personal experience of it all. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby addresses the concept that there are two sides to every story, and this film allows the film-goer to realize how different the story becomes when there are conflicting perceptions and memories.

While the idea is innovative and the attendees of the Toronto Film Festival gave high reviews of the film, the interesting point will be whether distributors will take a risk with such a different film. They are now gambling whether a film-goer will take the time to watch a three hour film, one right after the other based on the same story. It is an intriguing concept that would be a huge risk, which might be worth it because the differences in perceptions of each characters’ memories makes for an enthralling storyline. Only time will tell if the The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her will make it out a winner at the Toronto Film Festival.

James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain play the couple in love in the movie.

Tags The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Film Festival, TIFF, Toronto Film Festival, Movies, Toronto International Film Festival, movie screening, distributors, Her, Him, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Ned Benson

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Sharknado to Hit LA Again

Post author By reco valeriano
Post date September 10, 2013

Horrible Movie Night will be showing Sharknado at the something Showroom in Hollywood on Saturday, September 14. — Horrible Movie Night will be showing Sharknado at the NerdMelt Showroom in Hollywood on Saturday, September 14.

In case you lived under a rock this summer, Syfy released a made-for-television movie called Sharknado in early July. While it was unanimously agreed upon that the movie was the furthest from an Oscar nomination, it completely took Twitter by storm. Social Media has a new place in our lives when the worst movie to be released this summer was the most talked about in social media. With just under 1.4 million viewers on its premiere, Sharknado was a hit on Twitter with just under half a million tweets with the hashtag ‘#Sharknado.’ With 5,000 tweets per minute at its peak, word spread fast about Sharknado, and those who didn’t know about the film were soon tuning in to see what all the commotion was about.

Horrible Movie Night has embraced this shark tornado that hits Los Angeles, and will be showing it at a DVD release party at the NerdMelt Showroom in Hollywood on Saturday, September 14. Guest comedians will be the hosts for the night, and attendees will be visited by the cast and crew of Sharknado to answer all of your burning questions.

Horrible Movie Night screens the worst films made and invites the attendees to Roast them. Those with the best one-liners will even win prizes! Tickets are on sale online for $8, or are available at the door for $10. Please visit the website to learn more: https://nerdmeltla.com/tickets2/index.php?event_id=603.

Tags Twitter, Screenings, Movies, Sharknado, Los Angeles, Horrible Movie Night, movie screening, Hollywood, NerdMelt Showroom, Hollywood Happenings, Roast, Syfy