Film Society -- August/September 2010

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THE TILLMAN STORY (Documentary)

Saturday, August 28
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00  

Q&A with Mark Monroe following the 5:00pm screening.

Written by Amir Bar-Lev, Joe Bini, Mark Monroe
Produced by John Battsek
Directed by Amir Bar-Lev
 
Narrated by: Josh Brolin        
 
Not Yet Rated, 94 minutes, Print courtesy of Weinstein Company


THE SWITCH

Sunday, August 29
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00  

Screenplay by Allan Loeb
Based On The Short Story “The Baster” by Jeffrey Eugenides
Produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa
Directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck
 
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Juliette Lewis
 
Rated R, 104 minutes, Print courtesy of Miramax Films


MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT (Part 1)

Sunday, September 5
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00

Written by Jean-François Richet and Abdel Raouf Dafri
Screenplay by Abdel Rauof Dafri
Based On The Book L’instinct de mort by Jacques Mesrine
Produced by Thomas Langmann
Directed by Jean-François Richet

Cast: Vincent Cassel, Gérard Depardieu, Cécile de France, Roy Dupuis, Gilles Lellouche, Elena Anaya, Ludivine Sagnier

This film is in French with English subtitles.

Rated R, 113 minutes, Print courtesy of Music Box Films


GOING THE DISTANCE

Saturday, September 11
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00

Written by Geoff LaTulippe
Produced by Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Garrett Grant
Directed by Nanette Burstein

Cast: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate

Rated R, 95 minutes, Print courtesy of New Line Cinema


A FILM UNFINISHED (Documentary)

Monday, September 13
6:30 & 9:30

Written and Directed by Yael Hersonski
Produced by Noemi Schory, Itay Ken-Tor

Narrated by: Alexander Beyer, Rüdiger Vogler

Unrated, 89 minutes, Print courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories

 


THE TOWN

Sunday, September 19
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00

Screenplay by Peter Craig and Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard
Based On The Novel “Prince Of Thieves” by Chuck Hogan
Produced by Graham King, Basil Iwanyk
Directed by Ben Affleck

Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper

Rated PG-13, 93 minutes, Print courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures


THE WILDEST DREAM (Documentary)

Monday, September 20
6:30 & 9:30

Written by Mark Halliley
Produced by Anthony Geffen, Claudia Perkins
Directed by Anthony Geffen

Narrated by: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Hugh Dancy, Alan Rickman     

Rated PG-13, 93 minutes, Print courtesy of National Geographic Entertainment


YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER

Friday, September 24
6:30 & 9:30

Written and Directed by Woody Allen
Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Jaume Roures

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, Naomi Watts

Rated R, 98 minutes, Print courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics


IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY

Sunday, September 26
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00  

Written For The Screen and Directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden
Based On The Novel by Ned Vizzini
Produced by Kevin Misher, Ben Browning

Cast: Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Viola Davis, Lauren Graham, Jim Gaffigan, Zoe Kravitz, Zach Galifianakis   

PG-13, 101 minutes, Print courtesy of Focus Features


JACK GOES BOATING

Monday, September 27
6:30 & 9:30  

Screenplay by Bob Glaudini
Based On His Play “Jack Goes Boating”
Produced by Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Beth O’Neil, Emily Ziff
Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega

Rated R, 91 minutes, Print courtesy of Overture Films


As a courtesy to your fellow members,
please turn off all cell phones, pagers, etc.

Screenings are held at:

Writers Guild Theater
135 S. Doheny Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90211

For recorded Film Society information, please call (323) 782-4591.

Seating is on a first-come first served basis. In order to get into the screenings, show your Film Society membership card.

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Screenings are at the Writers Guild Theater, 135 South Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. For recorded Film Society information, please call (323) 782-4591.

Please Remember: Food and Drink are Prohibited in the WGA Theater.