Film Society -- October/November 2009

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THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT

Friday, October 30
6:30 & 9:30
 
Screenplay by Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland
Based On The Cirque Du Freak Series of Books by Darren Shan
Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, Paul Weitz, Ewan Leslie, Andrew Miano
Directed by Paul Weitz
 
Cast: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, William Defoe, Salma Hayek
 
Rated PG-13, 109 minutes, Print courtesy of Universal Pictures


AMELIA

Saturday, October 31
10:45, 2:00, 5:30 & 9:00
~Please note the adjusted screen times~
 
Written by Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan
Based On The Books “East To The Dawn” by Susan Butler
and “The Sound Of Wings” by Mary S. Lovell
Produced by Ted Waitt, Kevin Hyman, Lydia Dean Pilcher
Directed by Mira Nair

Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson

Rated PG, 151 minutes, Print courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures


WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Sunday, November 8
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00
 
Screenplay by Spike Jonze & Dave Eggers
Based On The Book by Maurice Sendak
Produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, John Carls, Maurice Sendak, Vincent Landay
Directed by Spike Jonze
 
Cast: Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara, Forest Whitaker
 
Rated PG, 87 minutes, Print courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures


BROKEN EMBRACES

Saturday, November 14
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00
 
Written and Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Produced by Esther García

Cast: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Tamar Novas, Rubén Ochandiano

Please note this film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Rated R, 128 minutes, Print courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics


LAW ABIDING CITIZEN

Sunday, November 15
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00
 
Written by Kurt Wimmer
Produced by Lucas Foster, Gerard Butler & Alan Siegel, Mark Gill, Kurt Wimmer, Robert Katz
Directed by F. Gary Gray

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby, Regina Hall
 
Rated R, 120 minutes, Print courtesy of Overture Films


PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE

Saturday, November  21
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00
 
Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Based On The Novel “PUSH” by Sapphire
Produced by Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Directed by Lee Daniels

Cast: Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd, Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe
 
Rated R, 109 minutes, Print courtesy of Lionsgate Films


EICHMANN

Sunday, November 22
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00
 
Screenplay by Snoo Wilson
Produced by Karl Richards
Directed by Robert Young

Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity, Franka Potente, Stephen Fry

Not Rated at time of printing, 100 minutes,  Print courtesy of Regent Releasing


THE MAID (LA NANA)

Friday, November 27
6:30 & 9:30
 
Written by Sebastián Silva and Pedro Peirano
Produced by Gregorio González
Directed by Sebastián Silva

Cast: Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Alejandro Goic, Anita Reeves, Delfina Guzmán, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mercedes Villanueva, Mariana Loyola, Agustín Silva

Please note this film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Rated R, 94 minutes, Print courtesy of Elephant Eye Films


THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

Saturday, November 28
11:00, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00
 
Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg
Based On The Novel "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer
Produced by Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt 
Directed by Chris Weitz

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning
 
Rated PG-13, 130 minutes, Print courtesy of Summitt Entertainment


THE LOVELY BONES

Sunday, November 29
11:00, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00
 
Screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson
Based On The Novel by Alice Sebold
Produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Aimée Peyronnet
Directed by Peter Jackson
 
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan

**Pre-release Screening**
Please turn off all cell phones and other recording devices.


Rated PG-13, 122 minutes, Print courtesy of Paramount Pictures


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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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*Children between the ages of 3 & 10 years of age are permitted to attend films rated G, PG & PG-13 for the 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM screenings only.

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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.