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DIGGING UP THE MARROW Cast and Crew at the NoHo this Weekend

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What if the ghastly images and abominations haunting our collective nightmares actually exist? Writer/director Adam Green (Hatchet) sets out to make a documentary exploring this tantalizing premise after being contacted by a mysterious man named William Dekker (Ray Wise). Dekker claims he can prove that “monsters are real” and insists these grotesque creatures are forgotten, hideously deformed humanoids inhabiting a vast, underground metropolis of the damned. Determined to expose the truth, Green embarks on a bone-chilling odyssey and gets more than he bargains for when he dares to go Digging Up the Marrow.

We open DIGGING UP THE MARROW at the NoHo today and tonight the filmmaker Adam Green and actors Will Barratt, Alex Pardee, and Ray Wise  will be there to introduce the 9:55 screening. Green and Barratt will be back to do the same for the Saturday, February 21 screening, joined by creature effects artists Rob Pendergraft and Greg Aronowitz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCSYNT7Xrfs

BOY MEETS GIRL Q&A’s Opening Weekend at the NoHo 7

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Eric Schaeffer’s new film, BOY MEETS GIRL, is a poignant, sexy, romantic coming-of-age comedy about three twenty year olds living in Kentucky: Robby, (Michael Welch, Twilight) and his best friend since childhood, Ricky, a gorgeous transgender girl, have never dated. Lamenting the lack of eligible bachelors, Ricky considers dating a girl. In walks Francesca, a beautiful young debutante waiting for her Marine fiancé to return from the war. Ricky and Francesca strike up a friendship, and maybe a little more, which forces Robby to face his true feelings for Ricky. This is a sex/human positive modern fable and identification with its story crossing all gender and sexual orientation lines. The film hopes it will help empower the TS Dating Movement that calls for more acceptance of transgender people in both day to day life and in romantic situations.

BOY MEETS GIRL lead actors Michael Welch and Michael Galante will participate in Q&A’s at the NoHo after the 7:10 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28 and after the 4:30 screening on Sunday, March 1.

http://vimeo.com/113665014

It’s Not Too Late to See Oscar Nominees and Enter Our Oscar Contest

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The Academy Awards air this Sunday which means entries for our Umpteenth Annual Oscar Contest are due Sunday morning. The person who most accurately predicts the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s choices wins ten pairs of passes, second place wins eight pairs and third place wins six pairs.

The best way to up your Oscar game is to see the nominees. Watching THE 2015 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, and LIVE ACTION will certainly put you ahead of the pack.

Best Foreign Film nominees LEVIATHAN and TIMBUKTU expand to Claremont and NoHo this Friday. IDA is playing in Beverly Hills. Unfortunately, WILD TALES and TANGERINES won’t be released prior to the awards.

Other nominees of note still playing at one or more of our theatres include: SONG OF THE SEA, STILL ALICE, WHIPLASH, CITIZENFOUR, TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT, THE IMITATION GAME, AMERICAN SNIPER, and more.

BONUS TIP: Take the tie-breaker question seriously!

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QUEEN & COUNTRY, John Boorman’s Lovely Sequel to HOPE AND GLORY,

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The hilarious highlight of John Boorman’s HOPE AND GLORY (1987), nominated for five Oscars: 9-year-old Bill Rohan rejoices in the destruction of his school by an errant Luftwaffe bomb. QUEEN & COUNTRY picks up the story nearly a decade later as Bill (Boorman’s alter-ego) begins basic training in the early Fifties, during the Korean War. Bill (played by a charming Callum Turner) is joined by a trouble-making army mate, Percy (Caleb Landry Jones). They never get near Korea, but engage in a constant battle of wits with the Catch-22-worthy Sgt. Major Bradley — the brilliant David Thewlis. Richard E. Grant is their superior, the veddy, veddy, infinitely put-upon, aptly-named Major Cross. A superb ensemble cast limns a wonderfully funny and often moving depiction of a still-recovering postwar England. (Karen Cooper, Director, Film Forum)

We are very pleased to open Mr. Boorman’s QUEEN & COUNTRY on February 27 at the Royal, Playhouse and Town Center. The film has garnered very positive reviews, including a New York Times Critic’s Pick from A.O. Scott, in which he wrote “Mr. Boorman approaches his story in the relaxed and generous manner of a raconteur, charming the audience rather than pushing us through the machinery of a plot…[the film] doesn’t quite have the bittersweet intensity of its precursor. The terrible magic of the war is missing, and so is the heightened, wide-eyed perceptiveness of the child protagonist. A young man is a more pedestrian creature, and the ’50s a quieter decade. Bill’s family, the focus of much of the drama in “Hope and Glory,” is glimpsed here in a few lovely scenes. The update is welcome. And so is the portrait, fleeting yet precisely detailed, of Britain at a time of change. The overt manifestation of that change is the arrival of the sovereign who gives QUEEN & COUNTRY its title, and who inspires cynicism and patriotism in its characters. But as the young Elizabeth II takes the throne, you can feel the ground shifting, and a different Britain coming into view: the one that would give the world angry young playwrights, rock ’n’ roll bands and resourceful, iconoclastic filmmakers like John Boorman.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qG1TvckA-Q&feature=youtu.be

ALL THE WILDERNESS Q&A at the NoHo

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ALL THE WILDERNESS follows James, who has shut himself off from his surroundings, falling into a world of imagination and darkness. Visits with his psychiatrist have proven unhelpful – though he takes a liking to fellow patient, Val. As James begins to rebel against his single mother, he ventures into the night where he meets a mysterious kid who welcomes him into an eccentric city. Relationships are put to the test as James navigates unfamiliar territory, wrestling with the reality of his own personal wilderness.

We are pleased to open ALL THE WILDERNESS this Friday at the NoHo 7. ALL THE WILDERNESS writer-director Michael Johnson and the film’s producers will participate in a Q&A after the 7:40 PM screening at the NoHo on Saturday, February 21.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjuDhvPiaVg

GETT Q&A’s this Weekend at the Royal

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GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM follows an Israeli woman (Ronit Elkabetz) seeking to finalize a divorce (gett) from her estranged husband. She finds herself effectively put on trial by her country’s religious marriage laws, in this powerhouse courtroom drama from sibling directors Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz. Israel’s Official Entry for the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Film.

GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM co-director Shlomi Elkabetz will participate in Q&A’s at the Royal after the 7 PM screenings on Friday and Saturday, February 13 and 14.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a4dJZtCl1Q&feature=youtu.be

WHITE RABBIT Q&A Opening Night at the Music Hall

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WHITE RABBIT follows Harlon Mackey, who has been tormented by visions since his alcoholic father forced him to kill an innocent rabbit while hunting as a boy. Now that Harlon is a bullied high school teen, his undiagnosed mental illness is getting worse. He begins to hear voices, and his imagination encourages him to carry out violent acts. Things begin to look up when Julie, a rebellious young girl, moves to town and befriends Harlon. But when she betrays him, the rabbit along with other imaginary comic book characters taunt him into committing one final act of revenge.

WHITE RABBIT lead actors Nick Krause and Sam Trammell will participate in a Q&A after the 7:30 PM screening at the Music Hall on Friday, February 13.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCUSBraayvo

BAZ Up Your Weekend with Cabaret Performances Featuring Music from the Films of Baz Luhrmann and John Hughes

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Now playing Thursday nights at the DBA Hollywood, “For The Record: BAZ” is an exploration of the music used in THE GREAT GATSBY, ROMEO+JULIET, MOULIN ROUGE, and STRICTLY BALLROOM. This is a unique and engaging performance that is sure to capture any music fans attention, even if they weren’t wild about the films the songs came from. The stories of these four sets of lovers is heartbreaking and beautifully staged. The run has been extended by popular demand, and shows sell out about a week in advance so be sure to get your tickets early through dbahollywood.com.

Also at The DBA Hollywood Friday through Sunday nights is “For a The Record: Dear John Hughes” featuring songs from THE BREAKFAST CLUB, PRETTY IN PINK, FERRIS BEULLER’S DAY OFF, and several other beloved 80s classics.

For the full schedule of performances and to purchase tickets, visit: http://dbahollywood.com/calendar/

About the Author: Caitlin Kleppinger is a 5-year Laemmle employee. She writes screenplays with her partner in crime / sister and blogs at http://908south.blogspot.com/ .