On Monday, May 1, we’ll have a screening of “Book Club: The Next Chapter” with director and writer Bill Holderman and producer and writer Erin Simms for a Q&A. The next two Mondays will see us hosting Indie Focus screening series events at the Culver Theater in Culver City. Maisel,” will be appearing at screenings at the Landmark Westwood Friday, April 28, and the Laemmle Glendale on Saturday, April 29.
Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, who has recently been working on the hit series “Yellowjackets” and “The Marvelous Mrs. (And is still a scene-stealer in the new “Beau Is Afraid.”) The story of an irrepressible NYC club kid (Posey) who takes a job as a librarian, “Party Girl” was just released on Blu-ray by Fun City Editions, and FilmRise is giving its new 4K restoration a limited theatrical run. The 1995 film “Party Girl” is a sly charmer, a time capsule of its moment and one of the best examples of why Parker Posey was such a darling of the indie film scene at the time. The movie is a monumental achievement and a fantastic stepping stone into the world of experimental film for the uninitiated/curious. Presented with his short films “Standard Time” and “See You Later (Au Revoir)” will be Snow’s 1967 film “Wavelength” - a rare chance to see it in a theater. On April 30, the good folks at the Mezzanine film series, co-presenting with Los Angeles Filmforum, are putting on a tribute to Canadian filmmaker Michael Snow, who died last year at 94. But the community around that filmmaking represents some of the purest examples of truly independent spirits one can hope to find. Michael Snow and “Wavelength.” I admit that experimental/avant-garde filmmaking is a blind spot for me and so we probably don’t talk about it enough here.
Aside from the three films feature below, Cristian Mungiu’s “R.M.N.” and Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel’s documentary “De Humani Corporis Fabrica” also hit local theaters this week. This is one of those weeks when there are more worthwhile films being released in L.A. But Belafonte’s contributions to the civil rights movement and his stature as a beacon of change made him so much more. His career as a singer and his performances in films such as “Carmen Jones,” “Odds Against Tomorrow” and “Buck and the Preacher” made him a star, and his work in the more recent “Kansas City” and “BlacKKKlansman” reminded us of his many talents. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.įew people are as deserving of the labels legend and icon as Harry Belafonte, who died this week at age 96.
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