Egyptian Theatre Articles
Benjamin Bratt in LA MISSION at Artivist Festival
Peter Bratt's family drama La Mission, about the relationship between an ex-con (Benjamin Bratt, above) and his gay son (Jeremy Ray Valdez), will open the 2009 edition of the Artivist Film Festival, which runs Dec. 1-5 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The synopsis below is from the Artivist website: "Set in the colorful, seedy streets of the San Francisco district that bears its name, [...]
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE at the Egyptian
DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Stephen Collins, Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek: The Motion Picture The director's cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture will be screened at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 5:30 pm. Pre-show elements begin at 5 pm. As per the Cinematheque's press release, "this program will review the full spectrum of Star Trek’s visual achievements and its [...]
Japanese Horror Classics: GOKE, HAUSU at the Egyptian
House by Nobuhiko Obayashi (top); Goke, Bodysnatcher from Hell by Hajime Sato (bottom) Schedule and synopses from the American Cinematheque website. Wednesday, September 23 – 7:30 PM Japanese Cult Classics Double Feature: HOUSE (HAUSU), 1977, Janus Films, 87 min. This long-lost fantasy/horror masterpiece from director Nobuhiko Obayashi has finally surfaced in America. Oshare can’t wait to spend the summer with her father…until he informs her [...]
Nagisa Oshima at the American Cinematheque
"No other director of Oshima's generation has made more vital, inventive and challenging films, or taken more risks. He is a giant in contemporary cinema." – Tony Rayns "Plainly the greatest living Japanese filmmaker." – Jonathan Rosenbaum "Japan's greatest living filmmaker." – J. Hoberman Those in the Los Angeles area can judge for themselves as Nagisa Oshima is the subject of an eight-film series from [...]