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Also this week: “Being There” in 35mm, Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Pusher” trilogy, Orson Welles’ “F for Fake” and our first thoughts from Cannes.
Also this week: Chatting with Jason Patric about “After Dark, My Sweet,” a movie directed by Neil Young and the return of “Terms of Endearment.”
Also this week: David Fincher’s “Seven” in 4K, Billy Dee Williams with “The Empire Strikes Back” and Barbara Kopple on her labor docs.
Also this week: The TCM Classic Film Festival, Robert Redford’s “Ordinary People” in a new 35mm print and the 60th anniversary of “The Battle of Algiers.”
Also this week: A retrospective of Athina Rachel Tsangari, an evening of rare Bob Dylan performances, Walter Hill’s “The Warriors” and Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Our Land (Nuestra Tierra).’
Also this week: Elvis Presley in “King Creole,” Michael Caine’s “Alfie” in 35mm and Patricia Cardoso with “Real Women Have Curves.”
Also this week: William Friedkin and Harold Pinter’s ‘The Birthday Party’ in 35mm, Spike Lee’s ‘He Got Game’ and Harmony Korine’s ‘Gummo.’
Also this week: A complete Akira Kurosawa retrospective on 35mm begins, Charles Burnett with “To Sleep With Anger” and Jason Reitman with “Thank You for Smoking.”
Also this week: Bud Cort’s lone directing effort ‘Ted & Venus,’ 50th anniversary of ‘Network’ in 35mm, Duvall and De Niro in ‘True Confessions,’ and the world premiere restoration of Greg Harrison’s ‘Groove.’
Also this week: “The English Patient” at the Academy Museum, “Jackass: Number Two” with Johnny Knoxville in person and the hockey comedy “Slap Shot” in 35mm.
Also this week: George Clooney’s “Good Night, and Good Luck” in 35mm, “Grease 2” at the Los Feliz Theatre and anti-fascist films at UCLA.
Also this week: An extensive Mikio Naruse retrospective, post-punk origins with “24 Hour Party People” and Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” on 35mm.
The Indie Focus Team
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Mark Olsen writes about all kinds of movies for the Los Angeles Times as both a feature writer and reviewer.