KCET's quarterly screening series is back for the Summer in Santa Monica! Join us as we preview eight new films prior to their local release and a classic Johnny Mercer scored film. Hosted by nationally recognized film expert Pete Hammond.
Opening Night Film: 'Twenty Feet From Stardom' on June 4th at 7PM
Buy Season Passes Now: Passes for the Summer 2013 KCET Cinema Series are now on sale! For reservations call 747.201.5800, download and mail the registration form, or buy your season passes online.
June 4 - July 30, 2013
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave.
Santa Monica, CA. 90403
Cost Levels:
$171 per person for current KCET Members Only
$190 per person non-members
All films and guests are subject to change.
Q&A's are immediately following the screenings.
Security checks might occur at any of the screening without prior notice to members.
You may be required to leave all cell phones with camera capabilities or cameras in your car.
For KCET Cinema Series information call 747.201.5800.
The KCET Cinema Series continued Tuesday night with a screening of "Disconnect."
It's James Coburn night once again at the KCET Cinema Series! Join us for a special 40th anniversary screening of the 1973 cult classic "The Last of Sheila," featuring a post-screening Q&A with legendary co-stars Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin.
"THE LAST OF SHEILA" Screening Info: Guests: Date/Time: Location: A $21 donation gets you in at the door. Please call (747) 201-5800 for reservations
Richard Benjamin
7:00 PM
Leonard H. Goldenson Theater
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA. 91601
This star-studded 1970's murder mystery, directed by Herbert Ross with a first and only screenplay by actor Anthony Perkins and songwriter Stephen Sondheim, centers around an intricate game of murder among wealthy vacationers orchestrated after the hit-and-run death of gossip columnist Sheila Greene. One year after her death, Sheila's widower Clinton, a movie producer played by James Coburn, assembles a group of friends aboard his yacht for a week-long Mediterranean cruise. His guests, including a washed up director (James Mason), a self-absorbed agent (Dyan Cannon), a beautiful movie star (Raquel Welch), her untrustworthy husband (Ian McShane), a struggling writer (Richard Benjamin), and his heiress wife (Joan Hackett), may dislike each other, but accept the invitation in order to stay in the powerful Clinton's good graces. Once aboard, Clinton informs his obliging guests that they're required to play "The Sheila Greene Memorial Gossip Game," a game that soon turns fatal as damaging secrets begin to come to light.
Want to win a FREE pair of passes to the screening? Leave a comment in the "Comments" section below answering the following trivia question correctly for your chance: For which film did James Coburn win his first and only Oscar? [Winner chosen at random among correct answers; contest ends April 8th at 5:00 PM] Click here for contest rules.
Imagine the scene: a group of people sitting around the dinner table together, their eyes and ears wired to their phones and tablets instead of each other. It's a familiar sight these days and the inspiration behind the script that led to next week's KCET Cinema Series offering, the riveting drama "Disconnect."
"DISCONNECT" Screening Info: Guests: Date/Time: Location: A $21 donation gets you in at the door. Please call (747) 201-5800 for reservations
Screenwriter Andrew Stern
7:00 PM
Leonard H. Goldenson Theater
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA. 91601
"Disconnect" chronicles the darker aspects of our wired lives through the interweaving of multiple stories based on real events. Alexander Skarsgard and Paula Patton star as a young couple whose secrets have been exposed online. Jason Bateman stars as a driven lawyer and distraught father to a cyber-bullied son. Frank Grillo plays a widowed ex-cop whose son does the cyber-bullying. And Andrea Riseborough plays an ambitious journalist who sees a story in Max Thieriot's character, a teen who performs in online porn. Directed by Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Henry-Alex Rubin ("Murderball", 2005) in his first fiction feature, "Disconnect" is out in theaters on April 12th.
After our preview screening, producer William Horberg and screenwriter Andrew Stern stop by for a Q&A with host Pete Hammond to give you an inside look into the making of the film.
Want to win a FREE pair of passes to the screening? Answer the following trivia question correctly for your chance: Jason Bateman won a Golden Globe for his comedic performance in which TV series? [Winner chosen at random among correct answers; contest ends April 1st at 5:00 PM] Click here for contest rules.
The Spring 2013 KCET Cinema Series in North Hollywood continued with a screening of "Mental" at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. After the screening, producer Jerry Zucker joined host Pete Hammond for a Q&A.

The KCET Cinema Series continued Tuesday night with a screening of "Mental," a film directed by P.J. Hogan.
The Spring 2013 KCET Cinema Series in North Hollywood continued with a screening of "Starbuck" at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. After the screening, writer/director Ken Scott joined host Pete Hammond for a Q&A.
Australian director P.J. Hogan reunites with his "Muriel's Wedding" leading lady, the incomparable Toni Collette, for his latest comedy, "Mental," screening at next week's KCET Cinema Series.
"MENTAL" Screening Info: Guest: Date/Time: Location: A $21 donation gets you in at the door. Please call (747) 201-5800 for reservations
7:00 PM
Leonard H. Goldenson Theater
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA. 91601
"Mental" tells the story of the Moochmore sisters, 5 young girls convinced they each suffer from one mental illness or another. After their mother is hospitalized for a nervous breakdown herself, their politician father, the philandering Barry (Anthony LaPaglia), impulsively picks up wild and crazy hitchhiker Shaz (Collette) and installs her in his home as the girls' nanny. "Mental" also stars Liev Schreiber, Rebecca Gibney, and Deborah Mailman and is out in theaters March 29th.
Prolific producer Jerry Zucker ("Airplane!", "Naked Gun," "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Friends with Benefits") joins series host Pete Hammond for a Q&A after the screening!
Want to win a FREE pair of passes to the screening? Answer the following trivia question correctly for your chance: For what film was Toni Collette nominated for an Oscar? [Winner chosen at random among correct answers; contest ends March 25th at 5:00 PM] Click here for contest rules.
The KCET Cinema Series continued this week at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a screening of "Starbuck," a recent favorite at film festivals.
The Spring 2013 KCET Cinema Series in North Hollywood continued with a screening of "The Sapphires" at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. After the screening, director Wayne Blair joined host Pete Hammond for a Q&A. Blair talked about working on his first feature film, the research that went into the production design and costumes, and the audience's response at festivals.
Accidental fatherhood is the focal point of the next KCET Cinema Series as we preview Canada's comedy hit "Starbuck," featuring a post-screening Q&A with co-writer and director Ken Scott.
"STARBUCK" Screening Info: Guest: Date/Time: Location: Please call (747) 201-5800 for reservations
7:00 PM
Leonard H. Goldenson Theater
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA. 91601
Patrick Huard stars as lovable screw-up Dave Wozniak, a middle aged delivery man who shuns most adult responsibilities until his girlfriend (Julie Le Breton) reveals that she's pregnant. As Dave ponders potential fatherhood, he's faced with another life-changing discovery: his time spent as a prolific sperm donor in the 1980's resulted in 533 successful pregnancies. Now, 142 of his children have filed a class action lawsuit to reveal the identity of their biological father, code-named Starbuck. Check out the trailer above for a taste of the hilarity that ensues!
This audience pleasing Québécois film has garnered such rave reviews that its already slated for a U.S. remake to be written and directed once again by Ken Scott. "Starbuck" hits American theaters on March 22nd but you can see it this Tuesday at the KCET Cinema Series!
Want to win a FREE pair of passes to the screening? Answer the following trivia question correctly for your chance: What American actor is slated to play protagonist Dave Wozniak in the U.S. remake of "Starbuck"? [Winner chosen at random among correct answers; contest ends March 18th at 5:00 PM] Click here for contest rules.

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