So far, I have featured here in my blog about 10 movies that we all should watch at the 20th Los Angeles Film Festival. Here are three more. The festival will run from June 11 through June 19. There's plenty of time to catch all these movies and some more!
See you at the festival!
LAKE LOS ANGELES
Director / Writer: Mike Ott
Writer / Producer: Atsuko Okatsuka
Editor: Santos S. Santos
Producer: Hal Haberman
Sound Designer: Jan Bezouska
Cinematographer: Mike Gioulakis
Principal Cast: Johanna Trujillo, Roberto Sanchez
Screenings:
Saturday, June 14th, 7:30pm, Regal Cinemas 10
Wednesday, June 19th, 4:30pm, Regal Cinemas 13
Synopsis:
Lake Los Angeles will be the third film of Mike Ott's Antelope Valley trilogy, following Littlerock (2010) and Pearblossom Hwy (2012). This time, we follow the story of Francisco, a middle-aged Cuban immigrant working at a holding house, and Cecilia, a 10 year old Mexican girl who ends up there with no family members to fend for her. When Cecilia ends up on her own, she turns the desert into a fantastical world - creating characters and stories to make the hopelessness of the empty landscape a survivable habitat. Through navigating what was supposed to be both Francisco and Cecilia's promise land, they find a common hope in each other while journeying through the hauntingly beautiful and desolate world that is Lake Los Angeles.
THE LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN
Director / Editor: Mo Perkins
Screenwriter: Hal Haberman
Producer: Drea Clark
Cinematographer: Eric S. Zimmerman
Principal Cast: Eliza Coupe, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Demetri Martin, Kyle Bornheimer, Jimmi Simpson, Todd Berger, Charlene Yi.
Screenings:
Saturday, June 14th, 9:45pm, Regal Cinemas 11
Wednesday, June 18th, 6:30pm, Regal Cinemas 9
Synopsis:
"If anybody in the history of the planet needs a night out, it's the four of us." With those words, four thirty-somethings embark on a night of misadventure and half-baked debauchery in Mo Perkins' grown up comedy.
When Ida, cheeks streaked by mascara tears, unexpectedly shows up at her sister's house, the staid Alison bargains her way out of mom duty for the night and the two head off to an Eastside wine bar. There, they run into Will and the freshly divorced, sweat pants-attired Clark. After some slightly inebriated commiserating about mismanaged marriages and other adult concerns, the foursome head out into the night, determined to prove they still have what it takes to have a good time.
MAN FROM RENO
Director: Dave Boyle
Writers: Dave Boyle, Joel Clark, Michael Lerman
Producer: Ko Mori
Principal Cast: Ayako Fujitani, Pepe Serna, Kazuki Kitamura
Screenings:
Saturday, June 15th, 6:40pm, Regal Cinemas 9
Wednesday, June 18th, 9:00pm, Regal Cinemas 9
Synopsis:
In a small town south of San Francisco, Sheriff Paul Del Moral is driving home through the fog one night when he accidentally strikes a pedestrian, a lone Japanese man. However, before an investigation can take place the man disappears from the hospital without a trace.
At the same time, Japanese mystery author Aki Akahori takes a trip to San Francisco in order to escape the press tour for her latest book--a potboiler in her world-famous "Inspector Takabe" series. Feeling lonely and vulnerable, she begins a romantic affair with a mysterious Japanese traveller from Reno who is staying in the same hotel. Her new lover, Akira Suzuki, is charismatic and charming but abruptly disappears from the hotel, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.
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Raymond Lo
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