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Analog Days

Sat., June 24, 7:45 p.m., Landmark Regent, Tue., June 27, 9:45 p.m., Majestic Crest, Thu., June 29, 5 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

Genre: Drama
Writer/director Mike Ott beautifully crafts this tale of gentle angst among a group of community college students in a dusty small town.

A Place to Dance

Sat., June 24, 5 p.m., Mann Festival Fri., June 30, 4:45 p.m., Landmark Regent Buy Tickets

It’s Sunday night, and the Jefferson Orleans is buzzing as veteran orchestrator Pat Barberot’s big band kicks into a sizzling rendition of “Sing, Sing, Sing.”

Beyond Conviction

Fri., June 23, 7:15 p.m., Landmark Regent
Mon., June 26, 4:30 p.m.,
Italian Cultural Institute Buy Tickets

Genre: The Justice System
In 1998, Pennsylvania launched a program in which victims or their family members could confront the perpetrators of the violent crimes against them.

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell: The History of New America, Part 1

Fri., June 23, 11:59 p.m., Majestic Crest, Sat., July 1, 9:30 p.m., Majestic Crest Buy Tickets

Genre: Comedy
At the tag end of the 21st century, Tex Kennedy, a hapless descendant of American political royalty, emerges from his underground bunker, determined to find and enthrone the prophesied king of post-apocalyptic New America.

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Wed., June 28, 7:15 p.m., Mann Festival Buy Tickets

Genre: Movies About Movies
What can a studio do to ensure box-office success? Inspired by Peter Bart’s book Boffo: How I Learned to Love the Blockbuster and Fear the Bomb, Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Couturié examines the risky business of filmmaking.

Chalk

Sun., June 25, 9 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute, Tue., June 27, 7 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

Genre: Comedy
Take a peek inside the teachers’ lounge in this hilarious glimpse into the awkward lives of high school teachers.

The Creek Runs Red

Tue., June 27, 7:15 p.m., Landmark Regent Fri., June 30, 5:15 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute Sun., July 2, 3:15 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

Genre: Environmental
“It gets in your blood,” says a resident of Picher, Oklahoma about his sense of hometown pride. His words, however, take on a powerful irony in this documentary about the toxic legacy of Picher’s lead mining industry.

Darkon

Sat., June 24, 10:15 p.m., Mann Festival, Mon., June 26, 4:30 p.m., Mann Festival Buy Tickets

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Filmmakers Andrew Neel and Luke Meyer boldly catapult us into the make-believe medieval world of Darkon.

The Devil Wears Prada

Thu., June 22, 7:30 p.m., Mann Village Theatre Buy Tickets

Genre: Comedy
As light and breezy as Marc Jacobs’ spring line, David Frankel’s adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s bestseller begins as aspiring writer Andrea has just started a new job.

East of Havana

Sun., June 25, 9:45 p.m., Mann Festival Thu., June 29, 10 p.m., Majestic Crest Sat., July 1, 4:45 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

Genre: CinaCultura
Calling themselves “El Cartel,” a trio of underground rappers in Cuba struggle to get their music heard while bypassing the official government-sanctioned music industry.

Festival Trailer

Watch the theatrical trailer for the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival, June 22 thru July 2.

Head Trauma

Sat., June 24, 11:59 p.m., Majestic Crest, Mon., June 26, 10 p.m., Landmark Regent Buy Tickets

Genre: Horror
Seriously creepy and deeply unnerving, Head Trauma explores the uneasy difference between being psychotic and paranoid.

House of Sand

Fri., June 23, 9:30 p.m., Mann Festival Theatre Mon., June 26, 2:00 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute Buy Tickets

Genre: CinaCultura
In 1910, pregnant bride Áurea and her mother,
Maria, are left to fend for themselves in the Brazilian desert when Áurea’s husband dies.

Kabul Transit

Sun., June 25, 4:30 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute, Tue., June 27, 2 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute Thu., June 29, 9:45 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

Forgoing devices of narration and intertitles, filmmakers David Edwards and Gregory Whitmore sculpt an engrossing, wry and ultimately haunting vision of war-torn Kabul and its diverse residents.

Inheritance

Sun., June 25, 2:15 p.m., Majestic Crest Tue., June 27, 5 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute Thu., June 29, 7:30 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

Until she was 11 years old, Monika Hertwig thought her father died fighting for his country in World War II.

Islander

Sun., June 25, 7 p.m., Mann Festival Wed., June 28, 4 p.m., Landmark Regent Sat., July 1, 7:15 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

When lobster fisherman Eben is forced to turn his back on the sea, he loses everything: his friends, his family and the only way of life he has ever known.

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Mon., June 26, 7:15 p.m., Majestic Crest
Tue., June 27, 9:30 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

On November 18, 1978, more than 900 members of Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple committed suicide in their Jonestown, Guyana enclave.

Kinetta

Wed., June 28, 9:30 p.m., UCLA James Bridges
Sun., July 2, 3:30 p.m., UCLA James Bridges Buy Tickets

Following a series of murders in a Greek seaside town, a police officer, a photographer and a hotel maid reenact the crimes with an acute, almost obsessive, attention to detail.

Last Rites

Fri., June 30, 11:59 p.m., Majestic Crest, Sun., July 2, 4:30 p.m., Landmark Regent Buy Tickets

Genre: Horror
In the hideout of a reclusive arms dealer on the outskirts of town, two gangs — the Lords of Crenshaw from South Central and East Los Angeles’ El Diablo Muerto.

The Lather Effect

Mon., June 26, 7:15 p.m., Mann Festival
Thu., June 29, 7 p.m., Landmark Regent
Fri., June 30, 5 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

On the eve of the sale of her parents’ home, thirtysomething Valinda throws an “‘80s rager,” reuniting high school friends for one last chance to relive their wild youth — and the hangovers that went with it.

Laura’s Star

Sun., June 25, 11 a.m., Landmark Regent Buy Tickets

In this heart-warming adaptation of Klaus Baumgart’s storybooks comes the tale of a little girl who discovers the magic of friendship and love.

Little Miss Sunshine

Sun., July 2, 7 p.m., Wadsworth Theatre Buy Tickets

Genre: Comedy
Just when it seems the dysfunctional family film has run out of gas, along comes a film like Little Miss Sunshine to reinvigorate the form.

Mario's Story

Fri., June 23, 10:30 a.m., Mann National, Mon., June 26, 7 p.m., Landmark Regent, Wed., June 28, 4:30 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute Buy Tickets

Genre: The Justice System
As a teenager in East Los Angeles, Mario Rocha was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he did not commit.

Matthew Barney: No Restraint

Mon., June 26, 9:30 p.m., Mann Festival Tue., June 27, 7 p.m., UCLA James Bridges Buy Tickets

Enigmatic sculptor/filmmaker Matthew Barney has fascinated and puzzled audiences for years.

Paper Dolls

Fri., June 23, 5 p.m., Landmark Regent
Sun., June 25, 4 p.m., Mann Festival Buy Tickets

In one of Tel Aviv’s most conservative neighborhoods,
a small group of gay Filipino immigrants working as caregivers devote themselves to their elderly Jewish charges — around the clock — except on the nights they perform in drag as the Paper Dolls.

The Sacred Family

Thu., June 29, 4:15 p.m., Mann Festival, Sat., July 1, 9:30 p.m., Italian Cultural Institute Buy Tickets

Genre: Gay
In keeping with a longstanding family tradition, Marco has returned to his family’s beach house for Easter weekend.

Snoop Dogg’s "Hood of Horror"

Tue., June 27, 9:30 p.m., Landmark Regent Buy Tickets

Genre: African-American
"It's not all good in the hood," warns Snoop Dogg as he gets ready to roll up against the forces of evil in this L.A.-set film.

SP!T

Fri., June 23, 4:30 p.m., Mann Festival Buy Tickets

Genre: African-American/CineCultura
"My friends say you’re so lucky to be married to a poet," says Elsie, the wife of Slam Poetry guru Shihan. "Yeah, but I’m still here picking up his socks and shirts."

Time to Leave

Fri., June 23, 7 p.m., Majestic Crest Buy Tickets

Genre: Gay
In the second installment of his trilogy on loss and mourning, François Ozon exquisitely captures the inner turmoil of a young gay man facing his own death.

Undoing

Sat., June 24, 10:15 p.m., Landmark Regent
Tue., June 27, 4:30 p.m., Landmark Regent
Fri., June 30, 7:30 p.m., Laemmle Sunset 5 Buy Tickets

After mysteriously disappearing a year ago, Samuel returns to the mean streets of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, determined to atone for the mistakes of the past.

Wild Seven

Mon., June 26, 9:45 p.m., Majestic Crest, Tue., June 27, 2 p.m., Landmark Regent, Sun., July 2, 5 p.m., Majestic Crest Buy Tickets

Genre: Comedy/Crime
Coming off 25 years of hard time, Wilson’s an aging ex-con looking for revenge and one last heist. Spending most of his time hitting strip clubs with his buddies, Buckley’s a hipster whose life of crime is just getting started.

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Sat., June 24, 12:45 p.m., Landmark Regent Buy Tickets

Fast, sleek, efficient and fun to drive — the electric car seemed to have been beamed from the future. Then, seemingly just as quickly as it arrived, it disappeared.