L.A. film fest adds winners
The Los Angeles Film Festival has announced it will add award-winning films from Sundance and Cannes to its own lineup next week.
A screening of the Sundance Film Festival winner, “Hustle & Flow,” will be held at 7:15 p.m. June 17 at the Directors Guild of America. in Los Angeles. Written and directed by Craig Brewer, the film tells the story of a Memphis street hustler (Terence Howard) who struggles to realize his dream of becoming a respected rap musician.
In addition, the festival will show the Cannes Film Festival’s Grand Prix winner, “Broken Flowers,” written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Bill Murray as a lifelong bachelor who learns he has a son. The film will screen at 7:30 p.m. June 25 at Laemmle’s Sunset 5.
Clips from another film from Cannes, “Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang,” will be featured in a “Storytelling Evening With Shane Black,” at 9:30 p.m. June 24 at the Directors Guild of America. Director Black’s film is a homage to noir films of the ‘40s and ‘50s.
The 10-day festival will run June 16 to 26, offering programs, events, more than 80 feature
and 50 short films from around the world. More information may be obtained on the website
www.lafilmfest.com.
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Lynn Smith
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