TUESDAY, JAN 24, EO (Subtitled) at 5 and THE WHALE (OCAP) at 6:45
WEDNESDAY, JAN 25, EO at 5 and THE WHALE at 6:45
THURSDAY, JAN 26, EO at 5 and THE WHALE at 6:45
FRIDAY, JAN 27, THE FABELMANS at 4:25 and EO at 7:15
SATURDAY, JAN 28, THE FABELMANS at 2 and EO at 5 & 7
SUNDAY, JAN 29, THE FABELMANS at 2 and EO at 5 & 7
MON - THU, JAN 30 TO FEB 2, THE FABELMANS at 4:25 and EO at 7:15
Those would be the brass tacks, the down and dirty basic info. Just the facts on what and when we screen (at the where) of the Historic Lynwood Theatre. (In the heart of Lynwood Center should you be one of the hundreds of recent transplants from Chicago, Denver or San Jose needing an introduction.) In this welcoming regard, I volunteer offering (this week only) a free popcorn to new patrons on their virgin voyage to our humble but historic location. Flash me some ID or provide a GPS coordinate indicating your most recent duty station, and I'll add the aforementioned popcorn to your tab, on me. This, as a welcoming gesture of our appreciation. Snobbery of any genre is strictly prohibited at the HLT!
EO is a masterwork. Polish Writer and Director Jerzy Skolimowski, along with the seven mules who played the part of protagonist EO, have combined to toss some tasty cinematic magic our way. I asked it once last week and I'll ask it again today: If I was to award you with a 15 million dollar budget to produce a feature film about a sentient donkey traveling from Poland to Rome, how would you do that? What would his, EO's, story be? Mr. Skolimowski has risen to the challenge in spectacular form telling the tale of EO's take on the good, the bad, the joyous and the evil that comes from the hand and hearts of the human species. SEMI-SPOILER: We, mostly men, can be less evolved morally and ethically than the humble ass.
You have three more screenings of The Whale, tonight, Tuesday's open caption, and Wednesday and Thursday before The Fabelmans hit town on Friday. EO stays around for another week.
Lastly today, we published our latest podcast episode, number 120, yesterday, and I highly recommend giving it a listen. Hosting Mike and Ranger Sciacca, they the father and son bandleaders of the phenomenal local band of Hot Club Jazz impresario's Ranger and the Re-Arrangers fame, was an absolute treat. Mike and I have been friends and neighbors for over 35 years and I knew Ranger before he could walk, let along play a violin like Stephan Grapelli or Vassar Clements. In mentioning our HLT podcast mission statement of promoting local industry talent, they each rose to the occasion offering takes on the magical synergy between music and the movies. It can be found here.
All for today folks, as always it has been my extreme pleasure hosting all the events that put the HLT at the center of the local arts and humanities scene. One last parting shot today over the bow of the film industry's model of contemporary revenue flow: I have concocted a solution to the financial woes that plague us. It will save Hollywood and the 40 Regal theatres (39 Regals and us) that last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and face immediate closure. To be clear Regal filed - not us. My genius plan is as simple as it is brilliant (if I do say so myself) but, like any good inducement to prompt immediate action (click bait) you will have to listen to this 'cast to learn its secret. Sorry.
Come and get your free popcorn newbies. You'll like it here. Ciao.
Kevin
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