LA Film Festival Interest List 2018
This is a list to track films (in alphabetical order) I want to catch at The LA Film Festival in 2018.
As I watch things they will be moved to this list.
As I watch things they will be moved to this list.
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- DirectorRémi KesslerStarsCelina AlvarezGary BlasiJerry JonesTHE ADVOCATES is a sweeping look at the history and causes of Los Angeles' current homeless crisis, and an intimate view of the tireless work of advocates who strive to create better lives for their homeless clients.
- DirectorEva VivesStarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadBrodie ReedCharlotte NewhouseNina is a stand-up comedian who sees her life turned upside down when she meets Rafe.
- DirectorDerrick BorteStarsJim GaffiganTammy BlanchardIsabel ArraizaA down on his luck HAIL driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low level drug dealer around town, finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer's child.
- DirectorMarius A. MarkeviciusStarsBel PowleyLisa Loven KongsliMartin WallströmIn 1941, a 16-year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.
- DirectorBilly SeneseStarsShane CarruthPoorna JagannathanJeremy ChildsA hospital psychiatrist's own sanity is pushed to the edge when a frightened amnesiac patient insists that he has died and brought something terrible back from the other side.
- DirectorTom ShadyacStarsAldis HodgeGreg KinnearSherri ShepherdA football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.
- DirectorNick CorirossiStarsQuinn BeswickKatie AseltonJessica Parker KennedyThis raunchy horror comedy delves deep into the story of a deranged killer as he slashes his way across a soft core porno. Who will last the longest as the stiffs pile up and the killer plows through his victims?
- DirectorBen Hernandez BrayStarsLogan ArevaloJulian BrayAdolfo AlvarezA pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
- DirectorLaura TerrusoStarsAbby QuinnStefanie ScottBooboo StewartTwo academically gifted girls, frustrated with their social standing, get stoned on their last night of senior year. After their evening goes awry, they ultimately learn that being bad girls isn't all it's cracked up to be.
- DirectorJohn StimpsonStarsRoger BartTom RileyShannyn SossamonA dark comedy about a disgruntled summer-stock actor who contemptuously disregards the superstition surrounding Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth. By doing so, he unleashes the curse of The Scottish Play and wreaks havoc on the company.
- DirectorElle CallahanStarsIsaac JayJay LeeAshleigh MorghanA group of college students on a weekend getaway accidentally summon a supernatural entity intent on using them for its deadly ritual.
- DirectorNéjib BelkadhiStarsNidhal SaadiIdryss KharroubiSaoussen MaalejA Tunisian immigrant has to return home when his wife has a stroke.
- DirectorRobert Anderson CliftHillary DemmonStarsBrooks CliftSunny CliftPatricia BosworthClassic film star and queer icon Montgomery Clift's legacy has long been a story of tragedy and self-destruction. But when his nephew dives into the family archives, a much more complicated picture emerges.
- DirectorAlonso RuizpalaciosStarsGael García BernalLeonardo OrtizgrisAlfredo CastroIn 1985, a group of criminals mock the security of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City to extract 140 pre-Hispanic pieces from their showcases.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsMaggie SmithEileen AtkinsJudi DenchDames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting careers.
- DirectorGregory DixonStarsMcKenzie ChinnCharles Andrew GardnerEricka RatcliffAs her dream of becoming a prosperous artist begins to crumble around Olympia Welles, she finds herself with a dying mother and mounting debt. To add to the significance of the moment, her partner Felix asks for her hand in marriage.
- DirectorIke BarinholtzStarsIke BarinholtzTiffany HaddishNora DunnIn a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
- DirectorJeremy UngarStarsBella ThorneJessie T. UsherWill BrillA cautionary tale aimed at a technology-obsessed society.
- DirectorSean HanishStarsMichelle MonaghanLeem LubanyCommonThe story of immigration attorney Judy Wood, and how she initiated the change in U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
- DirectorStacie PassonStarsTaissa FarmigaAlexandra DaddarioCrispin GloverMerricat, Constance and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they've been hiding.
- DirectorMarco La ViaHanna LadoulStarsMorgan SaylorMcCaul LombardiBetsy BrandtAmanda and Jake are in love and want to start a new life in Los Angeles. Will they make the right decisions? The first 24 hours of their new life take them all around the city, bringing them more surprises and frustrations than expected.
- DirectorRob SchulbaumStarsJesse RosenAnna RizzoSean CarmichaelEverything changes for Todd when his evil twin from a parallel universe arrives to steal his girlfriend.
- DirectorMiranda BaileyStarsJim GaffiganLogan MillerAnna GunnA normal father's family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family.