KCET Fall Cinema Series

Just as one KCET Cinema Series ends another is beginning. KCET's seasonal Cinema Series is shifting its location from Santa Monica to North Hollywood. The Summer and Fall series are held at the Aero theatre in Santa Monica while Fall and Spring series will be held at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood on Tuesday evenings. Just like the series over on the Westside of Los Angeles, each screening during the late fall series will feature eight new major films prior to their theatrical release. Not only that but each screening includes a lively Q&A moderated by film critic Pete Hammond. Take a look at what's in store so far for the Fall Cinema Series that runs October 25th through December 13th as well as all the details on how to attend below...

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Review - Take Shelter

A husband and father begins to suffer from horrible apocalyptic visions. Afraid he might be at the onset of paranoid schizophrenia he seeks help only to find his visions worsening. With fear that his visions may be true, the young man begins to put all of his energy into building a shelter that will protect his family from his worst fears.

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Review - Paranormal Activity 3

The third installment of the Paranormal Activity franchise see's the story travel back to 1988 where little sisters Katie and Kristi first encounter an entity that will go on to haunt them throughout their adult lives.

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Review - Margin Call

A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

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AFI FEST 2011 Lineup

October is nearly over which means AFI FEST is right around the corner. This year marks the 25th edition of the Festival and like previous years before the line-up is shaping up to be another incredible year of film. The full line-up has been announced and I thought it be important to share. Below I've included what films are screening in AFI FEST's Gala, Special Screening, New Auteur, Young American, World Cinema, Breakthrough, and Midnight categories including the directors as well as a brief synopsis of each film screening. Also information on a special Spotlight on director Joe Swanberg featuring his Full Moon Trilogy...

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Review - The Thing

A Norwegian research team in Antarctica discovers an alien spacecraft leading to a confrontation they never imagined.

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Review - The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)

A mentally ill man who is obsessed with with the horror movie "The Human Centipede (First Sequence)" decides to take his fantasties to the next level by creating his own human centipede.

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Review - Real Steel

In a future where the boxing we know has vanished and been replaced with robotic boxers controlled by human beings, one down on his luck controller named Charlie Kenton finds himself taking care of his 11-year-old son who he's never met. Despite the distance between the father and son, the two soon discover common ground with a bot named Atom that just might have enough ability to get Charlie back into the limelight and give Max Kenton a real father.

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