cinema

LA is filled with great places to see films, and I have experienced only a few but I think they are worth noting. There is a theater that plays silent films on Wednesday nights with a live piano player to accompany the show, and The New Beverly has weekend double features of classics from the 80s complete with original old trailers. My favorite place, however, is the Hollywood Forever Cemetery where films are projected in the middle of the cemetery at nightfall. They skyline is filled with palm trees and elaborate graves, and there is always music, wine and cheese before the film starts. There is no seating, so everyone is crowded onto the lawn on blankets, but it adds to the comradeship created during the show. The film selection here is also wonderful. My first experience was for The Graduate, and last weekend I saw the original Wicker Man. This weekend they are screening some of Kenneth Anger's films, and he will be in attendance, but I, unfortunately, will not.

Elle

I am currently working on a feature called Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale, and it's exactly what you think. I have finally made my way into the camera department and I absolutely love it, mostly because I get to own multiple colors and sizes of tape, but also because i get to clean lenses and play with green screens.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436372/