The National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs to Announce Artists and Authors
for Guadalajara International Book Fair
FILM SERIES:
Cine L.A.: Visions of Los Angeles
Presented by Film Independent
Film Independent is non-profit organization which champions the cause of independent film and works to diversify the film industry. It helps diverse and innovative filmmakers make their movies and build an audience for their projects.
In a series that spans from 1950 to the present, each film is crafted by a filmmaker who has brought his or her unique vision and perspective to their depiction of this city of dreams and nightmares. These films will provide audiences with images that will significantly expand the way they think about Los Angeles and introduce them to a new generation of independent filmmakers.
Confirmed Films:
Chinatown (1974, 131 min.)
Director: Roman Polanski
Screenwriter: Robert Towne
Collateral (2004, 120 min.)
Director: Michael Mann
Screenwriter: Stuart Beattie
The Cool School (2007, 90 min.)
Director: Morgan Neville
Screenwriters: Morgan Neville, Kristine McKenna
Devil In a Blue Dress (1995, 102 min.)
Based on the book by Walter Mosley
Director/Screenwriter: Carl Franklin
Gods and Monsters (1995, 105 min.)
Based on the novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram
Director/Screenwriter: Bill Condon
In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008, 90 min.)
Director/Screenwriter: Alex Holdridge
L.A. Confidential (1997, 138 min.)
Based on the book by James Ellroy
Director: Curtis Hanson
Screenwriters: Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
L.A. Story (1991, 95 min.)
Director: Mick Jackson
Screenwriter: Steve Martin
The Long Goodbye (1973, 112 min.)
Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler
Director: Robert Altman
Screenwriter: Leigh Brackett
The Player (1992, 124 min.)
Director: Robert Altman
Screenwriter: Michael Tolkin (based on his book)
Repo Man (1984, 92 min.)
Director/Screenwriter: Alex Cox
Sunset Blvd. (1950, 110 min.)
Director: Billy Wilder
Screenwriters: Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
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