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LA Film Fest: Day 10
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The weekend is here so lots of free stuff is on tap for the L.A. Film Festival. The Festival Promenade on Broxton will be taken over by Family Day activities. There'll be screenings, games, giveaways, pony rides, a petting zoo, magician Ryan Majestic and characters from Playhouse Disney to entertain the kiddies. Events will run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Two free programs will be held at Bel Air Camera today. At 1:00 p.m. it's Tech Talk: Master Celebrity Photographer: Harry Langdon and at 4:00 p.m. it's Tech Talk: Adobe Creative Suite 3. A cool program is also being hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute at 1:30 p.m. It's Behind the Curtain with ILM: A Talk with Scott Farrar. Scott has done visual effects for scores of movies and has been nominated for three Oscars, winning for his visual effects work on Cocoon. A screening of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? will follow the talk.
Screenings today are Komaneko: The Curious Cat at 11:30 a.m. at the Italian Cultural Institute, Salty Air at 2:00 p.m. at the Landmark, On the Rumba River at 5:00 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Institute, How to Cook Your Life at 5:30 p.m. at the Mann Festival, My Best Friend at 7:00 p.m. at the Majestic Crest, Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at 8:00 p.m. at the Ford Amphitheatre, Marilena from P7 at 10:00 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Institute and Flight of the Living Dead at midnight at the Majestic Crest. Bring the kids today and happy viewing!
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