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Fairfax Theater, LLC Takes Over Silent Movie Theatre from Cinefamily

January 9, 2018

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Fairfax Theater, LLC Takes Over Silent Movie Theatre from Cinefamily

One of the sad losses in LA venues in 2017 was Cinefamily. Also, it happened in disastrous fashion as its downfall was the beginning of the wave of sexual harassment and abuse claims that has been reverberating through every inch of the entertainment industry since.

It would seem now that it will be reopened under a new name as Fairfax Theater, LLC has been registered by the reported owner of The Silent Movie Theatre.

Just in case you forgot, Cinefamily hosted a number of comedy events including the Benson Movie Interruption, Wayne Federman International Film Festival, Supertight, and many more (as well as several screening of classic and cult comedies from all over the world).

Any other details as to what will happen and when that’ll be have yet to be announced, but we’ll keep you posted.

Well, Cinefamily Is Closing Down for Good

November 15, 2017

Well, Cinefamily Is Closing Down for Good

Following the internal investigation of pervasive sexual harassment through the organization Cinefamily and the Silent Movie Theatre are closing up shop permanently. It has been decided that the damage done was far too great to recover from and Cinefamily is no more.

So, this means LA has just lost another beloved indie venue (the Steve Allen Theater has also just closed its doors), which makes it even more crucial that you back Dynasty Typewriter @ The Hayworth Theater, which has just one day left for its Kickstarter.

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The Viceland series, Party Legends, where some of the craziest party stories get the animated treatment as directed by the one and only Lance Bangs, is having a premiere screening tomorrow at Cinefamily coupled with a stand-up show with some of LA’s best.

If you wanna go (and we have a feeling that you just might), just RSVP over here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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At the same time, you can support a great cause by raising money for Downtown Women’s Center, watch a very stacked comedy show, and also hang at Cinefamily, one of LA’s revered cultural institutions.

Get your tickets here (again, no tickets will be available at door; you must purchase them in advance).

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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A screening of Harold and Maude is always something worth going to, but, having Greg Proops explain how great and important one of Hal Ashby’s greatest works makes it something special.

With that in mind, you should go get tickets for this month’s The Greg Proops Film Club: Harold and Maude at Cinefamily.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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To kick off a brand new, upcoming Dr. Katz audio series on Audible, Dr. Katz: The Audio Files, Jonathan Katz, Laura Silverman, and 5 very special celebrity patients will record a live episode at Cinefamily next month.

Yes, you read that right. There is new Dr. Katz coming out very soon.

Tickets are $25 for general admission and $40 for VIP and you can them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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Jill Soloway’s new Amazon series I Love Dick will be screening in its entirety at Cinefamily this Sunday. Also, Jill, star Kathryn Hahn, and novelist Chris Kraus will be on hand at the event.

The screening is free, but first come, first served with priority entry to Cinefamily Black Card members.

If you don’t have Amazon Prime, this would be a pretty great opportunity to not even use any sort of free trial of Amazon Prime and watch the show. Get more details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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Cinefamily and USC School of Cinematic Arts will be honoring National Canadian Film Day (yes, that’s real) with a great line-up of back-to-back-to-back screenings, which mostly included off-beat comedy gems from up North.

Included in the day’s line-up will be Guy Maddin’s Saddest Music in the World, Ivan Reitman’s Meatballs, and the classic Strange Brew. Additionally, Denis Villeneuve will be in person doing a Q&A after a screening of his drama Incendies.

Admission is free, but rolling, and Cinefamily Black Card members get priority entry. Also, know that, “Poutine and other Canadian foods and libations will be served for our all day marathon.”

Get more details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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It’s rare that a movie that, on paper, had so much potential resulted in the mess that is Collateral Beauty.

For that, the upcoming Doug Benson Movie Interruption at Cinefamily at the end of the month should be an extra special one to attend.

Tickets are still available for $14 here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

January 21, 2017

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Kate Berlant, John Early, and Andrew DeYoung are giving a special sneak preview of their upcoming Vimeo web series, 555, next Wednesday at Cinefamily.

It’s a collection of short films that fall under the umbrella of the surreal that is Hollywood starring Berlant and Early, two comedians that tangle with the surreal with abandon.

You can (and should) get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com

November 14, 2016

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Tickets are $15 and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

November 3, 2016

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Kate Berlant and John Early are stepping in for Doug Benson to interrupt election coverage on Election Day over at Cinefamily.

Admission is free on a first come, first served basis with priority entry going to Cinefamily Black Card members.

A potluck starts at 6PM and the interrupting starts at 7PM. Get more details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

October 24, 2016

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The one and only Rob Schrab recreates a fake local horror TV show. If there’s anyone to pull off recreating campy horror, it’s Schrab.

Rob Schrab’s Shock Feature Theater is set to play this Friday, October 28th at Cinefamily at 10:30PM. Tickets are $12 and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

August 26, 2016

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Tickets are $14 and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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Tickets are $14. Get them and more details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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Silicon Valley Threw a Red Carpet Event Just for One Scene from the New Season

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The highly anticipated return of something like Silicon Valley on HBO wouldn’t be complete without a high profile premiere event.

Because it’s Silicon Valley, they also can’t just throw any premiere event, which is why they pulled out a red carpet, a step and repeat, and rotating searchlights as well as have the cast and the creators gathered altogether to show a single scene from season 3 from the show.

Watch this silly event really happen here.

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Comedians and their favorite movies meet yet again for Wayne Federman’s 5th International Film Festival at Cinefamily.

Tig Notaro, John Mulaney, Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Keegan-Michael Key, Doug Benson, Matt Besser, and Rob Corddry all present (i.e. talk at length why this movie means so much to them) The Bad News Bears, Withnail & I, The Burbs, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and more.

The 5th Annual WFIFF goes from Thursday, March 31st to Sunday, April 3rd. Get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows and open mics with corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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The venerable competitive monthly TV festival Channel 101 takes one month off from its home at Downtown Independent Theater to go across town to Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theatre for one night only on Saturday, March 26th at 10PM.

It’s free to attend and saves you a trip downtown if you’re worried about that sort of thing.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows and open mics along with corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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On Mon. Mar. 21st at 7:30PM, The latest Doug Benson Movie Interruption at Cinefamily will take on last year’s EDM drama that really existed, We Are Your Friends.

So, enjoy Zac Efron trying to make it as a DJ and Benson and friends make the movie better by riffing throughout the whole thing.

There are still tickets on sale for $14.

The rest of our listings for shows and open mics are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

February 27, 2016

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Rather than worry about throwing your own Oscars viewing party, go watch Doug Benson and friends riff on The Oscars telecast at Cinefamily for Doug Benson Watches The Oscars. It’s free to attend, but Cinefamily Black Card members do get priority entry.

The show starts at 5PM this Sunday, Feb. 28th, but there’s a whole potluck and a podcast taping of Dining with Doug & Karen right before starting at 3PM.

All of our other comedy listings are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

February 20, 2016

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The Thrilling Adventure Hour steps out of their classic style radio plays and teams up with Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery, the guys behind The Worst Idea of All Time podcast who watch an awful movie again and again and again, once a week for a year and discuss it.

Together, they are doing the Worst Scripted Event of All Time by performing Grown Ups 2 as remembered by Tim and Guy.

Get tickets here.

Complete LA comedy show and mic listings and maps embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

The 4th Annual Wayne Federman International Film Festival Might Be The Best One Yet

February 22, 2015

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How does Klown presented by Sacha Baron Cohen or Ghostbusters presented by Paul Scheer sound? Something that’s both great and you would’ve never imagined happening you say?

Well, luckily, The 4th Annual Wayne Federman International Film Festival, the festival that brings comedians and their favorite films together at Cinefamily, has both of the aforementioned events as well as MacGruber star Will Forte presenting a screening of none other than MacGruber.

Every year Federman gets together a great handful of these screenings, but this year’s line-up seems primed to be especially great.

The 4th WFIFF runs from Thurs. Mar. 5th-Sun. Mar. 7th at Cinefamily and you can and should get tickets now.

Cinefamily and Secret Cinema Hosting “A Secret Protest Screening” In Support of “The Interview”

December 20, 2014

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Though Sony has currently stopped the release of The Interview and Paramount has claimed Team America: World Police is “out of service”, independent theaters, many of which would be ready and willing to screen The Interview, are still trying to make a stand in any way they can.

The beloved indie/art house/retrospective Cinefamily based out of The Silent Movie Theatre here in LA has partnered with UK’s Secret Cinema and is putting on a “Secret Protest Screening”. They won’t be showing The Interview, but they also have not revealed what they will be showing.

The screening description reads:

We think what’s happened with The Interview is plain wrong. It sets a terrible precedent, and we feel, as an independent movie theater, we should do whatever we can to support any filmmaker or film studio’s right to free speech.

All proceeds will go to global free speech charity Article 19.

So, let’s not succumb to threats against making and watching whatever movies we want. Make a stand, though literally sit and use standing room if you have to, and go to this if this Sun. Dec. 21st at 7:30PM.

Cinefamily to Screen a Run of “Monty Python Live (Mostly)” Next Week

August 14, 2014

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From Wed. Aug. 20th to Tues. Aug. 26th, Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theatre will be having a run of the latest performance by Monty Python recorded live at the O2 Arena in London.

Until the DVD comes out, this is probably your best chance of seeing the show that sold out in record time, so don’t miss out if you’re in LA.

The Wayne Federman International Film Festival Returns For Its 3rd Year This Week

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The Wayne Federman International Film Festival Returns For Its 3rd Year This Week

Wayne Federman’s International Film Festival, an annual collection of films screened and hosted by comedians such as TJ Miller, Taylor Negron, Jimmy Pardo, Doug Benson and more is back at Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theatre this coming weekend.

Don’t miss out on the films that were undoubtedly big influences in their lives such as W.C. Fields’ The Bank Dick did on TJ Miller.