Drinking and Driving
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Los Angeles: The Movie-Watching Capital of the World
Moviegoing in Los Angeles has never been better, at least not in the 13 years I’ve lived in the city. When covering Slamdance’s move from Park City to LA last year, I listed a host of these either new or newly expanded theatrical offerings. In the year since, American Cinematheque, the undisputed king of repertory cinema in the city (at least in terms of scale), has acquired the historic Village theater in Westwood, with plans to re-open it next year. And Kristen Stewart’s recent purchase of the Highland Theatre is particularly exciting, especially considering that it’s located only one mile […]
by Caleb Hammond on Apr 29, 2026 -
Exclusive: Watch a Clip of the LAFM World Premiere Drinking and Driving
Co-directors Avalon Fast and Jillian Frank co-star in Drinking and Driving, a lo-fi hangout film for the fuck-ups. Filmmaker is happy to share an exclusive clip of the film, which will have its world premiere at the Los Angeles Festival of Movies on Saturday, April 11. Fast and Frank add that “Drinking and Driving is the trip you didn’t ask for, to the hometown you didn’t grow up in.” Fast previously helmed the homespun yet audacious features Honeycomb and CAMP, which explore grisly, supernatural aspects of girlhood and on which Frank closely collaborated. Fast has also been working with a […]
by Natalia Keogan on Apr 10, 2026 -
“Personal Storytelling, Experimentation, and a DIY Spirit”: A Look Inside LAFM 2026
Returning for its third annual edition, the Los Angeles Festival of Movies boasts a lineup of critical darlings from other festivals, newly-restored global cinema, and even the odd world premiere. Co-founded by Sarah Winshall, producer behind indie gems like I Saw the TV Glow and Good One, and Micah Gottlieb, artistic director of the programming non-profit Mezzanine, LAFM was created in part to respond to a dearth of indie film exhibition in the metropolis. From April 9 through 12, L.A.’s east side will serve as a watering hole for filmgoers in a city that, while integral to the filmmaking ecosystem at large, has been […]
by Natalia Keogan on Apr 9, 2026
