“Levitated Mass: The Story of Michael Heizer’s Monolithic Sculpture” — a new documentary about the giant rock at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art — will screen June 20 at LACMA’s Bing Theater as part of the Los Angeles Film Festival. Festival organizers announced the world-premiere gala Tuesday morning. Heizer’s famed boulder, which resides outside LACMA, captured the attention of the world last year… read more >>

Individual tickets for the Los Angeles Film Festival go on sale today! And what better way to announce the opening of ticket sales to everyone than with the announcement of the Festival’s annual Family Day on June 15, this year sponsored by Hasbro Studios — concluding with the world premiere of their newest film My Little Pony Equestria Girls? read more >>

Hasbro, the toy company that brought its Transformers and G.I. Joe properties to movie theaters, has set its sights on its next summer blockbuster: My Little Pony. The ponies, a Hasbro staple for 30 years, have experienced a resurgence of popularity lately, thanks in part to the TV series “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.” Hoping to build on that interest, Hasbro recently revealed plans for a brand extension… read more >>

Composer Hans Zimmer has revealed what his inspiration for the “Man of Steel” score was. Zimmer told Rolling Stone that for the track entitled “DNA,” he reached into Superman’s human identity and Kansas upbringing for a tense, frantic track that captures the glory of Middle America. read more >>

(June 13-23) The Los Angeles Film Festival returns to Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE. Don’t miss out on 10 days and 11 nights of red carpet premieres, conversations, live music, outdoor screenings and films from around the world. Get your 2013 LA Film Festival Pass or Ticket Package and enjoy early ticket selection, access to the Filmmaker Lounge, discounted parking and access to the Festival’s Opening Night… read more >>

A trio of splashy, late entries to the Los Angeles Film Festival were announced Wednesday: the mega-budget summer movies “Man of Steel” and “Monsters University,” as well as an in-person discussion with indie auteur Spike Jonze that will include footage from his upcoming feature, “Her.” read more >>

Making its North American premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival (lineup revealed earlier this afternoon) is multiple-award-winning filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson’s The Island of St. Matthews – a 70-minute film that’ll compete in the feature documentary section of the festival, and is described as follows… read more >>

The summertime, downtown set, glitzy yet ‘cashz’ LA Film Festival, presented by Film Independent has announced their film lineup today. The verdict on the Latino rep? Compared to the last three festivals I’ve examined this year, Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca, LA Film Festival comes through with arguably the most valuable representation… read more >>

The line-up for the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival was recently announced, narrowing down thousands of submitted films (5,428 to be exact) to nearly 200 feature films, shorts and music videos — and Festival Passholders get to pre-select their tickets starting this Friday, May 10, giving them time to guarantee their seats at the hottest Festival films and conversations before individual tickets go on sale May 21. read more >>

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