Live Read

Because of this, tickets for the 500 seats, go on pre-sale to members of Film Independent one week ahead of the general public, and sell out almost immediately.

This was the first of the Live Read series to take place outside of Los Angeles[16] American Beauty by Alan Ball at the Toronto International Film Festival.

[19] Bull Durham by Ron Shelton Manhattan by Woody Allen[20][21][22] Ghostbusters by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.

His Girl Friday by Charles Lederer, based on the play The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur[25] Guest director: Fred Savage Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, based on the play by Mamet.

Boogie Nights by Paul Thomas Anderson at the Toronto International Film Festival[31] Boogie Nights by Paul Thomas Anderson[32][33][34] Tootsie by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal[35][36] Guest director: David Wain Raising Arizona by the Coen brothers[37] Guest director: Patton Oswalt American Pie by Adam Herz.

Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino[38][39] Guest director: Evan Goldberg Groundhog Day by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis.

[41] April 19, special event: The Hateful Eight by Quentin Tarantino at the United Artists Theater at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles.

[51][52] Fast Times at Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe based on book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story by Crowe at the Los Angeles Film Festival[53][54] Guest director: Eli Roth The Big Lebowski by the Coen brothers at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal[55][56] Fassbender, Lawrence, and Munn would all appear in X-Men: Apocalypse.

[57][58][59] Gael Garcia Bernal was late for the show due to a delayed flight, so Catherine Reitman filled in until he arrived.

[60] Ferris Bueller's Day Off by John Hughes Network by Paddy Chayefsky Guest director: Scott Sternberg True Romance by Quentin Tarantino Dr. Strangelove by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern & Peter George.

Hosted by Elvis Mitchell, the evening veered into a comedy put-on by Kroll and Mulaney, as the reading was staged with Michael Keaton and Paula Pell doing the main roles from the original script, heavily interrupted by Kroll and Mulaney's Oh, Hello characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, respectively.

This was Elvis Mitchell’s final night at the helm of Film Independent's signature screening series, which would continue under the purview of director of events Rachel Bleemer.

A nice treat leading into evening's main event was an email from Crowe, which Ponsoldt read to the audience.

Breaking Away by Steve Tesich Guest directors: Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin, the creative team behind The Climb.

[74] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman from a story by Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth Guest director: Brett Haley Bringing Up Baby by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde from a story by Wilde Guest director: Paul Feig Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Film Independent Presents hosted their first virtual live read event.

Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet Guest director: Justine Triet Stage directions were read by Franklin Leonard Wayne's World by Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner Guest director: Zoe Lister-Jones A special appearance was made by Tia Carrere who played Cassandra in the original film.

Music from the film was performed by Miya Folick, featuring Amelia Randall Meath (Sylvan Esso) and Claud.

Napoleon Dynamite by Jared and Jerusha Hess Guest director: Natalie Morales On March 23, 2014, Jensen Karp assembled a cast to read Space Jam by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles.

In addition, LACMA's Bing Theater is a large auditorium, while the UCB Theatre is a small comedy club.