After a short hiatus of movie theater experiences at the Sherman Oaks Galleria this summer, Pacific Theatres reopened their doors as an ArcLight yesterday in a soft launch, preparing for the official December 14 grand opening. This will be the second Arclight in Los Angeles, the first being in Hollywood. In addition to the ArcLight's standards of reserved seating, no lines, large seats, 21 and over screenings (what will all those teens do now?!)......

The number of film festivals held in this town seems only slightly outnumbered by the number of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf outlets. But tomorrow, AFI Fest 2005 (Nov. 3-13) opens -- and in its 19th year -- this is one that shouldn't be ignored. A few of the week's highlights include: Walk the Line: The Johnny Cash biopic, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Man in Black and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash,......

AMERICAN FAME PT 1: RIVER PHOENIX included in the Shorts Program Four A look at the famous life and times of former child star, River Phoenix. Wed, Nov 10 9:30 pm Los Angeles Film School $11.00 Sat, Nov 13 4:00 pm Los Angeles Film School VOODOO, MOUNTED BY THE GODS (pictured above) Alberto Venzago’s 10-year documentary about Voodoo priests in Benin screens Thursday, November 10th at 10 PM at the ArcLight Theatre 13 $11.00......

This weekend, we're going to console ourselves at the movies. We think the following films screening at the AFI Film Festival will give us some much needed global perspective on what it's like to live within other countries and political systems. SEOUL TRAIN Fri, Nov 5 7:30 pm Sun, Nov 7 2:30 pm ArcLight Theatre 12 ArcLight Theatre 12 $11.00 DIR: Jim Butterworth, Aaron Lubarsky, Lisa Sleeth, For five million North Koreans living in......

It's going to be a wild-and-crazy weekend in the city as festivals descend upon us. Both begin tomorrow and run through the weekend, so keep reading for a heads-up on all the details. "The second annual Don't Knock the Rock Film And Music Festival launches a three-day/four night film and music event celebrating the historic rock 'n' roll/cinematic roots of Hollywood. DKTR is a journey of classic and new rock 'n' roll films which......