The Guild Screenings

December 2023

WELCOME TO THE GUILD SCREENINGS!

Happy Holidays from The Guild Screenings! We have 24 films for you this month! Come down, grab a popcorn, and hang out with your fellow writers. We have a ton of outstanding new awards titles. We also have more Flashback Films -- movies we missed earlier in the year.

And don't miss our exciting Q&As. On Friday, December 1st, we welcome writer/director Nicole Holofcener with her prickly comedy, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS. On Saturday, December 2nd, writer/director Cord Jefferson will discuss his outrageous satire, AMERICAN FICTION. Also on December 2nd, you don't want to miss the psychological thriller EILEEN, with writers Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh. On Sunday, December 3rd, writer/director Ava DuVernay will discuss her harrowing history of racism, ORIGIN. Later on December 3rd, don't miss the wrestling biopic THE IRON CLAW, with writer/director Sean Durkin on hand. Finally, on Friday, December 15, we'll have writers Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten, with their sci-fi epic REBEL MOON: PART ONE – A CHILD OF FIRE!

Members may bring TWO GUESTS to all general screenings and THREE GUESTS to Family Matinees. Seating is first come, first served.

CLICK ON MOVIE TITLES TO VIEW TRAILERS

REBEL MOON: PART ONE – A CHILD OF FIRE

Friday, December 15
7:30 p.m.

Q&A with Kurt Johnstad & Shay Hatten immediately following the screening.

Screenplay by Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad & Shay Hatten
Story by Zack Snyder
Directed by Zack Snyder
Produced by Deborah Snyder, Eric Newman, Zack Snyder, Wesley Coller

Cast: Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, Anthony Hopkins, Fra Free, Ed Skrein

Rated PG-13, 133 minutes, Print Courtesy of Netflix

THE BOY AND THE HERON

Saturday, December 16
11:00 a.m.

Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by Toshio Suzuki

English Voice Cast: Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh

Family Matinee: Members may bring up to 3 guests (ages 3 and up) to this screening.

Rated PG-13, 124 minutes, Print Courtesy of GKids

THE FAMILY PLAN

Saturday, December 16
2:00 p.m.

Written by David Coggeshall
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones
Produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maggie Q, Ciarán Hinds

Rated PG-13, 118 minutes, Print Courtesy of Apple Original Films

THE COLOR PURPLE

Saturday, December 16
5:00 p.m.

Screenplay by Marcus Gardley
Based on the Novel by Alice Walker and Based on the Musical Stage Play, Book (of the Musical Stage Play) by Marsha Norman, Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray 
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones

Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R, Halle Bailey, Aunjanue  Ellis-Taylor, Fantasia Barrino

Rated PG-13, 141 minutes, Print Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ

Saturday, December 16
8:00 p.m.

Directed by Beyoncé
Live Camera Directed by James B. Merryman, Mark Ritchie
Produced by Ned Doyle

Starring: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter

Please be advised, this film contains sequences with flashing lights that may affect photosensitive viewers.

Not Rated, 150 minutes, Print Courtesy of Variance Films

WONKA

Sunday, December 17
11:00 a.m.

Screenplay by Simon Farnaby & Paul King
Story by Paul King
Based on Characters Created by Roald Dahl
Directed by Paul King
Produced by David Heyman, Alexandra Derbyshire, Luke Kelly

Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Natasha Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Rakhee Thakrar, Tom Davis, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Family Matinee: Members may bring up to 3 guests (ages 3 and up) to this screening.

Rated PG, 112 minutes, Print Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Sunday, December 17
3:00 p.m.

Written and Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Based on the Novel by Martin Amis
Produced by James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska,

Cast: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller

Rated PG-13, 105 minutes, Print Courtesy of A24

TŌTEM

Sunday, December 17
7:00 p.m.

Written and Directed by Lila Avilés
Produced by Tatiana Graullera, Lila Avilés, Louise Riousse

Cast: Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañon, Marisol Gasé, Saori Gurza, Mateo García Elizondo, Teresita Sánchez, Juan Francisco Maldonado, Iazua Larios, Alberto Amad

This film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Not Rated, 95 minutes, Print Courtesy of Sideshow and Janus Films

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

Saturday, December 23
11:00 a.m.

Screenplay by Mark L. Smith
Based on the Book “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown
Directed by George Clooney
Produced by Grant Heslov, George Clooney

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner

Rated PG-13, 124 minutes, Print Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios

SILENT NIGHT

Saturday, December 23
2:00 p.m.

Written by Robert Archer Lynn
Directed by John Woo
Produced by Christian Mercuri, Lori Tilkin deFelice, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, John Woo

Cast: Joel Kinnaman, Scott Mescudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandino Moreno

Rated R, 104 minutes, Print Courtesy of Lionsgate Films

FREUD’S LAST SESSION

Friday, December 29
7:30 p.m.

Screenplay by Mark St. Germain and Matthew Brown
Based on the Play by Mark St. Germain, Suggested by “The Question of God” by Dr. Armand M. Nicholi, Jr.
Directed by Matthew Brown
Produced by Alan Greisman, Rick Nicita, Meg Thomson, Hannah Leader, Tristan Orpen Lynch, Robert Stillman, Matthew Brown

Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, Liv Lisa Fries, Jodi Balfour

Not Rated, 109 minutes, Print Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT

Saturday, December 30
11:00 a.m.

Written and Directed by Raven Jackson
Produced by Maria Altamirano, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak

Cast: Charleen McClure, Reginald Helms Jr., Moses Ingram, Zainab Jah, Sheila Atim, Chris Chalk

Rated PG, 92 minutes, Print Courtesy of A24

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM

Saturday, December 30
2:00 p.m.

Screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Story by James Wan & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Jason Momoa & Thomas Pa’a Sibbett
Based on Characters from DC Aquaman Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger
Directed by James Wan
Produced by James Wan, Peter Safran, Rob Cowan

Cast: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman

Rated PG-13, 115 minutes, Print Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

PERFECT DAYS

Saturday, December 30
5:00 p.m.

Written by Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasari
Directed by Wim Wenders
Produced by Koji Yanai

Cast: Kôji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Yumi Asô, Sayuri Ishikawa, Tomokazu Miura

Not Rated, 123 minutes, Print Courtesy of Neon

ANYONE BUT YOU

Saturday, December 30
8:00 p.m.

Screenplay by Ilana Wolpert and Will Gluck
Story by Ilana Wolpert
Directed by Will Gluck
Produced by Will Gluck, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum

Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, Rachel Griffiths

Not Rated, 100 minutes, Print Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Screenings are held at: Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills 90211

Theater parking is available in the garage located directly behind/above the theater. However, please DO NOT park in spaces labeled ‘RESERVED’. You may only park in spaces that are not labeled and on levels 3 and up. Parking is free with validation at our self-serve kiosks located inside the theater, so make sure to bring your ticket with you.

Contact the Guild Screenings: (323) 782-4508 or email Guild Screenings.

PLEASE REMEMBER: OUTSIDE FOOD & DRINKS ARE PROHIBITED IN THE WGA THEATER.  As a courtesy to your fellow members, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, etc., and refrain from talking during the screenings. Please read our Rules and Regulations before attending the screenings.