The Guild Screenings

November 2025

WELCOME TO THE GUILD SCREENINGS!

Fellow writers! Come down to your WGA Theater and enjoy Awards Season! This is one of the great perks of being a member. This month, we are exploding with titles! There are 20 terrific movies for you.

Besides the regular screenings, we have nine Q&As! On Saturday, November 1, writer Lori Rosene-Gambino will speak after her provocative thriller ANNIVERSARY. On Friday, November 7, co-writer/director Clint Bentley will discuss his emotional drama TRAIN DREAMS. On Sunday, November 9, co-writer/director David Michôd will appear with his boxing bio CHRISTY. Also on Sunday, November 9, co-writer/director Chloé Zao & co-writer Maggie O'Farrell will talk about their historical drama HAMNET.

On Saturday, November 15, we have the showbiz tale JAY KELLY, followed by a Q&A with co-writer/director Noah Baumbach & co-writer Emily Mortimer. Also on Saturday, November 15, it's the big sequel WICKED: FOR GOOD, with co-writers Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox in the house. On Sunday, November 16, writer Will Tracy will discuss his unsettling comedy BUGONIA. Also on Sunday, November 16, co-writer Michael Bacall & co-writer/director Edgar Wright will show us their eagerly-awaited extravaganza THE RUNNING MAN. Finally, on Sunday, November 23, writer/director Rian Johnson will reveal all the secrets behind his WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY.

As always, ALL MOVIES ARE FREE FOR MEMBERS! Plus, you can bring TWO GUESTS to all general screenings. You get THREE GUESTS at all Family Matinees. Seating is first come, first served. No RSVP needed. And parking is free – we validate!

CLICK ON MOVIE TITLES TO VIEW TRAILERS!

ANNIVERSARY

Saturday, November 1
1:00 p.m.

Q&A with Lori Rosene-Gambino immediately following.

Screenplay by Lori Rosene-Gambino
Story by Jan Komasa and Lori Rosene-Gambino
Directed by Jan Komasa
Produced by Nick Wechsler, Kate Churchill, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz

Cast: Diane Lane, Madeline Brewer, Phoebe Dynevor, Daryl McCormack, Kyle Chandler, Zoey Deutch, Mckenna Grace, Dylan O’Brien

Rated R, 112 minutes, Print Courtesy of Lionsgate Films

NOUVELLE VAGUE

Saturday, November 1
4:00 p.m.

Written by Holly Gent & Vince Palmo
Adaptations and Dialogues by Michèle Halberstadt & Laetitia Masson
Directed by Richard Linklater
Produced by Michèle et Laurent Pétin

Cast: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin

This film is in French and English with subtitles.

Rated R, 116 minutes, Print Courtesy of Netflix

DIE MY LOVE

Saturday, November 1
7:00 p.m.

Screenplay by Enda Walsh & Lynne Ramsay and Alice Birch
Based on the Book by Ariana Harwicz
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
Produced by Andrea Calderwood, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Martin Scorsese, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Molly Smith

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte

Rated R, 118 minutes, Print Courtesy of MUBI

SARAH’S OIL

Sunday, November 2
1:00 p.m.

Written by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh & Cyrus Nowrasteh
Inspired by the book “Searching for Sarah Rector” by Tonya Bolden 
Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
Produced by John Shepherd, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Kevin Downes, Daryl Lefever, Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin, Zachary Levi, Derrick Williams

Cast: Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Garret Dillahunt, Mel Rodriguez, Kenric Green, Bridget Regan

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

Rated PG, 103 minutes, Print Courtesy of Amazon MGM

REGRETTING YOU

Sunday, November 2
4:00 p.m.

Screenplay by Susan McMartin
Based on the Book by Colleen Hoover
Directed by Josh Boone
Produced by Brunson Green, Anna Todd, Flavia Viotti, Robert Kulzer

Cast: Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco, Mason Thames, Sam Morelos, Scott Eastwood, Willa Fitzgerald, Clancy Brown

Rated PG-13, 117 minutes, Print Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

TRAIN DREAMS

Friday, November 7
7:30 p.m.

Q&A with co-writer Clint Bentley immediately following.

Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Based on the Novella by Denis Johnson
Directed by Clint Bentley             
Produced by Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, William Janowitz

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, Kerry Condon

Rated PG-13, 102 minutes, Print Courtesy of Netflix

CHRISTY

Sunday, November 9
1:00 p.m.

Q&A with co-writer David Michôd immediately following.

Screenplay by Mirrah Foulkes & David Michôd
Story by Katherine Fugate
Directed by David Michôd
Produced by Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Justin Lothrop, David Michôd, Teddy Schwarzman, Brent Stiefel

Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O'Brian

Rated R, 135 minutes, Print Courtesy of Black Bear Pictures

HAMNET

Sunday, November 9
5:00 p.m.

Q&A with Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell immediately following.

Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
Directed by Chloé Zhao
Produced by Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nic Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn

Rated PG-13, 125 minutes, Print Courtesy of Focus Features

NUREMBERG

Saturday, November 15
11:30 a.m.

Written for the Screen and Directed by James Vanderbilt
Based on “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai
Produced by Richard Saperstein, Bradley J. Fischer, William Sherak, Frank Smith, Benjamin Tappan, Cherilyn Hawrysh, George Freeman

Cast: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Leo Woodall, Richard E. Grant, John Slattery, Mark O'Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt

Rated PG-13, 148 minutes, Print Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

JAY KELLY

Saturday, November 15
3:00 p.m.

Q&A with Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer immediately following.

Written by Noah Baumbach & Emily Mortimer
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Produced by Noah Baumbach, Amy Pascal, David Heyman

Cast: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh Hamilton, Lenny Henry, Emily Mortimer, Nicôle Lecky, Thaddea Graham, Isla Fisher

Rated R, 132 minutes, Print Courtesy of Netflix

WICKED: FOR GOOD

Saturday, November 15
7:00 p.m.

Q&A with Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox immediately following.

Screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox
Based on the Musical Stage Play with Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and Book by Winnie Holzman from the Novel by Gregory Maguire
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone

Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum

Rated PG-13, 138 minutes, Print Courtesy of Universal Pictures

BUGONIA

Sunday, November 16
1:00 p.m.

Q&A with Will Tracy immediately following.

Screenplay by Will Tracy
Based on the Film "Save the Green Planet" Written and Directed by Jang Joon Hwan and Produced by Sidus  
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko

Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone

Rated R, 118 minutes, Print Courtesy of Focus Features

PREDATOR: BADLANDS

Sunday, November 16
4:30 p.m.

Screenplay by Patrick Aison
Story by Patrick Aison & Dan Trachtenberg
Based on Characters Created by Jim Thomas & John Thomas
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg
Produced by John Davis, Dan Trachtenberg, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt, Brent O’Connor

Cast: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi

Rated PG-13, 115 minutes, Print Courtesy of 20th Century Studios

THE RUNNING MAN

Sunday, November 16
7:00 p.m.

Q&A with Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright immediately following.

Screenplay by Michael Bacall and Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Directed by Edgar Wright
Produced by Simon Kinberg, Nira Park, Edgar Wright

Cast: Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Katy O’Brian with Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin

Not Yet Rated, 133 minutes, Print Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T

Sunday, November 23
1:00 p.m.

Screenplay by Michael Lesslie and Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese and Seth Grahame-Smith
Story by Eric Warren Singer and Michael Lesslie
Based on Characters Created by Boaz Yakin & Edward Ricourt
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Produced by: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, with Rosamund Pike, Morgan Freeman

Rated PG-13, 112 minutes, Print Courtesy of Lionsgate Films

SENTIMENTAL VALUE

Sunday, November 23
4:00 p.m.

Written by Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier
Directed by Joachim Trier
Produced by Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

Cast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning

This film is in Norwegian and English with subtitles.

Rated R, 133 minutes, Print Courtesy of Neon

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Sunday, November 23
7:00 p.m.

Q&A with Rian Johnson immediately following.

Written and Directed by Rian Johnson
Produced by Ram Bergman, Rian Johnson, Katie McNeill

Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church

Rated PG-13, 140 minutes, Print Courtesy of Netflix

ZOOTOPIA 2

Saturday, November 29
1:00 p.m.

Written by Jared Bush
Directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard
Produced by Yvett Merino

Voice Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Idris Elba, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Nate Torrence, Alan Tudyk, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Jean Reno, Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song, Maurice LaMarche, Leah Latham, Raymond S. Persi, Jenny Slate, Yvette Nicole Brown, Josh Dallas, Mark Rhino Smith, Tommy Chong

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

Not Yet Rated, 107 minutes, Print Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

RENTAL FAMILY

Saturday, November 29
4:00 p.m.

Written by Hikari, Stephen Blahut
Directed by Hikari
Produced by Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Hikari, Shin Yamaguchi

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto

Rated PG-13, 103 minutes, Print Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

REBUILDING

Saturday, November 29
7:00 p.m.

Written by Max Walker-Silverman
Directed by Max Walker-Silverman
Produced by Jesse Hope, Dan Janvey, Paul Mezey

Cast: Josh O’Connor, Lily Latorre, Meghann Fahy, Kali Reis, Amy Madigan

Rated PG, 95 minutes, Print Courtesy of Bleecker Street

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.