A Cinematic Breath of Fresh Air: South Bay Film Society lands Stephen Farber’s “Reel Talk”
Director Rob Reiner and film critic Stephen Farber at the “Reel Talk” screening earlier this year of “The Magic of Belle Isle.” The acclaimed film series, “Reel Talk with Stephen Farber, is headed to the South Bay starting January 30, and will run for four consecutive Wednesdays through February 20 with screenings at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale, and they will go fast. Movie-goers who attend “Reel Talk with Stephen Farber” see exciting and often thought-provoking independent and foreign films before their public release. Each screening is followed by a discussion with filmmakers and film critics. Farber is the president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and a writer for many national publications. He’s been hosting and producing “Reel Talk” for the last decade at venues such as the Wadsworth Theatre. How did this come about? Through the persistence – and magic touch – of Randy Berler, founder of the South Bay Film Society. Several months ago, Berler was contacted by Carol Pleatman, who had for years been hoping to attract the “Reel Talk” series to the South Bay. She realized that that the South Bay Film Society had developed a large following and that it would be…
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