Malibu Film Society offers front-row seat to awards season

OSCAR-WORTHY—Moderator Scott Tallal with actors Jafaar Jackson and Colman Domingo at Malibu Film Society’s showing of “Michael” Nov. 2 at the AMC in T.O. Courtesy Jimy Tallal For Conejo Valley moviegoers, awards season is arriving with more than trailers, red carpets and Oscar predictions. At the AMC 14 in Thousand Oaks, audiences are getting the chance to see some of Hollywood’s most anticipated films—often before they open in theaters —and, in some cases, hear directly from the actors and filmmakers behind them. That is the niche carved out by the Malibu Film Society, an all-volunteer nonprofit now presenting its 18th annual Awards Season Screening Series, and the second year AMC is host. “Expanding into the Conejo Valley has really helped us serve a much wider audience, especially among the hundreds of industry professionals who live here.” said Scott Tallal, Malibu Film Society president. The latest example came Mon., Nov.

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