Opportunities to see great movies abound in Los Angeles, but they won't find you. Like a lot else here, they more often come as the result of careful planning and active participation in a small but vocal minority. Three veterans of the local cineaste scene — advertising copywriter Lori Ellison, who lives on the Westside; Jason Overbeck, a 32-year-old from the Valley; and Nate Bell, a grad student in his late 20s, who commutes all the way from Orange — agreed to speak with me about their experiences... More >>>