On March 26, we will welcome a three-time Los Angeles Film Critics Association award winner to the Egyptian: Brad Bird, who took home LAFCA’s prize for Best Animation for his first three animated feature films as a director: The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). Bird’s unparalleled storytelling in the animated space often combines childlike wonder with dazzling action sequences that have enraptured audiences of all ages for decades.

We will screen a double feature of The Iron Giant and The Incredibles, with Brad Bird joining us between films for a Q&A moderated by LAFCA member and chief film critic for Variety, Peter Debruge.

Brad Bird is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has created work in both animation and live-action, and is known for: The Incredibles franchise, Ratatouille, The Iron Giant, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Tomorrowland.

THE IRON GIANT (1999 - Theatrical Cut)
Imagine you confront your enemy--a giant, scary robot from outer space--and he becomes your best pal. A young boy befriends a monster in the heartwarming animated feature The Iron Giant. October, 1957. Nine-year-old Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marienthal) lives in Rockwell, Maine, a seemingly idyllic town. Hearing stories of a UFO that crashed into the sea, Hogarth, always on the lookout for mutant aliens, finds a huge, metal-eating robot (Vin Diesel) with an insatiable curiosity and equally insatiable appetite. But the extraterrestrial's presence unleashes a wave of Cold War paranoia that threatens to engulf Rockwell unless Hogarth and his 50-foot friend can stop it. Acclaimed animation director and writer Brad Bird brings his creative talents to the big screen in this unique tale of two heroes. In times like these, you really find out what your friends are made of ... sometimes it's metal, if your best buddy's The Iron Giant. Based on the book “The Iron Man” by Ted Hughes. (DCP, 90 minutes)

Conversation will occur between screenings. The second film will start at approx. 9:45 PM.

THE INCREDIBLES (2004)
From the creative minds behind the Toy Story films and Ratatouille comes this hilarious, action-packed animated adventure about a seemingly ordinary family with an incredible secret. Known to the world as Supers Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, Bob Parr and his wife Helen were among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs to live ""normal"" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction. (DCP, 116 minutes; The Incredibles screening features audio description and closed captioning via accessibility device.)