{"id":23860,"date":"2016-10-23T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T19:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23860"},"modified":"2016-10-23T08:49:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T12:49:29","slug":"x-opens-la-plays-san-francisco-austin-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23860","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Are X&#8217; opens in LA + plays in San Francisco, Austin and Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Kijak&#8217;s explosive, introspective, and heartfelt Sundance award-winning rock doc &#8216;We Are X&#8217; opened in Los Angeles at Landmark&#8217;s Nuart Theatre. Offering audiences both creative inspiration as well an entire catalog of tunes from one of the most famous bands in the world, the super fast, super loud, super melodic band X Japan &#8211; and the man at its center, Yoshiki &#8211; will become your new rock obsession, just as they&#8217;ve gained the admiration of KISS, Sir George Martin, David Bowie, Stan Lee, the Japanese Emperor, and many more.Join director Stephen Kijak for Q&amp;As at the 5:10pm showing tonight (October 23rd) in Los Angeles (<a href=\"http:\/\/campaignmail.topspin.net\/wf\/click?upn=oApCMKHnRGhTnWZM-2B9JuYWQXJSWo-2FzxcRuFAiM6jr9YzJ6S6z2wHD9i-2FCHb3nrMKlox4zH6NPBhm8CHA3kQeldtxPFh-2FRigl6oht-2FsklTcU-3D_9hXar9nv9t8gdQ9knYmuEMvwu8sLZ7JVe7L8KI-2BVoXI4VOqheT-2FOObkkPiR52d2fvymyjwZkrQpEvTzs0LPofjVr6NzmNiNd1A3IR2JphXf7pgITFZvM9Rgyu0LzfVziGKHa9pU3B-2B0vdAznDDZOLLi5E-2FoAz3OtcC9o6qZhDU65KACeeCoSios2SVgr4w2Jn-2BCu79ieCskHJgZgnDevukhYvkljYxS5s9Q6w2ISLd-2FU5aHlsXzGRiyuH3JAr7u6TKjyAF-2FKxSFk9RHzkTNQ8Q-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">tix<\/a>).\u00a0Watch the trailer below and get ready! &#8216;We Are X&#8217; will expand to Austin and San Francisco next week, and will hit Brooklyn in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yX6Ord06p-k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There will be advance &#8216;We Are X&#8217; screenings + Q&amp;As in Austin &amp; San Francisco over the next few weeks. Fans have the opportunity to catch special advance screenings in both cities, with director Stephen Kijak and Yoshiki in person for Q&amp;As.\u00a0Kijak and Yoshiki will head first to Austin&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/campaignmail.topspin.net\/wf\/click?upn=zcq0ng0jnlf2XuqSsfANU0RuiXt4Z-2BB3ZLKDrbRPjvRkPlvtx1dUnnb7rx4mZU0j_9hXar9nv9t8gdQ9knYmuEMvwu8sLZ7JVe7L8KI-2BVoXI4VOqheT-2FOObkkPiR52d2fvymyjwZkrQpEvTzs0LPofhc3NTNgE-2Bg-2BHTl8tv7C-2BTEi3eLHKTf-2B5GoO9P42ZYhmVuiQzUhVq6VY6BVi1PSwIojJXax9QGkvdiXoZfFUMl9pCjNo9joG0UbSLCWbMNsPiwi7nK53LA5lB0PQ15jCPcL-2BkRbBOmAPrvZxgrW-2Bz-2Fc9s4zQHCiSu-2FVvMn5kixbmWzaZkG9gpbn8MJUysNQ6Rw-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar<\/a>\u00a0on October\u00a024 for a Q&amp;A moderated by cosplay\/internet sensation <a href=\"http:\/\/campaignmail.topspin.net\/wf\/click?upn=q2-2Fhq7Z7wra5v1Ic8UhtrtBYHi0HmhLa4fYVZ-2BfxxIifcz4TIQr0jGvNdUEOhMCA_9hXar9nv9t8gdQ9knYmuEMvwu8sLZ7JVe7L8KI-2BVoXI4VOqheT-2FOObkkPiR52d2fvymyjwZkrQpEvTzs0LPofnnZSbfTFVeumqvsBQSjJSFkRBDWx07YfPraI4VuCaQ39sK-2BADojxnhC0FT4V1BtAvtmAzN6NM8C2cY2JlW-2BMFv5bAy8LYc-2Bp6YQSSsWZcdFZ-2FgPu-2BWMT117UTxnBDjNnqw1-2FWkdNHz51dHQoO3RaJYYweEaRezyKucQu3WsmWfDxlprx657-2FiCvPnwZEB-2BTeg-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Meg\u00a0Turney<\/a>, then to San Francisco on 10\/25 at <a href=\"http:\/\/campaignmail.topspin.net\/wf\/click?upn=G-2BYdUHv50-2BsZeFr1ffx7OAHb7EptV9P3XWWkZfVt4chB2gewLy58d3nP6Q6KHsSnoie1cDTYJ5SFDBiGY1kzjA-3D-3D_9hXar9nv9t8gdQ9knYmuEMvwu8sLZ7JVe7L8KI-2BVoXI4VOqheT-2FOObkkPiR52d2fvymyjwZkrQpEvTzs0LPofiF06OOPiNhfvalg6-2FuLalTSk7Q-2FhU9XBHmuasHqqfXfeZ1qrpSXHHxxm5jG9-2FFnSnn8DhNQY7WE0k2edGvdzhTPoAVQjqNj2USFOaTHHX2uXz826V-2BmMXoC-2BOKxY-2BdDvIX86JxTCid79oHHs1GcANfIa9-2BQITCqSPBmGfv7qhbR06iKAG5nGbE9T4kRtYoNWA-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Mezzanine<\/a> (444 Jesse Street in Mint Plaza, in the Central Market\/SOMA neighborhood) for a Q&amp;A and rare, solo piano performance by Yoshiki.<\/p>\n<p>We Are X will also be opening at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn on November 4th. Stephen Kijak and Yoshiki will be on hand for Q&amp;As Friday and Saturday then, too (director only Saturday). Grab your <a href=\"https:\/\/drafthouse.com\/nyc\/show\/we-are-x\" target=\"_blank\">tickets<\/a> now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Stephen Kijak&#8217;s explosive, introspective, and heartfelt Sundance award-winning rock doc &#8216;We Are X&#8217; opened in Los Angeles at Landmark&#8217;s Nuart Theatre. Offering audiences both creative <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23860\" title=\"&#8216;We Are X&#8217; opens in LA + plays in San Francisco, Austin and Brooklyn\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11,15,28],"tags":[5651,5650,5652,5653],"class_list":["post-23860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-documentary","category-film","category-music","tag-stephen-kijak","tag-we-are-x","tag-x-japan","tag-yoshiki"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ma-wax-op.jpg?fit=550%2C325&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6cQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39780,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39780","url_meta":{"origin":23860,"position":0},"title":"Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee release debut album \u2018Los Angeles\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee\u00a0have released their hard-hitting, much-anticipated debut album\u00a0\u2018Los Angeles\u2019\u00a0via\u00a0Play It Again Sam. 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