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FilmWeek

LAist 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio

FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment devoted to films. It offers reviews of the week"s new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussions on various aspects of the industry.

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36:13

FilmWeek: 'Red One,' 'Elton John: Never Too Late,'...

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2024/11/15

FilmWeek: 'Red One,' 'Elton John: Never Too Late,' 'Daruma,' and More Larry Mantle and FilmWeek critics Lael Loewenstein, Manuel Betancourt, and Charles Solomon review the latest releases on FilmWeek. Red One All We Imagine as Light Elton John: Never Too Late Bird The World According to Alle Willis Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes Ghost Cat Anzu Daruma Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy Night Is Not Eternal Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom The Lost Children

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Feature: As Hollywood begins its “Christmas creep,”...

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2024/11/15

Feature: As Hollywood begins its “Christmas creep,” we talk our favorite holiday movies The holidays are here… or at least film distributors are under that impression. It’s been two weeks since Halloween has wrapped, and in that time we’ve seen some new Christmas-centric films make their ways to theaters and streamers. This week’s most-promoted theatrical release being the Christmas, action-comedy Red One; the film includes stars like Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, and J.K. Simmons. Last

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19:32

Feature: New book ‘Opening Weekend’ provides insider...

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2024/11/08

Feature: New book ‘Opening Weekend’ provides insider perspective on film marketing Although the film industry can be quite lucrative, there are a lot of moving parts to how a film gets to be a “success” or “flop.” As it relates to building up hype for a movie, marketing teams play a huge role in growing excitement and finding ways to resonate with general audiences. A new book, Opening Weekend: An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops, by longtime film marketing executive Jim

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30:02

FilmWeek: "Heretic," "The Piano Lesson," "Small...

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2024/11/08

FilmWeek: "Heretic," "The Piano Lesson," "Small Things Like These," and more Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms. Heretic The Piano Lesson Small Things Like These Elevation The Last Rifelman Christmas Even in Miller’s Point The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Meanwhile on Earth Sallywood Weekend in Taipei

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9:00

Feature: Critics discuss the best election movies

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2024/11/01

The upcoming general election has of course been on many peoples’ minds, and what better way to work through the angst than by viewing how generations of artists have tried depicting politics on the big screen? Since early September, Turner Classic Movies has been airing some of the most political films to be released, with some examples being The Great Dictator and JFK. So for today’s feature, Larry and LAist film critics Andy Klein and Christy Lemire talk about their favorite election-related

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40:34

FilmWeek: ‘Blitz,’ ‘Emilia Perez,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ and...

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2024/11/01

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms. They also remember actress Teri Garr, who passed away at the age of 79. Here Blitz Emilia Perez A Real Pain Juror #2 Endurance Freedom The Gutter Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

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30:20

FilmWeek: 'Venom: The Last Dance,' 'Conclave,'...

FilmWeek ·

2024/10/25

FilmWeek: 'Venom: The Last Dance,' 'Conclave,' 'Memoir of a Snail,' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon Venom: The Last Dance Conclave Memoir of a Snail Martha My Name is Alfred Hitchcock Magpie Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Rule of Two Walls The Sacrifice (1986)

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19:12

Feature: Larry talks to Sean Baker and Mikey Madison...

FilmWeek ·

2024/10/25

Feature: Larry talks to Sean Baker and Mikey Madison about the work that went into making ‘Anora’ Since his 2012 feature-length film Starlet, critically acclaimed director Sean Baker has made films that bring realism to the lives of sex workers across the United States. Angelenos are likely familiar with the locations of Starlet and Tangerine, with the former taking place in the San Fernando Valley and the latter in Hollywood. Baker would eventually shoot his next films in Florida and Texas, but his

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31:34

FilmWeek: ‘Smile 2,’ ‘Anora,’ ‘Rumors,’ and more

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2024/10/18

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms. Smile 2 Wide Release Anora In Select Theaters Rumors In Select Theaters Exhibiting Forgiveness In Select Theaters Woman of the Hour In Select Theaters and Streaming on Netflix Goodrich Laemmle Newhall [Santa Clarita] and Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan And Sara Streaming on Hulu MadS In Select

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40:34

FilmWeek ‘Piece by Piece ,’ ‘The Apprentice,’ ‘My...

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2024/10/14

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms. Piece by Piece Wide Release The Apprentice Wide Release My Hero Academia: You’re Next Wide Release We Live In Time In Select Theaters | Expands to Wide Release October 18th Last of the Sea Women Laemmle NoHo 7 [North Hollywood] | Streaming on Apple TV+ Food and Country Laemmle Royal [West LA] Nurse Unseen Laemmle Glendale In Her

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9:00

Feature From ‘Megalopolis’ to ‘Juror #2,’ how are...

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2024/10/14

Referred to by Vulture as a box office “Mega Flop(olis),” Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long project didn’t have an ideal opening, making $4,000,000 domestically across 1,854 theaters. Coppola, now 85 years old, hasn’t gotten much love from audiences for the film, although one sequence has become the subject of many online memes. Megalopolis also arrives at a time when advertisements for the 94-year-old Clint Eastwood’s new film, Juror #2, are set to release in November. Both filmmakers have

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19:08

Feature: Daniel Day-Lewis returns to the big screen,...

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2024/10/04

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement, seven years after his last movie, for a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis. The project was announced Tuesday by Focus Features and Plan B, who are partnering on “Anemone.” The film, Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut, will star his father along with Sean Bean and Samantha Morton. The two Day-Lewises co-wrote the film. Earlier Tuesday, Daniel Day-Lewis and Bean were spotted driving a motorbike through Manchester, England, stoking intrigue about

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30:27

FilmWeek: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux ,’ ‘The Outrun,’...

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2024/10/04

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Claudia Puig review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms. Joker:Folie a Deux Wide Release The Outrun In Select Theaters Blink In Select Theaters Stripped For Parts: American Journalism On The Brink Laemmle Royal [West LA] Daytime Revolution In Select Theaters One Night Only on October 9th [Wednesday] The Problem with People Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle] White Bird In Select Theaters Guests:

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30:32

FilmWeek: ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Lee,’ ‘Amber Alert,’ And More

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2024/09/27

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Charles Solomon, Christy Lemire and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms. Megalopolis Wide Release The Wild Robot Wide Release Saturday Night AMC Burbank 16 + AMC Burbank Town Center 6 | Expands October 11th Lee In Select Theaters Sleep Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA] + Available on VOD Amber Alert Laemmle Royal [West LA] Rez Bell Streaming on Netflix Girls Will Be Girls Landmark’s Nuart Theatre [West LA] | Expands

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Feature: A new book by film critic Carrie Rickey...

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2024/09/27

Having done film criticism for decades, it was around the early points of the COVID-19 pandemic that film critic and historian Carrie Rickey decided to take up the task of outlining the life of beloved director, Agnes Varda. In A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda, Rickey looks at not just Varda’s filmography, but also how she became such a public-facing individual who embodied the politics she preached in interviews and on the big screen. Writing about the work that went into

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26:58

LAist Studios presents Passing The Mantle: How it’s...

FilmWeek ·

2024/09/24

Passing the Mantle is a new podcast from LAist Studios about family, curiosity and the things that change — and stay the same — across generations. In this episode, Larry and Desmond talk about how perceptions of and conversations around interracial relationships have changed since Larry was growing up in the ’60s… for better, and for worse. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

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19:06

Feature: New book ‘The De Palma Decade’ breaks down...

FilmWeek ·

2024/09/20

Although infrequent movie watchers might be most familiar with filmmaker Brian De Palma’s Scarface and Mission Impossible, his most prolific era actually came between 1972-1981, which is what filmmaker and book author Laurent Bouzereau refers to as “The De Palma Decade” in his new book of the same name. Beginning with De Palma’s 1972 film Sisters, and ending with his 1981 film Blow Out, Bouzereau break down the iconic filmmaker’s themes and thought process when developing each work within this

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30:36

FilmWeek: ‘A Different Man,’ ‘The Substance,’ ‘Who’s...

FilmWeek ·

2024/09/20

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms. Never Let Go Wide Release A Different Man In Select Theaters Transformers One Wide Release The Substance In Select Theaters Wolfs In Select Theaters | Streaming on Apple TV+ September 27th In The Summers Laemmle RoyalAll Happy Families Laemmle Royal Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] | Streaming on PBS

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16:39

LAist Studios presents Passing The Mantle: How...

FilmWeek ·

2024/09/17

Passing the Mantle is a new podcast from LAist Studios about family, curiosity and the things that change — and stay the same — across generations. In this episode, Larry and Desmond talk about how movies can help teach us about the world, and ourselves… and what makes some more effective than others in getting their messages across. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

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30:36

FilmWeek: ‘Speak No Evil,’ ‘The Killers Game,’ ‘My...

FilmWeek ·

2024/09/13

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms. Speak No Evil Wide ReleaseThe Killers Game Wide ReleaseMy Old Ass In Select TheatersWill & Harper In Select Theaters | Streaming on Netflix September 27th The Critic Laemmle Town Center 5 [Encino] Here After Streaming on RokuThe Mother of All Lies Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica]The Goldman Case Laemmle Royal [Sawtelle] Laemmle Town

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