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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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30:00

FilmWeek: ‘Caught Stealing,’ ‘The Roses,’ ‘Sign ‘o’...

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2025/08/29

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Beandrea July and Claudia Puig review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Caught Stealing, Wide Release The Roses, In Select Theaters The Thursday Murder Club, Streaming on Netflix Sign ‘o’ the Times, In Select IMAX Theaters A Little Prayer, Laemmle Royal [West LA] & Laemmle Town Center [Encino] Clearing the Air: The War on Smog, Streaming on PBS Griffin in Summer, Lumiere Cinema [Beverly Hills]

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19:39

Feature: Director Ron Howard talks about his new...

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2025/08/22

Ron Howard's filmography is diverse, a product of a four decades-long career in Hollywood. He has directed Oscar-winning dramas such as A Beautiful Mind, audience pleasing comedies including Splash and more recently, documentaries. Yet, despite his vast filmmaking career, Howard's newest film Eden, still manages to offer something different from the director. Based on a true story, the film follows a group of German settlers in the 1930s who travel to the Galapagos Islands looking for escape

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29:51

FilmWeek: ‘Honey Don’t!’ ‘Ne Zha II,’ ‘Splitsville,’...

FilmWeek ·

2025/08/22

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig, Christy Lemire, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Honey Don’t!, Wide Release Ne Zha II, Wide Release Eden, In Select Theaters Relay, In Select Theaters Splitsville, AMC Century City|AMC The Grove KPop Demon Hunters (Sing-a-Long), In Select Theaters Lurker, In Select Theaters Checkpoint Zoo, In Select Theaters Devo, Streaming on Netflix

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7:00

Feature: How to adapt a film like Akira Kurosawa?

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2025/08/15

Akira Kurosawa is one of the world’s most revered directors, his films often cited as inspiration amongst other auteurs. Sometimes that inspiration has led to full-on remakes of Kurosawa’s films, such as Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (2025), an adaptation of Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963). Other adaptations of Kurosawa’s work include Seven Samurai and Yojimbo. Kurosawa himself liked to adapt pre-existing stories. Many of his films are interpretations of Shakespeare

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42:30

FilmWeek: ‘Highest 2 Lowest’, ‘Nobody 2’,...

FilmWeek ·

2025/08/15

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Highest 2 Lowest, In Select Theaters Nobody 2, Wide Release Americana, Wide Release Fixed, Streaming on Netflix The Musicians, Laemmle Royal [Santa Monica] & Laemmle Town Center [Encino] East of Wall, In Select Theaters Boys Go to Jupiter, Laemmle Glendale The Knife, In Select Theaters Anxiety Club, Streaming on

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17:43

Feature: A new documentary explores the life of...

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2025/08/08

Musician Jeff Buckley’s tragic early death left many shocked. Buckley found success and critical acclaim among music industry pressures, but passed away tragically after releasing only one studio album, Grace. His haunting voice and personal lyrics continue to resonate with fans. In her new documentary, It's Never Over Jeff Buckley, director and producer Amy Berg uses unprecedented access to Buckley’s archives to dispel myths around his life and death and show Buckley’s eclectic

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31:48

FilmWeek: ‘Freakier Friday’, ‘Weapons’, ‘Souleymane’s...

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2025/08/08

Austin Cross and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Freakier Friday, Wide Release Weapons, Wide Release Souleymane’s Story, Laemmle Royal It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, In Select Theaters Billy Joel: And So It Goes, Streaming on HBO Max Videoheaven, Los Feliz Theater Hola Frida, In Select Theaters My Mother’s Wedding, In Select Theaters TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School

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19:00

Feature: The award-winning director of ‘20 Days in...

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2025/08/01

The war in Ukraine started in February 2022 when Russia launched a full-scale invasion. We watched as civilians sheltered from airstrikes and buildings became ruins in the Oscar award-winning documentary ‘20 Days in Mariupol’, just as the Russians took siege of one of Ukraine’s largest metropolitan areas. Now, three years after the Russian invasion and two years after that film's release, writer, director and producer, Mstyslav Chernov’s follow up documentary, ‘2000

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30:30

FilmWeek: ‘The Naked Gun’, ‘The Bad Guys 2’, ‘Happy...

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2025/08/01

Austin Cross and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Manuel Betancourt and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: The Naked Gun, Wide Release The Bad Guys 2, Wide Release Happy Gilmore 2, Streaming on Netflix Together, In Select Theaters Architecton, In Select Theaters 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Laemmle Royal Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light, In Select Theaters Folktales, In Select Theaters Visitwww.preppi.com/LAistto

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16:30

Feature: JAWS actor Robert Shaw’s life story is told...

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2025/07/25

Although nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Henry VIII in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, audiences now may know Robert Shaw best for his role as Captain Quint in the 1975 film Jaws. Having been released a decade later, Shaw’s performance as the grizzled shark hunter served as an important role in the Hollywood blockbuster, mixing a drunken tone with a confident look that sold viewers on the idea that he could help defeat any animal. Shaw’s life story— from his

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33:00

FilmWeek: 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' 'Oh,...

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2025/07/25

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: The Fantastic Four: First Steps Wide Release Oh, Hi! In Select Theaters Heightened Scrutiny Laemmle Noho July 26|Laemmle Monica Film Center Jul. 27|Laemmle Glendale Jul. 29 The Ride Ahead Streaming on PBS Last Swim Laemmle Royal [West LA]|Available on VOD Diciannove Laemmle Glendale|Laemmle Monica Film Center BTS Army: Forever We Are

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33:00

FilmWeek: 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,'...

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2025/07/18

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson, Charles Solomon, and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms! Films: I Know What You Did Last Summer Wide Release Eddington In Select Theaters Smurfs Wide Release Afternoons of Solitude Laemmle Monica Film Center Finally Dawn Laemmle Glendale | Available on VOD Sunday Best Streaming On Netflix July 18 Bury Me When I’m Dead Available on VOD Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s

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16:30

Feature: Godzilla’s 70 years chronicled in new book

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2025/07/18

What was originally a creature feature that metaphorically gets into the horrors of nuclear bombs, Godzilla has now become a media icon that’s lasted for more than 70 years. In Steve Ryfle’s new book, Godzilla: The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions, the author digs into the well-known monster's filmography and the significance each adaptation carried. It takes you through the monster’s many nemeses and friends, as well as the special

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14:30

Feature: The New York Times surveyed readers and...

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2025/07/11

A couple of weeks back, the New York Times released an expansive project, with a focus on determining the best films released in the 21st century. Having polled 500 people in the film and entertainment industry, asking each person about their top 10 favorites, they released many of the topline results. In a separate ask to its readers, over 200,000 people contributed their ballots. Both lists included similar films, and notably held Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite as it’s consensus number 1

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35:00

FilmWeek: 'Superman,' 'Kill The Jockey,' 'Apocalypse...

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2025/07/11

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Superman Wide Release Kill The Jockey Laemmle NoHo 7 Apocalypse in the Tropics Laemmle Monica Film Center |Streaming on Netflix July 14 To a Land Unknown Laemmle Royal Don't

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21:35

Feature: FilmWeek critics share their top picks for...

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2025/07/04

As we enter the second half of the year, and the 4th of July weekend, our critics Manuel Betancourt and Lael Loewenstein will take some time to recap what’s been released this year so far and talk about their favorite films that have been released as of now.

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34:20

FilmWeek: 'Jurassic World: Rebirth,' '40 Acres,'...

FilmWeek ·

2025/07/04

Larry Mantle and LAist film criticsManuel Betancourt and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Jurassic World: Rebirth Wide Release 40 Acres In Select Theaters Nobu Laemmle Monica Film Center The Old Guard 2 Streaming on Netflix Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print Streaming on Max Heads of State Streaming on Prime Video In The Mood For Love Laemmle Royal [West LA]| Laemmle Glendale Igualada Premieres July 7 on PBS| Streaming on PBS

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16:30

Feature: New book details Hollywood’s “Gay Golden...

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2025/06/27

Although the Hays Code and Lavender Scare served as a deterrent to queer representation in cinema, many filmmakers still found ways to include queer themes into their works. In his new book Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness, film historian Michael Koresky collects examples of these early queer projects and helps provide context to their development. Detailing the use of queer innuendos and development of Hays-code approved stereotypes, the book

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32:59

'F1', 'M3GAN 2.0,' 'Sorry, Baby,' and More!

FilmWeek ·

2025/06/27

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: F1: The Movie Wide Release M3GAN 2.0 Wide Release Sorry, Baby In Select Theaters AMC| The Grove 14| AMC Century City 15 Familiar Touch Laemmle Glendale My Mom Jayne Streaming on Max Enigma Streaming on Max Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything Streaming On Hulu Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Laemmle NoHo 7 Off the Grid Lumiere Music

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19:30

FilmWeek Feature: Celine Song talks ‘Materialists,’...

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2025/06/20

Celine Song, writer-director of the new film Materialists, uses a similar framework that garnered her a lot of admiration from moviegoers. In her feature directorial debut, Past Lives, the lead character Nora struggles to manage a love triangle, only for her to discover what the differences are between these lives she’s romanticized. In Materialists, Lucy deals with a similar problem, although the film spends a lot more time on why we date, and the equations we come up with in our head to find

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