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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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FilmWeek Feature: Oscar-Nominated Actress Sandra...

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2024/02/16

“Anatomy of a Fall” is a French drama directed by Justine Triet who co-wrote the screenplay with her husband, Arthur Harari, during the pandemic lockdown. The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival last May, where it won the prestigious Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded at the festival. It has gone on to win many more awards and receive five Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Editing. Today on FilmWeek,

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FilmWeek: ‘The Monk and the Gun,’ ‘The Space Race,’...

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2024/02/09

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “The Taste of Things” Laemmle Royal [West LA]| Expands Wide Release Feb. 14th“Bob Marley: One Love” Wide Release“Out of Darkness” Wide Release“Lisa Frankenstein” Wide Release“Suncoast” Streaming on HULU“The Monk and the Gun” In Select Theaters“The Space Race” Streaming on NatGeo, Disney+, and HULU on Feb. 12th“Float” Lumiere Cinema [Beverly

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FilmWeek Feature: Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Samy...

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2024/02/09

Despite what began as a shocking affair, then 36-year old Gracie (Julianne Moore) and 13-year old Joe (Charles Melton) now lead a seemingly picture-perfect suburban life some 20 years later. Their domestic bliss is disrupted when Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), a famous actress, arrives to research her upcoming role as Gracie. As Elizabeth ingratiates herself into the everyday lives of Gracie and Joe, the uncomfortable facts of their scandal unfurl. Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle sits down with the

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FilmWeek: ‘Argylle,’ ‘The Promised Land,’ ‘How To...

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2024/02/02

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “Argylle” In Wide Release“Orion and the Dark” Streaming On Netflix“The Promised Land” In Select Theaters“Paprika” In Select Theaters For One Night Only Feb. 7th“Perfect Days” AMC Century City 15 On Feb. 7th | Expands To Select Theaters Feb. 16th“Dario Argento: Panico” Streaming On Shudder“Totem” Laemmle Glendale“The Tiger’s

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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Interviews Director...

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2024/02/02

Wim Wenders' new film PERFECT DAYS is nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s 96th Academy Awards — the first Japanese Oscar submission not directed by a Japanese filmmaker. The film follows Hirayama, a toilet cleaner with a passion for music, books, and a fondness for photographing trees. Despite his structured life, his past is gradually revealed through a series of unexpected encounters. Today, Larry sits down with the director to talk about the project and his filmmaking

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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Interviews The Trio Of...

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2024/01/26

The animated film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” continues the story of Miles Morales as he tirelessly balances home life and high school alongside his secret life as Spider-Man. In Across the Spider-Verse, Morales finds himself once again caught up in a multidimensional struggle, this time encountering a team of Spider-People in charge of overseeing and stabilizing the multiverse. Today on FilmWeek, Larry sits down with all three co-directors (Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers and Joaquim Dos

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FilmWeek: ‘The Greatest Night In Pop,’ ‘The...

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2024/01/26

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms; Los Angeles Times and NPR’s “Fresh Air” film critic Justin Chang updates us on Sundance films to look out for and more: “The Greatest Night In Pop” Streaming On Netflix Jan. 29th“Sometimes I Think About Dying” AMC The Grove 14 | Expands To Select Theaters Feb. 2nd“Under The Fig Trees” Available On VOD“Behind The Haystacks” Streaming on Film

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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Interviews MICHAEL...

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2024/01/19

Michael Mann’s latest feature FERRARI, which he both directed and produced, starring Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley, tells the story of the iconic Enzo Ferrari. Based on Brock Yates’ 1991 book Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Car, The Races, The Machine, with a screenplay by Troy Kennedy Martin, Mann’s FERRARI is a character study and unlike anything else the director has done on the big screen. The film made its world premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival followed by a theatrical

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FilmWeek: ‘The Kitchen,’ ‘Inside The Yellow Cocoon...

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2024/01/19

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “I.S.S.” Wide Release“The Kitchen” Streaming on Netflix“The End We Start From” In Select Theaters“Maboroshi” Streaming on Netflix“Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell” One Show At The Egyptian [Hollywood] Jan. 21st | Los Feliz 3 on Jan 25th“Which Brings Me To You” In Select Theaters“Inshallah A Boy” Laemmle Glendale“Cowboy Bebop: The

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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Interviews Director...

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2024/01/12

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. This film marks Celine Song’s directorial debut and stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro. Today, Larry sits down with the director of PAST LIVES Celine Song to talk about the film and her creative process.

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FilmWeek: ‘Mean Girls,’ ‘The Book of Clarence,’ ‘Role...

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2024/01/12

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “The Beekeeper” Wide Release“Mean Girls” Wide Release“The Settlers” Laemmle Royal [West LA]“Driving Madeleine” Landmark Theaters Sunset [West Hollywood] + Landmark Pasadena Playhouse [Pasadena] + Laemmle’s Town Center Encino [Encino]“Lift” Streaming on Netflix“Self Reliance” Streaming on HULU“The Book of Clarence” In Select Theaters

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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Interviews Actor...

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2024/01/05

Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) was an openly gay, civil rights activist, pacifist, and an advisor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. While he is best known for being the principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, he played an active, though often quiet, role in non-violent civil rights activism throughout his life. Now 60 years after the March on Washington, Rustin’s activism and legacy — often produced behind the scenes due to

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FilmWeek: ‘Good Grief,’ ‘Mayhem!,’ ‘Occupied City’...

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2024/01/05

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “The Goldfinger” In Select Theaters“Pianoforte” Available on Digital and VOD Jan. 9th“Good Grief” Streaming on Netflix“Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia” Lumiere Cinema [Beverly Hills]“Mayhem!” Laemmle Glendale [Glendale]“Occupied City” Landmark’s Nuart Theater [West LA]“Bitconned” Streaming on Netflix“Ever Deadly” Available on Digital and VOD“The

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FilmWeek: ‘All Of Us Strangers,’ ‘The Iron Claw,’...

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2023/12/22

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson, Manuel Betancourt, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” Wide Release“All Of Us Strangers” Landmark Theater Sunset [Hollywood] + AMC Century City 15 [Century City] | Expands Jan. 5th “Migration” Wide Release“The Iron Claw” Wide Release“The Color Purple” Wide Release“Ferrari” Wide Release Dec. 25th“The Teachers’ Lounge” Laemmle Royal [West LA] Dec

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FilmWeek: ‘Wonka,’ ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ ‘Godard...

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2023/12/15

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Wade Major and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “Wonka” Wide Release“Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire” In Select Theaters“The Zone of Interest” AMC Century City [Century City] + Vista Theatre [Los Feliz]“The Taste of Things” Laemmle Royal [West LA] | Opens wider February 9th, 2024“American Fiction” In Select AMC Theaters“Freud’s Last Session” Laemmle Royal [West LA] Dec. 21st | Wider Release

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19:06

FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Talks With The...

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2023/12/08

With so many different organizations giving out best of honors, it’s sometimes difficult for film lovers to parse what they all mean. One of those organizations is the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) who this weekend will meet in-person for the first time since 2019 to decide on the best performances and films of the year. Today, Larry sits down with FilmWeek critics Christy Lemire, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon to understand the LAFCA decision making process, the similarities

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FilmWeek: 'Poor Things,’ ‘Fast Charlie,’ ‘The...

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2023/12/08

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Peter Rainer and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “Poor Things” Select Theaters“RENAISSANCE: A Film by BEYONCE” Wide Release“Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” Bay Theater [Pacific Palisades]|Streaming on Netflix December 15th“Concrete Utopia” In Select Theaters“Origin” AMC Century City 15 [Century City] for one week | Opens wider Jan. 2024“Fast Charlie” Laemmle Monica Film

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FilmWeek: ‘Monster,’ ‘Werner Herzog: Radical...

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2023/12/01

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Claudia Puig review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “Monster” Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA] + AMC Atlantic Times Square [Monterey Park]“Shayda” Laemmle Royal [West LA]“Eileen” AMC The Grove 14 & AMC Century City 15|Opens Wide December 8th“Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros” Laemmle Royal [West LA]“Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer” Digital & VOD December 5th“Waitress: The Musical” In

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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle’s Interview With...

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2023/12/01

Nothing brings the spirit of the season into our hearts quite like a great holiday movie. Turner Classic Movies’ Christmas in the Movies by film historian Jeremy Arnold showcases the very best among this uniquely spirited strain of cinema. Each film is profiled on what makes it a “Christmas movie,” along with behind-the-scenes stories of its production, reception, and legacy. Complemented by a trove of full-color and black-and-white photos, this expanded volume is a glorious salute to a collection

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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Interviews Jeff Yang...

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2023/11/22

In his new book “The Gold Screen: The Movies That Made Asian America” (Black Dog & Leventhal, October 2023), journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Yang takes an in-depth look at the films that paved the way for Asian American representation in Hollywood. Featuring original artwork from nine esteemed Asian illustrators, a foreword from Michelle Yeoh, and conversations with some of Hollywood’s most visible entertainers, the book examines the importance of the Asian American film

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