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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.

tv & film

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FilmWeek: 'Black Bag,' Novocaine,' 'Opus,' 'The...

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2025/03/14

FilmWeek: 'Black Bag,' Novocaine,' 'Opus,' 'The Electric State,' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film criticsAmy NicholsonandPeter Rainerreview this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Black Bag Novocaine Opus The Electric State The Actor Borderline The World Will Tremble The Visitor

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32:00

FilmWeek: 'Mickey 17,' 'Last Breath,' 'Art...

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2025/03/07

FilmWeek: 'Mickey 17,' 'Last Breath,' 'Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse', 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl ' and More Guest host Austin Cross and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Mickey 17 Riff Raff Last Breath Art Spielgelman: Disaster Is My Muse Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna Eephus On Becoming a Guinea Fowl The Accidental Getaway Driver The Rule of Jenny Pen The Empire

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17:30

Feature (re-air): ‘Anora’ filmmaker Sean Baker and...

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2025/03/07

At this year’s Academy Awards, the comedic drama Anora, came away 5 Oscar wins, including Best Picture. The film follows Ani, an exotic dancer and escort in Brighton Beach, who’s relationship with a Russian oligarch’s son takes her on an emotional rollercoaster. Having premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, it received the festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or. Since then, it’s received critical acclaim and many awards. So for this week’s FilmWeek

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49:30

FilmWeek’s 2025 Oscars Preview: LIVE from the Alex...

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2025/02/28

The 97th annual Academy Awards is this Sunday— with dozens of films having campaigned across 23 categories this awards season— and many spectators are unsure on which folks will come home with Oscars. With all that drama comes our 23rd annual FilmWeek Oscars Preview, which was held this year at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA. Eight of our FilmWeek critics joined host Larry Mantle on stage and broke down their picks in all the major categories; categories mentioned include Best

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62:31

NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the Oscar Goes To...

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2025/02/27

Hollywood is getting ready for luncheons and deleting old tweets, which is why this episode is all about the Oscars. When you give an awards speech in your bathroom mirror, we know what statue you’re pretending to hold. So our friends at fellow LAist entertainment podcast NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING are sharing in the Oscar buzz with us. This week, Oscar nominees Peter Straughan, Kris Bowers, and comedian and actress Caitlin Reilly duke it out for the ultimate award – winning a game show

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21:50

Feature: Critics discuss the 2025 Academy Award Best...

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2025/02/21

The Best International Feature category at the Academy Awards has grown in prominence over the years, coinciding with the inclusion of more international voters. It’s now meant more films typically confined to the Best International Feature category are now making their way to the conversation for Best Picture. This year, I’m Still Here and Emilia Perez serve as examples of films being nominated in both categories. In the recent past, we’ve seen the likes of Drive My Car and

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27:40

FilmWeek: 'The Monkey,' 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the...

FilmWeek ·

2025/02/21

FilmWeek: 'The Monkey,' 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,' 'Millers in Marriage,' 'Cleaner' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film criticsManuel BetancourtandLael Loewensteinreview this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. The Monkey Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Millers in Marriage Ex-Husbands Cleaner The Unbreakable Boy Old Guy

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30:30

FilmWeek: 'Captain America: Brave New World,'...

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2025/02/14

FilmWeek: 'Captain America: Brave New World,' 'Paddington in Peru,' Becoming Led Zeppelin,' 'Sky Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius),' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Captain America: Brave New World Paddington in Peru Becoming Led Zeppelin Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) Universal Language The Gorge Mom I Love You Forever Kid Snow Rez Comedy

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19:00

Feature: ‘Nickel Boys’ writer-director RaMell Ross...

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2025/02/14

Feature: ‘Nickel Boys’ writer-director RaMell Ross discusses creative ways of adapting Colson Whitehead’s novel Since the book was released in 2019, Colson Whitehead's historical fiction novel The Nickel Boys has reached great critical acclaim, having most notably won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. So to adapt the book into a feature-length film seems like it’d offer a lot of pressure, but it’s one the RaMell Ross seemed willing to take on following his

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19:00

Feature: 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' director...

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2025/02/07

Feature: 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' director discusses Jazz greats and their relationship to post-colonial Africa The Oscar-nominated documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat has received critical success through it’s focus on an international incident, a relationship between developing countries in a post-colonial era, and how artists can unknowingly play a role in this. The documentary, directed by Johan Grimonprez, uses jazz music from the likes of Louis Armstrong and Max Roach as an

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30:30

FilmWeek: 'Love Hurts,' 'No Other Land,'...

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2025/02/07

FilmWeek: 'Love Hurts,' 'Jazzy,' 'Parthenope,' 'Bring Them Down,' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Love Hurts No Other Land Parthenope Suze Jazzy Armand Dark Nuns Bring Them Down Hazard

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33:00

FilmWeek: 'Companion,' 'Liza: A Truly Terrific...

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2025/01/30

FilmWeek: 'Companion,' 'Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story,' 'Dog Man,' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Charles Solomon, Lael Loewenstein, and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Companion Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Dog Man You're Cordially Invited Love Me Valiant One Lucca's World Oscar Animated Shorts *Only one film (Wander to Wonder) is available online; all the animated

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16:30

Feature: New Book ‘Falling in Love at the Movies”...

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2025/01/30

New Book ‘Falling in Love at the Movies” highlights the history of the romantic comedy In her new book Falling in Love at the Movies, entertainment journalist Esther Zuckerman takes readers through the history of romantic comedies. A beloved genre, having built a reliable audience at the box office and some films even winning Academy Awards, the romcom has held a cultural impact that’s left many longing for romances depicted in Roman Holiday and When Harry Met Sally. So for this

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19:00

Feature: New book ‘Louis B. Mayer and Irving...

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2025/01/24

Feature: New book ‘Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation’ tells the story of two MGM visionaries Moviegoers nowadays might not know much of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios’ history outside of its iconic mascot, a lion who introduced each film with it’s iconic roar. It was an introduction that was meant to prepare viewers for not just a film, but a spectacle. A new book by retired film critic Kenneth Turan shares the studio’s rich history of spectacle

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FilmWeek: 'Presence,' 'Flight Risk,' 'Eternal You,'...

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2025/01/24

FilmWeek: 'Presence,' 'Flight Risk,' 'Eternal You,' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming. Presence Flight Risk Inheritance Eternal You Brave the Dark Grafted Rose Global Harmony

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30:30

FilmWeek: 'One of Them Days,' Wolf Man,' 'I'm Still...

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2025/01/17

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Amy Nicholson review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming. FilmWeek: 'One of Them Days,' Wolf Man,' 'I'm Still Here,' 'Hard Truths,' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Manuel Betancourt and Amy Nicholson review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming. One of Them Days Wolf Man I’m Still Here Grand Theft Hamlet Hard Truths Eno DIG! XX Don't Die:

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19:00

Feature: David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind...

FilmWeek ·

2025/01/17

David Lynch,the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and theTV series “Twin Peaks,”has died just days before his 79th birthday. His family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. The cause of death and location was not immediately available, but Lynch had been public about his emphysema. Lynch was a onetime painter who broke through in the 1970s with the surreal

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49:33

FilmWeek: 'A Complete Unknown,' 'Babygirl,'...

FilmWeek ·

2024/12/25

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Manuel Betancourt, and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming. A Complete Unknown Babygirl Nosferatu Better Man The Fire Inside 2073 Vermiglio From Ground Zero Harbin

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Feature: Wallace & Gromit return to the big screen...

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2024/12/20

Feature: Wallace & Gromit return to the big screen with ‘Vengeance Most Fowl,’ we talk to the directors It’s been 19 years since the intuitive, Wensleydale-loving Wallace and Gromit graced the big screen, with their last feature being The Curse of the Wererabbit; now the duo returns with Vengeance Most Fowl, which also marks the return of an old foe, the silent penguin Feathers McGraw. Having begun as a graduation project at the National Film and Television School, and now

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30:17

FilmWeek: 'The Brutalist,' 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3,'...

FilmWeek ·

2024/12/20

FilmWeek: 'The Brutalist,' 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3,' 'Mufasa: The Lion King,' 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' and More Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Wade Major review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming. The Brutalist Mufasa: The Lion King Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Homestead The Room Next Door The Count of Monte Cristo Counted Out The Wages of Fear (1953)

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