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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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20:16

Feature: How the Train Dreams’ director and...

FilmWeek ·

2026/02/13

A quiet, meditative film about the Pacific Northwest’s logging and railroad industry at the turn of the 20th century is this year’s sleeper hit, accumulating four Oscar nominations including Best Picture. Train Dreams tells the story of Robert Grainier, played by Joel Edgerton, as he helps expand the nation’s railway system, clearing forests alongside nomadic characters. As the film progresses, the audience is transported to the changing landscape of the West, the visuals dreamy

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29:15

FilmWeek: ‘Wuthering Heights,’ ‘Good Luck, Have Fun,...

FilmWeek ·

2026/02/13

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Wuthering Heights, Wide Release Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, In Select Theaters Crime 101, Wide Release Nirvanna: The Band–The Show–The Movie, In Select Theaters Calle Malaga, Laemmle Town Center [Encino] & Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] Starman, Laemmle Glendale Cold Storage, In Select

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20:30

Feature: Director Joachim Trier on his nine-time...

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2026/02/06

Writer-director Joachim Trier makes award-winning films that strike an emotional chord with audiences. Probably best known for his previous film The Worst Person in the World (2021), starring Renate Reinsve and co-written by Eskil Voght, Trier recreates that magic with his latest work Sentimental Value, about two sisters and their relationship with their estranged director father. Trier teamed up with Voght once again to co-write the screenplay and Reinsve plays the lead, marking the third film the

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29:00

FilmWeek: “Dracula,” “Sirāt,” “Pillion,” and more!

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2026/02/06

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Dracula, In Select Theaters Sirāt, AMC Burbank & Landmark Nuart Theater [West LA] Pillion, In Select Theaters Jimpa, In Select Theaters Natchez, Laemmle Glendale Kokuho, AMC Citywalk [Hollywood]| Expands to select theaters February 20th A Useful Ghost, Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] Queen of Chess, Streaming on Netflix Solo

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13:04

Feature: The many adaptations of ‘A Star is Born’...

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2026/01/30

The Hollywood system was never a secret, even in the Golden Age. A young girl would be discovered, plucked from a small town in the Midwest, made over to look “the part” of a movie star, and then wholly become one as one of the major studios “it girl.” Although the idea of what a “star” is has changed over the decades to reflect societal ideals of each decade, the process and effects remain the same. The same is true for the film A Star is Born, which has been

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36:21

FilmWeek: ‘Send Help,’ ‘The Moment,’ ‘A Poet,’ and more!

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2026/01/30

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Also joining us on FilmWeek to talk about the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and some of the films being shown is program director for the festival and LAist film critic, Claudia Puig. Films: Send Help, Wide Release The Moment, In Select Theaters A Poet, Laemmle Royal [West LA] Miracle: The Boys of '80, Streaming on Netflix Pike

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14:45

Feature: The 101 Best LA Films…according to the LA Times

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2026/01/23

The LA Times released a list of the best 101 films set in Los Angeles. The number one spot went to the 1974 film Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, with the backdrop of a 1930’s Los Angeles. Second place went to David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001), and some other notable picks include Blade Runner (1982), Her (2013), Tangerine (2015) and Boyz n the Hood (1991). Joining Larry Mantle on FilmWeek to discuss some of the more surprising films

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34:46

FilmWeek: ‘Mercy,’ ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin,’ ‘Mel...

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2026/01/23

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. And we remember the beloved animation director Roger Allers, known best for co-directing Disney’s The Lion King, and award-winning actress Joan Plowright. Films: Mercy, Wide Release Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Streaming on the Kino Film Collection Arco, AMC Burbank & AMC Century City H is for Hawk, In Select Theaters Mel

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28:30

FilmWeek: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ 'The...

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2026/01/16

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: 28 Years Later: the Bone Temple, Wide Release The RIP, Streaming on Netflix Night Patrol, In Select Theaters The Shadow of the Sun, Laemmle Glendale Young Mothers, Laemmle Royal [West LA] A Private Life, Laemmel Royal [West LA], AMC Burbank, & AMC The Grove Sheepdog, In Select Theaters Obex, Laemmle NoHo

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21:00

Feature: Actress Virginia Madsen and Director Steven...

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2026/01/16

The new film Sheepdog was over a decade in the making. Writer, director, and star, Steven Grayhm, spent 14 years talking to veterans about their mental health struggles after returning home, and families of veterans who have taken their own lives. The film follows combat veteran, Calvin Cole (played by Grayhm), as he goes through court mandated therapy. His therapist, played by Oscar-nominated actor Virginia Madsen, is new to the job, still finishing her schooling. Madsen’s connection to the

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34:45

FilmWeek: ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ ‘Greenland 2:...

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2026/01/09

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. And we remember Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr. Films: Dead Man's Wire, AMC Burbank & AMC Grove|Expands Jan. 16 Greenland 2: Migration, Wide Release I Was a Stranger, In Select Theaters All That's Left of You, Laemmle Royal [West LA] The Mother and the Bear, Laemmle Glendale Homegrown, Available on VOD The Forgotten Occupation,

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14:45

FilmWeek: Director Park Chan-wook talks about his new...

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2026/01/09

South Korean director Park Chan-wook is considered one of living legends working today, known for his dark comedies inspired by film noir like his breakout hit Oldboy. His work also plays with shifting tones, like the paranoia and romance in the 2022 film Decision to Leave. Chan-wook’s newest film No Other Choice continues this pattern, melding the dark tone of a crime thriller with the slap-stick of a comical farce. The film stars Lee Byun-hun as a paper company employee who has just been

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49:34

FilmWeek: ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ ‘No...

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2025/12/24

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Marty Supreme Wide Release Song Sung Blue Wide Release No Other Choice In Select Theaters|Expands January The Testament of Ann Lee In Select Theaters|Expands January Anaconda Wide Release The Plague At Select Laemmle Theater locations|Expands Wide Jan 2 Goodbye June Streaming on Netflix Father Mother Sister Brother Landmark Nuart

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21:45

Feature: Director Hikari and star Brendan Fraser on...

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2025/12/19

Rental Family explores the unique phenomena of Japanese rental family agencies through an underemployed American actor living in Tokyo. Anchored by Brendan Fraser’s empathetic performance, Rental Family explores the lyricism of loneliness and the solace we can find in connection. Joining Larry to talk about Rental Family are director and co-writer of the film HIKARI and lead actor Brendan Fraser. Visitwww.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and

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27:45

FilmWeek: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘The Housemaid,’...

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2025/12/19

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: Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wide Release The Housemaid, Wide Release The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Wide Release Is This Thing On?, In Select Theaters The Voice of Hind Rajab, Laemmle Royal [West LA] David, Wide Release Franz, Laemmle Monica [Santa Monica] All Operators are Currently Unavailable, Laemmle NoHo

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35:00

FilmWeek: ‘Ella McCay,’ ‘Dust Bunny,’ ‘Rosemead,’ and...

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2025/12/12

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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14:30

Feature: The King of Color Documentary

FilmWeek ·

2025/12/12

Pantone as a company is synonymous with our ideas around ‘color.’ They set the standard for what we expect “olive green” or “electric blue” to look like. But what about the man behind the iconic Pantone color square, each with a unique I.D. number? In the new documentary The King of Color, director Patrick Creadon focuses on the man who created Pantone’s Matching System, Lawrence Herbert. Creadon joins FilmWeek host Larry Mantle to discuss the legacy of

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36:00

FilmWeek: ‘Five Nights at Freddy's 2,’ ‘The Secret...

FilmWeek ·

2025/12/05

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Wide Release The Secret Agent, AMC Century City 100 Nights of Hero, Wide Release Fackham Hall, Wide Release The Chronology of Water, Laemmle Royal [West LA] Cutting Through Rocks, Laemmle Royal [West LA]; Laemmle Town Center [Encino] Zodiac Killer Project, Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA]; Laemmle Glendale The Tale of

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13:30

Feature: Blumhouse and how horror became a box office...

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2025/12/05

Horror films have been a consistent draw for movie theaters, even in a post-pandemic, streaming world. And one of the most well-known production studios in horror is Blumhouse. The production house came on the scene in 2009 with Paranormal Activity, a low-budget found-footage film that became a smash hit spawning a franchise. Blumhouse would repeat this formula with The Purge and Insidious franchise. Now, Blumhouse is known for its more crowd pleasing scary movies like M3GAN and Five Nights at

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15:10

Feature: The enduring legacy of ‘The Big Lebowski’

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2025/11/26

For our most recent FilmWeek screening event, where we show quintessential L.A. films across the city, we went to the family-owned Garden Cinema to present the Coen Brothers’ classic The Big Lebowski. The 1998 noir-comedy opened to mixed reviews during its initial release, but has since gained cult status and even mainstream praise. In 2014, it was designated a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” film and added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress

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