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Jan 7, 2005
Film Week
Larry Mantle with critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, discuss the new film releases for this week including White Noise, Days of Being Wild, and A Letter to True. Our critics also share their picks of the top films of 2004. Jean's List: 1. House of Flying Daggers 2. Osama 3. Mean Creek 4. Bad Education 5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 6.-10. In no paticular order: Shrek 2 Closer Kill Bill Vol. 2 The Corporation The Story of the Weeping Camel Andy's List (Alphabetically): Bad Education The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Gozu House of Flying Daggers Hero The Incredibles I Heart Huckabees Kill Bill Vol. 2 Million Dollar Baby The Saddest Music in the World Cowards Bend the Knee A Very Long Engagement

Larry Mantle with critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, discuss the new film releases for this week including White Noise, Days of Being Wild, and A Letter to True. Our critics also share their picks of the top films of 2004. Jean's List: 1. House of Flying Daggers 2. Osama 3. Mean Creek 4. Bad Education 5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 6.-10. In no paticular order: Shrek 2 Closer Kill Bill Vol. 2 The Corporation The Story of the Weeping Camel Andy's List (Alphabetically): Bad Education The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Gozu House of Flying Daggers Hero The Incredibles I Heart Huckabees Kill Bill Vol. 2 Million Dollar Baby The Saddest Music in the World Cowards Bend the Knee A Very Long Engagement

Larry Mantle with critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, discuss the new film releases for this week including White Noise, Days of Being Wild, and A Letter to True.

Our critics also share their picks of the top films of 2004.

Jean's List:
1. House of Flying Daggers
2. Osama
3. Mean Creek
4. Bad Education
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6.-10. In no paticular order:
Shrek 2
Closer
Kill Bill Vol. 2
The Corporation
The Story of the Weeping Camel

Andy's List (Alphabetically):
Bad Education
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi
Gozu
House of Flying Daggers
Hero
The Incredibles
I Heart Huckabees
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Million Dollar Baby
The Saddest Music in the World
Cowards Bend the Knee
A Very Long Engagement

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Senior Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Associate Producer, AirTalk & FilmWeek
Associate Producer, AirTalk
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