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FilmWeek Marquee: ‘Expend4bles,’ ‘Flora And Son,’ ‘Invisible Beauty,’ ‘No One Will Save You’ And ‘26.2 To Life’
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Sep 22, 2023
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FilmWeek Marquee: ‘Expend4bles,’ ‘Flora And Son,’ ‘Invisible Beauty,’ ‘No One Will Save You’ And ‘26.2 To Life’

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming and on demand platforms — in three minutes or less!

Eve Hewson and Oren Kinlan walk down the street together. Hewson looks over at Kinlan, a concerned look on her face. Kinlan looks straight ahead, his baseball cap hooding his expressionless face, large headphones around his neck.
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The Hollywood production code began in 1927 as a response to previous scandals tied to the early days of Hollywood. This led to the Hays Code, a guide to filmmakers and production companies of what was and was not acceptable to show on screen, typically pertaining to sexual content and violence, but it also included rules that prevented actors of different races from kissing. Today on FilmWeek Larry Mantle talks to Nat Segaloff, writer, film historian, and author of the new book “Breaking the Code: Otto Preminger vs. Hollywood’s Censors” to discuss the history of censorship in Hollywood and the famous director and producer who set out to change it.