Larry and FilmWeek critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major, talk about why foreign language films have such a hard time finding distribution in the U.S., how critics can encourage audiences to see them, and why Americans seem to have such an aversion to sub-titles.
Plus Larry and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat, review some of the week's new feature films including Smart People, Street Kings, The Take, and The Visitor,as well as the documentaries Bra Boys, Orthodox Stance, and Young & Restless in China. The critics will also discuss the "City of Lights/City of Angels" Festival of French films that run from April 14 to 20th at the Director's Guild theatre. They also talk about the life and career of Charlton Heston, who passed away this week at the age of 84.