Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com review the week's new film releases including "State Of Play," "17 Again," "Lymelife," "Is Anybody There," "American Violet," "Sleep Dealer," "Enlighten Up!," and "Ballerina."
Plus Former Variety critic Emanuel Levy joins Larry to talk about his new book, the first full-length comprehensive biography of film director Vincente Minnelli. Minnelli directed some of Hollywood's beloved films including "Meet Me in St. Louis," "Gigi," "American in Paris," "Band Wagon," and "The Bad and the Beautiful."