KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan and Peter Rainer join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Change-Up, The Future and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and henrysheehan.com
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and Christian Science Monitor
Films Reviewed:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Experimental primates gain intelligence and instigate war with humanity.
Starring: James Franco, Freida Pinto,John Lithgow and Brian Cox
Written by: Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Rated: PG-13
20th Century Fox
The Change-Up
A lawyer husband and lazy bachelor switch bodies and lives.
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde and Alan Arkin
Written by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
Directed by: David Dobkin
Rated: R
Universal Pictures
The Whistleblower
A Nebraskan cop investigates corrupt practices in Bosnia.
Starring: Rachel Weisz Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci and David Strathairn
Written by: Eilis Kirwan and Larysa Kondracki
Directed by: Larysa Kondracki
Rated: R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Bellflower
A woman comes between two hell-raising friends.
Starring: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson and Rebekah Brandes
Written and Directed by: Evan Glodell
Rated: R
Oscilloscope Laboratories
The Future
A recently adopted cat changes a couple’s lives.
Starring: Miranda July, Isabella Acres, Joe Putterlik and David Warshofsky Written and Directed by: Miranda July
Rated: R
Roadside Attractions
The Perfect Age of Rock ’N’ Roll
A musician in a slump returns home.
Starring: Kevin Zegers Jason Ritter and Taryn Manning
Written by: Jasin Cadic and Scott Rosenbaum
Directed by: Scott Rosenbaum
Rated: R
Red Hawk Films
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
A documentary of Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem.
Starring: Mendy Cahan, Bel Kaufman and Hillel Halkin
Written and Directed by: Joseph Dorman
Not rated
International Film Circuit
DVDs
Soul Surfer
Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Rio
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and George Lopez
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Stake Land
Starring: Connor Paolo, Nick Damici and Kelly McGillis
Directed by: Jim Mickle
Exporting Raymond
Starring: Philip Rosenthal, Stanislav Duzhnikov and Anna Frolovtseva
Directed by: Philip Rosenthal
Last Night
Starring: Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington and Eva Mendes
Directed by: Massy Tadjedin
The Perfect Game
Starring: Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin and Moises Arias
Directed by: William Dear
Quarantine 2: Terminal
Starring: Mercedes Masöhn, Josh Cooke and Mattie Liptak
Directed by: John Pogue
YellowBrickRoad
Starring: Cassidy Freeman, Anessa Ramsey and Laura Heisler
Directed by: Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton
A Screaming Man
Starring: Youssouf Djaoro, Dioucounda Koma and Emile Abossolo M’bo
Directed by: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Cold Weather
Starring: Cris Lankenau, Raúl Castillo and Robyn Rikoon
Directed by: Aaron Katz
The Music Never Stopped
Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, J.K. Simmons and Julia Ormond
Directed by: Jim Kohlberg
Carbon Nation
Starring: Rohit T. Aggarwala, Jerry M. Allums and Lela Allums
Directed by: Peter Byck