Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Tim Cogshell and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also discuss the film 'Chinatown' with Robert Towne.
FilmWeek: ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ ‘The Meg,’ ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Peter Rainer and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases.
" BlacKkKlansman " in wide release
" The Meg " in wide release
" The Miseducation of Cameron Post " at Laemmle's Playhouse, ArcLight Hollywood & Edwards University Town Center (Irvine)
" Dog Days " in wide release
" Elizabeth Harvest " at Arena Cinelounge Sunset
" Slender Man " in wide release
" The Captain " at Nuart Theatre
" The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society " streaming on Netflix
" Gavagai " at Laemmle’s Music Hall
CRITICS' HITS
Amy: "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" & "Elizabeth Harvest"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP9eDmX0ow0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrPaMJWF1tg
Tim: "BlacKkKlansmen"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQNZhs0QKq0
Peter: "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toXBb638n2Y
MIXED FEELINGS
Tim: "Dog Days" & "The Meg"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bPTj2TFXo8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udm5jUA-2bs
Peter: "The Captain" & "Gavagai"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaBrpyObVtQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNOH5AagobM
MISSES
Amy: "Slender Man"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySy8mcceTno
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts The Canon and Unspooled ; she tweets
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Tim Cogshell , film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com ; he tweets
Discussing the Oscar-winning screenplay of ‘Chinatown’ with its screenwriter, Robert Towne
The 1974 classic film “Chinatown” tops some of the most prestigious “best film” lists and is studied for everything from its score to its cinematography. But at the time it was released, it won only one Oscar: for best screenplay.
Last Saturday, after the FilmWeek screening of the film at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, we sat down with Robert Towne, the screenwriter of “Chinatown,” as well as KPCC film critic Claudia Puig, to discuss the process of writing the script, the casting and and where the film got its title.
Guests:
Robert Towne , screenwriter of “Chinatown”
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association; she tweets