Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Lael Lowenstein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms. Also on the show, we preview John Horn's conversation with Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter.
FilmWeek: “Bill & Ted Face The Music,” “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” “Rising Phoenix” And More
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Lael Lowenstein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
" Bill & Ted Face The Music " at Mission Tiki Drive-In Theater, Van Buren Drive-In Theater, Vineland Drive-In Theater, Rubidoux Drive-In Theater & VOD (iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, GooglePlay, Vudu)
" The Personal History of David Copperfield " at Mission Tiki Drive-In Theater & Van Buren Drive-In Theater
" Rising Phoenix " on Netflix
" Robin's Wish " on VOD (iTunes & GooglePlay)
" A Most Beautiful Thing " on Peacock
" You Cannot Kill David Arquette " on VOD (iTunes, GooglePlay & FandangoNOW)
" Fatima " on VOD (GooglePlay, FandangoNOW & Vudu)
" Children Of The Sea " on VOD (iTunes, Amazon Prime Video & GooglePlay)
" Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Against the Universe " on Disney+
" Get Duked! " on Amazon Prime Video
" Nomad: In The Footsteps Of Bruce Chatwin " at Laemmle's Virtual Cinema
Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here .
Guests:
Wade Major , film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
Lael Loewenstein , film critic for KPCC and film columnist for the Santa Monica Daily Press; she tweets
Charles Solomon , film critic for KPCC, Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
A Need For Representation On And Off Camera, Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Discusses Supporting POC Creatives
Part of what brings a movie to life are the costumes. That’s where costume designer Ruth E. Carter comes in. A celebrated costumer in the entertainment industry, Carter has achieved a storied career with over 40 film credits and multiple accolades to her name.
She’s built a name for herself as one of Hollywood’s most respected costume designers. Her talent to envision designs that reflect and match different time periods and genres can be seen in movies like “Do The Right Thing,” “Amistad,” “Selma,” and “Dolemite Is My Name.” She was the first African American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in Spike Lee’s “Malcom X” in 1993. She eventually won the award in 2019 for the Marvel film “Black Panther”, and became the first African American woman to do so. Despite the success she found in her career, she recognized that as a woman of color, there wasn’t much representation in front of and behind the camera.
She understood that people like her aren’t offered the same opportunities as some of her other colleagues in the industry and she was lucky enough to work on projects that helped move her career forward. Now with the platform she has, she wants to help support and mentor POC creatives, and hopes that with this new wave of social change, there will be more chances for POC creators to work on different projects and demonstrate their talent. We preview John Horn's conversation with Carter that he did for the podcast “ Hollywood, The Sequel ” where they talked about how she imagines production costumers will be able to go back to work safely and what she hopes this era of social change will bring for the film industry.
With contributions from John Horn
Guest:
Ruth E. Carter , Oscar-winning costume designer whose film credits include “Do The Right Thing,” “Malcom X,” “Amistad,” and “Black Panther”