KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including War Horse, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Adventures of Tintin, We Bought a Zoo and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and boxoffice.com
Charles Solomon, animation critic for KPCC, author and historian for amazon.com
Films Reviewed:
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes faces off against criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Jared Harris
Written by: Michele Mulroney and Kieren Mulroney
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
PG-13
Warner Bros. Pictures
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (in IMAX)
A secret agent is wrongly blamed for a terrorist bombing.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Paula Patton
Written by: Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Christopher McQuarrie
Directed by: Brad Bird
PG-13
Paramount Pictures
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
The chipmunks get shipwrecked on a desert island.
Starring: Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate and the voice of Justin Long
Written by: Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
G
20th Century Fox
Carnage
Two sets of parents meet after their children get in a fight.
Starring: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly
Written by: Roman Polanski and Yasmina Reza
Directed by: Roman Polanski
R
Sony Pictures Classics
London River
Two parents search for their children after the 2005 London bombings.
Starring: Brenda Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyate
Written by: Rachid Bouchareb, Zoe Galeron and Olivier Lorelle
Directed by: Rachid Bouchareb
Not rated
Cinema Libre Studio
In English, French and Arabic with English subtitles.
House of Pleasures
A Parisian brothel is seen during its final days before the turn of the 20th century.
Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Celine Sallette and Jasmine Trinca
Written and directed by: Bertrand Bonello
Not rated
IFC
In French with English subtitles.
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
The life and work of writer, director and producer Roger Corman.
Starring: Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert De Niro and Pam Grier
Written by: Alex Stapleton and Gregory Locklear
Directed by: Alex Stapleton
R
Anchor Bay Films
The Look
A look at the life and work of actress Charlotte Rampling.
Starring: Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster and Juergen Teller
Written and directed by: Angelina Maccarone
Not rated
Kino Lorber