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:
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Box Office Magazine
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and HenrySheehan.com
Charles Solomon, animation critic for KPCC, author and historian for amazon.com
Films Reviewed:
War Horse A horse is separated from its trainer in World War I.
Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and David Thewlis
Written by: Lee Hall and Richard Curtis
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
PG-13
Dreamworks Pictures
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
A boy discovers a mysterious key belonging to his dead father.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn and James Gandolfini
Written by: Eric Roth
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
PG-13
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
An adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel about the search for a missing woman.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer and Stellan Skarsgard
Written by: Steven Zaillian
Directed by: David Fincher
R
Columbia Pictures
We Bought a Zoo
A single father and his family attempt to restore a zoo.
Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church
Written by: Aline Brosh McKenna and Cameron Crowe
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
PG
20th Century Fox
The Adventures of Tintin (in 3-D)
A reporter and his dog embark on an adventure.
Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig and Simon Pegg
Written by: Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
PG
Paramount Pictures
The Iron Lady
A biopic of Margaret Thatcher.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Harry Lloyd and Alexandra Roach
Written by: by Abi Morgan
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
PG-13
Weinstein Co.
Albert Nobbs
A woman passes as a man to work in 19th-century Ireland
Starring: Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Johnson and Janet McTeer
Written by: Glenn Close, John Banville and Gabriella Prekop
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia
R
Roadside Attractions
Pariah
A black teenager comes out as a lesbian.
Starring: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker and Aasha Davis
Written and directed by: Dee Rees
R
Focus Features
The Flowers of War
A man risks his live to save others during the Rape of Nanking.
Starring: Christian Bale and Ni Ni
Written by: Liu Heng
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Not rated
Row 1 Entertainment and Wrekin Hill Entertainment
In English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
A Separation
A married couple separates in Iran.
Starring: Peyman Maadi, Leila Hatami and Sareh Bayat
Written and directed by: Asghar Farhadi
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
PINA (in 3-D)
A documentary of choreographer Pina Bausch.
Starring: Pina Bausch, Regina Advento and Malou Airaudo
Written and directed by: Wim Wenders
PG
IFC Films
In the Land of Blood and Honey
A man and woman find themselves on opposing side of the Bosnian war.
Starring: Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic and Rade Serbedzija
Written and directed by: Angelina Jolie
R
FilmDistrict