Larry Mantle tackles a busy week at the cinemas with KPCC film critics Charles Solomon, Tim Cogshell, and Amy Nicholson. They will review a batch of sequels in wide release: “John Wick: Chapter 2,” “Fifty Shades Darker,” and “The LEGO Batman Movie.” Plus, all the Oscar-nominated shorts are playing in select theatres, so we will review the Live Action and Animation categories. Later on, Larry interviews the director of Oscar-nominated doc 'The White Helmets.' TGI-FilmWeek!
FilmWeek: Sequels for ‘John Wick,’ ‘Fifty Shades’ and ‘LEGO,’ plus Oscar shorts
Larry Mantle tackles a busy week at the cinemas with KPCC film critics Charles Solomon, Tim Cogshell and Amy Nicholson. They will review a batch of sequels in wide release: “John Wick: Chapter 2,” “Fifty Shades Darker” and “The LEGO Batman Movie.” Plus, all the Oscar-nominated shorts are playing in select theatres, so we will review the Live Action and Animation categories.
TGI-FilmWeek!
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Charles' Hits
Tim's Hits
Amy's Hits
Mixed Reviews
- Tim: " John Wick: Chapter Two ," " The LEGO Batman Movie ," " A United Kingdom " & " 1 Night "
- Amy: " A United Kingdom " & " Mr. Gaga "
This Week's Misses
- Tim: " Fifty Shades Darker " & " Havenhurst "
- Amy: " David Brent: Life on the Road " & " Havenhurst "
Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films
- " Silent Nights "
- " La Femme et le TGV " - hit for Charles
- " Sing "
- " Ennemis Intérieurs " - hit for Amy
- " Timecode " - hit for Tim
Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films
- " Blind Vaysha " - hit for Amy
- " Borrowed Time "
- " Pear Cider and Cigarettes "
- " Pearl " - hit for Charles & Tim
- " Piper "
Guests:
Charles Solomon, Film Critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Tim Cogshell , Film Critic for KPCC and Alt-Film Guide; he tweets
Amy Nicholson, Film Critic for KPCC and Chief Film Critic, MTV News ; she tweets
Oscar-nominated doc 'The White Helmets' captures rescuers' heroism in Syria
The Netflix original short documentary, "The White Helmets" is set in Aleppo, Syria and Turkey in early 2016.
As the violence of the Civil War intensifies, the filmmakers follow three volunteer rescue workers as they put everything on the line to save civilians affected by the war, all the while wracked with worry about the safety of their own loved ones. Directed by Oscar-nominated Orlando von Einsiedel (and producer Joanna Natasegara), the documentary is both a snapshot of the harrowing realities of life for ordinary Syrians who remain in the country, and a humbling portrait of first responders.
KPCC will have interviews with each of the Academy nominees in the category of Best Documentary Short Film.
Guest:
Orlando von Einsiedel , Director, “The White Helmets;” von Einsiedel’s past credits include the Oscar-nominated feature documentary “Virunga” about attempts to save mountain gorillas in the Congo