Larry Mantle and critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss the week’s new film releases including Shutter Island, Ghost Writer, The Girl On The Train, Ajami, The Good Guy, Happy Tears, Blood Done Sign My Name, and October Country. KPCC critic Charles Solomon of Amazon.com will also join Wade and Claudia to talk about the Oscar nominated animated and live actions shorts.
Oscar Nominated Shorts:
Best Live Action Short Film:
- The Door (Ireland)
- Instead of Abracadabra (Sweden)
- Kavi (India/USA)
- Miracle Fish (Australia)
- The New Tenants (Denmark/USA)
Best Animated Short Film:
- French Roast (France)
- Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (Ireland)
- The Lady and the Reaper (Spain)
- Logorama (Argentina)
- A Matter of Loaf and Death (UK)
Guests:
Wade Major, Boxoffice.com film critic
Claudia Puig, USA Today film critic
Charles Solomon, Amazon.com animation critic and historian