FilmWeek for January 8, 2010

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss the week’s new film releases including Leap Year, Youth In Revolt, Daybreakers, Wonderful World, Bitch Slap, Waiting For Armageddon, Bicycle Thief, and The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. They will also discuss their top ten lists of films from 2009. Then, Samson & Delilah, Australia’s foreign-language entry for the 82nd Academy Awards, tells the story of two children growing up in a remote Aboriginal community in Australia and falling in love for the first time. The film, directed by Warwick Thornton, was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Caméra d'Or for first time filmmaking. Larry talks with Warwick, who is Aboriginal himself, about Samson & Delilah and the challenges of bringing his culture to the screen.

FilmWeek for January 8, 2010

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss the week’s new film releases including Leap Year, Youth In Revolt, Daybreakers, Wonderful World, Bitch Slap, Waiting For Armageddon, Bicycle Thief, and The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. They will also discuss their top ten lists of films from 2009. Then, Samson & Delilah, Australia’s foreign-language entry for the 82nd Academy Awards, tells the story of two children growing up in a remote Aboriginal community in Australia and falling in love for the first time. The film, directed by Warwick Thornton, was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Caméra d'Or for first time filmmaking. Larry talks with Warwick, who is Aboriginal himself, about Samson & Delilah and the challenges of bringing his culture to the screen.

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com discuss the week’s new film releases including Leap Year, Youth In Revolt, Daybreakers, Wonderful World, Bitch Slap, Waiting For Armageddon, Bicycle Thief, and The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. They will also discuss their top ten lists of films from 2009.

Then, Samson & Delilah, Australia’s foreign-language entry for the 82nd Academy Awards, tells the story of two children growing up in a remote Aboriginal community in Australia and falling in love for the first time. The film, directed by Warwick Thornton, was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Caméra d'Or for first time filmmaking. Larry talks with Warwick, who is Aboriginal himself, about Samson & Delilah and the challenges of bringing his culture to the screen.

Guests:

Henry Sheehan, henrysheehan.com

Wade Major, boxoffice.com

Warwick Thornton, writer and director, Samson & Delilah

Wade's Top Films of 2009

1. The White Ribbon
2. The Young Victoria
3. (500) Days of Summer
4. Paris 36
5. Coco Before Chanel
6. Departures
7. Seraphine
8. Up in the Air
9. An Education
10. Bright Star
11. A Serious Man
12. Damned United
13. Broken Embraces
14. Everlasting Moments
15. Disgrace

Henry's Top Ten Films of 2009

2009 was a marked improvement over recent years in terms of the number of good-to-excellent films. After this list’s top three, there is no real order to the films and many of the honorable mentions could just as easily been top tens. If I had to compile the list on another day, there might be seven different movies on it. 1. The Hurt Locker
2. Avatar
3. Police, Adjective
4. Lorna’s Silence
5. Coraline
6. Tokyo Sonata
7. Thirst
8. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
9. The Informant!
10. Inglourious Basterds

Honorable Mention (again, listed in no particular order):
Animation: Ponyo, Up, The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Comedy: Year One, State of Play
Action/Drama: Invictus, District 9, Red Cliff, Still Walking, 35 Shots of Rum, Bright Star, The Girlfriend Experience, Summer Hours, Julia
Nonfiction: The Beaches of Agnes, Tyson, The Cove