Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases. They also provide a recap of yesterday's CBS interview with Dylan Farrow, which revived allegations that Woody Allen molested her when she was 7 years old.
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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases.
" 12 Strong " in wide release
" Den of Thieves " in wide release
" Humor Me " at Laemmle's Music Hall & Lemmle's Town Center
" Forever My Girl " in wide release
" Mary and the Witch's Flower " at Harkins Cerritos, Aero Theatre & Edwards Long Beach
" The Final Year " at The Landmark Theatre
" The Road Movie " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center & AMC Orange
" Small Town Crime " at Vintage Los Feliz
" Mom and Dad " at AMC Orange & Laemmle's Music Hall
" Showdown in Manila " at Laemmle's Music Hall
Expanding this week:
" Call Me By Your Name " at select theaters (check your local listings)
Critics' Hits
Lael: "Humor Me" & "Small Town Crime"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHFpydQdqv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WakqZghIX_g
Tim: "Mary and the Witch's Flower" & "The Road Movie"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=888z3ku4t3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzIUh3BR_3g
Mixed Feelings
Lael: "12 Strong" & "Mom and Dad"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Denciie5oA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPVicWnq_BU
Tim: "Den of Thieves"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKd_ks0rdAM
Misses
Tim: "Showdown in Manila"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKcmSDgg2nI
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein , KPCC film critic
Tim Cogshell , film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com ; he tweets
Acclaimed filmmaker or alleged child molester: How will Hollywood and history remember Woody Allen?
He’s won Academy Awards, written plays, directed seminal films and been deemed among the best stand-up comics of all time, but there’s a lingering dark side to Woody Allen’s Hollywood history: allegations that he sexually assaulted his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow.
Farrow states that Allen molested her in the attic of their Connecticut home in 1992 when she was 7 years old. He was never charged with a crime and has continually denied having ever abused her.
In 2014, Farrow published an open letter in the New York Times detailing the allegations, and recently wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times asking why the #MeToo movement had “spared” her father. This past Thursday marked her first TV interview about the alleged incident and how it has impacted her life.
A number of actors who have worked with Allen are speaking out after the allegations against him have entered the public arena once again. Most recently, “Call Me By Your Name” and “Lady Bird” star Timothée Chalamet said he’d donate his salary from working on Allen’s movie “A Rainy Day in New York” to three charities that support victims of sexual violence. In contrast to Chalamet, Alec Baldwin has taken to Allen’s defense , arguing that the public “renunciation” of him is “unfair and sad,” considering that no charges were filed.
After years of these allegations floating around, why do you think actors are choosing to distance themselves from Allen only recently? Have these accusations against Woody Allen impacted your view of him? And how do you think history will remember him?
Let us know what you think at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein , KPCC film critic
Tim Cogshell , film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com ; he tweets