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FilmWeek: ‘Saint Maud,’ ‘The Little Things,’ ‘Fake Famous’ & More

Morfydd Clark in "Saint Maud."
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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Angie Han review this weekend’s new movie releases.
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Angie Han review this weekend’s new movie releases.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Angie Han review this weekend’s new movie releases.

FilmWeek: ‘Saint Maud,’ ‘The Little Things,’ ‘Fake Famous’ & More

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FilmWeek: ‘Saint Maud,’ ‘The Little Things,’ ‘Fake Famous’ & More

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Angie Han review this weekend’s new movie releases.

Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here .

Guests: 

Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘ Breakfast All Day ’ podcast; she tweets

Angie Han , film critic for KPCC and deputy entertainment editor at Mashable; she tweets

Betty Boop, Felix The Cat, Fantasia: The Origin Stories And Lasting Impacts Of Early Animation

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Betty Boop, Felix The Cat, Fantasia: The Origin Stories And Lasting Impacts Of Early Animation

The new book “ Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation ” tells the stories of the artists who developed some of the most iconic cartoons to date and how they made a lasting impact on the world of animation. Author Reid Mitenbuler dives into the origins, rivalries, music and even politics that made way for animation as we see it today. Larry sits down with Mitenbuler to discuss.

Guest:

Reid Mitenbuler , author of the new book “ Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation ” (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020); he tweets @ReidMitenbuler

FilmWeek: ‘Saint Maud,’ ‘The Little Things,’ ‘Fake Famous’ & More

Listen 30:28
FilmWeek: ‘Saint Maud,’ ‘The Little Things,’ ‘Fake Famous’ & More

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Christy Lemire and Angie Han review this weekend’s new movie releases.

Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here .

Guests: 

Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘ Breakfast All Day ’ podcast; she tweets

Angie Han , film critic for KPCC and deputy entertainment editor at Mashable; she tweets

Betty Boop, Felix The Cat, Fantasia: The Origin Stories And Lasting Impacts Of Early Animation

Listen 19:01
Betty Boop, Felix The Cat, Fantasia: The Origin Stories And Lasting Impacts Of Early Animation

The new book “ Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation ” tells the stories of the artists who developed some of the most iconic cartoons to date and how they made a lasting impact on the world of animation. Author Reid Mitenbuler dives into the origins, rivalries, music and even politics that made way for animation as we see it today. Larry sits down with Mitenbuler to discuss.

Guest:

Reid Mitenbuler , author of the new book “ Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation ” (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020); he tweets @ReidMitenbuler