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FilmWeek

FilmWeek for Jul 18, 2008

Larry and critics Andy Klein, of CityBeat, Jean Oppenheimer, of Village Voice Media, and Charles Solomon, of amazon.com, review some of the week's new feature films including "The Dark Knight," "Mamma Mia!," "Space Chimps," "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," "Sword of a Stranger," "Kenny," and "The Grocers Son."

Larry and critics Andy Klein, of CityBeat, Jean Oppenheimer, of Village Voice Media, and Charles Solomon, of amazon.com, review some of the week's new feature films including "The Dark Knight," "Mamma Mia!," "Space Chimps," "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," "Sword of a Stranger," "Kenny," and "The Grocers Son."

Plus: Summer is traditionally time for blockbusters at the cinema and these days blockbusters often mean films based on comic book superheroes. Larry and FilmWeek critics Wade Major, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon discuss what makes a superhero successful on screen and why so many of them seem to be swooping down upon us.