Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Claudia Puig review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
FilmWeek: ‘The King Of Staten Island,’ ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ ‘Artemis Fowl’ And More
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Claudia Puig review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
" The King Of Staten Island " on VOD (iTunes, Amazon Prime, Google Play, FandangoNOW, Vudu, YouTube, Spectrum, DirecTV, and more)
" Da 5 Bloods " on Netflix
" Artemis Fowl " on Disney+
" The Surrogate " on virtual cinemas, including Laemmle's & The Frida , and VOD (Vimeo)
" Sometimes Always Never " on virtual cinemas, including Laemmle's & The Frida
" The Short History Of The Long Road " on VOD (iTunes)
" Infamous " at Drive-In Theaters (including Mission Tiki, Vineland & Van Buren) and VOD (iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNow)
" 2 Minutes Of Fame " on VOD (iTunes)
" Aviva " on virtual cinemas, including Laemmle's & The Frida
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:
Amy Nicholson , film critic for KPCC, film writer for The Guardian and host of the podcasts ‘ Unspooled ’ and the podcast miniseries “ Zoom ”; she tweets
Claudia Puig , film critic for KPCC and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA); she tweets
Hoping You Laugh And Cry, Director Judd Apatow On His Latest Comedy-Drama ‘The King Of Staten Island’
Director and comedian Judd Apatow teams up with Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson in his latest comedy-drama “ The King Of Staten Island ”.
Apatow is known to make films that take inspiration from his collaborators’ own life experience. Past movies in his filmography, like ‘Knocked Up’, ‘This Is 40’ and ‘Trainwreck’, feel almost biographical. ‘The King Of Staten Island’ is no different. Apatow co-wrote the feature with Davidson . The film, also starring Davidson as its lead, centers around a man who lost his firefighter father at a young age and has been living in a state of arrested development since his death. He decides he wants to make something of his life and confronts his grief. The Apatow-directed feature hopes to not only be a funny escape given the circumstances of the pandemic, but also serve as an honest portrayal of how we process pain and grief.
Today on FilmWeek, KPCC’s John Horn spoke with Judd Apatow on his latest film, what it was like collaborating with Pete Davidson, and his thoughts on getting back to filming as Hollywood starts to ease back into production.
‘The King Of Staten Island’ is now available on VOD .
With contributions from John Horn
Guest:
Judd Apatow , director of “ The King of Staten Island ”; his past films include “Knocked Up”, “This Is 40” and “Funny People”; he tweet