Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also discuss the fun and fascinating history behind film noir, with Eddie Muller the host of the Noir City: Hollywood film festival.
FilmWeek: ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Maze,’ ‘3 Faces’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- " Dumbo " in wide release
- " 3 Faces " at Laemmle's Royal, Laemmle's Town Center & Laemmle's Glendale
- " A Vigilante " at AMC Universal CityWalk
- " Unplanned " in wide release
- " The Brink " at the Landmark Theater
- " Diane " at the Nuart Theater
- " American Relapse " at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- " Slut in a Good Way " at Laemmle's Playhouse, Laemmle's Royal 7 Laemmle's Glendale
CRITICS' HITS
Wade: 'Dumbo,' 'A Vigilante' & 'American Relapse'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NiYVoqBt-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyZ_Gu8rSZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGvPkLckQlw
Lael: '3 Faces,' 'The Brink,' 'Diane' & 'Slut in a Good Way'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTwB4dVxZ-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjfUPLEKZtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1WJA0T5II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBOjfxh0j7c
MIXED FEELINGS:
Wade: 'Unplanned'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLWpKbC3ww
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein , KPCC film critic; she tweets
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
Femme fatales and fast-paced dialogue: a celebration of film at the 21st annual Noir City: Hollywood film festival
Danger, desire and despair. These are just some of the key elements that make a classic noir film.
One of the biggest celebrations of noir films, Noir City: Hollywood , celebrates its 21st anniversary this weekend and returns to the Egyptian theater for a 10-night event filled with femme fatales and quick paced, poetic dialogue.
Films from the festival include noir classics such as Joan Crawford’s 1952 film Sudden Fear , 1956’s A Kiss Before Dying with Robert Wagner, Humphrey Bogart’s The Harder They Fall & 1958’s Touch of Evil, directed by Orson Welles and starring Charlton Heston.
Eddie Muller, host of the Noir City: Hollywood film festival joins Larry and our FilmWeek critics to discuss the fun and fascinating history behind film noir.
Do you have a favorite noir film? Give us a call at 866-893-5722.
Noir City: Hollywood kicks off tonight, Friday, March 29 and ends Sunday, April 7 at the Egyptian Theatre.
Guests:
Eddie Muller , host of Noir City: Hollywood 2019 and “ Noir Alley ” on Turner Classic Movies, and the founder and president of the Film Noir Society; he tweets
Lael Loewenstein , KPCC film critic; she tweets
Wade Major , film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com