Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Henry Sheehan to discuss this week’s new films, including Men in Black 3, Chernobyl Diaries, Moonrise Kingdom and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
"Men In Black III" trailer:
"Chernobyl Diaries" trailer:
"Moonrise Kingdom" trailer:
Guests:
Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC, Glendale News-Press and the L.A. Times Community Papers chain
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and dearhenrysheehan.com
Films Reviewed:
Men in Black 3
Agent J must travel back in time to save Agent K’s life and the planet.
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin and Jemaine Clement
Written by: Etan Cohen
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
PG-13
Columbia Pictures
Chernobyl Diaries
Six tourists visit a ghost town abandoned after Chernobyl.
Starring: Devin Kelley, Jonathan Sadowski and Ingrid Bolso Berdal
Written by: Oren Peli, Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke
Directed by: Brad Parker
R
Warner Bros. Pictures
Moonrise Kingdom
A young boy and girl run away together.
Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Edward Norton
Written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Directed by: Anderson
PG-13
Focus Features
The Intouchables
A rich quadriplegic strikes up a friendship with his poor caretaker.
Starring: Francois Cluzet and Omar Sy
Written and directed by: Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano
Not rated
Weinstein Co.
In French with English subtitles.
Elena
An uneasy marriage is threatened by a sudden illness.
Starring: Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov and Elena Lyadova
Written by: Oleg Negin and Andrey Zvyagintsev
Directed by: Zvyagintsev
Not rated
Zeitgeist Films
In Russian with English subtitles.
Memorial Day
A WWII vet recounts his war stories to his grandson.
Starring: Jonathan Bennett, James Cromwell and John Cromwell
Written by: Marc Conklin
Directed by: Sam Fischer
R
Image Entertainment
Mighty Fine
A family relocates from Brooklyn to New Orleans in the 1970s.
Starring: Chazz Palminteri, Andie MacDowell, Jodelle Ferland and Rainey Qualley
Written and directed by: Debbie Goodstein
R
Adopt Films
DVDs
The Cats / I Bastardi (The Bastard)
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Guiliano Gemma and Klaus Kinski
Directed by: Duccio Tessari
1968
Certified Copy
Starring: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell
Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami
2010