Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases.
FilmWeek: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate,’ ‘The Irishman,’ ‘Harriet,’ ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- " Terminator: Dark Fate " in wide release
- "T he Irishman " at The Egyptian Theatre, Regency Village (Westwood), The Landmark & Laemmle’s Monica Film Center
- "
Harriet
" in wide release
- “The Frame’s” John Horn spoke with the film’s co-writer and director Kasi Lemmons and star Cynthia Erivo earlier this week. You can listen to the interview here .
- " Motherless Brooklyn " in wide release
- “ The Apollo ” at Laemmle’s Royal
- " Synonyms " at the Nuart Theatre
- " Adopt a Highway " at Laemmle’s Town Center
- " Earthquake Bird " at Laemmle’s Music Hall
CRITICS' HITS:
Lael: "The Apollo" & "Terminator: Dark Fate"
Christy: "Synonyms" & "The Irishman"
MIXED FEELINGS:
Lael: "Adopt a Highway"
Christy: "Motherless Brooklyn" & "Earthquake Bird"
MISSES:
Christy: "Harriet"
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein , KPCC film critic; she tweets
Christy Lemire , film critic for KPCC, RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ‘ Breakfast All Day ’ podcast; she tweets
Hollywood Chinese: Documentarian Arthur Dong On A Century of Chinese-Americans On The Silver Screen
Chinese Americans’ relationship with Hollywood is as empowering as it is complicated, argues award-winning filmmaker and author Arthur Dong.
In his new book Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films, Dong explores the role and influence of Chinese Americans on the silver screen over the last century. Using archival photographs and interviews with a range of prominent filmmakers, Dong’s investigation leads from Hollywood’s stereotypical cinematic portrayals of Chinatown’s Tong Wars at the turn of the 20th century to the practice of casting white actors in Asian roles (coined “ yellowface ”), which continues to this day. Hollywood Chinese also highlights Chinese and Chinese American artists--including Ang Lee, Nancy Kwan, Justin Lin and Amy Tan-- whose work has helped to create nuanced portrayals of Asians on screen.
Hollywood Chinese follows Dong’s first book, the award-winning Forbidden City, USA, which tells the story of the Chinese American nightclub scene that emerged in San Francisco during World War II. Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle talks with Dong about the history and cultural impact of Chinese American filmmaking.
Guest:
Arthur Dong , author of the book “ Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films ” (Angel City Press, October 2019); he is an Oscar-nominated and Sundance award-winning filmmaker who has directed eight feature-length documentaries