KPCC film critics Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor, Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Charles Solomon of amazon.com join Larry to discuss the week’s new film releases including Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Part 1), The Next Three Days, Made In Dagenham, Kuroneko, Today’s Special, and Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Peter Ranier, film critic, and The Christian Science Monitor
Henry Sheehan, film critic, KPCC and henrysheehan.com
Charles Solomon, animation critic, author and historian, KPCC and amazon.com
Films Reviewed
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) Harry and his companions race to destroy the remaining Horcruxes – magical objects from which his nemesis Lord Voldemort gets his power.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes
Directed: by David Yates
Screenplay: by Steve Kloves (based on the book by J.K. Rowling)
Rated: PG-13
Warner Brothers Pictures
The Next Three Days
A married couple struggles after the wife is accused of a brutal murder.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy and Liam Neeson
Written and directed: by Paul Haggis
Rated: PG-13
Lionsgate
Made in Dagenham
Female autoworkers protest sexual discrimination by staging a walkout at a Ford plant in 1968.
Starring: Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson and Rosamund Pike
Directed: by Nigel Cole
Screenplay: by William Ivory
Rated: R
Sony Pictures Classics
Kuroneko (“Black Cat”)
A free spirited hero must solve the slaughter of samurai warriors by mysterious forces after the wartime rape and murder of a woman and her daughter.
Starring: Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa and Kiwako Taichi
Written and directed: by Kaneto Shindô
Not Rated
Janus Films
Today’s Special
An aspiring master chef shelves his culinary dreams to take over his family’s Indian Restaurant.
Starring: Aasif Mandvi, Jess Weixler, Madhur Jaffrey, Naseeruddin Shah, Harish Patel, Kevin Corrigan and Dean Winters
Directed: by David Kaplan
Screenplay: by Jonathan Bines and Aasif Mandvi
Not Rated
Reliance MediaWorks
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Examines the influence of the game of baseball and Jewish baseball players on Jews in America.
Starring: Interviews with Al Rosen, Kevin Youkilis, Shawn Green, Larry King, Ron Howard, Bob Feller, Yogi Berra and Sandy Koufax
Narrated: by Dustin Hoffman
Directed by: Peter Miller
Screenplay: by Ira Berkow
Not Rated
Seventh Art Releasing