KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell of Box Office Magazine and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Saw 3-D, Welcome To The Rileys, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest, Wild Target and Shake Hands With The Devil among others… TGI-FilmWeek! And, your favorite scary movies.
Shutter Island, Daybreakers and The Wolfman are among the top scary movies of 2010, so far. But if you’re looking to set a spooky mood for Halloween, there are plenty of classics that could scare the bejeebers out of you and your friends. Think: The Exorcist, The Omen, The Blair Witch Project, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Carrie. Larry and critics host an unofficial “FilmWeek Rally to Restore FEAR and/or FEAR.” What horror flicks terrify you most? Which ones might be good sources for last-minute Halloween costume ideas?
Guests:
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Box Office Magazine
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and The Christian Science Monitor
Films reviewed:
Saw 3D
Jigsaw’s victims seek guidance from a self-help guru, with bloody consequences.
Starring: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell & Sean Patrick Flannery
Written: by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan
Directed: by Kevin Greutert
Rated: R
Lionsgate
Welcome to the Rileys
A married man moves in with an underage pole-dancer in New Orleans in order to reform her
Starring: James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo and Kristen Stewart
Written: by Ken Hixon
Directed: by Jake Scott
Rated: R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
Mikael Blomkvist and Lizbeth Salander are back in the third installment of Stieg Larsson’s trilogy.
Starring: Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist
Written: by Jonas Fryberg and Ulf Ryberg
Directed: by Daniel Alfredson
Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson
In Swedish with English subtitles
Rated: R
Music Box Films
Wild Target
In this comedy, an assassin spares his target’s life.
Starring: Emily Blunt, Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, and Rupert Everett
Written: by Lucinda Coxon and Pierre Salvadori
Directed: by Jonathan Lynn
Rated: PG-13
Freestyle/Honest Engine Films
Amer
An avant-garde, surreal story about fear and desire
Starring: Marie Bos
Written & Directed: by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Rated: unrated
In French with English subtitles
Olive Films
Nora’s Will
After a woman’s suicide, her ex-husband and family come together for Passover dinner.
Starring: Fernando Luján, Enrique Arreola & Ari Brickman
Written & Directed: by Mariana Chenillo
Rated: unrated
In Spanish with English subtitles
Menemsha Films
Change of Plans
A story of friends whose live change dramatically between their yearly dinners.
Starring: Karin Viard, Dany Boon, Marina Fois, Patrick Bruel, & Emmanuelle Seigner
Written: by Christopher Thompson and Daniele Thompson
Directed: by Daniele Thompson
In French with English subtitles
Rated: unrated
IFC Films
Shake Hands with the Devil
UN commander Romeo Dallaire struggles to promote peace during the Rwandan genocide.
Starring: Roy Dupuis, Owen Sejake and James Gallenders
Written: by Michael Donovan
Directed: by Roger Spottiswoode
Based on the autobiography of Roméo Dallaire
Rated: R
Regent Releasing
Monsters
A journalist and tourist attempt to escape space aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Starring: Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able
Written & Directed: by Gareth Edwards
Rated: R
Magnet Releasing
Eichmann
Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann confesses his crimes in the days before his execution in Israel.
Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity, Franka Potente and Stephen Fry
Written: by Snoo Wilson
Directed: by Robert Young
Rated: unrated
Regent Releasing
The Magician
In this mockumentary, a film student follows his neighbor, a hitman.
Starring: Scott Ryan, Ben Walker, Kane Mason and Massimiliano Andrighetto
Written & Directed: by Scott Ryan
Rated: unrated
Regent Releasing
DVD releases
Sex And The City 2
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
Directed by: Michael Patrick King
The Girl Who Played With Fire
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace
Directed by: Daniel Alfredson
Winter’s Bone
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, and Kevin Bresnahan
Directed by: Debra Granik
South of the Border
Directed by: Oliver Stone