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FilmWeek (10/29/10): Saw 3D, Welcome To The Rileys, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, and more

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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.
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.

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