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FilmWeek: ‘It Chapter Two,’ ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice,’ ‘Ms. Purple’ And Why The Academy Should Recognize ‘Best Stunt’ At The Oscars
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Sep 6, 2019
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FilmWeek: ‘It Chapter Two,’ ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice,’ ‘Ms. Purple’ And Why The Academy Should Recognize ‘Best Stunt’ At The Oscars

Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases. Larry also sits down with veteran stunt performers and coordinators to talk about what makes stunt work Oscar-worthy and why the Academy hasn’t added the category yet.

"IT Chapter 2" by Warner Brothers Pictures
"IT Chapter 2" by Warner Brothers Pictures
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Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases. Larry also sits down with veteran stunt performers and coordinators to talk about what makes stunt work Oscar-worthy and why the Academy hasn’t added the category yet.

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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.
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After more than 40 years in the film industry, stuntman Jack Gill knows a little something about taking a fall.
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