KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan, Charles Solomon and Tim Cogshell join Larry to review the new films Drive, The Lion King 3-D, Straw Dogs, Contagion and more. Plus, critic Peter Rainer calls in to discuss his account of the Toronto Film Festival. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and henrysheehan.com
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Box Office Magazine
Charles Solomon, animation critic for KPCC, author and historian for amazon.com
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and Christian Science Monitor
Films Reviewed:
Drive
A Hollywood stunt driver has to put his skills to the test.
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston and Christina Hendricks
Written by: Hossein Amini
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
R
FilmDistrict
The Lion King 3D
A 3-D version of the classic animated film.
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg and James Earl Jones
Written by: Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton
Directed by: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
G
Walt Disney Pictures
Straw Dogs
A couple return home where tensions rise and old conflicts reemerge.
Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgard and Dominic Purcell
Written and directed by: Rod Lurie
R
Screen Gems
Contagion (in Imax)
A lethal virus threats to completely unravel society.
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne and Jude Law
Written by: Scott Z. Burns
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
PG-13
Warner Bros. Pictures
3
A couple on the urge of their 20th anniversary fall in love with the same man.
Starring: Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper and Devid Striesow
Written and directed by: Tom Tykwer
Not rated
Strand Releasing
Happy, Happy
A perfect couples moves next door to a housewife in a frigid marriage.
Starring: Agnes Kittelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen and Maibritt Saerens
Written by: Ragnhild Tronvoll
Directed by: Anne Sewitsky
R
Magnolia Pictures
In Norwegian with English subtitles.
Restless
A man who lost his parents falls in love with a terminal cancer patient.
Starring: Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase and Schuyler Fisk
Written by: Jason Lew
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
PG-13
Sony Pictures Classics
Special Treatment
A prostitute and psychoanalyst trade professional expertise.
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Bouli Lanners and Sabila Moussadek
Written by: Richard Debuisne and Jeanne Labrune
Directed by: Jeanne Labrune
First Run Features
Summer Pasture
A look at a nomadic family living in Tibet.
Directed by: Lynn True and Nelson Walker
Not rated
In Tibetan with English subtitles.
We Were Here
A documentary of the impact of AIDS on San Francisco.
Starring: Eileen Glutzer, Paul Boneberg and Bobbi Campbell
Directed by: David Weissman and Bill Weber
Not rated
Red Flag Releasing
Shut Up Little Man
Two roommates tape-record their neighbors’ profane, alcoholic fights.
Starring: Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitch Deprey and Daniel Clowes
Written and directed by: Matthew Bate
Not rated
Tribeca Film