Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell review this week’s new movie releases including: the dramatic portrayal of the 2010 man-made disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, “Deepwater Horizon,” plus the new Tim Burton fantasy, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children;” an action funny starring the biggest names in comedy these days including Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Zach Galifianakis; and more. We'll also have a conversation with director Robert Kenner and producer/author Eric Schlosser of "Command and Control." TGI-FilmWeek!
FilmWeek: ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Masterminds,’ the new Tim Burton and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Tim Cogshell review this week’s new movie releases including: the dramatic portrayal of the 2010 man-made disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, “Deepwater Horizon,” plus the new Tim Burton fantasy, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children;” an action funny starring the biggest names in comedy these days including Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Zach Galifianakis; and more.
TGI-FilmWeek!
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Tim's Hits
- " Generation Startup "
- " A Man Called Ove "
- " Milton's Secret "
- " American Honey "
Andy's Hits
Mixed Reviews
- Tim and Andy: " Deepwater Horizon "
- Tim: " Chronic " & " Flock of Dudes "
- Andy: " A Man Called Ove ," " Loserville " & Claude Chabrol Series: " Betty ," " The Color of Lies ," " Night Cap ," " The Swindle " & " The Torment "
This Week's Misses
- Tim and Andy: " Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children "
- Tim: " Masterminds ," " Denial " & " Amanda Knox "
Guests:
Tim Cogshell , Film Critic for KPCC and Alt-Film Guide; Tim tweets from
Andy Klein, Film Critic for KPCC
'Command and Control' documentary examines nuclear-weapons risks in the U.S.
In theatres today (at the Nuart in Los Angeles), "Command and Control" is a new documentary looking at the risks of a nuclear weapons accident on American soil.
Based on Eric Schlosser's investigate book of the same name and directed by Robert Kenner ("Food, Inc."), the film recounts how a dropped wrench at an Arkansas weapons facility in 1980 could have caused an explosion 600 times as devastating as Hiroshima.
Guests:
Robert Kenner , Director, "Command and Control;" Kenner's other credits include "Merchants of Doubt" and "Food, Inc." - both critically acclaimed investigative documentaries
Eric Schlosser , Producer and Author, "Command and Control"