Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
FilmWeek: 'Reminiscence,' 'The Protege,' 'Flag Day' And More
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FW Reviews (8/20/21)
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson, Andy Klein and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
- " Reminiscence " in wide release and HBO Max
- " The Protege " in wide release
- " The Night House " in wide release
- " Kipchoge: The Last Milestone " on VOD (including Spectrum On-Demand) Aug. 24
- " Flag Day " in select theaters (including the Alamo Drafthouse [DTLA], Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 [Pasadena] & The Landmark [West LA])
- " Days " at Lumiere Music Hall (Beverly Hills)
- "Paw Patrol: The Movie" in wide release and the Paramount+ streaming app
- " White As Snow " at The Landmark (West LA), Laemmle’s Town Center 5 (Encino) and Regal Edwards Westpark (Irvine)
- " Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power " at Laemmle's Royal Theater
- " Cryptozoo " on VOD Aug 20th; select theatrical showings (including Brain Dead Studios [Fairfax] Aug 27)
Sean And Dylan Penn On Starring As Father And Daughter In ‘Flag Day’
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FW Flag Day Interview (8/20/21)
In the new film “Flag Day,” Sean Penn stars as real-life counterfeiter John Vogel. Penn also directed the film, which is based on journalist Jennifer Vogel’s memoir “ Flim Flam Man: The True Story of My Father’s Counterfeit Life ,” (Scribner, 2005). In the film, Penn’s real-life daughter Dylan Penn takes up the role of Jennifer. John Horn talked with Sean and Dylan Penn about what it was like portraying an on-screen father-daughter duo. The film in select theaters. It’s rated R.