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Anna May Wong in her role as Princess Ling Moy. She wears an elaborate headdress that creates a half circle atop her heard, embroidered with beaded filigree. Sparkly fringe falls from the bottom of the headdress framing Wong's face with silver bangs. She smiles looking up from hooded eyes, seemingly micheviously.

FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle Interviews Author Yunte Huang About His New Biography On Anna May Wong

Larry Mantle interviews Yunte Huang, professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara about his new book "Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History".

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Archie Madekwe sits in the driver's seat of a car, only his shoulders up visible from behind the steering wheel. He wears an all black racing suit, "Nissan" written across the front of the collar of the suit's turtle neck. Madekwe looks forward, slightly off to his right. He looks on in anticipation.

FilmWeek: ‘Gran Turismo,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Golda,’ ‘Bella!’ And More

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

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Paulina Urrutia and Augusto Góngora lay on a tan couch in their living room reading a book together. Góngora wears glasses and and a grey sweater, holding the book for both of them to see. Urrutia rests her head on Góngora's shoulder wearing a tan ensemble.

FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle’s Interview With Director Maite Alberdi About “The Eternal Memory”

Larry Mantle interviews Chilean director Maite Alberdi about her new documentary "The Eternal Memory" that follows a Chilean couple as the wife and husband try to navigate their relationship as the husband slowly loses his memory to Alzheimer's disease.

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Xolo Maridueña stands in a dark cave. He is wearing a black suit with armored chest and shoulder plates with blue line details that glow. Protruding from the back of his suit are arachnid-like appendages, one above each shoulder that slightly curve at the top like insect legs. The tips of the appendages also glow blue. They are at the height of Maridueña's head. Maridueña looks opened mouthed and wide eyed at something out of frame, his curly hair disheveled.

FilmWeek: ‘Blue Beetle,’ ‘Strays,’ ‘Aurora’s Sunrise,’ ‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’ And More

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.

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An image of Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in black and white. Murphy wears a wide brimmed hat as he stares straight forward, a cigarette hanging from his closed lips.

FilmWeek Feature: Austin Cross’s Interview With Oppenheimer’s Casting Director John Papsidera

“Oppenheimer” casting director John Papsidera joins Austin Cross to talk about casting the team who built the atomic bomb with modern Hollywood actors and what went into narrowing down who was right for the iconic roles.

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Dracula looks down at a human perched above on the ship the 'Demeter'

FilmWeek: ‘The Last Voyage Of The Demeter,’ ‘Heart Of Stone,’ ‘Red, White & Royal Blue,’ And More

Austin Cross and LAist film critics review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. They also remember William Friedkin, who passed away at the age of 87 this week.

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Princess Mononoke sits on top of a giant white wolf in a lush green forest. Mononoke wears a face mask pulled up, sitting on top of her head to reveal her face. The mask is a red, abstract face with a long white fur coal attached that reaches down to Mononoke's waist. She also wears a tooth necklace and holds a long spear. Red face paint creates three triangles on her face, one small one on her forehead, and two larger ones under her eyes covering her cheeks.

FilmWeek Feature: Austin Cross Talks 'Princess Mononoke' & Its Kickstarting Of Studio Ghibli’s Global Success

Austin Cross sits down with animation expert and LAist film critic, Charles Solomon and former overseas promotion manager for Studio Ghibli, Steve Alpert, to talk about this year's Studio Ghibli Fest and the animation studio's first global hit 'Princess Mononoke.'

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Jason Statham sits in a submarine, the video controls visible behind him. He wears an all back water-suit. He looks off at someone out of frame. His eyes slightly hooded by his eyebrows pressed together, giving a serious look. He holds up one hand his index and thumb in a pinch gesturing to the size of something perhaps.

FilmWeek: ‘The Meg 2: The Trench,’ ‘Shortcomings,’ ‘The Beasts,’ ‘Corner Office’ And More

Austin Cross and LAist film critics review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms. They also revisit the box-office hit "Barbie" as it goes into its second weekend in theaters still dominating ticket-sales.