FilmWeek

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics discuss the week's new film releases including The Taking of Pelham 123, Imagine That, Moon, Tetro, The Art of Being Straight, Dim Sum Funeral, Food Inc., Kabei, Our Mother, A Wink And A Smile, Unmistaken Child, and Seraphine.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics discuss the week's new film releases including The Taking of Pelham 123, Imagine That, Moon, Tetro, The Art of Being Straight, Dim Sum Funeral, Food Inc., Kabei, Our Mother, A Wink And A Smile, Unmistaken Child, and Seraphine.

Baby blue eyes, stunning good looks and sometimes the sole reason why many people went to the theaters for entertainment all comprise the reasons we loved the Hollywood heartthrob. But Newman's ascent was not as successful as a typical heroic, Hollywood story. His first marriage failed, he was an obsessive drinker and his only son died of an accidental drug overdose. In Paul Newman: A Life, author Shawn Levy gives readers a fresh perspective on the totality of Newman's life, from years of personal research and interviews with those who new the actor best.

Larry and KPCC film critics discuss this week’s new film releases including Land of the Lost, The Hangover, Away We Go, Downloading Nancy, My Life In Ruins, The Country Teacher, Throw Down Your Heart and Pressure Cooker.

Larry and KPCC film critics discuss this week’s new film releases including Land of the Lost, The Hangover, Away We Go, Downloading Nancy, My Life In Ruins, The Country Teacher, Throw Down Your Heart and Pressure Cooker.

Larry Mantle and critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com, Andy Klein of Brand X, and Charles Solomon of amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases including "Up," "Drag Me To Hell," "What Goes Up," "Summer Hours," "Burma VJ," "Departures," and "Tulpan."

Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss the week's new releases including "Terminator Salvation," "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," "The Girlfriend Experience," "Easy Virtue," "O'Horten," and others.

Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Andy Klein of Brand X discuss the week's new releases including "Angels & Demons," "Management," "The Brothers Bloom," "Brothers At War," "Jerichow" and "Kassim the Dream" among others. Larry also talks with John Horn of the L.A. Times about the Cannes Film Festival that started this week.

Just ten years ago, actor Zach Quinto was a budding thespian fresh out of Carnegie Mellon Drama School in Pittsburgh. He went on to land several television roles, but it was his portrayal of the super villain Sylar on NBC's "Heros" that catapulted his screen career... now he's playing an American icon -- Spock -- in Paramount's new Star Trek movie, out in theaters today. What's it like playing a cultural phenomenon? And how does one translate traditional stage training to a big screen, popular summer release? Larry talks with Quinto.