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FilmWeek

Reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussion. Airs Fridays 10-11am and 10-11pm, and Saturdays 12-1pm.

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Episodes
  • Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including Jet Li's Fearless, Flyboys, All the King's Men, Aurora Borealis, The Science of Sleep, Renaissance, Man Push Cart, Zen Noir, Red Doors, and Al Franken: God Spoke.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com discuss this week's new releases, including The Black Dahlia, The Last Kiss, Everyone's Hero, Haven, The Ground Truth, My Country, My Country, and The U.S. Vs. John Lennon.
  • The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the arrests today of Southland street gang members facing federal drug and racketeering charges. Patt gets the latest from Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney George S. Cardona.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including Hollywoodland, Sherrybaby, Mutual Attraction, Neo Ned, The Protector, The Bridesmaid, Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, Hurricane on the Bayou, and Vajra Sky Over Tibet.
  • Guest host Ted Chen and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including This Film is Not Yet Rated, Lassie, Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Ankor, and Princesas. They also discuss the career of actor Glenn Ford who passed away this week at the age of 90.
  • Guest host Ted Chen and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly, discuss this week's new releases, including Invincible, Idlewild, How to Eat Fried Worms, Beerfest, Half-Nelson, The Quiet, Viva Pedro!, Two Drifters, Queens, Fanfan la Tulipe, Buzz, and last week's Snakes on a Plane.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Ella Taylor of the L.A. Weekly and Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly, discuss this week's new releases, including Accepted, Factotum, The Illusionist, Trust the Man, Lunacy, and Crossing The Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul.
  • Sport bikes, touring bikes, cruisers, choppers, dirt bikes, vintage cycles, and scooters - they are all part of the motorcycle scene in southern California. Susan Carpenter, writer of the new "Throttle Jockey" column for the LA Times, and Glenn Bator, who has spent 20 years riding and restoring vintage bikes, join Patt.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, discuss this week's new releases, including World Trade Center, Edmond, Conversations With Other Women, Step Up, Mardi Gras, Who Needs Sleep?, and The House of Sand.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, discuss this week's new releases, including Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Night Listener, Barnyard, Boynton Beach Club, The Descent, Quinceanera, Nightmare Man, Shock to the System, Brothers of the Head, Changing Times, Gabrielle, and Favela Rising.

Support & Credits

Larry Mantle, Host
Payton Seda, Associate Producer
Zoë Howes, Apprentice News Clerk