FilmWeek

Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new releases, including Mission: Impossible III, An American Haunting, Hoot, The Proposition, Art School Confidential, One Last Thing..., The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The Promise, La Petite Jerusalem, The Fall of Fujimori, and Sir, No Sir!.

Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new releases including United 93, Akeelah and the Bee, The Beauty Academy of Kabul, The Devil's Miner, Guys & Balls, Look Both Ways, The Lost City, Stick It, and Water.

Guest host Ted Chen and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, and Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly discuss this week's new releases, including American Dreamz, The Sentinel, Standing Still, Drawing Restraint 9, Abominable, Erosion, Somersault, The Almost Guys, Iron Island, and The Syrian Bride.

Larry Mantle and critics Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, discuss this week's new releases, including The Wild, Hard Candy, Kinky Boots, The Sisters, The Notorious Bettie Page, Kekexili Mountain Patrol, Our Brand is Crisis, Herbie Hancock: Possibilities and Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.

Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, discuss this week's new releases, including Friends With Money, Lucky Number Slevin, Take the Lead, When Do We Eat, One Last Ride, On a Clear Day, Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy, The Lady in Question is Charles Busch and The Fallen Idol.

Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including Ice Age: The Meltdown, Basic Instinct 2, Game 6, Lonesome Jim, Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, Adam & Steve, Brick, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Grace Lee Project and Evil.

Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly discuss this week's new releases, including The Inside Man, American Gun, The Fallen, Americano, Stoned, L'Enfant (The Child), Music From the Inside Out and Go for Zucker!.

Guest Host Ted Chen 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 V for Vendetta, She's the Man, Find Me Guilty, Don't Come Knocking, Thank You for Smoking, The Zodiac, Don't Tell, Gilles' Wife and Trudell.

Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com discuss this week's new releases, including Failure to Launch, Ask the Dust, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, The Hills Have Eyes, Duck Season and Trudell; as well as last week's David Chappelle's Block Party, 16 Blocks and Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas).

From the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, Ella Taylor of the L.A. Weekly, Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly, Lael Loewenstein of Variety, and Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor discuss the Academy Award nominations.