FilmWeek

Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Finding Nemo, The Italian Job, Together, and A Decade Under the Influence. Along with Charles' take on the Animatrix shorts, The Israel Film Festival and Bagels and Docs at the Laemmle theaters as well as the Hollywood Black Film Festival were also discussed.

Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine and Lael Lowenstein of Variety discuss this week's new film releases, including Bruce Almighty, The In-Laws, Marooned in Iraq, Respiro, The Sea, and Sweet Sixteen. Peter also gives us a report of the Bermuda Film Festival.

Larry Mantle and critics Andy Klein of New Times and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and the L.A. Weekly discuss this week's new film releases, including The Matrix Reloaded, Down With Love, Spellbound, Cremaster 3, Chi-Hwa-seon, Everybody Says I'm Fine!, and L'Auberge Espagnole. Larry and the critics also paid tribute to actor Robert Stack, who died Wednesday night.

Larry Mantle and critics F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new film releases, including Identity, Confidence, It Runs in the Family, People I Know, City of Ghosts, House of Fools, Japon, Ten, The Real Cancun, and Lawless Heart. Larry and the critics also found time to talk about this week's videos.

Larry Mantle and critics Andy Klein of New Times and Lael Lowenstein of Variety discuss this week's new film releases, including A Mighty Wind, Holes, Bulletproof Monk, Malibu's Most Wanted, Chasing Papi, Raising Victor Vargas, and Lilya 4-Ever. The critics also talk about this week's videos.

Larry Mantle and critics F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new film releases, including Anger Management, Ghosts of the Abyss, XX/XY, Better Luck Tomorrow, The Man Without a Past, White Dream, and Fellini: I'm a Born Liar. The critics also talk about Imitations of Life: The Legacy of Rainer Werner Fassbinder at LACMA as well as Festa Fellini at select Laemmle theaters.

Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and the L.A. Weekly, Andy Klein of New Times and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Phone Booth, The Good Thief, Cowboy Bebop, Levity, The Son, and Stevie. The critics also talk about Hollywood and the war, with Charles focusing on some of the more memorable "wartoons".

Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new film releases, including The Hunted, Willard, Bend It Like Beckham, Nowhere in Africa, Le Cercle Rouge, and Divine Intervention. The critics also share their thoughts on this week's video releases, as well as the recent Screen Actor Guild Awards.

Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine and F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly discuss this week's new film releases, including Bringing Down the House, Tears of the Sun, Laurel Canyon, Irreversible, Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time, and Fidel. The critics also share their thoughts on this week's video releases as well as Peter's thoughts of the Miami International Film Festival.

Larry Mantle and critics Andy Klein of New Times and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and the L.A. Weekly discuss this week's new film releases, including Cradle 2 the Grave, Poolhall Junkies, and Mad Song (filmed partly at KPCC). The critics also share their thoughts on this week's video releases as well as the Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective at the Nuart and Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film at UCLA. Henry Sheehan will be discussing Chinatown with Carl Franklin at the Skirball Cultural Center Friday the 28th of Feburary.