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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 with critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Peter Rainer of New York Magazine discuss this week's new film releases, including The Truth about Charlie, Ghost Ship, Roger Dodger, Frida, All or Nothing, All the Queen's Men, and Waking Up in Reno. Larry and the critics review two new documentaries, The Trials of Henry Kissinger and Shanghai Ghetto, along with new video releases.
  • Larry Mantle with critics Andy Klein of New Times, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Charles Solomon, animation critic of amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Punch Drunk Love, The Ring, Auto Focus, Bloody Sunday, Formula 51, Safe Conduct, Real Women Have Curves, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, Pokemon 4Ever, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Pipe Dreams, and The Man From Elysian Fields. Charles also tells about the new Disney DVD Beauty and the Beast.
  • Larry Mantle with critics Andy Klein of New Times L.A. and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Sweet Home Alabama, The Tuxedo, Wasabi, Lonely Affair of the Heart, Herapurple, Siddhartha, as well as last week's Four Feathers. Lawrence of Arabia at the Cinerama Dome and the new video releases, including The Wrong Guy were also discussed.
  • Ella Taylor of the L.A. Weekly, Peter Rainer of New York Magazine, and Charles Solomon, animation critic of amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Miyazaki's Spirited Away, The Banger Sisters, Secretary, Das Experiment, and Burning Man: The Burning Sensation. Selected films from Documentary Days, and both the Toronto International Film Festival and the Montreal World Film Festival were discussed this week.
  • Larry Mantle with critics Andy Klein of New Times and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new film releases, including Barbershop, Igby Goes Down, How I Killed My Father, Low Heights, and The Dog Walker.
  • Larry Mantle with critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times L.A. and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com discuss this week's new film releases, including City by the Sea, swimf@n, In Praise of Love (Eloge dol'Amour), Elling, and Umberto D.
  • Guest host John Rabey with critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times L.A. and Andy Klein of New Times L.A., discuss this week's new film releases, including feardotcom, Amy's Orgasm, Mad Love (Juana La Loca), Satin Rouge, and I'm Going Home. Jean discusses some films in the Documentary Days 2002 at the Laemmle Theaters, and Andy tells us about Vampires Kiss and the trio of Quentin Tarantino's new releases, all now available on DVD.
  • Larry Mantle with critics Jean Oppenheimer of Screen International, Andy Klein of New Times L.A., and Charles Solomon, animation critic of amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including S1m0ne, One Hour Photo, Little Secrets, Serving Sara, Undisputed, The Chateau, Lan Yu, and Mostly Martha. Jean caught up with last week's release Pluto Nash. Also discussed were the life of Doris Wishman and the special 70mm screening of Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty, this week at The El Capitan
  • Larry Mantle with critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine and Andy Klein of New Times L.A. discuss this week's new film releases, including Possession, Merci Pour le Chocolat, 24 Hour Party people, All About Lilly Chou-Chou, and The Last Kiss (L'Ultimo Bacio). Larry and Andy also discuss the special screenings of Mel Brooks' The Producers and Billy Wilder's Kiss Me Stupid at the Nuart.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of Screen International and Andy Klein of New Times L.A. discuss this week's new film releases, including Blood Work, XXX, Spy Kids 2, The Good Girl, Buddha Heads, and Secret Ballot.

Support & Credits

Larry Mantle, Host
Manny Valladares, Associate Producer
Courtney Eileen Fulcher, Apprentice News Clerk