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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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LAist host Austin Cross spoke with FilmWeek critic Tim Cogshell on AirTalk about what makes a good book-to-film adaptation. -
Guest host Austin Cross and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
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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. -
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor discuss this week's new film releases including "Star Trek," "Julia," "Adoration," "Little Ashes," "Rudo Y Cursi," "Revanche" and "Treeless Mountain."
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Listen 12:58Just 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.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.
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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.
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Larry Mantle and film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss the week's new film releases including "X Men Origins: Wolverine," "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," "Battle for Terra," "The Merry Gentleman," "The Limits of Control," "Il Divo," "Lemon Tree," and "Naked Ambition," among others.
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Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss the week's new film releases including The Soloist, Earth, Tyson, The Informers, Fighting, Lifelines, In A Dream, and the HBO film Grey Gardens.
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Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss the week's new film releases including The Soloist, Earth, Tyson, The Informers, Fighting, Lifelines, In A Dream, and the HBO film Grey Gardens.
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Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com review the week's new film releases including "State Of Play," "17 Again," "Lymelife," "Is Anybody There," "American Violet," "Sleep Dealer," "Enlighten Up!," and "Ballerina."
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Guest host Jon Beaupre talks with KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Lael Loewenstein of Variety about the week's new film releases including "Observe and Report," "Hannah Montana: The Movie," "The Escapist," "Shall We Kiss," "The Song of Sparrows," "Forbidden Lies," and "Anvil! The Story of Anvil"
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Larry Mantle and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and DigiGods.com and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss the week's new film releases including "Fast and Furious", "Adventureland", "Bart Got A Room", "Alien Trespass", "Sugar", "Paris 36", "Who Does She Think She Is", "American Swing" and "Z".
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