FilmWeek

Filmweek: Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Andy Klein and Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com discuss the week's new releases including "Monsters vs. Aliens," "The Haunting In Connecticut," "Spinning Into Butter," "The Education of Charlie Banks," "Three Monkeys" and "Tokyo Sonata."

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media discuss the week's new releases including Duplicity, I Love You Man, Knowing, The Great Buck Howard, Explicit Ills, Tokyo!, Sin Nombre, Super Capers, Virtual JFK: Vietnam Had Kennedy Lived, and Perestroika.

Guest host David Lazarus and film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat discuss the week's new releases including "Race to Witch Mountain," "The Edge of Love," "Miss March," "Sunshine Cleaning," "The Last House On The Left," "Cake Eaters," "Sherman's Way," "Steam," "The Objective," and "This Is The Life."

The Dalai Lama claims to be just a simple Buddhist monk, but author Pico Iyer's new book, The Open Road, highlights a more multifaceted, global icon, who evokes both admiration and skepticism. Today marks the 50th anniversary of his exile from Tibet and discussions about who will succeed the 74-year-old monk grow more urgent. Iyer joins us to discuss the complex religious figure and the controversy that surrounds him. * Pico Iyer, author of The Open Road

Larrry Mantle and film critics Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media discuss this week's new releases including "Watchmen," "An American Affair," "Phoebe in Wonderland," "Shuttle," "12," "Everlasting Moments," "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29," and "Toyo's Camera."

Larry Mantle and film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, and Andy Klein, formerly of "CityBeat," discuss the week's new releases including Crossing Over, Bob Funk, Must Read After My Death, Cherry Blossoms, and Scott Walker-30th Century Man.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor, Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com. Andy Klein, formerly of CityBeat, Lael Loewenstein of Variety, Jean Oppeneheimer of Village Voice Media, Claudia Puig of USA Today, and Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat traveled to the Egyptian Theatre for our annual Academy Awards preview. Larry and the critics discuss who will take home the Oscar this Sunday.

Larry Mantle and critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and CityBeat and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media discuss the week's new releases including "Confessions of A Shopaholic," "Friday the 13th," "The International," "Two Lovers," "Under The Sea 3-D," "Fuel," "Gomorrah,' and "Amarcord." Then Larry Mantle interviews Producer and Director Tony Bill about his new book "Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set."

Larry Mantle and film critics Claudia Puig of USA Today and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor discuss the week's new releases including "He's Just Not That Into You," "The Pink Panther 2," "Coraline," "Push," "Chocolate," "Fanboys," and "Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh." They also discuss The Santa Barbara Film Festival. Finally, Larry talks with the director and star of the Oscar-nominated film "Frozen River."

Larry Mantle talks with critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media about the week's new releases including "New In Town," "Taken," "The Uninvited," "The Secret of the Grain," "The Class," "Of Time and The City," "Serbis" and "UnderWorld: Rise of the Lycan." Larry also interviews "Doubt" writer and director John Patrick Shanley.