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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 and critics Andy Klein, of CityBeat, Jean Oppenheimer, of Village Voice Media, and Charles Solomon, of amazon.com, review some of the week's new feature films including "The Dark Knight," "Mamma Mia!," "Space Chimps," "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," "Sword of a Stranger," "Kenny," and "The Grocers Son."
  • Larry and critics Wade Major, of boxoffice.com and CityBeat, Claudia Puig, of USA Today, and Charles Solomon, of amazon.com review some of the week's new feature films including "HellBoy 2," "Meet Dave," "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D," "Garden Party," and "The Stone Angel."
  • Larry Mantle talks with Academy Award winning documentarian Alex Gibney about his new film "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson." Gibney's latest film "Taxi to the Dark Side" won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year. He also wrote and directed the Academy Award-nominated film "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room."
  • Larry and critics Peter Rainer, of The Christian Science Monitor, Jean Oppenheimer, of Village Voice Media, and Charles Solomon, of amazon.com review some of the week's new feature films including "Wall-E," "Wanted," "Expired," "The Unknown Woman," and the documentaries "Trumbo," "Live and Become," and "Encounters at the End of the World." Larry also talks with Charles Solomon about his new book, "Disney: Lost and Found," that looks at the vast array of artwork that was created by Disney for movies that never made it to the big screen.
  • Ted Chen and critics Lael Loewenstein, of Variety, and Claudia Puig, of USA Today, review some of the week's new feature films including "Get Smart," "The Love Guru," "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," and "Brick Lane."
  • Larry and critics Andy Klein, of CityBeat, Jean Oppenheimer, of Village Voice Media, and Charles Solomon, of amazon.com review some of the week's new feature films including "The Happening," "The Incredible Hulk," "Savage Grace," "Meet Bill," and "The Animation Show 4."
  • Larry and critics Wade Major, of boxoffice.com and CityBeat, Claudia Puig, of USAToday, and Charles Solomon, of amazon.com review some of the week's new feature films including Kung Fu Panda, You Don't Mess With the Zohan, When Did You Last See Your Father?, and Mongol.
  • Larry talks with Academy Award winning actor Dustin Hoffman about his role as Honorary Chairman of The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Silent Film Gala, which takes place tomorrow, May 31st, at 8:00 p.m. at UCLA's Royce Hall, and about his career in Hollywood.
  • David Gilmour's unconventional family memoir, "The Film Club," begins when he was an unemployed movie critic and tried to convince his fifteen-year-old son Jesse to do his homework. When David realized Jesse was disinterested in school, he offered him an unconventional deal: Jesse could drop out, but he must watch three movies a week of his father's choosing. Larry talks with both father and son about what they shared, learned, and how their lives changed through this unusual parenting decision.
  • Larry and critics Peter Rainer, of The Christian Science Monitor, Claudia Puig, of USA Today, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com review some of the week's new feature films including "The Chronicles of Narnia", "Prince Caspian," "Noise," "Roman de Gare," and the documentary "Up the Yangtze."

Support & Credits

Larry Mantle, Host
Payton Seda, Associate Producer
Zoë Howes, Apprentice News Clerk