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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 and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, discuss this week's new releases, including Annapolis, Nanny McPhee, Bubble, Fateless, and Imagine Me & You.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic for both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new releases, including End of the Spear, Why We Fight, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, and Boys of Baraka. Peter also disclosed his Top Ten films of 2005.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Scott Foundas, film editor for the L.A. Weekly and Jean Oppenheimer for New Times discuss this week's new releases, including Tristan and Isolde, Glory Road, Last Holiday, and After Innocence. The critics also discussed their Top Ten films of the 2005.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com discuss this week's new releases, including Blackmail Boy, and Classe Tous Risques . In addition to some of the special screenings around town, the critics discussed their Top Ten films of the year.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new film releases, including Cold Mountain, Peter Pan, Cheaper by the Dozen, Paycheck, The Company, and The Young Black Stallion.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Mona Lisa Smile, House of Sand of Fog, Calendar Girls, The Hebrew Hammer, What Alice Found, and The Fog of War.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Something's Gotta Give, Big Fish, Stuck on You, The Statement, Girl Wth a Pearl Earring, and the re-release of Au hasard Balthazar.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine, Lael Loewenstein of Variety, discuss this week's new film releases, including The Last Samurai, Honey, Monsieur Ibrahim, Man of the Year, and the new print of From Here to Eternity. F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly also joins us from Poland for a special report.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, and Peter Rainer of New York Magazine discuss this week's new film releases, including The Missing, The Haunted Mansion, Bad Santa, In America, The Cooler, Timeline, The Triplets of Belleville, The Cat in the Hat, 21 Grams, and My Flesh and Blood. Larry and the critics also discuss holiday gift ideas for the movie buff.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com, Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new film releases, including Master and Commander, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Carnage, The Gospel of John:, Anything but Love, Bobby G. Can't Swim, Tupac:Ressurection, and Girlhood. The critics also talk about the new DVDs and videos out this week.

Support & Credits

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