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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 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.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine and Andy Klein of New Times L.A. discuss this week's new film releases, including Austin Powers in Goldmember, Happy Times, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Who is Cletis Tout?, and The Cockettes. Following the seven o'clock screening of Pedicab Driver, Andy Klein will be moderating a question and answer session with Sammo Hung, the director of the film, at the Egyptian Theater this Monday, the 29th of July.
  • Larry Mantle and critics Peter Rainer of New York Magazine, Jean Oppenheimer of Screen International, and Charles Solomon, animation critic of amazon.com, discuss this week's new film releases, including Reign of Fire, Eight Legged Freaks, K-19: The Widowmaker, Stuart Little 2, Lansdown, Read My Lips, Tadpole, and Warm Water Under a Red Bridge.
  • Larry Mantle and critic Peter Rainer of New York Magazine welcome back Ella Taylor of the L.A. Weekly, as they discuss this week's new film releases, including Road to Perdition, Gangster No.1, Never Again, My Wife is an Actress, Sex and Lucia, and Me Without You. Larry and the ctitics also discuss the videos released this week, as well as Outfest, the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
  • Larry Mantle and 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 Men in Black II, Like Mike, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, Harvard Man, and Margarita Happy Hour. Larry and the ctitics also discuss the video released this week, Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and Andy talks about the new Memento DVD. Cheat Codes Here.

Support & Credits

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