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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.

Critics clash over Oscar predictions

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Episodes
  • Listen 47:28
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Peter Rainer to review the week’s new film releases including Jack the Giant Slayer, 21 & Over, The End of Love, and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Peter Rainer to review the week’s new film releases including Jack the Giant Slayer, 21 & Over, The End of Love, and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 1:13:15
    Hollywood’s biggest night of the year is nearly here and as Tinseltown prepares for the Oscars, Larry Mantle and the FilmWeek critics offer their recommendations, critiques, and predictions about who should, who will, and who won’t win Academy Awards on Sunday. Who do the critics think will win Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Picture? To find out, listen in as Larry hosts the Eleventh Annual FilmWeek Oscar Preview at the historic Egyptian Theatre. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Hollywood’s biggest night of the year is nearly here and as Tinseltown prepares for the Oscars, Larry Mantle and the FilmWeek critics offer their recommendations, critiques, and predictions about who should, who will, and who won’t win Academy Awards on Sunday. Who do the critics think will win Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Picture? To find out, listen in as Larry hosts the Eleventh Annual FilmWeek Oscar Preview at the historic Egyptian Theatre. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 47:24
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Henry Sheehan to review the week’s new film releases including Beautiful Creatures, A Good Day to Die Hard, Escape from Planet Earth and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Claudia Puig and Henry Sheehan to review the week’s new film releases including Beautiful Creatures, A Good Day to Die Hard, Escape from Planet Earth and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 30:54
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Andy Klein from the L.A. Times Community Paper chain and Peter Rainer from the Christian Science Monitor to review the week’s new film releases including Side Effects, Identity Thief, Lore, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and more. Plus, Larry interviews director Ang Lee about making Life of Pi. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Andy Klein from the L.A. Times Community Paper chain and Peter Rainer from the Christian Science Monitor to review the week’s new film releases including Side Effects, Identity Thief, Lore, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III and more. Plus, Larry interviews director Ang Lee about making Life of Pi. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 41:16
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon to review the week’s new film releases including Bullet to the Head, Girls Against Boys, Warm Bodies and more. Also Peter Rainer from the Christian Science Monitor dishes on the latest news from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts calls in to offer her view on her film The Impossible. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon to review the week’s new film releases including Bullet to the Head, Girls Against Boys, Warm Bodies and more. Also Peter Rainer from the Christian Science Monitor dishes on the latest news from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts calls in to offer her view on her film The Impossible. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 47:28
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Andy Klein from the L.A. Times Community Paper chain and Lael Loewenstein from Variety to review the week’s new film releases including Parker, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, John Dies at the End, Movie 43 and more.
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Andy Klein from the L.A. Times Community Paper chain and Lael Loewenstein from Variety to review the week’s new film releases including Parker, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, John Dies at the End, Movie 43 and more.
  • Listen 47:43
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon to review the week’s new film releases including 56 Up, Broken City, Mama and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon to review the week’s new film releases including 56 Up, Broken City, Mama and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 49:59
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Andy Klein from the L.A. Times Community Papers chain and Claudia Puig from USA Today to review the week's new film releases including Gangster Squad, Quartet, Uprising and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Andy Klein from the L.A. Times Community Papers chain and Claudia Puig from USA Today to review the week's new film releases including Gangster Squad, Quartet, Uprising and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 52:29
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell from Box Office Magazine and Henry Sheehan from dearhenrysheehan.com to review the week’s new film releases including Allegiance, Only The Young, Texas Chainsaw 3D and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell from Box Office Magazine and Henry Sheehan from dearhenrysheehan.com to review the week’s new film releases including Allegiance, Only The Young, Texas Chainsaw 3D and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
  • Listen 20:50
    Guest host David Lazarus is joined by KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan from dearhenrysheehan.com and Lael Loewenstein from Variety to review the week’s new film releases including Promised Land, Parental Guidance and more. Plus, the critics and David look back at the films of 2012 to highlight the best overlooked films of the year. TGI-FilmWeek!
    Guest host David Lazarus is joined by KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan from dearhenrysheehan.com and Lael Loewenstein from Variety to review the week’s new film releases including Promised Land, Parental Guidance and more. Plus, the critics and David look back at the films of 2012 to highlight the best overlooked films of the year. TGI-FilmWeek!

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