FilmWeek
FilmWeek: ‘Five Nights at Freddy's 2,’ ‘The Secret Agent,’ ‘100 Nights of Hero,’ and more!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Wide Release The Secret Agent, AMC Century City 100 Nights of Hero, Wide Release …
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Feature: Blumhouse and how horror became a box office guarantee
Horror films have been a consistent draw for movie theaters, even in a post-pandemic, streaming world. And one of the most well-known production studios in horror is Blumhouse. The production house came on the scene in 2009 with Paranormal Activity, a low-budget found-footage film that became a sma…
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Feature: The enduring legacy of ‘The Big Lebowski’
For our most recent FilmWeek screening event, where we show quintessential L.A. films across the city, we went to the family-owned Garden Cinema to present the Coen Brothers’ classic The Big Lebowski. The 1998 noir-comedy opened to mixed reviews during its initial release, but has since gained cult…
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FilmWeek: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ ‘Zootopia 2,’ and more!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Manuel Betancourt and Charles Solomon review the latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery In Select Theaters Nov 26|Streaming on Netflix Dec 12 HamnetIn Select Theaters Nov 26|Exp…
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FilmWeek: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Rental Family,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ and more!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Wicked: For Good, Wide Release Rental Family, Wide Release Left-Handed Girl, In Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Nov. 28 Rebuilding, …
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Feature: Renate Reinsve in ‘Sentimental Value’
Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve earned international recognition for her performance in the Joachim Trier film The Worst Person in the World. After roles in Hollywood in Presumed Innocent and A Different Man, Reinsve and Trier have reunited in their new film Sentimental Value about a theater actre…
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Feature: A new biography on Cesar Romero shows the actor’s varied career beyond The Joker
Actor Cesar Romero is probably best known for his role as The Joker in the 1960s Batman series, a portrayal that would later define the character and cast a large shadow over future screen adaptations. But well before Romero put on the green wig and red lipstick, he had a successful and varied care…
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FilmWeek: ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘The Running Man,’ ‘The Carpenter’s Son,’ and more!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Jay KellyIn Select Theaters|Streaming on Netflix Dec 5 The Running ManWide Release Come See Me In The Good LightLaemmle NoHo|Streaming o…
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Feature: Sir Roger Deakins talks about his life and career in a new memoir
Sir Roger Deakins is the award-winning cinematographer behind the films Bladerunner: 2049, 1917, and No Country for Old Men (just to name a few). Although those behind the camera often do not reach the heights of mainstream recognition, Deakins is the rare case of a cinematographer becoming a house…
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FilmWeek: ‘Predator: Badlands,’ ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Die My Love,’ and more!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms. Films: Predator: Badlands, Wide Release Sentimental Value, In Select Theaters …
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