FilmWeek
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 6 - The Academy Museum's Sister Cinemas
We're back with another episode of Revival House, but this time we're not heading to a 100 year old theater... The David Geffen and Ted Mann theaters at the Academy Museum of Motion Arts and Pictures are a new addition to L.A's revival programming. In this episode, we explore what the theaters, wh…
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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Talks to ‘Civil War’ Stars Wagner Moura & Cailee Spaeny
‘Civil War’ sees director Alex Garland’s imagined universe of what a second civil war would look like in the United States. Audiences are guided through the film by its main protagonists, a quartet of journalists played by Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, and Stephen McKinley Henderson. …
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FilmWeek: 'Civil War,' ‘The Old Oak,' 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus' & More
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “Civil War” Wide Release “The Old Oak” Leammle Royal April 12th [West LA] “Coup de Chance” Laemmle Monica Film Center [Santa Monica] &…
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HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 5 - The Highland Theatre says Goodbye
Revival House is breaking format for this episode, and we’re saying goodbye to a historic first-run movie theater. The Highland Theatre in Highland Park was one of the only movie theaters in Northeast LA. A designated historic cultural monument, the exterior will remain intact, but its future is…
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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Talks To Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss, Directors Of Documentary ‘Girls State’
A new documentary, directed by Emmy-award-winning directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, looks into the decision-making of 500 civically engaged teen girls in Missouri who go through the process of electing their peers to different branches of government. This follows the 2020 documentary “Boys S…
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FilmWeek: ‘Monkey Man,’ ‘The Beast,’ ‘Kim’s Video’ And More
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainerand Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “The First Omen” Wide Release “Monkey Man” Wide Release “The Beast” AMC Burbank 16 [Burbank] + Landmark Sunset [Hollywood] “The Greatest H…
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HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 4 - The Gardena Cinema's Fight to Stay Open
As we continue our series "Revival House," How To LA producer Victoria Alejandro is taking us to the South Bay of LA. We're checking out the Gardena Cinema, which pivoted to revival screenings relatively recently. The theater has been owned by the Kim family since 1976, and is now a non-profit ru…
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FilmWeek: ‘Godzilla x Kong The New Empire,’ ‘DogMan,’ ‘Femme’ And More
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholsonand Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms: “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” Wide Release “Wicked Little Letters” AMC The Grove 14 + AMC Century City 15|Expands April 4th [Next Thursday…
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FilmWeek Feature: Larry Mantle’s Interview With Author Joseph McBride
From the film noir classics “Double Indemnity” and “The Lost Weekend,” to the comedies of “Sunset Boulevard” and “Some Like It Hot,” Billy Wilder’s nearly five-decade film career dove into the milieu of then-contemporary American life through character-driven stories which garnered the filmmaker se…
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HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 3 - Vidiots Brings 60,000 DVDs and a New Theater to a Historic Space
Neon! Mullets! Video stores! Relive the 80s with us... As we continue our series "Revival House," How to LA producer Victoria Alejandro is taking us to Eagle Rock to check out Vidiots. The iconic video store opened in Santa Monica in the 80s, and closed its doors in 2017. But, Vidiots reopened las…
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