Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also examine how debut films of actors-turned-directors set the course for their career.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases. We also examine how debut films of actors-turned-directors set the course for their career.

FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment devoted to films. It offers reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussions on various aspects of the industry.

Reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussion.

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Passing the Mantle is a podcast from LAist Studios about family, curiosity and the things that change — and stay the same — across generations. In this episode, Larry Mantle and his son Desmond, 23, go back to their teen years to talk high school and how the norms of what’s accepted — and not accepted — in the classroom have changed from the 1970s to now.
 
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.

“Longlegs” Wide Release

“Sing Sing” In Select Theaters | Expands to Wide Release August 2nd 

“Fly Me to the Moon” Wide Release

“Beverly Hills Cops: Axel F” Streaming on Netflix

“Touch” In Select Theaters

“Sorry Not Sorry” Available on VOD

“Majority Rules” Laemmle Glendale

“Dandelion” Laemmle Monica Film Center | Expands to Select Theaters July 19th 

“National Anthem” In Select Theaters

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics <a href="http://www.cinemainmind.com/">Tim Cogshell</a> and <a href="http://christylemire.com/">Christy Lemire</a> review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_long">“Longlegs” </a>Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28479262/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Sing%2520sing">“Sing Sing”</a> In Select Theaters | Expands to Wide Release August 2nd 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1896747/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_Fly%2520Me%2520to%2520the%2520Moon">“Fly Me to the Moon” </a>Wide Release
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_Beverly%2520Hi">“Beverly Hills Cops: Axel F”</a> Streaming on Netflix
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468836/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_touch">“Touch”</a> In Select Theaters
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28642260/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Sorry%2520Not%2520Sorry">“Sorry Not Sorry”</a> Available on VOD
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32276400/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_Majority%2520Rules">“Majority Rules”</a> Laemmle Glendale
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22866050/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_Dande">“Dandelion”</a> Laemmle Monica Film Center | Expands to Select Theaters July 19th 
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22803220/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_National%2520An">“National Anthem”</a> In Select Theaters

FilmWeek: ‘Touch,’ ‘Dandelion,’ ‘National Anthem,’ And More

In a year where actor Colman Domingo was honored for his work in “Rustin,” playing its titular character, he brings viewers another dynamic performance in “Sing Sing.” The film takes place in New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility, following a group of inmates looking to stage their own production. Alongside Domingo, the film has a fellow Academy Award nominee in Paul Raci, but also former alums of the program like Sean San José and Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin. The film’s unique approach of casting formerly incarcerated folks is also paired with the fact that the entire cast was paid the same rate, all in service to the “community-based” approach the film’s production took on. To discuss what went into the making of the film, and his role as “Divine G” in the film, is actor Colman Domingo.



“Sing Sing” is out now in Select Theaters and in Wide Release on August 2.

In a year where actor Colman Domingo was honored for his work in “Rustin,” playing its titular character, he brings viewers another dynamic performance in “Sing Sing.” The film takes place in New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility, following a group of inmates looking to stage their own production. Alongside Domingo, the film has a fellow Academy Award nominee in Paul Raci, but also former alums of the program like Sean San José and Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin. The film’s unique approach of casting formerly incarcerated folks is also paired with the fact that the entire cast was paid the same rate, all in service to the “community-based” approach the film’s production took on. To discuss what went into the making of the film, and his role as “Divine G” in the film, is actor Colman Domingo.
 
“Sing Sing” is out now in Select Theaters and in Wide Release on August 2.

FilmWeek: ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Venom,’ ‘The Hate U Give’ and debut films of actors-turned-directors

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